Chapter 414 The Mastermind
"It's okay, Yunxi. Fortunately, it wasn't signed."
Chen Xuan patted Su Yunxi's shoulder and comforted her.
Su Yunxi nodded with lingering fear. As if thinking of something, she suddenly looked up and asked Chen Xuan curiously, "Chen Xuan, how did you find out?"
Chen Xuan stared into Su Yunxi's beautiful eyes. "I was just very curious. If even your grandfather's connections couldn't secure the loan, why could Guo Yulong easily lend 3 billion to the Su family? So, I felt something was wrong. I went to check the loan contract and happened to discover the problem."
"Chen Xuan, it seems you've been working hard during your time at Jiangzhou Yishen Pharmaceutical."
Su Yunxi blinked, looking at Chen Xuan with admiration.
Chen Xuan was becoming more and more outstanding.
"Of course. Do you know whose fiancé I am? However, if it weren't for the experience at Jiangzhou Yishen Pharmaceutical, I probably wouldn't have noticed the flaws in the loan contract." Chen Xuan smiled.
During his time at Yishen Pharmaceutical, Chen Xuan had put a lot of effort into business matters, and he hadn't expected it to be useful so soon.
Chen Xuan took a breath and reminded her, "Yunxi, I think we can investigate who's behind this through Guo Yulong."
Su Yunxi said lightly, "I might already know who it is."
"Who?" Chen Xuan asked curiously.
Su Yunxi smiled, took out the contract again, and pointed to a signature on the Party A side, where a red seal was affixed.
Upon seeing the red seal, Chen Xuan instantly understood and exclaimed, "To put it bluntly, this contract isn't for funds lent by Red Flag Bank to the Su family at all. Red Flag Bank is just a third party. The one who actually lent the funds to the Su family is the owner of this red seal."
"Smart!"
Su Yunxi praised him.
To be honest, when she was with Chen Xuan, she had worried about any potential barriers, given their different childhood environments and education. However, she now realized there were no barriers, and they were even very much in sync.
Chen Xuan and Su Yunxi looked at the red seal together, scrutinizing it.
The seal seemed to have been applied in a hurry, or perhaps the person pressing the seal was too excited, applying too much force and causing too much red clay. This also resulted in the characters on the seal being somewhat blurred.
However, they were still able to piece together the name of the company.
Qian Cheng Si Jin Financial Co., Ltd.!
Su Yunxi made a decisive call, asking her subordinates to investigate the background of Qian Cheng Si Jin Financial Co., Ltd.
The information was soon received!
"So it was them!"
After hanging up the phone, Su Yunxi's eyes flickered, and her delicate face became more serious.
"Who?" Chen Xuan raised an eyebrow.
"I just had someone investigate. Qian Cheng Si Jin Financial Co., Ltd. is a financial company established a few days ago. The registered person is a fish vendor from a market. Later, by investigating the fish vendor's social connections, we discovered that the fish vendor's son is the general manager's secretary at Chengtian Group."
Su Yunxi said calmly, a cold glint in her beautiful eyes. "Chengtian Group belongs to the Gu family from the provincial capital."
Chen Xuan was amazed by the Su family's efficiency. In just a few minutes, they had untangled such a complex web of relationships to find the mastermind.
He could guarantee that anyone who dared to underestimate the Su family would have their grave mound three feet high by next Qingming Festival.
Hearing the end, Chen Xuan also grasped the key information: "Chengtian Group? The Gu family from the provincial capital? Are they enemies with the Su family?"
"That enmity is more than a little bit."
"The Gu family from the provincial capital was once one of the five great families in the provincial capital. When the Su family fell from Kyoto and fled, they had to come to the provincial capital. Because they were also mainly in the pharmaceutical and construction industries, the Gu family faced the greatest conflict of interest and strongly opposed the Su family's entry into the provincial capital."
Su Yunxi revealed a hint of recollection and slowly explained to Chen Xuan, "The other four families were not as intense, but they also did not want the Su family to enter the provincial capital. This led to a huge conflict, which finally ended with the Gu family from the provincial capital losing four-fifths of their assets and withdrawing from the five great families. The other four families also implicitly accepted the Su family's arrival."
