Chapter 919: Chapter 858: A Decision
As soon as the press conference ended, although everyone still had many questions they wanted to ask Liu Hun, he had already left, leaving them with only speculation.
However, for the reporters, today’s press conference already provided them with the information they wanted, so upon returning, they immediately began frantically writing about these events.
In an instant, all arrows pointed at the Tong Family. Originally, the old man of the Tong Family thought Liu Hun was just planning to teach them a lesson, but he didn’t expect Liu Hun to pull such a stunt.
Moreover, they were completely helpless against Liu Hun now. If they were to trouble Liu Hun at this time, it would undoubtedly confirm the situations described by the reporters.
Within an hour, the Tong Family publicly released a statement saying that the matter had nothing to do with them and that Liu Hun’s actions were a hostile takeover.
But who would care about their statement? Comparatively, Liu Hun’s reputation was bigger now, so many reporters were happy to witness such things, as it was also a good thing for them.
Upon seeing such a result, the old man of the Tong Family directly spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent to the hospital for emergency care. Without the old man in charge, the entire Tong Family seemed somewhat desolate.
Among the remaining second-generation members, not a single person knew how to handle the situation. All they could do was wait for the old man to wake up before making a decision.
"Liu Hun, isn’t what you’re doing a bit over the top? If the Tong Family retaliates fiercely next, we might not be able to withstand it." In the office, Yang Yi looked at Liu Hun with some concern and asked.
"Since they started planning to trouble me, they should have foreseen this ending; tearing off the mask was inevitable. Since they don’t care, why should we? Next, the Tong Group’s stock is almost predictably going to plummet. Instead of worrying here, you’d better seize this opportunity to earn a lot," Liu Hun smiled indifferently.
Seeing Liu Hun had already decided, she naturally wouldn’t say more. No matter what decision Liu Hun made, Yang Yi would always support him because she was Yang Yi!
Yang Yi hurriedly left Liu Hun’s office and immediately mobilized some internal personnel of the company, starting to frantically operate this stock transaction.
At noon, in a hospital, the Tong Family’s eldest, Tong Ming, looked at the comatose old man beside him, coupled with the data shown on the computer, with a pale face.
"Big brother, say something; now the old man is unconscious, and our entire Tong Family is counting on you," another middle-aged man, seeing Tong Ming hadn’t spoken, urged anxiously.
Their stock had almost crashed beyond recovery; in just a morning, their company had nearly lost tens of billions.
If this continued, their Tong Family would be done for sooner or later.
"What do you expect me to do? Send people to assassinate Liu Hun? Even if it succeeded, our Tong Group would still be finished unless the old man wakes up now; otherwise, we have no way out!" Tong Ming, annoyed by the questions, couldn’t help but raise his voice.
After speaking, seeing the group lowering their heads without a word, Tong Ming took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and said, "Old Third, go seek help from other families. As long as we can get through this, Liu Hun won’t be able to do anything to us."
"Big brother, I’ve already done that, but now no one is willing to help our Tong Family," the middle-aged man called Old Third managed a bitter smile, full of helplessness and despondency.
"These bastards, if they weren’t depending on our Tong Family before, they would have been wiped out long ago. Now that our Tong Family is in trouble, each one hides far away!" Tong Ming, hearing Old Third’s words, couldn’t help but curse angrily.
Seeing his big brother’s angry expression, Old Third hesitated and then tentatively said to the big brother, "Big brother, why not seek help from the one above."
Once Old Third finished speaking, Tong Ming and others’ expressions slightly changed; they had only inadvertently heard the old man mention that person once.
But at the time, the old man warned them never to seek their help, or it would plunge the Tong Family into an irredeemable realm.
Only at this moment, if they didn’t seek that person’s help, their Tong Family would still be doomed.
The old man’s words they dared not forget, but faced with the current situation, they had no retreat anymore.
"Alright, go handle it!" Tong Ming hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth.
Upon hearing this, Old Third’s eyes naturally showed a bit of gladness, and he quickly nodded and agreed.
At noon, after Liu Hun ate lunch at the company, he was planning to take a short break when suddenly a call came through. Seeing the familiar number on the phone, Liu Hun hesitated for a moment and then pressed the answer key, saying, "Grandpa Chen."
"Suspend the takeover of the Tong Group; don’t ask why, I have no other choice," Grandpa Chen said directly, sounding somewhat helpless.
