Having received confirmation from Lu Liang, He Jiafan contentedly went to Tianxing Finance to visit Li Junwei.

Watching his departing figure, Lu Liang scooped up the little one and chuckled softly, “It’s about time to bring in the net, isn’t it?”

"Daddy, net net~~”

The little one grinned, exposing his pink gums, kicking his little legs continuously, seemingly sensing Lu Liang’s excitement.

"As long as we successfully bring out Liu Conglong’s funds and let Standard Chartered use Bitcoin’s funding channels to cash out, those shadowy funds from the domestic will flow into our pockets continuously.”

A smile played at Lu Liang’s lips; He Jiafan’s visit and the cooperation with Standard Chartered were unexpected, but they could serve to put the icing on the cake.

He then called Xu Jiawei, who was far away in Tokyo, asking him to contact Ota Ling and Zheng Xuanyi, preparing to launch a new round of market trends.

With everything arranged, all that’s left is to wait for the aftermath of the card-cutting operation, like bringing down a few corrupt officials colluding with businesses.

Just like the first-generation shepherd dogs herding the sheep, surely a few rebellious ones must be bitten to make the flock listen.

Similarly, only by “knocking the mountain and frightening the tiger, killing the chicken to scare the monkey,” will those funds follow the predetermined path, flowing into their designated places.

"Your mom is playing the piano again.” Lu Liang looked up at the second-floor music room window, where pleasant piano music was emanating.

He couldn’t discern the piece, but nonetheless found it beautiful; the little one clapped his hands: “Mommy, piano.”

Lu Liang, smiling, sat with the little one on the bench downstairs, quietly listening to Su Wanyu play.

Not long after, steady breathing emerged from his arms, the little one bit his finger, closed his eyes, and fell sound asleep.

"When chatting with He Jiafan you’re all excited, but listening to the piano you’re nodding off?”

Lu Liang couldn’t help but smile, gazing at the little one in his arms, eyes closed tightly, eyelashes fluttering slightly, features inherited from her mother, resembling a delicately beautiful porcelain doll, making one want to plant a kiss.

In the ensuing days,

The mainland’s card-cutting operation intensified further.

The news spread abroad, drawing criticism from countless foreign media for disrespecting personal privacy and lacking humanitarian spirit.

They would find any angle to smear it, for they too understood the true intention behind the operation: to stem the outflow of funds.

After all, the card-cutting operation for East Country is to curb fund outflow, but for Western countries, it’s cutting their financial lifeline.

East Country’s funds flowing out, small amounts land in Japan and Korea, moderate amounts in Canada and Australia, large amounts go to Europe and America.

There’s a saying; Qingbei-trained talents all flock to Silicon Valley, so does capital; the United States’ longstanding prosperity is inseparable from hard-working Chinese akin to worker ants.

Nonetheless, no matter how foreign media attacked, East Country’s card-cutting operation showed no signs of slowing down, the attitude from above as firm as that of restructuring the property economy.

Throughout April, the number of people going to banks to re-register identity information has reached five hundred million.

It’s akin to draining the pond, those shadowy funds, those people, inevitably panicked.

Simultaneously, the previously dormant Bitcoin market stirred after a year and five months, surging 9.253% overnight, breaching $6000 USD again.

Market memories stirred from slumber, former participants and later hearing ones all recalled the summer of ’17.

That June mid-month, Bitcoin rose from $1863 per token, climbing all the way to mid-December, reaching an increase of 1120%, peaking at a closing of $20865.6 per token.

Soon, news of Bitcoin’s second wave of trends spread fervently.

With the current price only $6000 USD against the former peak of twenty thousand dollars, people have reason to believe that even if this trend can’t exceed historical highs, it’ll at least not fall below $15,000 USD.

Coinciding with the May Day holiday long weekend, Shenzhen Port swarmed with visitors going to Xiangjiang, besides sightseeing and shopping, some came to set up cryptocurrency trading accounts.

The mainland’s stance against cryptocurrencies is already quite evident; an initial order directly cut the ascent path of Bitcoin and laid it dormant, declining for a year and five months.

Though the mainland has platforms like Binance, Firecoin for cryptocurrency trading, people still prefer to open accounts in Xiangjiang openly and legitimately.

On this day, Sun Yuchen scrambled to Xiangjiang, finding Lu Liang, with a face of grievance, inquiring: “Mr. Lu, why are you willing to let OinsX enter the Xiangjiang market but not let Poloniex in?”

He once prided himself as Ma Yun’s pupil, but after Old Ma fell, he decisively switched allegiances, styling himself as Lu Liang’s disciple, preaching for cryptocurrency development across the internet.

With the impending second wave of cryptocurrency trends stirred by Bitcoin, if Tron could stand out in this wave, it might become East Country’s “Bitcoin.”

After all, Sun Yuchen understands East Country doesn’t support Bitcoin, mainly because Bitcoin is uncontrollable, the fear of it becoming an online US Dollar system.

Yet Tron Coin is different, they are patriotic.

As long as the organization needs it, they’re willing to offer everything.

Currently, OinsX, under the banner of the Hyundai Group, is taking advantage of the second wave of cryptocurrency initiated by Bitcoin to make a major push into the Xiangjiang market. Tron Coin wants to emulate them by establishing its own East Asian market base in Xiangjiang.

