The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

At 6:00 a.m., the New York WTI crude oil futures market opened on time.

As Lingyun predicted, international oil prices opened high and continued to rise, establishing a trend of explosive growth throughout the day as soon as the market opened.

London Brent crude oil and Singapore kerosene futures quickly followed suit, surging in price with unstoppable momentum!

The New Zealand and Australian stock markets, which opened earliest, as well as the Japanese, South Korean, and Singaporean stock markets, all saw a surge in pre-market trading.

Such a booming market has directly caused a stir in the offices of several investment teams.

When Ling Yun walked downstairs into the United Securities investment team's office area, everyone stood up from their chairs and gave him the warmest applause and cheers.

"You're amazing, Lingyun! I'm completely in awe!"

"Well done, Brother Yun! Under your leadership, we've swept through the international financial markets. This guy can brag about it for the rest of his life!"

Ling Yun waved to everyone and said jokingly:

"Calm down, calm down, this is just the beginning, the most exciting part is yet to come!"

"All you have to do now is sit back and watch the show. I'll give you the instructions when it's time to start harvesting."

While joking and laughing, he quickly walked through the trading area and went straight into the conference room.

In the conference room, Chairman Lou and General Manager Chen were already waiting.

As Ling Yun entered, another round of enthusiastic applause rang out in the conference room.

Around 7 a.m., after finalizing the investment strategies for several investment teams, Lingyun dragged her tired body downstairs, ready to go home and rest.

As soon as his car left the CIC headquarters, Mr. Kong called.

"Xiao Ling, international oil prices have risen by more than 5%, like a wild horse that can't be stopped!"

"With the previous gains already in place, the joint investment team has made an astonishing profit from this short-to-long position reversal. Should they close their positions and lock in this long-term profit?"

"To be honest, making money like this is downright insane. Watching the total profits skyrocket makes my heart race!"

"Hahaha"

Ling Yun laughed loudly, then shook his head firmly.

"Don't worry, it's still a long way from closing out your positions. This strong surge in international oil prices should be the last one this year!"

"Based on my calculations, if international oil prices break through $130 this time and then turn downwards, my expected stop-loss level is $130!"

Upon hearing the price, Mr. Kong couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Wow! Closing the position at $130? When you said that, I thought you were joking, but I didn't expect you to actually do it!"

"The current international oil price is $103, far from $130. With at least 120 times leverage, I can't even imagine how much money I could make!"

"Haha, these profit figures are a bit scary."

Ling Yun nodded with a smile, so smug he could practically fly away.

"Didn't the leaders say yesterday that we need to renovate and expand many airports, purchase a large number of new aircraft, and strongly support the research and development and manufacturing of large aircraft, etc."

"All of these things require massive financial investment; a single large aircraft research and manufacturing project would easily cost hundreds of billions!"

"This opportunity is once in a century, and we must seize it firmly, making as much money as possible from the international financial market to grow and strengthen ourselves!"

Mr. Kong paused noticeably for a moment, then joked:

"Well! You're much more insightful. I need to learn from you in this regard!"

"Since you're so confident, then we'll sit back and wait for international oil prices to surge to $130."

Ling Yun smiled and exchanged a few polite words in response.

"You're too kind. International oil prices will surge to $130 in just two or three trading days at most..."

After chatting for a while, Mr. Kong took the initiative to end the call.

After hanging up the phone, Ling Yun prepared to close his eyes and rest for a while.

Just as he was about to close his eyes, he suddenly remembered something, and then opened his eyes to look at Zhong Tao who was driving.

"Taozi, I have a few things to tell you. When you get back, please pass them on to Lin Peng and Zhang Haoran."

"Tomorrow is Saturday. Have them go to the car market with Attorney Zhang's assistant in the morning to buy an SUV. They'll accompany me and protect me; the cars in the department aren't suitable."

"But this time I can't buy a G-Class again. Three G-Class cars on the road together would be too conspicuous. I'll go for a more understated brand, but the car's performance must be excellent!"

