Chapter 1433: Face-off

Wu Honglin must be eliminated.

He has broken the rules and is most likely a traitor, so he deserves his fate.

However, Xia Yu must also consider the aftermath as much as possible.

Wu Honglin must die, but the Chinese business consortium cannot be messed with!

If he goes to London, he is confident that he can calm everything down and act as a stabilising influence.

But now the enemy is brewing a storm in Hong Kong, and compared to its home base, London is only a secondary concern.

Xia Yu is also worried that the enemy is ready to divert his attention, and is even planning to assassinate him in London using methods outside the rules.

In this critical period, risks should be avoided if possible, and everything must be done according to the principle of 'seeking progress while maintaining stability'.

Therefore, before ordering the operation, Xia Yu had to try to see if he could revive Wu Hongyi, and if not, adjust the plan.

Xia Yu went directly to the Xiangjiang Spring and Autumn Hospital and found his master, Li Chunqiu.

When Xia Yu arrived, Li Chunqiu was treating several elderly patients. Xia Yu didn't disturb him, nodded to him, and then wandered around the Spring and Autumn Hospital, seeing for himself the first traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Asia that he had supported in building.

After about twenty minutes, Li Chunqiu finally finished seeing the waiting patients.

'Ah Yu, why are you here today?'

Li Chunqiu asked with a kind and gentle smile.

'Master, I have a favour to ask.'

'A very good friend of mine, Wu Hongyi, a Chinese British, was in a car accident and lost a lot of blood. He was resuscitated and woke up once in the middle of the process, but is still in a coma.'

'Wu Hongyi is the chairman of the Chinese Mercantile Bank. His accident may well be related to my enemies, but due to special circumstances, I cannot leave Hong Kong at the moment.'

'So I hope you can help me choose a few suitable doctors to go to London, England, to see if they can wake him up.'

'It would be best if he could wake up, but if he doesn't wake up in the short term, I would like to know.'

Xia Yu said to Li Chunqiu with a slightly heavy face.

Li Chunqiu felt Xia Yu's mood in his few words.

Li Chunqiu pondered, screening suitable candidates in his mind.

After a while, he looked at Xia Yu and said, 'Yu, why don't I go instead? That patient is so important to you, and I can only tell you the most accurate situation after I see the situation with my own eyes.'

'Moreover, acupuncture is more suitable for this symptom of severe bleeding and unconsciousness, and I happen to be good at it.'

'In addition, I will bring along an old Chinese doctor who is also proficient in acupuncture.'

Xia Yu pondered for a moment, and then nodded: 'Okay, then Master, I'll trouble you.'

'Don't be formal. When do you want to leave?' Li Chunqiu asked after shaking his head slightly.

'The sooner the better!'

'Just take my private jet,' Xia Yu replied immediately.

'Okay, I'll go prepare now, and we can leave in two hours at the most,' Li Chunqiu said, and began to take off his white coat.

'Good, I'll go back and make arrangements now. After you're ready, you'll be driven directly to the airport,'

After the deal was done, Xia Yu immediately retraced his steps, and on the way, issued a few orders on his mobile phone. Soon, preparations were complete on all fronts.

More than an hour later, Xia Yu's private jet took off from the new Xiangjiang International Airport.

The Boeing 747 would take about fourteen hours to fly to London.

London was seven hours behind Xiangjiang.

By the time the plane was still over Central Asia, sunlight was already shining on the ground in London.

By the time it was 9am London time,

An emergency board meeting was being held in the conference room at the headquarters of the Chinese Mercantile Bank.

Such an emergency ad hoc meeting in an emergency situation was not subject to the notice period stipulated in the company's articles of association.

Wu Hongyi had suddenly had an accident, and many companies under the Chinese business consortium had been suddenly targeted by their rivals. The mood of all the directors was so bad that the atmosphere in the conference room was very heavy while they waited.

Wu Honglin was the last to arrive.

As soon as he entered, he walked directly to where Wu Hongyi had been sitting before and sat down with a thump.

Seeing this, most of the directors present subconsciously frowned, but they didn't say anything.

They all knew about the situation of the Wu family, and knew that after Wu Hongyi's accident, Wu Honglin temporarily took over the Wu family affairs and became the person in charge of the Wu family.

Even though Wu Honglin was not originally a director of Huashang Bank, it was reasonable for him to represent the Wu family at the board meeting.

'We are all familiar with each other, so I won't beat around the bush and get straight to the point.'

'My second brother's family had a sudden accident. This is something none of us wanted to see, but it has happened. All we can do is stabilise the situation first.'

'As far as I know, there is now panic within the Chinese Mercantile Bank, and the entire Chinese business consortium is also in a rather precarious state. Many of you here have seen your companies targeted and squeezed out, and countless enemies are trying to take advantage of this opportunity to bite us hard.'

At this point, Wu Honglin paused deliberately, and his gaze rested on the faces of Song Huaigu, Liu Shiwei, Li Tianxiang and the others.

'The more critical the situation, the more we must stand united to withstand the external crisis. Otherwise, if we are not united internally, we will all be finished.'

'It is said that a country cannot be without a leader for a single day, and a dragon cannot be without a head. Now neither the Chinese Mercantile Bank nor the Chinese Gold Club has anyone to take the lead, and this is very dangerous.'

