Reboot the heyday

Chapter 3548 Hope and Despair

After a moment of melancholy, I still had to get down to business.

We need to hurry up with the World Chain issue. If all else fails, we should try to get back the "Peninsula Stone Ring" from Lady Liu, or at least temporarily take it back.

Wang Taika stood up, reorganized his thoughts, and said while pondering, "As for Zhao Xian'a, she's trying to use charity to whitewash her image. The key isn't to stop her from donating, but to make her 'do good deeds but end up doing bad things.' So, we don't need to target her personally; we should try to dig up dirt on the organizations that received the donations. I don't trust any charitable organizations in this world. As for those in South Korea, I trust them even less. As long as these charitable organizations are full of controversy and negative exposure, her problems will also be exposed."

The Duck King clapped his hands: "That's great! Targeting an organization is actually more convenient than targeting an individual."

"As for Li Mingji continuing to collect testimonies and evidence from the housekeepers and compile them into a book, let's leave it for now. The older she gets, the more shameless she becomes, and even if we get these things out, they won't be of much use. However, if we can manage to deal with those younger generation members, and while others are already overwhelmed with problems, if this old lady were to cause some earth-shattering scandal, that would be adding insult to injury."

Wang Taika issued his orders one by one, his thinking clear and his methods precise. This was no longer a simple business competition, but a precise surgical strike against the weaknesses of human nature and the festering wounds of a family.

Wang Taika doesn't understand business matters. But when it comes to attacking human weaknesses, he's incredibly adept at it.

Duck King was overjoyed: "Understood! I'll arrange it right away. However, mobilizing these resources for in-depth investigation and planning will be quite expensive, especially for the art scam and the racing scam. I'm afraid we can't use the company's accounts. Both here and Cornerstone Industries will definitely be under surveillance."

Wang Taika's eyes sharpened: "Mobilize funds from within the country, along with the reserve funds I prepared beforehand, without going through the company's accounts. Originally intended for use in our escape, let's make a quick profit first. The fewer people who know about this, the better. Expenses are necessary investments. How can we catch a big fish if we're unwilling to spend even a little bait to leverage a giant like Han Jin? Remember, our goal isn't to bring down the Zhao family all at once, that's impossible. We only need to do a few things."

"First, let them distrust each other internally and waste resources. Second, expose their vulnerability and stupidity to the outside world to gain public pressure. Third, create enough trouble to keep them temporarily preoccupied with Cornerstone Industries. In particular, destroy their already fragile ties of interest with Samsung. I think that when the Zhao family becomes the source of trouble, Samsung will naturally consider keeping its distance."

Duck King chuckled: "Actually, there's another way. Although it won't directly help the situation, it will definitely have an impact on Samsung. However, I can't guarantee what the collateral consequences will be."

Wang Taika raised an eyebrow: "Tell me about it."

The Duck King said, "Lee Jae-yong is currently under investigation and in jail. He's embroiled in lawsuits now, so let's find some more cases and prosecute him a few more times, so he'll be investigated a few more times."

Wang Taika asked, "What's it for?"

"It's useless, it just makes him suffer, it's just plain disgusting." The Duck King's tricks are all about harming others without benefiting himself.

However, Wang Taika is not a normal person either. After thinking about it, he also thought it was a good idea. At worst, he would just make him angry. Anyway, he was already targeting him, so what else could he do?

“We can give it a try. There are bound to be some conflicts of interest. We can find some trivial matters to fuss over. Even if we hand it all over to a lawyer, it would be a waste of his legal resources.” Wang Taika found the idea quite amusing.

Of course, besides being disgusting, it serves no other purpose. Now that Lee Jae-yong has reached his current position as chairman of Samsung, there is no law that can truly judge him.

“We must be cautious about all of this,” Wang Taika added. “Also, we need to keep an eye on the Hanjin Group. Are there any powerful figures or ambitious collateral branches who are dissatisfied with the Zhao family’s rule? I don’t believe that such a large group can remain loyal to this family of scoundrels. Internal rifts are often more deadly than external attacks.”

After arranging all this, the Duck King left.

The night was deep outside the window. Wang Taika leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples. Eun-jung wasn't home today; she had a special day off. It was because what Wang Taika had discussed with Duck King today involved too much, and it wouldn't be good for Eun-jung to find out.

Speak of the devil, and he appears! My phone screen lit up. I picked it up and saw a message from Eun-jung. It was a selfie under the night sky, the background seemingly showing the lights of a city in China. She was flashing a V-sign at the camera, smiling brightly, with the caption: "Got home to visit today, everything went smoothly. Did someone eat well? No sexy secretary today!"

To be honest, Wang Taika is actually a little uncomfortable without a female secretary.

Wang Taika replied: "Little secretary, wait until you come back and get bullied by your heartless boss."

Eun-jung's reply was surprisingly: "Looking forward to it~ (panda peeking.jpg)"

"Hahaha." Wang Taika was amused.

They chatted for a few more minutes before ending the message. That's just Wang Taika's personality; he prefers to say things face-to-face, and it always feels a bit strange to talk through a phone screen. So everyone's used to it and doesn't overthink it just because they don't chat as much. If they really miss each other, they can always call or meet in person.

There's another point: Wang Taika himself knows he can be a bit dramatic sometimes. But when it comes to being dramatic, you can at least call it genuine emotion if it's shown face-to-face, but it just feels pathetic when it's happening through a phone screen. So Wang Taika doesn't give himself the chance to be dramatic.

Having finished most of his work, Wang Taika rubbed his dry eyes and prepared to turn off the lights and leave work. He rarely wanted to go home and sleep early; his mind had been on edge lately.

Just then, a phone call came in.

"Mr. Wang, something's happened." The voice on the other end of the phone was low, filled with barely concealed tension and panic: "We've been following your instructions to keep a close watch on Ms. Quan. But she attempted suicide today. We discovered her in time and she's on her way to the hospital. She should be out of danger."

"Attempted suicide, but failed?"

Wang Taika repeated himself, immediately stood up, grabbed his coat from the back of the chair, and strode towards the door: "Tell me the whole story, how did it happen?"

"It was our negligence!" The person in charge's voice trembled. "She had been acting very calmly lately, even starting to read some of the books we found for her, and occasionally asking for fried chicken. We thought her mood was improving. This evening after dinner, she said she was a little tired and wanted to rest early, so she locked her door. The person on duty didn't hear anything unusual, but because she had been gone for so long, they still knocked on the door, but there was no response. Sensing something was wrong, they forced their way in and found blood in the bathroom. Fortunately, it was discovered in time, and initial hemostasis has been performed."

Wang Taika had already entered the elevator and pressed the button for the underground parking garage: "Make arrangements with the hospital to use a false name and keep the news under wraps. The media absolutely cannot know. I'll be there soon. No one else knows, right?"

"No, we await your instructions."

"Don't notify anyone, including her family." Wang Taika made a quick decision: "Wait until I know the specifics before we talk. All your men, stay on site and don't leave."

He hung up the phone and took the elevator straight to the underground parking garage. A wave of cold air hit him, and Wang Tai opened the car door. The engine roared, and the car sped off like an arrow.

"Damn it, if I'd known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have bothered with it in the first place. If you want to die, then die; don't try to blame me!"