Finally, the last remnants...

When the news reached Shang Tongwen, he had just finished a meeting with East City Hall.

A subordinate stood at the door with a serious expression, knocked, he hesitated briefly, interrupted the conversation on the other end of the line, and took the folder.

Upon opening it, there was only one photo taken from the scene.

In the ruins that had been burned to scorched earth and turned into a mire by torrential rain, there was no trace of the personnel he had dispatched or his subordinates anymore, amidst the wreckage, only the meticulously arranged gifts on the empty square.

Those broken and fragmented bones were piled together chaotically, crisscrossed, using their tragic forms to convey greetings and invitations to the onlookers on the other end of the photo:

They said:

——[HELLO]!

This is merely the initial greeting.

Shortly after, that afternoon, the companies Echo, Xinyuan, Sky City, and Northern Border received urgent reports from Hai Province, dense and overwhelming, like snowflakes descending from the sky.

Due to pollution issues, the two mines and non-ferrous metal smelting factories that the Northern Border Group recently invested in received orders for indefinite shutdowns pending rectification; Sky City Industry's two fully loaded cargo ships that had just arrived at Gangya City were detained by Customs due to carrying undeclared items, resulting in punitive fines; Xinyuan Power's car company was exposed to huge scandals involving cutting corners and falsifying data, the general manager of Echo Technology's Tide City was arrested on charges of bribery, intentional homicide, and stock market manipulation...

Within a few short hours, the entire industrial chain in Hai Province was hit with unexpected blows, affecting even the business operations and production outside of Hai Province.

Amidst the falling blows on the Coast Group, Xu Chao's disappearance, and Lv Yingyue's distance in Central City making it hard to manage the situation, the Tong family, abandoning their usual low-profile style, stepped from the shadows into the spotlight, taking control of the situation, and shortly thereafter... the wind direction in Tide City, one of the two central cities in Hai Province, changed abruptly.

While the Governor of Tide City was deeply involved in a corruption investigation, unable to pay attention elsewhere, the Lou clan, who had always maintained a lukewarm relationship with the Tong family, suddenly made a bold statement of alliance!

Not only walking in tight coordination and unity, that afternoon at 4:30, just before the market closed, Tianya Investment's CEO Tong Shengnian and Guangji Industry's Executive Director Lou Guan appeared at their respective temporarily held press conferences, broadcasting live on television, jointly announcing to everyone present: To revitalize local industry, boost the economy, improve employment rates, and create more value for society... under their lead, they would be acquiring and restructuring the Coast Group of Cliff City and the social capital Group of Tide City, revamping, eliminating ills, and reinvigorating them!

At that time, the restructured and revitalized group will receive joint funding and control from both parties, inheriting the social capital Group's seat in Huan Yu Heavy Industry Union, as well as the military qualifications of the Coast Group.

At the end of the press conference, both parties jointly announced the name of the newly restructured group...

——Hai Chao Industry!

As soon as the news broke, it was like a giant rock thrown into murky waters, stirring up waves and causing the formerly stagnant pool to churn once more.

Amidst the silt, an unknowable number of fish in the swamp saw their fates undergo earth-shattering changes, and it was unclear how many life-and-death struggles would arise as a result.

At this moment, all eyes were focused on Central City, on the woman who was about to be formally appointed as the Hai Province Town's guardian.

Amidst the clamorous meetings of the House of Representatives, Lv Yingyue sat calmly between the two parties, smiling as always, seemingly carefree. At this critical juncture, this madwoman actually raised the stakes!

Even before the opening of the market the next day, the Federation Trade Member Association proposed an antitrust investigation bill regarding the merger of the Coast and social capital groups, once again stirring new waves in the House of Representatives.

Meanwhile, the chaos in Hai Province continued to escalate, with a new storm taking shape around the Coast and social capital groups.

At the same time, within the overt and covert confrontations, the Southern Four Military Industrial Complex, led by Echo, along with Xinyuan, Northern Border, and Sky City Group, also encountered a little problem...

To be specific, it was as if they had seen a ghost.

Not only the automotive companies controlled or associated with the four groups, but all the competitors that had ever targeted Coastal Automobile fell into turmoil, a continuous stream of scandals and lawsuits erupting among them.

Starting from the 30th, all manufacturers gradually found, inexplicably, that the defect rate of products off their production lines began rising like a rocket, growing worse and worse.

Strangely, no problems could be found, even after disassembling all equipment for step-by-step inspection and maintenance no issues could be located. In addition, either voltage issues causing die-casting machine damage, parameter errors in precision components, engine sealing mistakes, or electrical system contacts were failing...

Even after stringent screening, once out of the factory, and after delivery, mysterious problems would arise ten kilometers away due to all sorts of bizarre accidents causing breakdowns.

These problems didn't even need to be frequent; even one out of every twenty vehicles experiencing issues would cause disastrous impacts, leading to significant losses for businesses and manufacturers.

Thus, as the Coastal Automobile Factory was being rebuilt, the entire market began showing eerie sluggishness and volatility.

In response, when Director Ji of the Coastal Automobile Factory returned from a long trip and was idly sipping tea at the factory, watching events unfold, he made a pointed comment:

——How strange! What could be happening?

Could it be that too many guilty deeds are resulting in retribution?

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