Within a single day, through the mutual cooperation of Lu Ming, Su Wanran, and Jiang Mengxin, the entire Origin Project company was managed in an orderly fashion.
The situation was far better than Su Wanran had anticipated.
As Su Wanran was organizing documents in her office, Lu Ming knocked and entered, sitting on the nearby sofa with a shy expression.
His demeanor clearly indicated he needed a favor.
Su Wanran paused her work, a mischievous smile on her face as she looked at Lu Ming and asked, "What, you need something from me?"
Lu Ming didn't deny it. "Yes, there's a small matter I need your help with."
"Oh wow, you actually need my help? That's truly rare. Tell me, what is it?"
"It's just..." Lu Ming leaned closer and said, "Help me check if there was any outflow of funds around five million yuan from the company in the past month, and who used that money?"
Lu Ming had wanted to ask Su Wanran for help before, but at the time, she was only a vice-president and couldn't access the company's accounts.
Now that she was the family head, she had full authority to investigate the company's financial flow.
However...
Su Wanran looked at Lu Ming with great confusion. "You want to check our company's accounts? Lu Ming, what are you trying to do?"
Lu Ming casually fabricated an excuse. "I just want to have a better grasp of the internal situation of the company. Please help me check."
"Alright, just a moment."
Su Wanran opened her computer and began to help Lu Ming check the accounts.
Lu Ming suddenly added, "Only check the fund flow to Modu!"
Su Wanran became even more puzzled. The Origin Project had almost no connection to Modu. Under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be any funds flowing there, let alone a significant amount like five million yuan.
She couldn't figure out what Lu Ming was up to.
To Su Wanran, nothing should have been found under normal circumstances, but surprisingly, there was indeed such a transaction!
"I found it."
Su Wanran clicked open the account details, her brows furrowing.
The account was strange.
She said, "Thirty-five days ago, Origin Project did transfer five million yuan to Modu, and it was sent to a private account. However, what's strange is that this wasn't an Origin Project deal, but a project of Hengxiang Enterprise."
Hengxiang?
Lu Ming asked, "Is that also a company from Wudu?"
Su Wanran looked at Lu Ming. "You don't even know Hengxiang? It's one of the three giants of Wudu, on par with our Su family's Origin Project. Behind Hengxiang Enterprise is the Fan family of Wudu."
"But... it's very strange," Su Wanran said, confused. "Hengxiang is so wealthy, why didn't they transfer the funds themselves? Why did they have to use our Origin Project to do it? Five million yuan, that's just a drop in the bucket for them, isn't it?"
Lu Ming, however, knew very well.
This money was the payment to human traffickers to buy off Chen Xian, Lu Ming's goddaughter!
An extra step meant an extra layer of security.
Lu Ming then asked, "By the way, who is involved in this? Which member of the Fan family handled this matter?"
Su Wanran checked. "It was Tang Chun. I remember this person is Fan Xiaoyun's butler, specifically responsible for handling matters for Fan Xiaoyun."
Tang Chun, Fan Xiaoyun.
Lu Ming silently committed these two names to memory. It was highly likely that their goddaughter Chen Xian was bought by these two.
After so much searching, he had finally obtained some useful intelligence.
Su Wanran asked curiously, "Lu Ming, why are you checking this account? Is there something wrong with it?"
Lu Ming smiled gently. "It's just to help me control the internal situation of the company. There's nothing wrong. Oh, right, I have plans to have dinner with a friend tomorrow, so I'll need a day off."
With that, Lu Ming got up and left the office.
Judging by his expression as he left, it was clear he was very anxious and rushed, as if he had something important to do urgently.
What could it be?
Su Wanran looked back at the five-million-yuan transaction on the computer and murmured to herself, "Lu Ming, what are you hiding from me? And what is your relationship with the Fan family?"
Su Wanran's curiosity about Lu Ming's true identity grew even stronger.
...
Late at night.
Lu Ming sat alone at a roadside food stall in Wudu, eating skewers and waiting for news.
Not long after, the Dragon King arrived.
"Warlord, I have news!" the Dragon King said excitedly, walking over. "I investigated, and indeed, this Fan Xiaoyun is highly suspicious!"
"Speak."
"Mm. Fan Xiaoyun is the eldest daughter of the Fan family patriarch. She is now 39 years old. After 15 years of marriage, she has not had any children. Everyone says she is infertile and suffers from a congenital condition!"
That made sense.
For a woman who was infertile, the desire for a child would be immense.
This explained why she would want to buy Chen Xian.
"But it's still not right," Lu Ming said. "If she's been infertile for 15 years, and she really wanted to buy a daughter, she should have done it long ago. Why wait until now? Moreover, a woman of her status would be under public scrutiny regarding whether she has children. A child couldn't just appear out of nowhere. Even if she wanted to buy a child to pretend it was her own, she should have bought a newborn baby, not a five-year-old child."
These points didn't add up. After all, Fan Xiaoyun wasn't a woman from some remote village who could casually buy a child without anyone knowing.
For a woman from such a prominent family, especially one known for her infertility, having a daughter would be big news.
It would be impossible to hide!
If it were a newborn baby, various excuses could be made to cover it up.
But a five-year-old child, especially a bright and articulate child like Chen Xian, would surely give her away if presented to the public.
So what was Fan Xiaoyun's purpose in buying the child?
It was very strange.
Lu Ming asked, "Has Fan Xiaoyun ever publicly revealed a child?"
The Dragon King shook his head. "No, she is still considered infertile and has no children. As for Chen Xian, she has never been seen."
"Mm."
Lu Ming nodded, lost in thought.
Based on the current situation, Fan Xiaoyun was indeed highly suspicious; however, her motive for buying the child might not be for adoption.
Fan Xiaoyun might very well have other unspeakable purposes.
What could they be?
While he was thinking, the Dragon King whispered beside him, "Warlord, I also found out that Fan Xiaoyun will be attending a CBA basketball game tomorrow. Shall we go and meet her?"
Oh?
This was quite interesting.
Lu Ming nodded. Instead of racking his brains here, it would be better to meet Fan Xiaoyun and probe her intentions.
He wanted to see what kind of person Fan Xiaoyun was.
"Alright, buy two tickets. We'll go to the venue tomorrow and have a go at Fan Xiaoyun," Lu Ming said.
At the same time.
Lu Ming slightly raised his head and murmured, "The Fan family of Wudu? The Fan family? I feel like I've crossed paths with someone from this family before... Who was it..."