"Boss, calm down!" Monkey and Iron Ox were startled and quickly said.

Brother Long took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. He knew this wasn't the time to lose his temper; he needed to calm down and come up with a foolproof plan.

"That good-for-nothing Li Ming ruined my plans and made me lose face. I'm going to settle this score with Lin Fan!" Brother Long said through gritted teeth, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

"Boss, what are you planning to do?" the monkey asked cautiously.

Instead of answering directly, Brother Long asked in return, "What do you think is the most important thing to Lin Fan?"

Monkey and Iron Ox exchanged a glance and said in unison, "The Lin Group!"

“That’s right!” A sinister smile curled at the corner of Brother Long’s mouth. “The Lin Group is his lifeline. As long as we touch the Lin Group, he will be as restless as an ant on a hot pan!”

"Boss, what do you mean..." The monkey seemed to understand something, and his eyes lit up.

"We need to take a two-pronged approach!" Brother Long's voice grew even more sinister. "On one hand, we need to make Lin's Group's partners suspicious of them and throw them into chaos; on the other hand, we need to find an opportunity to teach that brat Lin Fan a lesson and let him know the consequences of offending Brother Long!"

Brother Long's plan, like an invisible net, quietly unfolded, enveloping Lin Fan and the Lin Group.

"Boss, you're brilliant!" the monkey said, giving a thumbs up with admiration.

"Yeah, boss, that was absolutely brilliant!" Tie Niu chimed in.

Brother Long smiled smugly, as if he could already see Lin Fan kneeling in front of him begging for mercy.

"You two, go and get ready," Brother Long ordered. "This time, we're going to make that brat Lin Fan pay a heavy price!"

"Yes, boss!" Monkey and Iron Bull replied in unison, then turned and left the room.

Brother Long sat alone on the sofa, his eyes sinister, staring ahead like a venomous snake.

He picked up the teacup on the table, took a small sip of tea, which had gone cold, but a flame of revenge burned in his heart.

"Lin Fan, you just wait!" Brother Long muttered to himself, "I'll make you know what it means to wish you were dead!"

A few days later, Lin's Group's partners began to receive negative news about the group.

"I heard that the Lin Group has recently run into cash flow problems. Apparently, they invested in some project and lost a lot of money."

“I’ve heard that too. Apparently, their products also have serious quality problems and are under investigation by relevant departments.”

"No way? The Lin Group is a leading enterprise in our city, how could something like this happen?"

"Who knows? Anything can happen in this world."

These rumors spread rapidly among our partners, like a virus.

At first, most partners were skeptical, after all, the strength and reputation of the Lin Group were undeniable and not easily shaken.

However, as the rumors spread more and more, and some even claimed that the Lin Group was on the verge of bankruptcy, some small business partners began to get restless.

"Hello, is this the Lin Group? This is XX Company. I think there are some parts of the contract we signed before that need to be renegotiated."

"Hello, this is xxx company. Our company is experiencing some cash flow difficulties recently. Could we temporarily suspend the project we were working on with you before?"

"Hello, is Mr. Lin there? This is... Can we meet and talk?"

Similar calls began to flood the Lin Group.

Some smaller partners even directly requested to terminate the partnership.

The Lin Group's business has been severely affected.

The company's stock price also began to fluctuate and continued to decline.

The atmosphere in Lin Fan's office was heavy.

Assistant Xiao Wang stood in front of Lin Fan's desk, his face pale and his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

"Mr. Lin, the situation is not good." Xiao Wang's voice trembled slightly. "More than a dozen partners have requested to terminate their cooperation, and dozens more have requested a review of the cooperation terms."

Lin Fan sat in his office chair, his face gloomy, his brows furrowed like two sharp knives twisted together.

He didn't speak, but simply tapped his fingers lightly on the table, making a "tap-tap" sound that was particularly clear in the quiet office.

"What about the company's stock price?" Lin Fan asked, his voice low and hoarse, as if suppressing a huge rage.

“It’s already dropped by ten percent,” Xiao Wang’s voice was even lower. “And it’s trending downwards.”

Lin Fan clenched his fist tightly, his knuckles cracking.

He knew that someone was behind this.

And who else could this person be besides Brother Long?

"Have you found the source of the rumor?" Lin Fan asked.

“We are investigating,” Xiao Wang said. “However, the other party is very cunning and spreads rumors in a very covert way, making it difficult to find conclusive evidence.”

Lin Fan took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart.

He knew that now was not the time to lose his temper; he had to calm down and come up with a solution.

"Convene an emergency meeting immediately!" Lin Fan's voice was firm and decisive. "Notify all senior executives to come to the meeting room right away!"

"Yes, Mr. Lin!" Xiao Wang replied, then turned and left the office.

Lin Fan stood up, walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the tall buildings outside with a firm and sharp gaze.

"Brother Long, do you think you can defeat me like this?" Lin Fan muttered to himself, "You underestimate me!"

Ten minutes later, the conference room of the Lin Group was filled with the company's senior executives.

Every face was etched with solemnity and worry.

Lin Fan sat at the head of the conference table, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, before slowly saying, "Everyone already knows the situation, so I won't go into details."

"We are now facing a crisis, a crisis of trust triggered by rumors."

"These rumors are baseless and purely malicious slander, aimed at attacking our Lin Group."

"However, we cannot sit idly by. We must take action to counter these rumors, restore our reputation, and win back the trust of our partners!"

Lin Fan's voice was powerful and resounding, each word striking the hearts of the crowd and inspiring them.

"First, the public relations team must take immediate action to collect evidence and prepare a strong rebuttal to the rumors."

"We want everyone to know that the Lin Group's cash flow is perfectly fine, and the quality of our products is absolutely top-notch!"

"We will issue official statements through various channels to clarify the facts and eliminate the impact of rumors!"