Chapter 59: Meticulous Deployment

The establishment of the Fifth and Sixth Divisions by Li Fengyu marked the complete degeneration of the Li Group into a mafia-style capital syndicate. Li Fengyu had realized that without resorting to certain tactics, doing business would be difficult. As the saying goes, the marketplace is a battlefield, and the financial sector—standing at the very pinnacle of the capital market—was a crouching tiger and hidden dragon, brimming with talents of all ages.

Having previously been outmaneuvered by Lin Dongjiang, Li Fengyu secretly swore this time to recover every single cent of his losses. Sitting in his office, Li Fengyu turned on his computer. On his desk lay a proposal given to him by Liu Xinyang, containing various materials regarding the target for their next market manipulation. Expertly opening all the indicators, his eyes locked onto three prominent characters displayed on the screen: Rebar Steel.

Li Fengyu immediately summoned Li Sen into his office and said, "Li Sen, this is your department's first mission. You must execute it flawlessly." Li Sen nodded with a faint smile and replied, "OK."

Li Fengyu's strategy was divided into four interlocking plans: A, B, C, and D. Plan A was to be executed by Li Fengyu himself, which involved lying in ambush for Lin Dongjiang in the capital market with the ultimate objective of completely crushing him. But how could they trick Lin Dongjiang into trading rebar futures and walking right into Li Fengyu's trap? This was where Plan B came into play. Executed by Chen Yuxuan, Plan B involved recruiting cadres and employees from the Lin Group to act as undercover moles and provide intelligence, while also dispatching a number of operatives from the Sixth Division to infiltrate the Lin Group from within, eventually becoming Lin Dongjiang's trusted confidants and maneuvering him into choosing rebar futures as his trading instrument.

Following the defeat of Lin Dongjiang in the financial markets, Plan C called for beating a drowning dog and taking his life while he was down. Led by Li Sen, this phase involved "eliminating" Lin Dongjiang in the real world and simultaneously dismantling the Lin Group completely.

Naturally, Lin Dongjiang's death would inevitably draw the attention of higher authorities. To counter this, Li Fengyu instructed Ye Chen to visit local officials ahead of time, systematically corrupting them so they would serve as a protective umbrella for their criminal syndicate. Li Fengyu's four plans were tightly woven and flawless. Just as Li Fengyu was feeling smug about his brilliant scheme, Li Sen suddenly remarked, "Still, this is going to be rather cruel for Lin Chu."

Hearing this, Li Fengyu stood up abruptly and said, "There is no other way. Lin Dongjiang has plotted against me and ambushed me time and time again; I have no choice. Furthermore, the Lin Group is an obstacle that our company must sweep away if we want to grow bigger and stronger. I've made up my mind. Only the few of us know about this, and it must never be leaked to him. Lin Chu showed me great kindness and gave me my start in the industry, and I am very grateful to him. But now, holding a high position, I carry the burden of the entire company's development and the futures of hundreds of employees. For our company to grow, we have to make hard choices. Those who achieve great things must be ruthless."

Realizing he could not sway Li Fengyu, Li Sen quietly withdrew from the room. Once left alone, Li Fengyu silently pulled a photograph from his drawer—a picture of himself and Lin Chu taken years ago at the Xinmin Group's celebration banquet. Back then, their relationship had been exceptionally close. Yet, those who walk different paths cannot plan together, and they had ultimately parted ways. A wave of uncontrollable melancholy washed over Li Fengyu at the thought.

After leaving, Li Sen briefed Ye Chen and Chen Yuxuan on the subsequent arrangements, signaling them to get everything ready.

The curtain was about to rise on a truly bloody storm. A genuine life-or-death showdown was about to unfold between the Lin Group and the Li Group. In the end, who would emerge victorious and claim the ultimate prize?