Not long after, the man called Uncle Da arrived at Ou Yunchen's office with Crystal.
Ou Yunchen walked to the door proactively and shook hands with Uncle Da. However, the moment he touched the man's hand, Ou Yunchen was startled!
Ou Yunchen greeted him with a smile.
Ou Yunchen: "Uncle Da, may I call you that?"
Uncle Da: "How did you know..."
Ou Yunchen: "You've been sitting here with your people for a week. If I didn't know your name, how could I feel at ease?"
Uncle Da: "Heh, you do have some ability."
Ou Yunchen: "Uncle Da, the people below..."
Uncle Da glared, and Ou Yunchen immediately changed his words.
Ou Yunchen: "I mean, why did you bring them here to cause trouble?"
Uncle Da: "Where there is injustice, there we are."
Ou Yunchen: "Uncle Da, AtL does not do business with ordinary people. We are a private equity firm. Do you understand this?"
Uncle Da: "In my eyes, private equity and public offering are no different. It's always your institutions making money, drinking the blood of our millions and billions of shareholders!"
Ou Yunchen: "How about this, Uncle Da, you've been here with us for a week. Tell me the truth, is AtL really what you imagine?"
Uncle Da: "Don't think you can make me say good things by letting us in to blow the air conditioning and get some food and drinks! Our money has all been earned by you!"
Ou Yunchen: "Uncle Da, how much money did you lose?"
Uncle Da: "Not much for me, just over a hundred thousand. But my brothers lost more, and now they don't even have a place to live!"
Ou Yunchen: "Do you know how much we lose?"
Uncle Da raised his eyes, a little curious.
Ou Yunchen: "Private equity sounds good, but we invest our clients' money. When our judgment is good, we can earn them thirty to forty percent. But when we lose, it's in the billions."
Uncle Da: "I don't care. Now all of us shareholders are being eaten alive by you. I just can't stand you guys!"
Ou Yunchen: "Uncle Da, at your age, you must have experienced a lot..."
Uncle Da: "What do you mean?"
Ou Yunchen: "I know you were recently released from prison, so perhaps you don't understand that the stock market is a risky place. When you made money, why didn't you share some with us institutions?"
Uncle Da: "What are you implying!"
Ou Yunchen: "Just tell me, who arranged for you to come here and make trouble."
Uncle Da fell silent. He had indeed been instructed and had received a considerable amount of bribe money.
Ou Yunchen: "If I'm not mistaken, you should have some means of self-defense on you, and you're quite good at using it..."
Uncle Da unconsciously clenched his right hand. It was covered in thick calluses, different from those formed by ordinary labor; they were the kind that came from years of using a certain tool.
Ou Yunchen: "Uncle Da, tell me who hired you, and I'll overlook the disturbances you've caused these past few days."
"You know, starting over is not easy. I have the best lawyers here, capable of winning any lawsuit."
Uncle Da: "Kid, you're quite something! Ha, that's right, I do use that often. That's how I ended up inside..."
Uncle Da paused, but he didn't want to recount his past. He was just someone forgotten by society, wasn't he?
Uncle Da: "All I can tell you is that the person who hired me isn't outside. He's inside. Think about who you've offended yourself."
With that, Uncle Da stood up. But as he rose, his knee seemed to reveal an old injury, bending unnaturally. It looked like he had undergone major surgery...
Ou Yunchen watched Uncle Da walk out of the office. His receding figure seemed to carry a hint of solemnity.
Was this old man truly just a petty rogue and hooligan?
After Uncle Da left, Lawyer Ma rushed in excitedly.
Lawyer Ma: "Mr. Ou, they're gone! They've all left!!!"
Ou Yunchen immediately walked to the window, pushed aside the curtains, and saw the group of people leaving AtL in twos and threes.
And at that very moment, Ou Yunchen seemed to see Uncle Da below glance back at him, standing on the top floor. A smile of indeterminate meaning played on his lips...
Lawyer Ma: "What did you say?"
Ou Yunchen: "I said we have the best lawyers here, and if they didn't want to go back to prison, they should leave quickly."
Lawyer Ma: "That's it?"
Ou Yunchen: "Mhm."
Lawyer Ma: "Did you mention me?"
Ou Yunchen didn't even lift his eyes, returning to his seat and looking at the documents in his hand.
Lawyer Ma: "If I had known these people were so cowardly, I should have mentioned me earlier!"
"I really wanted to send them all in, one by one! At least they could have spent a few days in the detention center! Old guys, you probably couldn't handle that kind of hardship!"
Ou Yunchen: "Close the door when you leave."
Lawyer Ma: "Oh..."
After Lawyer Ma left, Ou Yunchen replayed Uncle Da's words in his mind, again and again...
What did he mean by the person he offended wasn't outside?
Yan Shizong? But he was already dead. Ou Yunchen had personally seen him off, offering the last shred of dignity to his old rival.
Who else could be in prison?
As Ou Yunchen pondered, he glanced up. The latest news about Hongtian Fund appeared on his computer screen.
Xie Youlin?!
Could it be him? If sending a murderer to prison was considered an offense, it would truly chill the hearts of good people!
But Ou Yunchen was not a good person. He had no intention of letting go of an enemy who constantly targeted him, especially a man who covetously watched Mo Qingyun!
For such a love rival, not killing him already showed Ou Yunchen's kindness!
Suddenly, a phone ring interrupted Ou Yunchen's thoughts.
— Ou Yunchen on the phone —
Maggie: "Did you read the email I sent you?"
Ou Yunchen: "Yes."
Maggie: "Colin and I discussed it. You need to do something that will get the attention of the Bilderberg Group now."
Ou Yunchen: "How significant an event are we talking about?"
Maggie: "Either become an obstacle to their interests, or provide them with convenient ways to amass wealth."
Ou Yunchen: "Why don't you just have me rob their bank accounts?"
Maggie: "Currently, it seems you can't do either. AtL has already been pushed out of Wall Street by Michelle. No one there even mentions your name anymore."
Ou Yunchen: "What about the crypto world?"
Maggie: "T-coin?"
Ou Yunchen: "I've always wondered if the Tang Empire was involved in T-coin. Who are the capital behind this thing?"
Maggie: "When this thing appeared, I was just an ordinary junior lawyer. I wasn't accepted by my father, nor did I have access to imperial business matters."
Ou Yunchen: "So you don't know either?"
Maggie: "From what I understand, the Tang Empire should not be involved in T-coin, but it's not impossible that such an asset is part of their investments."
Ou Yunchen: "Then let's mess with T-coin. Since the Tang Empire isn't involved, I guess it must be something the Bilderberg Group cooked up."
Maggie: "Why don't you ask Colin?"
Ou Yunchen: "Would he spend his own money to invest in something he created to chase girls?"
Maggie: "This lunatic is spending money wildly again..."
Ou Yunchen: "Looks like I need to go learn from the crypto big shots..."
— Ou Yunchen call ended —