Guo Jin Ting indeed possessed certain means, having risen to the position of director in three companies. What surprised me was her own advancement within this affair. Yuan Gang, retrieve all surrounding surveillance footage and analyze it. Determine if she was lying, paying close attention to all her expressions.
When people lie, they exhibit eleven signs: widening eyes and staring, shoulders suddenly straightening, licking one's lips, restricting one's movements, pointing fingers at others, tilting one's head to the side, unconsciously pulling down one's collar, covering vulnerable body parts, grasping solid objects, making exaggerated gestures, and leaning slightly away from the conversational partner.
These are all indicators of deception. If Guo Jin Ting displayed even one of these signs, it would strongly suggest she was probing me on behalf of someone else. She was part of the Dark Hall, and talk of escaping a gilded cage was false.
Alternatively, she might be using these partially true statements to gain Ye Long Lin's trust.
However, until the results are in, all of this remains speculation.
Regardless of their conjectures, they were just that—conjectures. They still needed to see if the other party was as they suspected.
Guo Jin Ting's identity was too sensitive. Or perhaps, her current visit had a fifty percent chance of being as she claimed, wanting to escape the Dark Hall, but also a fifty percent chance that her handlers had assigned her a new mission: to approach Ye Long Lin and plant a seed in his mind.
As for their subsequent plan, he was currently unaware.
Whether she could be trusted ultimately depended on Ye Long Lin.
"Go investigate this educational institution she mentioned."
If the educational institution still existed, it would confirm that it was associated with the Dark Hall. Otherwise, there was no explanation for why they had consistently supported her.
"Yes."
Ye Long Lin examined the surveillance footage, his eyes narrowed.
After finishing, Ye Long Lin lit a cigarette and exhaled a long plume of smoke.
Yuan Gang stepped forward, raising an eyebrow. "Fake?"
Ye Long Lin shook his head.
Yuan Gang scratched his head. "Real?"
Ye Long Lin continued to shake his head.
This left Yuan Gang baffled. After all, there were only these two possibilities. A third was impossible, wasn't it?
Furthermore, did this matter have any other implications?
"Partially true, partially false."
"When someone conceals certain things, their gestures will betray unease, or they might fiddle with something in their hands. Conversely, this behavior indicates that while lying, people will consciously restrict certain actions or maintain a still posture to hide something.
Almost throughout, Guo Jin Ting kept her hands in her pockets, making no movements. Of course, this proved nothing, as people have habits. For example, I habitually put my hands in my pockets when I speak. For someone who lies constantly, it would be almost impossible to reveal a flaw.
However, she had one gesture that betrayed her. The neck is a vulnerable area, so when people feel danger, they will unconsciously pull down their collars, especially if the collar is too tight and makes them feel they can't breathe. After pulling it, they would take a deep breath.
This action is made by the liar to free themselves from their deception, making them feel physically and psychologically relaxed.
Therefore, one can only say it was half true and half false. The hardest lies to expose are those that are half true and half false.
Ye Long Lin rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat helpless. He sighed, and a faint glint appeared in his eyes.
"So, do we believe her or not?"
Yuan Gang was also confused. He hated matters that required a lot of thinking.
"Believe her half-heartedly. Here's what we'll do: contact Guo Jin Ting and tell her to pretend she saw nothing regarding the stock market."
Ye Long Lin said after a moment of contemplation.
Yuan Gang nodded. If you want to cooperate, then naturally you must help Baichuan Group. Besides, this matter is not that simple. If one has to say it, it's best to have Guo Jin Ting turn a blind eye.
If it's discovered within three days, then Guo Jin Ting will be considered the opponent's person.
At least for these three days, the opponent's financial department won't discover it.
Xuan Niao returned at this moment, holding a document.
"The entity that has been supporting Guo Jin Ting all along is Litai Educational Institution. This institution is quite interesting. During Guo Jin Ting's primary school years, she was privately supported, not through a company. Later, when the educational institution was officially established, it became her sponsor instead of private support.
Due to the limited time, this is all the information we have found so far. I have contacted Miss Qin Shi Yin, and she is also using the intelligence network of Jiutian Yunxiao to investigate.
Given the short timeframe, finding out this much is already quite good.
"Prepare the car, let's go."
After confirming, Ye Long Lin directly ordered the two to depart.
Litai Education's reputation over the years has not been good, only average. Many people have indeed paid money and received their services, and they have indeed appeared on the Xuexin Network. However, some people paid money and received no service at all. When customers contacted them for a refund, they refused. This led to numerous lawsuits.
"Trash Litai Education, give me my money back! You son of a bitch! I signed up with you two years ago, and you said I could attend, but to this day, I still haven't. You son of a bitch, give me my money back! Let Yue Xiao Min come out, you dog, you dare to curse me? Who gave you the guts?"
"I've already called the police and contacted the media. I'm exposing you today! Do you security guards not feel guilty working here? My money is in your salaries! Damn it, let me in!"
"I'm telling you, if you don't refund my money today, I'll cause a scene here until you do. Those who were swindled with me will jointly sue you, you sons of dogs!"
A man roared furiously from atop the Litai Educational Institution building.
"Damn it, you even tricked me into taking out a loan to pay tuition. You know you're inducing loans? You sons of bitches, do you really think you can just bully people?"
The two security guards were also helpless.
"Brother, let's go. Those who come here to cause trouble usually don't end well. Do you know who the boss of Litai is? He's backed by the richest man in Chang'an. This boss is the nephew of the richest man in Chang'an. I advise you to consider it paying for peace. Those who came before have never reappeared."