Chu Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the Chu Group building.

She walked side by side with Lu Jingxiu up the steps. A gust of cold wind made her feel much more awake: "Fellow villager, what should I do next?"

Lu Jingxiu thought for a moment, then, without stopping, began to assign her tasks one by one:

"Chu Nian said that her people have already gone to the registration authority to complete the formalities. Once the business registration change is completed, she will formally become a registered shareholder of Chu's Group, and at that time the situation will be passive."

"So you need to do two things right now."

"First, as an heir with a stake in the disputed equity, submit an objection application to the Market Supervision Bureau, along with proof that you are Old Chu's daughter, and have the business registration change process temporarily suspended."

"Second, you can directly file a lawsuit in court. One way is to confirm that you are a shareholder of the Chu Group and inherit all the shares under Old Chu's name."

"The other is to apply for an authentication of the will in Chu Nian's possession. Once the authentication results confirm that it is invalid, she will naturally no longer be eligible to be a shareholder."

Lu Jingxiu said calmly, "Once the court accepts the case and issues a property preservation order, you won't have to worry about Chu Nian doing anything else to transfer the inheritance."

Chu Jin's eyes lit up as she listened, and she quickly took out her phone to write down all of these points.

Lu Jingxiu waited until she finished writing before adding the final step:

"Alright, I need to go find Captain Wang now. He needs to freeze all of Lao Chu's funds and shares first, and then put Chu Nian on the border control to prevent her from running away if things go wrong."

Chu Jin looked up, her face full of curiosity: "Why is that?"

Lu Jingxiu smiled and didn't hide anything from her: "Old Chu was killed by the Bo family. This is a murder case."

"It's much faster to freeze assets and restrict her entry and exit from the country on the same day a murder case is filed than to go through litigation."

"Chu Nian jumped out so quickly. I don't believe you that she has absolutely no connection with the Bo family."

"Once the case is filed as a murder case, all of Lao Chu's funds and shares will be considered assets involved in the case. We'll freeze them first."

"As for Chu Nian... as long as it is found that she has had any contact with the Bo family, the border control procedures can be completed on the same day."

"But if we only go through the litigation process, the case filing and review alone will take several days."

"Once she completes the equity transfer procedures, we can file a case. By then, all that will be frozen will be a bunch of shares that have already been transferred. It will be too late."

He then added meaningfully, "Therefore, the higher the level of a case's classification, the faster it is filed, and the harsher the methods used. Economic disputes should be steered towards criminal charges, and criminal cases should be steered towards homicide."

Chu Jin suddenly realized what was going on, nodded heavily, and gave a thumbs up: "It truly lives up to its name as an alarm system."

Lu Jingxiu didn't even bother with her nonsensical praise. He simply waved and watched her get into the bodyguard's black van.

After that car drove away, he opened his own car door, got in, started the engine, and drove towards the Minghai branch.

In the Chu Group's conference room, the shareholders looked at each other, then all turned to look in the same direction.

Those were the few high-ranking executives of the Chu Group who truly held real power and shares.

But these very people, who usually have the power to make a building tremble with a single cough, looked extremely grim at this moment.

It wasn't because of Lu Jingxiu's words, but because of his name, and the identity behind that name that made the entire Ba Shi business world tremble with fear.

They had already heard rumors that Chu Jin, the daughter of the Chu Group, was getting close to the son of Secretary Lu of the Municipal Party Committee.

But it was just a rumor circulating in a small circle, and no one dared to verify it or mention it publicly.

After all, the Lu family's social standing is not something that business people like them can easily associate with.

But today, Lu Jingxiu stood there, behind Chu Jin, and effortlessly dismantled Chu Nian's seemingly flawless combination of moves.

Which of these high-ranking officials isn't a seasoned shrew who's been navigating the business world for decades?

If they still can't figure out who this young man who followed Chu Jin in is, then they've really wasted all these years.

Lu, whose surname is Lu.

In Ba Shi, a young man surnamed Lu could stand so naturally behind Chu Jin, speak up for her in this situation, and explain the company's laws and regulations clearly, one by one.

This person's confidence could never have come from his own actions.

Almost simultaneously, one name came to mind for these high-ranking officials: Lu Feng.

He is currently the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and concurrently the Secretary of the Bazhou Municipal Party Committee.

In Ba Province, he was one of the few people who truly stood at the very top of power.

To put it bluntly, in Ba City, if Secretary Lu just frowns, half the city will shake.

How did Anjia Group, formerly the richest family in Bazhou Province, collapse?

Outsiders only know that they were involved in serious crimes and were completely eradicated, but these people know very well what's going on.

After the An family's fortunes collapsed, why did the Chu Group manage to grab the largest share of the market that was vacated?


At the time, they thought it was Old Chu's good fortune, but later they vaguely heard some rumors.

It is said that because Chu Jin was very close to the young master of the Lu family, the Chu Group received some unspoken but real support from the government.

No one has ever verified these claims, but no one has ever dared to disbelieve them.

Therefore, when they learned that the young man who followed Chu Jin in was named Lu Jingxiu, these high-ranking officials who knew the inside story were already on edge.

They sat there, none of them daring to speak.

Because they have no idea what the young man's presence here means.

Is it just a simple personal relationship between Lu Jingxiu and Chu Jin? Is a man simply helping a girl with household chores out of friendship?

Or is it that something happened to the Chu family, and Secretary Lu himself couldn't show up, so he sent his son to come and check things out, and incidentally give certain people a warning?

Or perhaps this is simply a statement made by the Lu family, indicating that they have sided with Chu Jin on this matter?

Thinking about it more deeply.

What does the Lu family represent in Ba Shi?

That wasn't just Lu Feng's idea.

What if Lu Jingxiu's visit today wasn't at the Lu family's behest, but rather the provincial party committee wanted to send a signal through him?

It's important to know that Lu Feng is not only the Party Secretary of Bashi City, but also the Deputy Party Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee.

As the newly crowned richest enterprise in Ba Province, the Chu Group's every move is no longer purely a business activity.

If the Chu Group were to suddenly experience severe turmoil, how many upstream and downstream companies would be affected? How many jobs would be lost? How much capital flight would it trigger?

These are accounts that the province cannot ignore, and the city certainly cannot disregard.

But Chu Nian, this illegitimate daughter, isn't just trying to steal Chu Jin's position; she's threatening a crucial element in the entire economic landscape of Ba Shi.

Therefore, this matter, at its smallest, is an internal inheritance dispute within the Chu family; at a larger scale, it has already extended into the officialdom.

The more these high-ranking officials thought about it, the more frightened they became. They felt as if the chairs beneath them were covered in nails, making them extremely uneasy.

If only Chu Jin had come today, and if that young man surnamed Lu hadn't shown up, they would most likely have stood on Chu Nian's side as agreed.

After all, the interests had already been agreed upon, and the bargaining chips had already been laid out on the table. As long as Chu Jin was kicked out of the game, everyone would get a bigger share than before.

But... Lu Jingxiu arrived.

So what exactly is this?

Personal relationship? What did Lu Feng mean? What did the provincial party committee mean?

They didn't know.

Because this young man didn't explicitly state his position or reveal his identity today.

It is precisely because they do not know that they dare not act.

In the business world, they dare to gamble with anyone because they can calculate the wins and losses. But when facing officials, they don't even dare to touch the gambling table.

Because the rules of that world are never something they can calculate.

Therefore, even if these two young people were just friends, from their position, they wouldn't dare to take the gamble.

Because if you lose the bet, you risk your life and your promising future.

That's why they didn't dare utter a sound in the meeting room today—because no one wanted to be the one to stick their neck out.

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