Hong Kong. Li Family Estate!
When Li Yi arrived, Li Futi was handling work in his study. Upon learning of Li Yi’s arrival, he immediately came downstairs to greet him.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two returned to the study on the second floor.
As soon as they entered the room, Li Futiao said with a smile, “Brother Li Yi, your presence is truly unmatched—you’ve already intimidated quite a few people just by showing up.”
“Oh, really?”
“Just a moment ago, I received seven or eight calls in a row, all asking about you. Quite a few were from people at the British-owned conglomerate. Hearing the panic in their voices, I couldn’t help but laugh!” Li Fuzhao said.
Li Yi immediately laughed and said, “You make it sound like I’m some kind of monster. I’m a law-abiding citizen, not one of those ‘floods and beasts’!”
“Haha, in some people’s eyes, you’re far more terrifying than any flood or beast. They’d rather provoke those floods and beasts than cross you!” Li Futao said.
Thinking back on Li Yi’s actions over the past few months, Li Futiao could only describe him with one phrase—utterly ruthless!
Every time Li Yi struck, he would leave his opponents in tatters, and always caught completely off guard.
As expected, the British-funded group had fallen into another trap this time—they just didn’t know it yet.
Running into an opponent like this was just plain bad luck!
Li Yi shook his head with a smile and said, “That’s because they’ve done too many unscrupulous things—they’ve got a guilty conscience!”
“Hahaha, that’s certainly true!”
After a moment of lighthearted banter, Li Yi immediately steered the conversation back to business: “Old Li, I came over this time to talk to you about shorting gold…”
Before he could finish, Li Futiao’s eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, “Can we move forward?”
Ever since Li Yi mentioned a few days ago that he was planning to short gold, Li Fuzhao had been making preparations.
He was well aware of Li Yi’s investment prowess—whether it was shorting the Hang Seng Index earlier or later investing in gold and predicting the depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar, his predictions had always been spot-on.
So, he didn’t want to miss this opportunity to short gold.
However, Li Yi had gone silent after mentioning it that day, which had left Li Fuzhao feeling a bit anxious.
He hadn’t expected good news to come so suddenly; from the sound of it, Li Yi was ready to make his move.
“Well, Starry Sky has already recovered its funds and is ready to act at any moment. It all depends on how prepared you are,” Li Yi said.
“I’ve been raising funds these past few days. I’ve already secured 300 million USD, and if that’s not enough, I can raise another 100 million!”
Li Futiao continued, “Also, the team heading to Thief Eagle is all set—we’re just waiting for your order!”
“Alright, let’s get ready and fly straight to Thief Eagle. We don’t have much time left!”
Li Yi recalled that in his previous life, international gold prices began to fall on November 8. The decline was modest at first, but after November 15, prices suddenly plummeted.
Therefore, if they wanted to sell the gold at its peak, they had to reach an agreement with the brokerage firm there before November 8th.
“Brother Li Yi, are you planning to go to Thief Eagle yourself?”
“Yes! I don’t really trust anyone else!” Li Yi replied honestly.
With the safety of billions of dollars at stake, Li Yi dared not entrust the matter to anyone else.
So for this gold short-selling operation, he planned to go there in person to oversee the operation.
“Alright, I won’t be going this time. Take Yunbao with you—let him gain some experience!” Li Fu said.
“Alright, but Old Li, you know my status. I’m worried Thief Eagle’s customs might deny me entry, so I’ll need your help with the paperwork!” Li Yi said.
“No problem. I’ll arrange group entry for you under the pretext of business expansion. You’ll travel to Thief Eagle as an employee of the Li family!”
“Great!”
Li Futiao continued, “Also, we have partnerships with several securities firms in Thief Eagle. I’ll ask our contacts there to assist you. With their help, things should go much more smoothly!”
“Sounds good!”
“By the way, Brother Li Yi, I’ve already contacted the media outlets you asked me to reach out to. When do you plan to make your move?” Li Futao asked again.
Li Yi first pulled a folded piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Li Futiao, then said, “This is my market-crashing plan. Just follow the instructions on here when the time comes!”
“But we can’t act just yet. Otherwise, it might trigger a chain reaction and affect our operations with Zaiying.”
Li Fuzhao glanced at Li Yi’s plan and asked, “So when do you want to…”
Before Li Futiao could finish, Li Yi cut in, “We’ll wait until we’re at Thief Eagle’s place and have finished shorting gold before taking action. We’ll stay in touch via telegram then!”
“Alright!”
Li Futao then chuckled, “If gold prices really plummet this time, those guys at the British-funded conglomerate are going to be in tears!”
According to information the Li family had gathered, the Lin family and the British-funded conglomerate backing them had not only acquired over 9 tons of physical gold but had also purchased gold financial products worth nearly 10 billion Hong Kong dollars.
Such a massive sum would strain even the deep-pocketed British-funded conglomerate; reportedly, Jardine Matheson has already borrowed 2 billion from banks.
If gold prices were to crash, their losses would run into the tens of billions!
More importantly, Li Futao had just reviewed Li Yi’s plan. With his keen insight, he immediately recognized that this plan was clearly a trump card designed to prevent the British-funded conglomerate from exiting the market prematurely.
Clearly, Li Yi was concerned that members of the British-funded groups might get wind of the impending gold price drop early on, leading them to cut their losses and exit the market promptly. That’s why he devised this market-crashing plan.
According to Li Yi’s plan, he intended to have Banbanhaobang issue a warning to all investors across Hong Kong before the international gold price collapsed, making it clear to everyone that the price was about to fall.
At that point, everyone would rush to sell off their gold financial products. Under such circumstances, even if members of the British-funded group wanted to cut their losses and exit the market, there would likely be no one willing to step in and buy their shares.
After all, everyone would know the price was about to drop—only a fool would enter the market at that moment.
Moreover, the total value of the physical gold and financial products they held amounted to over 10 billion Hong Kong dollars. Even if someone wanted to buy the dip during the price crash, they wouldn’t be able to absorb such a massive volume.
In this way, Li Yi has completely cut off the British-funded group’s escape route.
As expected, the British-owned group is in for a major fall this time.
Li Yi, however, said in a flat tone, “I’m not the type to hold a grudge over every little thing, but I’m also not the kind of person who takes a punch without throwing one back. Since those bastards dared to lay a hand on me and my people, they should be prepared for the consequences.”
Li Futao smiled and said, “The fact that the Duke and Smith and the others provoked you is absolutely the biggest mistake of their lives!”
“Haha, they certainly won’t see it that way. The Anglo-Saxon arrogance ingrained in their very bones will lead them to believe that I—or even the world itself—is the one in the wrong, not them!” Li Yi said with a laugh.
“You’re right—those bastards might actually think that way. I have no idea what goes on in their heads!” Li Futiao said.
“We can’t control what they think. Right now, I’m taking my men to raid the Thief Eagle’s base, and you stay in Hong Kong to crash the market. Let’s join forces and teach these scumbags a lesson!” Li Yi said.
“Alright, let’s work together!”
“Let’s work together…”
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