Chapter 242: This is the Yongji Society's Greatest Crisis

Chairman Mike's words caused the expressions of the several high-ranking members present to change drastically.

One of them looked at the bound old man and asked indifferently, "Lucien, is what Chairman Mike said true?"

As a high-ranking member of the Yongji Society, Lucien belonged to the upper echelons of the world, with power and wealth that ranked among the world's top tier.

The eighty-year-old Lucien, whenever he appeared in any public or private setting, would always have his hair groomed meticulously, his clothes neat, and his temperament refined, presenting the image of an elegant gentleman.

But now, Lucien's hair was messy, his face was stained with dirt, and he appeared quite disheveled.

His face was full of anger and defiance; he did not answer the man's question, but instead looked at Chairman Mike in the main seat and shouted in a deep voice:

"The Yongji Society is a loose mutual aid organization. We are all high-ranking members of the organization, equal in status, and you, as chairman, are merely a representative we elected together."

"What right do you have to send people to capture me? What do you take the Yongji Society for? Do you think the Yongji Society is your private organization? Do you think we are all your subordinates?"

"You have violated the basic principles of the organization!"

"Today you can send people to capture me, tomorrow you can capture others. Mike, the one who is guilty is you; you owe me an explanation!"

"Hmph!"

"Lucien, he dared to betray the organization, so he shall wait for the organization's punishment!"

"At the same time, I also hope that everyone can express their determination with an oath."

"Tianji Group is an unprecedentedly formidable enemy. Our strength is at an absolute disadvantage, and the slightest carelessness will result in being crushed to death by them."

Sometimes, rules are more important than right or wrong.

"Then I will give everyone an explanation."

But Chairman Su Xin's words also made sense.

"Act according to the expressions of the people of Long Country."

"Regarding Lucien's betrayal, I hope everyone can learn a lesson from it and supervise each other."

"Regardless of whether I had that thought or not, I never put it into action. I only wanted to transfer assets; none of you have the right to dispose of me!"

The others remained silent, their gazes dim.

"We will be reduced to the lower class."

Chairman Su Xin continued:

Lucien was clearly certain of this point, so he appeared righteous and confident, even somewhat overbearing, demanding an explanation from Chairman Su Xin.

Once Lucien truly transferred his main assets to Long Country, it would be equivalent to placing his entire lifeline in Long Country.

"Mike hasn't even made a move yet, and hasn't even discovered our hostility, yet a traitor has already appeared within our ranks. It is evident that the pressure Mike brings to everyone is indeed terrifying."

"If there is any act of betraying the Yongji Society, I am willing to unconditionally accept all punishments from the organization."

"We are currently in a critical period of war with Tianji Group, and we cannot afford the slightest carelessness."

"I inadvertently discovered that there were traces of large-scale transfers of your assets, so I arranged for a careful investigation and found that you were urgently liquidating various assets, including real estate, stocks, funds, and all other important assets. There are clues indicating that you are preparing to transfer your assets to Long Country, and you have already arranged for subordinates to deploy in Long Country in advance."

"Are you willing to live that kind of life?"

Lucien frowned and sneered:

But if Tianji Group completely squeezes out our living space and makes us go bankrupt, the aristocratic life we currently possess will instantly vanish, and we will be reduced to commoners from then on.

"Still want to talk about equality with those lowly commoners? To be constrained by rigid laws?"

After hesitating for a few seconds, they successively performed the same ritualistic actions as Chairman Su Xin.

Even if everyone knows full well who the culprit is, one must have actual evidence to judge the other party; otherwise, order would fall into chaos.

"Even if we barely survive, we can only do some low-end industries like the former people of Long Country and earn a little hard-earned money."

"We discussed this at the last meeting and finally concluded that once we go to war with Tianji Group head-on, we have no possibility of winning."

Judging from Mike's past performance, he has never been someone who keeps everything for himself. Once one can be accepted by him, future development will definitely not be bad.

If he can punish Lucien at will today, will he punish other high-ranking members at will tomorrow?

"A humble life is not as good as a high-and-mighty death!"

Lucien's expression did not change at all, and he only said coldly: "I am indeed liquidating assets, but that has nothing to do with the Yongji Society. Those are my personal assets, and I have the right to dispose of them as I please."

This is just like the law.

"Once exposed, we will never have another chance and will be reduced to ants easily crushed under the high-speed expansion of Tianji Group."

Chairman Su Xin's eyes were sharp, his whole body seemingly radiating the aura of a vicious wolf, his gaze sweeping over everyone one by one, saying word by word:

"Lucien, today is different from the past. Our current situation is very dangerous; there is no time to argue about evidence with you. It is enough that everyone knows it in their hearts."

"The only advantage we can claim now is that Tianji Group is in the light, and we are in the dark."

"This struggle with Mike is the greatest crisis since the founding of our Yongji Society."

