As the clock crept closer to nine, the entire city seemed to hold its breath.
Those who had heard whispers of the coming confrontation all turned their attention toward the three major companies, waiting to see whether the rumors were true—or exaggerated beyond belief.
In the operations room, Wang Jianguo burst through the door, slightly out of breath.
“Has it… started yet?”
Before the overweight chairman could respond, Wei, one of the other CEOs, spoke first with a faint smirk.
“Old Wang, you’re cutting it close. Where did you disappear to? Seven or eight minutes downstairs—what were you doing, sightseeing?”
His tone carried no real concern.
Though they called themselves allies, every man in that room knew the truth: if any one of them showed weakness, the other two would pounce wi
