Lu Feng slowly raised his head.
"It's almost time."
"So we still have to wait?" Lin Feng had intended to say this, but swallowed the words back.
Having agreed to indulge Lu Feng this time, any further questioning of the man was meaningless.
Lu Feng glanced at the two people before him, understanding their thoughts, and was about to speak.
Beep, beep, beep.
Just then, his phone vibrated in his pocket.
He quickly retrieved his phone.
"Hello."
"Okay, is it done? Good."
Hanging up the phone, Lu Feng's earlier "almost time" instantly became: "Now, it's done."
"Done?"
In the blink of an eye, this wasn't child's play.
Zhang Yun's words were concise but impactful.
At this juncture, Lu Feng had no intention of playing games.
His gaze swept across the computer screen again, and then he spoke with renewed vigor: "Mr. Zhang, according to your people, Zhang Ke and Lin Hai have already begun attempting to buy low on the Lin family's stocks."
"Then we're in danger."
Zhang Yun's expression was as grim as it could be.
Worried that Lu Feng might not understand the stock market well, the words he had been holding back now poured out like a floodgate opening.
"Mr. Lu, our Lin family's stock is currently declining. The intentions of these people are very clear: they plan to gain a dominant share. Once they achieve dominance and then manage to drive up the stock price, our Lin family will be at their mercy."
"Exactly." Lin Feng spoke little, but every word carried immense weight.
How could Lu Feng not know these things? Yet, at this moment, he remained utterly calm.
"What Mr. Zhang just said was quite accurate."
Before he could finish, Zhang Yun interrupted him: "There are only three of us here, this isn't a report meeting."
Zhang Yun was so anxious that tears were about to fall. "Mr. Lu, isn't it time to act now? What should we do next?"
Once the trend reversed upwards again, the Lin family's foundation would be in jeopardy.
Lu Feng replied without hesitation: "Mr. Zhang, didn't you just say that these people ultimately intend to artificially boost the stock, right?"
"Yes."
The stock market relied on a few major players to pull along the medium and small investors to generate profit.
"These people's goal is to control the Lin family. If they don't boost it, they must be out of their minds."
Upon hearing this, Lu Feng narrowed his eyes and smiled gently.
"Mr. Zhang's words hit the nail on the head. That's why, five minutes ago, I leaked to the media that the Lin family's core shares had been gradually transferred starting half a month ago. And just now, retail investors have already begun to flow out in large numbers."
This was not a lie. Judging by the trend chart and the composition, there were hardly any retail investors left.
What remained were essentially the groups controlled by the masterminds intending to deal with him and the Lin family.
This indeed had some logic, but applying it here was rather forcing the issue.
Zhang Yun immediately stood up: "Mr. Lu, this won't do. While this approach might prevent them from gaining an advantage, it will also ruin the Lin family."
"Even if it's a fabricated trend, it's still hurting ourselves as much as the enemy, a thousand hurting one, eight hundred hurting two. It's completely not worth it."
Lin Feng, hearing this, felt his heart, which had been stuck in his throat, plummet. It didn't land in his stomach, but in an icy abyss.
"It's over, this time, it's over."
Lin Feng's heart grew cold.
Zhang Yun stared intently at Lu Feng, utterly astonished by this outcome.
But Lu Feng's lips curved into a smile at this moment: "But what if I told you I wasn't fabricating the trend, but stating facts?"
These words fell like a meteor from the heavens, smashing onto the ground.
"What did you say?" Lin Feng couldn't help but blurt out.
Lu Feng ignored him and spoke softly to the computer screen.
"The Lin family's core stock groups are Lin Man and Heng Shi."
"Although these are old groups, they are deeply rooted and have many flaws. What if the core enterprises and businesses controlled by these two groups were transferred to Taitung Group?"
"What do you mean by that?" Lin Feng and Zhang Yun were momentarily bewildered, feeling as if they had fallen into a chilling, misty fog.
Seeing that the CPUs in their minds were about to explode, Lu Feng decided not to hide anything further.
"Take a look at these."
He pulled out a thick stack of papers from a safe behind the sofa.
"What is this?"
"Internal transfer agreements?"
"So that means?"
Upon seeing this, Lin Feng's mind, which had been like a muddled mess, was suddenly illuminated by bright sunlight, and he immediately became enlightened.
His face also showed layers of uncontrollable excitement.
"So, you anticipated this half a month ago, and now you're deliberately luring them into the trap. And our injecting funds to manipulate the Lin family's stock was to lull them into thinking that all of the Lin family's assets were tied to the stock market. Am I right?"
"Correct." Seeing that Lin Feng had finally understood his intentions, Lu Feng nodded.
From the week before Lin Mei's incident, he had a premonition that the Lin family would soon face a significant challenge. Therefore, he bypassed Lin Feng and Lin Hai; these transfers were directly authorized by Lin Dong. He hadn't anticipated the current situation, however.
He had simply thought that Taitung Group, compared to other groups, was smaller and easier to control.
Lu Feng was worried that those dealing with him might pay too much attention to Taitung Group. Thus, he had Zhang Yun act as a wedge.
Zhang Yun also understood at this moment: "So, my role wasn't just to infiltrate their ranks, but also to divert their attention away from Taitung Group as much as possible, right?"
Seeing Lu Feng nod in confirmation.
"Ah!" Zhang Yun let out a long sigh. At this moment, the complex emotions within him churned like a water surface swept by a storm, making it impossible to describe the feeling in words.
"Mr. Lu, you, you." Zhang Yun raised his thumb, but his tongue seemed tied, and he couldn't utter another word.
"Alright, now that it's come to this, we still need to ask two professionals to help sort out the current situation of Taitung Group. After all, the Lin family's stalled businesses due to this matter should gradually recover. Otherwise, the Lin family might not be able to sustain itself."
Glancing at the two men before him, Lu Feng slowly stood up. "I still need to work on Zhang Ke. After all, doing business requires an open external environment. However, I believe that after this incident, not many people will foolishly follow Zhang Ke, not even the elder himself."