Chapter 427 - 270: You Shaoqiang’s Shock

Chapter 427: Chapter 270: You Shaoqiang’s Shock

Music, alcohol, beautiful women, singing, and dancing. The nearby Erhai and the distant Cang Mountain... A party was in full swing, disturbing the tranquil night.

A new city, new people, new encounters. The singing and dancing seemed to make everyone forget all their troubles.

「Meanwhile.」

「Peng City.」

There was alcohol here, too, just no music. In the office of Jiuding Wealth, You Shaoqiang sat chatting with three other people.

This was a tiny company, one that hadn’t even hit the hundred-million-yuan mark. After You Shaoqiang revealed his identity, the boss had adopted a particularly sycophantic demeanor.

After some tea and snacks, the boss even opened a bottle of red wine. They drank and chatted right there in the office.

And when You Shaoqiang stated his purpose for being there, the boss immediately summoned everyone who had been an "insider" at the time—the few people who had been relatively close to Lin Chu.

He also printed out Lin Chu’s personnel file from the company archives.

Staring at the document, You Shaoqiang traced the timeline of events and fell into deep thought.

’There are two key points to this matter.’

’First, Lin Chu’s first pot of gold most likely has nothing to do with Zhuang Yingcheng.’

’Second, a young man earning a monthly salary of just over ten thousand yuan somehow amassed a fortune of hundreds of millions, or even over a billion, in just one or two months...’

This sparked an exceptionally strong curiosity in You Shaoqiang.

’You couldn’t even do that by winning the lottery!’

’Forget winning the lottery, you couldn’t do it by robbing a bank!’

He did, however, think of a few possibilities, such as crypto trading, illegal ventures, or being a white glove...

’Besides these avenues, there were almost no other possibilities.’

"President You, please ask anything you want. To be honest, I didn’t know much about this employee before. He was just a very ordinary, low-level salesman. However, these people here all knew Lin Chu quite well. One was his department manager, and another was a close personal friend of his."

The chubby boss said with a broad smile.

He truly hadn’t known about this matter before. After all, it was just an employee resigning—nothing could be more normal. And it was just a rank-and-file employee at that, not an executive or even a manager.

’But now...’

He had just been chatting with them and had gotten a rough idea of the scale of Lin Chu’s current assets. Even he found it unbelievable.

’A life story like that is truly the stuff of legends.’

Of course, this was no longer something he could presume to speculate about.

’To be honest, this is a clash of titans.’

’Who is You Shaoqiang?’

’What kind of entity is the Unity Association?’

He knew perfectly well.

As for Lin Chu, since You Shaoqiang was treating him as an "enemy"—making such a big fuss and even coming to investigate in person—it meant he was probably already playing in the same league.

’But it’s not like I can hide anything.’

’No matter how impressive Lin Chu is, can he be more powerful than the Unity Association?’

’If I can just get on his good side, if he remembers this favor... then the company’s business would definitely take off.’

’Whatever scraps fall from the table of men like that would be more than enough to feast on.’

’An opportunity like this is once in a lifetime.’

You Shaoqiang’s gaze swept over the three people. He took a small sip of wine but didn’t rush to speak, his slow, deliberate pace exuding a certain elegance.

"First things first. The contents of our conversation tonight, including the fact that I was here, must not be revealed to anyone."

His sharp gaze swept over them, but his tone was gentle.

No matter how you looked at it, this sort of "investigating someone behind their back" was a major taboo.

Especially before he had confirmed the other party’s allegiances and true strength.

"Yes, yes, of course, President You. You have our word. We can absolutely guarantee that."

The boss hastily promised.

The other three—Liu Yang, Xu Xiaolei, and Lu Wenjing—also immediately gave their assurances.

Of the three, Lu Wenjing was the salesperson who used to sit next to Lin Chu, Liu Yang was the one who had been his closest friend, and Xu Xiaolei was his department manager.

At this moment, all three of them felt a strange mix of excitement, apprehension, and the curiosity of a bystander watching a drama unfold.

In all honesty, over the past few months, Lin Chu had already become a legend who was inevitably brought up at their private gatherings.

Liu Yang had even visited Lin Chu’s live stream a few times and felt that life was truly surreal. Of course, he also couldn’t help but feel a mix of envy, jealousy, and resentment.

The main reason was that when he had tried to borrow money from Lin Chu, Lin Chu had actually deleted him as a contact!

’That... was a low blow! A really low blow!’

Now, he even felt a certain sense of schadenfreude. ’This young guy rose too fast and finally hit a brick wall, huh?’

’What does an upstart like you have to compete against the young head of the Unity Association?’

"What was the catalyst for his resignation?"

After hearing their assurances, You Shaoqiang nonchalantly began to ask for more details.

The origin of this legendary tale lay in Lin Chu’s resignation.

"I know about that. He broke up with his girlfriend at the time—she dumped him. He lost all his motivation for work. When he went out to visit clients, he was just slacking off and coasting."

Liu Yang said, his face wreathed in smiles. He knew the full story behind this incident very well.

He paused for a moment before adding, "However, it seems that on the third day after the breakup, he came into some money out of nowhere. The takeout he ordered for lunch cost several hundred yuan. That night, he invited a lot of friends, including me, to go clubbing. He ordered several Divine Dragon Sets, spent nearly a hundred thousand yuan, and instantly began to project the air of someone who throws money around like it’s nothing."

"After that, he never came back to work again."

For Liu Yang, this memory was truly unforgettable.

Hearing this, You Shaoqiang’s brows furrowed slightly, but the corners of his mouth lifted into a faintly mocking smile.