The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 79 The Sky Has Truly Collapsed

A piece of flesh on Shao Kun's face trembled, all because of those few words.

He stared intently at Lin Chen, trying to see if the guy was teasing him, but Lin Chen's gaze was very steady, showing no sign of joking.

"Hahaha...hahaha!"

Shao Kun suddenly burst into uncontrollable laughter. He pointed at Lin Chen, laughing so hard he was bent over, and tears were almost streaming down his face.

"Hengda? You mean that Hengda that's drowning in high-interest loans and on the verge of bankruptcy?"

He found it ridiculous and turned to yell at the people inside the room.

"Did everyone hear that? This poor kid picked up some unwanted junk and dares to come here and act all high and mighty!"

"Lin Chen, are you out of your mind? You're just an empty shell, a bunch of beat-up cars that're about to be foreclosed on by the bank, what do you think you have to compete with me?"

Shao Kun's laughter abruptly stopped, his face turned quite ugly, and he slammed his hand on the table, making the teacup shake.

"Let me tell you, even if Hengda is still in your hands, I can make sure your cars can't even get onto the provincial highway with just one word. Believe it or not?"

This is blatant intimidation.

All the logistics bosses present kept their heads down, none of them daring to look Shao Kun in the eye.

They all knew the capabilities of the provincial chamber of commerce president.

Lin Chen sat there quietly watching him act, and even picked up the tea beside him, took a sip, and blew on it to cool it down.

His unhurried demeanor made Shao Kun uneasy; he felt that something was amiss.

Lin Chen didn't reply. He took a document from Sun Heizi and casually tossed it onto the middle of the table.

The file slid across the desktop and stopped right under Shao Kun's nose.

The words on the cover made Shao Kun's heart race: Hengda Group's full acquisition agreement.

"President Shao, you're getting old, don't get so angry." Lin Chen put down his cup, his voice quite calm. "I've cleared all of Hengda's debts. This place now belongs to the Lin family."

"As for what you said about not being able to get on the highway..."

Lin Chen paused for a moment, his lips twitching upwards, but there was no real smile in them.

"I'm afraid that your cars won't have a chance to be driven on the road anymore."

"What do you mean?" Shao Kun's eyelids twitched.

Lin Chen still didn't answer, and raised his hand to look at his watch.

Tick, tick.

The room was eerily quiet, with only the ticking of the clock hands as the only sound.

Just when Shao Kun was feeling extremely uneasy...

boom!

The door was kicked open again, and the person who came in this time was even more disheveled.

Shao Kun's secretary scrambled in, his face as white as paper, his tie askew, and his hair a complete mess.

"Chairman Shao... Chairman Shao! Something terrible has happened! A huge mess has occurred!"

The secretary's voice was hoarse from shouting, and she was even crying. She almost tripped and fell while running so fast.

Shao Kun's heart skipped a beat, and he grabbed his secretary by the collar.

"What's the panic! Is the sky falling?"

"It really collapsed..." the secretary stammered, barely able to speak, "Yuanyang... our logistics hub has been seized!"

"What?!"

Shao Kun was completely dumbfounded.

The secretary, her face contorted with grief, shouted, "Customs, firefighters, and city police all stormed in! They found everything we hid in warehouses three, five, and seven!"

"Manager Liu, the warehouse manager, Supervisor Wang... and your cousin have all been handcuffed and taken away!"

These few words were like a firecracker going off in the house.

The logistics bosses sitting there were all dumbfounded.

What is an ocean logistics center?

That was Shao Kun's lifeline, his den where he secretly did bad things.

Everyone in the industry vaguely knew about this, but no one expected that such a stable territory would disappear so suddenly.

The room was thrown into chaos.

The way those business owners looked at Shao Kun completely changed.

The previous fear and fawning were gone, replaced by disgust and avoidance.

It's like seeing a sinking, wrecked ship; everyone wants to stay far away.

"Impossible... Absolutely impossible..."

Shao Kun's hand was shaking so badly that he didn't even notice the cigarette fall to the ground.

He slumped in his chair, staring blankly at Lin Chen.

Only then did he understand what Lin Chen meant by those words.

This isn't meant to scare him; this is a precise, timed fortune telling.

He knows everything!

I knew it from the beginning!

He knew where the warehouse was, what was inside, and even when the police would make their move!

This net was cast specifically for him.

He was gathering people to kill someone, but in the end, he willingly offered his own neck to the guillotine.

A chill ran down Shao Kun's spine.

He looked at the young man sitting quietly opposite him and felt afraid for the first time.

This isn't some peasant; this is a vengeful ghost.

The house was in an uproar.

"Oh no, oh no, I still have a shipment there from last week..."

"Quickly! Have the company's legal department issue a statement to sever all ties with that Mr. Shao!"

"Where's that joint statement? Damn it, can anyone give me that thing?"

Several quick-thinking bosses were already flipping through the newly signed document on the table, eager to destroy it.

At this moment, Lin Chen stood up.

He glanced at the panicked old faces and slowly said something.

"Bosses, please calm down."

There was complete silence inside the house.

Everyone's eyes were on him.

"Chairman Shao's ocean logistics business is gone, and someone has to take over that place."

Lin Chen glanced at them.

"Starting today, Hengda Cold Chain is officially in operation, and we will take over all cold chain transportation in the provincial capital."

He held up two fingers.

"We'll reduce the price for you by 20% compared to the market price."

Price reduced by 20%!

These words were like a thunderclap, leaving the bosses dizzy.

The space vacated by the ocean logistics company is so large, and now Lin Chen not only wants to take it all, but also wants to bring everyone else to his side.

This is an obvious, overt scheme.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses reacted the fastest, grabbing the scrap of paper on the table and tearing it to shreds in a few quick movements. Then, he ran up to Lin Chen with a grin on his face.

"President Lin! I've always thought you were a man of great things! This provincial capital should be your domain! That old bastard Shao Kun is too domineering; we've long since stopped working with him!"

"That's right! Mr. Lin, this is my business card. From now on, all our delivery jobs will be yours!"

"Mr. Lin, let me tear up this piece of waste paper first!"

The room was filled with the sound of everyone tearing paper.

The small group that was so united just a moment ago has now fallen apart.

They all had fawning smiles on their faces, circling around Lin Chen.

At the other end of the table, Shao Kun, the once arrogant president of the chamber of commerce, sat there with a deadpan expression.

He looked at Lin Chen, who was surrounded, and at those who used to bow and scrape before him, now licking his boots like dogs.

We've lost completely.

Lin Chen squeezed out of the crowd and paused as he passed Shao Kun.

He didn't even look at Shao Kun, and just said it casually.

"You think you're blocking my way?"

"Actually, you've blocked your own path."