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Chapter 123 The Baffling Coup de Grace
Chapter 123 The Baffling Coup de Grace
Meng Yu had arranged with those few people the timing to release the video. Then, a day before it went live, Meng Yu sent a group message in the 10008 group, informing everyone that he was ready to go all-in against Star Industrial Company. He had shorted all his assets against Star Industrial, betting that the company would go bankrupt!
It was a message that left everyone scratching their heads. Was Meng Yu talking nonsense? He didn't even have a bank account, so what could he possibly use to short Star Industrial Company?
Moreover, for a company as massive as Star Industrial, a few billion—let alone a few hundred billion—was just a drop in the ocean. What could Meng Yu use to short Star Industrial Company?
But everyone quickly realized that Meng Yu was about to lead them to fortune!
He had a big move planned. He had grabbed the lifeblood of Star Industrial. He was going for a huge score!
The message was sent out before the market opened, and before that, Meng Yu had also posted a message suggesting that everyone learn more about financial operations and to open a securities account capable of going long or short, as it might come in handy.
Many children who believed in Meng Yu did exactly that. After all, this was first-hand information from a real market manipulator!
Everyone was looking forward to what would happen next, but... who could have imagined that a day later, Meng Yu would release a video?
This is it? Just this?
...
Mirror Twelve, a name so familiar yet so strange. Familiar, because for thousands of years at Immortal Sect, countless students passed their exams under its supervision. Strange, because after that day, news about it barely appeared in newspapers or on TV, as if an invisible hand had covered up the news. Whenever ordinary people mentioned it, it was with comments about it not being as good as it once was, or that it had become senile.
Needless to say, they were not kind words, with rumors saying that it was so angered that it refused to eat spirit stones in prison.
As the interview reached this point, Meng Yu looked over at the dilapidated factory in the distance and shook his head helplessly. Compared to that vast factory, thinking about his own plight, many could feel Meng Yu's helplessness.
"During that college entrance competition, my classmates had all sorts of guesses, like outside invasions and such, but no one—not a single person—thought that this was a test given to us by Mr. Mirror Twelve.
After hearing the truth, I cursed out Mr. Mirror Twelve. But then, I was filled with immense regret for I shouldn't have treated such an honorable person in that manner. If I am fortunate enough to meet Mr. Mirror Twelve again, I will definitely apologize and follow in his footsteps."
"To mock Mirror Twelve, to admire Mirror Twelve, to become Mirror Twelve."
In Meng Yu's voice, there was a tone filled with nostalgia.
"Mr. Mirror Twelve, what was it for? It was for the future and prospects of Immortal Sect!
It was the most noble existence I have ever seen!
It showed me that within Immortal Sect, there are still real masters unafraid of death, and it also reminded me, no matter how powerful I am, what if a Golden Core Nascent Soul master decided to descend to our realm and fight me?
Their refined swordsmanship, terrifying divine sense, and thoroughly honed martial skills could all crush me, even killing me outright without injuring themselves.
Knowing full well that after completing this task, it would be judged justly by Immortal Sect, Mr. Mirror Twelve did it anyway. That was what truly shook me."
"Mr. Mirror Twelve is a Fifth Order Divine Instrument, it really didn't need to do this.
This is also the depth of Immortal Sect, the difference between teaching me and gifting me knowledge."
Meng Yu's words left the audience in deep thought.
Compared to the gigantic corporation of Star Industrial, Meng Yu was undoubtedly a small figure, but when this little man began his retaliation against Star Industrial, the directors and shareholders didn't think of joining forces to confront the enemy—after all, Star Industrial had Golden Core and even Nascent Soul powerhouses. Instead, these big shots, including those at the Foundation Establishment level, were all thinking about how to cut their losses and how to secure benefits for themselves, rather than Golden Core groups or Nascent Souls descending to deal with Meng Yu.
However, Meng Yu firmly believed that for Immortal Sect, Mirror Twelve would even suppress its cultivation to First Grade to fight to the death!
The interview ended there with not a single taboo word, just like when Meng Yu, who had been imprisoned, was very politely restrained in a previous TV interview.
This video interview quickly climbed to the top of the trending topics. Since it contained no forbidden content and included many scenes of Meng Yu's reflection, it spread unimpeded. Moreover, some guessed that Master Lihua, seeing the video, had swiftly instructed her subordinates to disseminate the video as widely as possible. Many helped in the video's circulation.
Seeing the joy on Master Lihua's face, one could guess how much she had invested in shorting Star Industrial Company.
Zhuge Caihua browsed a website, looking through the top comments below, many of which were mocking.
"Meng Yu, have you lost your mind, trying to topple Star Industrial with public opinion? Dream on!"
"Only now do I understand, you're just a fool. If public opinion was that powerful, what would be the need for laws?"
"Ha ha, couldn't win and now crying about it. Do you see how powerful Star Industrial is now?"
