DLWAV CH12

Before Lin Gaolang could make a decision, his so-called allies had already decided for him.

“Xiao Corporation is just a mess right now.”

“You said you had a 70% chance of turning Xiao Corporation around?”

“Didn’t you say you had a 100% chance of taking down Xiao Corporation? But look at the situation now!”

“This is unexpected?”

“I don’t care if this is unexpected or not—all I know is that because of you, we’ve already lost over 3 billion.”

“In short, stop, stop it immediately for me.”

“You originally guaranteed us that you would only target the Xiao family, not the Xiao Corporation, which is why we cooperated with you. But now, the Xiao family is almost finished, and our future is also almost finished. Lin Gaolang, we’re not done with this—”

Hanging up the phone, Lin Gaolang smashed his phone directly on the ground.

There was no trace of his previous high spirits on his face. Not only that, but the dark circles under his eyes and the stubble on his chin clearly showed his current disarray.

Just yesterday, these people were still enthusiastic towards him, wishing they could praise him to the skies. But in less than a day, they had all turned against him.

Bang!

Watching the phone shatter into pieces, the secretary’s heart leaped into his throat.

But he still had to bite the bullet and ask: “President Lin, Xiao Corporation has already filed for bankruptcy with the court. Should we continue acquiring Xiao Corporation’s stocks?”

Lin Gaolang’s right hand instantly gripped tighter.

His intuition told him things weren’t that simple; he should take a gamble.

Otherwise, the over 4 billion he invested to short Xiao Corporation’s stock would really be gone down the drain.

The majority of that 4 billion came from him—

But where did he have the qualification to gamble now—

“How can we continue acquiring?”

Lin Gaolang slammed his fist on the table again, his eyes red: “Those guys have already withdrawn all their funds and dumped all the Xiao Corporation shares in their hands.”

Because they were all worried that if they were a step too late, the Xiao Corporation stocks in their hands would be worthless.

The study instantly fell into a dead silence, with only Lin Gaolang’s heavy breathing remaining.

However, as time passed, the tense veins on the back of Lin Gaolang’s hand slowly subsided.

Finally, he slumped back into his chair: “Stop the plan.”

The next day, the three major banks couldn’t wait to start auctioning the 15% shares pledged by Xiao Corporation.

But no one bid at all, until the last few seconds, when the Gao family won these shares at a price higher than the starting bid.

Most people thought the Gao family bought these shares with the intention of picking up a bargain.

So seeing the Gao family overjoyed, they couldn’t help but reveal looks of disdain.

Firstly, because the Gao family used to be supporters of the Xiao family, and the Gao family’s youngest son, Gao Xiong, was one of Xiao Ruize’s seven lackeys.

Relying on the Xiao family, the Gao family, like Xiao Ruicheng’s wife’s Xu family, had gained countless benefits.

But now that the Xiao family was in trouble, the Gao family, like the Xu family, not only didn’t lend a penny to the Xiao family but also schemed to take a bite out of them.

Secondly, because Xiao Corporation’s bankruptcy was 99% certain, otherwise why would all those wealthy families and big companies eyeing Xiao Corporation to get a piece of the pie stay silent now.

Yet the Gao family still thought of picking up a bargain; what else could it be but stupidity.

But soon, the disdain in their eyes froze.

Because that afternoon, they discovered someone was aggressively acquiring Xiao Corporation’s stocks.

They didn’t think much of it at the time, assuming those people were like the Gao family, wanting to pick up bargains.

It wasn’t until the next day, when they found that all available Xiao Corporation stocks on the market had been bought up, that they finally realized something was wrong.

Most importantly, that afternoon, Xiao Ruicheng’s family returned to the country.

Following that, the Gao family high-profilely announced transferring 8% of the 15% Xiao Corporation shares won from the bank to Old Master Xiao at the original price, and 1% each to six families including the Zhao, Li, and Chen families.

And these six families were exactly the families of Xiao Ruize’s lackeys.

Subsequently, Xiao Corporation withdrew its bankruptcy application from the court.

