This flood discharge has caused great suffering to the residents downstream.
They were not originally on the relocation list, and they were unable to move on their own, so they could only watch as the floodwaters reached down to their building.
Firefighters and officers from various regions have joined the effort to evacuate residents. The residents in these areas have no choice but to store food and prepare for self-rescue.
The first floor was flooded, so they ran to the second floor. Some people ran to the roof because the second floor was flooded.
Some people have started making their own life rafts at home using limited materials.
During the flood season, many self-rescue cases emerged in various places.
At this point, there was still a considerable amount of time before the catastrophic flood predicted by experts would occur.
Even so, people throughout the Yangtze River basin are still deeply troubled by torrential rains and reservoir discharges.
Chen Dong is monitoring the flood situation daily, while Afang is distributing relief supplies in batches as she procures them.
Chen Dong was extremely wary of the fact that UFO, a subsidiary of New Parkway Farms in the United States, had previously partnered with Cheung Kong Holdings to store a considerable amount of inventory in a warehouse.
He worried that New Parkway Farm might be backed by Freemasons, and if that were the case, then the relief supplies they had prepared would be extraordinary.
They are either after money or profit.
Based on this idea, Chen Dong instructed A Fang, "During this period of urban flooding, there are indeed many places that need relief supplies."
"However, so far, the dangers have mainly occurred in isolated areas and have not spread to a wider area. The local government is able to handle these small-scale disasters."
"We don't need to eagerly send our relief supplies up there."
Upon hearing this, Afang's eyes widened. "Boss, are you saying that we should let governments at all levels save themselves first, and then intervene when we absolutely have to?"
“I’m just worried that the batch of relief supplies that UFO Company transported to China hasn’t been used yet, and the expert group’s predictions about the flood model aren’t kept secret.” Chen Dong looked at Afang seriously and said, “In other words, UFO Company and Cheung Kong Holdings both know that the massive floods will occur in June.”
"That was when the disaster was at its worst."
It was only when Afang arrived that she understood. It turned out that Chen Dong was afraid that if they distributed all the relief supplies they had, the UFO company would take the opportunity to raise prices when the massive floods occurred.
The Freemasons' actions have never been purely altruistic, and Chen Dong doesn't really believe it's solely for profit.
After all, although many of the Freemasons' actions are driven by money, the Freemasons are not short of money.
Furthermore, given China's mobilization and coordination capabilities, relief supplies from various regions would arrive within a week of the major flood.
In a week, no matter how much they inflate prices, they can only make a small amount of money.
Furthermore, the relief supplies are mainly used in the disaster area, which is populated by people who have just emerged from the disaster. They do not have enough money to buy the supplies from the UFO company.
Chen Dong pondered deeply with a somber expression. What exactly did they want to do?
Price gouging? Market disruption?
"The stock market!" Chen Dong suddenly realized.
Their target is the stock market!
Seeing Chen Dong's sudden agitation, Afang asked in bewilderment, "Boss, what's wrong with the stock market?"
"I've got it!" Chen Dong excitedly hugged Afang tightly. "Their target is the stock market! They'll influence the mainland with minimal effort, while simultaneously affecting the Hong Kong stock index."
"Boss." Afang broke free from his grasp, feeling quite embarrassed.
This scene was witnessed by Annie and Vivian Chow, who had come with them, through the office door.
Zhou Huimin said with a dark face, "I thought he had called me before and implied that he was wrong and realized that he shouldn't have made promises so easily. I didn't expect that he had a beautiful woman in his arms and didn't need to care about such trivial things as marriage."
Unlike Vivian Chow, Anne was not surprised by this situation.
“Maybe it’s just a misunderstanding.” Annie’s expression wasn’t much better than Zhou Huimin’s, but she comforted Zhou Huimin, “A hug doesn’t prove anything. Let’s go over and hear what they have to say.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Huimin hesitated for a moment, then said, "Never mind."
"Wouldn't going now just embarrass him?"
Annie thought to herself that she sometimes really admired Zhou Huimin, who was still thinking about Chen Dong even at this point.
While the situation was at a stalemate, Zhou Huimin saw Chen Dong and Afang chatting very closely. She sighed and then turned and left.
Afang blushed and said, "You mean, UFO Company transported such a large amount of supplies from the United States not for disaster relief, but to inflate prices, disrupt the market, and create the illusion of unrest?"
She worked at Longteng for quite some time and roughly understood the hedging and competition relationships among these large international capital groups.
However, he was unaware of the Freemasons' existence and therefore could not understand why Chen Dong was so agitated.
In Chen Dong's mind, deciphering the Freemasons' modus operandi was equivalent to having a new chance of survival.
This is extremely important for both Longteng and Chen Dong.
After calming himself down, Chen Dong immediately dialed Lin Zhiyuan's number.
"Sell off the remaining meat from the farm at a low price, then we'll get ready to get to work!"
Seeing his unusual excitement, Lin Zhiyuan asked, "Did you find some money? You seem so happy."
"Brother-in-law."
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