Seeing the earnestness in Xu Fei’s eyes and sensing no hint of mockery, Yao Manyun answered seriously.
“It’s no secret in our Yao family. While everyone’s income is kept private, the expenditure reports are usually handled by the accountant. Is there a problem?”
“This issue isn’t small, but it’s not huge either. Just get me a copy of Second Granduncle’s financial expenditure report from the past five years, and you’ll see,” Xu Fei replied.
To verify this, Yao Manyun set off straight for the accountant’s office, with Xu Fei following close behind.
When they reached the accountant’s room, Yao Manyun stepped inside, while Xu Fei, brimming with confidence, waited outside.
A few minutes later, a startled yelp echoed from within.
Then Yao Manyun burst out, clutching a report, looking like she’d seen a ghost.
“Doctor Xu, what… what’s going on here? How did you know Second Granduncle made such a blunder?”
The financial report in Yao Manyun’s hands laid it bare.
Over the past few years, Second Granduncle, who’d lived frugally before, had suddenly started transferring large chunks of his personal assets to the Red Buddha Society.
In total, over those years, it amounted to more than six million, and that was only thanks to the Yao family managing his annual dividends.
Otherwise, it’d probably all have flowed like water into the Red Buddha Society’s hands!
Six million might not seem astronomical, but for a retired Second Granduncle with no active role, this was a serious matter.
“Could Second Granduncle have been deceived? Is this Red Buddha Society… a scam group?”
With her ordinary perspective, this was the most plausible conclusion Yao Manyun could muster.
She likely assumed some new fraud ring was posing as a legitimate entity to swindle devout elderly Buddhists.
Xu Fei merely nodded slightly.
“You could see it that way, but it’s far more complicated than you think. Let’s just say the Red Buddha Society isn’t something to take lightly.”
“Since your Yao family’s already tangled up with them through Second Granduncle, avoiding it might not be an option. In my view, you’d be better off digging into this to the end!”
Before this all started, Xu Fei hadn’t expected it to lead straight to the Red Buddha Society.
After all, his main reason for coming to the capital was to deal with them.
In other words, the Red Buddha Society wasn’t a pushover, or he wouldn’t have needed to establish a foothold in the capital first before tackling them.
The Yao family might not rank among the capital’s top-tier clans, but it was a solid mid-tier player among second-rate families.
As the saying goes, more friends mean more paths, and Xu Fei wasn’t about to miss such a prime chance to gain an ally.
Hearing this, Yao Manyun paused to think calmly.
Though she didn’t hold significant power in the family, the key figures, like the family head and First Granduncle, all doted on her.
She knew full well that her word carried weight.
Yao Manyun silently sized up Xu Fei, weighing her options, and finally decided to agree.
