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The autumn wind in Beijing carried a few withered yellow leaves, swirling them across the empty concrete ground.

Jiang's International Shopping Center, south of the city.

This place was once a landmark in the southern part of Beijing, where luxury cars gathered every weekend and socialites and wealthy women thronged the streets.

But since the Jiang family's problems broke out, the flow of people here has visibly thinned out.

Today, this behemoth is even more closed, with the parking lot gates down, exuding a desolate atmosphere.

Three black Range Rover vehicles were parked in a triangular formation at the entrance of the shopping center plaza.

Li He jumped out of the passenger seat of the middle car, wearing a flashy burgundy suit and sunglasses perched on his nose.

He looked up at the huge Jiang's International signboard, pursed his lips, and turned to open the back door of the car.

"Brother, we've arrived."

Bai Jingyou stepped out of the car. He was dressed casually today, in a dark gray cashmere coat over a turtleneck sweater. He didn't look like a thug coming to take over territory; he looked more like an artist visiting an art exhibition.

"Is this the Jiang family's treasure trove?" Bai Jingyou glanced around, his gaze finally settling on the tightly closed glass door.

Inside the gate, two rows of uniformed security guards were blocking the entrance with chairs, each with their arms crossed and staring at the outside with hostile eyes.

Behind the security guard, a balding middle-aged man was leisurely drinking tea, holding a walkie-talkie in his hand, seemingly giving orders with composure.

"That's interesting." Bai Jingyou smiled. "Is he playing the 'empty city ploy' against me?"

"These bastards!" Li He was furious at the sight. "The contract's already signed, the money's been transferred, and now they're giving me the cold shoulder? You wait, bro, I'll have someone break the door down right now!"

As Li He spoke, he reached for his phone to call for help.

"Put it away." Bai Jingyou said calmly, "Are you a bandit? This is a society governed by law."

Li He froze, then awkwardly put away his phone: "What do we do? I know that fat guy, his name is Liu Dequan, Jiang Wenyuan's distant cousin, a notorious scoundrel. He's clearly trying to disgust us."

Bai Jingyou ignored him and walked straight to the gate.

Chen Mo followed closely behind, carrying his briefcase.

Through the thick, explosion-proof glass door, Liu Dequan put down his teacup.

He looked at Bai Jingyou outside, a greasy and mocking smile plastered on his face.

He pressed the megaphone in front of him, and his voice came through the crack in the door.

"Oh, isn't this Mr. Bai from Deep Blue Technology? What a rare guest." Liu Dequan said with a forced smile. "I'm really sorry, but today is the day for inventory and fire system maintenance at the mall, so everyone is on holiday. If you want to inspect the work, you'll have to make an appointment in advance, otherwise it will be difficult for me."

This was the instruction Jiang Han gave him.

As long as Bai Jingyou is stalled, even if only for three to five days, and the outside world feels that Bai Jingyou's takeover is not going smoothly, the Jiang family can gain some breathing room in the public eye.

More importantly, the mall's core financial data and some private accounts that had not yet been transferred were all stored on the server on the top floor.

Enraged, Li He kicked the glass door: "Fatty Liu! What the hell are you pretending for? This building belongs to the Bai family now! Get out here and open the door!"

"Young Master Li, don't scare me. I have a heart condition," Liu Dequan said slowly. "This building is now owned by the Bai family, but the handover of management rights still needs a process, doesn't it? According to labor laws and property management regulations, we have to ensure the safety of the assets. Who knows if you're here to vandalize and loot?"

This is a classic example of workplace thuggery. They wield their authority like a tyrant, using procedures to obstruct you.

Bai Jingyou stood in front of the door, looking at Liu Dequan's confident face, neither angry nor arguing.

He simply turned his head and held out his hand to Chen Mo: "Computer."

Chen Mo immediately took out a tablet computer from his briefcase, unlocked it, and handed it to Bai Jingyou.

Bai Jingyou swiped his finger across the screen a few times, brought up an electronic document, and then pressed the screen against the glass door, directly in front of Liu Dequan's face.

