Judge of Souls - Chapter 54

Hu Xi’s blood was stirred by their words, and she began to envision the scene in reality.  

Although many people criticized the unfairness of the law, they still regarded the law’s verdict as their salvation. When it stood on their side, it was undoubtedly the most powerful protector in the world.  

Then she could righteously denounce the other party, and they wouldn’t be able to utter a word in rebuttal.  

Would they then realize their mistake? Even if it wasn’t out of guilt towards the victim.  

This old lawyer had died and was now in a completely different state of mind. He no longer needed to worry about losing the case, the client demanding compensation, or causing trouble. So, he explained things as clearly as possible. Hu Xi was not in a good state, and he deliberately emphasized their advantages to reassure her.  

The biggest problem was probably money.  

Ghosts didn’t need wages, but they could only help gather evidence and provide analysis. The actual implementation still required relying on her own connections to find people to entrust.  

Top-tier lawyers cost money, top-tier accountants also cost money, and advanced internet commentators certainly cost money too.  

The lawyer and accountant had gone out to work.  

Ma Shiluo said faintly, “Oh.”  

Hu Xi and Kong Su were awed by her “oh.” Her disdainful gaze was just like that of an otherworldly expert.  

Hu Xi looked up at her, “Is she a thief, a magician, or does she forge money?”  

Kong Su, “I think she has some real estate with no heirs. Did you bury your inheritance in the ground?”  

Ma Shiluo was speechless, “You guys must be writing novels.”  

Jiang Feng’s bank account balance had over ninety-thousand yuan. It was all printed out.  

Ma Shiluo said, “Chinese stocks use T+1, which is high-risk and slow to take effect, and is easily influenced by market manipulators. Buying in one day and facing the possibility of being trapped the next day. Even with short-term stock trading, it’s difficult to guarantee quick profits. My suggestion is to trade foreign exchange.”  

She introduced Jiang Feng to a relatively reliable foreign exchange software. The main site was overseas, but opening an account was quick. After sending the information, the review and verification could be completed on the same day, and then the funds could be transferred for use.  

“You’re not going to put all the money into foreign exchange trading, are you? That stuff is unreliable. Even my dad doesn’t dare to play with it. He says it’s ten gambles, nine losses, and you lose money as soon as you touch it,” Hu Xi said cautiously, “Gambling at least has the pleasure, foreign exchange trading only has heartache.”  

Ma Shiluo instructed her, “Sit down, I can’t reach the mouse, you operate it.”  

“Me?!” Hu Xi looked at Jiang Feng nervously, “You’re lending me all your fortune to operate? I can’t pay you back if I lose it.”  

Jiang Feng didn’t care, “It’s okay, anyway, this was earned by Yama.”  

Ma Shiluo, “I’m helping you with your affairs now, of course you have to operate it yourself.”  

Hu Xi borrowed Jiang Feng’s computer and was pressured by Ma Shiluo to stare at the data.  

Ma Shiluo had to keep a close eye on the data because the buy points for quick trades could appear at any time. She guided Hu Xi to bring up trend charts for different timeframes and told her when she spotted a buy point.  

“Here, make a trade. Set the stop loss at one hundred points and the take profit at three hundred points. Do you know how to read the points?”  

Hu Xi shook her head, “I’m only in high school, high school doesn’t teach finance.”  

So, Ma Shiluo quoted a fixed price, “Just make the trade and leave it. I’ve already reserved enough profit. Or you can watch it and sell manually when it’s near the target price.”  

“Is there a difference?” Hu Xi asked nervously.  

“There’s no difference. Those who choose to sell manually usually earn less,” Ma Shiluo said, “But it’s suitable for cowards like you. I’m afraid of scaring you to death.”  

Hu Xi: “…”  

After staring at the red and green screen for a long time, Hu Xi’s eyes were about to go blind.  

They made three trades in total that day. Because foreign exchange trading doesn’t allow for heavy positions, and Hu Xi was so nervous that her hands were shaking, she always sold at the midpoint. After leveraging, the return rate reached over 15%.  

Hu Xi and Kong Su witnessed this technical-like gambling for the first time in their lives. It wasn’t a coincidence or a scam. It was legendary!  

–Mom asked me why I was kneeling to trade.

Kong Su bit her sleeve, grateful that she died early and didn’t need to use money now.  

