Chapter 1116 - Chapter 1116: Not Hurtful, but Extremely Humiliating
Chapter 1116: Not Hurtful, but Extremely Humiliating
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“I can already see it. Lin Yi has secretly committed such a huge crime. Coupled with Meiguo’s power, no matter how hard the two of them try, it won’t work,” Fu Yahui said.
“But I don’t care about Lin Yi’s assets. I’m thinking if I can use this opportunity to bring down the Liang family. Only by stepping on them can the Han family return to its former glory.”
“I’ve thought about this too, but I think it’s a little difficult.” Han Jinlei voiced his thoughts.
“Shen Shuyi has been in charge of Huarun Group for so many years. She’s a smart person. When she came forward to deal with this matter, she must have already thought of a way out. Even if something goes wrong in the end, she will ensure she stays out of it. It’s not very possible to use this matter to shake the Liang family or Shen Shuyi.”
“Don’t be too sure. If our three families put pressure on her, there might be a possibility of succeeding. After all, with the help of the Wang family, everything is possible.”
“That’s true, but this isn’t a loss no matter how you look at it. I heard from the higher-ups that many of the projects in the Lingyun Group controlled by Lin Yi are world-class. If we can get our hands on them, they will definitely be a huge help in the future.”
Fu Yahui nodded. She supported her head with one hand and looked at the scenery outside the window.
“If we put our personal bias aside, Lin Yi’s intelligence is really the first of its kind I’ve seen in my life. Our son still has a long way to go compared to him.”
“Indeed, just as Old Wang said, Lin Yi and Shen Shuyi are smart people. They are indeed a terrifying combo.”
Han Jinlei sighed.
“Therefore, it’s the best choice to nip him in the bud while he’s still young.”
Ring ring ring!
Just as the two of them were talking, Han Jinlei’s phone rang.
“We just left. Why are you calling again?”
The person who called was Wang Tingshan, Wang Mian’s father and the leader of the Wang Family.
However, the real stabilizing force was his father, Wang Zhongmin.
As long as he did not fall, the Wang family would continue to stand strong.
“He probably forgot to tell me something. Let me see what’s going on first.”
Han Jinlei picked up the phone and turned on the loudspeaker function.
“Brother Wang, what’s wrong? Did you forget to tell me something?”
“Come back! Something’s wrong!”
“Has something happened?”
“It’s not convenient to talk over the phone. Just come back quickly!”
Wang Tingshan didn’t say anything else and hung up.
Han Jinlei and Fu Yahui looked at each other in confusion.
“Let’s go back and take a look. He’s in such a panic. Something big must have happened.”
Han Jinlei smiled. “Regardless, don’t be too concerned when it comes to Lin Yi. He has no way out. Don’t be so shocked.”
“Let’s go over and take a look first. An incident that can make Brother Wang so anxious is probably not something small.”
Half an hour later, the two of them drove to a villa in Yanjiao.
The villa was not big, and it did not look imposing from the outside.
Whether it was Lin Yi’s Jiuzhou Pavilion or Ji Qingyan’s Yunshui Villa, they were all several levels more impressive than this place.
Only the surrounding environment was considered top-notch. There was nothing special about the house itself.
The two of them got out of the car and entered the villa.
The decorations in the villa were slightly old. The furniture was old mahogany, and there were many literary decorations. The phonograph beside the wine cabinet would make visitors feel like they had transmigrated.
However, this did not mean that the items were worthless. Abt casually chosen bottle of wine from the wine cabinet was enough to bribe a top official in a second-tier city.
On the sofa sat a middle-aged man in his fifties. His face was gloomy, like dark clouds before a storm.
This person was none other than Wang Tingshan.
However, other than Wang Tingshan, Zhao Guoping was also beside him. However, their expressions were different.
Wang Tingshan’s cold face was like a volcano that was about to erupt, making people feel a sense of dread.
Zhao Guoping’s face was filled with anxiety and even fear.
“What’s wrong, Brother Wang? You look so pale. What happened?” Han Jinlei stepped forward and asked.
“You’ll see for yourself!”
Wang Tingshan snorted and threw the phone over.
At first, the couple did not understand what was going on. When they saw the contents on the phone, they were stunned on the spot.
“How is that possible? I was on the phone with Li Zhen a few hours ago. How could he have returned to Zhonghai and done so many things?”
“You’ve all been played!”
In a fit of anger, Wang Tingshan stood up angrily and kicked over the million-dollar coffee table in front of him.
“Lin Yi must have settled the matter in Meiguo long ago. Then, Li Zhen was bribed by him and cooperated with them.”