However, no matter how much Sun Yuchen pleads and begs, he cannot obtain the financial certificate issued by the Xiangjiang Financial Management Office. After many inquiries, he learns that someone is preventing any form of cryptocurrency from entering the Xiangjiang market.

That person is none other than the mentor whom he has publicly revered for many years—Lu Liang!

Lu Liang calmly brewed tea and handed a cup to Sun Yuchen with a smile, saying, “Yuchen, have a cup of tea and cool down.”

Sun Yuchen repressed his anger, drained the cup in one gulp, completely forgetting that the tea was made with boiling water, burning his mouth.

Lu Liang smiled faintly, saying nonchalantly, “The fact that you found me means you should know that I am not only targeting Tron Coin.”

Initially, he was willing to support Sun Yuchen because after Zhao Changpeng’s downfall, Sun Yuchen became the second proponent of cryptocurrency backed by the West.

Lu Liang did not understand this industry and could not guarantee that he could profit from it smoothly. So to be prepared, he supported Sun Yuchen.

But times have changed.

Xingheng holds over 1.7 million Bitcoins, indirectly controlling the largest cryptocurrency trading platform in East Asia, which is OinsX under the Hyundai Group.

Today, Tianxing Finance not only shares profits in the Bitcoin market but is also strong enough to rival the Federal Reserve behind the scenes, becoming a presence they cannot expel but also cannot do without.

As they have become the main market maker, they should assume the responsibility of maintaining the healthy operation of the Bitcoin market.

As previously stated, if they have the ability to prevent other cryptocurrencies from entering Xiangjiang, then why not?

They are targeting not just Sun Yuchen’s Tron Coin but all cryptocurrencies except Bitcoin.

Sun Yuchen remained silent and couldn’t help but ask, “Mr. Lu, in your eyes, is Tron really so worthless?”

Lu Liang looked at Sun Yuchen with deep meaning, bluntly saying, “Maybe it was worth something before, but not anymore.”

Although the existence of Tron Coin might be dispensable, it was not completely worthless.

The key issue was that Sun Yuchen’s vision was too short-sighted. At the end of 2017, he took advantage of Bitcoin’s surge to drive a global cryptocurrency rally. Tron Coin spiked from one cent to two yuan, skyrocketing by 200 times in total.

However, not long after, Sun Yuchen sold off six billion Tron Coins, cashing out 300 million US Dollars, directly causing Tron Coin’s price to plunge by 30%, successfully tricking the Blackstone Group, and enraging Su Shimin to the point where he almost shouted: “A brat not worth dealing with.”

Although Lu Liang was pleased to hear this, from that moment on, Sun Yuchen and Tron Coin were labeled with an indefinite sentence by him.

After all, if Sun Yuchen could fool Su Shimin, he could fool him too in the future. Also, investors holding Tron Coin would worry that if the founder sold a large amount at a high point once, he could do it countless times, effectively draining Tron Coin’s potential himself.

"Is Xingheng not doing the same?”

"We have been replenishing our stock.”

"I have also replenished my stock.”

Sun Yuchen was unwilling and wanted to argue about the cashing out, but Lu Liang was no longer in the mood to talk with him. He looked up calmly and said, “I still have a friend to meet later. Yuchen, do you have anything else?”

Confronted with Lu Liang’s gaze, all the words that Sun Yuchen had prepared turned into a single line: “Mr. Lu, I’ll take my leave now.”

Lu Liang nodded slightly. As Sun Yuchen departed with reluctance, he turned back to ask: “Are you just going to give up on Tron Coin? Even a piece of scrap paper has its use, right?”

It was with bravado that he turned the impossible into possible step by step: entering Old Ma’s Lakeside, bidding on the lunch with Buffett, and in recent years fervently associating himself with Lu Liang’s fame, proclaiming himself the chief disciple.

Before coming to Xiangjiang, he had already boasted that Tron Coin would establish a base in the Xiangjiang market, using it as a springboard to go international. He was truly unwilling to return in defeat.

Lu Liang remained silent, not even lifting his head, focusing on rinsing the tea sets as he awaited the arrival of the next visitor.

Sun Yuchen left disheartened, his head hanging low, and suddenly heard a voice from behind: “Focus on platforms, lessen attention on currency.”

Sun Yuchen was startled, realizing it was Lu Liang’s tip, he quickly turned around and bowed in gratitude: “Thank you, Mr. Lu.”

"Go on.”

As he watched Sun Yuchen’s departing figure, Lu Liang smiled and murmured to himself, “Who doesn’t make mistakes when they’re young.”

He was willing to give Sun Yuchen a chance. As for how far he can go in the future and whether he can continue receiving support, it would depend on his own abilities.

After Sun Yuchen left, Sun Zheyuan entered the room and inquired, “Mr. Lu, can you allow Mr. Li and Chairman Liu to come over?”

"Let them come over.”

Lu Liang nodded, walked to his desk, and pulled out a file. After some operations, 250 million RMB had transformed into 5,883 Bitcoins, with the residual value left after deducting a 30% management fee.

The current price of Bitcoin is $6,121, valued at 36.0098 million US Dollars, equivalent to 248 million RMB.