She said, “If I had this skill, would I still film some idiotic idol drama? I would definitely throw money in the director’s face, use money to corrupt his dignity, and make him play the female lead to blind the audience’s eyes!”  

Hu Xi turned her head and asked, “If I study finance in college, can I become as powerful as you?”  

Ma Shiluo looked ahead, then raised her hand and touched her head, and said profoundly, “Everyone has their own path. But I don’t want to lead you from one dead end to another. Take good care of the inheritance your mother left you. Just deposit it in the bank.”  

Hu Xi bit her tongue. Why did she have to humiliate herself?  

“The most crucial things in stock trading or foreign exchange trading are psychological qualities. The most powerful thing about every successful investor is their self-control. The pursuit of profit and the fear of profit,” Ma Shiluo said, “Your personality won’t work. You seem tough and domineering, but you’re actually timid. That’s why you get bullied. It’s either life or death, but you insist on choosing a slow suicide.”  

Hu Xi lowered her head, unable to refute.  

Her temper wasn’t actually good. Whether it was being framed by Mother Wang during the college entrance exam last year or being framed by Wang Xian later, whenever Father Wang showed that indifferent, disappointed attitude towards her, she resolved to break away from the family.  

But in the end, she would recall the happy and complete family of three when her mother was still alive.  

At that time, her father loved her and she was proud of it.  

He dutifully played the role of a father, protecting her and taking care of her.  

This feeling of being loved was treasured in her heart, extremely precious, and she would review it from time to time.  

Father Wang was her last remaining relative in this world. It was very difficult to give up on such a person, wasn’t it?  

Until the step-by-step forbearance allowed her to see the secrets she hadn’t noticed before. Hu Xi’s world was about to collapse.  

She didn’t know why it had become like this, nor did she know what the right thing to do was.  

But Father Wang’s neglect of her still strongly conflicted with her inner desires, and she didn’t want to stay where she was or sit still and wait for death.  

Ma Shiluo said, “Once you’ve made a decision, go all the way.”  

Hu Xi nodded heavily and saluted, “Yes, Master!”  

Kong Su waved over there, “Come on, come on, let’s play with the internet commentators.”  

Kong Su used to be in the entertainment industry, so she was very skilled at hype. More importantly, she knew a reliable team of internet commentators. Although the price was a bit high, their skills were guaranteed.  

This team didn’t easily take orders from strangers, and it was said they had their own professional ethics. With Kong Su’s help, Jiang Feng explained the situation clearly and haggled with them for a long time before finally reaching an agreement.  

By this time, it was the agreed-upon time for operation.  

Hu Xi minimized the foreign exchange software and clicked on the webpage to search according to the prompts given by the other party.  

The internet commentators acted quickly. In one afternoon, they had investigated most of the truth. They prepared the drafts, clarified the key points, assigned tasks to various parties, and guided public opinion and controlled comments on various forums.  

With a learning and admiring attitude, Hu Xi clicked on a post.  

At the beginning, the main post only released a vague description–“I heard that a girl’s face in No. 1 High School was photoshopped onto erotic pictures and posted on the school’s public forum. What kind of hatred? Is school bullying so terrifying now?”  

Then, among a chorus of “WTF” and condemnations, some “insider passersby” appeared, revealing the whole story.  

For example, how a certain phoenix man supported his mistress after his wife’s death. How he drove his ex-wife’s daughter out of the house in order to fight for property. How the mistress’s daughter, out of jealousy, framed the poor and lonely older sister.  

In the end, Hu Xi was exposed by the netizens.  

Soon after, a new popular science post appeared, organizing all the information with reasons and evidence, marking it up to make a long picture, and sending it to Weibo for promotion.  

The speed of Weibo‘s spread was faster than everyone expected. Netizens were very interested in similar topics and enthusiastically contributed to reposts and popularity.  

Because the identity of the protagonist had been completely revealed, and it inevitably involved a listed company, relevant financial news media closely followed up and reposted. Some small media outlets also began to participate.  

If what was described in the article was true, such a scandal was obviously very bad news.  

In addition, it was temporarily unknown whether Hu Xi held shares in the company and how she would handle them. The company’s recent reports showed losses, research and development was hindered, and the prospects were worrying. The stock price, which was barely held up by similar concept stocks, collapsed under the impact and fell sharply with heavy trading volume.  