After the main door closed again.

"Precisely because of this, we must be careful and more careful; we cannot afford the slightest risk of exposure."

From the conversation between the two, they could also see that Lucien indeed had the intention of betraying the Yongji Society.

Lucien snorted angrily.

In the hearts of these few, there was not a lack of thoughts about compromising with Mike just like Lucien. After all, everyone had been very conflicted before, and now that they saw the debut of Tianji Zero, the hostility in their hearts had been further diluted by quite a lot.

Mike remained calm and said quietly:

"At that time, the wealth, power, and status we possess will all vanish into thin air."

The crowd's eyes flickered, subconsciously looking at others, their gazes communicating rapidly in the air.

And defecting to Mike.

By then, who knows if he would tell the other party that the Yongji Society is the mastermind behind the scenes in order to win Mike's recognition?

"Even if you only have a sliver of possibility of betrayal, we absolutely cannot allow it, because this concerns the life and death of everyone in the organization."

As top-tier capitalists standing at the pinnacle of the world, they have possessed a life unattainable by ordinary people since birth.

But knowing is one thing; after all, Lucien had not yet actually committed any act of betrayal. If Chairman Su Xin were allowed to capture and judge him, that would be a serious provocation to the system of the Yongji Society.

The others watched with detached eyes, observing the argument between the seven people with cold indifference.

"Is there no problem with that kind of behavior? You surely remember that the Yongji Society has not forbidden doing so."

"You risked massive losses to hurriedly dispose of your assets, all to catch up with the great tide of Long Country's development, so as to avoid even greater losses in the future."

President Su Xin shook his head: "If you were truly so righteous, you wouldn't have hidden it from us, your partners. What is the point of arguing so much with us now?"

"Lucien, do you need me to tell everyone what you have been doing lately?"

"Arguing?"

"You are preparing to defect to Long Country, or even to Tianqi Group, am I right?"

"The Yongji Society is indeed just a mutual aid organization formed by everyone, but an organization also has its discipline. If someone betrays the interests of the organization and affects the interests of other members, that is a violation of organizational discipline. As president, I have the right to stop it immediately and submit it to the council for trial."

As he spoke, President Su Xin looked at the others present and said with a stern face:

"The reason I transferred assets to Long Country is because the Long Country market indeed has more potential."

"Guards! Take Lucien away!"

"Tianqi Group's momentum is already established; their financial power and influence in the business world are unrivaled, and they possess multiple indispensable core technologies. The whole world cannot do without them. Once a direct conflict begins, the foundation and power our Yongji Society has built over more than a hundred years will be nothing but a dream bubble, popping at a single touch."

President Su Xin looked at him coldly.

"Compared to the possibility of health and longevity, I would rather choose to preserve my own wealth."

As long as Mike is alive, there will surely be many more agents like Tianji Zero in the future; this is a huge gospel for all of humanity.

The Yongji Society is the best certificate of allegiance.

"Whether there is evidence or not does not matter. Everyone understands what your behavior means; there is no need for pointless arguing."

At the thought of the mundane lives of commoners, their hearts became resolute once more.

President Su Xin looked at him coldly:

If it were them, having long since prepared to give up everything to start over in Long Country, they would most likely also choose to defect to Mike.

"Organizational discipline must be followed by everyone, and I, as president, am certainly no exception. But in special times, some things need to be treated specially."

As he spoke, President Su Xin slowly raised his left hand, pressed it against his chest, tilted his head slightly upward, and said with a solemn expression:

They also want to live better and live longer.

Only then did President Su Xin speak:

They are of noble status, live luxurious lives, and have wealthy family backgrounds. Using the capital passed down by their forebears, they can easily plunder the wealth accumulated by ordinary people. They toy with the world through capital and control the lives of ordinary people through capital, like gods high above, looking down on the lowly commoners at the bottom, living an aristocratic life superior to others.

Only then did Lucien's expression change drastically.

"Not explaining is admitting guilt, and explaining is arguing? Su Xin, do you really think your word as president is law, and that you can convict a high-level member based on a single sentence?"

"We must hide in the shadows and stir up the situation, making the whole world take action against them together, only then will we have a sliver of a chance to win."

Several people spoke one after another.

"What?"

Opposing Mike is, to a certain extent, also destroying a more beautiful future.

His hands were still bound behind his back, but his feet were not restricted, so he walked straight to his seat and sat down, remaining silent.

"As president, I am willing to take the lead in swearing that in this struggle against Mike, if there is any act of betrayal against the Yongji Society, I am willing to unconditionally accept all of the organization's punishments."

The others looked at each other.

Two burly men pushed the door open again and dragged away the struggling and roaring Lucien.

"At this point, everyone knows that Long Country will become the new center of the world. Although Long Country has already become the world's largest economy, there is still huge room for growth ahead."