"Tianyu Group?" Ye Tianfan pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Never heard of it."

Long Yuqing frowned slightly, and said, "It was originally an unremarkable small enterprise, ranking beyond thirtieth in Jiangzhou City's company rankings. But in the past two months, this Tianyu Company seems to have made some major moves."

"Major moves?" Lin Moyu put down his chopsticks and looked at Long Yuqing.

He understood Long Yuqing; this woman was undoubtedly exceptional in business. Moreover, her underground connections were incredibly vast. Although not comparable to those in the Ancient Martial Realm, Ye Tianfan believed that if anything happened in Jiangzhou City, Long Yuqing would certainly be the first to know.

Her network of information was definitely no weaker than that of the Qin Family.

Given Long Yuqing's character, a mere small enterprise would not catch her attention. Now that she suddenly brought up Tianyu Group, there must be deeper meaning behind it.

"What major moves could a company ranked beyond thirtieth make?" Ye Tianfan asked.

"I have reliable information that a significant amount of overseas capital was recently injected into Tianyu Group. If nothing unexpected happens, Tianyu Group will announce asset allocation tomorrow. By then, it might rival both the Long and Qin families."

Long Yuqing looked worried. Recently, the business world in Jiangzhou City had been in a constant state of turmoil. The Long and Qin families, as the two leading enterprises in Jiangzhou City, were also on the brink of collapse. As for the other small enterprises, it was fair to say they were on edge. After all, even the Long Family had skirted the edge of bankruptcy, let alone the others.

Now, when the situation had just stabilized and no one wanted to stir up trouble, the sudden strong rise of Tianyu Group seemed like a dangerous signal, immediately catching Long Yuqing's attention.

She had an ominous feeling that the current calm in Jiangzhou City was just a façade, and a storm was about to hit, leading to drastic upheavals in the coming days.

"Are you saying that after tomorrow, Tianyu Group will stand alongside the Qin and Long families in a three-way struggle?"

Ye Tianfan frowned as well. He didn't pay much attention to Tianyu Group's rise. With both the Long and Qin families developing, it was natural for other small enterprises to grow as well. That's how business worked: what goes around comes around. When one enterprise progresses alongside you, another may catch up.

There's nothing unusual about that.

However, the rapid rise of Tianyu Group exceeded Ye Tianfan's expectations—it seemed unusual and suspicious.

Ye Tianfan thought Long Yuqing's worries were justified; this Tianyu Group was certainly not simple!

As Ye Tianfan was deep in thought, Long Yuqing raised her head and said calmly: "Just yesterday, my people gathered information indicating that Tianyu Group's first target is the Qin Group."

"The target is the Qin Group?"

Ye Tianfan was slightly startled.

Long Yuqing nodded and said, "You must inform Qin Ruomeng when you get back to be on guard. I have a feeling Tianyu Group is up to something malicious."

Ye Tianfan's expression turned serious immediately. Inform Qin Ruomeng? What good would that do? Currently, she could only lie in bed; the Qin Group was completely reliant on Ye Tianfan himself, with at most Ji Liancheng to assist.

If Tianyu Group truly intended to make a move against the Qin Group, their actions wouldn't be insignificant. They might have been preparing this for years, striking only when the timing was perfect.

Such a strike would certainly be overwhelming, guaranteed to succeed when executed.

Ye Tianfan hastily took a couple of bites of his meal, feeling restless. Such important news needed to be communicated to Ji Liancheng immediately to allow for early preparation.

But just as Ye Tianfan took out his phone to call Ji Liancheng, it suddenly rang. Ji Liancheng was calling first.

This made Ye Tianfan's expression change suddenly, as a sense of foreboding creeped in.

"Hello, this is Ye Tianfan."

"Young Master Ye, there's a problem on my end. I called Miss Qin, but she didn't answer. Could you come over?" Ji Liancheng's voice was anxious, revealing three parts nervousness.

This further confirmed Ye Tianfan's suspicions; it seemed Tianyu Group's actions were progressing faster than anticipated!

They couldn't wait until tomorrow; they had already begun tonight.

"Lingshan, you eat first. Finish your meal and then sleep here with Sister Long. I have to go out for some business," Ye Tianfan patted Yao Lingshan's shoulder.

"Where are you going?" Yao Lingshan quickly put down her chopsticks and grabbed Ye Tianfan's arm.

"Be good, stay here, I have something important to handle," Ye Tianfan said, throwing a pleading look at Long Yuqing.

Long Yuqing immediately understood, quickly stepped forward, took Yao Lingshan's hand, and said with a smile: "Come, I'll show you around the villa and you can take a bath."

Just like that, Yao Lingshan was half-pushed, half-pulled upstairs by Long Yuqing, while at this moment, Jin Jiuye looked at Ye Tianfan and asked: "Mr. Ye, should I drive you?"

"That would be great."

Ye Tianfan increasingly liked Jin Jiuye—so attentive to his boss's thoughts and handling matters smoothly, a valuable asset in any situation.

Such subordinates were incredibly beneficial to have.

The car sped along, quickly arriving at Lingbei Trade Zone. Ye Tianfan got out of the car, and Jin Jiuye waved and drove away.

This Jin Jiuye was clearly an experienced street-wise individual. Knowing how to handle things, he never asked Ye Tianfan what was going on, just dropped him off and left promptly.

"Young Master Ye."

Ji Liancheng hurried over: "Our freighter at the dock is in trouble."

"The freighter is in trouble?"

Ye Tianfan was slightly stunned. The freighter was crucial to the company—if anything else could go wrong, the freighter couldn't. The company had already lost one freighter recently; if another problem arose, the Qin Group's finances could face a shortfall.

"The cargo on the freighter has been swapped," Ji Liancheng said, full of anxiety.

"Swapped?" Ye Tianfan was slightly taken aback and quickly asked: "Isn't there someone responsible for checking the cargo on the freighter? How could it be swapped?"

The Qin Group had a strict set of procedures for checking the freighter's cargo. First, the Haikou Department was responsible for acceptance, then the dock's packing department conducted spot checks, and finally, before departure, the head of the Lingbei Trade Zone, Ji Liancheng, would recheck.

Even with such stringent checks, could the freighter's cargo still be swapped?

Ye Tianfan found it hard to believe and stepped forward: "Let's go, take a look at the freighter."

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