Chapter One: The Heiress Reduced to Zero

The last phrase flared into a sharp golden line. A roar filled Yanqiu's ears. Blood ran from her nose and struck the badge. Her mother's company had not failed. And perhaps her mother had not disappeared willingly. A financial-news alert flashed on her phone. Hengchuan Precision, a Yunjing subsidiary, was insolvent. Its assets would be offered in a public bid at ten the next morning, starting at thirty million yuan. When Yanqiu touched the badge again, a gold line pointed toward the rusted factory in the article's photograph. Visible liabilities: 270 million yuan. Concealed asset: sufficient to reshape the new-energy industry. Priority expiration: nine hours. She looked at her balance: 11.70 yuan.