Chapter 9: The Final Battle (Part 2)

  Baghdad fell, and Saddam and some of his family members as well as some high-ranking officials of the Iraqi government mysteriously disappeared under the bombing of US-British coalition forces. After the US troops occupied parts of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, the bloody street fighting that people had expected did not occur, and tens of thousands of Iraq's elite "Republican Guard" also did not engage in a head-on confrontation with the US military.

  Jiao Sen was very concerned about the current situation, and he was also guessing, making comparisons between Qian Lao and Saddam. He knew that this old man was not a trivial matter, even if his own layout was meticulous, he still didn't dare to be negligent, just like the arson incident a few days ago was just a probing attack, but unexpectedly it was quickly discovered by them! Moreover, according to intelligence feedback, Qian Zhengsheng actually reacted so quickly, using the emergency response team directly under his command to fill in more than half of the defensive loopholes, it's really hateful!

  What infuriated him even more was that the central government expressed its willingness to provide strong support to Hong Kong in fighting against the atypical pneumonia, and China also removed the party posts of Minister of Health Zhang Wenkang and Beijing Mayor Meng Xuenong who were deemed incompetent in handling the SARS outbreak, which invisibly added momentum to the cooperation between Guangdong and Hong Kong in combating SARS, and also gave a shot in the arm to the morale of the general public in Hong Kong. Not only did the stock market stop falling, but it even began to rebound with the clarification of the US-Britain war situation!

  What kind of world is this! Iraq has also become too unbearable, why don't you surrender as soon as possible? These Chinese people are also too meddlesome, whether good or bad for Hong Kong, you're so anxious. Jiao Rongsen is scolding again, starting to vent his anger at the cunning Old Qian.

  Starting from late April, the number of reported cases and suspected cases continued to rise, and the death toll also increased. The deadly nature of SARS virus, which did not distinguish between old and young, plunged the infected areas into a terrifying atmosphere of white masks. Mainland China even announced the cancellation of the May Day holiday, and large-scale disinfection, testing, and temperature checks were carried out in full swing. Public transportation vehicles that used to be overcrowded often only had a few passengers, like morning stars.

  According to the latest plan, the emergency teams of various enterprises, after a period of intense activity, switched to normal patrols. They secretly controlled and monitored key danger points, strictly controlling the entry and exit of personnel, and assigned people to closely monitor several high-ranking employees with suspicious behavior within the enterprise. Of course, the most critical aspect remained being highly vigilant about unusual fluctuations in the group's stock transactions.

  However, the situation turned out to be unexpectedly calm. The tactic of luring the enemy out of the cave with a loose outside and tight inside seemed to have been seen through by Jiao Rongsen. But also, originally, those internal traitors in the company had not undergone a large-scale purge, for some reason, Qian Lao had never made up his mind, which made Long Bao somewhat anxious. Eliminating evil is a famous saying of great justice!

  On April 22nd, at five o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Xue suddenly invited Long Bao and De Lao to his home, claiming that there was an important matter to discuss. Qian Lao and Jin Zong were also waiting there.

  Xue said: "Little Dragon, your case has run into some trouble. It's said that a leader might have intervened in this case."

  Long Bao was surprised and asked: "Isn't it that great lawyer who said everything is fine? Which link has gone wrong?"

  Xue Zong looked at De Lao and said: "We have decided to send someone to make some more inquiries and see what's going on."

  "Let me go, let me go. You're all busy here and can't spare the time. I'm familiar with the local situation and have many connections there. Besides, this is a matter for the Wang family, it's my duty to take care of it, so don't bother yourselves!"

  Qian Lao and Xue Zong Jin Zong exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.

  Xue Zong said solemnly: "Zhao Siwen, who was sent to Li Heng Mechanical and Heavy Industry as vice president, finally found evidence of the crime of providing loans for two unrelated companies today. We also investigated that Ye Ziheng used his position to coerce Li Heng Building Materials' boss into issuing a false letter of credit. Many things about Li Heng Electronics are also related to Ye Ziheng! Jiao Rongsen has launched an attack, not on us, but on Mo Guishan!"

  "He wants to clear our outer perimeter? Or is he going to turn his blade on those who have helped you in the past? Trying to force us to split our forces and come to your aid?"

