Chapter 1123: Turning the Tables Against the Wind
The next day, the front page news was all about the events that had occurred the previous night, such as street brawls and gang conflicts, causing people to feel panicked and afraid to leave their homes.
Soon, a message was released stating there was a curfew in place; without pressing matters, residents were advised not to go out, not to go to work or school, stores were to close, and factories were to halt production.
Due to this incident, the stock market took a hit upon opening, and stocks related to the city plummeted as many people were selling off.
Haywes watched the prices of stocks fall continuously, fear escalating to its peak within him. This was entirely unlike what he had expected. The X Fund still had many stocks not yet cashed out, and now they were stuck with them.
With no other choice, Haywes instructed his subordinates to sell all the remaining stocks while he called Luo Jingrong, Du Changhui, and others, suggesting they stabilize everyone else to prevent the stocks from falling further.
What Haywes hadn’t anticipated was that Luo Jingrong and Du Changhui were also selling off stocks. Seeing too many people leaving the market, they acted quickly to minimize their losses which could be immeasurable if delayed.
"It’s over!" Haywes watched the continual decline of the stock prices, his heart sinking along with them.
His subordinates roughly calculated the gains from the stock market’s buoyancy the previous two days against the losses from the significant drop on the third day. Overall, they were still in a profitable position, within an acceptable range.
But Haywes couldn’t accept it; this was not the victory he wanted. It was nothing like the plan, and this kind of victory felt rather disgraceful.