The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, it was already 10 a.m.

Chairman Jin and Boss Liu arrived at the group headquarters one after another to discuss the distribution of investment profits.

When they followed the secretary into the conference room, they only saw Chairman Zhao, General Manager Wang, the Legal Director, Attorney Zhang, and Zhou Hua, but Ling Yun was nowhere to be seen.

Upon seeing them enter, Chairman Zhao and his colleagues immediately stood up to greet them.

After shaking hands, exchanging pleasantries, and exchanging a few words, everyone sat down at the long conference table.

As soon as he sat down, Chairman Jin asked curiously:

"Where's Xiao Ling? I was planning to thank him properly for using his magic touch to help everyone make so much money."

"Having been in the investment industry for so many years, he is the most outstanding investment genius I have ever seen; no one can surpass him."

Chairman Zhao and General Manager Wang exchanged a smile and gently shook their heads.

"That kid went home to rest, and we can't get in touch with him either."

After they said those words, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became somewhat awkward.

Zhang Lu coughed lightly and gave an explanation with a smile.

"After the New York Mercantile Exchange completed its settlement in the early morning, Ling Yun said he was exhausted and needed to rest, so he packed his things and left Yuanda Group alone."

He also said that he had gotten along very well with everyone during this period and that the cooperation had been pleasant. Under these circumstances, discussing profit sharing face-to-face with everyone would be somewhat hurtful.

As he spoke, Attorney Zhang opened his briefcase and took out several documents.

Then, while separating the files, they continued to explain the situation.

"So he entrusted me with all the authority to represent him in liaising with Yuanta Group and the various bosses regarding profit sharing, and he no longer showed up himself."

"According to the tripartite cooperation agreement, the profit-sharing plan is very clear. All that's needed is to follow the agreement and deposit the corresponding profit into his bank account..."

While explaining the situation, Attorney Zhang picked up a new lawyer's representation agreement that he had just signed that morning and showed it to Chairman Jin and the others.

Then, he took out a detailed breakdown of the investment profits that he had already calculated and gave a copy to each of Chairman Jin and the others for their review.

Mr. Jin and the others were all stunned and didn't react for a moment.

Zhou Hua and the others sitting next to Zhang Lu were secretly chuckling to themselves.

Without prior arrangement, they all gave a thumbs-up under the conference table.

"Ling Yun is incredibly cunning; I'm completely in awe!"

"You can argue with that! Having a lawyer handle the investment profit distribution from the outset was a brilliant move!"

Just as they were secretly admiring each other, Chairman Jin and his team had already realized what was happening.

They took the investment accounts and profit distribution details handed to them by Zhang Lu and began to examine them.

Even though they already knew how much money Ling Yun had helped them earn, seeing the exaggerated figures written on paper still made Jin Dong and the others' hearts race.

For example, Mr. Jin invested 60 million.

In just one month, Lingyun helped him earn about 1.5 billion, more than 25 times the amount!

With such amazing investment profits, Chairman Jin would be more than happy to share 300 million yuan of it with the Lingyun team!

More importantly, he wanted to continue working with Lingyun to make more money from the international financial market.

However, Boss Liu had a different idea.

After the initial excitement, he frowned when he saw that he was going to give Ling Yun 100 million yuan of profits.

For him, this 100 million yuan, though not a life-saving sum, was still incredibly important.

If there were even the slightest possibility, he wouldn't want to share this money with Ling Yun.

After a moment's thought, Boss Liu took a deep breath.

Then he looked up at Lawyer Zhang and said in a consultative tone:

"Attorney Zhang, could you please contact Xiao Ling? I'd like to have a proper talk with him."

"Due to the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis, my company's business plummeted, resulting in severe losses."

"So I'd like to discuss with Xiaoling whether we can offer a discount on profit sharing once my company recovers..."

Upon hearing this, Chairman Jin and Chairman Zhao's expressions changed drastically.

They were terrified that Boss Liu's actions would completely sever any possibility of future cooperation with Lingyun.

Looking at Zhang Lu again, he showed no mercy and firmly shook his head.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Liu, that's impossible. The 20% profit share is what the Lingyun team deserves, and it's clearly stipulated in the three-party cooperation agreement in black and white. It can't be changed."

"There's something I must remind you of. According to the contract, the Lingyun team receiving its due dividends is a prerequisite for all the bosses to actually receive their investment profits."

"If you breach the contract, I can contact the court at any time to apply for the freezing of these investment profits of over 53 billion..."

