The villainous second male lead at the beginning? No! He's the white moonlight!

At the Prime Minister's official residence in Senri Province, Aiichi Wan'ae hung up the phone, her face ashen.

"That damned Kosaburo Mitsubishi, how dare he ask the government to pay for his work!"

"Don't you know that governments are also facing difficulties due to the current international energy crisis?"

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

The secretary, who was standing to the side, swallowed hard as she watched Aiichi Wanmei get angry, and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Your Excellency, we have just received news that three destroyers of the Chinese East China Sea Fleet have moved forward another twenty nautical miles, and the United States' Seventh Fleet has also moved. The two sides are now facing off on the edge of our territorial waters, and a clash could break out at any time."

Upon hearing this, Aiichi Wan'ai slumped into a chair and muttered to herself.

"Damn it, those two bastards are trying to use the Thousand Sun Kingdom as a chessboard."

"Prime Minister, what do we do now?"

"What should I do? How should I know what to do!"

Aiichi Wanmei gritted her teeth and roared angrily.

"Tell the Self-Defense Forces to be on high alert. Also, contact Yamaguchi Dai and tell him that Ye Linyuan must be killed as soon as possible. Once Ye Linyuan is dead, China and the United States will have no reason to continue to exert pressure."

"But Prime Minister, isn't this too risky?"

Upon hearing the secretary's question, Aiichi Wanmei sneered, her face filled with murderous intent.

"Adventure? Hmph, we must take the risks that are necessary. If we don't take risks, we'll all die! Go, do as I say."

"......yes!"

"Also, summon the Finance Minister. Although the Mitsubishi Group is unscrupulous, it concerns the economy and unemployment rate of our great Japanese Empire; we must save them!"

"yes!"

After the secretary left, Aishi Wanmei turned on her computer and stared intently at the emails on the screen, her eyes glowing red.

How generous! Two trillion US dollars were just given to China for free!

Kosaburo Mitsubishi, just you wait. After this incident, the Mitsubishi Group will be completely taken over!

On the other side, in the Uesugi Group's conference room, Uesugi Asuka sat in the main seat, expressionless as she looked at the people in front of her who were called the Uesugi Group's high-ranking officials but were actually people planted by the Mitsui Group, and said in a cold voice.

"Everyone, effective today, you are all dismissed. Notices of termination and severance pay have been sent to your email addresses. If you have any objections, you can seek labor arbitration. Now, please leave."

In an instant, the conference room erupted in chaos.

"Asuka Uesugi! What right do you have to fire us?!"

"We want to see President Uesugi! Get your brother to speak to us!"

"Yes! Bring President Uesugi Masao out!"

These people planted by the Mitsui Group originally thought that Uesugi Asuka had called them over to discuss how to continue transferring benefits to the Mitsui Group, just like former president Uesugi Masao.

After all, everyone knows that the Mitsui Group has already turned the Uesugi Group into an empty shell.

However, to everyone's surprise, Uesugi Asuka actually fired them!

They racked their brains but couldn't come up with this.

You have to understand that they all control key positions in the Uesugi Group. Firing one or two would be fine, but if they were all fired, the Uesugi Group would be completely paralyzed in an instant!

How dare she? Doesn't she want the Uesugi Group to continue to exist?

Looking at the clamoring crowd in front of her, Uesugi Asuka sneered and said.

"First of all, Uesugi Masao is no longer the president; now, I am! Secondly, who are you working for? Do you think I don't know? If you know what's good for you, leave now, or I'll have a lawyer sue you for industrial espionage! Don't doubt my resolve! Security, take them out."

The next moment, the security guards who were already prepared rushed in and, without saying a word, dragged the cursing executives out.

The meeting room fell silent for a moment, and Uesugi Asuka leaned back in her chair and let out a long sigh of relief.

Just then, Ye Linyuan pushed open the door and clapped his hands at her.

"That's very decisive, Ms. Uesugi Asuka. You did the right thing. For someone who is terminally ill, you have to use strong medicine to achieve the effect of scraping the bone to remove the poison."

