36: Is the boss trying to raise assassins?

Modu, the top floor office of Bais Technology.

Bai Qianqian's face was flushed, and she stared intently at the screen.

The continuously falling stock price curve of Verlander, in her eyes, was a gold mine constantly erupting for her.

Her breathing grew heavier, and her chest rose and fell violently.

"Ghost succeeded!"

Bai Qianqian sprang up from her chair, bracing her hands on the desk, her body trembling slightly from excitement.

Thinking back, she felt incredibly fortunate about her initial decision.

This money was rightfully hers!

One hundred billion US dollars, just like that, handed over to a hacker hidden deep within the internet.

If it were anyone else, would they have the courage to make such a decision?

A smile played on Bai Qianqian's lips as the scene of her making the decision flashed through her mind.

A hacker capable of casually infiltrating the Dragon Nation's top communications company and simultaneously creating digital miracles across the country.

A figure who dared to take on the task of stealing core secrets from a top giant like Titan Technology.

Their methods and audacity were already enough to sweep across the entire financial market.

The small amount of money she held was, in the eyes of that person, merely starting capital.

Fortune favors the bold; succeed or die trying.

Bai Qianqian trusted her intuition, and the result was that she had bet correctly.

Just then, her computer screen and private phone simultaneously sounded five consecutive alerts.

Bai Qianqian's heart skipped a beat; picking up her phone, she saw a transfer remittance with countless zeros.

In that moment, it was as if she had forgotten how to breathe.

She quickly grabbed a calculator and excitedly began adding up the figures.

Total amount: $593,200,000,000.

Five hundred ninety-three billion, two hundred million US dollars!

Whoosh... A feeling of extreme, overwhelming emotion that left Bai Qianqian nearly exhausted swept over her whole body.

As if all her strength had been drained, she slowly sank back into her chair, staring blankly at the astronomical figure.

One hundred billion in principal, five hundred ninety-three billion, two hundred million in returns.

A nearly six-fold return.

After a long time.

After the intense excitement receded like a tide, another emotion named greed surged into her heart.

Bai Qianqian stared at the continuously sliding K-line, furrowing her brow slightly.

Verlander's stock price was far from bottoming out.

"Why close the position at this time?"

"It won't be long before the entire market falls into panic; Verlander's stock price will definitely crash through the floor, and we could earn much more then."

The thought of having missed out on a gold mine made Bai Qianqian feel restless.

But quickly, a calmer thought overcame this inappropriate trace of greed.

That's not right!

Ghost must have a reason for choosing to decisively close the position at this juncture, just as he quickly cashed out at points that seemed too early before.

A fine layer of cold sweat broke out on Bai Qianqian's back.

If she had been the one operating the trade, she probably would have lost everything long ago.

Cloud Deer Garden, the villa living room.

He Ming leaned back on the sofa, resting his eyes.

"jarvis, report the results."

jarvis's voice came from his ear.

"Sir, the sniping operation against Verlander has concluded. Total profit: one trillion, one hundred two billion, eight hundred million US dollars."

"Verlander's current market value and market reaction."

"Displaying real-time dynamics for you now."

The massive screen on one side of the living room silently lit up.

On the left was the real-time K-line chart of Verlander's stock price.

The right side was like an information waterfall, rapidly scrolling through the latest reports and discussions about the incident from major global media platforms and academic forums.

jarvis's voice provided simultaneous commentary.

"The market value of Verlander Biotechnology has fallen from its peak to three trillion, two hundred fifty-eight billion, one hundred million US dollars."

"We have detected a huge, decentralized source of stabilizing capital continuously flowing in. The stock's decline has slowed and shows a slight rebound trend."

The information stream on the right side of the screen was quickly filtered and magnified, highlighting several key entries.

*Nature* Magazine Official Website Quick Review.

[Necessary Caution Regarding Xinghai's Breakthrough Claim for Memory Tracing Clear...]

Top Pinned Discussion Post on the World's Largest Medical Forum.

[Rationally Discussing the True Possibility of Curing alzheimers disease with a Single Target?]