  Qian Lao knew that Long Biao's IQ was extremely high, and he could see through everything at a glance. He sighed and said: "Xiao Long, Jiao Rong Sen has studied me thoroughly and knows that I won't abandon someone to death. This afternoon, half an hour before the market closed, Mo Shi Enterprise's stock encountered massive dumping from over ten accounts, among which two accounts have been found to be related to Jiao Rong Sen. It's laughable that Mo Shi was still proud of their stock's counter-trend rise in the past half month, but in the end..."

  "Was it after the market closed that there were rumors of unfavorable news about the Mo family?"

  Qian nodded and shifted his body, saying: "Not bad, the Mo Corporation is suspected of exaggerating its operating income, falsifying profits, and making false accounts. It's already been spread far and wide, I estimate that the Securities Regulatory Commission will intervene soon."

  Long Bao's voice calmed down, and he said faintly: "The Mo family will not be willing to see their reputation and market value affected so much, they must issue a statement to clarify the rumors. But if Jiao Sen has evidence in his hands, the rumors will only get worse, and the stock price will plummet. The Mo family will be forced to prop up the market, and after a few rounds of this back-and-forth, the Mo family will be severely damaged. Jiao Sen won't let up, so the Mo family can only seek help from friends, which will inevitably drag you and He Yongji into it. Jiao Sen will then attack He Yongji again, and He Yongji will definitely not care about the Mo family in order to protect himself. This way, you'll be pulled into the muddy waters of the Mo family's affairs, and Jiao Sen will strike at our group enterprise again, disrupting internal production, suppressing external sales, exposing all the scandals of the group over the years, and even possibly slandering your family members! You'll be exhausted from running around to respond, and the final result is predictable!"

  Long Bao couldn't help but stand up and say, "The enemy is in the dark, with a series of clever tricks to respond to each other. No wonder he attacked us like this, it's because we have the power to resist him. This is called 'startling the snake by hitting the grass', he wants to make us focus on 'self-protection' and keep us tense about his hidden arrows that can hurt people at any time. Then he will use the tactic of dividing his troops, indeed a clever move!"

  The two old men looked at each other and smiled, while Jin Zong carefully thought about Long Bao's words. After a moment of contemplation, he said: "Assistant Long, what you're saying makes sense. So, do you have any good ideas on how to prevent this kind of situation from happening in the future?"

  Long Bao said: "No matter how Jiao Ying Sen does it, our best choice now is to follow the plan. The easiest war to fight in this world is on someone else's battlefield. Even if we fail, it won't greatly damage our own strength, and if we win, there will be a relatively handsome return. History has already proven this fact. Although Mo Shi was not very righteous in the previous division of the family, he did help Li Heng in the past, and besides, everyone has been working together for so many years, so we must help Mo Shi. The key is how to help."

  Long Bao chuckled and said, "Our ancestors have long told us how to maximize the effectiveness of our country's aid troops. Now we need to immediately resolve the outstanding contradictions and hidden dangers within the Li Heng Group. When Jiao Rongsen and Mo Shi are entangled in a tug-of-war, and Mo Shi repeatedly asks for our help, we will expose the solution to the media and provide assistance to Mo Shi while adopting the 'surround Wei to rescue Zhao' strategy, dispatching small forces to attack Jiao Rongsen's rear, forcing him to retreat. I recently studied the investment methods of the capital management company that Jiao Rongsen holds shares in with Ah Hui, and found that they use an automated investment model theory, overemphasizing data theory. Coincidentally, Ah Hui's doctoral thesis is on this very theory. So we have considerable confidence that we can catch him off guard."

  Long Bao felt that it was now in the midst of a crazy spread, and advised his grandfather De Lao not to return to Changhan City for the time being. However, De Lao had made up his mind, and the old man's temper was also surprisingly stubborn. Despite Long Bao's dissuasion, he insisted on leaving the next day. Long Bao could only bid a reluctant and worried farewell to his grandfather.

  As expected by Long Bao, Mo's company issued a statement on Thursday morning to clarify the rumors, and it seemed that the stock price had stabilized. Saturday and Sunday were rest days, and the stock market was closed. However, on Monday, April 28, which is also the day of Xinwei in the lunar calendar, the news report about Mo's company being involved in an accounting scandal was published, and at 9:01 am when the market opened, Mo's stock price plummeted sharply.

  Hong Kong does not have a limit on price fluctuations, and when the stock price fell to the psychological bottom line that the directors of the Ma brothers' group could bear, they were forced to come out and support the market. On that day, there was a slight rebound at the close of trading, with a K-line showing a downward shadow on the candlestick chart.

