Chapter 271: The Mysterious Boss and Second-in-Command

Liu Yuyang was someone Zhang Yurong had known for many years, and hearing of his death deeply affected her. Even though Sister Liu returned with many of her favorite dishes, her appetite wasn’t good. Still, after a busy day and under everyone’s care, she managed to eat a little.

The matters the company needed to discuss in advance had already been settled. Tomorrow is the first day of work, and there will be many things to handle. So, she didn’t stay up late and went to shower and sleep relatively early.

As she entered the room, Li Yan was on the balcony with Yue Yao, looking at the night scenery outside.

"It was you who dealt with Liu Yuyang yesterday, wasn’t it?" Yue Yao asked, already almost certain of the answer.

Li Yan didn’t hide it and nodded.

"Do you know... how much money you moved from him?" Yue Yao asked again.

Li Yan shook his head: "I’m not quite sure, but he managed a fund at International Coin, which probably had more than half of it invested. The rest of the funds he could move, apart from transferring a portion to his own private company, were all taken away. I took a look; it seemed like a large amount."

Yue Yao was speechless; such important matters, yet he didn’t care or know.

"President He contacted me, saying it was several hundred million International Coins, a substantial amount, likely under scrutiny. So it will take time to process it slowly in batches. The final amount we can get will be equivalent to about 3 billion Cloud Coins in International Coins." Yue Yao smiled, "This sum is equivalent to years of hard work and is enough for you to retire. Had you used this method earlier, you would have been rich by now!"

Li Yan was also a bit surprised, not expecting it to be so successfully easy, with several hundred million International Coins at stake. "This time is an exception; if the task was taken through the Assassin Platform, it would be breaking professional rules. Besides, even wealthier targets aren’t easily accessible in terms of extracting money. They usually have complex financial procedures..."

He stopped talking after that. The fund managed by Liu Yuyang, as the fund manager, definitely had significant authority and severe penalty clauses signed, so normally no one would recklessly take risks. Only with Li Yan’s extraordinary methods could such results be achieved; otherwise, even under gun threat, it might not be feasible. This time, Liu Yuyang paid with his life.

Yue Yao also understood that it’s not easy. Wealthy people today know how to use companies for tax avoidance, with most private assets invested in real estate. It’s not easy to move large amounts of cash from their personal accounts. Even under life threats, it’s not easy to pay up.

She didn’t ask Li Yan how he did it; that’s his business. As long as he accomplished it, it was fine.

Seeing Li Yan stop mid-sentence, Yue Yao softly asked, "Are you worried this money might intensify conflicts between you and ’him’?"

Last time, when talking to Yue Yao about the total assets, it was around 8 billion International Coins, about 50 billion Cloud Coins. Adding this sum now, it was about to become 80 billion. That time, Li Yan had already shared the secret with Yue Yao, indicating that he, Zheng Yixuan, Guan Ziyi, and He Bin were all trained by that person. Though they operated independently normally, wanting to leave the industry and retire would mean trying to escape ’his’ control, likely leading to conflicts.

With 50 billion in assets, Li Yan had long been thinking about retiring, let alone with 80 billion? Their intentions, ’he’ would also be aware of. For instance, this new income needs He Bin’s help to launder, and Old Fourth, He Bin, is also ’his’ person, right?

Li Yan shook his head: "Nobody thinks they have too much money. Maybe I should spend lavishly, seem a bit greedy to reassure ’him.’"

"Yes, your vacations over the past two years might have raised suspicions that you want to retire. But you’ve returned and are earning more. He should feel reassured." Yue Yao agreed but was still a bit worried: "But... do you think He Bin would..."

She couldn’t say it directly because before any fallout due to differences, He Bin was like a brother to Li Yan. Speaking ill at this point could seem like sowing discord. But with 30 billion on top of the previous amounts, a substantial portion of their finances was managed by He Bin. If Li Yan stood against ’him’ and He Bin and others stayed loyal, they’d be on opposing sides.

Thinking of the opponents having senior lawyers, financial experts, super hacker teams, and other top talents, Yue Yao hesitated. Even if Li Yan is a top assassin, dealing with such would be tough. Let alone his growing worldly ties, maybe he should abandon the idea of retiring and continue as they are. Use ’their’ organization as the main force, while Li Yan himself takes fewer jobs or works exclusively for that person.

What she didn’t say, Li Yan understood and comforted, "He Bin is unlikely to do that, and I don’t genuinely want to go against ’him.’ There might be a win-win solution. Although we don’t frequently interact, we help and care for each other as our own. I don’t want to break ties just for retiring. Maybe continuing as it is isn’t so bad. I’ll take fewer assignments and let ’them’ take over. As long as I’m still a reliable tool in ’his’ hands, ready to be used anytime, our relationships won’t break. ’He’ doesn’t need to control me strictly, and there’s no need for me to force a separation."