After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future

As soon as the announcement of the increase in holdings was released, the entire market fell into a deathly silence, like the calm before a storm.

All the media personnel went into a frenzy, drafting news articles at unprecedented speed to educate the uninformed masses about what kind of company this Xingheng Investment Company from Neon Tokyo really is.

"If you only look at the stock structure, this institution is under the Mitsui Sumitomo Financial Group, the third largest financial institution in Neon, with comprehensive strength second only to Mitsubishi UFJ and Mizuho Financial."

"But if you only look at the stock structure, that's too narrow-minded because Xingheng Investment has only three shareholders, holding 34, 33, and 33 shares respectively, with Mitsui Sumitomo holding 34%, and the other two being the Hyundai Group and Tianxing Investment."

"Tianxing Investment is Lu Liang's Tianxing Investment, and the current general manager of Xingheng Investment Company is Lu Liang's first secretary, Wen Chao."

"Being able to become a general manager in a foreign land and run a joint venture, the significance of this needs no further explanation."

"So, there's speculation that although Xingheng Investment belongs to Mitsui Sumitomo, it has actually been under Lu Liang's control."

"Although Xingheng Investment has just been established for a year, its strength should not be underestimated. Last year's Bitcoin super boom was personally created by Xingheng Investment."

"Rumor has it that they profited over 10 billion US dollars..."

Once the article was out, the whole of Xiangjiang was in an uproar, with speculations sprouting like mushrooms after rain.

"Is Xingheng Investment Liangzi's?"

"According to Xingheng's establishment time, I remember Bitcoin was only about 3200 US dollars then?"

"Lu Liang has been quietly doing big things, his wealth must be more than a hundred billion by now, right?"

"Even if it's a trillion, it's none of our business."

"If the high sell-off was for a low buyback, then shorting Hong Kong stocks last Friday was actually plotting against these four groups?"

"It's possible, but isn't it a bit brazen? The Zheng Family, Li Family, Guo Family, Liu Family, they're all long-established titans in Xiangjiang."

"That's exactly why it's so audacious! Liangzi can roam the international markets, why should he be constrained in Xiangjiang?"

With this one comment, it dawned on the retail investors, who then rushed to buy into those four groups with what little trading time remained.

If their speculation holds, the 'Baowan Dispute' played out on Big A two years ago will be reenacted on the Hong Kong stock market.

As long as they bet on Lu Liang's prey, when the buying frenzy erupts, the minimum return would be over three times.

New World, Huaren Real Estate, New Hongji, Hengji Real Estate, the stock prices of the four groups all made a grand reversal.

In the last fifteen minutes, the K-line trend was like a young cow riding a rocket, soaring with a roar and lightning speed.

In a second, it climbed from a steep drop to a steep rise,

soaring high, seemingly endless.

Meanwhile, at Yiyun Villa.

"He actually increased his holdings." Zheng Jiachun's expression was grave, as raising holdings comes with a half-year lock-up period, fundamentally changing its nature.

"His target was never HSBC or Standard Chartered; it's been us all along!" Liu, Guo, and Li's expressions showed panic.

These four groups have been listed for years with 100% circulating shares. If Lu Liang has designs on them, he can acquire a certain amount of stock from the secondary market and then contact other forces holding shares to finally achieve a power grab.

"We must immediately stop acquiring HSBC and Standard Chartered shares, we've been fooled by Lu Liang." Liu Cixin said solemnly.

Although he moved a lot of assets, it was just to temporarily lay low. His roots are, and have always been, in Xiangjiang.

Although Huaren Real Estate wasn't his creation, its existence turned him from Fan Shuang Liu into the renowned Liu Cixin.

He also realized that Lu Liang couldn't swallow all four, and ultimately, they would have to negotiate on their own, sacrificing one group.

Being currently away from Xiangjiang, Huaren Real Estate might very well become the sacrificial target.

"Stop the action. If Lu Liang's target is us, we need to retain more funds now." Guo Bingsheng said.

Without New World Development, the Zheng Family still has the equally strong Zhou Da Fu Group. But without New Hongji, the Guo Family would plunge down from the top-tier family to the bottom tier.

Although it might bring a windfall, enough for three generations of the Guo Family to live luxuriously.

But having nothing but a mountain of gold, without corresponding social status and influence, is akin to a young lady wandering in the slums of India, bound to be devoured sooner or later.

People's hearts were in turmoil, making the team difficult to lead.

Zheng Jiachun sighed deeply,

suddenly setting his sights on Yang Shoucheng.

He stood up and walked over, sitting beside him with a smile, gently tapping his arm and saying, "Uncle Yang, what's your opinion?"

Despite calling him uncle, his actions were more like an inquiry from a superior to a subordinate.

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed through Yang Shoucheng's eyes, and he laughed, "Ah Zheng, what opinion could I have?"

Those who used to pat him on the shoulder were Uncle Tong, now it's his son, and in the future, it will be his grandson.

When he passes, his position will be inherited by his son, just like the son of a general can only be a general because a marshal has his own son.

"Uncle Yang, you do have it." Zheng Jiachun narrowed his eyes, the smile on his face chilling to behold.

He took out his phone, opened the album, and swiped through a few photos taken from surveillance angles.

At ten in the morning, Yang Qisheng left the villa, appeared on the 82nd floor of Phase 2 of Plaza Building at eleven, and left at half-past twelve...

An hour ago, Zheng Jiachun received this set of photos, and unsurprisingly, Yang Shoucheng turned out to be the mole who leaked information.

But since the situation is looking promising for now, he didn't want to shed light on it immediately and planned to settle accounts with the old fox Yang after the autumn.