  Some savvy stock rats were stirred up and swooped in on Tuesday, and Fok Tsun-yau calmly closed out his short-selling positions. Over the next two days, Ma's stocks entered a wedge-shaped consolidation. This wave of attacks shaved 38% off the market value of Ma's company.

  Mo Guishan has found that some of the funds used to attack his stocks came from the United States, and he feels that the situation is somewhat serious. Although he had withstood the mysterious opponent's sniper attacks, he was very puzzled by the opponent's understanding of his company's internal affairs, and suspected that there were internal and external collusion factors involved.

  Before he could catch his breath, another wave of fierce attack arrived!

  Along with the sensationalized reports in the securities news media, Mo's company credit rating was continuously lowered. In response to the doubts of investors and public opinion about Mo's company, the Securities Exchange Commission decided to launch an investigation. Investors started a frantic selling spree against Mo's company!

  On Wednesday, April 30th, Mo Guishan finally felt it necessary to seek outside help from friends before the stock's terrifying plunge.

  The bank pushed away Mo's loan application for various reasons, and most of his friends thought that this time Mo was in a precarious situation. He Yonzi felt embarrassed but thought he could support him conditionally at the right moment, but he strongly urged Mo Guishan to seek help from Qian Lao, because Qian Lao valued loyalty and also owed Mo Guishan a favor.

  Mo Guishan felt a bit guilty towards Qian Lao, but he also believed that Qian Lao had an obligation to help him get through this difficult time. Qian Lao tactfully indicated that he would definitely help, but recently all the funds had been invested in the company's technical transformation and new project research and development, plus a huge loan was due for repayment, and the goods had not yet been paid for, so it would take at least half a month to extract the funds.

  Jiao Rong Sen ruthlessly pulled up and suppressed, pulled up and suppressed again, and the Mo enterprise was surrounded by difficulties on all sides!

  On Sunday, May 4th, Ah Yuan rushed from Hong Kong to Li Heng Group to see Old Man Qian.

  Qian Lao specially called Ye Zi-Heng and Long Bao to participate in the evaluation decision. Ah Yuan first narrated the beginning and end of this event, then introduced their resistance process, and repeatedly stated the innocence of the Mo enterprise, finally requesting Qian Lao to generously provide assistance to them.

  Jin Zong asked first: "The exchange has been investigating for several days now, have they come to any conclusions?"

  "Mr. Jin, don't worry, these are just baseless rumors. Although there may be some minor discrepancies in the pre-tax profit figures during the audit, it's absolutely not enough to constitute a crime of falsifying accounts. We would never fabricate financial statements to mislead investors."

  Xue Zong took one look and knew Ah Yuan was just pretending, so he picked up his tea cup and took a sip without saying a word.

  Long Bao saw Qian Lao looking at himself, and then spoke out: "Deputy Director Mo, I am Long Bao, the person in charge of Li Heng Investment Company. I would like to ask if you have made preparations for a settlement agreement with the Securities Regulatory Commission?"

  A Yuan looked at this young man he had never met before, secretly astonished by his words. After a moment's thought, he said: "My father is currently negotiating with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I estimate that an agreement will be reached soon. It's because of these rumors that those malicious short sellers don't have the crime of malicious short selling, which has led to several big speculators in Hong Kong joining the ranks of those who intend to divide us up. The pressure we're facing is too great, but please believe us, we have confidence that we can resolve this properly, which is why we've sought help from Chairman Qian."

  Long Bao nodded, and calmly said to Qian Lao and Jin Zong: "Chairman Qian, General Manager Jin, I think we can take out 70% of our financial strength to assist the Mo Corporation in winning this war."

  A Yuan hastily expressed his gratitude. Long Bao paused for a moment and then said, "However, we are all business people, helping hands should be returned with helping hands. Since we need to take such a big risk, I think we should discuss the issue of investment returns as the person in charge of the investment company. What do you think?"

  A Yuan was taken aback by Long Bao's words, and he looked at Qian Lao with embarrassment. Qian Lao, however, looked at the materials in front of him with a serious expression, as if he hadn't heard anything. Jin Zong and Xue Zong, on the other hand, looked at A Yuan with an air of "it's only natural". Damn it, there really is no such thing as a free lunch! He Yongji was like this, and this old man was also like this, all of them had conditions to offer! A Yuan cursed in his heart, but could only compromise and say: "This condition, I'm not authorized to make decisions on my own. I need to consult with my father, Chairman Qian, and everyone else. Please wait for a moment while I give him a call!"

