Chapter 6 — The Former General's Ex-Wife Was a Genius Advisor

To Mien Nguyet's studio was established less than two years ago, but the amount of money circulating on the books far exceeds the scale of a normal design studio. Including three large money transfers, coming from the same ghost company. That company is registered in the Cayman Islands, and the legal representative's information is anonymized.

“These sums of money add up to more than 20 million yuan (about 70 billion VND),” my father said. “What kind of project can a newly started design studio do that earns 20 million yuan?”

“Do you know what the design fee is for collaboration with big brands?”

"I've investigated. During that time, his studio didn't do any collabs with any big brands, and didn't even have an official contract with party A."

I closed the file bag: "Do you think this money is related to Co Ngon Chu?"

"I'm not sure. But the fact that To Mien Nguyet ran to my father to discuss raising capital is unusual. You just got divorced, he didn't bother to avoid suspicion but instead ran to the house to give birth to the child. Do you think he just wanted to raise capital?"

I was silent for a few seconds. My mother next to me interrupted: "Van Tinh, I don't need to know what relationship she has with Co Ngon Chu. If you're already divorced, don't get involved in this gossip anymore. But that To Mien Nguyet - I've only met her once and I already don't like her."

“What don't you like about her?”

“The look on his face and the words he said were not the same at all.” My mother said frankly: "His mouth smiles, but his eyes don't smile."

I returned the file bag to my father: "How do you plan to handle these things?"

“Just leave it there, don't invest.” He added another sentence: "As for your great-uncle's place... It's up to him to see what he can do."

* When I left the old house, it was already dark. I started the car engine and the phone screen suddenly lit up. It's a text message sent from an unknown number. [Miss Lam, I am To Mien Nguyet. I heard that you just returned to the Lam family. If it's convenient, I'd like to meet you for a moment and talk to you directly. Always waiting for you.] I stared at that message for a few seconds. No reply. Cars driving on the overpass. City lights flashed by from both sides. In the rearview mirror is a long road with no blind spots. I grabbed the steering wheel tightly and sent Tran Niem a text message: [Help me make a detailed business appraisal (Due Diligence/Background check) of To Mien Nguyet's studio.] Tran Niem replied in a split second: [Finally opened, huh? It will be available within 3 days.] * Tran Niem's speed is much faster than 3 days. The next night, he sent a nearly 40-page document to my email. I sat in the study room, flipping through the pages. To Mien Nguyet's background is very beautiful. Studying a Bachelor's degree at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, studying a Master's degree at the Italian Marangoni Institute. Returning home, he worked as a design assistant for a famous design company, and two years later opened his own studio. Every step on the resume is neat and standard like a textbook. But Tran Niem has flagged a few suspicious points. First, her 2-year tuition at Marangoni totaled more than 1.5 million yuan. To Mien Nguyet was a poor student in high school and had to rely on subsidies and part-time jobs to attend college. Who pays this money for studying abroad? Second, the design company she worked for after returning home was, on the surface, a famous brand in the industry, but The third largest shareholder of that company is a subsidiary of the Co Group. Third, her studio's first customer is a model house design project for a luxury apartment complex. The developer of that apartment complex has the last name Co. I flipped back. Tran Niem wrote a note: [From studying abroad to starting a business, every step has the shadow of Co Ngon Chu behind. Do you still think she relied on her own strength?] I closed the documents and leaned back in the chair.