The air inside the Guojin Business Tower felt different today—not tense, not hostile, but measured, like something was quietly being evaluated. Lin Feng stepped into the penthouse-level meeting hall of RisenCore Capital, flanked by Li Shuang and Gu Qingxue. His recent exposure of Spectron's covert operations had not only captured public interest but had stirred an unexpected countercurrent within the upper echelons of the financial sector.
Sitting near the head of the long conference table, casually sipping from a jade-colored ceramic cup, was the woman Lin Feng was here to meet—Qin Xue.
"Chairman Lin," she greeted, standing up with a warm smile that didn't reach her eyes. "Or should I say, the young wolf shaking the mountain?"
