Chapter Five: Six Hundred Eighty Million Opens the Door

By the time Lin left Everlight Center, thirty-seven banks had marked all 680 million yuan as suspicious funds. Time until seizure: four hours. Gu did not need to kill him in the auction hall. If the money lost its legal origin, Lin would become a debtor again—worse off than he had been three years ago. “Split it among accounts?” Tang asked. “That would be money laundering. Exactly what they want.” Lin left every yuan in place. He withdrew one yuan and registered a company. Tomorrow Capital. Paid-in capital: one yuan. At eight in the morning, he held a press conference across from Everlight Center. There was no luxurious office behind him, only a folding table and printed trade records.