Perhaps some comments were sarcastic, but many more were from troll armies saying all sorts of things, like Meng Yu being unlawful, insanely cruel, and so on, or various remarks about Meng Yu...
Right, how could public opinion ever matter? This is a world of cultivation. It's already very good that they're willing to talk about laws with you!
"Miss, your food is here."
The maid brought the Spicy Garlic Mutton, and Zhuge Caihua relished the gourmet dish that Meng Yu had admired.
Behind that video was an extra bit, the Spicy Garlic Mutton was something Meng Yu actively suggested including in the shot. He claimed that he had eaten it once a year before and couldn't forget the taste, so he came back to visit and wanted to savor the delicious dish again.
"What a hypocrite!"
The master was nearby, equally savoring the garlic mutton.
Of course, Meng Yu couldn't publicly say in the video that he was there to rob, but everyone knew what he was actually up to.
Even so, the restaurant's garlic mutton suddenly went viral, with a long line forming at the owner's doorstep, and various internet celebs came to check in, just like what happened with Little Flower Bear.
Take Huang Yingxing, for instance. Everyone was puzzled, why did Meng Yu go to that tiny planet? Couldn't he just make a threatening phone call?
Then, as reporters dug deeper, and from the police inquiry records, Aunt Qin mentioned Meng Yu speaking about Little Flower Bear, and everyone became curious about the relationship between Little Flower Bear and Meng Yu. Could it be that Meng Yu came to this planet just for a little girl?
Next, everyone saw the letter.
That letter, it touched anyone who read it deeply.
The child's innocent heart, her clear requests, she didn't even know her parents were gone!
The matrons from the orphanage and Little Flower Bear, in front of television media, expressed that they truly didn't expect the donor to be Meng Yu. They assured that they would return the money spent as soon as possible and then went on to say that the Spirit Fruit from the orphanage was really delicious, hoping that everyone would come to buy... Oh yes, Little Flower Bear also showed the email she sent to Meng Yu, saying she believed that Uncle Meng was truly a good person!
Doesn't that sound utterly bewildering?
No, not bewildering at all. Isn't this precisely what Little Flower Bear asked Meng Yu to do in the letter, to help with advertising? Meng Yu, in a very clever and amusing way, completed the task.
A box full of money wouldn't solve Little Flower Bear and the orphanage's problems, but the traffic could make their lives much better. The orphanage received substantial donations, Little Flower Bear smiled with squinted eyes, and everyone praised Meng Yu. The event became a perfect marketing feat, and the publicity department of Immortal Sect was so frustrated they were hitting their heads!
They originally thought Meng Yu was a brash fool with no vision, but now they realized he was a genius!
"Oh, so you see, you don't need to worry about Meng Yu, he's very smart. You even dropped hints for him, beating around the bush, mentioning Mirror Twelve... do you know how much trouble this will invite? You really think that smart cookie doesn't know?"
"You, I truly regret it, how did I end up picking a disciple who seems clever but is actually a love-struck fool!"
Master Lihua looked enviously at Meng Yu on the screen.
How she wished to take on such a disciple!
"He's also a fool, what's the use of all these useless tactics? What he should be doing now is to rob more quickly then achieve Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and then strike back."
Zhuge Caihua stubbornly stated, but in reality, she had guessed what Meng Yu had done.
This rascal, just like that day, seemed to be making a mess, but had already delivered the fatal blow!
A throat slit, Star Industrial Company, was already finished.
If you don't believe it, just look at the other screen. The stock of Star Industrial Company is plummeting, it's already fallen by twenty-six percent!
That's a super heavyweight stock, even a fall of ten percent is earth-shattering, yet today, in just half a day, it plummeted thirty percent, with countless people still selling off nonstop!
"Master, why do you have so much confidence in Meng Yu?"
Zhuge Caihua really wanted to ask that question.
"It was a long time ago, dates back quite a while, but I won't tell you."
"Fine, don't tell me, what's there to show off!"
Zhuge Caihua happily looked at her investment account and the surplus within. She was in high spirits, and in group chat number 10008, it was already in an uproar.
Meng Yu told everyone they could start shorting the stock, so many kids took action. The so-called opening fees of millions, investment amounts of tens of millions, meant nothing to these elites. A lot of kids went all in with hundreds of millions, even dragging their relatives to join in.
The past few days focused on what big move Meng Yu was preparing to make, and many saw the video with puzzled faces. Is this it, just this? Was this Meng Yu's trump card?
Sure, this kind of video has not a shred of originality, but could it change anything?
Yet, why has Star Industrial Company's stock crashed? What does this video signify, after all?
Even if you wiped out the entire Golden Elixir Board of Directors of Star Industrial Company, it wouldn't have this effect!
(You can skip the following and guess first: What exactly is Meng Yu's finishing move, the real fatal blow to Star Industrial Company?)