The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

It was a little after 9 p.m. in Xicheng Financial Street.

At the entrance of the residential complex where Lingyun's duplex mansion is located, several middle-aged women were strolling around, swinging their arms, and chatting about everyday matters.

This is their way of life; except when it's windy or rainy, when they have a headache or fever, or when it's too cold or too hot, they almost never go out.

In another half hour, they will all go home to prepare to wash up and rest.

Just then, a black sedan drove up from the north side of the street and slowly stopped in a temporary parking space on the side of the street.

Then two people got out of the car, a man and a woman, both around thirty years old and looking quite capable.

After stopping, the two quickly surveyed their surroundings, their gaze soon settling on the entrance of this upscale residential complex, which had only been built a few years prior.

When they saw the name of the neighborhood, their faces immediately lit up with joy.

They exchanged a few words in hushed tones and then walked together toward the group of elderly women at the entrance of the residential area.

Upon approaching, one of the men greeted him politely.

Then he took out two photos and handed them to the older women.

"Excuse me, gentlemen, we'd like to inquire about something. Does anyone in our neighborhood drive one of these two luxury cars? And does the owner of this car still live in the neighborhood?"

As he said this, the women all looked at the two photos.

It's called a photo, but it's actually an image cut from a car magazine. It only shows information like the car model and color, but no license plate.

The two luxury cars are a black Mercedes-Benz G-Class and a black Mercedes-Benz S350.

Anyone familiar with Lingyun would recognize him at a glance.

These are his two most frequently used cars, often seen on Financial Street.

He rarely drives his more eye-catching red Ferrari 599GTB around to cause a ruckus!

Upon seeing the two luxury cars in the photo, the group of middle-aged women all paused for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, they all responded in unison.

"Isn't that a Mercedes-Benz? They're everywhere in Financial Street. How are we supposed to tell if it's a car from our neighborhood? It doesn't even have license plates!"

"That's right, there are plenty of Mercedes-Benzes in these neighborhoods, who knows whose car this is?"

After denying it three times, the women suddenly changed their tune.

"By the way, who are you people? Why are you looking for the owners of these two luxury cars? What's your purpose?"

"Please show me your identification. There are plenty of bad people these days. Who knows if you're bad guys? What if you have ulterior motives?"

The older women's eyes instantly became more scrutinizing as they looked the two well-dressed strangers up and down, as if they were being scanned by an X-ray machine!

The two were stunned and speechless, unsure how to respond.

Once they realized what was happening, they panicked and hurriedly offered a few explanations.

"Please don't misunderstand, ma'am. We mean no harm and we're not bad people. We just work on Financial Street, and our company is in Yinglan International."

"The reason we contacted this car owner is that our company wanted to discuss a collaboration with him, but we didn't have his contact information, so we resorted to this clumsy method!"

"Since he doesn't live in this neighborhood, we won't disturb your workout any longer. Goodbye!"

After saying that, the two immediately turned around and left, quickly getting into their car and driving away!

No sooner had their car driven away than a gray Jetta parked not far away started up and followed them at a leisurely pace!

at the same time.

An older woman took out her phone and quickly dialed a number.

"Officer Wang, just now, sure enough, someone came to the entrance of the residential area asking about the situation, holding photos of two Mercedes-Benz cars, exactly the same as the ones you described!"

"These two guys, a man and a woman, said they work on Financial Street, but they seemed a bit suspicious to me. Their license plate number is..."

In a short while, the woman had finished explaining the situation.

The next moment, Officer Wang's voice came through the phone.

"Thank you for the information, Aunt Zhang. The bureau will take this matter seriously and will send people over to investigate immediately. Thank you all for your hard work!"

"When it comes to vigilance and awareness, you have to look to the Xicheng aunties. The good public security in our area is inseparable from everyone's enthusiastic help!"

Hearing such compliments, Aunt Zhang felt incredibly warm inside.

His pride was palpable; he was practically flying!

"That's right! I've worked in a government office for decades. If I didn't even have this much awareness, wouldn't I have lived in vain!"

"Besides, we can't let the Chaoyang aunties have all the credit. What's wrong with the Xicheng aunties? Don't you think so?"

"Haha, you're absolutely right! That's why I say you're so insightful!"

Officer Wang responded with a smile and offered a few more compliments.

The same scene was playing out simultaneously on another street in Financial Street and in several other places in Shanghai, with little difference in content!

Nothing happened overnight, and it was Friday when dawn broke.

After breakfast and resting for about half an hour, Lingyun took Dameiyuan and Yanzi to the heated swimming pool in the basement for their morning swimming exercise.

The reason Lingyun chose to exercise after meals is that he wants to increase muscle mass through exercise and gradually increase the intensity and duration of training to improve his physical fitness!

For the past few months, he has been working like a spinning top every day, without a moment's rest!

Every day, I'm constantly battling with countless opponents in the international financial market, sometimes to the death, and I've never had a chance to properly hone my skills!

As a result, he became a little thinner and his energy level wasn't as good as before!

Now that I finally have some free time, of course I should exercise to relax my tense nerves and enjoy life!

Unlike yesterday, today he only exercised and did not have any overly intimate interactions with Da Meiyuan and the others in the pool!

The women knew he couldn't keep going all the time, so they didn't pester him and focused on their own training.

In the blink of an eye, Ling Yun had been swimming in the pool for nearly forty minutes.

He swam to Da Meiyuan and the others and stopped to rest for a while, only when he felt a little tired.

As he stood up from the pool, revealing his clearly defined upper body, a look of infatuation flashed across the eyes of the several beauties!

When he came closer, Da Meiyuan immediately pressed herself against him and gave him a sweet kiss.

"Honey, I never knew you were so athletic! You're really impressive! And you look especially cool when you swim!"

Ling Yun put his arm around her slender waist and joked:

"It's not that I'm particularly athletic, but that I can persevere. For your future happiness, I must continue training!"

"As long as I can stick to this high-intensity training, it won't be long before I become stronger, with improved endurance and explosive power. You guys can be secretly thrilled!"

Before he finished speaking, the beautiful women all giggled.

But the reactions varied; some were fiery and unrestrained, while others were shy and bashful, but all had eyes full of anticipation!

"Hehehe, the stronger you become, the happier and more joyful I will be!"

"Well, now that you mention it, my mouth is watering!"

"Pah! Shameless! I'm finding you're becoming more and more like a scoundrel, utterly shameless!"

While making a coy complaint, Yanzi gently punched Lingyun.

After some playful banter, everyone came out of the pool and sat on the poolside lounge chairs, chatting and laughing.

After chatting for only a few minutes, Chairman Zhao suddenly called.

Ling Yun picked up his phone, glanced at the caller ID, then got up and walked to the side to answer the call.

After the call connected and they exchanged greetings, Chairman Zhao got straight to the point.

"Just received news from the Hong Kong Island branch that several negotiation teams departed promptly at 9:00 AM, heading to the Hong Kong Island branches of various top financial institutions."

"Keep an eye on Lewis's team report. That guy went to Goldman Sachs' Hong Kong branch early this morning, so he'll be the first to know about this bet!"

"But I'm a little worried. Is this move too big, or is the scope of the attack too broad? What if several negotiating teams reach an agreement? That would be a huge problem!"

"Haha, you're overthinking it."

Ling Yun smiled calmly and then offered a few explanations.

"The reason the scope of the attack is so broad is because I need some smokescreens for cover. UBS and Temasek are just decoys!"

"More importantly, very few investment banks dare to touch such high-risk stock index options betting!"