Alan followed his brother, Harry, to the Allman Manor. He had never been here before, but because of Li Xiao, he had this opportunity. However, he wasn't happy at all. His brother had repeatedly told him that no matter how the other party humiliated him, he had to put down his pride and try his best to get the other party's understanding. He could also satisfy some of their requests that weren't excessive.
The De Mare family had gone through this crisis with great difficulty, so they couldn't continue to make enemies. Unless the girls they sent over could obtain the favor of the two Grand Dukes and replace Li Xiao's position.
"Do you remember what I said clearly?" Harry asked again. He knew Alan's character quite well and knew that he valued his face very much.
Alan's face was calm as he nodded. "I know." He would endure and engrave this humiliation deeply into his bones. Someday in the future, he would return it ten times, a hundred times over.
Harry suddenly thought of something and asked, "I remember you mentioned to me before that you bought a very effective ointment in China. Did you get the formula?"
The De Mare family also had their own brand of skincare products. Unfortunately, they couldn't compete with other famous brands, so their market share was negligible. If the so-called formula was really as miraculous as Allen said, then the Di Mari family, who had the formula, would be able to carve up this coveted cake. When that time came, they would not have to take a step back from the two archdukes like they did now. Only by having more money could one have a greater say in things. In addition, the candidate that the De Mare family had recently supported was in the critical period of the election. This process also required a lot of money.
Alan nodded. "Jiayin used that ointment. I saw with my own eyes the changes it brought to her. It was as if she had been blessed by God." That was why he was concerned about it. Alan was used to seeing good things since he was a child. He wore the best things, but even the most expensive skincare products didn't have that kind of visible effect. He had also had the formula tested, and there were no toxic or harmful ingredients or forbidden chemicals. What was tested was a common and safe composition, but the results were surprisingly good.
He added, "I asked someone to investigate the owner of the ointment. She's just a young girl with no background. She didn't even go to school. It was probably a recipe that had been passed down from his ancestors. You know, there's always something mysterious about China. "
Girls from the countryside who had never gone to school would be easily coaxed over. When the time came, he could just give them some money and coax them into signing the contract.
If the other party was unwilling, they could also use some underhanded methods.
Harry's expression eased a lot. If Allen could smoothly facilitate this matter and establish credit, he would have an explanation in front of the rest of the family. He had invested a lot of effort in Allen and poured the family resources on him, which had already caused the dissatisfaction of many members.
When the car arrived at Allman Manor, the two brothers stopped talking.
The two got out of the car. Allman Manor didn't allow cars to be driven in, so the two walked into the medieval-style house under the guidance of the waiter. Compared to Duke Smith's manor, Allman Manor had a stronger sense of time. The atmosphere of the manor was very quiet and distant, as if time had stopped.
After walking for about ten minutes, they arrived at the entrance of the hall. When they entered, they saw Li Xiao making tea in a leisurely manner. Duke Johnson wasn't there, leaving the space for them.
Harry took off his hat and put it on his chest to pay his respects. He had always done this kind of etiquette on the surface, but in Li Xiao's eyes, it was the so-called outside of gold and jade. The two brothers could only look at their faces.
Alan had a guilty look on his face as he looked at Xu Manqin with his peach blossom eyes full of affection. "I'm extremely sorry for the hurt I've caused you. I hope you can forgive me for my previous offense."
Li Xiao's face darkened. This person actually had the nerve to seduce her mother. He didn't even know what kind of person he was. Did he think that her mother was one of those girls around him who would take the initiative to come to him with a casual glance?
Xu Manqin was calm and composed. "Sure. As long as you compensate me for the loss, I'll forgive you." She had seen many shameless people and was used to it.
Allen frowned slightly. In his impression, Xu Manqin was as proud as a queen and didn't even bother to negotiate with them.
"My company's prospects were bright at that time and I had won several big international orders. If it weren't for your suppression, I would have tens of billions of assets by now. I don't ask for much. Just compensate me 30 billion. Don't worry. It's in Chinese currency. "
Harry, who had been quiet beside them, couldn't keep a straight face. 30 billion? Why didn't she go daydream?
Li Xiao's eyelids twitched. Her mother was ruthless. She had doubled the amount, but her mother had tripled it.
Allen was so angry that he laughed. "You're robbing."
Xu Manqin's lips curled up slightly. She was still as graceful as ever. Even the most picky person couldn't find any fault with her etiquette. "If it were you, you would have gone even more overboard than me. You wouldn't give up until you've suppressed me until I'm bankrupt."
Allen choked and changed the topic. "30 billion? Impossible!" This amount of money was equivalent to one-twelfth of the De Mare family's assets. It was simply cutting meat from his body.
Xu Manqin was neither too fast nor too slow. "It's okay. We can slowly fight the lawsuit. I'm not Wei Jingjing. I'm not at your mercy. I've recently accepted a few talk shows, such as the Orla Talk Show … "
She mentioned a few shows, all of which were the De Mare family's competitors. It was obvious that if Xu Manqin frequently appeared on the shows to make her presence known, the De Mare family would definitely get into trouble.
He looked at his elder brother with a sullen face. When it came to such a large amount of money, he had no right to make the decision.