"Manager Liu, can you read?"

Bai Jingyou's voice was as calm as a still pond. "These are the supplementary clauses to the asset transfer agreement that Jiang Han signed yesterday. Article 3 is very clear: From the date of signing and effectiveness, all management personnel originally appointed by the Jiang Group will be automatically dismissed, and the property management rights will be immediately transferred to DeepBlue Technology."

Liu Dequan's eyelids twitched, but he still forced a smile: "That's a matter for higher-ups. I haven't received any official notification from HR, so I only follow Chairman Jiang's orders. President Bai, you're a big shot, please don't make things difficult for us employees..."

"very good."

Bai Jingyou put away the tablet and nodded. "Since you brought up working..."

He took out his phone, dialed a number, and put it on speakerphone.

A respectful female voice came from the other end of the phone: "Boss, this is the Human Resources Director of DeepBlue."

"Now, immediately release the personnel blacklist to the entire industry." Bai Jingyou looked at Liu Dequan inside the door, his tone as indifferent as if he were ordering food. "Liu Dequan, former general manager of Jiang's Chengnan Shopping Center, and all security personnel who obstructed the handover. The reason: serious violation of business integrity and malicious misappropriation of company assets."

"Also, notify the legal department." Bai Jingyou paused, "Prosecute Liu Dequan. The grounds are commercial espionage, on suspicion that he is using his position to destroy confidential company data. Apply for asset preservation and freeze all assets under his name, including real estate and vehicles."

"Understood, boss. The lawyer's letter will be sent within ten minutes."

The phone hangs up.

Liu Dequan, who was inside the door, turned deathly pale instantly.

He just wanted to curry favor with the Jiang family and get some bonuses; he never intended to get himself into trouble! These days, the worst things in the workplace are being blacklisted and facing lawsuits.

Especially with a blacklist issued by a company the size of DeepBlue Technology, which company in Beijing would dare to use it in the future?

Not to mention freezing his assets, he still has mortgages to pay on those two houses!

"Mr. Bai...Mr. Bai!" Liu Dequan's voice trembled. "It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! I'll open the door right away!"

"No."

Bai Jingyou turned around without even glancing at him. "Chen Mo, call the police. Someone is illegally detaining company assets. Also, contact a locksmith."

"Yes."

Five minutes later.

There was no intense conflict or any exciting fighting.

When several police cars with flashing lights stopped at the door, and when a professional locksmith used a chainsaw to cut open the lock, Liu Dequan and the security guards had already squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, like a flock of defeated quails.

Faced with absolute strength and rules, the so-called troublesome underlings are nothing but a joke.

Bai Jingyou stepped through the shards of glass and entered the hall.

The lobby was empty, with only a few cleaning ladies huddled behind pillars, shivering.

"Brother, Jiang Han is too ruthless!" Li He looked around and couldn't help but curse. "Look at these walls, all the famous paintings have been taken down, and even half of the crystal chandelier has been removed! This isn't selling a building, it's ransacking it!"

Indeed, before leaving, the Jiang family moved almost everything they could carry.

Modern shopping malls are like skeletons that have been stripped of all their flesh.

"There's something even worse."

A young woman in business attire and high heels rushed over. She was the leasing manager who had stayed behind, and she was quick to adapt to changing circumstances. "Manager Bai! Something bad has happened! The managers of several anchor stores just sent letters saying that because of the change in the mall's operating entity, they want to exercise their right to terminate their contracts and will be closing down next month!"

Li He exploded upon hearing this: "Holy crap? These guys are joining in too? Without these big brands, what's the point of this mall?! Will it just become a wholesale market?"

This was Jiang Han's backup plan.

Although he sold the building, he used the connections the Jiang family had built up over the years to reach out to these luxury brands.

A high-end shopping mall without top-tier brands to back it up is a joke.

He wanted to turn the land in Bai Jingyou's hands into a hot potato.

"Mr. Bai, should I go and talk to them?" the leasing manager asked cautiously. "If we lower the rent, maybe we can retain them..."

"Try to keep me?"

