Return of the King, Dominating the City-Chapter 1519 - 1504: The Stricken Zhou Family

The reason these were negotiated by Song Yun and Liu Tianbao together is because this profitable method is inseparable from the support of Wen Changlin.

When stock prices hit rock bottom, and everyone was contemplating how many of Liu Tianbao’s companies would go bankrupt and started selling their stocks, an exhilarating piece of news came through.

This news first circulated within the Wen Commerce Association.

Wen Changlin, a lifetime honorary member of the Wen Commerce Association, would assume the role of the next Wen Commerce Chairman, while Mr. Wang, originally close to Liu Tianbao, became the Vice Chairman.

The appointment of Mr. Wang as Vice Chairman did not attract much attention, but the news of Wen Changlin becoming the Chairman greatly excited everyone.

Why?

Wen Changlin is the ultimate real estate tycoon in the entire Shen Zhou Real Estate Industry, with assets worth several tens of billions, making him an even greater billionaire than Liu Tianbao. Most importantly, Wen Changlin’s father is one of the current Red Wall Political Consultative Conference’s nine members. With all these factors, as long as Wen Changlin can lead the Wen Commerce Association well, everyone would inevitably profit together.

Thus, under the encouragement of Song Yun, or perhaps his own will, practically everyone agreed and supported Wen Changlin’s appointment as the Chairman of the Wen Commerce Association.

Even Mr. Wang, who was originally promised the Chairman position by Song Yun, voiced no opposition, because compared to Wen Changlin, he was simply a child.

Many pinned their hopes on Wen Changlin leading the overall development of the Wen Commerce Association, at the very least, helping them out of the current predicament. In the past half month, because of Lin Rong, Liu Tianbao, and Old Zhou, three members close to the Zhou Family within the Wen Commerce Association, almost all the businessmen of the Wen Commerce Association suffered some degree of loss, and these losses were not recoverable in a short period. However, with Wen Changlin’s leadership, the businessmen could emerge from Asia and step onto the world stage.

This news immediately reflected in the stock market that day.

On that day, the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shanghai Composite Index soared under the leadership of a few leading stocks. The Shenzhen Component Index ultimately rose by over two percent, while the Shanghai Composite Index surged by over seven percent, setting a record for the highest increase in recent years. More than 20 stocks hit their upper circuits, with only a handful of stocks showing a decline.

Amidst the soaring market, Song Yun’s investment of tens of billions in the stock market quickly earned him billions.

This news was wholly confirmed the next day and was announced to the entire society, causing another wave of increases in the entire story.

In just a few days, the stock market had recovered to the level from half a month ago, with Song Yun’s profit exceeding forty percent during this period.

That is truly terrifying.

A profit exceeding forty percent in about a week’s time means that if the investment was two billion, then eight hundred million was earned.

Stock prices continued to climb, but Zhao Yan arranged for Song Yun’s funds to slowly exit the stock market with the spoils of this time.

Shen Zhou’s stock market is always full of turmoil. Zhao Yan, for the sake of caution, pre-emptively exited, possibly earning less, but it is the most prudent method.

Song Yun had no objections to this.

During these days, Liu Tianbao and Old Zhou had already been taken to Yanjing for related questioning, and during this, some of the Zhou Family’s illegal activities were revealed by the two.

The Red Wall regime was furious because of this.

Your family keeps causing trouble. The Red Wall regime, considering your family’s contributions during the founding of the country and your family’s prominent status, has let things slide before. However, there are certain things, once committed, that must come with a price—selling the country and engaging in acts that destroy future generations.

Selling the country is understood as selling national secrets to foreigners, engaging in activities endangering national security. This is betrayal, and selling poison is fundamentally detrimental to a country. If everyone in a country indulges in this, it would end up like the Qing Dynasty, leading to total downfall.

This substance can cause chaos in a country and even the world.

Immediately, several orders were issued from the Red Wall regime.

First, Zhou Zhongguo, a backbone figure in the Ministry of Public Security, was transferred to the Red Wall Political Consultative Conference, becoming a figure with virtually no real power.

This was the ultimate blow to the Zhou Family because Zhou Zhongguo can be considered the Zhou Family’s most shining star. This star even had the opportunity to enter the Red Wall’s nine-member circle. Although it was extremely difficult, the future was bright. Such a person being transferred to the Red Wall Political Consultative Conference due to this incident was something Mr. Zhou could not accept, leading him to approach the big figures, only to find no one was willing to meet him. Directive One said, "Your Zhou Family was involved in transport and sale, and your Department of Public Security’s backbone Zhou Zhongguo didn’t know about it. This is a grave dereliction of duty. If known and not arrested, it’s a severe case of favoritism and bending the law. Either is enough to justify the reassignment of Zhou Zhongguo."

Hearing this from the big figures silenced the Zhou Family, and at this moment, the Song Family, which was under attack and looking somewhat grim, received a breathing space.

Mr. Song directly approached Directive One, exerting immense pressure on him, essentially arguing that the Zhou Family is shaking the very foundations of the state, which must be firmly resisted.

Directive One didn’t really care about Mr. Song’s pressure, but Mr. Song’s claims were factual. Therefore, after Zhou Zhongguo’s reassignment, the Zhou Family faced institutional suppression in other aspects as well.

Firstly, their legitimate businesses, some originally tax-exempt or the like, were now subject to a directive requiring them to pay an additional few billion in taxes annually.

Additionally, with some illegitimate operations, the Red Wall regime issued strict orders for investigation. The entire Zhou Family, after nearly absorbing the Zhao Family, suffered its most severe blow.

This blow even reduced the Zhou Family’s power to only fifty percent of its peak period.

That is exceptionally astonishing.

At its peak, the Zhou Family had just swallowed the Zhao Family, and now, in just a few days, they had been suppressed by the Red Wall regime to half of its power. This undoubtedly proves that the Red Wall regime remains the most powerful leader of the entire Shen Zhou, and any individual or organization attempting to confront the Red Wall regime has just one word to face—death; no need to say it twice.