Chapter 13: Oops, the Loan Amount Was Too Small

Inside the municipal government building, in Wang Wenkang’s office.

Yang Chen walked in with a beaming smile. Sun Liansheng immediately stood up, pointed at Yang Chen, and cursed, "Damn it, you piece of trash, you finally showed up. Fuck you—"

Before Sun could finish his tirade, Yang Chen grabbed a flowerpot from nearby and hurled it at him, then quickly snatched up an ashtray and lunged forward.

Sun instinctively shielded his head to dodge the flowerpot, but before he could regain his footing, the ashtray made intimate contact with his skull. With that single blow, his head split open, and blood began to flow instantly.

Horrified, Wang Wenkang rushed over and pulled Yang Chen back. "What are you doing? Stop fighting!" Wang urged, then hurriedly stepped forward to check on Sun. "Mr. Sun, are you alright? You need to get to the hospital immediately, quickly!"

Clutching his head, Sun Liansheng pointed at Yang Chen and roared, "You’re fucking dead! I’m going to kill you!"

Yang Chen walked over with a chuckle, handed the ashtray to Sun, and leaned his head forward. "Go ahead, kill me! If you don't kill me today, then you aren't Sun Changying's biological son."

Sun Liansheng was still unaware of Yang Chen’s newfound importance. Yang felt he needed to make Sun face reality; the man’s constant foul language was insufferable, and he had to be put in his place.

Sun immediately raised the ashtray to smash Yang’s head, but Wang Wenkang threw his full weight into pushing him away.

"Let go of me! I’m going to beat him to death! Fuck him!" Sun bellowed.

Wang urged, "Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive! Let’s talk this out. Violence doesn't solve anything!"

"Fine, fine! This is Jiangcheng, and you’re all biased toward him! I’m calling the police. I don't believe there’s no law here!" Sun said furiously, pulling out his phone to call the authorities.

Yang Chen offered a dismissive smile, taunting, "You keep running your mouth, acting all high and mighty. I thought you actually had some substance, but you're just a paper tiger. Actually, no, you don't even deserve to be called a tiger; you're nothing more than a sick cat. If I hear you swearing at me again, I’ll smash your head again. Got it?"

Sun Liansheng was naturally unconvinced; after all, he was a super-rich second-generation heir.

"Who the fuck are you trying to scare! I’m cursing you, go ahead and smash me, come on! Fuck you—"

Yang Chen picked up a water glass and hurled it at him. Terrified, Sun immediately shut his mouth and jumped aside with Wang Wenkang to avoid it.

"Yang Chen, that’s enough! Stop attacking him!" Wang Wenkang shouted.

"You should be telling him to stop cursing. He started it, so I retaliated. You need to get the order of accountability straight," Yang Chen replied with an indifferent expression.

By then, the police call had gone through. Sun Liansheng exaggerated the situation, claiming someone was trying to kill him and demanding the police arrive immediately.

Wang Wenkang tried to convince Sun to go to the hospital, but Sun refused. Wang had no choice but to summon the doctors and nurses from the medical office to provide basic treatment.

Before long, the police arrived at Wang’s office.

Sun pointed at Yang Chen and said, "Officer, he assaulted me and broke my head. You need to arrest him right now!"

The officers began their standard questioning of both parties.

Just then, Li Jun, the president of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, called Wang Wenkang.

"Oh, President Li, please stop pressuring me. A major incident has occurred, and I’m already stressed enough as it is. Can you please stop adding to my troubles?" Wang said helplessly.

Li Jun quickly replied, "I’m calling to tell you that the two stocks Yang Chen bought just went from their lower limit to their upper limit. He’s gained 40% in one go. He actually guessed right!"

"What? A 40% return? That’s 40 million in the bag?" Wang asked in surprise.

Li Jun laughed heartily. "Exactly! In less than an hour, he made 40 million. And I checked why those stocks shot up—rumor has it the Xishan Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission is planning a merger and reorganization of these two companies, using them as a benchmark for a massive consolidation of the coal industry. This means the entire coal sector is about to surge, and these two companies are the industry leaders. Doubling or tripling in value is no problem!"

"What? This kid really has something! No wonder he said the key to playing the market is the 'playing' part. He really played it! Hahaha..." Wang said excitedly. Then, his tone shifted to one of blame. "Wait, look at you guys—did you mess this up? When I asked you to pool 1 billion for him, you refused and insisted on giving him only 100 million. If you’d given him that billion, he wouldn't have made 40 million today—he would have made 400 million. As the stock multiplies, we’re talking billions. It could have at least eased the financial pressure and shown everyone that the Sihai Group has a path out of this. Look at that, you missed out on billions. Can we still get in? If so, get him more capital quickly. I’m hanging up, I have things to deal with here."

After hanging up, Li Jun slapped his thigh in regret. The loan approval had indeed been too small; they should have been bolder and given Yang Chen the full billion.

Wang Wenkang walked over to Yang Chen with a beaming smile and hugged him, saying excitedly, "The first time I saw you, I knew you weren't an ordinary man. My judgment is impeccable! Hahaha..." It was unclear whether he was praising Yang or himself.

Sun Liansheng immediately asked, "Mayor Wang, what is the meaning of this? You aren't planning on protecting him, are you?"

Wang pulled Sun aside and whispered, "The delisted stocks he bought went from their floor to their ceiling. He made 40 million in less than an hour. If the bank hadn't held him back and given him more capital, he would have made even more. He carries the burden and the hope of resolving the Sihai Group’s debts. Every creditor, homeowner, social figure, and superior leader is waiting for the Sihai Group to get out of this quagmire. Didn't you come here to solve the problems with the Binjiang Garden City project? If he makes a lot of money, won't that project be able to resume construction? Don't you see that?"

Sun Liansheng looked at Wang Wenkang with a mix of shock and confusion, then glanced at Yang Chen standing nearby. "It was a fluke! It was definitely a fluke! How could someone with a vocational school education understand the stock market? Or he got insider information, and insider trading is illegal."

"Whether it was luck or insider information, it’s still his skill. How come no one else guessed it? That just shows he’s lucky. I never heard about the Xishan provincial commission restructuring the coal industry; how would he have known?" Wang retorted.

Sun was left speechless. After a few seconds of silence, he asked helplessly, "So? What is your point in telling me all this?"

"My point is, let the assault go. We can't actually detain him. If he’s locked up, do you have any idea how much money he’ll lose every day? Don't you agree?" Wang said with a smile.

Sun’s jaw dropped. Was this really something Wang Wenkang would say?

"Are you listening to yourself? He smashed my head open, and you want me to just let it go? If I let this slide, how am I supposed to hold my head high in the future? Do I have any dignity left?" Sun said furiously.

"If he’s detained, will you cover the losses he incurs during his detention? He made 40 million in such a short time; do you have that ability? You know how significant the Sihai Group’s problems are. You need to look at the bigger picture. Mr. Sun, don't narrow your own path, you understand?" Wang advised.

Sun gritted his teeth and replied, "Impossible! I will make him go to jail. Even if Jesus himself came down, he couldn't save him. Mark my words!"