Upon seeing Ye Linyuan enter, Uesugi Asuka quickly stood up and spoke cautiously.

"Mr. Ye, what brings you here? Is there something wrong with Asuka's cooking?"

"No, on the contrary, Ms. Asuka, you did a great job, I'm very satisfied. I'm here now to give you another task."

"Please speak."

"You must have heard about the stock market battle today between the Mitsubishi Group, the American Red Leaf Group, and many trillion-dollar listed companies in China, right?"

Asuka Uesugi nodded, feeling a cold sweat break out as she thought about the massive stock market battle involving trillions of dollars that had taken place earlier that day.

She had initially thought the Uesugi Group was already quite good, and the Mitsui Group, which shorted the Uesugi Group, was even more terrifying. But now she realized that even if the entire market value of the Mitsui Group were converted into thousands of yen and thrown into today's stock market battle, it probably wouldn't make much of a ripple!

"Of course I understand. As far as I know, the Mitsubishi Group's market value has shrunk by a full 210 trillion yen today alone. If we include the funds they invested in the three stock markets, the losses are probably over 300 trillion yen."

"In addition, there were also unusual fund movements in the Mitsui Group today, but it's unclear which side they're supporting, or how much they've lost or gained."

Ye Linyuan nodded upon hearing Uesugi Asuka's words.

"You don't need to worry about the Mitsui Group. It's nothing but a pile of bones in a tomb, not worth mentioning. No matter how much profit it makes today, it will soon be ours."

"I can tell you that the Mitsubishi Group's total losses have reached 2 trillion US dollars today. As far as I know, Kosaburo Mitsubishi has resigned to take responsibility, and the Mitsubishi Group is now in complete chaos. That's why I'm having you gradually acquire their valuable assets."

Uesugi Asuka was stunned, looking at Ye Linyuan as if he were a god.

In just one day, the Mitsubishi Group lost $2 trillion!

However, a conflicted look appeared on Uesugi Asuka's face. Although the Mitsubishi Group had suffered heavy losses, it was still a behemoth. It would be too difficult for Ye Linyuan to swallow up the Mitsubishi Group's valuable assets in a way that resembled a snake swallowing an elephant.

Even though the Uesugi Group received a $1000 billion investment from Ye Linyuan, it was still no match for the Mitsubishi Group, which was already severely weakened. It was only a fraction of the Mitsubishi Group's investment!

"Mr. Ye, I'm afraid Asuka can't do this. Asuka is aware of her own abilities. To accomplish such a feat as swallowing an elephant is not something an ordinary person can do. Asuka does not have such abilities."

Wow, you're quite self-aware.

Ye Linyuan nodded and handed his eldest sister's business card to Uesugi Asuka.

"Don't worry, from now on you just need to be an obedient doll, and my older sister will take care of everything else."

"Don't worry, my eldest sister Ye Qingyan is very capable. At this time, swallowing up the Mitsubishi Group is only a little challenging for her."

Hearing Ye Linyuan's nonchalant words, Uesugi Asuka couldn't help but gasp.

She originally thought that one freak like Ye Linyuan was terrifying enough, but she never expected there would be another one!

"Yes, Mr. Ye! Asuka understands and will follow Ms. Ye's instructions completely!"

"Alright, I have other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. Don't worry, the Ye family will not mistreat those who have made contributions."

After Ye Linyuan left, Uesugi Asuka sat back down in her chair, opened a drawer, and took out an old photograph.

In the photo, her father, mother, brother, and she are all smiling happily.

That was ten years ago.

"Dad, Mom, Brother..."

She touched the photo, and tears streamed down her face.

"I'm sorry, but I had no choice."

After a long while, Uesugi Asuka wiped away her tears and locked the photo in the drawer.

She is no longer anyone's daughter or sister; she is merely a knife in Ye Linyuan's hand.

She was a knife that could stab whomever Ye Linyuan wanted to stab!