I chose one of four options at the start, and I chose the number one clan in Lingnan.

Temporary office of Lin's Construction Engineering Team, Tazhai Town.

The old ceiling fan creaked overhead.

Lin Fu pushed open the door, his steps heavy. He walked to his desk and slammed his briefcase down on the surface.

Lin Ting leaned back in his wooden chair, twirling two reddish walnuts in his hands.

"Grandpa, the road is completely blocked." Lin Fu pulled out a chair and sat down, his voice hoarse.

"I went to the four major banks in the city. President Liu gave a strict order: all banks in the city are connected and reporting to each other. Anyone who dares to approve a single penny for the Lin family is to take off their clothes and get out of here."

Lin Ting flicked the walnuts with his fingers, producing a crisp, crackling sound.

"Leng Qiu went to the bank manager's office." Lin Fu gritted his teeth.

"They brought two briefcases; that's their bargaining chip for buying out our loan channels."

The heavy machinery needs to arrive tomorrow morning; without a deposit, the bosses absolutely won't send the trucks.

Lin Ting picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of the cold tea.

A rapid car engine sound came from outside the door.

A black Audi A6 was parked on the muddy ground outside the office. The door opened, and Leng Qiu's assistant, dressed in a sharp suit, got out.

Half of his face was still a little swollen, a mark left from when Lin Ting slapped him at the bidding meeting.

The assistant glanced at the dusty construction site yard, dusted off his trousers in disgust, and strode into the office.

Lin Fu suddenly stood up and stood in front of the desk.

"What are you doing here!" Lin Fu pointed to the door. "Get out!"

The assistant ignored Lin Fu and went straight to the desk, slamming a beautifully bound document in front of Lin Ting.

"Mr. Lin, running around to the bank must be tough." The assistant pulled out the chair opposite him and sat down casually.

"Municipal projects are a lucrative business, but your Lin family, with all your teeth, can't even find a bowl to drink the soup from."

Lin Ting put down his teacup without looking at the document.

The assistant leaned back in his chair, took out a cigarette case from his pocket, and put one in his mouth.

He was just about to light his cigarette when he caught a glimpse of Lin Fei standing in the corner carrying a seamless steel pipe as he walked in. His hand trembled, and he put the cigarette back into the pack.

"President Leng is a sentimental person and doesn't want to see the Lin family's newly established reputation in the county smashed to pieces because of breach of contract and bankruptcy."

The assistant reached out and tapped the document on the table. "This is a project transfer agreement."

Lin Fu stepped forward and stared at the cover of the document.

"President Leng is willing to offer 20 million to buy out the winning bid notice for the municipal square in your possession," the assistant said arrogantly.

"With this money, you can not only fill the hole in Jiangjing Mansion, but also pay the wages of those peasants in your village. Everyone can go their own way and not interfere with each other."

Lin Fu was so angry that he trembled all over.

"Buy out a 140 million project for 20 million?" Lin Fu slammed his fist on the table.

"You three major conglomerates have come all the way to Tazhai to rob us! That was a bid that our Lin family fought tooth and nail to win!"

The assistant sneered and spread his hands.

"You won the bid, but can you even start construction?" the assistant asked, staring at Lin Fu.

"If the machinery to clear the debris is not in place by 9:00 AM tomorrow, the Municipal Construction Commission will forcibly take back the project on the grounds that the construction company is not qualified and has run out of funds."

"At that time, not only will you not receive a single penny, but you will also have to pay the county 20% of the amount as a penalty for breach of contract."

The assistant turned to look at Lin Ting.

"Mr. Lin, even a three-year-old could do this. Sign it, take the 20 million and leave. Don't sign it, and your Lin's construction team will be waiting for a court summons tomorrow."

The assistant pushed a pen to Lin Ting's side, "President Leng said you have ten minutes to consider it."

Lin Fei gripped the steel pipe tightly and strode toward the desk.

"Grandpa, I'll smash all of this grandson's teeth and throw him into the Tazhai River to feed the fish!" Lin Fei roared.

Lin Ting raised his right hand.

Lin Fei stopped and glared fiercely at his assistant.

The assistant's Adam's apple bobbed slightly as he forced himself to sit down in the chair.

Lin Ting picked up the pen on the table and twirled it between his fingers twice.

"Twenty million," Lin Ting said calmly.

"Yes, 20 million in cash, which will be deposited into your Lin family's public account this afternoon."

The assistant, thinking Lin Ting had given in, quickly chimed in, "President Leng has the ability to do so."

Lin Ting put down his pen and picked up the thick transfer agreement.

He held both ends of the agreement with both hands.

"Sizzle."

Lin Ting tore the thick sheet of paper in half with a crisp sound.

The assistant's eyes widened, and he abruptly stood up.

"Lin Ting! Are you crazy!" the assistant shouted, pointing at Lin Ting.

Lin Ting remained expressionless, stacked the torn agreement together, and tore it apart again with force.

Scraps of paper were scattered all over the floor. He crumpled the remaining scraps of paper in his hand into a ball and precisely tossed it into the trash can under the table.

"Go back and tell Leng Qiu." Lin Ting leaned back in his chair and looked at his assistant.

"What the Lin family acquires, even the Heavenly King himself couldn't take away. Let her keep that 20 million to buy herself a good coffin."

The assistant was trembling with anger, pointing at Lin Ting.

"Fine! You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences! Let's see what you're going to use to fill the hole in the city square tomorrow morning!" the assistant gritted his teeth.

Lin Ting turned his head and glanced at Lin Fei.

"Throw it out," Lin Ting ordered.

Lin Fei swung the steel pipe in his hand and smashed it against the edge of the desk next to his assistant. Wood chips flew everywhere.

The assistant was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly and almost fell.

He didn't even bother to utter any harsh words; he turned and rushed out of the office, opened the door of his Audi, and jumped in. The car skidded on the muddy ground and sped away in a panic.

The courtyard returned to silence.

Lin Fu sighed and bent down to pick up the scraps of paper on the ground.

"Grandpa, we tore up that contract easily. But where are we going to get the deposit for tomorrow's entry?"

Lin Fu threw the shredded paper into the trash can, his face full of worry. "We can't really go and rob a bank."

"No need to rob it." Lin Ting opened a drawer, took out a black laptop, and placed it on the table.

Lin Fu stood there, stunned, not knowing what his great-grandfather was going to do.

Lin Ting pressed the power button. The screen lit up.

He silently recited the command in his mind, summoning the system panel of the First Clan of All Time, which only he could see.

The business intelligence database has been launched.

Please enter your search query.

Lin Ting typed President Liu's name into the system interface and pressed Enter.

A progress bar appeared on the screen and quickly filled up.

The entire financial intranet of Jiangnan Province, overseas funding channels, and underground bank transactions are all revealed under the system's computing power.

Lin Ting tapped a few keys on the keyboard.

"Grandpa, what are you investigating?" Lin Fu stepped forward.

Lin Ting did not answer, his gaze fixed on a line of red text that popped up in the center of the screen.

The red text indicates that Liu Jianming (the branch manager of the city branch) laundered 15 million yuan through overseas underground banks in March of this year and purchased a detached villa on the Gold Coast of Australia. The registered owner of the property is his mistress, Ms. Zhao.