Darkstone Code-Chapter 742 - 0740 Spider Threads and Horse Tracks

In the Gafura financial market, there are many listed companies and stocks. Although there are now electronic display boards, there is not enough space to list all the stocks unless the exchange is renovated.

But how could the exchange be so easily remodeled?

Once trading is paused, it will bring a lot of inconvenience and even disaster to Gafura’s financial market, so the current bulletin boards are flipping pages.

They use a hexagonal column’s six sides to display different stocks and prices. As long as there are enough columns, it’s enough to present all the stocks in a narrow format.

Every thirty seconds, the bulletin board refreshes once, and at most within three minutes, the latest stock prices can be seen.

This interval is not necessarily constant. If the trading volume is large, the rotation interval will be lower, and the real-time price of a stock can also be directly obtained through phone calls and other means.

Richard’s subordinate was drinking water when he inadvertently noticed Yuanrong Capital’s price had slightly dropped. He quickly drank a few sips of water and walked to the trading desk.

"What’s wrong, why did the price drop?" His tone was full of doubt but not so urgent—just a ten-point drop, this change was still within his tolerance range.

The trader picked up the phone and inquired, nodding continuously, then hung up. "There were some sell-offs just now, causing instant price fluctuations. The new quote will rise back soon after the rollout."

Richard’s subordinate sighed in relief. He took out a box of cigarettes and placed it on the table, patting the trader’s arm. "Remember to inform me if there’s any change; my heart can’t take such stimulating fluctuations!"

The trader deftly placed the cigarettes in the corner of the table and nodded, "Don’t worry, I know what to do."

It wasn’t until the evening when trading ended that Richard’s subordinate left with the day’s data.

On the way back, his brow gradually furrowed.

When he returned to the villa, Richard noticed his unusual state.

"What’s wrong?" Richard asked, noticing his subordinate almost bumping into a vase, with a somewhat grave expression.

This gravity was contagious, an emotional contagion.

When someone with a serious expression approaches you, your expression and emotions gradually change due to the person’s demeanor.

If the person is serious, you will also be serious; if the person is full of smiles, you will naturally have some smiles appear on your face too.

This is emotional contagion.

Richard’s subordinate rarely showed pessimism, which made Richard a bit uneasy.

"What?" Richard’s subordinate looked up, somewhat dazed at him, taking a while to react, "Oh, I was checking today’s trading record..."

Richard frowned, "What happened in today’s stock market?"

His subordinate walked over to him, handed over the materials in his hand, "The turnover was frequent, each time the sell-off was not large, having almost no impact on the stock price, but... the sell-off volume was a bit large."

"Six million shares!" Richard’s voice even changed slightly.

Six million shares means today’s Yuanrong Capital’s trading volume exceeded forty-two million, which is unusual.

If there’s a significant drop or rise, it might be possible.

For example, if the sell pressure is too high, it pushes the stock down, causing some small investors who are originally not very courageous to panic, and they immediately dispose of their stocks at lower prices.

This will form a downward pressure and the stock price will noticeably dive.

After those timid small investors sell off, the stock price will climb back up.

Or, someone might be buying in large quantities, not considering the price, just buying as long as someone sells. This will also gradually push the price higher, similarly with huge turnover, but with completely opposite results.

Both situations are very normal, indicating institutions are coming in and out, which is also the best expression of a free market.

With buying and selling, the market will be prosperous; simply pushing high or low will only bring malignant changes.

But now the phenomenon seems off, with a large turnover but little price fluctuation, which means someone is monitoring the price and constantly releasing goods.

To put it simply, they are not selling a lot at once, but just selling bit by bit, a few thousand shares, tens of thousands of shares bit by bit.

When price fluctuations are slightly larger, they stop selling, waiting until the price is about right before continuing to sell.

Without alarming anyone, a large amount of cash has been realized!

Achieving this is actually not easy, requiring multiple trading desks and brokers working together, and sometimes they even sell and buy by themselves to stabilize the stock price.

Richard paced back and forth a few steps, looking at the materials in his hand again and again, and eventually couldn’t help but run to the bar to pour himself a drink.

"Something’s off, you know, this isn’t right!" Richard looked at the materials in his hand, the estimate at closing was clearly three cents higher than at the opening, but everything was off.

