The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Around 9 p.m., at a courtyard house in Houhai.

After finishing the phone call with Leilei and the others, Lingyun went online to check the situation of the international financial market and the crude oil futures market.

As he predicted, the international financial markets were bustling this weekend, with a dizzying array of explosive news.

The most explosive news is that U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson will formally propose a $7000 billion bailout plan to Congress this morning.

The moment the news was announced, it sparked jubilation in the financial markets, and the panic quickly dissipated.

As a result, people were happy for less than half an hour before someone poured cold water on them, chilling them from the top of their heads to their heels.

Democratic members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have successively sent representatives to publicly announce their strong opposition to excessive government intervention in the market and to the government using taxpayers' money to bail out hopeless financial institutions.

They also strongly opposed many aspects of the $7000 billion bailout plan, such as the fund allocation and usage plan.

House Democratic leaders have publicly stated that they will never allow this bailout plan to pass Congress.

As these strong objections emerged, the market quickly cooled down, and panic soon spread throughout the market again, even more so than before!

In addition, many other important events occurred in the international financial markets.

For example, central banks around the world have once again stepped up their rescue measures, injecting large amounts of capital directly into the market in an attempt to resolve the imminent liquidity crisis.

Lehman Brothers, which had just declared bankruptcy, began to be broken up and sold off.

The first to dismantle Lehman Brothers was none other than the Hong Kong Island branch of the Grand Group.

Meanwhile, in the international crude oil futures market, the large-scale production shutdowns caused by the Gulf of Mexico hurricanes continue, and international crude oil inventories are declining steadily.

Anyone with eyes can see this from these data.

When the market opens next Monday, a surge in international crude oil futures is a foregone conclusion!

Seeing this, Lingyun was naturally very happy.

He didn't stay in the study long because he had to chat with his grandparents.

After quickly glancing at the latest international financial news, he casually turned off his computer and prepared to get up and go to the living room in the north room.

Just then, the phone that was placed to the side suddenly beeped.

He reached for his phone and opened it to read the text message he had just received.

The text message was sent by Deputy Director Zhang, informing him of the latest developments.

"New York news: Anthony and his entourage arrived in New York two and a half hours ago, but were immediately taken away by security personnel at Goldman Sachs headquarters upon disembarking, presumably to cooperate with an investigation."

"As the investigation unfolds, you'll likely come under the scrutiny of Goldman Sachs' top management. Your impressive investment track record should attract their serious attention."

"In light of this, protective measures for you will be strengthened in the coming period, and you should be prepared. There is even a possibility that Goldman Sachs headquarters may send someone to contact you."

"If something like this happens and you need any assistance, you can contact me directly. Afterwards, you must report back. You're a financial nuclear bombshell now..."

Looking at this text message, Ling Yun couldn't help but frown slightly.

After a moment's thought, he gave his reply.

"Received. Thank you for your concern and care, leader. I will pay attention to these issues and be more vigilant."

"We'll meet force with force and water with earth. As long as it's within the rules of the international financial market, no matter what tricks Goldman Sachs plays, I have a way to deal with it."

"I'm afraid these foreigners will do something inhuman and resort to underhanded tricks, such as threatening the safety of my family and friends. If such a thing happens, I hope the leaders and relevant departments will take extra care of me."

Within twenty seconds of sending the text message, Deputy Director Zhang replied.

"Just as I expected, you remain confident even when facing a behemoth like Goldman Sachs. Excellent!"

"As for security, you don't need to worry at all. Goldman Sachs guys aren't allowed to run wild on this land!"

Ling Yun chuckled softly and replied quickly.

"Thank you for your concern, I feel much more at ease now."

After sending the message, he got up and left the study to chat with his grandparents in the living room of the north room.

Across the ocean, in New York.

As Lingyun predicted, taking advantage of the weekend market closure, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley actively launched self-rescue efforts in an attempt to resolve the severe liquidity crisis they are currently facing.

Meanwhile, an investigation into Anthony and his associates has also been launched.

Just as Deputy Director Zhang reported, Anthony and his team had barely arrived in New York and hadn't even left the airport when they were taken away by security personnel from Goldman Sachs headquarters.

They were taken directly to the headquarters building on Wall Street, separated and thrown into several rooms in the compliance department, and left to languish temporarily.

For the next hour or so, their contact with the outside world was completely cut off; they were unable to send messages out or receive any messages from the outside world.

Apart from the staff who came to deliver food and water, and the burly security guards standing at the door, no one paid any attention to them.

Even when they go to the restroom, two security personnel will accompany them to prevent them from escaping or contacting the outside world.

This kind of treatment is almost no different from being in prison!

After about two hours of this agonizing ordeal, Anthony was nearly driven mad with frustration when the investigation finally began.

Headquarters Compliance Department, small conference room.

Anthony sat on one side of the conference table, nervously watching the three guys opposite him, waiting for them to make their move.

After a brief opening remark, the guy in the middle on the other side quickly got to the point.

"Anthony, tell me about your relationship with Tommy, the director of the crude oil futures trading department at headquarters. When did you start working together? And how did you collaborate?"

"Why did you illegally open a crude oil futures trading account through Tommy? How long did you trade using this crude oil futures account, and what were the profits and losses on those trades?"

Anthony's heart tightened, then he sighed helplessly.

He understood that he had no choice but to confess honestly; he shouldn't try any tricks, as that would only bring shame upon himself.

According to industry rules, as a senior executive at a top investment bank, he is not allowed to open relevant investment accounts or engage in any form of financial investment!

Moreover, opening an investment account at the investment bank where you work is a strictly prohibited violation!

But in practice, how many top investment bank executives don't open investment accounts? Goldman Sachs' many senior executives are certainly no exception!

As a result, it is inevitable that various illegal operations such as insider trading and front-running will occur, which are already commonplace!

Normally, everyone turns a blind eye, and everyone gets rich together, which makes everyone happy!

But we must prevent anything from going wrong. If this kind of mess is exposed and causes significant losses, someone must step forward and take the blame!

Unfortunately, at this moment, Anthony is the most unfortunate scapegoat ever!

He understood this himself, so he spilled the beans and began to confess the relevant information to the investigators.

Of course, he selectively concealed a lot of things that were detrimental to him during this period.

As he gave his account, the three investigators opposite him kept taking notes and asking questions.

Meanwhile, the cameras and recording equipment on the conference table were also recording the entire investigation process.

Soon, about twenty minutes had passed.

The deputy general manager of the compliance department, who was sitting in the center opposite, suddenly changed the subject.

"Anthony, tell me about the information you provided Tommy regarding crude oil futures trading, sourced from various industries and companies in China!"

Why are you paying particular attention to information related to China Grand Group and several airlines? What's special about the crude oil futures investment teams of these companies?

"According to our investigation, Tommy also paid close attention to this intelligence, and did not hesitate to buy trading data from the New York Mercantile Exchange, especially the five crude oil futures accounts of the Yuanda Group. He even sent people to keep a close eye on them."

"Many of his crude oil futures investment strategies over this period have been significantly influenced by this intelligence and data, and as it turns out, they were some foolish decisions."

"It could even be said that this intelligence led Tommy to make wrong decisions, resulting in huge losses of tens of billions of dollars and exacerbating the group's liquidity crisis!"

Hearing these words, Anthony felt a chill run down his spine, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

After hesitating for a moment, he reluctantly explained the situation.

"This story begins a few months ago. In an effort to recoup its losses, China Grand Group secretly assembled an investment team specializing in international crude oil futures trading."

"The guy leading this investment team is very young, only in his twenties, named Ling Yun. He's the most outstanding investment genius I've ever seen..."