  On the phone, Mo Guishan tirelessly chatted with Qian Lao, and in response to Long Bao's conditions, he simply said "Good discussion, everything can be discussed". Long Bao knew that all today's conversations would soon reach Jiao Rongsen's ears, letting Jiao Rongsen happily know about the scene that happened today.

  Ah Yuan obtained the promise from Lao Ding that on May 9th, he would formally allocate the HK$10 billion funds collected to help prop up the market, and left satisfied. The final preparations for the decisive battle of the Li Heng Group also entered its perfect ending in secret.

  On May 9th at 9:00 am, Jin Zong, Ye Ziheng and Mo Guishan accepted an interview with financial journalists at the entrance of the Mo's Enterprises Building in Hong Kong, stating that Liheng Group will do its best to support Mo's, with the first batch of funds of HK$200 million immediately injected into Mo's stocks. At the same time, He Yongji also issued a statement of support, injecting HK$1.5 billion.

  As those small speculators closed their positions and Jiao Rongsen's tactics of paralysis, coupled with the re-entry of many stockholders, stocks began to turn around and head upwards. Those who had been fighting against the speculators' dumping pressure with all their might suddenly felt a sense of relief.

  However, on Saturday and Sunday, many speculators' mobile phones received a mysterious short message, which briefly described two alleged bribery cases involving the Mo company to government officials in several countries. The stock price of Mo, which had just risen by less than 10%, plummeted again on the 12th!

  Mok Kai Shan requested the SFC to investigate malicious short selling and rumour spreading on mobile phones, and agreed with the SFC's decision to impose a fine. On May 13th, Ho Wing Yip injected another HK$400 million into Mok's stock after receiving Mok's new return commitment, and Old Money's second tranche of HK$400 million was also announced to the outside world, but it did not immediately enter the market.

  He was operating with a mixture of virtual and real funds, short-selling and buying in the accounts he controlled, causing market fluctuations.

  On May 15th, in response to Mo Guishan's request to stabilize the stock price at 17 yuan, Qian Lao transferred the remaining 400 million Hong Kong dollars into the account of the Notary Office. According to all intelligence gathered, Jiao Rongsen believed it was time to take the next step, and indeed He Yongji's stocks were attacked!

  At this time, Mo Gui Shan and He Yongji already knew that their opponent was Jiao Rong Sen. He Yongji hastily withdrew some funds to protect himself. Although all the pressure was on Qian Lao's body, it seemed that Qian Lao, in order to show stronger support for the Mos, actually added 500 million Hong Kong dollars to the account when the solution agreement was announced at the exchange meeting.

  Jiao Sen Forest has learned that Qian Lao invested 15 billion funds, but only 5 billion was put into the market, and 10 billion remained stagnant in the account. Mo Guishan also started to prop up the market with high-interest loans and made public statements that were beneficial to himself, and the stock seemed to be forming a clear upward trend.

  On May 18th, Jiao Rongsen learned from intelligence that Mo and Jin had signed a formal agreement to transfer part of the shares. He immediately closed his previous buy orders and deployed short selling. The next day, a CD recording of Mo's company destroying audit files became ironclad evidence of Mo's financial scandal, and a massive wave of sell orders suddenly engulfed Mo's company.

  The Stock Exchange immediately announced on May 21 that the trading of Ma's company stocks was suspended and a re-examination of Ma's company was conducted. At this time, Fok Ying-tung had already sold half of his positions and closed his short selling. The stock price of Ma's company plummeted from its peak of HK$29 to HK$7. The market value of Ma's company evaporated by three-quarters in just over a month.

  Jiao Sen thought Qian Lao's 15 billion funds had been locked in, but Qian Lao only had 5 billion Hong Kong dollars stuck.

  This was Thursday, May 22nd, also the fourth trading day of the Hong Kong stock market this week. Qian Lao and Jin Zong had brought along the speech for the press conference that they had discussed overnight, and got into the car heading to Hong Kong early in the morning.

  Yesterday, at an emergency secret board meeting, Qian Lao announced with a heavy heart the decision to dismiss some high-level executives, a major shake-up! Qian Lao was determined to cleanse Li Heng of its current state and turn it into a clean and harmonious family. Considering his daughter and granddaughter, Qian Lao did not pursue Ye Ziheng's wrongdoing too aggressively, giving him a way out. Two days later, Ye Ziheng and Qian Suxue signed their divorce agreement.

  Everything here is being carried out in absolute secrecy, Jiao Rong Sen realized that he could no longer obtain intelligence from the upper echelons of the Li Heng Group, but he had already made his move, and on Monday he would launch a full-scale attack on Li Heng, a blossoming all-out attack!

