Cannon Fodder's Time Has Come 15

Jeon Minho

Uncle, even if Bunny has 2% more shares, my Xinglong Group is built on strong ties with the Bank of China. One conversation with the chairman of the International Trade Bank, and BOC will cut him off completely. He’ll have no choice but to give up his shares.

Kim Taehyung

[smirking] You’re confident, huh? Let’s see how long that lasts.

Jeon Minho

(grin smugly) Life doesn’t reward luck—it rewards control. That 2% doesn’t mean a thing when I’m pulling the strings.

Minho reaches out to the International Trade Bank NPC. Minutes later, a consensus is reached. He leans back, satisfied with his move.

System Alert: Holy Group has entered the competition for Clearwater Bay warehouses.

Jeon Minho

[stiffening] Holy Group?! What the hell?!

Kim Taehyung

[flicks ash from his cigarette, calm as ever] Lei Sheng, huh? Didn’t expect him to get involved? That’s your problem—you’re not looking at the whole board, Minho.

Jeon Minho

[gritting his teeth] Lei Sheng is just a shipping tycoon. His Holy Group can’t outrank my ties to the BOC.

Kim Taehyung

[chuckles lightly] Oh, Lei Sheng doesn’t play solo. He plays smart. This isn’t just about money—it’s about connections.

Another alert flashes on the screen.

System Alert: Bunny and Holy Group announce strategic partnership.

Kim Taehyung

[leans back with a smug smile] Checkmate.

Jeon Minho

[panicking] How?! How did this happen?!

Kim Taehyung

[calmly exhaling smoke] Simple. Bunny doesn’t just want to win—he wants to destroy. You were too busy chasing the spotlight to notice you were being played.

Kim Taehyung

He didn’t just predict your moves—he used your arrogance against you. You thought Lei Sheng was your rival, but he was Bunny’s ally from the start.

J-hope (Taehyung's assistant) enters the office, glancing between Taehyung and Minho, who are locked on the game screen.

J-hope

[curious] Looks like you two are fully engrossed.

J-hope

[leans over to observe the screen] Bunny, huh? Quite a cute name for someone who play this type of game .

J-hope

He took 22% of the shares, the hot potato. I’m afraid Xinglong Group and Holy Group will reduce him to cannon fodder. A pity, his performance had been very smooth up until now, the acquisition of clear water warehouse will probably become his downfall.

Jeon Minho

[grinning] My thoughts exactly. He doesn’t stand a chance now that Xinglong and Holy Group are in the race. It’s over for him.

J-hope

Business isn’t just courage—it’s a game of calculated risks and reading the atmosphere.

Kim Taehyung

[snubs out his cigarette, shooting J-hope a cryptic look]

J-hope

[shifting uncomfortably under Taehyung’s intense gaze] Did I say something wrong?

Meanwhile, with Jungkook.

Jeon Jungkook

[private chat to Lei Sheng] Let’s make this move together. You handle logistics; I’ll cover the financial shift. We split the warehouse profits 60-40—your favor. Deal?

Message from Lei Sheng: Deal. Bunny doesn’t lose.

Jungkook smirks, closing the chat as his fingers dance across the keyboard. On his screen, new strategic moves are already taking shape.

On the other side.

Minho stares at the screen in disbelief as new updates flood in.

Jeon Minho

[muttering under his breath] What the hell…?

J-hope

[peering over his shoulder, stunned] Bunny sold his shares of Clearwater Warehouse to Lei Sheng for 30 yuan each? And now…

System Notification: [pop-up] Bunny has acquired 46% of Jialing Group through Lei Sheng's negotiation with the International Trade Bank. Bunny is now Jialing Group's largest shareholder and joins the main board of directors.

J-hope

[adjusting his glasses frantically] Jialing Group? That’s worth at least 6 billion yuan!

J-hope

[Pauses, realization dawning] And he didn’t spend a damn cent—he used the Clearwater Warehouse shares to fund the entire move.

Jeon Minho

[gritting his teeth] 3.6 billion…

Jeon Minho

[slams the desk] All of it funneled straight into Jialing Group.

J-hope

[awed] This wasn’t about Clearwater Warehouse at all. From the start, his real target was Jialing Group.

J-hope

[steps back, shaking his head in disbelief.]

J-hope

[impressed] That move… it’s like a wolf lying in wait, letting its prey walk straight into its jaws.

Minho’s hands tighten around his mouse, nearly snapping it in two as he feels Taehyung’s gaze pierce into him.

Kim Taehyung

[calmly, with a hint of amusement] Seems like Bunny’s playing chess while the rest of you are still figuring out checkers.

Minho, face dark, frantically types on his keyboard. A new system update flashes on the screen.

System Notification: [pop-up] Xinglong Group has purchased 49.9% of Clearwater Warehouse shares for 45 yuan per share.

J-hope

[startled] You… bought nearly half of the warehouse stocks?

Jeon Minho

[defensive] At 49.9%, I still have control without hitting the 50% threshold. The company law would force me into a full acquisition otherwise. I’m no fool.

A comprehensive acquisition of water warehouse would cost tens of billions, the current Xinglong Group and Holy Group did not have that strength.

Acquisition in full swing, Jungkook saw that Lei Sheng had sent a private chat request and laughed with a satisfied smile.

Minho’s holdings were slowly rising, victory was imminent, when Lei Sheng posted in the world channel that he would buy the warehouse’s shares for 10 yuan more than Xinglong Group’s offer, until he bought 49.9%. The investors immediately flocked to the offer.

In the end, the takeover battle ended with a defeat for the Xinglong Group, the countdown signs all turned 0 and the game was over.

Minho’s office falls into an uncomfortable silence as the game’s end-screen countdown fades to black. The only sound is Minho’s erratic breathing as he stares at the smashed mouse in his hand.

Jeon Minho

[hoarse, frustrated] How the hell… How did this happen?

The screen shifts, showing data being processed, player statistics scrolling rapidly across the screen.

J-hope

(Adjusts his tie nervously, clears throat, glancing at Taehyung) Sir, if I had to guess...

He trails off as the name Bunny flashes on the screen in bold, golden letters, crowned as the champion of the "Business War."

System Notification: [pop-up] “Congratulations! Bunny is the winner of this year’s ‘Business War.’ Total assets: 9.8 billion yuan.”

Minho’s face pales as he sees the gap between his own score and Bunny’s displayed on the leaderboard. He grips the edge of the desk, his knuckles white.

Jeon Minho

[muttering] 9.8 billion… impossible. He was ranked eleventh just yesterday!

J-hope

[wide-eyed] He outplayed everyone. He used the warehouse as bait and turned Lei Sheng into a pawn to amass Jialing Group’s wealth. While you were fighting for the warehouse, he secured the real prize.

Kim Taehyung

(leans back in his chair, his expression calm but his tone sharp) I told you to be careful.

Jeon Minho

[snapping] He was lucky, that’s all!

Kim Taehyung

[smirking] Luck? No, that was strategy. A wolf waits, plans, and strikes when the prey is distracted. That’s why he’s the winner, and you’re not.

Minho glares at his uncle but says nothing, too humiliated to argue further.

J-hope

[trying to diffuse the tension] Sir, Bunny’s methods were… unconventional, but brilliant. He’s definitely someone worth watching.

TBC

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