CNBC Emergency Expert Connection Screen.

A heavyweight scientist, a former Nobel laureate, was speaking into the camera.

"I must emphasize that any overly optimistic assessment is something we should all be wary of."

jarvis: "Sir, based on your future plans, I must remind you."

He Ming paused, then spoke slowly.

"Speak."

"Verlander Biotechnology's current market value still exceeds three trillion US dollars, and the number of associated financial institutions, pension funds, and index funds is enormous."

"If the stock price is completely breached, triggering a disorderly collapse, there is a 98.65% probability of triggering a chain reaction that will ultimately cause a global financial crisis."

"A financial crisis..."

He Ming's ultimate goal was the stars and the sea, to lead civilization toward a higher dimension, using Blue Star as the mother planet to gather enough resources for gradual evolution.

Relying solely on himself was clearly unrealistic.

And resources are always the fuse for war.

He learned from the notebook that approximately four light-years from Blue Star, there was a life-bearing planet

—Hai Star—whose technological level far surpassed Blue Star's current level.

The advance exploration fleet was already sailing toward Blue Star's location.

Although there was only one fleet's worth of military power, given Blue Star's current technological level, just one frigate dispatched from that fleet would be enough to destroy the entire defensive capability of Blue Star.

He Ming absolutely did not believe they were coming to Blue Star for sightseeing.

The notebook also gave him the precise answer.

Hai Star had already discovered Blue Star a hundred years ago and had made numerous preparations for it.

In five years at the latest, Hai Star's fleet would descend upon Blue Star.

By then, Blue Star would become a colony of Hai Star.

Interstellar war was imminent, and a global financial crisis would lead to economic regression, which absolutely could not be allowed to happen.

Thinking of this, He Ming lightly snorted.

"Forget it. But if you want to survive, you must shed another layer of skin..."

"jarvis, speed up the process."

"Sir, execution is proceeding according to your plan."

Xinghai Biotechnology.

President's Office.

Jiang Zhonghua's computer emitted a special alert sound.

"It's an email from the Boss."

He clicked it open and instantly widened his eyes... Zhang Kaiwen and Lin Dong, who were nearby, immediately rushed over to the desk when they saw his reaction.

"Old Jiang, does the Boss have any new instructions?"

Zhang Kaiwen asked.

Jiang Zhonghua pointed at the screenshot attached to the email body and spoke.

"The Boss sent me an overseas account containing two hundred billion... US dollars."

Lin Dong glanced at it and was momentarily stunned, though he wasn't overly concerned about the overseas account.

He figured that given the power of Xinghai's hidden Boss, producing this amount of money was perfectly normal.

What he cared about was the latter half of the content.

"The Boss actually wants to give every employee who stayed behind an apartment!"

"After working at Xinghai for ten full years, the property title will be directly transferred?"

Zhang Kaiwen raised both eyebrows, momentarily unable to process the information.

Had the Boss taken the wrong medicine?

Even if he was rich, this wasn't the way to spend money!

An apartment in the center of Modu starts at tens of millions; Xinghai now has nearly ten thousand employees. How much money would need to be dumped into this?

Two hundred billion, or three hundred billion?

Zhang Kaiwen suddenly felt a pang of distress; he genuinely felt bad for the Boss's money.

Lin Dong, however, couldn't worry about that; he was in charge of administrative affairs.

He believed that as soon as this news was released, Xinghai's internal structure would become rock solid.

Jiang Zhonghua's reaction was the same as Zhang Kaiwen's; he felt a little distressed about the money.

"Is the Boss trying to cultivate loyal fanatics?"

Lin Dong clapped Jiang Zhonghua on the shoulder and laughed heartily.

"With a Boss like this overseeing our Xinghai, what's wrong with being a loyal fanatic?"

"Leave this matter to me; I'll handle it immediately."

Having said that, Lin Dong dropped the documents in his hand and rushed out of the President's Office.

Soon, Lin Dong called the heads of all departments into his office and arranged the task.