  Re-entering Hong Kong, a land that has been away for three or four months, re-seeing the building of Liheng International Headquarters, thinking about making a declaration of war to the media from his own mouth, Qian Lao smiled slightly, thinking, with a faint smile floating at the corner of his mouth.

  Qian Lao refused everyone's suggestion to wear a mask, and at the press conference, Qian Lao and Jin Zong confidently and openly smiled to announce the content they planned to convey to the media, repeatedly emphasizing Li Heng Group's current funds and strength, asking the vast number of shareholders to believe in the group's ability and have sufficient confidence in their own stocks.

  This extremely big news event is like throwing a huge stone into a deep well.

  Jiao Sen couldn't believe this was true, he felt that Qian Lao had thoroughly fooled him.

  He was furious, his face turned blue with rage, his eyes were blazing with anger, and his hands and feet were trembling. He started throwing everything he could get his hands on, shouting: "You damn bastard! Shameless old thing! You didn't even wait for me to make my move before you started bragging again! You made me waste so much effort, you made me set up this whole scheme for nothing! Do you really think I don't have any other tricks up my sleeve? I'll ruin you! I'll destroy you!"

  Zhao Zhen began revenge short selling of Lehman stocks.

  Qian Lao and Jin Zong stayed in Hong Kong, facing the emergence of short-selling orders without making any defensive response, only emphasizing to everyone that this is a very common behavior in the stock market. However, under the influence of large-scale short-selling, Li Heng's stock began to decline, and Jin Zong again reminded everyone through the stock hotline to put their confidence above the actual market value of Li Heng Group.

  The poisonous snake has not yet fully exposed its body and needs to be coaxed out further.

  Jiao Rong's stock price plummeted, and he threw away all the stocks in his hands. At the same time, news broke out that an employee of Liheng Building Materials had been infected, followed by reports of multiple suspected cases at Liheng Electronics, Liheng Mechanical Engineering, and Liheng Pharmaceuticals. The local health department officially intervened.

  Anxiously waiting for the news of a large-scale food poisoning outbreak among Liheng Group employees, anxiously waiting for the appearance of poisonous and inferior products in Liheng Pharmaceutical, waiting for the scene of inventory backlog in Liheng Group... Unfortunately, the defense is too tight, and it's really impossible to let the fire happen!

  On May 27, Tuesday, before the market opened, Jin Zong issued another statement, stating that all messages related to the large-scale outbreak of Liheng Group were rumors. Those employees who had mild fever were confirmed to be influenza patients and were isolated by the health department for safety reasons. The company told the media that with the cooperation of mainland public security, several suspects who attempted to set fires and poison were arrested. The company also released its latest financial report and revealed that a special response lawyer team has been established to prepare for any lawsuits at any time. Finally, it solemnly announced that Liheng Investment Company had prepared 2 billion Hong Kong dollars in funds to take over all sell orders of stocks at a price exceeding the opening price on May 23 by 5%!

  In Hong Kong, there is a rule that short selling must be closed within three trading days, otherwise it will be forced to close. As soon as the news came out, the stock of Li Heng Group opened directly from HK$7 to HK$10.5 and continued to rise.

  If Jiao Rongsen doesn't react, then he will just admit defeat and lose billions of dollars in vain. Naturally, Jiao Rongsen won't admit defeat, so he continues to invest money in short selling and suppressing the stock price. He also uses money to buy off some journalists and stock commentators to spread negative rumors and publicly attack Qian Lao's family scandals. For example, they say that his two wives, A Rong and A Lan, are having affairs with other men, his daughter Qian Yu Hui is pregnant out of wedlock, his grandson Qian Yu Fan has AIDS, his son-in-law Ye Zi Hen is a womanizer, his two granddaughters have loose morals, and even that Qian Lao himself sexually harasses female employees in the company. They use every dirty trick in the book.

  Qian Lao arranged for Jin Zong and the lawyer to come forward to dispel rumors, while holding relevant newspapers and media accountable. At the same time, he instructed Long Bao and Ali to start attacking Jiao Rongsen's American backyard. On another front, he required the Securities Commission to link up the recent short-selling incidents for a thorough investigation to protect the rights of listed companies. Meanwhile, Mo Guishan was persuaded to issue a statement to the media, acknowledging that due to frequent changes in financial personnel over the years, errors had occurred in accounting confirmation and measurement, and released recompiled financial reports for the past few years.

