I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 348 President Su, you handle the Ma family.

After Long Ruoli had Ma Shuning sent away, only she and Bai Zihua remained in the banquet hall.

Long Ruoli took the initiative to pry open the SD card in the camera, but was quickly stopped by Bai Zihua.

"Mr. Long, you don't need to take the recording, right?"

Long Ruoli immediately withdrew her hand, then turned her head and smiled at Bai Zihua: "Of course, it's better if you, Mr. Bai, keep the video."

Bai Zihua didn't say much; he simply put it in his pocket.

"Headquarters has already sent faxes and emails to RK. When you meet Xiao Cheng, make sure you play your part perfectly. You know what to say and what not to say."

“This incident has been a huge blow to Su Cheng,” Bai Zihua advised. “You can provide him with some help and care as appropriate.”

"Yes, I understand!"

As for how Ma Shuning will ultimately be dealt with, he cannot do so privately due to limitations of his authority.

However, Su Cheng's attitude was very clear: he didn't want to have anything to do with Ma Shuning.

Bai Zihua's decision was to wait a month or two to confirm whether she was pregnant, and then find a suitable time to decide whether to tell President Su.

After dealing with Ma Shuning, he will eventually be exiled to Indonesia along with Ma Ru and her family.

In addition, the Ma family has signed a power of attorney with the Dihao Group, entrusting all assets to the Dihao Group for handling.

This is the final outcome for everyone on this line.

……

The next day.

Long Ruoli arrived at the Australian branch of RK International Consulting, dressed in a smart business suit.

Even though Su Cheng was mentally prepared, she was still somewhat surprised when she saw her.

When Long Ruoli looked at her, her eyes no longer held scrutiny and judgment, but rather a warm gaze.

Her lips slowly curved upwards, revealing an extremely gentle smile.

There was no scheming in her smile, only the gentleness and kindness of moonlight, as if it could instantly melt the hardest frost in people's hearts.

"Mr. Su!"

Su Cheng and Zhang Yangwen quickly went up to greet him: "President Long."

Zhang Yangwen seemed even more excited than Su Cheng: "President Long, I really didn't expect that we would meet in Macau!"

"Yes."

A sense of familiarity welled up in Zhang Yangwen's heart for no apparent reason.

Su Cheng also felt a sense of familiarity, but he didn't trust this intuition, especially not Long Ruoli's smile.

The so-called "sense of familiarity" was nothing more than running into a former boss in a place like Australia.

Only in Australia do you feel this way; even if a fool like Deng Qiang came, you would feel a sense of familiarity.

Once you leave Australia, or even just change the setting or the time of day, that sense of familiarity immediately disappears.

"President Su, I just checked the company's attendance and noticed that you've taken several days off. Is something wrong?"

"Hmm... I'm a little tired, so I'm resting."

Su Cheng is now basically certain that the attack on the Ma family was a joint operation by President Bai and Long Ruoli.

The only thing he wasn't sure about was whether Long had asked to get involved herself, or whether Bai Zihua had told her on his own initiative.

However, this is not important to Su Cheng.

The important thing is that I haven't yet suffered the punishment from the old man.

That means that, at least in this matter, Long Ruoli will stand on his side and act accordingly, and her attitude may be similar to Bai Zihua's.

Su Cheng wouldn't increase her trust level just because of such fake emotions and Long Ruoli's involvement in the attack on the Ma family.

This is not an absolute causal relationship.

Because she wasn't simply helping Su Cheng solve her problems.

Helping Su Cheng solve her troubles is essentially helping her solve her own troubles.

Su Cheng felt that the Ma family's affairs were closely related to Long Ruoli's transfer to RK.

However, Long Ruoli herself said that she was transferred here because of business adjustments at headquarters.

Take this reason with a grain of salt.

"Okay, it's alright. If you're tired, just rest for a few more days. I'll approve your leave, and we'll talk about it again once you've recovered."

"It's alright, Mr. Long, no need. I'm feeling much better these past two days."

"Is that alright? I have an important task for you."

"OK."

"Okay, let's talk in my office then."

Long Ruoli led Su Cheng and Zhang Yangwen to the president's office.

The displays haven't been set up yet, but the office is spotless and very clean.

During this time, Long Ruoli kept probing Su Cheng's attitude and opinion towards Ma Shuning and the Ma family behind her.

Zhang Yangwen, oblivious to the opportune moment, brought up the Ma family: "President Long, has the Ma family been taken care of?"

"Huh? How did you know?"

"Cheng-ge told me."

Long Ruoli then turned to Su Cheng and asked, "Then how did you know, President Su?"

"I was just guessing."