“But the issue is that no one should have been able to help him settle this case in Meiguo. How did he come back?”
Piack!
Wang Tingshan slapped Han Jinlei’s face.
“Do you think this matter is important? Our three families have already been exposed, and we’ve even been accused of betraying our country. Do you know what this means?”
Han Jinlei was knocked to the ground, and Fu Yahui subconsciously went to help him up.
In the face of absolute power, neither of them dared to act rashly.
Most importantly, they had already realized the severity of this matter.
Lin Yi might not be able to do anything to them, but with the age of the internet, the pressure of public opinion was like the sword of Damocles hanging above their heads.
If it could bring them to heaven, it could also crush them!
Han Jinlei and his wife’s faces were ashen.
No matter how hard they racked their brains, they couldn’t think of how Lin Yi had managed to settle this matter.
Whether it was Lin Yi or Shen Shuyi, even if the two of them were together, they didn’t have the ability to do such a thing.
Terrifying!
It was really too terrifying!
“Brother… Brother Wang, what should we do now? We have to deal with this matter quickly if public opinion continues to grow.”
“Brother Wang has already ordered people to block the news. It should be contained soon.” Zhao Guoping said.
“However, this matter has already caused considerable impact. I reckon the higher-ups will find out soon. Moreover, certain third parties will also definitely take this opportunity to rob us. This is very difficult. Our three families will definitely be affected.”
“The problem lies with Lin Yi and the Liang family. We have to control them, that’s the only way out,” said Han Jinlei.
“The two of you go back and get ready later. Someone will definitely ask to talk to us tomorrow. Be careful when you speak. Don’t make any mistakes.”
“Got it, Brother Wang.”
Clang! Clang! Clang!
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
“Come in,” said Wang Tingshan.
The door of the villa was pushed open, and a woman in her thirties walked in.
She was wearing a black dress and had long hair that draped over her shoulders. Her expression was serious.
The woman’s name was Cui Xue. After graduating from university, she had been by Wang Tingshan’s side since. She was one of his trusted aides.
“President Wang, all the major portals have been blocked, but most of the news is still being shared through overseas servers. They can’t be blocked at all.”
“Foreign servers?!”
Hearing this news, the three of them were surprised and even a little at a loss.
Fu Yahui had goosebumps all over her body. There was no doubt that Lin Yi was the one who did this!
This was a long-planned counterattack!
“Contact the Internet Surveillance Bureau and block all these foreign servers!”
Cui Xue looked helpless. “Department Wang, the head of the Internet Surveillance Bureau is not on our side. At this juncture, they won’t help.”
“F*ck!”
Wang Tingshan cursed in exasperation. Only then did he remember that the head of the Internet Surveillance Bureau was also from the Liang family. Naturally, they would not help.
“Look what you two did!”
Wang Tingshan pointed at Han Jinlei and Zhao Guoping’s noses and scolded.
“I shouldn’t have let you two trash do this in the first place!”
With that, Wang Tingshan walked out, followed by Cui Xue. Meanwhile, the remaining three stayed in the villa, their expressions uglier than if they had taken rat poison.
Half of it was because of Wang Tingshan’s anger, and the other half was because of Lin Yi’s power.
They would never forget the feeling of falling from heaven to hell.
It was four o’clock in the morning, and the sky in Zhonghai was already beginning to brighten. The rays of the morning sun shone on the ground, and it was as if a magnificent show was slowly opening. Everyone slowly started their days.
Lin Yi stood in front of the French window and looked down at Zhonghai in the morning.
He had not slept the entire night. Most of the time, he had simply stood here and watched quietly.
It was past three in the morning, the quietest time in the city. However, after more than an hour, the traffic gradually increased, the commuters rushing for a new day.
Lin Yi didn’t know what would happen in Yanjing that night, but there would definitely be many people like him who couldn’t sleep the entire night.
Swoosh!
A voice from behind interrupted Lin Yi’s thoughts.
The blanket covering Ji Qingyan fell to the ground. She had slept on the sofa in Lin Yi’s office that night.
She slept soundly and sweetly. Her posture was not elegant at all, as if this matter did not affect her at all.
Lin Yi turned around and walked over. He picked up the blanket and covered Ji Qingyan.
Buzz buzz buzz!
However, at this moment, the phone in Lin Yi’s pocket rang.
It was an unknown number.
Lin Yi knew who it was. Shen Shuyi had used this number to contact him all night.
After covering Ji Qingyan with a blanket, Lin Yi walked out and found an empty space to answer Shen Shuyi’s call.
“Aunt Shen.”
