Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 574: A Phone Call (Sixth Update)

Yuan Kun had decided to go all-in, betting everything on one last gamble. After today, he would finally become a man above all others!

The moment Lin Feng handed over his ID and the power of attorney to him, a scheme to frame Lin Feng instantly formed in his mind, planning to turn Lin Feng into a destitute loser buried under a mountain of debt!

That was to use Lin Feng’s identity to secure tens of millions in loans from banks as margin and invest it in the futures market, all under Lin Feng’s name. But there was no way he would let Lin Feng make money from it, so he shorted all of Lin Feng’s positions, betting on a market fall. By the time the settlement was done, Lin Feng would owe the banks hundreds of millions. That way, Lin Feng would still have to leave Leng Mei, and even if Leng Mei was magnanimous, the Leng Family would never allow him to be with her again!

However, what happened next was completely unexpected to Yuan Kun. After all his plans against Lin Feng failed, this scheme became the only way to crush him. But with all the previous failures, targeting Lin Feng would surely incur the Leng Family’s displeasure. Yet, that was no longer important; the moment the Leng Family accepted Lin Feng, Yuan Kun was thoroughly discarded. So now, he had no reservations whatsoever. As long as the market closed this afternoon, everything would be settled and Lin Feng would end up a penniless man!

"What, how could you do this to Brother Lin! You..." Upon hearing Yuan Kun’s words, Leng Hao immediately panicked. He knew that everything his senior brother said could be true – his senior brother, as the head of investment at a large state-owned enterprise, often received insider information, and had even helped him make a lot of money before. If his senior brother really intended to harm Lin Feng, then what he had just said was definitely possible!

If that were the case, Lin Feng would indeed become someone in debt by billions. Not only would that bring Lin Feng tremendous trouble, but his sister would also get hurt. What...what should he do now? It would require a massive amount of funds to even attempt to influence the situation, and Lin Feng was just a washed-up rich young master...how on earth could he possess such an astronomical sum? Moreover, from his senior brother’s tone, there wasn’t much time left, and it was already impossible for Lin Feng to salvage anything!

He never imagined that his senior brother would so cruelly conspire against Lin Feng. He must have planned this when he asked Lin Feng for his ID that night, but he hadn’t expected him to be this ruthless. This plan could utterly destroy Lin Feng’s chances of recovery. How was he supposed to explain this to his sister? It was all because of him that this situation had arisen. If he hadn’t invited Lin Feng and his sister to dinner following his senior brother’s suggestion, none of this would have happened...

"Do you really think you can beat me like this?" Lin Feng said calmly, looking at Yuan Kun who was arrogantly laughing. He had initially thought that Yuan Kun would just invest his money in the stock market to deliberately make him lose money, but to be honest, he didn’t expect Yuan Kun to go this far. This tactic would have ruined any ordinary person, but to him, it was utterly ineffective. With a financial genius like Senior Sister Chu Meng by his side, who could take advantage of him?

"How is it not?" Yuan Kun laughed loudly in response. "The non-ferrous metals market has already risen today. There’s only half an hour left until the market closes, and it’s too late for you to do anything! What’s more, you’re just a penniless nobody, without any means to amass such a colossal sum of money in such a short time. You’re done for, ha ha! This time, you won’t be able to escape my control, and I’ll definitely make you into a man burdened with billions in debt, ha ha ha!"

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s response, Yuan Kun burst into laughter, thinking to himself that Lin Feng must be joking. How could his meticulously arranged trap be foiled just like that? If the banks hadn’t been unable to provide more money, allowing only the tens of millions to short and make Lin Feng lose billions, he would have even borrowed a few billion to make Lin Feng lose tens of billions! Furthermore, it was now impossible for Lin Feng to do anything, with less than half an hour left. Even if he were an Immortal, he’d be powerless! With that thought, Yuan Kun laughed even more arrogantly. He was most familiar with the futures market, and this insider news was a highly confidential secret, and there was no possibility of it being false. Now that the market had gone up a lot, he would become a billionaire after the market closed – an opportunity he had been waiting for, for many years. No matter what, Lin Feng was doomed this time!

"Ignorant," Lin Feng said and then took out his phone, dialing Senior Sister Chu Meng’s number.

"Senior Sister, I’ve encountered a situation. Contact Shen Yao quickly, and also mobilize my mother’s funds, along with your own, and corner the regenerated metals on the Tianhai Futures Market for me. And don’t forget to make a hefty profit for us too."

