Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Chapter 316: Chapter 227: The Si Clan’s Inheritance? Explosion and Assassination

Xiao Gu introduced the leaders of the attending corporations one by one.

First were the three founding corporations of the Medical Small Business Alliance: Tianshui Technology, Hongcao Potion, and Reid Divine Oil. The scale of these three companies was actually no longer small, with each nearly reaching the ten-billion mark in valuation.

But they were still a long way from the threshold of becoming a Big Business.

Their valuations would have to multiply several times over, their core technology would need to be stronger, and their armed forces would have to keep pace. More importantly, they still needed to be certified by the Big Business Alliance.

For this very reason, the difficulty for a corporation to become a Big Business in this day and age was exceptionally high.

The entities that had managed to make the leap to Big Business status all had, to some degree, the backing of an Intercontinental Giant Corporation.

According to the Big Business Alliance’s records, the total number of active Big Businesses was actually decreasing.

Big Businesses were always collapsing and becoming cakes to be carved up, yet new ones rarely emerged to take their place.

"Chairman Lin, thank you for agreeing to participate in our meeting. We will never forget United Pharmaceutical’s kindness."

"Thank you for the guidance, Chairman Lin. Otherwise, amidst this upheaval, we might have been wiped out without even knowing why."

"Chairman Lin, on behalf of the Medical Small Business Alliance, we are willing to follow United Pharmaceutical’s lead from this day forward."

The leaders of the three top small businesses made their positions clear. They could already sense that something extraordinary was afoot.

’The moves made at this summit are going to be huge.’

Lin Qi gave them a slight nod, then said, "Everyone, there’s no need to be so hasty in declaring your stance. I’ve brought some information from Councilor Jin Yuanxi to share with you. As for what you decide to do, you can make that call after you’ve heard me out."

Lin Qi didn’t take their flattery to heart.

Even though he had little experience negotiating as a corporate representative, Lin Qi understood that in the Cyber World, only interests were real.

Everything these people were saying right now was just hot air. If it wasn’t written into a contract, it was all bullshit.

After hearing Lin Qi’s words, the leaders of the three top small businesses fell silent.

Seeing this, Xiao Gu stopped his introductions and didn’t bother with the remaining corporations.

Instead, he pulled out the chair at the head of the conference table for Lin Qi.

"Everyone, I imagine you’ve all received some intelligence, more or less, and understand that this summit is far from ordinary."

"Behind this summit, there isn’t just a power play at the Big Business level, but also an exchange of interests at an even higher level."

Lin Qi’s words were an allusion to the permanent council members like Jin Yuanxi, Aishwarya, and Qiao Xi, but in reality, the power play was taking place on a level far higher than any of them could imagine.

Upon hearing this, the crowd nodded and continued to listen to what Lin Qi had to say.

"I cannot conveniently disclose too many details, but I can tell you this: yesterday, Councilor Jin Yuanxi promised that Si Pharmaceutical had made a fundamental error. I trust you can all figure out what their fate will be, yes?"

He didn’t need to spell it out; a word to the wise is enough.

Anyone could tell what Lin Qi was saying: the Si Clan was finished.

The tables had completely turned!

The Liu Clan and United Pharmaceutical were no longer the underdogs. The Si Clan was now the cake on the table, waiting to be carved up.

"Chairman Lin, there’s one thing I don’t understand."

The speaker was Yuan Hong of Tianshui Technology. She had been in frequent contact with Lin Qi recently, and by combining that with the information compiled by Xiao Gu, she had managed to piece together a relatively complete picture of events leading up to the upheaval.

Lin Qi looked over at Yuan Hong, who continued, "Based on the previous situation, the Si Clan had convinced a large number of Big Businesses—all of whom were hit hard by the Big Business Alliance Successor Bill—to join them in threatening corporate warfare."

"Given the objective conditions in our Asian Administrative Region, the Big Business Alliance is extremely wary of corporate warfare. In theory, the Si Clan shouldn’t have collapsed overnight."

"I want to know why, just yesterday, the Si Clan’s own heir was arrested by the Security Team and taken from the Alliance Mansion in what was an almost public display."

Many parties had speculated that the Si Clan was on the verge of collapse.

But considering the scale of the Si Clan’s previous moves, many found it hard to believe that the tables could turn so quickly.

Some even theorized that Si Ranran being taken away by the Security Team was a ploy of self-injury, a ruse by the Si Clan to seize the opportunity and eliminate the corporations that had picked the wrong side.

Without understanding the full story, the small businesses didn’t dare rashly pick a side. Their earlier declaration to follow United Pharmaceutical’s lead was truly just talk, a gambit to get Lin Qi to divulge more information today.

This was precisely what Lin Qi had intended to explain, and Yuan Hong’s question provided the perfect opening.

"Previously, the Si Clan’s method for checking the Alliance’s power was to unite with other Big Businesses. The core of their argument was protesting the Big Business Alliance Successor Bill. However, by tomorrow at the latest, Liu Xingyuan, the head of Liu’s Heavy Industries, will submit a proposed amendment to that very same Bill, and permanent council members will be supporting his proposal."

’Use the banner the Si Clan prepared to win over the very Big Businesses they had already rallied, all to build momentum for the Liu Clan.’

Lin Qi himself had been stunned for a moment when Liu Xuan told him this.

Now, hearing this news, the assembled leaders of the small businesses were completely at a loss for words.

All they could say was that Liu Xingyuan’s methods were truly impressive; his angle of attack and his timing were both chosen with pinpoint precision.

"I have no further questions."

Yuan Hong immediately sat down, digesting the new intelligence Lin Qi had revealed.

With the Si Clan’s impending doom confirmed, the leaders of the various small businesses began to contemplate their next move.

If that was the case, then the original purpose of this summit had also changed.