'So I hope that this time we can re-elect a new chairman, and under his leadership, unite everyone to tide over the difficulties together.'

After Wu Honglin finished speaking, the people below him looked at each other with various expressions, and no one spoke for a long time.

In the end, Wu Fuxiang said, 'I agree, we should stabilise internally immediately. Right now, my company is facing huge pressure. My competitors are taking price-cutting measures to poach my customers, just trying to wear me down.

'The situation is similar for everyone else here. Each company needs financial support, otherwise we will have to give up the market we gained through previous expansions, which will harm the interests of the banks and ultimately lead to a vicious cycle.'

'I agree!'

'Then let's choose!'

...

The others all agreed.

Just then.

Ye Huanrong suddenly said, 'Wait!'

Everyone focused their attention on him, and Wu Honglin's eyes subconsciously narrowed.

'Although every time, it is these of us who meet, it is because Director Xia Yu has entrusted the right to vote to Chairman Wu Hongyi.'

'Now that something has happened to Chairman Wu Hongyi, although Mr. Wu Honglin can represent the Wu family and temporarily take over the voting rights of Chairman Wu Hongyi, it is not said that Mr. Xia has entrusted his voting rights to you.'

'Moreover, our temporary board of directors was convened in great haste, and Director Xia Yu has not yet sent anyone here. I suggest waiting until he or his representative arrives before electing.'

'If he can be present, or send a suitable candidate, we can definitely elect him.'

'After all, when it comes to running a bank, none of us here can compare to Mr Xia Yu.'

'When it comes to overall strength, we can't compare to him either!'

'If Mr Xia Yu can take charge of the overall situation, then our Chinese Business Consortium will be able to temporarily rely on the huge Jiuding Consortium, and have the confidence to withstand the enemy's attack.'

Ye Huanrong's words also caused the expressions of many people who had just expressed their opinions to change, and some of them were itching to act.

Wu Honglin saw this and thought, 'This is not good.' His face changed, and he said coldly, 'Hmph, Director Ye, I don't think we're relying on the Jiuding Consortium. I think we're going to be eaten by the Jiuding Consortium!'

'The reason my second brother had an accident was because he went to dinner with you one night, and a tragedy happened on the way. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?'

'Xia Yu is very powerful, there's no doubt about that, but his contribution to our Chinese business consortium is not necessarily very great, and his understanding of Huashang Bank and the entire Chinese business consortium is not as good as everyone here. Now you want him to come over and take over Huashang Bank, what exactly are your intentions?'

'Or...did Xia Yu tell you to say that?'

Ye Huanrong was irritated and his blood rushed to the surface. He stood up and said excitedly, 'What do you mean by being so strange?'

'I'm also very sad about what happened to Chairman Wu Hongyi, but without any evidence, are you saying that I caused it?'

'I didn't say that, but if that's what you think, there's nothing I can do about it,' Wu Honglin snorted, unwilling to be outdone.

Ye Huanrong's face trembled with anger.

He gritted his teeth and directly tore off his mask, speaking out the doubts that had been in his heart for the past two days: 'I think it was you who caused it, wasn't it?'

'I did invite Chairman Wu Hongyi, but he didn't call to let me know before he left, so how was I supposed to know when his car would arrive?'

'Big trucks don't just wait there all the time, and I don't have the ability to time it so precisely!'

'Bang!'

Wu Honglin was momentarily speechless, and a little flustered. He slammed his hand down on the table, 'Don't you dare slander me!'

'You...'

'Just because you don't have the ability doesn't mean Xia Yu doesn't, and maybe we're both being watched?'

...

Wu Honglin and Ye Huanrong started arguing directly in the meeting room, completely tearing each other's faces off. The other directors present all remained silent, and at this time, their minds were also in a mess.

After all, what the two men said was too shocking. No matter who was right, it was very bad for them.

Unfortunately, this uncertainty made them afraid to gamble.

In the end, this temporary board meeting was hastily concluded, and Wu Honglin's proposal was temporarily shelved.

A dragon cannot be without a head for a day.

But the directors were also afraid that if the original dragon was replaced by an evil dragon, it would be terrible if it bit directly from within!

By the afternoon,

Li Chunqiu and the others had finally arrived in London. After getting off the plane, they got straight into the waiting convoy and went straight to the hospital where Wu Hongyi was.

And the news that the team of doctors sent from Xiangjiang by Xia Yu had arrived was also known to everyone at once.

Naturally, Wu Honglin and some of the Wu family strongly opposed Li Chunqiu going in, while the other directors were undecided.

But Xia Yu had anticipated this scenario, so he immediately dispatched a team of powerful bodyguards to force their way in, even though Wu Honglin had called the police!

And just like that!

In less than five minutes!

Before the police could arrive.

Wu Hongyi had actually awakened!

The doctor, who was being supported by the bodyguards, was stunned by Li Chunqiu's operation.

When everyone entered the ward together, Wu Hongyi let out a breath and, in a weak voice, said something very resolute.

'Xia Yu can't harm me. While I'm recovering, I suggest that Xia Yu take over the bank and Huajin Club. I support it on behalf of the Wu family!'

As soon as these words were spoken, Wu Honglin's face next to him instantly changed..