503: Chapter 498 There's no reason to just let others bully you.

Shen Yan held up one finger.

"The Jiangnan Group is not monolithic, and Chairman Wei Mingyuan is not a god. He has rivals, he has enemies, and his subordinates all have their own agendas."

"I will find someone, someone within the Jiangnan Group who has enough weight and enough ambition."

"Then, I will 'accidentally' place these things into his hands."

"A handle that can topple the Chairman—guess if he will be tempted?"

Zhang Jufeng's heart began to pound wildly.

He dared not imagine that scene.

"Second."

Shen Yan held up a second finger.

"Public opinion is a double-edged sword; wielded well, it can kill without leaving a trace."

"I will have people adapt the story of Yuanshan Heavy Industry into different versions and spread them online."

"Some will be veiled commercial secrets; others will be moving, heartbreaking tragedies."

"We don't need to name names; we only need to plant a seed of doubt."

"When everyone starts discussing whether there was a hidden agenda behind that bizarre bankruptcy case back then, the credibility of the Jiangnan Group will suffer its first crack."

Zhang Jufeng listened, dumbfounded.

It wasn't over yet.

"Third."

Shen Yan's third finger tapped lightly on the table.

"Capital is the sharpest weapon."

"The stock price of the Jiangnan Group looks stable, but its capital chain must have a weak link."

"I will mobilize all my resources to launch an attack on it from the financial market."

"Short its stock, cut off its financing channels, and make every single one of its projects a bleeding wound."

"When a skyscraper is on fire internally and simultaneously surrounded by a raging storm, how long do you think it can last?"

With every sentence Shen Yan spoke, Zhang Jufeng's face grew paler.

He had originally thought Shen Yan would help him appeal through official channels.

He was thinking of vindication.

But what Shen Yan planned for him was war!

A comprehensive, no-holds-barred war aimed at utterly destroying a commercial empire!

"When its stock price plummets, internal strife reaches a fever pitch, and public opinion ferments completely..."

Shen Yan's voice became extremely soft, yet it carried a demonic, low hum.

"I will emerge as the 'Savior'."

"I will acquire it, restructure it, and turn everything it owns into my own property."

"By then, will we still need to reopen the case of Yuanshan Heavy Industry?"

"The master of the new world only needs to move his lips to rewrite the history of the past."

"Li Chongshan will have his reputation restored, becoming a tragic hero."

"The truth behind the collapse of Yuanshan Heavy Industry will also be revealed to the public."

"And Wei Mingyuan and his Jiangnan Group will become dust in history, nailed to the pillar of shame."

Shen Yan finished speaking, picked up his teacup, and drank the tea in one gulp.

"This is what is truly called restoring one's name."

"Not only regaining reputation but also taking back everything that was taken, with interest, and even more."

The private room fell deathly silent.

Zhang Jufeng stared blankly at Shen Yan, feeling as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

He felt he was facing not a man,

but a precision machine wearing human skin, a demon king who would use any means necessary to achieve his goals.

His plan contained not a single shred of emotion.

Only cold calculation and precise insight into human nature.

Exploitation, division, attack, consumption... interconnected and ruthlessly precise.

Zhang Jufeng suddenly shivered.

He dared not imagine what a desperate end awaited him if he stood on Shen Yan's opposite side.

Wei Mingyuan, the great figure who seemed unattainable in his eyes, was merely a lamb awaiting slaughter in Shen Yan's plan.

All his struggles, all his resistance, seemed to have been calculated long in advance.

At this moment, the small flame of revenge in Zhang Jufeng's heart did not burn brighter upon seeing hope.

Instead, it was nearly extinguished by a deeper sense of dread.

He looked at Shen Yan's excessively young face.

For the first time, he felt that avenging his master might have been a complete mistake from the very beginning.

Because he seemed to have invited an even more terrifying entity out of hell.

The tea had gone cold.

His heart felt colder than the tea.

Zhang Jufeng watched Shen Yan stand up; his movements were crisp, as if the person who had just formulated a grand plan capable of overturning a commercial empire was merely discussing today's weather.

"One more thing."

Shen Yan paused at the doorway without turning back.

"After you sign the share transfer contract, forget my existence."

"Just consider it as if I bought it."

"You know nothing, and you did nothing."

"You are just a pitiful person who ran into walls everywhere trying to seek justice for your master."

"Until one day, justice descends from heaven."

Zhang Jufeng's Adam's apple bobbed.

He understood.

What Shen Yan wanted him to do was to completely remove himself from this affair.

To become an outsider, an observer.

"Then... this information..."

"Let it rot in your gut," Shen Yan's voice came through, devoid of warmth.

"Or find a place and burn it."

"Its greatest value was igniting my interest."

"Now, the fire has been lit."

"Keeping this firewood around will only cause trouble."

With that, he pulled open the door and walked out.

The door closed gently, sealing off two worlds.

Zhang Jufeng slumped back into his chair, drenched in cold sweat.

He looked at the old leather briefcase on the table as if it were Pandora's Box.

He thought he had invited a dragon-slaying warrior.

But he never expected that what emerged from the box was a behemoth from the abyss, far more terrifying than the evil dragon.

He picked up the cup of hot tea Shen Yan had refilled for him and drank it down.

The scalding tea did nothing to dispel the chill in his heart.

Inside the car,

Shen Yan leaned back in the rear seat, eyes closed.

He didn't go home immediately, nor did he go to the company.

He took out his phone and dialed An Ran's number.

"Help me investigate a company."

An Ran's voice on the other end always carried a perfectly measured enthusiasm.

"Please tell me, CEO Shen."

"Vision Dynamics."

Shen Yan stated the name.

"Who are their main competitors domestically in the field of AI image recognition? The ones who hate them so much they wish they would collapse immediately?"

An Ran was silent for a moment, seemingly retrieving information quickly.

"Yueqian Technology, Ma Kai."

Ning Ke quickly provided the answer.

"These two companies fought tooth and nail over the urban pilot project for the 'Heavenly Eye Plan.' Ma Kai nearly got into a physical fight with the CEO of Vision Dynamics at the bidding conference."

"Very good."

"Though I thought you wouldn't move against Vision Dynamics."

"Why should I let others bully you when I have the light?"

Shen Yan hung up the phone.