The fluctuation of the stock price quickly attracted the company’s attention. Mr. Wang’s phone call came quickly.  

“I don’t know!” He was now standing outside Hu Xi’s rented apartment, roaring, “I just received the news! I’m looking for her, but this matter isn’t necessarily related to her. Don’t rush to throw dirty water on me!”  

“You’re even less qualified to interfere with my private life! Everyone knows what kind of person they are, so don’t point fingers at me!”  

He wanted to contact Hu Xi, but Hu Xi had blacklisted him, and no one was in the rented apartment at this time.  

At this critical moment, he realized that he didn’t know where his daughter could go, what friends she had, or what her personality was like. They were practically the most estranged father and daughter in the world.  

The matter of the erotic photos shocked him even more. He didn’t believe that the well-behaved and sensible Wang Xian could do such a thing. It must be… it must be that Hu Xi had offended someone and mistakenly thought it was Wang Xian who did it, and retaliated against the wrong person.  

Mr. Wang was so anxious that he had blisters on the corners of his mouth. He contacted the company’s public relations department and asked them to issue a clarification statement through the official account.  

It clearly stated that Wang Xian and her siblings were not his biological children, but children from a blended family. The online rumors were not true and were slanderous, causing huge losses to the company’s property. They would reserve the right to sue those who smeared the company’s management image and maliciously caused trouble.  

Mr. Wang stamped his foot and said, “I don’t care what gimmick or method you use, immediately shift the focus and end this matter for me!”  

“I don’t care who you throw the blame on! Anyway, get rid of this dirty water immediately. You absolutely cannot let the people from the Securities Regulatory Commission notice!”  

He paced anxiously in front of Hu Xi’s door, and finally kicked the door with force as if to vent his anger. The anti-theft iron door made a loud noise, and Mr. Wang winced in pain, holding his toes.  

He was extremely annoyed and cursed loudly, disregarding his image, and reluctantly turned to rush to the company.  

At this time, the experienced old accountant was inspecting Mr. Wang’s company’s factory.  

He floated into the warehouse in front of the warehouse manager and conducted a preliminary inventory check against the warehouse’s registration form.  

With just a rough comparison, he discovered significant discrepancies. Whether it was product quality or inventory quantity. He had done audits and issued countless opinions. Based on his understanding of the industry, the inventory was clearly problematic.  

Subsequently, he began to observe the specific management situation.  

To observe whether a company is operating normally, in addition to data, one can also analyze it from its performance.  

The first is to observe the enthusiasm of employees, and the second is the degree of implementation of enterprise management.  

The person managing the warehouse was playing on the computer and doing nothing. The filling of the delivery orders on the table was also very sloppy and not standardized. Supervision and management were even more lax.  

The accountant squatted at the door and counted the number of trucks coming and going.  

It was bleak and desolate.  

In less than half a day, he roughly confirmed the situation.  

He noted the data in his mind and went to peek at the company’s internal reports.  

A company itself has different types of reports, such as external financial reports and internal management reports. This was legal, just for the convenience of company management.  

However, obvious problems were exposed in these management reports. For example, the bad debt ratio of accounts receivable was far higher than that of other companies in the same industry, and some financial indicators deviated from normal values.  

From all appearances, if you were to describe this company in one sentence, it would definitely be–as if the body has been hollowed out.  

It was outwardly strong but inwardly weak and could not withstand scrutiny.  

The accountant noted several important data points, as well as the names and legal representatives of the partner companies. It was a pity he didn’t have paper and pen, which was really difficult for him.  

After finishing all this, he floated back and said to the four people in the room who were fighting fiercely with the internet commentators:

“Stop playing, kids. While there’s still time, call my old friends who work in the National Taxation Bureau and the Securities Regulatory Commission and communicate with them.”  

Hu Xi took a moment to look up, confused, “National Taxation Bureau?”  

“Yes, yes, let them send an inspection team to confirm whether the accounts match the actual situation,” the accountant patted his head, “Hey, hey, that female classmate, please write down what I said quickly, or I’ll forget it!”  

Jiang Feng took the initiative to get up, find paper and pen, and help the accountant write down the phone numbers and related information. He made a report call to the authorities.  

Kong Su and Hu Xi sat in front of the computer, fighting hard. They had the initial advantage, but now they were struggling to cope with the internet commentators hired by the opposing company.