eurekapd Chapter 284: End of Phase 1 Operation
Chapter 284: End of Phase 1 Operation
After Lu Chen carefully sorted out his own industries in his mind, he found that if Piltdown wanted to retaliate, the most likely targets would be the Lu Industrial Park or the pharmaceutical factory he established with Douglas in Los Angeles.
However, Lu Chen did not have too many worries about these two places. First of all, as for the Lu's Industrial Park alone, there are a large number of security personnel guarding it, and these security personnel are all from the Hongshui Security Company. The strength of this security company is not ordinary, it can be said to be the top level in the industry. They are well-trained and well-equipped to deal with various emergencies. Therefore, unless Pierdan mobilizes military forces to attack, it is simply a foolish dream for him to take advantage of this place. Of course, if he takes some extreme measures, such as terrorist attacks, that is another matter.
However, in comparison, the situation in Los Angeles is better. After all, Donald is in charge there! Who is Donald? He is a powerful figure! If Pildan dares to make trouble there, Donald will definitely not let him go easily. If Pildan angers Donald, I am afraid that the entire Washington family will be implicated. At that time, Pildan will have to pay the price! So, Pildan had better not act rashly, otherwise he will be the only one who suffers.
In addition to the two businesses mentioned above, the only thing Lu Chen owned in the United States was the flood security company. Lu Chen thought to himself that Pildan was so brave and fearless that he dared to have a fierce conflict with a group of veterans who had experienced many battles and rich experience.
After careful and detailed calculations, Lu Chen's heart, which had been hanging high, finally settled down at this moment. He couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart: "It turns out that Pierdan is just like that! At most, he can create some minor troubles for me by manipulating the stock market!"
Thinking of this, Lu Chen did not hesitate at all and quickly called Daniel, and solemnly told him and David to immediately stop all operations against Lieqi Shipyard's stocks and concentrate all their energy on finding the right time to buy the stocks. After explaining everything to Daniel, Lu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, he already had a firm grip on more than 40% of the shares of Lieqi Shipyard. Judging from the current situation, these shares were enough for him to control the entire situation. So, he made a resolute decision - to shift his focus away from the affairs related to Lieqi Shipyard.
Then, Lu Chen called Hans over and said with a smile, "Hans, go tell Evelin that the acquisition of Lieqi Shipyard's shares has been successfully completed. She can return home without worry."
"I understand, boss." Hans responded crisply, "I'm listening to you," then turned and left the villa to carry out his mission.
After dealing with the Lieqi Shipyard, Lu Chen finally had some rare free time. He had been sitting in his study, remotely directing Daniel and others' action plans, and had hardly stepped out of the house. Now that the work was done, he was determined to enjoy himself and relax his body and mind.
At this moment, he began to think about where to go. At this moment, a thought flashed through his mind: he had promised to accompany Dio on a hunt, but he never fulfilled his promise. Now that his own affairs were over, it might be a good choice to go hunting with Dio.
Lu Chen muttered to himself, “When Evelin comes back, I’ll discuss it with her and see what she thinks.”
In stark contrast to the relaxed and joyful atmosphere at Lu Chen's place, at this moment, an extremely tense atmosphere permeated the Washington Family Manor. After learning that Lu Chen had acquired more than 40% of the shares of Lieqi Shipyard, Fernande was extremely anxious and immediately summoned several of his sons to discuss countermeasures.
Gnandi suggested to Fernando without hesitation: "Father, we must find a way to take back those shares from Lu Chen! I have promised Evelyn that I will transfer another 10% of the shares to her. In this way, the shares we hold will be comparable to those of Lu Chen. If Evelyn successfully acquires the shares in Lu Chen's hands, then Lieqi Shipyard will fall into the hands of the Rothschild family!"
In Gnandi's mind, he never thought that Evelyn would resell the shares to Lu Chen. In his subconscious, only aristocrats like Evelyn were qualified to be competitors of the Washington family. As for a Chinese, he simply disdained it.
Pildane said at this time: "I think it is not easy to get the shares back from Lu Chen. I just called him. This Lu Chen is very arrogant and does not take our Washington family seriously at all. I think we should send someone to teach this Lu Chen a lesson."
Gnandi glanced at Pierdan and said with some disapproval: "Second brother, I agree to send someone to cause trouble for Lu Chen. I met this Lu Chen once when I went to New York this time. He has a lot of influence in New York. If we send people to fight him head-on, we may not be able to gain an advantage."
Fernande, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at Genandi in surprise and asked, "Genandi, you said that we might not be able to win against Lu Chen! Is this Lu Chen so powerful that even you, the leader of the Blood Gang, are afraid of him?"
Gnandi nodded slowly and said solemnly, "Lu Chen owns a company called 'Flood Security', which is huge and has nearly 6,000 employees. It is worth mentioning that these employees are all retired military personnel. What is even more surprising is that Lu Chen actually succeeded in obtaining legal gun licenses for them. These are not the kind issued by ordinary gun clubs, but formal gun licenses issued directly by the police station and the military! Not long ago, we intercepted a transport convoy of Lu Chen and tried to forcibly check the goods on the vehicle. However, in less than half an hour, thousands of retired veterans from Flood Security arrived at the scene with heavy weapons and formed a standoff with the team I led. In the end, thanks to Lu Chen's personal arrival, this tense standoff was calmed down."
