Chapter 544 - 527: Ye Chen’s Trouble
Ye Chen’s presence made everyone at the scene feel an inexplicable pressure. Holding Li Ruo’s hand, he smiled and said, "I think it’s time for us to go!"
"Indeed, with you here, people can’t even have fun!" Li Ruo shrugged her shoulders. Then, the two of them, hand in hand, left the Rolling Stone Bar. As soon as they left, the atmosphere at the scene immediately relaxed quite a bit. After all, Ye Chen’s identity was too shocking; with Ye Chen present, who would dare to party too wildly? Without the right atmosphere, there was no point in staying. Furthermore, Li Ruo had had her fill of fun, so the two decisively left.
Ye Chen escorted Li Ruo back to Jiangnan No.1 District, then turned around and returned to Xin Hai Apartment.
Everything at Tianya Group had gotten on the right track, and everything seemed to be going smoothly. However, behind the scenes, there were looming crises. The struggle among the three great Hidden Families could erupt at any moment, and if these three families were to ignite a financial war, then a world financial crisis would break out, reminiscent of the 19th century financial crisis. The situation at that time could be represented by the song "The Blue Danube."
This classic piece described the financial crisis of the time when capitalist goods couldn’t be sold and the working class had no income, stimulating conflict. Out of desperation, capitalists had to pour large amounts of milk into the Danube River, turning the entire river white. However, at the time, many people were unable to get enough to eat, let alone drink milk. Milk was a luxury.
The reason this happened was because of the struggles among the three great families. The fights back then were brutal, leading to millions of people worldwide being laid off, freezing to death, or starving to death. Hence, the three great families held secret consultations and agreed to prohibit infighting. In this way, there was peace for a hundred years. But a few years ago, the resurgence of conflict triggered a minor shock—the financial crisis of 2008, when the global economy slipped downwards, and the U.S. economic index plummeted, resulting in job losses one after another...
Thankfully, timely adjustments were made; otherwise, a new round of economic turbulence could have been triggered.
Ye Chen anticipated that in the not-so-distant future, should infighting arise among the three great families, it would undoubtedly cause an economic crisis, and the consequences would be unthinkable. Now, with communication technology so advanced, the minor disruptions of 2008 had already caused such a significant downturn in the global economy. If another financial war like the ones in the 19th century were to happen, it would inevitably lead to wars between nations.
Lying in bed, Ye Chen pondered these issues, as they were events he would inevitably have to face once he took charge.
"Ah, what a headache!" Ye Chen thought over and over again—the Church Court in Europe, the greatest enemy of the Luo Sijue family, and a force that must be overthrown to resolve the disputes among the three great families. However, the enormity of the Church Court was not a simple matter of one country; it was exceedingly difficult for an ordinary person to topple a national mechanism, let alone the Church Court, which controlled several countries in Europe.