The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Just as Ling Yun was resting at home, Wang Mian, general manager of Yuanda Hong Kong Island branch, and several other senior executives, including the investment director, left their respective homes one after another.

Then we rushed to the company to meet up, took a car across the sea, and headed straight for Shenzhen.

More than an hour later, they successfully passed through Luohu Customs and entered Shenzhen.

Just then, the general manager's secretary suddenly called to report.

"Mr. Wang, the head of Barclays Hong Kong Island branch just called and wants to meet with you to discuss stock index options betting."

Upon hearing the report, a look of amazement immediately flashed in Wang Mian's eyes.

Wow! That's brilliant!

That young master in the capital is simply amazing. He anticipates his enemies' moves in every way. Who can outmaneuver him?

After silently reflecting for a moment, Wang Mian immediately put forward his pre-determined response strategy.

"Tell the Barclays branch manager that I am not in Hong Kong Island, but attending an important meeting in mainland China, and will only return to Hong Kong Island on Monday."

"Whatever their business is, please wait until Monday to discuss it. As for the stock index options betting, just follow the agreement."

"Okay, Mr. Wang, I'll reply to them right away."

The general manager's secretary responded.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Mian and the investment director immediately exchanged a smile, both looking smug!

Of the people who came to Shenzhen this time, only these two were in the know; the other executives were kept in the dark.

They came to Shenzhen to provide cover and avoid trouble.

To avoid Goldman Sachs and Barclays from desperately seeking help from them instead of trying to find Wang Mian.

As they spoke, the two vans carrying Wang Mian and his entourage sped away, heading straight for the hotel designated by the Pengcheng Municipal Government for their reception.

In the blink of an eye, it was already 11 a.m.

Financial Street, Beijing.

Lewis woke up automatically after sleeping for just over an hour.

He was under immense pressure and couldn't sleep at all.

As soon as he woke up, he was like a donkey trapped in a pen, pacing around the room incessantly.

Two completely opposite images kept alternating in my mind.

The first image is of becoming rich overnight, reaching the pinnacle of life, enjoying wealth and luxury, and living a life of extravagance and debauchery every day.

The second scene depicts a terrifying moment where someone loses everything overnight, climbs to the roof of the Goldman Sachs headquarters building with his wife and children, and jumps off.

As these two drastically different scenes kept alternating, Lewis felt a splitting headache and was on the verge of a mental breakdown!

Fortunately, his subordinate knocked on the door at that moment and came to report on the progress of the investigation.

Lewis stopped pacing when he heard the knock and went to open the door.

The subordinate standing at the door was startled to see his bloodshot eyes and disheveled hair.

But the guy reacted quickly, didn't say anything, and followed Lewis into the suite.

Then he closed the door behind him and immediately began reporting the situation.

"Boss, we've investigated Ling Yun through various channels, but apart from some basic information, we can't find any relevant information about him from the past six months."

"His phone cannot be located at all, his call records have been completely deleted from the telecommunications system, and even his personal identification information is classified as confidential information in the police system."

"Our private investigator said he wanted to check on this guy through a friend in the police department, but it turns out that officer doesn't even have the authority to do so; apparently, only officers at the chief level or above have that kind of authority."

"And this guy's real estate... apart from the known property in Financial Street, there's absolutely no information on his other properties. Even the properties under his parents' names are classified..."

Upon hearing this, Lewis was completely dumbfounded.

He was stunned for three or four seconds before he reacted, gritting his teeth and cursing a few times.

"Fuck! What's this little brat's background? Why is his personal information classified? Even the police aren't authorized to investigate it."

"And the phone's location data, and the complete deletion of call records—how did he manage to do that? How could an ordinary person have that kind of power?"

The subordinate nodded and replied helplessly:

"Clearly, this guy is no ordinary person; he must have enormous state-level support behind him. This kind of person is absolutely untouchable within China!"

"But there's one thing: I heard his ex-girlfriend's parents in Shanghai are immigrating to Canada next week. That might be a good starting point..."

Before he finished speaking, Lewis's eyes suddenly lit up.

It was already afternoon in Hong Kong Island.

Goldman Sachs Hong Kong Island branch, CEO's office.

Irwin sat in his office chair, looking at the investment director across from him with a gloomy face.

"Are those bastards from Yuanda Group deliberately avoiding us? Otherwise, why aren't all the senior executives on Hong Kong Island? It's the weekend, don't they get a break?"

"If we still can't get in touch with them, then we should have the Shanghai branch contact the headquarters of Yuanda Group and put pressure on them through the headquarters. That might be a solution."

The investment director shook his head and offered a few helpless explanations.

"This method may not be very effective, as the mainland is currently in the National Day holiday, and the Broad Group headquarters has already closed for the holiday."

"Are we overthinking it? Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.5% overnight, a series of market-rescue measures were immediately introduced after the market closed."

"Especially after the president signed the bailout bill, market sentiment improved significantly. The Dow Jones may not necessarily fall when the stock market opens on Monday!"

Irwin looked at the investment director and fell silent.

He thought for almost a full minute before giving a response.

"That's right. Since 4 a.m., there have indeed been a lot of positive developments, and the sentiment in the international financial markets is gradually improving."

"But this positive stimulus is not enough to offset the impact of the unexpected decline in the US stock market on the financial markets."

"Under these circumstances, continuing to engage in stock index option betting with Yuanda Group is far too risky, so risky that it makes my heart race..."

Just then, his phone rang.

He had no choice but to stop talking and pick up his phone to check the caller ID.

"Huh, it's Bruce from the UK branch. Why is he calling me?"

As he spoke, Erwin answered the phone.

The next moment, an excited voice came from the phone.

"Good afternoon, Erwin, is that you? Is it a convenient time to take this call?"

Erwin chuckled and made a couple of sarcastic remarks.

"Of course it was me. You called my personal cell phone. Who else could it be?"

"What do you want by calling me? I'm in my office, just say what's on your mind!"

"Haha, of course it's a good thing."

Bruce replied with a smile, quickly getting to the point.

"Here's the thing, I just received some big news. In an hour, France, Germany, the UK, and Italy will release a joint statement."

"These major European countries will collectively pledge to take all necessary measures to stabilize the banking system. This statement will undoubtedly greatly alleviate the European banking crisis."

"Confirmed measures include Germany's plan to allocate €500 billion to bail out mortgage-backed securities banks, the largest corporate bailout in German history. The announcement will be made tomorrow..."

Upon hearing this good news, Erwin's spirits lifted and his eyes lit up.

Suddenly, he felt like he could do it again!

After finishing his call with Bruce, he immediately said to the investment director:

"Don't rush to contact those guys at Yuanda Group. Let's see how things go first; market sentiment might change drastically!"

After hearing his words, Investment Director Paul immediately perked up.

Later that evening, another piece of major good news arrived.

The Federal Reserve doubled the TAF (Term Auction Facility) quota to $1500 billion, recklessly injecting liquidity into the financial markets!

With this major piece of good news, Erwin and his team immediately felt much more confident!

Not only them, but Barclays Bank felt the same way.

In the morning, they were frantically searching everywhere for senior executives of the Far Eastern Hong Kong Island branch.

By evening, they had given up and never mentioned it again!