"Guess?"

Zhang Yangwen became more talkative at this point: "Brother Cheng told me that the Ma family's fortune car has been replaced, and we found that the bank has also issued relevant technical standard adjustments, so they must have been dealt with."

After hearing Zhang Yangwen's answer, Long Ruoli nodded slightly and said, "Oh, okay."

"Well, Mr. Su, your judgment is quite good."

"So, Mr. Long, is it true?" Zhang Yangwen pressed on relentlessly.

"It's true, and I can also tell you who's behind the attack on the Ma family."

Zhang Yangwen's face was full of curiosity. His mouth was slightly open, waiting for Long Ruoli to reveal the answer: "Who is it?"

"It's us, the Emperor Group."

Zhang Yangwen: ???

Su Cheng: ???
Long Ruoli elaborated on the grievances between the Emperor Group and the Ma family, and also revealed the matter of Su Tianyan and the Ma family sending their daughter.

However, Long Ruoli would not mention Su Tianyan's name. She described the protagonist of the story as a shareholder in the senior leadership of the Dihao Group.

Long Ruoli added, "However, this is not the direct motive."

Zhang Yangwen also felt that so many years had passed, it couldn't possibly be the cause.

Long Ruoli told the two that there were three main reasons for besieging the Ma family.

First, there was already some grudge between the Emperor Group and the Ma family.

Although it's an old saying, it's still one of the reasons.

Secondly, the Ma family has always wanted to enter the mainland market, but this has not been permitted by the group, and many industries are trying to undermine them.

Over the years, the two companies have had many frictions and struggles in many industries.

Therefore, launching this encirclement and suppression campaign was a well-timed and inevitable move.

Third, the Ma family had made some other moves beforehand, which made the higher-ups determined to suppress and eliminate them.

These statements were all rehearsed by President Bai and Long Ruoli.

The main purpose was to give Su Cheng a sense of security, to make Su Cheng feel that with the powerful Emperor Group behind him, he had nothing to fear.

Zhang Yangwen pressed further, "President Long, are you referring to the timing of Ma Yingyao's passing?"

"Should it be?"

"What exactly did the Ma family do to make our group decide to encircle and suppress them?"

"I don't know the specifics of what they did; that's a matter for the group's higher-ups. I'd guess they used some underhanded tactics?"

"Mr. Long, you don't know either?" Zhang Yangwen asked in surprise. "Aren't you also a senior executive in our group?"

"I'm just a minor official in our group, okay? There are hundreds of people ahead of me."

"President Long, you're not some nobody!" The highest-ranking leader Zhang Yangwen had ever met in the Emperor Group was Long Ruoli.

K22!

As for her claim that there were hundreds of people ahead of her, that's definitely an exaggeration.

I don't even know if there are 100 people in all three departments of the Dihao Group (K1, K2, and K3) combined!

Su Cheng remained silent throughout.

He thought Long Ruoli would find a subtle excuse or reason to keep the matter from him as much as possible.

Unexpectedly, Long Ruoli directly revealed that it was the Emperor Group that did it.

Su Cheng was only now beginning to feel the power of the group.

Or rather, the power of family.

Previously, Su Cheng's understanding of the Dihao Group was only based on the data on paper.

Su Cheng had no idea what resources could be mobilized, what it would look like, or what impact and changes it would bring.

Now that Bai Zihua and Long Ruoli have laid out the process and results of the practical operation in front of him, he does feel a strong sense of security.

However, Su Cheng still has some questions that Long Ruoli needs to answer.

What about RK's case? Did Tang Li's coffee shop go out of business?
How does the old man calculate his 1 billion yuan target? Should it still be carried out?
How will President Bai arrange things for himself after these two incidents?
The case remains unchanged; will someone else simply invest?
Or should I try to transfer myself back to Jingzhou now?

and also.

Could the protagonist of what Long Ruoli just said about using women as a subject be referring to Old Deng?
Zhang Yangwen had no idea what questions Su Cheng was thinking; he really wanted to satisfy his curiosity.

The fact that such a large family was wiped out is incredibly intriguing.

"Mr. Long, may I ask what will happen to the Ma family next?"

"What else can we do? Going against our group will not end well."

Long Ruoli told the two of them the final fate of the Ma family.

Ma Yingyao was buried hastily.

The entire Ma Ru family has been exiled to Indonesia.

Zhang Yangwen pressed further, "What about Ma Shuning? Was she also exiled?"

He was still quite concerned about Ma Shuning's fate.

"I don't know about that."

"Also exiled to Indonesia?"

"possible."

Long Ruoli gave Zhang Yangwen's question a perfunctory reply: "Alright, let's get down to business."

