Information Asymmetry, Targeting Me

Hearing this.

Shen Buyao stood straight up from her seat, her eyes glaring roundly at Huang Daoqi.

She spoke at the top of her lungs:

"What?!"

"Third Uncle Huang, your brother-in-law caused this mess?"

"Did he really cause the trouble, or was he dragged out to take the fall?"

"The reputation Gui Auction House lost these past few days can't be earned back just by plugging the financial hole!"

Sister Hong waved her hand and said sternly:

"That's enough Yaoyao, rein in that awful temper of yours."

"Let bygones be bygones. As long as we get to the bottom of it, it's fine!"

On the surface.

Sister Hong seemed to be stopping Shen Buyao from continuing.

In reality.

Sister Hong highly appreciated Shen Buyao's boldness!

She was entirely her mouthpiece.

Spilling out all the words she found inconvenient to say herself in one breath.

But was the matter really that simple?

This new escalation of information made Lin Yu feel like his brain was running out of processing power...

The conversation between Huang Daoqi, Shen Buyao, and Sister Hong was still ongoing.

Lin Yu, however, had no mind to listen, his brain rapidly sorting through the entire situation from the beginning.

There had to be a problem somewhere!

He must have missed a crucial link.

First of all.

It started with Shen Jiuyi's dream, and Wang Biao's warning.

This focused all of Lin Yu's attention on the Huang family's own people, specifically Huang Daoqi.

Especially since Wang Biao had accurately brought up this name, he must have known something.

It was highly likely that during his interactions with Huang Daoqi himself, or the people around him.

During their mutual contact, he had obtained some sort of information.

That was why Wang Biao had provided this tip to Lin Yu.

Having interacted with Wang Biao so many times, Lin Yu trusted Brother Biao's character.

It had to be a tip that Brother Biao considered reliable for him to disclose it to Lin Yu.

Next came Lin Yu's investigation.

There was nothing suspicious about Huang Daoqi's recent transaction records.

On the contrary, there were large transactions under the bank accounts in Huang Feiya's name.

The moment the character of "Huang Daoqi's brother-in-law" popped up.

Lin Yu urgently supplemented this person's information in his database.

There were no transactions under his name or the bank accounts of his close relatives either.

If the excuse for apologizing was true.

If the brother-in-law had secretly hired people to cause trouble, wouldn't he have to pay them?

It wasn't like the brother-in-law had caught those two or three people committing murder, forcing them to help unconditionally, right?

Following this line of thought.

The theory that the brother-in-law made a private decision to cause trouble simply couldn't hold water!

The final point was the system's prompt...

It reacted to Huang Feiya, but had absolutely no reaction to Huang Daoqi, who was supposed to be the ultimate dark boss.

Two possibilities.

The first, the true big boss had not yet appeared, and Lin Yu had not yet come into contact with them.

After all, the system only prompted Huang Feiya's identity as a pseudo-villain.

It wouldn't explicitly state whether she was the ultimate villain.

The second, which was his original thought, the ultimate source of this matter lay with Huang Feiya.

Before Sister Hong spoke.

Lin Yu had not wavered much in this deduction.

But the moment Sister Hong finished speaking, Lin Yu's sense of conviction completely collapsed!

Wait a minute?

Then what exactly was Huang Feiya after?

Did she want her dad to rise to power? Like Zhuge Liang painstakingly propping up Liu Shan?

Or did she want to take power herself?

These points would have made sense initially.

But under the conditions of a "great situation" and "the advantage is mine."

Why would she pull a move like sending her whole team to feed the tower and directly sacrificing the nexus?

No matter how you looked at it, Huang Feiya's plan hadn't shown any flaws.

There was no need for her to come over and self-destruct!

Not only did she self-destruct, but she also dragged down a close relative.

Wouldn't that leave Gui Auction House with even fewer of their own people in the future?

They even fully refunded the money Sister Hong had paid out in compensation!

Then what did Huang Feiya's side gain from this incident?

The loss of Gui Auction House's reputation?

As long as they thought of some ways to boost their credibility and fame, the loss could eventually be made up for.

He couldn't understand it.

A massive question mark entrenched itself in Lin Yu's mind.

Wiping his sweat, Huang Daoqi said with a bitter face:

"No matter what, this matter is my fault."

"It almost caused an irreversible disaster, Manager Yao, you are not wrong in what you said."

"Whether it's my sister-in-law or my older brother, anyone can come and beat me up, and I would feel a bit better."

Shen Buyao was left speechless.

As an outsider, she could only help up to this point.

Otherwise, what else could she do?

Could she replace Huang Feirong's parents and physically attack an elder?

Right at this moment.

Huang Feiya stepped forward and said calmly:

"Since our relative caused this kind of trouble, my father and I should indeed make up for the loss."

"Regarding the loss of reputation, I have a method, though it's not the best one."

"It requires Boss Lin to do us a favor for it to work."

Everyone present: "???"

Lin Yu: "???"

Still calculating in his mind, Lin Yu almost failed to react in time.

Why was he suddenly brought up?

Why did the Huang family's business need Lin Yu's help?

Huang Feiya was purely up to no good!

Under such circumstances.

Regardless of whether Lin Yu would ultimately agree.

At the very least, he couldn't show resistance the moment the question was thrown at him.

Otherwise.

What was he here for today? A fashion show?

Lin Yu tried his best to say calmly:

"You need my help? Actually, I really want to help too."

"I came over this time to chat with Sister Hong, to see if there was anywhere I could be of assistance."

"It's just that after listening for so long... is there anywhere I can actually contribute?"

Huang Feiya smiled and said:

"It's actually very simple, I believe this matter definitely won't be that difficult for Boss Lin either."

"A few days ago, it was because Boss Lin's antique appeared in the auction house that our reputation in the industry began to soar."

"Now that our reputation has suffered a loss, if Boss Lin could bring out another piece to help us tide over this difficulty..."

"Wouldn't this crisis be easily resolved?"

Lin Yu: "!!!"

Damn it, what was that supposed to mean?

She was targeting him?

And by the looks of it, Sister Hong didn't even seem to know that Huang Feiya would propose such a method.

Like the other three women, her expression was full of shock.

Sister Hong was the first to stand up on the spot, saying loudly:

"Xiaoya, what kind of bullshit method is this!"

"We can clean up our own mess, it has nothing to do with Xiaoyu."

"Let me tell you, even if my signboard is smashed to pieces, I still won't agree."

Shen Buyao closely followed and stood up once again, saying in her loud voice:

"What kind of intentions are you harboring? You're plotting against him now?"

Huang Feirong also followed up, saying:

"No, no, this is not a solution, it's an absolutely rotten idea!"

Only Shen Jiuyi remained silent in the entire room.

She had wanted to speak, but suddenly realized a problem, quickly looking at Lin Yu, who had an uncomfortable expression.

The successive statements from Sister Hong, Shen Buyao, and Huang Feirong...

Didn't they essentially corner Lin Yu?