Liang Zhe was thousands of kilometers away, hiding in the false calm of a European capital. He was Liang Zixin's older brother and Liang Chen's older cousin, which made his presence even more sinister. Liang Zhe was a man of chilling patience and total ruthlessness, unlike his more openly ambitious brother. His ambition went beyond just getting a higher corporate title; he wanted to completely break down and reshape power. This made him the "most evil" cousin, as he had the ability to be cruel. He was a spider in the middle of a huge, almost invisible web from his high-tech, austere sanctuary.
Liang Zhe's schemes were not just reactions or simple business moves. His plans were huge, complicated, and stretched out over several years. They were meant to take advantage of the Liang family's and Horizon Tech's deep-seated weaknesses. He sent coded instructions through a very complex network of contacts, some of whom owed him money and others who were unknowingly manipulated. These weren't quick orders; they were carefully written commands for gathering information, making small changes to the system, or creating future weaknesses that would only become useful when the time was right.
Liang Zixin, his brother, and their mother Yang Dailu tried to hurt Liang Chen in their own area, but Liang Zhe did things differently. He thought their efforts were helpful because they took Liang Chen's attention away from things and weakened his base, but his own goals were much bigger. He did things to make the system unstable, maybe by making existing problems in the company worse or even by affecting market pressures from outside the company. He was, in essence, setting up the battlefield for a future, much worse fight, like a chess master moving pieces long before the endgame was even visible to others.
Liang Zhe was the biggest long-term threat: a hidden, calculating force that was getting stronger and stronger in the dark. He could do anything to reach his goals because he was both very patient and very willing to take extreme measures. His presence added a deep layer of hidden danger to Liang Chen's already troubled world, a silent, evil shadow that promised a future reckoning that would be much worse than any current crisis. He wasn't just trying to get power; he was making a future of ruin for everyone who got in his way.