He was a bit uneasy, "Go and bring this week’s trading details!"

Someone is quietly selling stocks, could it be Lynch?

He couldn’t help but think this way; Lynch said he brought one billion to the market. Whether true or not, he wasn’t sure, but the money certainly wouldn’t be trivial.

If Lynch sold the stocks at the right time, it would have unpredictable serious consequences for his plan.

He relaxed his expression a bit, comforted his subordinates, and then returned to the study.

After sitting in the study for a while, he picked up the phone. When the call connected, he asked, "Where has Lynch been these days, and has anyone visited him?"

If multiple seat operations are to be set up, Lynch would surely need the help of a team of traders. Such meticulous operations cannot be accomplished by one or two people; they require the cooperation of many.

More importantly, these traders and seats need to be completely controlled by Lynch, at least for the time being, so that other trades do not interfere with his trading.

In other words, he must be meeting with some influential people in the local financial industry. Such cases involving tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of funds cannot be settled over the phone; various indemnity agreements need to be signed.

As long as Lynch offloaded his shares, he must have met someone.

After talking for a while on the phone, Richard’s expression did not relax; instead, it became more serious. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Are you sure?"

"..."

"I got it!"

Ending the final call, Richard hung up. The private detective he hired told him that Lynch had not met anyone these days apart from attending gatherings of the nobility.

The private detective could confirm this, unless the person Richard was looking for was among those nobles, which was evidently impossible.

Nobles do not possess the acumen of Heyang; they often only make decisions and delegate specific tasks to others. Richard had profoundly understood this during his time here.

Yet, the more Lynch seemed unconnected, the more Richard was convinced that this matter was inseparable from Lynch.

It must be Lynch!

After hesitating for a long time, Richard decided not to alarm Lynch for the time being, while he opened the drawer, where there was a handgun.

...

Saturday was a calm day, and nothing happened. This allowed some people who were on edge to relax a little, but on Sunday, the appearance of a rumor slightly disturbed their ease.

"Yuanrong Capital’s Business Model Has Huge Problems"

The report was published by a third-rate newspaper "Ledu Daily," a sleazy paper focusing on flaunting gender relations.

Many people’s first thought upon seeing this report was that they were crazy.

How dare they spread rumors without fearing lawsuits? It’s known that the upper levels of the Empire approved Yuanrong Capital’s listing, which means this stock has no issues.

If there were problems, it couldn’t get listed in the first place. Now Ledu Daily has such a headline as their front page, doesn’t it suggest that they think there are problems with some of the Empire’s review systems?

While the report was out, it had no concrete evidence, more like... a probe before an all-out attack.

While many still thought it was just Ledu Daily planning to transition or making a jealous joke, some had already sensed the taste of a coming storm, the smell of increased moisture, and the fishy smell of dust carried by the damp air!

Can’t wait any longer!

Richard immediately began arranging plans to leave, while deciding to wait a bit longer with Lynch.

Although the report from Ledu Daily had no evidence, Richard could already feel a venomous snake about to dart its head out from the dark hole as quickly as lightning, he could feel it.

After a terrifying silence, the phone was picked up, and a voice came through the receiver, "It’s me..."

Lynch’s voice was highly recognizable, and Richard immediately knew the person answering was Lynch.

"It’s me, boss, can we meet up?"

"Sorry, Richard, I have something going on right now, maybe tomorrow or the day after."

Richard originally intended to meet tonight; he had a lot to say to Lynch. But obviously, this call was too sudden, and it’s possible Lynch really was busy.

Richard hesitated for a moment before sighing, "Alright then, do you have time tomorrow morning?"

Lynch responded quickly, "Of course, ten o’clock, let’s pick a place."

"How about the café across from the Imperial Capital Exchange?"

"Okay, anything else?"

"No, sorry to disturb you." Richard apologized for his abrupt call and then hung up.

He sat on the chair, legs apart, bent forward. His face was toward the floor, with hands placed between his legs, rubbing back and forth.

In less than a day, he would know for sure whether all this was a coincidence or if Lynch really made a move.

At this moment, he felt somewhat anxious. If it truly was Lynch, he might not be able to handle it.

Sometimes he felt he was capable of challenging Lynch, but when he truly faced Lynch, he realized he was actually not qualified enough.