Meanwhile, in Europe, at McKinley Castle.
This is the ancestral property of the McKinley family, and one of the few assets that William McKinley has managed to preserve through tremendous effort, one that has not yet been completely frozen.
This ancient castle originally covered a vast area and its interior was decorated with unparalleled luxury and elegance. However, the castle's owner is now mired in deep trouble and can no longer maintain his former prestige and grandeur...
William McKinney sat in a creaky armchair, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at his laptop screen, which displayed the latest financial news and a series of asset change announcements that he could hardly comprehend.
Around William McKinley, coming and going, were financial institution asset mortgage personnel measuring and taking photos everywhere:
“Mr. William McKinley, I’ll temporarily use these two Renaissance sculptures next to your castle’s drawing room as collateral for the bank’s debt, otherwise the other party won’t be able to pay their debts…”
"Oh, and I must take this set of silver cutlery too..."
"Take it all! Take it all!"
William McKinley suddenly went berserk and violently slammed his laptop to the ground:
"Get out of here!"
“Everything we own…our vacation home, our apartment building in Paris…our shares in McKinley International…it’s all gone, all gone!”
"And those opportunistic scoundrels... Seeing our McKinley family in such a predicament, they still believe we're fraudsters and refuse to lend a helping hand... It's outrageous!"
William McKinley cursed and wept, running his hands through his blond hair.
"Why...why?!"
In desperation, William McKinley suddenly grabbed the mortgage administrator next to him:
"Tell me, what should I do?!"
"What price must I pay to protect my family's ancestral property?!"
The staff member silently watched William McKinley, then quietly handed him something:
"Try to write down a list of families who also participated in the war of aggression and profited greatly from it."
William McKinley stared blankly down at the paper and found a blank slip of paper and a pen in his hand:
"As long as you write down everything you know, you can keep your place to live and won't be homeless for the time being..."
The mortgage clerk's words seemed to possess a magical power, drawing William McKinley in. He stared at the blank sheet of paper in his hand, and a familiar figure flashed through his mind—
That Chinese girl I've always overlooked...
It seems that everything started with her!
The bizarre theft of Chinese cultural relics, the inexplicable scandals involving counterfeits, and those damned financial maneuvers...
There are hardly any coincidences in this world, that they could happen one after another in just a few days!
Within just a few days, his family had been turned upside down, which might mean that the power his opponent could wield was far beyond his imagination!
William McKinley took a deep breath, a profound sense of powerlessness washing over him...
Even if I have such a guess, what can I do about it?
It's not that we haven't hired the most professional detectives in Europe, and those veteran police officers have investigated more than once, but there's just no evidence at the scene!
And he couldn't very well publicly accuse a customer who spent hundreds of millions of euros at the auction, could he? What would those European nobles who also spent a lot of money at the auction think of him? And the McKinley family's reputation would only get worse under his watch!
William McKinley's hands trembled, barely able to hold the pen and paper. In just a few days, he seemed to have aged ten years...
In the end, he picked up his pen and wrote down a few familiar names on the paper...
...
A few days later, in a conference room in a courtyard house in Beijing.
Lin Jicheng sat on a soft sofa chair, and on the projector in front of him appeared the faces of Alfred and Lin Si:
"The battle with the McKinley family was a resounding success; we quickly seized all of their family's valuable assets..."
"More importantly, although McKinley International is currently not doing well, I am confident and capable of finding a new direction for development through asset integration."
"And we can naturally make use of our existing assets and revitalize all resources..."
Listening to Lin Si's introduction, Lin Jicheng was very satisfied, while Alfred continued to display a huge genealogical chart on the screen—
This is not merely a single objective, but an intricate network containing dozens of prominent surnames, alongside scrolling data and information—
These families' core businesses, undisclosed debts, internal conflicts, potential problems, and most importantly—
These families' private museums or collections contain "trophies" from the East, and recount the incredible deeds their ancestors accomplished during centuries of war...
The McKinley family was just the first name crossed off the list.
However, this is enough to prove the feasibility of this path...!
Lin Jicheng scanned the entire table, and the losses his country had suffered were truly shocking!
"Now that's great, it wouldn't be right not to charge some interest..."
Lin Jicheng expressed deep regret over the past tragedy, and she continued to issue tasks:
"In short, now that we have accumulated a lot of experience with the Field and McKinley families, our next step should be to strike them with precision!"
"More importantly..."
Lin Jicheng emphasized:
"Furthermore, we must selectively expose certain negative information—"
"Detailed records of these families' involvement in colonial plunder, their previous illegal and criminal activities..."
"Exposing these things will not only strip them of the legitimacy of their actions, but also condemn them to the pillory of plunderers!"
"If the new generation of family heirs shows a good attitude in correcting their mistakes, we might not be able to let them go..."
"However, we must strike hard at those die-hards!"
"Yes, Miss!"
Alfred's tone was also more serious than ever before:
"We can definitely do it!"
Lin Jicheng nodded in satisfaction:
Our ultimate goal—
"Through various means, including using shadowy figures, they have established their own power and a vast commercial empire in Europe, controlling the economic lifeline!"
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