Inside Xiangyun Group's conference room.
Huo Wenting sat in the last seat reserved for leadership, with members of her senior think tank seated on either side.
Huo Wenting's personal secretary stood at the front, presenting continuously to the large screen.
"At present, Great Sage Group is taking the lead. Based on the data and intelligence, the depth of cooperation between Xiangyun, Houde, Qianfeng Group, and Great Sage Group has reached an unprecedented level of dense interweaving."
"This is extremely rare even in the national market! Frankly speaking, they do not look like business partners. They practically look like merged families."
"Lu Chengwen's business empire is no longer small. Judging by the current trend, these companies have all achieved returns and results greater than the sum of their parts."
"But this kind of cooperation has never existed before. It requires strategic mutual trust with virtually no upper limit. One could even say that each party's lifeline is firmly held in the others' hands. One misstep, and there will be no recovery."
"If Leng Qingqiu wanted to dominate the world alone, it would be easy for her to kick Lu Chengwen and the others out. Her power is too great, and Lu Chengwen trusts her beyond all expectations."
"And if Lu Chengwen wanted to set up the Chen Family or the Xu Family, he could almost instantly put them to death. The foundations built by those two great families over generations could be harvested clean in no time..."
Huo Wenting said irritably, "Get to the point. Give me your conclusion."
The chief secretary stood. "After our investigation, we believe Lu Chengwen must be holding some kind of leverage over the other three families! Fatal leverage! That is why Leng Qingqiu does not dare act rashly, and has even given herself to Lu