The following day was a workday.

The stock market had barely opened when a volatile situation arose.

Fluctuations and rises.

The entire stock market experienced its most frenzied wave of shocks.

The pharmaceutical and technology stocks that Lu Fan focused on were almost all rising steadily.

Go all in and sell at the highest point.

The guild chat was buzzing with discussion.

After the previous stock market news, the guild members were full of confidence in him.

As long as Lu Fan gives the order, they will follow suit and go all in, no matter what he invests or sells.

The guild, which had previously been thrown into turmoil by the Wang family's intervention, has now become a truly prosperous community, and they admire Lu Fan even more.

They have also become increasingly united.

During this period.

Jiang Manyue and Secretary Wu came over several times: "Old Master Gu called..." Sun Dehu glanced at the time; it was almost closing time: "There won't be any major changes. I'll keep an eye on things here."

Lu Fan chuckled.

The calls from Grandpa Gu became more and more frequent, and he knew, of course, why.

The old fox has finally panicked!

Just as Lu Fan decided to give him a break,

The assassin organization contacted him again.

After answering the phone, Lu Fan's eyes darkened.

The stock trading halt has ended.

Seeing that there was nothing for him to do, Sun Dehu was about to go back.

Lu Fan stopped him: "Tomorrow I'll go with you to JianT Group to hand over the business and familiarize you with the group's affairs."

He then gestured:

"Taking advantage of your initial burst of activity as a new official, we can take this opportunity to recruit some of our own people."

After all, the construction group was a piece of meat torn from the Wang family's mouth.

When Mr. Li took over...

However, the process of cultivating loyal followers is slow.

Now that Lu Fan has become wary of President Li, the Construction Group naturally needs to make other plans.

Sun Dehu said he understood and they agreed on a time.

After seeing him off, Jiang Manyue noticed that Lu Fan seemed downcast and lacked the joy of having outmaneuvered the Wang family. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Is there some change in the stock market?"

Lu Fan shook his head: "Not this area. Do you remember the shooting outside the company before?"

The assassin organization was ambushed by Huang Lao's men in the sewers.

These desperados are no pushovers either.

How long has it been?

They discovered that it was Old Huang who had used their name to intimidate and threaten Lu Fan, and even tried to frame them for the shooting.

Jiang Manyue listened to Lu Fan's account, her eyebrows furrowing in anger: "It really is him? He hasn't even crossed the river yet, and he's already trying to destroy the bridge?!"

She knew Lu Fan was usually reluctant to talk about Elder Huang, but now he couldn't care less:

"Lu Fan, no matter what your past relationship with Elder Huang was, it has now been proven that he cannot be trusted! I heard that he is still training someone in the Nangong family to succeed you? You should make plans soon."

Lu Fan nodded slowly and let out a sigh of relief: "Yes, we need to hurry." Besides Elder Huang, there's also that assassin organization.

They initially obeyed the Wang family and approached Lu Fan with a purpose, trying to gain his trust.

Now that the Wang family has suffered a major financial loss and Sun Dehu has defected with his family, they must have guessed that it was Lu Fan who did it.

They found Mr. Huang, but he didn't mention the stock market at all.

I think so.

Lu Fan and the assassin organization are outwardly on good terms but inwardly at odds, and their already fragile alliance is on the verge of collapse.

Lu Fan didn't care about this.

This group of fickle opportunists are all guilty of bloody crimes.

Last time at the company, he was quite dissatisfied with Lu Fan, but he didn't dare to take action because the police were present.

The Wang family will surely retaliate for what happened in the stock market.

The assassin organization will probably kill Lu Fan outright, then pack their bags and go back to serving the Wang family!

Old Huang dismantled the bridge before even crossing the river, so how could Lu Fan allow the other party to continue to stand aside and treat him as a pawn to be discarded at any time?

Let Old Huang worry about this assassin!

Lu Fan's attempt to shift the blame eastward has yet to show any results.

Old Master Gu couldn't wait any longer.

Jiang Manyue's phone rang, and she said helplessly, "It's Grandpa Gu again, he wants to meet you."

Lu Fan chuckled: "Perfect, set a time for me. I need to throw out some bait before I can sit back and watch the fight unfold!"

Since Old Master Gu has made Old Master Huang wary, and today he has proven himself worthy of further investment, then let's keep both Gu and Huang's sides dangling for a few rounds, and let him see just how powerful the forces behind these two sides are. This is different from the past.

The meeting between Old Master Gu and Lu Fan took place in a private garden. This made the occasion more formal and further demonstrated their sincerity.

Nestled deep within a garden corridor, this private restaurant is a two-story wooden building with old Beijing-style decor, offering a tranquil and antique ambiance.

Two rows of female attendants, dressed in courtly Manchu attire, all with outstanding looks and figures, filed out in single file:

"Please come with me, Mr. Lu. The old gentleman is on the second floor."

Pavilions and towers, winding streams and floating wine cups.

Lu Fan didn't consider himself an unsophisticated person, but Old Master Gu's "Hongmen Banquet" truly opened his eyes.

Push the door open and enter.

As Old Master Gu was drinking tea and listening to music, he saw Lu Fan arrive and smiled, instructing a young woman standing beside him to come and greet him.

"This is my granddaughter, Gu Ying."

The woman, with her graceful figure and radiant smile, glanced at Lu Fan and invited him to sit down.

"Mr. Lu, it's a pleasure to meet you. I will be in charge of coordinating your business dealings with the Gu family from now on. I look forward to your guidance."

Gu Ying's voice was pleasant, but her pronunciation was a bit awkward, leading Lu Fan to guess that she had grown up abroad for many years.