Chapter Two: A Hundred-Million Limit, One Human Life

“Tracing it would be like setting off an alarm while holding up your ID.” Lin studied Tianheng. Its future price had fallen from 48.70 to 29.30, which meant the future had already shifted. Tianheng was Gu Chenzhou's largest holding and planned to announce a chip-company acquisition at dawn. It should have soared. Now it was destined to crash. It was an opportunity—and bait. At 1:05, Gu's secretary called. “Mr. Lin, Chairman Gu heard about your mother. He is willing to cover every medical expense if you come in tomorrow and sign a confidentiality agreement.” Three years of silence, followed by generosity the moment Lin made his first fortune. Lin smiled. “Thank Chairman Gu for me. And tell him he should cancel Tianheng's acquisition.”