It's 5 p.m., and as soon as Gao Fengbo from CITIC turned on his phone, it immediately started ringing off the hook.
"Uncle, uncle, something happened!"
"Honey, isn't today's market behaving unusually?"
"Gao Fengbo, are you screwing us?!"
"Mr. Gao, what exactly are you doing?! How come you didn't notify us about Han Lie leaving early?!"
When the first call came in, Gao Fengbo was brimming with confidence.
By the time the third call came in, his face was ashen.
By the seventh or eighth, he was completely numb.
"I was out all day attending a meeting with the leaders!"
He used a strong tone to mask his inner panic, trying hard to explain.
"It was a seminar organized by the financial office… I wasn't at the office, couldn't log into the system, and couldn't see any operations…"
"Damn you! Why would you be out wandering at such a critical time?!"
The one cursing was Liu Hanhe's big brother, Liu Han, who built his wealth in the gray market.