Before he could finish speaking, Boss Liu's face had turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and his expression was extremely unpleasant.

Chairman Jin and General Manager Zhu were getting a little anxious and quickly tried to smooth things over.

"It's not that bad, Attorney Zhang. Old Liu didn't mean it that way. You've misunderstood."

"We still want to continue working with Xiaoling, so how could we possibly smear him? Lao Liu can't speak for us either."

When they said this, both Chairman Jin and General Manager Zhu clenched their teeth.

No need to ask, this is Boss Liu from Chongliu.

Zhou Hua and his two companions were also gritting their teeth.

"Ling Yun was right after all; that Liu bastard is a real scoundrel!"

"Trying to swindle my dividends? Keep dreaming! Luckily, Lingyun was prepared."

While secretly complaining, they also felt a sense of relief.

Before leaving the group headquarters alone in the morning, Ling Yun specifically called them and General Manager Zhang to the lounge and gave them some instructions in a low voice.

They were instructed to cooperate with Attorney Zhang in handling the distribution of investment profits and to supervise each other.

For example, when it comes to the final signing and confirmation of the distribution plan, all three of them must sign together with Attorney Zhang for it to be valid; it won't work if even one person is missing.

As for communicating with Chairman Jin and Boss Liu, it would be safer for Attorney Zhang to handle it.

Attorney Zhang has no personal relationship with Chairman Jin or his associates, so he can get things done without worrying about personal feelings.

Things unfolded as Lingyun had predicted.

The talks ended a little after 11 a.m.

Chairman Jin and his team took the signed copies of the documents, took the elevator down from the upper floor, and entered the building's underground parking garage.

As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, Chairman Jin and General Manager Zhu immediately got into their respective cars and drove off with cold faces.

Boss Liu was left standing to the side, watching their car speed away, his face turning red and white in turns, his expression embarrassed.

In the blink of an eye, his car arrived.

Once inside the car, he immediately took out his phone and called his secretary.

"Get someone to investigate immediately and find out where Ling Yun is hiding! I got tricked by this little bastard today!"

"Okay, boss, I'll arrange for someone to investigate right away."

The female secretary on the other end of the phone replied.

After hanging up the phone, Boss Liu leaned back in his chair, his eyes dark and menacing.

"Damn it! I've been a hawker my whole life, and you think I'd get pecked in the eye by a brat like you?"

As he spoke, his car drove out of the underground parking garage and headed straight for Puxi.

But in the next four or five days, no one could find out where Ling Yun had gone; it was as if he had vanished into thin air.

Every now and then, he would call back on his own initiative.

I spoke with Chairman Zhao, Attorney Zhang, and Zhou Hua to get a better understanding of the progress of the matter.

But when others call him, he always hears something else.

The number you dialed is currently switched off. Please try again later.

Faced with this situation, Boss Liu was completely at a loss.

Time flies, and it's another new week.

Tuesday, around 8 a.m.

West Suburbs Hotel.

Ling Yun dragged a large suitcase out of the elevator and walked straight to the hotel reception desk, ready to check out and leave.

Just then, a beautiful woman in her early thirties walked into the elevator.

This beautiful woman is the hotel lobby manager; she was the one who personally greeted Lingyun when he checked in.

She had met Ling Yun a few times in the past four or five days, so they had gotten to know each other.

"Good morning, Mr. Ling. It seems you are checking out of the hotel."

The beautiful manager greeted him warmly, her gaze falling on Lingyun's suitcase.

"Good morning, Manager Gao, I'm leaving."

Ling Yun nodded with a smile.

"You look much better than when you first arrived. It seems you've had a good rest these past few days."

"Indeed, your hotel has a great environment and excellent service; it's a wonderful place to relax and rejuvenate."

"We are a five-star state guesthouse, a designated reception unit of the municipal party committee and government. We have hosted countless national leaders and heads of state from various countries. Currently, two foreign heads of state are staying at the guesthouse."

"Haha, no wonder the security is so tight and the service is so attentive. Looks like I'm benefiting from the presence of two foreign heads of state."

After exchanging a few jokes and casual words, Ling Yun waved goodbye to the beautiful manager and walked straight to the front desk.

After checking out, he dragged his suitcase out of the hotel and got into a Mercedes-Benz S320 parked at the entrance.

"Driver, to Lujiazui."

"OK"

The hotel driver, dressed in a sharp suit, nodded in agreement and then drove slowly away, heading straight for Pudong.