Chapter 264: The Hidden Hand, The Master's Secret

The Cheng family’s empire, once a towering behemoth in the Capital, was crumbling like a sandcastle against a relentless tide. Under the combined assault of Christian’s cunning strategies and the Tang family’s full-scale economic warfare, their stocks plummeted, their partners defected, and their political allies vanished into the shadows. The once-mighty fortress was being dismantled brick by brick, and the stench of defeat hung heavy in the air. Inside the opulent Cheng family mansion,...