After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

Although Han Chen is dead and has not been exposed for several months, this matter still lingers like a thorn in his side, making him anxious and fearful.

……

Retired Prime Minister Charles: "..."

Damn, Ma Zhichao seems to be living a pretty comfortable life!

Envy it!

……

Far away in the Silver Triangle.

Dilu has now become the number two boss.

He was immediately enraged upon hearing the report from his underlings in Hong Kong.

"Ma Zhichao, I'll be back soon!"

"You just wait!"

……

Infernal Affairs was like a bomb that crashed into the already incredibly boring lake of Hong Kong Island.

In an instant, it stirred up countless waves.

……

At noon, ATV began airing the movie trailer for "Infernal Affairs".

In the trailer:

The visuals have a dark, cinematic feel.

Huang Zhicheng and Ma Sir, the character played by Zhou, are dressed in handsome suits and standing on the rooftop.

Inspector Ma was furious: "We clearly agreed it would only be for three years, then another three years, then another three years, almost ten years now, boss!"

In the trailer,

Black and white confront each other, and the undercover agent walks forward in the shadows, carrying his life on his shoulders.

Those lines immediately grabbed the audience's attention.

"It was supposed to be only three years, but three years have passed and then another three years have been added, and after that, another three years. Boss, it's almost been ten years!"

"Can you be a little more polite when you talk to me? Right now, I'm the only one in Hong Kong who knows your real identity. If I go back and delete your information, you can stay a gangster for the rest of your life, and I'll save myself the trouble."

"Five years ago, in Tai Hing Estate, Tuen Mun, the parking lot outside the Royal Palace Restaurant had its grand opening... A fortune teller said I would achieve great success, but my feet would be covered in bones! But I refused to believe it. I felt that in this world, whether you live or die is up to you!"

"Give me a chance." "How do you want me to give it to you?" "I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person again." "Fine, go ask the judge and see if he agrees." "Then you're forcing me to die." "Sorry, I'm a police officer." "Who would know?"

After watching the trailer for "Infernal Affairs" that was shown during ATV's midday news, all the citizens of Hong Kong couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Wow, this movie looks promising."

"The dialogue is really good!"

"The one Chow Yun-fat played, that's Inspector Ma, right?"

"Who was that last undercover agent who infiltrated the police force?"

"Ma Sir's ten-year undercover experience is definitely worth watching."

"No wonder we haven't seen Inspector Ma making headlines for over twenty days; turns out he's been filming a movie."

"It's Ma Sir's autobiography! How could a fan like me not support it?"

"Let alone fans, even I, who am not a fan, am intrigued."

"Wait a minute... doesn't something seem off?"

"What's wrong?"

"Why do they always seem to be carrying a can of soda when they appear on screen?"

"..."

"Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true."

……

……

ATV.

At this moment, Lin Jianming is arguing with Ma Zhichao.

"Mr. Ma, why was the trailer for 'Infernal Affairs' shown during the midday news?"

Ma Zhichao said matter-of-factly, "The reason is simple: I lost."

Lam Kin-ming said with a stern face: "ATV has never had the rule of interrupting news programs with the movie 'GG'."

Ma Zhichao shrugged: "Look, we have it now, don't we?"

That arrogant demeanor clearly said—what can you do to me?

"..."

Lam Kin-ming was furious: "Mr. Ma, please get this straight, you are only one of ATV's shareholders."

Ma Zhichao's smile slowly faded, his eyes turning cold: "If I remember correctly, I have board power. And you? Lin Jianming, you're just someone who works for the company. What's your status, and what's mine? You dare to question me? If you're so capable, call your father over. What kind of class do you have to dare ask me anything?"

"You!" Lin Jianming pointed at Ma Zhichao, so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Ma Zhichao sneered, "And another thing, I heard that your Lin family is currently facing a tight cash flow situation, with banks pressing for loan repayments, and you're scrambling to raise money..."

Lin Jianming's expression immediately changed: "How did you know?"

The previous three kidnappings had drained a large amount of blood from the Lin family.

To cover the losses, Lin had to borrow money from many banks and wealthy individuals.

Now, nearly a month has passed, and some banks have begun to demand repayment of the debts.

Ma Zhichao chuckled: "How would I know? Don't worry, you'll understand soon enough."

Waiting for the movie's official release.

Once his "New Era Clothing" is rolled out and launched, it will inevitably squeeze the market share of Lin's Clothing.

At that time, Lin's stock price will naturally plummet.

Ma Zhichao had already prepared the funds.

Just today, he began shorting the Lin Group in the stock market.

At the same time, he also directed Gao Hu to use that batch of illicit funds to acquire Lin's scattered shares on a large scale.

Let's get this party started the day after tomorrow when the movie comes out!

They sold off their shares and drove down the stock price.

……

After leaving ATV, Ma Zhichao returned to Umbrella Corporation.

Anti-eavesdropping equipment activated.

Tianyang Sihui reported: "Boss, the Umbrella Company has already sent people to visit all 502 retail stores and supermarkets in West Kowloon, promoting our 'New Era Cola' door-to-door. Because of your reputation, these retail stores are very welcoming of our products."

"In addition, we have divided the area according to the police districts of Hong Kong and established warehouses, offices and stores for 'New Era Suits' and 'New Era Soft Drinks' respectively."

"Finally, we've reached an agreement with all 121 cinemas in Hong Kong to rent two stalls at the entrance of each cinema. One will sell 'New Era Suits,' and the other will exclusively sell 'New Era Coca-Cola.'"

Ma Zhichao asked, "Is the inventory sufficient?"

Tian Yangsi nodded: "The supply is sufficient. In addition, we also went to the north and reached preliminary OEM agreements with soda and garment factories in Shenzhen. As long as sales here take off, we can start OEM production in the north at any time."

Ma Zhichao nodded in satisfaction: "Okay."

He then called Gao Hu of DOA and instructed him to cooperate with the operation three days later.

This time, Ma Zhichao had more than one goal in mind.

First, he officially started his legitimate business.

Movies, clothing factories, and soft drink factories—everything is poised to take off.

Second, target the Lin family and seize ATV shares.

Third, short the Lin family's stock and make a hefty profit.

Hong Kong stocks allow futures trading.

Fourth, by leveraging the three events mentioned earlier, money is laundered in round after round.

According to Gao Hu's estimate, as long as these operations are coordinated well, at least HK$3 million can be laundered within a month, eventually ending up in Ma Zhichao's account.

In other words, Gao Hu from DOA has this ability.

An ordinary money laundering team simply couldn't handle such a complex scheme.

……

……

Lin's Building.

Inside the chairman's office.

The secretary came in to report: "Chairman, the stock price of Lin's Apparel has suddenly risen quite a bit recently, and the reason is still unclear..."

Lin Daheng was taken aback: "Someone is buying up our Lin Group's stock?"

The secretary said, "What we can find out right now is that several large sums of money have appeared in the stock market, continuously accumulating Lin's shares from retail investors. The stock rose by more than 8% in the past two days, and today it rose another 3%..."

Lin Daheng frowned.

Could it be that someone noticed the Lin family's financial difficulties and wanted to take advantage of the situation to acquire the Lin family?

Suddenly, something flashed through his mind.