Zhong Tao glanced at the rearview mirror and nodded with a smile.

"Okay, I'll tell Dapeng and the others later. Those two guys will be very happy."

Ling Yun smiled and continued, "..."

"The second thing is your compensation. I've decided to give each of you four a monthly salary of 80,000, with bonuses and benefits calculated separately—everything will be included!"

"Your monthly bonuses will be no less than your salary, and you'll also receive quarterly bonuses, semi-annual bonuses, and an even more generous year-end bonus."

"As long as I don't go bankrupt, your annual income will not be less than 300 million, which is enough for you to settle down and start a business in Beijing without any worries."

Zhong Tao paused for a moment, a flash of wild joy crossing his eyes.

Although he is a special agent of the Ninth Bureau with exceptional skills, he still has to live a mundane daily life and has family to take care of.

Moreover, he will soon get married and have children, taking on the responsibility of caring for a family.

With such a good salary and benefits, it would be a complete lie to say that he wasn't tempted at all!

However, due to his special status, he still had some concerns!

Before he could respond, Lingyun had already provided a solution, completely eliminating his concerns.

"I will report this matter to SZ and Deputy Director Zhang. This is a request I made on my own initiative, and I believe the General Office and the Security Bureau will approve it."

"At the same time, I will donate 200 million yuan to the Security Bureau through the General Office in my mother's name to improve the bureau's office and living conditions as a token of my gratitude!"

The look of surprise in Zhong Tao's eyes deepened even more, and there was no longer any worry in his eyes!

The next moment, he said gratefully:

"Thank you for your care, Lingyun, but isn't this salary a bit too high?"

"We already have a salary from the security bureau, so isn't it a bit inappropriate for us to take on such an exorbitant salary and benefits from you?"

Ling Yun shook his head slightly and explained with a smile.

"This compensation isn't high at all; I think it's perfectly appropriate. It's related to the nature of my work, as well as the things and people I deal with!"

"I work in financial investment, and the amount of money I handle is quite staggering. It involves a lot of confidential economic and financial information, such as the investment strategies we develop."

"In addition, the people I come into contact with include many high-level individuals, such as the various SZs in Haizi, Director Li, Deputy Director Zhang, and Chairman Lou!"

"All of these matters and interpersonal relationships need to be kept strictly confidential. Your identities are special, and you cannot participate in financial investments. That's why I'm paying you high salaries!"

After hearing his explanation, Zhong Tao finally understood.

He understood that because they were still active duty and had very special status, they were not allowed to participate in financial investments at all.

They followed and protected Ling Yun every day, and heard and saw countless secrets, many of which were of great value and meant opportunities to make a fortune!

This kind of opportunity to make money is something countless people dream of, yet we few people have access to it every day!

That's why Lingyun adopted this method to offer such good salary and benefits!

To put it bluntly, this is a disguised form of high salaries to encourage integrity, with the aim of ensuring that a few individuals remain loyal to their duties and are not swayed by various external temptations.

Thinking of this, Zhong Tao nodded heavily.

"I understand what you mean. Rest assured, we will maintain strict confidentiality and do our jobs well!"

"Very good. Tell Tianfang and Lin Peng about this later."

Ling Yun smiled slightly, then changed the subject.

"Thirdly, regarding the personnel responsible for perimeter security, I will contact the Xicheng branch through the General Office to convey my message!"

"The Xicheng branch is near the residential area, so we need to maintain good relations with them. I heard the branch is planning to build several new staff dormitory buildings, but I don't know if they have enough funding?"

Well! This young master is planning to throw money around like crazy, he's really generous!

There's no such thing as having enough funding for building construction. As long as you're willing to pay, the Xicheng Branch Bureau is willing to build the staff dormitory building to the standards of a five-star hotel!

Zhong Tao muttered a few complaints to himself before nodding with a smile.

"The leaders of the Xicheng branch will be very happy to hear this good news, and the young officers in the branch will be even happier!"

As they were talking, the two Mercedes-Benz G-Class cars drove onto the North Second Ring Road and headed straight for Financial Street.