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Chapter 95 involves Han University, so it's not considered a private matter.

Han Tao studied at Han University for his undergraduate degree and was highly favored by Professor Wu, who often went to his home to freeload. They could be considered to be from the same school.

Although the two had a good relationship, they didn't contact each other very often. Unless it was something urgent, the other party would never call their private number without prior notice.

So he adjusted his posture, leaned back in his office chair, slid the answer button, and spoke in a calm tone: "Senior, long time no see. What brings you to call your brother all of a sudden?"

"Xiao Tao, did I disturb your class or work?"

The senior's calm and capable voice came through the phone receiver, and the rustling sound of turning over paper documents could be faintly heard in the background, indicating that he was probably handling official business in his office.

"I'm resting in the office right now, so it's convenient for me to talk. Please feel free to speak, senior."

Han Tao gently placed the pen on the table, his expression calm and composed, already vaguely guessing the reason for the call.

"Taozi, I just finished my work and took a moment to call you."

There's something I need to tell you in advance, as a way of giving you a heads-up.

A few days ago, someone secretly used their connections to find out about your background, including your household registration and educational experience.

They also dug into the details of your parents' accident back then, their entrepreneurial investments at Han University, and so on.

However, my men stopped them immediately, gave them a warning on the spot, and temporarily cut off their route of investigating you from Handong.

Upon hearing this, Han Tao sat up straight and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, senior. It's such a small personal matter, yet you still went out of your way to stop it for me."

"Since it involves our Han University, it's not just a private matter for one person. I can't stand by and watch others scheme against you behind your back."

Senior Qi paused here, his tone becoming somewhat sarcastic, "However, I also followed the clues left by the other party to investigate in reverse."

Finally, we discovered that there were three groups of people openly investigating you. Let me explain the situation to you in detail.

The first group was the Jiang Group, a local company in Shanghai. I looked into the reason, and apparently, you slept with the Jiang Group's daughter, so this counts as a romantic entanglement.

"Senior, don't jump to conclusions." Han Tao immediately interrupted him, explaining, "If Teacher Wu finds out, she'll definitely scold me."

To be honest, I'm the victim here, and at most it was just a one-night stand; there's no lingering romantic entanglement involved!

Upon hearing this, Senior Qi laughed heartily, speaking in a teasing tone, "Come on, you know perfectly well who's really at a disadvantage. Don't pretend to be innocent after getting the benefit."

Next, let's talk about the second group of people. This group consists of several private capital groups in Shanghai that have joined forces.

Because you accurately predicted the stock price increase of Putian some time ago, you cut off a lot of speculative funds' way of making profits.

  

So they hold a grudge against you and want to dig deep into the source of your funds, and they've even been investigating your stock market trading records in Shanghai.

They probably want to find evidence of your alleged insider trading to report you to the China Securities Regulatory Commission as retaliation.

Both groups belong to the realm of commercial capital, possessing only money and connections as bargaining chips.

They don't have the authority within the system. I've cut off all their channels for inquiring and prevented them from causing you any further trouble.

Han Tao's eyes flickered slightly, and he calmly replied, "Thank you for your trouble, senior."

"Don't mention it. I've got your back here, no one can use any old grievances to get at you. As for the third group, you don't need to be nervous at all."

After hesitating for a moment, he changed the subject and softened his tone slightly, "This group is staff from relevant departments. They have no malicious intent; it's just a normal, routine background check."

It's because your public lecture recently generated so much public buzz, and there was also cross-border capital inflow; this is just part of the routine record-keeping and observation process.

As long as your ideology, funding sources, and social connections are all sound, there are no risks associated with overseas connections, and your ideological orientation is completely positive.

The level of surveillance will gradually decrease and will not cause any interference to your life or work, so you don't need to take any special precautions.

"I understand. I had a feeling about it before, but I hadn't been able to confirm the other party's identity."

Now that it's clear that relevant departments are conducting a routine investigation, there's no need to call the police. I completely understand and will fully cooperate.