  Following this, the chairmen of some listed companies also pressured the Securities and Exchange Commission to reach an understanding with Mo's company. Mo Gui-shan also found one or two scapegoats, and many news media outlets stopped spreading unfavorable comments about Mo's company.

  By May 29th, Mo Gui Shan finally turned over, and the Securities Regulatory Commission agreed that the Mo Corporation could resume trading on May 30th.

  Jiao Sen did not expect that his "distract the enemy, tire the enemy, and attack the enemy" linked plan did not achieve its intended purpose, but instead began to truly taste the evil consequences of malicious short selling. The backyard caught fire, and Li Heng's suppression was unable to hold back, while Mo Shi Enterprise started to rise again. Moreover, the mainland police were doing their best to interrogate those criminals, forcing him to withdraw funds entangled in Mo Shi Enterprise, preparing to deal with the situation of being attacked from both sides.

  All those towering statues of Saddam standing upright inside Iraq were toppled, and no one noticed that these exquisite objects might become valuable cultural relics in a few years. Shi Wei was quite sorry about it, he always wanted to pick up a bronze head of Saddam to collect and pass on to his children and grandchildren, who knows, maybe they can make a fortune out of it someday.

  Under De Lao's busy efforts, Long Biao's case was completely dismissed.

  On May 15, Zheng Xue's first trial was held in court. After deliberation, the court ruled that due to multiple serious crimes, although he had made meritorious performances, he was still sentenced to three years of fixed-term imprisonment and his bail was immediately revoked, and he was taken into custody on the spot.

  Jiao Rongsen indeed used all his tricks, what with companies returning goods, unknown companies placing huge orders, reporting huge tax evasion, bribery reports, corporate lawsuits, commercial crime reports and so on, were all resolved by the reorganized group's high-level joint efforts. Jiao Rongsen ignored his assistant's advice, lost his mind and frantically dumped Li Heng Group's shares, Long Bao and Ali took as much as they could, only then did Jiao Rongsen discover that Qian Lao actually had nearly $900 million in funds, far more than he had previously understood.

  Jin Zong announced to the outside world the new development plan of Liheng Group, indicating that the group will expand its development into high-tech fields in the future. Three banks have announced after research that Liheng Group can apply for a loan of 20 billion Hong Kong dollars from them at any time, and also raised the credit rating of Liheng Group to AAA!

  After all the causes of the disease have been diagnosed, after all the contradictions and knots have been openly resolved, under the strong financial strength, Liheng Group is not a weak and sickly herbivore at all, but rather a fierce leopard that has come out of the mountain, it's a bone that can't be gnawed at all!

  Upon learning that the SFC would be investigating his malicious short-selling, Fok Ying-tung was left with no choice but to abandon his attack on June 9. Lung and his allies then counter-attacked, pushing the price of Lai Sun stocks up to HK$19.4 per share. Fok Ying-tung suffered heavy losses in this battle, and combined with his gains from the Mou family's business, he was left with only HK$2 billion out of over HK$5 billion in funds.

  Long Wan let out a long breath and climbed up to the rooftop, facing the vast sky and laughing loudly: Victory is mine! Victory is mine!

  Long Bao should be happy, shouldn't he? The second trial verdict is out, Jiao Rong Sen has fled in defeat, and both Li Heng and himself are safe. For over a month, they have been fighting the battle to protect Li Heng day and night in Chang'an, without hearing any news from the outside world. From everyone's phone calls, he knows that his grandfather is doing well, Autumn Ya's body is also good, and everyone's bodies are all good. Such a perfect situation, how can Long Bao not be happy? However, although they have won the battle, Qian Lao suddenly fell ill.

  June 10th, Tuesday, lunar calendar June 11th, the day before Long Bo's 18th birthday, Qian Lao fell ill and was admitted to Hong Kong's best private hospital.

  Qian Lao lay in bed, thinking: the final battle, is this the end of the final battle? The final battle to defend the Li Heng Group has ended like this? Is his current illness also a life-and-death battle? Having never lost in his entire life, who will win or lose in this life-and-death battle? In battles with opponents, it's a contest of wisdom, brains, tactics, eyesight, and even capital. But when battling the specter of disease, fate, and the mysterious heavens, what is being contested? Is it life? Is it willpower? Can he arrange his own destiny like he arranged the future of Li Heng?

  What the f**k is this revenge war? What the h**l has everything become? This battle has turned into a pile of dog s**t!