"Am I?" She pulled out her phone with deliberate slowness, scrolling through it with casual confidence. "Would you like me to recite account numbers? Dates of transactions? Names of shell companies? I can give you the details of the Shenzhen deal, the one where you partnered with the vice mayor's nephew and split the municipal contract funds sixty-forty."
"Stop." Lu Zeyan's voice was hoarse and unbelievably terrified. "Just... stop."
"Then give my people their positions," Shuyin said simply. "Director level. The titles I specified. Full authority and competitive salaries. Or would you prefer I take my documentation to the police? Or perhaps the media? I imagine the scandal would be quite entertaining."
The threat hung in the air like a blade because he had just calmed the masses and it would definitely destroy him if another scandal came out.
Lin Yueling made a small sound, something between a gasp and a whimper, finally understanding exactly how cornered Lu Zeyan actually was.
