When the image on the screen
disappeared, Kayden was stunned for a
long time before coming back to his
senses.
He never expected Jasper’s attitude to be s
o harsh and determined.
After coming back to his senses, Kayden
flew into a rage.
He had never been so mistreated his
entire life!
He grabbed the keyboard in front of the
screen and smashed it on the computer
screen.
After a loud crash, the screen was
smashed into pieces. Kayden was panting
as he stood in front of the computer like a
mad bull.
“Jasper, you intolerable bully!”
The more Kayden thought about this, the
angrier he became. His face was tense as hi
e went straight upstairs to the office of
Half-the-Harbor Langdon.
After a few minutes, Kayden retold the
entire process to Half-the-Harbor.
Langdon.
When he was done, Kayden gritted his
teeth and said, “Dad, Jasper never wanted
to promise us anything from the
beginning. He just wanted to watch us die.
You were wrong!”
After listening to his son, Half-the
Harbor Langdon’s face was calm.
Half-the-Harbor Langdon closed his eyes
slightly and thought for a moment. Then,
he asked, “Do you think Jasper is the one
who set this trap?”
Kayden was taken aback for a moment.
Then, he immediately shook his head and
said, “Impossible, Jasper is now the
number one enemy of the United States,
and they want Jasper to die more than
anyone else in the world. So how would.
they work with Jasper to set this trap?
“What’s more, the most terrible thing for
us now is the insurance contract of the
small and medium-sized banks, and this
was issued to us by the United States. It is
impossible for Jasper to command the United States,
“Therefore, I think this is just a
coincidence.”
After listening to what Kayden said, Half the-Harbor Langdon remained calm and did not make a statement.
He pondered for a moment before sighing suddenly.
“Since that can’t be done, we have to find another way.”
“Dad, what other ways are there?”
Kayden asked.
Half-the-Harbor Langdon stood up, walked to the french window with his hands behind his back, and looked out at the crowded and bustling Wall Street financial street at his feet. After that, he said slowly, “Maybe this is really not where we should be. We were too impatient, and should have waited at least another 10, or even 20, years. It’s really too early now.
“And now, we have to pay for our
impatience…”
Kayden’s body tightened as he watched
his father who seemed to be getting older
with every passing second.
He hurriedly walked to Half-the-Harbor
Langdon and said in a low voice, “Dad, I
have an idea…”
Half-the-Harbor Langdon glanced at him
sideways.
Kayden gritted his teeth and said, “The
subprime market has been continuously
shorted. Those credit products are now
worthless, and we are also burdened with
loans from small and medium-sized
banks. To put it bluntly, Layman is now
insolvent.
“We spent tens of billions of dollars, but
what we bought was a lot of debt. If we
persist, the debt will only increase.
“I believe the situation will continue to
deteriorate, and once more small and
medium-sized banks file for bankruptcy,
the insurance claims alone will be enough
to drain us to our very last drop of blood. I
t is better to cut our losses quickly…
… and file for bankruptcy!”
Half-the-Harbor Langdon had a blank expression on his face. It was as if he was not at all surprised by Kayden’s proposal. As soon as he heard that, he only asked one question, “But if this is the case, we will become the laughingstock of the world and we will never be able to gain anymore ground.”
“Dad, it’s you who said that as a businessman, you only need to pay attention to the interests. Everything else i s irrelevant.”
Kayden eagerly said, “Even if we become the butt of their jokes, so what? As long as there are other projects in the future, will the other party not work with us because we failed in the acquisition of Layman even though they stand to benefit? That would be impossible.
“Hence, we should just file for bankruptcy. At most, we’ll bear the loss of tens of billions of dollars.”
When Kayden said this, despite looking very free and easy on the outside, but his heart was actually bleeding.
These were tens of billions of dollars and
they meant that most of their hard work
was wasted in this merger.
They had worked hard for their entire
lives and now, they were losing
everything in one business deal.
Ordinary people simply could not bear
such a huge blow.
Yet, Half-the-Harbor Langdon laughed.
He nodded, patted Kayden’s shoulder
with his hand, and said, “Yes, you are a
lot more mature now.
“You should handle this matter. In
addition to this, you should contact the
Atticus family again. Tell them we are
interested in cooperating with them.
Fongroup is willing to have a cross
ownership with them, and if they’re
interested in our industry in Harbor City,
we can sell it to them at a low price.”
Kayden was surprised and asked, “The
Atticus family? Fabian Atticus?”
“Not just the Atticus family, but also the
W. Langdons. Wallace and Kennedy
Langdon are our potential partners.” Half -the-Harbor Langdon said.
“But they know that we are in financial difficulty now and that we can’t go back to Harbor City. I’m afraid they will lower the price a lot and we will definitely suffer a loss if we cooperate with them at this time.”
Half-the-Harbor Langdon replied earnestly after hearing what Kayden said, “This loss right now is not a loss. We must look forward to the long-term plan and focus on long-term benefits.
“At the moment, we have suffered such a big loss in our acquisition of Layman, and we urgently need the help of powerful allies Coincidentally, they are our best allies because we now have a common enemy that is Jasper.
“Since Jasper’s power is growing stronger, and he is slowly getting the entire Harbor City on his side, do you think Wallace and the Atticus family will sit idly by and let that happen? I am afraid that they are more anxious than anyone else. In exchange, we can introduce our project in the United Kingdom to them
and then get them to work with us.
“There is money to be made and we have a common enemy, so there’s no reason for them not to agree. If the three companies unite, we will still have some power in Harbor City and it will not be the end for us.”
Kayden nodded slowly as he listened to Half-the-Harbor Langdon’s explanation and said, “Okay, I understand… I will do it now.”
At this moment, in Nauritus City in Somerland.
Jasper was looking at the rapidly falling subprime market.
“Although the crash was terrible, it still lacks something.”
Jasper narrowed his eyes slightly.
The collapse of a market required more than just the absolute crushing by the short side.
What it needed even more was some symbolic event which would completely crush all the confidence and last drops of dignity of the market.
For example, in his previous life, the complete collapse of the subprime was crowned by bankruptcy of Layman.
After that, the subprime market did not recover for a full decade.
Currently, Layman had the Half-the Harbor Langdon father and son calling in help from thousands of miles away. The salvation with more emphasis on courtesy and comradeship would inevitably help them survive for a while.
However, Jasper believed that that day would not come too late.
He knew very well that the United States government had set this huge trap for the father and son to kill them.
The bomb would explode sooner or later.
Therefore, Jasper refused without thinking about Kayden’s conditions.
