Chapter 260: Preparing to Advance into Real Estate

Fei Ji after more than twenty hours of flight finally arrived at Gangdao.

It is now Monday noon in Gangdao, and the stock market crash has already begun.

Chen Mo and his group walked out of the airport and met the convoy that Shen Guodong had brought, waiting outside.

"Jimi, you first take people to send your sister‑in‑law back, then go find Lu Bin Sun and tell him I'll go find him in a moment."

"Okay." Jimi nodded in response.

"Ahua, you go back and rest. Shen Guodong, we're heading back to the bar."

The more than twenty‑hour Fei Ji was just rest for Chen Mo, not tiring at all. After being away from Gangdao for half a month, Chen Mo needs to first get a feel for the situation on the ground.

When Chen Mo arrived at the bar, most of his subordinates and lieutenants were already waiting at the entrance.

"Mo Ge, hello!"

At the bar entrance, everyone bowed to Chen Mo, welcoming the boss back.

"Enough, we're all brothers, no need for all this flashy stuff. Do what needs to be done!"

Chen Mo felt rather awkward watching his brothers put on this act.

He'd only been away for half a month, not half a year—no need for such a big show!

Dispelling the crowd, Chen Mo took Shen Guodong back to the office.

"During my absence, did anything happen on the ground?"

"Nothing. During this period, the various Triad Societies have actually been quite well‑behaved, even Wang Bao has been much more honest lately."

"Is that so?" Chen Mo was rather surprised. He had thought Wang Bao would take the chance to cause trouble while he was away from Gangdao.

"Recently A Hu has been leading people to clash with Wang Bao's men, keeping an eye on Wang Bao's affairs.

I heard from A Hu that Wang Bao's wife seems about to give birth.

During this time Wang Bao has been busy caring for his wife, leaving the ground matters to his subordinate, the yellow‑haired guy.

Also, I heard that a few days ago Wang Bao's people were caught by police during a transaction; the money and goods were seized."

Chen Mo felt something stir in his heart after Shen Guodong finished speaking.

If Wang Bao's wife is about to give birth, doesn't that mean Wang Bao is about to be finished?

That's a good opportunity to snatch his territory.

However, You Ma Di is mostly made up of drug‑running Triad Societies; the venues there aren't very clean, so there aren't many valuable territories for Chen Mo.

Whether grabbing that territory is worth it is still up for debate.

Chen Mo didn't keep his focus there and asked about another matter.

"How's the Liu Piaopiao thing? Have you identified the mastermind behind it?"

"Well..." Shen Guodong stammered.

Chen Mo frowned, "What, didn't find them?"

"No." Shen Guodong said cautiously, "Our people went after the editors‑in‑chief of those magazines, forced them to issue public apologies, and also censored them.

They said it was Six Aunt from TVB who called them, telling them to do that."

"Six Aunt? Sir Shao's wife?"

"Yes, that's her."

Now Chen Mo understood why Shen Guodong had hesitated when speaking.

They're mixed in the Triad Societies, and it's really hard to offend that Six Aunt, since she's Sir Shao's wife!

Although the Hong Island Television Group that TVB belongs to was previously valued at only fifty billion Hong Kong dollars, in a few days its market cap is estimated to drop below thirty billion.

With Chen Mo's current wealth, buying three or four of them wouldn't be a problem.

But their connections are solid!

Sir Shao is rich, has a title, and controls the media; across Gangdao, no one refuses to give him a bit of face.

Chen Mo really shouldn't offend him too much.

"Do you know where Liu Piaopiao offended that woman?" Chen Mo continued.

Liu Piaopiao has nothing at all to do with Fang Yihua; why would she, with nothing to do, find someone to expose Liu Piaopiao's dark past?

Shen Guodong shook his head: "I don't know. Those people at the magazine aren't clear on the inside story; they just follow orders. I haven't gone to ask Miss Liu yet."

Chen Mo thought for a moment, then said, "Alright, you don't need to handle this for now; I'll ask about it myself tonight."

Chen Mo estimates there won't be any major conflict between the sides.

Even with Liu Piaopiao's abilities, she can't stir up a big disaster.

After finishing the talk with Shen Guodong, Chen Mo was about to get in touch with Liu Li Li, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, when the phone rang.

The call was from Jimi.

"Mo Ge, Mr. Sun went to the Stock Exchange, not at Jianshazui. Should I call him back?"

Chen Mo thought, "Heh, that stubborn old man definitely didn't sell his stocks in advance."

"No need to call him; let's go find him at the Stock Exchange together."

Chen Mo just wanted to see what the situation was like inside the Stock Exchange now.

When Chen Mo said he was about to leave, Liu Li Li gave him a plaintive look.

Chen Mo pinched her cheek and asked, "Since there's indeed something now, why don't you go with me now, and tonight we both go to Liu Piaopiao's place?"

Since Chen Mo has been away for half a month, he estimates several of his women are already lining up!

He can only line up a few more each night!

They met up with Jimi halfway and then the group went to the Stock Exchange together.

At that moment, the Stock Exchange was filled with wails.

Last Monday, the stock market crash erupted suddenly, and many people panicked.

The stock exchange faced a sudden stock crash; not only did it not try to rescue the market, it directly suspended trading for four days.

This practice caused panic among Gangdao stock investors to keep accumulating, and eventually they lost confidence in the Hong Kong stock market.

Even though the US stock market has now restored basic order, the Hong Kong stock market has fallen even harder than last Monday.

Several people found Lu Bin Sun in the VIP trading room on the second floor of the stock exchange.

As a major player with tens of millions of operating funds, he could also temporarily use the stock exchange's trading room.

At this moment, Lu Bin Sun looked to be in decent shape; although he also wore a worried expression, he was not as agitated as those people in the hall.

Chen Mo couldn't help but joke: 'Old Sun, you seem to be in good spirits! How much have you lost?'

Lu Bin Sun rolled his eyes at Chen Mo's gloating tone.

'Alas! I've been busy for nothing these past few months. Today, plus the previous trading day, I've lost over twenty million.'

Chen Mo walked over, patted his shoulder, and said earnestly: 'Don't worry, it will keep falling! You have to hold on!'

Lu Bin Sun shook his shoulder, shrugging off Chen Mo's arm: 'I know it myself, no need for you to say.'

Lu Bin Sun felt that Chen Mo had come just to watch his joke.

Now the Hong Kong stock market has already collapsed.

It's not even closing time yet, and it has already dropped more than twenty points; by the close, who knows how much more it will fall!

If he asked Chen Mo, Chen Mo would tell him that today it will fall 33.3%.

Seeing Lu Bin Sun getting a little angry, Chen Mo quickly soothed: 'Alright, Old Sun, this stock crash won't last long; at most it'll be cut in half, and your principal can still be preserved.'

Seeing that Lu Bin Sun's interest was still low, Chen Mo continued: 'Let me tell you another piece of good news.'

'What good news?'

'You know, I made a big profit in the US stock market this time. I'm preparing to enter real estate; it's your time to shine—are you happy? Are you surprised?'