Lin Feng got straight to the point, said what he had to say in one breath, and then hung up the call. The futures market was all too familiar to his senior sister, and with her involvement, it was easy to handle. Lin Feng just waited for the good news from his senior sister. Thinking of this, he became even more relaxed, found a spot with Leng Hao, and sat down, waiting to witness Yuan Kun’s exciting performance.

"Brother Lin, do you really have a solution?" Leng Hao now began to doubt Lin Feng’s claims, wondering how Lin Feng could be so confident when he was just a washed-up young master, and his family wasn’t wealthy anymore.

And what about the senior sister Lin Feng mentioned on the phone, Shen Yao, and his mother? Did they all have a lot of money? That...that just seemed implausible. It wasn’t a small sum; it would take at least tens or even hundreds of billions to make it happen, yet Lin Feng spoke so casually, as if he could rest easy...it was just too incredible!

Leng Hao was overwhelmed with doubt, fully aware that it was impossible for Lin Feng to do such a thing, yet his composed demeanor was evidence of Lin Feng’s confidence...what on earth was going on? No matter how much Leng Hao racked his brains, he couldn’t figure it out.

"Don’t worry, soon Yuan Kun will be penniless, completely and utterly broke. It will be Yuan Kun drowning in debt, not me." Lin Feng knew Leng Hao was worried about him, but it was completely unnecessary. The results would speak for themselves in a moment, so Lin Feng said to Leng Hao in a relaxed tone.

"What are you dreaming about? A single phone call will suffice, and you want me to become penniless? Your brain must be fried! You think a phone call can influence the futures market? Who do you think you are, some kind of Immortal? People like your ’Senior Sister’ and all can’t save you, not to mention your mom. I know everything there is to know about your family. Spewing nonsense here won’t twist your tongue. Let me tell you, Lin Feng, I am looking forward to seeing how you’ll jump off a building, hahaha!"

Yuan Kun continued to laugh arrogantly because he couldn’t hold back any longer. He thought to himself that Lin Feng must think he’s God to believe he can solve big problems with a phone call. To be blunt, with Lin Feng’s current status, it would be an overestimation to say that he could muster tens of millions. And influencing the futures market? Only the former Cloud Fund could have accomplished such a feat, but Cloud Fund has already vanished into thin air, so Lin Feng was simply spouting an outrageous lie!

Keep pretending, keep acting all calm and composed; let’s see how you keep it up when the bank comes knocking at your door, hahaha!

The more Yuan Kun thought about it, the happier he became. Watching Lin Feng was like watching a clown, and he couldn’t help himself. He took another sip of his drink. This is the life. Just twenty more minutes, and everything would return to dust!

"Sigh..." Leng Hao let out a heavy sigh. He wanted to say something caring to Lin Feng, but seeing Lin Feng’s indifferent face encouraged him to negotiate with the Martial Arts Sect Leader. Even though Leng Hao was really reluctant, he knew that the puzzle had to be solved eventually. With that thought in mind, he stared intently at the Sect Leader before speaking again.

"Brother Lin, you’ve always been kind to me. Why are you doing this? Why are you doing this to Brother Lin?" Leng Hao, seeing what Yuan Kun had become, felt a chill in his heart. He had never imagined the Sect Leader to be such a person, so cunning and secretive, keeping it hidden until now. Could it be... could all the Sect Leader’s past kindness to him have been an act? Was all the care just a facade...

Leng Hao recalled all the past moments, from when he first joined the Martial Arts Sect. The Sect Leader had been exceptionally caring for him, attentive to his life and guiding him in his cultivation. He had always seen the Sect Leader as a man of great integrity, which was why he believed the Sect Leader was the most suitable man for his sister. But today, Leng Hao realized that Yuan Kun had harbored ulterior motives from the start and had been deceiving everyone. With this revelation, Leng Hao felt an immense pain in his heart.

To think that the once illustrious Sect Leader was actually a deep-rooted, despicable person—such a disparity was too much for Leng Hao to accept...

"What did you think? From the moment I saw your sister, I started planning. Otherwise, why would I treat you so well? How is it that only now your brain is starting to understand?"

"So all this time, what you’ve done was just to please my sister, to curry favor with the Leng Family?"

"Of course. If your family didn’t dislike me, if your sister didn’t dislike me, I could have married her. And don’t even mention your sister, she’s truly beautiful, the only woman who’s ever moved my heart."

"You have other motives as well, don’t you?"

"Getting smarter, marrying your sister was just the first step. Securing the Leng Family’s support is the key."

"So you joined the large state-owned enterprise just for the credentials, hoping to soar with our family’s influence?"

"Yes, that’s exactly it. And I’ve already laid down many pawns."

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