Chapter 89 - The King’s Counter-Gambit

#1 - The Prologue 213 #2 - The demon lord of the M&A world. 692 #3 - The Grand Initiative : CK Group. 486 #4 - The Enforced Return 597 #5 - Viper Queen 617 #6 - The Hidden Hand 522 #7 - The Master Strategist 747 #8 - The Dragon’s Kitchen & The Wildcard 660 #9 - Reluctant Allies 710 #10 - The New Identity 499 #11 - The Red Slide 714 #12 - The Convertible Debt Trap 689 #13 - The Counter-Check 488 #14 - Arrival in Shanghai 552 #15 - Lu Rong’s Gambit 529 #16 - The Rat-Hole Restaurant 661 #17 - The Cold Incarnation 374 #18 - Entrance into the Sanctum 552 #19 - The Billion-Dollar Pivot 672 #20 - The Exposed Nerve 636 #21 - A Strategic Autopsy 650 #22 - A Coronation in the Crosshairs 714 #23 - Whispers of ZX Capital 483 #24 - The Success Hunters 443 #25 - The Gastronomy of Despair 777 #26 - All-In on the Edge of Ruin 634 #27 - A Masterclass in Baiting 651 #28 - A Madman’s Gambit 361 #29 - A Symphony of Calculated Risks 761 #30 - Decapitating the VCC Shadow 657 #31 - The Sovereign Contract 577 #32 - A Cold War of Smiling Assassins 757 #33 - Fragile Glass in a Storm of Iron 447 #34 - The Pawn in Red 502 #35 - The Honeyed Blade 647 #36 - When the Vulture Bares Its Fangs 543 #37 - Chains of the Golden Patent 482 #38 - A Blood Covenant in the Boardroom 846 #39 - A Feast of Betrayal and Bitter Truths 733 #40 - Trojan Horses 735 #41 - The Mole and the Masterpiece 575 #42 - War of the Analysts 863 #43 - The Lightning Maneuver 531 #44 - The Old Dragon’s Maw 561 #45 - Ash, Embers, and the Third Pillar 755 #46 - The Puppet Master’s Script 516 #47 - A Pawn No More 729 #48 - The Canteen Conspiracy 698 #49 - A Bluff in the Shadow of the Throne 627 #50 - A Vision Built on Fault Lines 889 #51 - The Prince and the Fox 800 #52 - The CFO’s Gambit 844 #53 - An Uninvited Misfortune 889 #54 - The Dragon’s Vanguard 1202 #55 - The Echoes of Treachery 791 #56 - The Saint and the Serpent 814 #57 - The Devil’s Mercy 812 #58 - The Shadow of the Heir 1102 #59 - The Art of the Deception 773 #60 - The Golden Handshake and the Grand Hoax 1085 #61 - The Devil’s Honey 1036 #62 - The Siren’s Song and the Shadow Drive 800 #63 - The Flight of the Oou-Wiew Bird 1137 #64 - The Siren’s Melancholy 878 #65 - The Shattered Glass and the Crimson Rescue 1133 #66 - The Fortress of Glass and a Hidden Heart 926 #67 - The Puppet Master’s Gambit 685 #68 - The Cobra’s Awakening 789 #69 - The Gallows of Vision 700 #70 - The Hydrogen Sovereign 665 #71 - The Silk Road of Data 845 #72 - The Trojan Gift 726 #73 - The Empress’s Gambit 788 #74 - The Requiem of a Demon 917 #75 - The Begonia’s Blood 1250 #76 - The Art of Persuasion 900 #77 - The Mirror of Deceit 800 #78 - D-Day—The Merger of Empires 973 #79 - Riverside Masquerade 1094 #80 - The Den of the Fox 1174 #81 - The Satire of the Tea Master 858 #82 - Foxes, Cobras, and Cold Treats 982 #83 - The Serpent’s Noose 1092 #84 - The Gastronomic Getaway 884 #85 - The Stiletto’s Verdict 953 #86 - The Karen Chili Mist 1213 #87 - The Serpent’s Counter-Move 1212 #88 - The Shanghai Trap 801 #89 - The King’s Counter-Gambit 963