Han Tao nodded upon hearing this, recalling earlier that he had noticed Ye Fan in the back row taking notes while listening to the class.

Later, he discovered that his daily movements were being recorded at specific locations, and he vaguely guessed that it was probably a routine observation by relevant departments.

"Good, that's all there is to the situation of these three factions on the surface."

The seriousness in his voice deepened again, "What you really need to be wary of from now on is that I've discovered there's another hidden force."

This group was extremely cunning, leaving no traceable clues throughout the entire process. They belonged neither to commercial capital nor to the institutional system.

I traced the network traces and the movement of people, but every time I was about to reach a clue, all traces would be completely erased by someone.

Upon hearing this, Han Tao frowned slightly and asked, "Senior, what's the reason they're paying attention to me? They can't just be targeting me for no reason!"

"The fragmented clues I've gathered suggest that their core focus might be on the clean, repatriated funds you have."

Senior Qi analyzed in a deep voice, "They neither chose to actively investigate like the Jiang family and speculative funds, nor did they follow the formal investigation process like the relevant departments."

They simply collect all your information silently, and no one can tell whether their ultimate goal is to win you over, coerce you, or something else.

Furthermore, the other party is too secretive, and I have no way to pinpoint their exact identity at the moment. I can only advise you to be more cautious in the future and not to reveal your weaknesses or trump cards carelessly.

"Understood, thank you for reminding me, I will pay attention." Han Tao nodded, responding without the slightest panic.

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone before the person continued, "Since you already know what's going on, I won't say any more."

In a little while, I'll compile the detailed background information on the three groups of investigators and send it to you.

If there's anything else you need my help with, please don't hesitate to ask.

"Thank you, senior. I appreciate your kindness. But this is such a small matter, it's not worth troubling you to come in person."

Han Tao declined without hesitation, jokingly easing the heavy atmosphere, "You are in a high position and have many responsibilities. Why would you need to waste your energy on such a small dispute?"

Moreover, you know my personality. As long as the other party doesn't cross my bottom line, I usually don't bother with underhanded tactics.

But if they insist on tearing off the mask and going head-to-head, I will naturally fight them to the bitter end, which would absolutely embarrass the academy.

Senior Qi chuckled helplessly, "You still have that same stubbornness from back then. I'm only offering this because I genuinely want to help you. I have no ulterior motives, so you don't need to be on guard."

"You're joking, senior. How could I possibly be on guard against you?"

Han Tao's tone softened a bit: "I know very well how you took care of me back then, and I'm definitely not an ungrateful person."

"I can handle the current situation myself. But if things get out of control and we need external help, I won't hesitate to ask you for help."

"The fact that you can say that proves you still cherish the friendship from back then." His tone suddenly became serious. "To be honest, besides reminding you, there's something else I want to ask you on this call. Tell me the truth."

After experiencing that upheaval with your aunt and uncle, your personality has become either confrontational or dormant. But why have you suddenly become so high-profile in such a short period of time?

I know you're popular. Do you still keep in touch with your classmates in Kyoto?

"Have you received any news, or are there going to be policy adjustments or changes soon?"

"Senior, you really overestimate me. How could I, an ordinary university teacher, possibly have access to top-level information?"

Han Tao's mind raced as he sorted out his explanation, feigning ignorance and innocence: "If there really is something, with your network of connections, you would definitely know before I do."

In the past few years, I did indeed trap myself in obsession and isolate myself because of family matters.

But one cannot live in the past forever. Teacher Liang here gave me a push, and now I've slowly come to terms with it. I just want to stay at the podium and teach and nurture students.

"I'm just using my spare funds to make some compliant investments and to secure some job opportunities for students, that's all."

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"It's good that you're alright." Senior Qi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled heartily again. "Come back and visit when you have time. Let's have a good meal together, and we can also visit Teacher Gao and Teacher Wu."

Han Tao readily agreed, "Okay, I'll definitely make time to go back."

If you happen to visit Professor Wu again soon, please give my regards to both professors.

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