“Let’s stop here. We’ll be fine at this stage.”
“That’s it? It’s far from enough.”
“It doesn’t matter how much this matter affects the people. As long as the relevant people know about it, it’s enough.”
Lin Yi understood what Shen Shuyi meant. “Did the higher-ups order it?”
“The higher-ups have already asked the Internet Surveillance Bureau to start blocking the servers you set up overseas. This is an obvious signal. The higher-ups don’t want the impact of this matter to increase further. It would be too much to continue.” Shen Shuyi said.
“And your May phone. Tell the technicians to stop pushing the relevant news. Otherwise, you might soon be seized.”
“Got it,” Lin Yi said, “Do you need me to do anything else?”
“There’s nothing else for you to do after that. Leave the rest to me.” Shen Shuyi said.
“Also, take this time to do a self-examination and clean yourself up. Don’t let anyone catch you red-handed.”
“Aunt Shen, don’t worry. Before this, I’ve already told them everything.”
“Kid, you really make me worry. Not bad,” Shen Shuyi said.
“You’ve been busy all night. It’s already dawn. Go and have some breakfast. You won’t be needed after this.
“Thank you, Aunt Shen.”
After a simple discussion, Lin Yi hung up and informed Qi Xianzhao and He Yuanyuan to stop.
Just as Shen Shuyi had said, there was no need for him to continue. She would face the Wang family head-on.
To put it bluntly, the Liang family were the true main force of this battle.
The matter of the power field naturally had to be handled by the people at the center of power.
Lin Yi looked at his watch. It was already five o’clock when he finished arranging everything.
Then, he asked the people in charge of the various offices to arrange breakfast according to the limit of 200 yuan per person as compensation for those who stayed here to work overtime at night.
“Boss, what do you think? Can you bring those people down?”
At six in the morning, He Yuanyuan and the others gathered in Lin Yi’s office for breakfast. They were all disheveled and a little dispirited.
Except for Ji Qingyan, who had slept the entire night.
“It’s impossible to bring them down, but we can greatly weaken the enemy’s strength.”
Lin Yi was very clear about this.
Not to mention the Wang family, even the Han family and the Zhao family, who were inferior to the Liang family, were unrealistic targets.
This was a matter of trade-offs.
Being able to reduce the Wang family’s power in Yanjing and elevate the Liang family’s status was the best outcome.
However, the premise was that this task would be completed successfully.
Otherwise, they would be the unlucky victims.
“It’s good that we were able to weaken them.” He Yuanyuan said.
“Before this, someone shorted the company. This time, someone tried to report us, but in the end, the danger was averted. Our Lingyun Group can be considered to have become famous in the industry. Just thinking about it is exciting. Our stocks will soon soar again.”
“Indeed, it can be considered a comeback.” Lin Yi said with a smile, but he didn’t say anything else to prevent people from panicking.
After breakfast, Lin Yi drove Ji Qingyan to her office and then to the bathhouse.
But on the way, Lin Yi received a call from Liang Ruoxu.
“You reported the Wang family?!”
Although the matter involved the Han and Zhao families as well, Liang Ruoxu had already dismissed their involvement. They were no longer relevant.
“I’ve been busy all night, and I’ve managed to handle the matter.”
“Where are you now?”
“I’m going to the bathhouse to get a massage. Will you be visiting a bathhouse as well?”
“This isn’t Yanjing. It’s not safe for me to visit such a place.”
“It’s okay. I’ll clear the place for you. Come on over.”
“I just got up and you’re asking me to go to a place like that? How dare you?”
“I’m here to relax. 1 haven’t slept all night,” Lin Yi said.
“But you reminded me. I’ll open one myself when I have time. That way, I won’t have to keep visiting another establishment.”
“Hurry up and set aside these useless thoughts. Prepare the place. I’m going to come meet you. I want to talk to you about this.”
“You can come over now.”
Lin Yi drove to the bathhouse. Because there weren’t many people in the morning, he spent a few hundred thousand yuan to book the entire place.
Not long after, Liang Ruoxu put on a mask and sunglasses to cover herself up. When he reached the bathhouse, she entered the hot spring with Lin Yi.
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Your figure is getting better and better.”
Seeing Liang Ruoxu in a swimsuit, Lin Yi commented.
“I wonder what it’s like to make love in the water.”
“Your romantic luck is so strong. Haven’t you tried it in the water? Are you that vanilla?”
Liang Ruoxu’s eyes carried a hint of disdain and a slight sense of arrogance.
Although this statement was not highly damaging, it was insulting.
It was as if she was saying that if he did something with her, it would not be exciting at all..