Chapter 631: Power and Authority

Youde was left speechless by Yang Qing's squeezing out.

Moreover, the problem directly points to the core issue.

It is precisely because of the Hong Fu's inaction that the Yang Family ended up in a passive position.

Now he comes here to raise troops and question crimes, which really doesn't hold water.

"Hmph, this is not your justification for inciting a riot!"

Yang Qing rolled his eyes.

"Governor Youde, this is slander; the instigator of the riot is clearly the Pingchuan Gang fostered by Yingjiang people."

"You can't afford to provoke Bob Marley, this bastard, and yet you want to frame me?"

"Youde, do you think the Yang Family's reputation is now in the dirt, so you can push us around as you please?"

"Even if the Yang Family is utterly inadequate, we still feed hundreds of thousands of people in Gangdao."

"It is we, the Yang Family, who are maintaining stability in Gangdao."

"Otherwise, when Bob Marley smears the Yang Family, causing heavy losses to our industry, there should have been protests by hundreds of thousands of people."

"It is your inaction, not the Yang Family letting down Gangdao."

"To stabilize employee morale, we lose over a hundred million Hong Kong dollars each day."

"You are framing me here."

"Then you take charge of the livelihoods of over a million people."

"I, Yang Qing, am no fool; I am out front protecting Gangdao, yet I have to suffer your backstabbing."

"I won't tolerate this injustice."

Boom—

"Youde suddenly realized—what is the Yang Family? The Yang Family controls Gangdao."

"Then why has the Yang Family's counterattack always been so mild?"

"As it turns out, the Yang Family has never really exerted effort."

"Wiping out the Flat River Gang was merely a test of the blade."

"They all overlooked one issue: Yang Qing is truly the emperor of Gangdao."

"He has simply never exercised such authority."

"This is also why the queen granted Yang Qing a title on this spine-eye."

"It is oneself being blinded by hatred and benefit."

"And still fantasizing about overthrowing Yang Qing."

"That is merely what the Yang Family wants him to see."

"The Yang Family has never used its true trump card."

"Youde panicked instantly, saw the situation clearly, and must stabilize Yang Qing."

"Which—Director Yang, I was wrong to blame you."

"Yang Qing wore a cold expression."

"Youde gritted his teeth."

"I will find the instigator and give them due punishment."

"Only then did Yang Qing lift his eyes and glance at him."

"Then I await Governor Youde's good news."

"From now on, the superior-subordinate relationship between the Yang Family and the Governor's Office has completely changed."

"The Yang Family has become a cloud hanging over the Governor's Office—whether it is clear or rainy depends entirely on the cloud's mood."

"Once Youde left, Yang Qing issued orders for a full-scale counteroffensive."

"The ban on the privatization of the Yang Clan Group, as expected, was quietly sealed without anyone noticing."

"The Yang Clan Group once again began spending heavily to snap up market shares."

"To make the Yang Clan Group's stock price rebound strongly."

"Yingjiang's short positions blew up instantly."

"Afterward, the Yang Clan Group quickly drove down the stock price to prevent the other side from cashing out their hedging holdings."

(In this regard, let me explain: stock market operation, short selling is borrowing the stock from a financial institution when the price is high, then creating negative news, dumping the stock to suppress the price, and then buying back the stock when the price is low to return it to the institution. This is one short sale.)

"If one wants to increase the stake in that stock to gain more voting power, i. e., corporate control, one must continually suppress the stock and then gradually increase the position."

"If the position is not ideal and a scramble for shares occurs, the stock price will undergo violent fluctuations, i. e., a bull‑bear battle."

"At this stage, stock price fluctuations will be intense, so one would need to short again, but the short‑selling risk is now too great, thus hedging is required—hedging reduces risk through leverage."

"Specific methods—look them up yourself; I won't elaborate further.")

"Immediately thereafter, the Yang Clan Group formally began the privatization process."

"Intending to forcibly seize Yingjiang's holdings."

"This caused the foreign capital that had earlier shorted the Yang Clan Group, after reaping huge profits, to quickly blow up in this struggle and disgorge those profits."

"The funds used for hedging were also completely trapped before the other side could react."

"Yang Qing gave them no chance to exit; he intended, through forced privatization, to forcibly swallow Yingjiang's funds, causing the Yingjiang Consortium to suffer direct losses."

"Everything happened too fast—so fast that Bob Marley didn't even have time to react."

"Thus, the initiative has completely shifted between the two sides."

"As the privatization process proceeds, the pressure on Bob Marley also grows ever greater."

"This plan to swallow the Yang Family can now be said to have gone bankrupt."

"Chairman, the Hong Fu has moved against us, already arresting several of the operatives."

We need to make a decision quickly.

Whether we fight or negotiate, we need to do it quickly.

Otherwise, once the other side completes privatization, or Hong Fu captures us.

Then there will be no room left.

Bob Marli has exhausted all means, wants to save his life, and can only reduce his losses and increase Yingjiang's sway over the Yang family through negotiation.

This amounts to a brand-name.

Without sufficient influence, the outcome of this negotiation is easy to predict.

Help me set up a meeting with Governor Youde; it's time to formally meet Yang Qing.

Also Yang Qing is in the glossary.

After receiving Bob Marli's meeting request, Youde also breathed a sigh of relief.

He's also torn—deciding whether to arrest Bob Marli is too difficult for him.

Arresting Bob Marli would anger Yingjiang, and even worse, it would anger those behind him.

Not arresting him, the pressure from the Gangdao local tyrant is also great.

What Yang Qing said last time wasn't a threat; it was reality.

Yang Qing used to be too easygoing, causing them to overlook his true strength.

If Yang Qing really mobilizes this force, he, as governor, will likely be instantly sidelined.

Don't even mention the Hong Kong garrison; those useless troops would be helpless against the Big Circle Gang's outlaws.

Big Circle Gang is a gang name, possibly a Triad; it is a proper name of a faction, i. e., a sect or clan. According to the rules, faction names must be translated by meaning, not romanized, so we translate it as Big Circle Gang. Since Big Circle Gang is indeed a known gang, we keep the translation.

If Yang Qing gets any more ruthless, he won't be able to save his own life.

The queen's viscount title is not just for show; it represents authority.

Yinglian might sacrifice itself to continue cooperating with the mainland.

Now that Bob Marli has gotten in touch, we can talk about it.

One can also remove oneself from the situation.

Youde soon contacted Yang Qing.

After Yang Qing learned that Bob Marli was preparing to negotiate, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

If both sides truly go into full hostility, it would be bad for the Yang family, which would suffer huge losses.

The Yang family's overseas operations could suffer a major blow.

Especially its operations in the West.

For example, Azure Rainbow Media,...

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Governor's Office.

This is Yang Qing's first meeting with Bob Marli.

This guy has the arrogance of a famous general and the delicacy of squid.

Even after meeting Yang Qing, he remains arrogant, acting like a big shot.

Yang Qing, you really do have some talent.

Due to his height, Yang Qing has to look up to answer his questions.

At this point, Yang Qing couldn't bring himself to lower his standing, so he ignored him.

Obviously, for such a role, there's no need to appear in person.

Yang Fan walked over, lowered his head to look at Bob Marli, and spoke in the same condescending, arrogant tone.

You're just the damn president of the Democratic Promotion Association?

President is a title; it is an official rank within an organization.

Indeed, not very good.