On the third day, the Hai City Government and Hai City University publicly announced that after testing, there were no problems with the Bolang 4’s braking system.

Simultaneously, Xiao Corporation announced relocating Hai Run Auto to Hai City.

The Hai City Government immediately announced issuing a 5 billion low-interest loan to Hai Run Auto.

At the same time, Xiao Corporation’s official Weibo released a video showing that the Bolang 4 accident in Hai City wasn’t due to brake failure hitting the roadside school bus, but because the driver accidentally knocked over a water bottle while driving, causing it to roll under the brake pedal. When the driver noticed the red light ahead and tried to brake, the brake was blocked by the water bottle, failing to stop the car, ultimately hitting an empty school bus loaded with red paint ahead.

Following this, Xiao Corporation high-profilely announced Xiao Ruize injecting 20 billion into Xiao Corporation, and the Gao, Zhao, Li, and other seven families injecting 5 billion into Xiao Corporation.

That day, Xiao Corporation’s stock hit the daily limit up.

Everyone was stunned by this series of news.

“No wonder Xiao Ruize was still eating, drinking, and having fun everywhere when the Xiao family was about to go bankrupt. He wasn’t ignoring Xiao Corporation’s life or death; he clearly knew the Xiao family would be fine long ago.”

“Xiao Ruicheng fleeing abroad with his wife and children was fake; it was a smokescreen they deliberately released.”

“The Bolang 4 brake failure was also fake; it was concocted by the Xiao family to create the illusion of Xiao Corporation’s impending collapse, forcing the mastermind and us to give up sieging Xiao Corporation.”

“The Gao family never betrayed the Xiao family either—”

“They didn’t lend a penny to the Xiao family before just to create the illusion of betrayal, not arousing our suspicion, and then effortlessly winning that 15% share of Xiao Corporation from the three major banks.”

…

Most importantly—

In the study, Lin Gaolang and others were furious.

“Where did the Xiao family get so much money—”

“Where did you get so much money?”

The milk dumpling system was completely stunned.

Because after learning that the previously plummeted Bibi Coin started rebounding, it had gone to recuperate with peace of mind.

But just after recovering and returning, it was informed that Lin Gaolang and Le Zhan had already moved against the Xiao family, and the Xiao family was on the verge of bankruptcy.

However, before it could start worrying whether the money in their hands could save the Xiao family, the Xiao family suddenly started a desperate rebound.

In the Huangming Clubhouse, Ao Ruize, having just finished a round of golf, took a teacup handed by a scoundrel friend and drank it in one gulp, then waved away a cigar offered by another: “I don’t smoke that stuff.”

Then he leisurely said: “Earned from buying Bibi Coin!”

Milk dumpling: “…”

Because if it remembered correctly, didn’t they only buy 250 million worth of Bibi Coin before?

May I ask how this 250 million grew to 30 billion when Bibi Coin only increased 35 times???

“Oh.”

Ao Ruize said: “That’s because I later bought several hundred million more when Bibi Coin plummeted.”

Milk dumpling: “…Where did you get so much money?”

“Did you really go to the high seas to salvage sunken ships?”

Ao Ruize: “Something like that.”

Milk dumpling: “Something like that?”

Ao Ruize changed the subject: “Do you know why I’m called Master Hai by people in Qian City?”

Milk dumpling subconsciously said: “Isn’t it because you surf well?”

“No.”

Ao Ruize said: “It’s because I have a marine fishing team under my name. Probably influenced by me, their luck is a bit strange; nine out of ten times they go to sea, they catch no fish.”

After all, dragons are the leaders of all aquatic life; how would ordinary aquatic life dare approach him.

Milk dumpling: “…”

The milk dumpling completely ignored the phrase ‘probably influenced by me’, focusing entirely on ‘nine out of ten times they go to sea, they catch no fish’.

So is there any need for this marine fishing team to exist?

Ao Ruize: “But six times they managed to fish up detectors placed in our territorial waters by enemy countries.”

Milk dumpling: “…”

Ao Ruize: “Fishing up one detector, the state rewards 500,000; two is 1 million…”

“Relying on this, they actually managed to support themselves.”

