430 The River of Oblivion Returns to the Sea: On the Eve of the Storm

With a splash, water rippled in the lake.

At the bottom of the lake, a huge dark shadow was rapidly approaching.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan's pupils constricted, and he nearly wet himself in fear. "Help! Save me! There's a shark in the lake!"

As soon as he spoke, the dark shadow vanished.

Inside the pavilion, the other party's Bodyguard didn't hesitate and leapt into the lake. Before long, he pulled Zhang Fan out.

Wang Shaojun didn't give them a friendly look and said coldly, "Go back and tell the head of the Zhang family that my Wang family cannot aspire to be with yours. Let's forget about this marriage alliance."

Zhang Fan was trembling all over, though whether from anger or the cold was unclear.

But upon hearing Wang Shaojun's words, his eyes filled with fury. "What did you say? You threw me into the lake and dare to reject me? Fine, just you wait."

After they left, Wang Jianguo showed a look of worry. "Shaojun, wasn't that a bit too decisive? We could have stalled for time. Given another year, we would have had enough leverage."

"It's fine, Dad. I know what I'm doing. You'll see in a few days."

"Alright, since you say so, it must be fine. If you need any help, just ask. Umbrella is starting to get on track now. Given a bit more time, I can certainly develop it into an entity rivaling Blackwater Company."

"With your status as the second-largest shareholder of Blackwater Company added to that, I doubt anyone will dare to target Heavenly Palace Group."

"Wang Jianjun, let's go. Let's head back and discuss how to rapidly develop Umbrella."

Having said that, he pulled Wang Jianjun along and left the pavilion.

After the two left, only Butler Wei and two Maidservants remained in the pavilion. Since Zhang Fan and his group had departed, there was no need for Bodyguards to stand guard there.

"Butler Wei, how are the preparations on Yang Zhongzhou's side?"

The Zhang family was not a concern. After tomorrow, Heavenly Palace Group would no longer be something they could manipulate.

Because starting tomorrow, many people would not agree to anyone moving against Heavenly Palace Group.

"Young Master, everything is almost ready, and he has contacted many people."

"Good. Didn't Yang Zhongzhou plant moles in Sakura Country? Tomorrow afternoon, I want to see people in Sakura Country shorting the A-share market, as well as the listed companies under Heavenly Palace Group."

"By the way, let Colossus Group join in as well, but don't bring in too much capital—five billion us dollars will be enough."

"Also, during this time, raise the security level around Yuxin and the others by two levels until the matters in Sakura Country are concluded."

"Yes, Young Master!"

After receiving the message from Butler Wei, Yang Zhongzhou was somewhat confused, not understanding what Wang Shaojun meant.

Why have Colossus Group short the A-share market? Wasn't the target Sakura Country?

However, as a super talent, he quickly realized something.

Was this to make everyone lower their guard?

To make them think the battlefield was the A-share market?

No!

It was more than that; it was to give Heavenly Palace Group a reason to enter the fray.

Once he understood everything, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

He immediately picked up the phone to notify the people in Sakura Country: tomorrow afternoon, go all out in shorting the A-share market, and do not stop until further orders.

At this time, the A-share market began to show polarization; one side believed it would soar tomorrow, while the other believed a harsh winter was coming.

The market forums were even more heated.

"Damn, my right eyelid has been twitching since just now. I have a feeling something bad is going to happen."

"Shit, what a coincidence? I thought it was just me. This is a bit eerie. Is something going to happen?"

"Hehe, let the storm rage even more fiercely. Anyway, I've already liquidated my position and am just waiting for a chance to dive back in."

"I've cleared out too. I don't know why, but I've been uneasy ever since that day's crash. I really don't dare to gamble."

Wangchuan: "Based on my observations and analysis over the last two days, the market is a bit strange. I feel like this is an opportunity, but my intuition tells me the opportunity isn't in the A-share market."

"Damn, brother, great minds think alike. Is it convenient to chat privately?"

Wangchuan: "Sure!"

Private Messages!

Minotaur: "Brother, where do you think the opportunity is this time? I feel like it'll be in Hong Kong Island. After all, those guys on Wall Street have always thought we were easy targets."

Wangchuan: "Not there. As for where, I can't say for sure yet because so far, there's no clear direction in the market, and it's very quiet."

Minotaur: "Now that you mention it, you're right. Brother, is it convenient to start a group? I'll bring in two people, and we can chat as a group. Don't worry, these two friends of mine are also big Retail Investors."

"They're both capable, ruthless individuals who have grown their capital from hundreds of thousands to millions."

Wangchuan: "Okay, I'll set up a group for six people. Too many people wouldn't be good."

The two added each other as friends.

Wangchuan created a group chat on WeChat and immediately invited Minotaur.

A moment later...

Minotaur invited Berserker to the group chat!

Minotaur invited Yandere Queen to the group chat!

Wangchuan invited Gentle Bulldozer to the group chat!

Wangchuan invited Lazy Great King to the group chat!

Wangchuan: "We're all like-minded people, so I'll keep it short. I want to form a group with the six of us. What do you all think?"

Minotaur: "Agreed!"

Lazy Great King: "Since it's a proposal from Big Boss Wangchuan, I naturally agree."

Gentle Bulldozer: "No problem for me either."

Berserker: "I trust Old Niu. After all, we've always fought side by side."

Yandere Queen: "If you're all okay with it, then I am too."

Wangchuan: "Then it's settled. Since there are no objections, everyone state your locations. I'll find a central location to rent an office space so we can talk in person."

"We don't know when the opportunity will come, so we must prepare in advance. I can find an office within three hours. If you're free, come over tonight."

Yandere Queen: "No problem. Since we've all liquidated our positions, we're quite free."

Seeing this, the others naturally had no objections.

Just as the Queen said, after liquidating their positions, they were all very free.

10:00 PM!

A small group named Wangchuan Returns to the Sea emerged, with Wangchuan becoming the leader with 13 million in capital.

The capital of the other five ranged from over 4 million to 7 million, totaling about 39 million for the six of them.

Wangchuan's share was exactly 30%.

Meanwhile, Wang Shaojun had already completed the 100 billion us dollars cashback card limit in the livestream room. If not for the critical hit multiplier, he really would have had to go on a massive shopping spree.

Noon the next day!

Wangchuan Returns to the Sea Company was established.

However, the A-share market was sluggish that morning. Tiangong Capital had already entered the market, so logically, the sentiment should have held and the index should have continued to climb.

But not only did it fail to meet expectations, it actually fell.

This was not a good sign. The institutions and hot money only then realized that Tiangong Capital had no intention of continuing to push the market up.

Then they realized they seemed to be trapped.

"Damn it, Tiangong Capital tricked us into buying at the peak."

"There's no other way. Let's push it up together this afternoon to stir up some sentiment, then bail."

"Post some short essays on TikTok to give it a boost; that might have some unexpected effects."

However, what they didn't know was that Colossus Group would leave them hanging at a new height that afternoon.