She pulled up an electronic copy of the contract for Su Cheng to browse: "Headquarters has handed over the handling of the Ma family to us, since it's conveniently located."

Su Cheng thought she used the word "nearby" very well.

RK is the consulting firm closest to Australia, so it was perfectly legitimate to hand over the disposal rights to Su Cheng.

“The Ma family has already paid us a hefty fee for asset disposal, and that’s why I’m here.”

Su Cheng raised the question for the first time: "So, how should we handle this? Mr. Long, do you have a general strategy?"

This question is actually the easiest to answer.

Long Ruoli smiled and said, "The general idea is to handle the formation however you want."

Su Cheng: Huh?

"If you're willing to sell the Ma family's assets for one dollar, then sell them for one dollar."

"If you're willing to sell it for 100 million, then we'll handle it for 100 million."

"As long as you think you can handle it, that's fine."

This sentence contains a lot of information.

Zhang Yangwen might not read all this information; he might think that Long Ruoli just wanted Su Cheng to handle everything, giving her a lot of discretion.

That's the gist of it.

But Long Ruoli's words completely baffled Su Cheng.

He couldn't help but wonder if this was President Bai's idea or Long Ruoli's own idea.
Surely it can't be that both of them think that way?
Firstly, Long Ruoli most likely does not want her crown prince's power to grow stronger.

However, this is not absolute, because many of the Ma family's assets are hot potatoes, such as the entertainment hall.

As long as she poses no threat, it's fine.

Since these assets all went through Su Cheng's hands, if the old man investigates, Su Cheng will not be able to escape responsibility.

Even under the premise that "Bai Long deliberately concealed the truth" and "the Ma family are enemies,"

To put it bluntly, Bai and Long were using the power of the Emperor Group and mobilizing the old man's troops.

Does that old man think that if he wipes out the Ma family, all of the Ma family's assets should be his spoils of war?

If this assumption is correct, then the more Su Cheng takes, the greater the responsibility she will bear in the future.

Long Ruoli initially disagreed with letting Su Cheng handle the Ma family's assets.

Bai Zihua's original intention was to make Su Cheng retaliate in kind against the Ma family.

She and Bai had already done all the dirty and hard work for Su Cheng, so now it was Su Cheng's turn to enjoy the fruits of victory.

But after careful consideration, Long Ruoli finally agreed to Bai Zihua's proposal.

First, she not only didn't betray them, but she also helped them.

This put him in a great position in the eyes of both Su Cheng and Bai.

Moreover, her opposition was of little significance and effect.

Bai's eyes were already bloodshot. He'd even brought out the Flying Tigers. The commotion was too big and could easily expose them.

Secondly, even if Su Cheng lined up his own pockets, it would not pose a threat to her.

If Su Cheng wanted to take it all, he could indeed accumulate capital rapidly in a short period of time.

But Long Ruoli judged that Su Cheng probably wouldn't.

The Ma family's core asset is the casino project, which requires local influence in Macau as a foundation.

Many people covet this lucrative opportunity, and without local power, it's impossible to control it.

If an entertainment venue can be targeted like this once, it will likely be targeted a second and a third time.

If Su Cheng takes control of the entertainment hall, simply copying the model again will only damage and restrict the business, rendering it useless.

Of course, this capability is limited to the Geely Group.

However, other families could easily use any means to make it impossible for the entertainment hall to operate stably in the long term.

Aside from these super-large money printing plants, her other assets pose little threat or value to her.

Why not just give it away as a favor?

Again.

As Mr. Bai suggested, we can give Su Cheng some pocket money as compensation; it's no big deal.

With capital, Su Cheng will expand her business, but this poses no threat to Long Ruoli, nor does it have any value to her, and it is not a problem for the Dihao Group either.

Third, this is the point that Long Ruoli considered the most.

She could easily have used this incident as a small trap to let Su Cheng taste the power.

True power isn't about living in a penthouse suite at a luxury hotel, playing Texas Hold'em, drinking expensive wine, and being surrounded by voluptuous women.

Entrusting all of the Ma family's assets to Su Cheng means that their fate—whether they live or die—is entirely in Su Cheng's hands.

This is true power!

This trap will make Su Cheng smell the scent of power, and she may spend the rest of her life pursuing this sense of control.

Bai Zihua's idea would indeed please Su Cheng Shuang.

But at the same time, it will also make Su Cheng addicted.

Once addicted, one becomes impulsive, and impulsiveness leads to mistakes.

That way, Su Cheng would be easier for her to control.

"So, Mr. Su, is it alright if we accept?"

(End of this chapter)