Fernande pondered for a moment and said, "So, is there a possibility of winning over Lu Chen to our side?"
At this time, Fernande's third son suddenly said, "Father, this is not right! My brother Mitchell seems to have a big dispute with Lu Chen. The so-called 'penicillin' formula that I seized last time was snatched from Lu Chen."
Hearing this, Fernande couldn't help but frown and said in a deep voice: "Is that so? In that case, Mitchell might have been kidnapped by Lu Chen."
After saying that, he turned to look at Gnandi and asked, "Gnandi, what do you think? After all, you are the only one who has been to New York and you know Lu Chen best. What do you think is the probability that Lu Chen kidnapped Mitchell?"
Faced with this question, Gnandi was a little confused for a moment. He had only met Lu Chen once and knew nothing about him. After a little thought, he answered:
"I have had very little contact with Lu Chen, so it is difficult for me to understand his style of doing things. Therefore, I have no way of judging whether it was him who did it. However, I think it would be a good idea to investigate him first. If it is indeed found out that he did it, it will not be too late to deal with it then."
Fernando thought about it briefly and felt that what Gnandi said was right, and then he said:
"In that case, you should investigate Lu Chen first to see if he has anything to do with the kidnapping of Mitchell. But what should we do with the shares he holds now? The shares he holds have already posed a great threat to us."
Gnandi said seriously, "It will not work if we rob him. After all, doing so will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble and risks. So I think we can try to contact him and see if we can buy his shares with money through negotiation or other means."
After hearing what Gnandi said, Pildan couldn't help but rolled his eyes at him, and then said unhappily:
"Brother, don't daydream here! Since he dared to buy so many stocks at once, it means he will never sell them easily. Even if he really agrees to sell them to us, the price will definitely not be too low. In my opinion, you don't have to bother investigating, let's just do it! Regardless of whether he is the one who kidnapped me or not, just because he dared to touch our family's things, we should teach him a lesson and let him know that there are some things that he can't just move whenever he wants!"
Gnandi was so angry that his lungs almost exploded. Didn't this Pierdan hear what he just said? Lu Chen was not such an easy character to deal with! He roared at Pierdan:
"Teach him a lesson? How are you going to teach him a lesson? I've already told you very clearly that he has the flood security company as his backing, so he's not afraid of fighting us to the end!"
Piltdan tutted disdainfully and retorted, "There is absolutely no need for us to use force. In addition to the flood security company, he must have other industries. Why don't we just take other measures to deal with him? For example, we can ask the relevant government departments to check the tax issues of his company and check whether their fire protection measures are in compliance with the regulations. As long as we can put enough pressure on him and disrupt the normal operation of his company, won't we be able to achieve our goal? If these methods don't work, then we can also support his competitors and do our best to suppress his industry. In this way, we might as well let his company go bankrupt. In my opinion, you may have been in the underground world for too long, and you only want to solve any problem with violence. In fact, using other strategies to deal with the enemy is often more effective!"
Fernande fell into deep thought. Pierdan's proposal seemed feasible, but he was still suspicious of Lu Chen's background in New York. If Lu Chen really had a strong backing, even if they mobilized all the resources in New York, it would be difficult to cause substantial trouble to the other party.
At this moment, Fernande couldn't help but miss Mitchell. Mitchell had always been in charge of the family's whitewashing affairs, and he had built up the network of relationships with the white world. Now that Mitchell was missing, Fernande had no idea about anything else except the connections that the family had accumulated in the past. If Mitchell was still alive, he might have already mastered the detailed information about Lu Chen.
He frowned and thought for a moment before speaking, "I am against mobilizing resources to deal with Lu Chen without any investigation. In my opinion, we should let Gnandi conduct an in-depth investigation first, and then consider whether it is necessary to take action against Lu Chen's industry. As for the issue of shares, we can delay it for a while. After all, we already hold most of the shares of Lieqi Shipyard. The shares held by Lu Chen cannot pose a substantial threat to us for the time being. Therefore, the most urgent task is to thoroughly understand Lu Chen's background, and then consider how to deal with him properly."
Gnandi pondered for a moment and responded, "Then how should the share transaction between Evelin and I be handled?"
Fernande's eyes fixed, and he said in a deep voice: "Let's put it aside for now. We will make a decision after we successfully deal with the shares in Lu Chen's hands."
Gnandi thought for a moment and said, "What about Evelyn's order? If we don't transfer the shares to her, I'm worried that she will unilaterally terminate the contract with us. In that case, we will really lose the opportunity to establish a relationship with the Rothschild family."
Fernande was also troubled by this matter. He thought for a moment and said, "You go and contact Evelyn first to see if you can use other benefits to hold her back. Then I will fly to Germany in person to contact other members of his family. See if you can bypass her and cooperate with other members of his family."
Gnandi said with a bitter face: "Okay, I'll go contact Evelin."
After answering Gnandi's question, Fernand ended the discussion.
Pierdan did not agree with his father's decision and decided to deal with Lu Chen alone.
After the discussion, he immediately left the manor and began to contact some of his friends, asking them to help him get in touch with some people in New York. He wanted to use these relationships to deal with Lu Chen.
As for why Pierdan wanted to teach Lu Chen a lesson, it was mainly because he had his eyes on the shares in Lu Chen's hands. He thought that if he owned those shares, he could participate in the family's whitewashing. In this way, he would be more confident in competing for the position of the family heir.