So Ao Ruize’s title of Master Hai actually came from this.

Milk dumpling: “…”

Also, the legendary mysterious force in the Chinese Navy—Chinese fishermen are actually beside me!!!

Milk dumpling: “So?”

Ao Ruize: “Then just half a month ago, they fished up thirteen torpedoes from the sea. After sending them to the maritime department, they found out they were actually intelligent robot surveillance devices disguised as torpedoes, capable of moving via wireless remote control and even possessing satellite communication functions.”

“And such advanced technology is something our country doesn’t have.”

“The maritime department was happy, spent 130 million to buy all these torpedoes, and rewarded the fishing team with another 10 million.”

Milk dumpling: “…”

Could the maritime department not be happy?

How did that saying go again? Sitting at home, technology comes from the sea.

Ao Ruize: “The maritime department people also thought my fishing team’s luck was a bit too good, so they spent 200 million to buy this fishing team from me too.”

Just like that, he suddenly had over 300 million more in hand.

Then he casually gave this 300 million plus to Jin Boshi, telling him to buy Bibi Coin.

Thanks to Ao Ruize’s divine move.

Otherwise, their plan would most likely have failed.

Because it initially thought they just needed to fill the hole of the stolen lithium battery recycling technology, not considering at all that Lin Gaolang and others would attack early, and with an offensive fiercer than its simulation, instantly burdening Xiao Corporation with tens of billions in debt.

Milk dumpling: “…”

Suddenly felt it was so useless.

But as a proper system, who would admit being useless?

So it immediately said: “As expected of me.”

“If I hadn’t predicted Bibi Coin would surge again, how could we have crushed Lin Gaolang and Le Zhan’s conspiracy so easily.”

As if the system restless about Bibi Coin plummeting a while ago wasn’t it.

Ao Ruize looked at it lifting a non-existent chin while blushing and speaking, nodding solemnly: “Yes, as expected of you!”

The milk dumpling didn’t suspect anything, feeling more and more that it was right.

It put its hands on its hips and laughed loudly.

So it will definitely become a system famous through the ages.

Meanwhile, Ao Ruize’s scoundrel friends also spoke up: “When Bibi Coin plummeted back then, countless people laughed at us, calling us idiots for following Master Hai to buy Bibi Coin that had already risen tenfold.”

“What did they say back then? Buying Bibi Coin now is like joining the Nationalist Army in ’49.”

“Now, let them be sour!”

The 20 billion Xiao Ruize took out was all earned from buying Bibi Coin—

And those who followed him to buy Bibi Coin earned at least over 10 million.

Most importantly, he earned not just 20 billion from trading Bibi Coin, but over 30 billion.

The remaining over 10 billion was all used by the Xiao family to acquire Xiao Corporation shares.

Now, the Xiao Corporation shares in their hands had skyrocketed from the original 36% to 64%.

Xiao Corporation became truly the Xiao’s Corporation.

When the news spread, the entire upper class of China was in an uproar.

“Bibi Coin, Bibi Coin, how could I forget Xiao Ruize bought a lot of Bibi Coin before!”

“And Bibi Coin’s recent momentum is so huge… blame the Xiao family matter for attracting all our attention.”

“No wonder Xiao Ruize’s scoundrel friends still sucked up to him even when the Xiao family was in trouble!”

“We forgot about this, but many people didn’t.”

Thinking of Xiao Corporation losing over twenty old shareholders and gaining over ten new ones, their eyes turned red with envy.

Who would have thought, while they were busy watching the drama at the Xiao family, smart people had already made a fortune quietly.

Also—

“Xiao Ruize’s luck is truly incredible. Just won over 200 million at Huangming Clubhouse, then earned over 30 billion on Bibi Coin.”

That’s over 30 billion!

How many of them work hard all their lives and might not even become billionaires, yet Xiao Ruize earned 30 billion so easily.

Even picking up money isn’t as fast as him!

“But the main credit for the Xiao family turning around this time still lies with Old Master Xiao…”

“Indeed, ginger gets spicier as it gets older!”

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