"3 billion is not a small sum. The Gu family probably doesn't have such a large hand, do they?" Chen Xuan frowned.
"Not necessarily. When the Su family left the provincial capital, they transferred their major assets there, encroaching on the Su family's share. It is said that the Gu family from the provincial capital found partners and grew stronger rapidly, now having the strength to approach the four great families."
Su Yunxi had put in a lot of effort to understand the situation in the provincial capital in order to return there.
"It seems there will be quite a bit of trouble ahead. You need to be careful." Chen Xuan understood the stakes.
The Gu family hated the Su family to the bone. Now that the Su family had disrupted their plan, the Gu family would definitely not let it go.
Su Yunxi smiled, "Before, the Su family was restricted because of their financial problems. Now that they have this 3 billion, do they really think they can stop the Su family?"
Her delicate face was full of confidence.
A confident woman is always so charming!
Looking at Su Yunxi, Chen Xuan seemed to fall into a daze.
Just then, a noisy sound pulled Chen Xuan back.
"Yunxi, I'm not saying this, but how could he possibly get 3 billion? I think that 3 billion must be from usury!"
Jiang Biyun walked down from upstairs with a resentful expression. After thinking it over and over, she still couldn't believe Chen Xuan could get 3 billion. She then went downstairs to remind Su Yunxi, "Alas, it would have been better to have Guo Yulong become the Su family's son-in-law. Otherwise, how could the Su family have ended up like this?"
Hearing this, Su Yunxi and Chen Xuan exchanged a look, both with wry smiles.
Su Yunxi was unhappy and stopped Jiang Biyun, "Mom!"
"Loan contract? Have you changed your mind?"
Jiang Biyun looked at the loan contract in Su Yunxi's hand and said joyfully, "That's great, that's great!"
Su Yunxi said irritably, "Mom, open your eyes and take a look. What does this loan contract say?"
Jiang Biyun glanced at the contract. After a moment, her eyes widened as if she had been greatly shocked, and the contract fell to the ground with a bang.
She looked at Su Yunxi in disbelief, stammering, "Yunxi, how could this happen?"
Although Jiang Biyun no longer participated in the Su family's business, she was a decisive business elite back then. She saw through the minor issues of the contract at a glance.
"Mom, you ask me? Who am I supposed to ask? Guo Yulong was introduced by your good relatives," Su Yunxi said with a glare at Jiang Biyun.
Jiang Biyun's face turned pale, as if struck by lightning, and she staggered back two steps.
"This is not saving the Su family, it's clearly pushing the Su family into a fiery pit!"
"That scoundrel Guo Yulong targeted the Su family's assets!"
"To think I even wanted him to be the Su family's son-in-law..."
Jiang Biyun stomped her feet in anger.
She now saw Guo Yulong's true colors.
Hearing this, Su Yunxi pouted, "Mom, be more discerning. Don't introduce just anyone to me."
Jiang Biyun's old face also blushed, and she said irritably, "Mom is doing this for your own good, for the good of the family!"
Jiang Biyun was still vigilant and whispered, "Yunxi, your dad is not home, and your grandpa is old. The family relies on you for everything. I think Guo Yulong might have someone behind him. You might want to send someone to investigate."
"Mom, I know. You don't need to worry." Su Yunxi didn't tell the truth, not wanting Jiang Biyun to worry.
"After all this commotion, we haven't had a meal yet."
Jiang Biyun's stomach rumbled with hunger. She called out to the servants, "Xiao Hong, Xiao Lan, quickly go and prepare some food."
Jiang Biyun had always looked down on Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan felt that Jiang Biyun was still angry and didn't want to provoke her, so he simply said, "I'm not very hungry. I'll go upstairs first!"
"Stop!"
Jiang Biyun spoke coldly.
Chen Xuan instinctively stopped, raising an eyebrow, "Is there something?"
Su Yunxi looked at the scene, feeling the atmosphere was a bit off.
Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Biyun said with a stern face, "You haven't eaten anything, so how can you not be hungry? Does our Su family lack a meal for you? Sit down quickly!"