Since learning that the apocalypse was coming, Zhou Yunan had talked a lot with Lin Rou and became more and more convinced that what she said was true.
For example, the important military bases after the apocalypse, and the different jurisdictional systems in each war zone—Lin Rou couldn't have made up such a thing given her background and limited perspective.
Since it's the end of the world, all rules must be rewritten, and indeed, whoever has the strongest power can set the rules. He will awaken supernatural abilities, already stronger than ordinary people, and he has foreseen situations that most people are unaware of…
If he still can't develop his own power in the apocalypse, then he's really incompetent.
Zhou Yunan did not do as Lin Rou said. He only helped her buy a hundred guns. He contacted the largest foreign arms dealer and used most of his cash and shares to buy weapons and hire mercenaries to be his bodyguards in China.
They also purchased a huge plot of land in the suburbs, ostensibly to build a shopping mall, and spent a fortune to airlift countless supplies.
...
"Bai Yi'an has been released!" Cheng Jinlai hurriedly called Zhou Yunan.
"He's been released? How come so quickly?" Zhou Yunan frowned. "Didn't you already bribe Bai Yi'an's legal team?"
No matter how capable Bai Yi'an is in business, he's not omnipotent. Cheng Jinlai, as the person he has trusted most for many years, has the ability to temporarily cut him off from the outside world. It won't take long, a week will be enough.
But it's only been a few days?
“It’s Bai Yan.” Cheng Jinlai’s face was grim. “I don’t know where she found her. I guess it’s a backup plan that Bai Yi’an left behind. The project we’re looking to finance originally had a planned investment of 30 billion yuan. I just checked and the investment funds are gone.”
Zhou Yunan understood Cheng Jinlai's meaning; Bai Yan must have used the 30 billion to smooth things over!
"Damn it, she spent so much money without even consulting me!" Zhou Yunan said angrily, leaning on the railing.
That property should have belonged to him in the first place.
"She consulted you? You probably haven't even seen her since Bai Yi'an went to jail, have you? If you had known Bai Yi'an would have a backup plan, you should have kept your composure. You've already coaxed her for so long, why not coax her a little more..."
"Alright, stop with the hindsight." Zhou Yunan said impatiently. It wasn't that he didn't want to calm Bai Yan down, but at that time he had just learned from Lin Rou about the impending apocalypse, and he himself hadn't calmed down yet.
Besides, Bai Yan is just a gentle but ignorant little princess. If she comes to him for something like this, she'll just cry and whine, and he can't be bothered to deal with her.
The only thing he hadn't anticipated was Bai Yi'an, who managed to get him out so quickly.
Then, as if remembering something else, Zhou Yunan scoffed, "Isn't there still that woman? Let her cry online, and you can put on a show for her. Even if Bai Yi'an gets out, public opinion can ruin him and make him unable to do anything."
"Bai's stock price is bound to crash!"
The Bai family business is his, and the future is his too. A smile played on Zhou Yunan's lips.
Cheng Jinlai understood Zhou Yunan's meaning: "You want me to be criticized by netizens as well?"
"Think about the money you got?" Zhou Yunan sneered. "Besides, with Bai Yi'an blocking your way, who would dare to criticize you?"
The two are now in the same boat, and Cheng Jinlai has no choice but to agree for his own benefit.
As he was leaving, something else occurred to him: "Why was a shopping mall built out of nowhere?"
Zhou Yunan's plan to build a shopping mall is quite ambitious, requiring at least hundreds of millions of yuan. They need to sign a financing project that they snatched from the Bai family, and they also need to work together to short-sell Bai's shares. They are currently short of funds.
Where did he get the money to build the shopping mall?
"Don't worry, I can definitely handle the Bai family business." Since the money has become worthless, he has to make sure it serves its full purpose before it becomes worthless.
Seeing his confident demeanor, Cheng Jinlai didn't ask any more questions. After all, he would only be better if Zhou Yunan was better now.
...
At nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Jie, an ordinary office worker, was at work. As usual, she used her breakfast time to slack off by playing on her phone and browsing Weibo. Her eyes were immediately drawn to the 'hot' topic on the trending searches.
My eyes lit up when I clicked on it: it was about Bai Yi'an, the "nation's husband," and she'd been following this gossip these past few days.
After opening the trending topics, it was a message posted online by the victim of this rape case. She posted screenshots of her conversation with Bai Yi'an's secretary, Cheng Jinlai, on her personal account, and also shared the chat history.
The key screenshot shows Cheng Jinlai asking her: "How much money do you need to shut up?"
Beyond the screenshot, the woman was seen crying uncontrollably at the camera, saying she didn't want money, she just wanted justice.
Everyone knows that Cheng Jinlai is Bai Yi'an's secretary. Internet experts have also verified that the photos posted by the woman were not photoshopped. In the eyes of netizens, Bai Yi'an is practically dead.
[Oh my god, don't be afraid, I support you! Remember, never take their money, or they might sue you for extortion!]
Yes, yes, yes, rich people are the most ruthless!
Not long after, netizens posted photos of Bai Yi'an having been released from prison.
This is inside information! The fact that he was able to get out proves there are bad people in our system!
Investigate Bai Yi's case thoroughly!
With a boss like that, you can imagine how rotten the Bai family business has become. I will never use anything from them again!
Through the shaping of online public opinion, women have become victims who are not afraid of power, while Bai Yi'an, the former "national husband," is the perpetrator standing in a superior position. Bai's shares have plummeted under the manipulation of those with ulterior motives.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yunan and Cheng Jinlai took the opportunity to prepare to become blank spies.
This is a way to get something for nothing. The Bai family's reputation has already been affected by Bai Yi'an. All it takes is to stir up trouble and the stock price will continue to fall.
When the stock price plummets to its lowest point, even leading to bankruptcy, Zhou Yunan and Cheng Jinlai can reliably profit from the price difference. Conversely, if the stock price trend rises, given the size of the Bai family, they will suffer devastating losses.
But now that Bai Yi'an has run into this mess, the internet is full of slander. As soon as Zhou Yunan started shorting the stock, a large number of investors were not optimistic about the Bai family and sold off their shares.
By the time the stock market opened the next day, Zhou Yunan had already made a net profit of nearly 10 billion yuan, and Cheng Jinlai had also made a considerable profit. Therefore, he completely disregarded the online abuse.
On the villa's balcony, Zhou Yunan poured himself a glass of red wine. The Bai family would go bankrupt after sunset... and he needed to think carefully about how to use the money in a proper way.
However, before sunset, Zhou Yunan was confronted by the police: "Zhou Yunan, you are involved in intentional injury, framing, financial fraud, and illegal purchase of weapons. This is your arrest warrant!"
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