"You should know that even if you go to court, you won't be able to get such a large amount of compensation," Harry said in a low voice.
"Yes, but I'd be happy to help you publicize what you've done."
Xu Manqin looked as if she was going to drag the family's reputation down with her no matter what. Harry really couldn't ignore it. If this mother and daughter pair cooperated with their competitors, it would be the sharpest knife to stab them. If they had a drink with them, and if the marketing was done well, the family would be able to make a good reputation for being able to correct their mistakes and actively compensate them.
He suddenly thought of something and a strange smile appeared on his face.
Thus, Li Xiao watched her mother and Harry argue for a while. In the end, the compensation amount was set at 20 billion, but most of it was mortgaged with real estate to reduce the De Mare family's losses.
Li Xiao had to admit that her mother was better at negotiating. Although she had asked for so much compensation at the beginning, she knew in her heart that she could only get 10 billion at most. She really didn't expect it to go so smoothly.
After reaching a preliminary verbal agreement, Harry said that he needed to go back and persuade the other family members, and then left the manor with his brother.
In the car, Allan couldn't suppress his anger. "At most, you can compensate her with a few hundred million. You're giving her too much face."
Harry's cold voice contained a murderous aura, and the smile on his lips didn't have the slightest warmth. "Just give her the row of houses in the East District near the river. It depends on whether she can live to take it."
East District?
When Allan heard this, he suddenly understood why his brother had compromised so easily. The row of houses in the East District trapped many wraiths. For hundreds of years, the De Mare family had been unscrupulous for the family business. No matter how glamorous they looked on the surface, they had secretly stained their hands with many lives. In the past, one of their ancestors had even been killed by a vengeful spirit. This was why they used to pay attention to this aspect. At that time, his great-grandfather had spent a lot of money to invite a mage to come over and choose the land in the East District to build a row of houses.
The row of houses had been empty for more than a hundred years in order to trap the wraiths inside. Since then, they had become more and more unscrupulous in their actions, and they weren't afraid of the wraiths' vengeance. In the past, the De Mare family would use these houses to get a loan from the bank. After all, the location and the houses looked excellent, and the value of the houses could be estimated higher.
His original anger was swept away. There were a lot of houses, and together, they could be worth two-thirds of the money. When the time came for the mother and daughter to live there and something happened to them, it would be a scene that he would love to see. If they didn't live there and sold it to someone else, and there was a murder case, they could also make an issue of it and make them lose a layer of skin.
Thinking of this, Li Xiao and her mother were already equivalent to dead people in his eyes. When the time came, they could use another method to get the property back.
After the two brothers returned, they quickly gathered the family members and held a meeting.
Harry's reason easily convinced the others, and they quickly reached an agreement. The De Mare family had their own legal team, and the contract was drawn up quite quickly.
On February 2nd, Allan led Li Xiao and Xu Manqin to see the houses in the East End.
Allan said, "The housing prices in the neighborhood have been rising in the past two years, and you definitely won't suffer a loss."
Li Xiao sighed. "It's a good thing to have more houses, but your taxes are not low either."
Tsk, they have to pay a lot of taxes every year. Forget it, when the time comes, I'll sell most of the houses for money and leave a few.
The corner of Allan's mouth twitched, and he stiffly changed the topic. "I'll take you in to have a look."
It was daytime, and the wraiths couldn't do anything. Night was the time for them to be active. He was also wearing the cross blessed by the priest. As long as he didn't come at night, he had nothing to fear.
As soon as Li Xiao entered the house, she saw the foreign female ghost covered in blood. Her eyeballs had been dug out, and blood was flowing from her eyes. She stared at them with her empty eye sockets, which was not a normal kind of shabby.
Although Xu Manqin couldn't see, she felt that the inside of the house seemed to be colder than outside.
Then, Allan led the mother and daughter to see the houses one by one. Li Xiao also saw all kinds of ghosts. Some had their tongues cut off, some had their limbs broken, and some had holes all over their bodies. Every ghost had died a miserable death. They were all trapped in the house, immersed in hatred day after day, causing their resentment to be very strong.
After looking at all the houses, Li Xiao quickly agreed to use these houses as collateral for some of the money. Xu Manqin also took the contract back, ready to let her lawyer see if there was anything missing. If there wasn't, the two sides would officially sign the contract.
Allan looked at the backs of the mother and daughter and was slightly relieved. It seemed that they were willing to take down these houses.
He was waiting to see what would happen to them!
He couldn't help but show the first sincere smile in the past few days.
At the same time, Li Xiao also sighed with emotion to her mother. "These brothers are really anxious people."
She originally wanted to spend some time to find the victims, then liberate them and give them a chance to take revenge. She didn't expect the De Mare family to be so considerate and directly send the victims to her. She definitely wouldn't let them down! These two days were just right to help those wraiths.
Xu Manqin took in the strange smile on her daughter's face and helplessly shook her head. Her expression was full of affection. "Child, what are you thinking of now?"
Li Xiaoyi said seriously, "No, I'm thinking of doing a good deed."
Sigh, when the time came, if she helped solve many murder cases, would the Government of M give her a few more silk banners? She wanted to compare their silk banners with the Chinese ones to see if there was any difference.
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