Tuesday, March 30!
Early in the morning, Li Yi was roused by an urgent phone call.
The call was from Lan Xinming, who told him that Lin Luo—the deputy head of the investment department whom he had just promoted yesterday—was dead, and the cause of death was homicide.
According to Lan Xinming, he had just received a call from the police, who reported that they had received a call from a woman in the early hours of the morning claiming to have heard sounds of a struggle and screams coming from her neighbor’s apartment.
The police immediately dispatched officers to the apartment building where the incident occurred.
After questioning the caller, the officers forced open the door to the apartment in question and discovered the body of a man who had recently died.
Upon investigation and verification, the deceased was confirmed to be Lin Luo, a senior employee of their company!
As for the cause of Lin Luo’s death, the police station declined to disclose further details, citing that the case was still under investigation, and simply stated that it appeared to be a murder motivated by personal vendetta!
Upon receiving the news, a cold smile crossed Li Yi’s face.
Those bastards at the British-owned conglomerate are truly ruthless—they’ve already made their move so quickly!
Moreover, Li Yi could see this incident as a show of force—even a threat—from Dolsen.
After all, he was merely a disposable pawn with no remaining value. The British Capital Group had countless ways to eliminate him, and they could have done it completely without a trace.
For instance, they could have taken him out to international waters, stuffed him in a sack, and tied a few rocks to it. That way, the world would have merely lost a missing person, not a corpse.
Now that Lin Luo had died so quickly and alerted the police, it wouldn’t be long before the whole city knew about it—this was clearly the foreigners’ doing.
On one hand, they intended to use this ruthless method to intimidate the British-owned conglomerate from within, showing those with wavering loyalties exactly what happens to traitors.
On the other hand, Li Yi was certain they were making a show of force—not just to him, but to the entire Star Investment Company and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce as a whole.
After all, Lin Luo was merely an employee of the company. If he died, the first people to be notified should be his parents and relatives, not the company.
Even if notification were necessary, it shouldn’t have come from the police, but from Lin Luo’s family.
However, the reality is that the police arrived at the scene immediately, identified Lin Luo in a matter of moments, and even called his supervisor at work.
If this wasn’t premeditated and deliberate, then Li Yi would have wasted his entire life across two lifetimes!
Once he realized this, the look on Li Yi’s face grew even colder.
Although Hong Kong is still essentially the domain of those Westerners, with most administrative control in their hands, that doesn’t mean they can do whatever they please here.
Because the Motherland stands behind him, and we’ve just knocked the monkeys—who claim to be the world’s third-strongest military power—to the ground in Southern Xinjiang, solidifying our international standing.
On top of that, the British had been soundly beaten in several consecutive provocations, to the point where even their regular troops had withdrawn from Hong Kong. If they really tried to play dirty, Li Yi wasn’t afraid of them at all!
Now that these bastards have drawn their weapons, he can’t very well not respond—otherwise, people might think he’s scared.
Immediately, Li Yi called Pang Feiyan. While informing her of Lin Luo’s death, he ordered her to assemble the team members and meet at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in one hour…
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Hong Kong Stock Exchange!
When Li Yi and his group reappeared here, they immediately caused a sensation.
Yesterday’s combination of a “golden cicada escape” and a market-crashing battle had left brokerage firms, speculative hot money, and retail investors utterly devastated.
Of course, the British-owned group suffered the worst.
As Huifeng Bank’s stock plummeted by half, many lost everything they had.
By everyone’s estimates, Star Investment had made at least 5 billion Hong Kong dollars—perhaps even more.
Consequently, most investors believed that Li Yi, having scored such a major victory, should take a few days off.
It’s just like gambling: having already amassed a fortune worth billions, regardless of whether he plans to retire from the game, he should at least take a few days off—if nothing else, to spend some time splurging on his winnings.
But what no one could have imagined was that this man would be back again first thing in the morning.
Was he still not satisfied?
Was he planning to keep trading?
In an instant, investors throughout the exchange were abuzz with speculation.
Meanwhile, at the Castle Estate, Dolsen was planning to use the morning to gather the key members of the British Investment Group to discuss a countermeasure.
But before the key members could arrive, he received word that Li Yi had appeared at the exchange.
Instantly, a complex emotion—part anger, part fear—welled up inside him.
Dawson immediately called Henry, Richard, and the others, ordering them to rush to the exchange, while he himself hurriedly left Castle Manor!
Just before the opening bell rang, a large group of key members from the British-funded consortium finally arrived at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Everyone’s expression mirrored Dolsen’s—a mix of anger and unease, tinged with a hint of timidity and fear.
It was no wonder their emotions were so mixed; that man was simply too terrifying.
Every time they clashed with him, they were utterly overwhelmed.
In less than a year, he had ruthlessly stripped them of nearly 30 billion Hong Kong dollars.
That’s 30 billion!
Once everyone had gathered, the members of the British-owned group immediately huddled together to analyze Li Yi’s purpose for coming here today.
Actually, it wasn’t hard to guess. A man as busy as him wouldn’t come here just to watch the spectacle; he was undoubtedly preparing to strike again.
So, the focus of the discussion quickly shifted to which company would be Li Yi’s next target.
However, the British-owned conglomerate had over forty listed companies here—including seven or eight major banks alone, not to mention numerous industrial firms—making it genuinely impossible to pinpoint exactly which one Li Yi had in his sights.
Left with no other choice, Dolsons and his team could only remain on high alert, ordering their men to keep a close watch on Li Yi and the people from Star Investment, waiting to see how things would unfold.
But to everyone’s surprise, Li Yi remained in VIP Room No. 1 the entire morning, neither leaving nor taking any action; he seemed to be there purely to watch the spectacle.
When the bell signaling the midday market break rang, Li Yi didn’t even pause for a moment; he immediately led the entire Star Investment team out of the exchange.
Seeing this, Dolsen and his team breathed a slight sigh of relief.
At the same time, however, the British-funded group couldn’t help but feel a bit puzzled. Had this guy been sitting around here all morning just out of boredom?
Considering that they each had a mountain of work to handle at their respective companies, and since Li Yi hadn’t made a move and had now left, many of them—including Dolsen—left the exchange as well.
However, not long after they left, Li Yi and his group—having eaten and drunk their fill—returned to the exchange.
Upon receiving the news again, Dolsen and his group didn’t dare to delay; they immediately rushed back over. There was no other choice—this guy was too intimidating. As long as he and his men were present at the exchange, the British-funded group dared not let their guard down.
What left Dolsen and his team speechless, however, was that after the market opened in the afternoon, Li Yi and his group went into seclusion mode once again.
From 1:30 to 3:30—a full two hours—the doors to VIP Room No. 1 remained tightly shut, as if it were completely empty.
But just as everyone thought that was the end of the day, the people from Starry Sky Investment made their move.
With only half an hour left before the market closed, all of Star Investment’s traders descended into the trading floor.
Then, with lightning speed, they snapped up every single Hang Seng Bank share currently listed for sale on the market.
Immediately afterward, they placed buy orders to acquire Hang Seng shares!
When news of the trading floor’s activity reached VIP Room 9, Dolsons and the others were furious. After failing to seize control of Huifeng, that bastard had actually set his sights on Hang Seng.
However, instead of immediately dispatching people to compete for Hang Seng shares, Dolsons and his team first held an internal discussion—after all, they had to guard against Li Yi resorting to the same old tricks…
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