Upon hearing Mr. Chen’s words, Liu Hun’s expression slightly changed. Since he arrived in Huaihai Province, Mr. Chen and Mr. Zhang had rarely inquired about his affairs, but now, for Mr. Chen to personally call him and ask him to suspend the acquisition of the Tong Group, it was evident that the mysterious figure had intervened.
"Grandpa Chen, can you tell me who it is?" Liu Hun’s voice couldn’t help but carry a chill.
"Liu Hun, it’s not that Grandpa Chen is unwilling to tell you, but with your current status, you aren’t qualified to know. Sometimes, knowing too much is not good for you. If you manage to return safely from Huaihai Province, maybe I’ll tell you personally. Alright, that’s it; I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll hang up now." With that, Mr. Chen hung up the phone.
Listening to the busy tone from the cellphone, Liu Hun paused for a moment, then put down the phone, eyes filled with endless killing intent.
Since his rebirth until now, he had worked hard for such a long time and finally found some clues. Although he still didn’t know who the person behind it all was, Liu Hun believed that one day, he would find out.
In the meantime, he just needed to handle the matters at hand with peace of mind.
He slowly got up and walked directly into an office. As soon as he stepped in, he saw dozens of employees typing away at their computers.
Yang Yi was watching the stock trend chart on the large screen.
"President Yang, immediately issue a statement saying the acquisition of the Tong Group is paused." Liu Hun directly said to Yang Yi.
Hearing this, Yang Yi turned around and stared hard at Liu Hun, her eyebrows knitted tightly. She couldn’t understand why Liu Hun would stop at such a critical moment.
They had meticulously manipulated the market all morning, causing the entire Tong Group to nearly collapse. With just a few more hours of effort, the Tong Group would be at their fingertips.
"Throw out all the stocks and make the announcement according to Mr. Liu’s instructions!" Yang Yi glanced deeply at Liu Hun before instructing her subordinates.
"Yes, President Yang!" Though somewhat dissatisfied, since Yang Yi had given the order herself, the employees could only follow her instructions.
Ten short minutes later, everyone had left the office, and only then did Yang Yi turn her gaze to Liu Hun.
Liu Hun naturally knew that Yang Yi was waiting for his explanation.
In response, Liu Hun took a deep breath and didn’t rush to answer but instead asked Yang Yi, "How was the battle this morning?"
"We made nearly two billion. Originally, the Tong Group’s stocks had fallen to rock bottom, but due to our just-released statement, they are now gradually recovering. Given some time, they could revive, not as glorious as before, but at least surviving," Yang Yi calmly answered Liu Hun honestly.
Listening to Yang Yi’s tone, Liu Hun wasn’t foolish and knew she blamed him a little. Letting such a good opportunity slip away, anyone would feel uncomfortable, especially after all the effort Yang Yi had put into it.
"Just now Mr. Chen personally called, asking me to pause the acquisition of the Tong Group." Liu Hun sighed, his words carrying a hint of helplessness.
"How could this be?" Yang Yi immediately reacted upon hearing Liu Hun’s words. For Mr. Chen to make that call, it was evident that it concerned someone even Mr. Chen was apprehensive of. At Mr. Chen’s level, there were only a few people in the entire country that he would be wary of.
"Based on my guess, this person might be the mastermind behind all the events. I also very much want to know who he is, but Mr. Chen said that with my current status and position, I’m far from knowing," Liu Hun said, pausing slightly.
He then looked at Yang Yi in front of him and sighed, "It’s fine; there’s no rush to bring down the Tong family right now, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Moreover, they are already severely weakened; it will likely take them a long time to recover."
At this point, Liu Hun hesitated for a moment before saying to Yang Yi: "If we start a catering business, what do you think?"
Liu Hun’s words stunned Yang Yi once again. A person from a venture capital background, asking her to get into catering, wasn’t this nonsense?
"You want to undermine the Tong family?" Yang Yi, surprised, looked at Liu Hun and asked in a deep voice.
"That’s just a small part of it. I need to gain more people’s recognition, especially the common folks. The company will be registered in my name, and I will personally develop some medicinal cuisines," Liu Hun’s eyes glittered with excitement as he spoke.
After last night’s assassination attempt, Liu Hun gradually realized that his current strength was weak compared to some powerful individuals. To rapidly increase his power, he could only rely on the Power of Faith, which required gaining people’s approval.
The catering industry undoubtedly attracted the most people, and if he included medicinal cuisines that could improve people’s health and treat minor ailments in the long run, people would naturally be grateful to him. In this way, the Power of Faith would be abundant, and his strength would increase more rapidly.