"Why are the mainland shares listed in Hong Kong crashing like that?"

"Chapter Master. Since last October, foreign money has been hammering them down with short selling."

"Foreign money, short selling?"

"Private equity funds and investment firms set up in America, Europe and the tax havens are carrying out enormous short sales."

"Every stock market in the world is crashing, but this seems excessive."

"It's a planned operation in any case, but the intensity is high."

"Hmm."

The Chapter Master of the Earth Chapter fell silent over the report. The Earth Chapter was a secret organization working toward the grand dream of China's revival.

The crash of the Chinese stock market was a planned step.

For the great Chinese Dream, the bloated state enterprises and a number of other companies had to be dealt with.

Powerful Chinese figures who didn't follow the Heaven and Earth Society's orders owned considerable shares.

Enemies within China, in effect.

Unless the many warlords and regional powers were removed, the Chinese Dream could never come true.

The plan was meant to cut off their hands and feet.

At the same time, an operation was underway to install a Heaven and Earth Society man as China's next-generation leader.

They'd been carrying out an operation cleverly built around the global economic crisis, but someone had stuck a spoon in their bowl.

It didn't sit well.

The crash had weakened the powerful figures fighting it, but at the same time, foreign capital was reaping the profits.

The operation would continue for a few more months.

Thinking of the people who'd collect the profits without lifting a finger, and a tip on top, made him burn inside.

"Is it the Knights' money, or the House of Child's?"

"It's all mixed together, so it's hard to tell."

Unlike the mainland, the market for mainland shares listed in Hong Kong was hard to restrict by force.

A clever offensive that had dug into that gap.

Tracing money traded over the internet was nearly impossible.

"And our countermeasure?"

"There's nothing to be done. I think we'll have to accept a certain amount…