Chapter Two: Everyone Expected It to Soar

Han sent a message: Polaris would hire him for 30,000 yuan a month if he withdrew the forensic request. The accuracy of Han's surveillance chilled him. At the twelve-percent threshold, Lu cut half and realized a 1,100-yuan loss. It hurt precisely because he had so little. It also restored his breathing. That evening, investigative reporter Xu Zhi arrived. She had been the only journalist to ask about the missing eleven minutes. “Someone told me you're investigating Furnace Pool,” she said. Lu showed her the beneficial-owner network, explaining that it proved association, not misappropriation. Xu read it and smiled grimly. “My bank emails provide the other half. Of the claimed $1.