"The matter of Ye Tianyu wasn’t originally my responsibility. At first, I didn’t want to get involved either. Do you know how it all started?" Yun Qingyao said.

Lin Fan said, "I heard from Ye Tianyu that it started because a Rich Second Generation harassed the young lady of the Li Family. At that time, Ye Tianyu, who was a bodyguard for the Li Family, crippled the Rich Second Generation under Li Huashan’s instructions. The Rich Second Generation’s family then hired a Hidden Sect Disciple, who killed Li Huashan. In a fit of rage, Ye Tianyu killed the Hidden Sect Disciple and went on the run. That Hidden Sect Disciple was from your Yun Sect, right?"

Yun Qingyao shook her head, "You’re wrong. The person Ye Tianyu killed was not one of our Yun Sect disciples; he only pretended to be."

Lin Fan uttered a sound of understanding, "If he wasn’t from your Yun Sect, then who was he?"

Yun Qingyao said, "They were people from an underground force in Southern Yunnan. This force has always helped us, Yun Sect, manage businesses. On the surface, it looks like their industry, but in reality, we are behind it, you know."

Yun Qingyao glanced at Lin Fan, thinking that he was an agent for some Super Hidden Sect, similar to the underground force she mentioned, so Lin Fan would understand.

Lin Fan said, "I don’t understand."

Yun Qingyao looked at Lin Fan with disdain, "Continue pretending if you must," she said. "In short, the person Ye Tianyu killed was a member of this force. He falsely claimed to be one of us just to scare Ye Tianyu. After Ye Tianyu killed him, he was indeed frightened and went on the run. At first, it was said that the underground force was chasing Ye Tianyu, but every group they sent out was dealt with by him. Later, this force sought help from us, Yun Sect. Out of righteousness, my father sent a family member to assist in chasing Ye Tianyu. The result? That family member died. Logically, Ye Tianyu shouldn’t have been a match for him, but Ye Tianyu is quite clever. He used strategy to kill my family member. When the news of his death returned, my father was furious, immediately sending another family member after Ye Tianyu, but by then he had disappeared, as if he vanished from the earth."

Lin Fan said, "He hid in Yun City Prison."

Yun Qingyao said, "Mm, my family member couldn’t find him, and wandered outside for more than half a year before my father couldn’t stand it and called him back. That’s how I took over, traced it all the way to Yun City."

Lin Fan said, "When did you find out Ye Tianyu had a billion?"

Yun Qingyao said, "I spent a lot of effort investigating Ye Tianyu’s whereabouts. I thoroughly checked his associations, including the Li Family and its Company. Eventually, during an investigation of the Li Family, I accidentally discovered that Li Huashan had a mysterious asset of a billion."

"My investigation revealed that while Li Huashan was alive, the Jinyu Group was already declining. Li Huashan sold off many personal assets to save the Company. After Li Huashan’s death, his only heir, Li Zixia, was abroad and missing. The Jinyu Group seemed soulless, plunging overnight, nearly facing bankruptcy and reorganization. The current head of Jinyu Group is Li Huashan’s younger brother, Li Jianshui. He’s not interested in running the Company and only wants a final windfall, desperately trying to swallow Li Huashan’s estate. At the time, I disguised myself as a senior accountant, assisting Li Jianshui, and consequently learned about the billion."

"Li Jianshui demanded that I find a way to locate the billion, but I have my own plans."

"I thought if anyone in this world knew the whereabouts of the billion, it could only be two people: Li Zixia and Ye Tianyu. Li Zixia is Li Huashan’s only daughter, which makes sense, and Ye Tianyu was the only one by Li Huashan’s side when he died. Plus, Li Huashan trusted Ye Tianyu greatly, likely telling him about this sum before his death."

Yun Qingyao explained her investigation process, "After many investigations, I eventually identified that Li Huashan’s secret account was at the Swiss Bank. If Ye Tianyu really knew about this secret account, he would likely check it, whether out of curiosity or reassurance. Swiss Bank only has two branches in Huaxia, one in Jing City and one in Yun City. Jing City was too far, so I started with the Yun City branch."

"So, I transformed into a lawyer, leveraging an economic case investigation, obtained cooperation from the bank, and examined the past six months of bank surveillance and call records in detail. This investigation took me three months. After continuous screening, I finally identified an unusual call. Guess where this call came from?"

Lin Fan said, "Yun City Prison."

Yun Qingyao nodded, "Yes, just as I expected, Ye Tianyu eventually checked the account through a call. He was in prison at the time, and had just learned from Hong Jinmao that the Tang Sect was coming to rescue him. I asked Ye Tianyu that day why he couldn’t resist checking the account. It turns out he promised to use the billion to buy his life from the Tang Sect, but was worried the account might not have that much, unable to explain to them, so he checked. I followed this call to Yun City Prison and discovered Ye Tianyu was indeed in jail, so I began planning to rescue him."

"By then I had decided I wanted the billion to trade for Ye Tianyu’s life. This way, I could let Ye Tianyu go, while also reporting back to my father. Unexpectedly, before I could figure out a way to save him, he escaped on his own. That’s how I found out the Tang Sect also wanted to rescue him. The following events you know." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Lin Fan nods, "That night at the Zhai Family Manor, the person killed by the Tang Sect guy was from the Southern Yunnan underground force?"

Yun Qingyao said, "Yes, they were constantly assisting me."

Lin Fan said, "Now two of them are in Yun City’s police hands. The police should soon be able to find out about their origins, and will certainly coordinate with Southern Yunnan’s police to dismantle this force."

Yun Qingyao sneered, "You overestimate them. The police can’t get anything out of them."

Ring ring ring...

At this time, Lin Fan’s phone rang. It was Loli calling, and Lin Fan answered it.

"Hello, where are you now?" Loli asked.

Lin Fan glanced at Yun Qingyao beside him, a bit embarrassed, "Driving."

He certainly couldn’t say he was with Yun Qingyao, as that would lead to a big misunderstanding.

Loli said, "It’s so late, aren’t you going to rest? It’s dangerous to drive at night."

Lin Fan smiled, "It’s fine, are you off work?"

Loli said, "Not yet, I was about to leave but then returned just recently. Those two we caught today committed suicide in custody; they didn’t say a word during the interrogation."

Lin Fan: "..."

Loli said, "Can you trace their origins?"

Lin Fan said, "Mm, leave it to me. I have some scores to settle with them, so might as well tally them together."