Whoever helps will die.

Zheng Family Manor!

Zheng Yongnian habitually checked the stock market. He knew that whether it was because of the casino incident or the previous assassination attempt—oh no, it should have been the kidnapping of Young Lord Wang.

He believed that Wang Shaojun would certainly not let either of these two matters rest.

So these past few days, he hadn't just sat idly by. He had disposed of some insignificant family assets and concentrated funds, hoping to secure Xinzheng Group, as it was the pillar of the Zheng family.

Once Xinzheng Group collapsed, his Zheng family in Macau would be left in name only.

But when he saw the stock fluctuations of Xinzheng Group, he almost kicked the bucket.

Just then, the phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up and his brows furrowed. It was his younger brother. Although he knew why the other party was calling at this time, he still answered it casually.

Before he could speak, an anxious voice came from the other end of the phone, "Big Brother, Heavenly Palace Group has attacked us again.

And this time it's more ferocious than last time, feeling like a fight to the death. Also, the negative impact on the group online is probably their doing.

Big Brother, didn't you say you had already made peace with them? Why is this happening again?"

Zheng Yongnian heard this, his face filled with worry, and he sighed, "Peace talks? That was just their smokescreen. You must have heard about what happened when Heavenly Palace Hotel opened.

But what I want to say is, even without that incident, the Wang family wouldn't have let us off."

The person on the other end of the phone was a bit confused when he heard this. They didn't seem to have any grievances with the Wang family.

Why would the other party insist on not letting them go? Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he asked in surprise, "Big Brother, you... you didn't do something to the Wang family that we don't know about before, did you?"

"Hmm, a long time ago, for the sake of Heavenly Palace Hotel, I sent people abroad to try and kidnap Wang Shaojun, to make him sell Heavenly Palace Hotel to us. Unfortunately, for some reason, he evaded it and also found out that I was behind it."

"But that's not right, Big Brother. From what I know of you, you should have a backup plan."

However, it would have been better if he hadn't mentioned a backup plan. When he did, Zheng Yongnian became even more helpless.

"Alas, you're right, I prepared a backup plan, intending to kidnap his parents. But the other party was more cautious than me. Not only did the backup plan fail, but I was also caught with a handle. Although there's no evidence proving I did it, in his eyes, evidence or no evidence, it's all the same."

As for the previous peace talks?

He knew it was unlikely to make the other party give up, but he had no choice.

The person on the other end of the phone fell silent upon hearing this.

Things had reached such a point that no one could talk peace. You're going after my parents, and you still expect us to live in peace? Isn't that a joke?

Thinking of this, he understood that this time there would probably not even be a chance to recover. Once the Zheng family didn't have enough funds to stabilize Xinzheng Group's stock price, they would truly be finished.

"I understand, Big Brother. Our Zheng family has stood firm in Macau for so many years; we're not just for show. I refuse to believe that the Wang family has the power to cover the sky."

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Yongnian sighed deeply. Truly, one wrong step leads to many wrong steps, and one misstep can lead to falling into an abyss.

If he had given up on Heavenly Palace Hotel back then, this series of events probably wouldn't have happened.

But people must pay the price for their actions.

He picked up the phone and dialed the Thailand Consortium again.

However, this time the call wasn't answered immediately; it rang for a full half minute before it was picked up.

The other party didn't give him a chance to speak. "Patriarch Zheng, I know why you're calling this time, but I can only say I'm sorry. It's not that we don't want to help you, it's that we can't, understand?

Because of what happened last time, I was almost fired. Before this call, the consortium's superiors had already issued a death order: whoever helps will die.

As for the reason, I don't know. We've known each other for so long, listen to my advice: if you can appease Heavenly Palace Group's anger, that's best. If not... then let go. That might still ensure the Zheng family lives comfortably for decades. Take care!"

The other party hung up directly after speaking, leaving Zheng Yongnian stunned.

Although he had prepared for this outcome, since the other party had said before that they would no longer cooperate with the Zheng family, he never expected them to tell him to give up Xinzheng Group.

This was the lifeline of the Zheng family. Although what the other party said was correct—if he cashed out now, it could indeed ensure the Zheng family's livelihood for decades.

But he was unwilling! Unwilling to see the Zheng family's years of foundation destroyed in an instant.

Destroying a skyscraper takes only a moment, but building one is not something that can be achieved in a day or two.

People born in hell, even if they climb to heaven and then fall back into hell, can still live well. But people born in heaven cannot.

They would rather be annihilated than fall into hell.

This is also why many rich people choose to jump from buildings after going bankrupt overnight.

At the same time, the individual investors holding Xinzheng Group shares panicked as they watched the stock price plummet as soon as the market opened.

Although stock market limits and surges are common, for a company with such a large market capitalization as Xinzheng Group, and whose usual declines are not significant, at most five points.

When things are abnormal, there must be a demon! This brought back an unpleasant memory for them.

"Damn it, what happened? Why did it drop so much, and it's still dropping? What the hell is the Zheng family doing? Do they have too much money and want to burn some in the stock market?"

"Damn, burn some? This is more than just burning some! Two hundred billion shrunk in two minutes. If it keeps dropping like this, won't it be delisted in twenty minutes?"

"This kind of fluctuation definitely means some capital is shorting it. Which big shot has the Zheng family provoked this time? Forget it, I'd better cut my losses and leave early. If it keeps dropping like this, my heart can't take it."

But as soon as he sold, the stock price suddenly shot up, and it was a straight climb.

"Hey, it seems the Zheng family pulled it up. I wonder which capital is shorting it from behind."

"Damn, it's in the red, awesome!"

"Damn it, I just sold and it's in the red, what does that mean? Never mind, this is the Zheng family's pillar, the Zheng family definitely won't let it fall. I'll buy back my chips."

Unfortunately, before he could buy in, the stock price instantly surged by ten points. Seeing the strong upward momentum, the other party immediately went all-in without a second thought.

The discussion forum was filled with joy because the stock price was still rising.

"Thirteen points! Holy crap! Zheng family is awesome, smash the short sellers' dog heads, brothers, charge!"

"Fifteen points! 666 Xinzheng Group is awesome, Zheng family is awesome. I'll cash out when it hits twenty points."

"Great minds think alike, I'll sell at twenty points. As a stock investor, you can't be too greedy."

"You guys sell at twenty points, then I'll sell at nineteen points. Buy a step behind, sell a step ahead. With this trend, the short sellers must be raising funds. Don't you see there aren't many large sell orders?"

"Brother, you're absolutely right, then I'll sell at eighteen points."

"Then I'll sell at sixteen!"

"Damn it, aren't we long? What the hell are you guys doing?"

"Heh, you can't say that. We are neither long nor short; we are retail investors, we are blood-sucking maggots. We suck blood from whoever has it."

"Are you still babbling? If you don't sell now, you really don't know how to write the word 'death'. I just got news, do you know who is targeting Xinzheng Group this time?"

"No need to think, it must be those foreign short-selling institutions."

"Bullshit! It's Heavenly Palace Group! Damn it, you leeks, if you don't sell now, you'll die!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the discussion forum was shocked.