Bai Jingyou stood in the center of the hall, looking up at the empty dome, and suddenly laughed out loud.

The laughter echoed in the empty hall, carrying a hint of disdain and arrogance.

Why try to keep them?

Bai Jingyou turned around and looked at everyone. "Tell them to get lost. Don't skimp on the penalty for breach of contract; collect it all."

"Huh?" The leasing manager was dumbfounded. "But... if they all leave, the mall will be empty!"

"It's better if it's empty."

Bai Jingyou snapped his fingers. "From today onwards, this place will no longer be a place that sells bags and clothes."

A glint shone in Bai Jingyou's eyes, an ambition to build a new world. "Jiang Han thinks I'm taking over his old business? No, I just need a container big enough to hold the future of Deep Blue Technology."

"As for those luxury goods?" Bai Jingyou scoffed. "In the face of the overwhelming tide of technology, those leather bags costing tens of thousands of yuan are nothing but a tax on people's intelligence."

Li He was stunned, his mouth agape enough to fit an egg.

He originally thought Bai Jingyou was there to collect rent, but he didn't expect him to be there to start a revolution.

"Brother..." Li He swallowed hard, gave a thumbs up, "What's wrong with your brain? If Jiang Han knew that his trick of cutting off the enemy's supply line actually helped you clear the field, he'd probably be so angry he'd vomit blood."

I don't know if he vomited blood or not.

Bai Jingyou walked to a display case that had been stripped down to just the wires and reached out to pick up an abandoned membership card from the corner.

That was the Supreme Black Card of Jiang's Shopping Mall, once a symbol of status, but now it lies in the dust like trash.

He used two fingers to snap the card in half and casually tossed it into the nearby trash can.

All I know is that the era of the Jiang family has come to a complete end.

Just then, Chen Mo walked over quickly, his expression somewhat solemn.

"Boss, the tech department discovered something when they were receiving the top-level server."

"Um?"

"Jiang Han left in such a hurry that although he formatted the hard drive, he forgot to clear the cloud sync cache," Chen Mo said in a low voice. "There's an original exploration report on the foundation engineering of the Chengxi Logistics Park inside."

Bai Jingyou raised an eyebrow: "The original report?"

"That's right." A glint flashed in Chen Mo's eyes. "The report shows that the Jiang family knew about the underground cave as early as three years ago, but in order to meet the construction deadline, Jiang Wenyuan personally signed off on the alteration of the exploration data."

The air fell silent for a few seconds.

If the previous collapse could only be considered an engineering accident or quality problem, then the nature of this report has changed once it is exposed.

This is a deliberate crime.

This is a nuclear bomb powerful enough to send Jiang Wenyuan to prison and bring the Jiang family to utter ruin.

"Hahahaha!" Li He couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Heaven is on our side! The Jiang family will be lucky to escape with their lives! Bro, when do we release this to the media?"

Bai Jingyou took the tablet Chen Mo handed him and looked at Jiang Wenyuan's powerful signature on the scanned document.

He was silent for a moment, then gently shook his head.

"No rush."

Bai Jingyou handed the tablet back to Chen Mo, "Sending it out now will at most make the Jiang family pay some more money, but Old Master Jiang will definitely find someone to take the blame. This card should be saved for the most crucial moment."

"The most crucial moment?" Li He asked, puzzled.

Bai Jingyou turned around, his gaze passing through the floor-to-ceiling window as he looked towards the distant south.

"For example, when we wanted to take over the entire building materials market in Beijing in one go."

His tone was calm, yet it sent chills down one's spine.

"Alright, notify the renovation team to start work. Also, have the public relations department issue a notice saying that DeepBlue Technology will build a new technology city on the original site, and also thank the Jiang Group for generously vacating all their shops, making a huge sacrifice for the technological development of Beijing."

To kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit.

With this announcement, Jiang Han not only lost face, but was also portrayed as a clown forced to cooperate.

"Let's go." Bai Jingyou glanced at his watch. "It's about time."

"Where are we going? To celebrate?" Li He asked excitedly.