On the top floor of the Triumph Hotel, in a luxurious presidential suite.
A newly drafted asset transfer contract lay quietly on the wide mahogany office table. It had yet to be signed.
Gou Liancheng sat in his comfortable office chair, but his entire body felt like it was being pierced by needles. His neck was as stiff as a dead tree, his shoulders were trembling violently and his arms were trembling slightly. His eyes were cloudy and dull as he stared silently at the contract on his desk.
The contract wasn't complicated, and it wasn't as formal and formal as the bidding documents. It was only a few thin A4 pages that had just been printed out. The heat from the printer still lingered on the paper.
However, Gou Liancheng knew that this contract included all the developed and undeveloped land, buildings, companies, hotels, shares, private properties, bank deposits, personal investments …
This was a contract with a total value of three and a half billion yuan. This was all of his assets!
Of course, assets equated to liabilities and investments. If one were to deduct all the liabilities and only count the net assets, this contract was worth one and a half billion yuan!
The pen and the red ink pad were on Gou Liancheng's right. He only needed to raise his hand to get them. As long as he signed and pressed his fingerprint on it, the contract would come into effect immediately!
The three and a half billion yuan worth of assets, or at least one and a half billion yuan, would all belong to him!
Suddenly, a cigarette was passed to Gou Liancheng from behind. The person who passed him the cigarette was also silent, his arm dangling in the air, waiting for Gou Liancheng to take it.
Gou Liancheng's gaze shifted away from the contract. He lowered his head and slowly raised his right hand to take the cigarette.
Following that, Xie Zhenting flicked the match in his hand and with a sizzling sound, the match was ignited. He bent down and silently lit Gou Liancheng's cigarette.
This was the first time Xie Zhenting had lit a cigarette for Gou Liancheng since they had started working together.
"Thank you."
Gou Liancheng took a deep puff of the cigarette and thanked Ling Yun with his mouth full of smoke. His shrill voice was dry as the smoke entered his throat, causing him to choke and cough loudly.
He was at the end of his rope. He couldn't even take a puff of smoke.
"Old Gou, this contract … Are you really going to sign it? It's three and a half billion yuan! "
Not to mention Gou Liancheng himself, even Xie Zhenting, who had been with him the entire time, could feel his heart bleeding just by standing there and watching!
Gou Liancheng lifted his trembling arm and wiped the tears that had come out of his eyes from the thick smoke. He started to speak, but his answer was irrelevant.
"Over the past three months, I finally understand that Ling Yun can't afford to offend anyone! Trying to go against him will only lead to death! "
"Unfortunately, I realized it too late. It's really too late!"
"I've already tried my best to get this result. Moreover, Ling Yun has also shown me mercy."
The expression on Xie Zhenting's handsome face flickered incessantly. The expression in his eyes constantly fluctuated, as if he was unwilling, but also revealed a deep helplessness. After a long while, he finally said, "But, this is really too much. Moreover, he did not agree to let our son go!"
All of a sudden, Gou Liancheng felt like a deflated balloon as he slumped back into his chair and used the back of his head as a pillow. He stared at the ceiling above him.
"Mayor Xie, you're wrong …"
Xie Zhenting was stunned and repeated, "Wrong?"
"He let him go!"
Xie Zhenting was shocked. "Let him go? Didn't Ling Yun say … "
Gou Liancheng was half-lying there as he waved the cigarette in his right hand. With a wisp of smoke, he said slowly, "Mayor Xie, think about it. If Ling Yun did it himself, do you think our son would have any chance of survival?"
Xie Zhenting remained silent.
Gou Liancheng's voice was cold and emotionless. "Tang Meng rose too quickly. Even at such a young age, he already has the bearing of a tycoon. This is all because he and his father followed the right person!"
"However, Tang Meng's nature isn't bad. He just wants revenge. Even though Xiao Fa's limbs were broken by Tang Meng, I dare say that Tang Meng wouldn't kill or cripple Xiao Fa!" "That's right! Tang Meng is not a bad person.
"Even Tang Tianhao would never allow his son to do that. Otherwise, they wouldn't have waited until today to bring up revenge!"
"I've already kowtowed and admitted my mistake. Furthermore, there's still the three and a half billion yuan!"
Since Gou Liancheng was able to become an influential figure in a provincial city, and Xie Zhenting was the Deputy Mayor of a provincial city, the two of them were naturally not to be trifled with. They were both the cream of the crop!
After Gou Liancheng's brief analysis, Xie Zhenting immediately understood what was going on.
"Medical technology is so advanced now. It's not like a broken arm or leg can't be reattached. As long as you recover, you'll be a normal person again …"
Xie Zhenting was deep in thought. He didn't even notice that the cigarette had burned his fingers. "So you're saying that Ling Yun actually let them go?"
Gou Liancheng blinked his eyes and said slowly, "That's right."
"The way Ling Yun does things may seem arrogant, domineering, and ruthless. In fact, everything he does isn't overboard if you think about it carefully. It's just that he follows a special principle, and it's just that it's his own principle."
"Mayor Xie, you should know that before Ling Yun rose to power, our son bullied him in school for three whole years. To be precise, it was three months to three years, but Ling Yun tolerated it all."
"Moreover, after Ling Yun punished them for the first time, he made it clear that all the grudges were settled. It's just that our son is used to being arrogant and can't take any losses. That's why he made such a big mistake and led to the current situation."
"If only they had half of Tang Meng's foresight … Sigh, what a freak accident!"
Gou Liancheng seemed to have exhausted all his energy. He took another deep puff of his cigarette before throwing it on the ground and stamping it out with his foot.
Without any hesitation, Gou Liancheng leaned forward, picked up the pen, and signed his name on every page of the property transfer contract. Then, he opened the ink box and stamped his handprint on every part of the contract that had been signed.
"Phew …"
Gou Liancheng stood up abruptly and let out a long sigh. He turned around and gave Xie Zhenting a bitter smile.
"I, Gou Liancheng, have worked so hard for more than twenty years, but I made a mistake and ended up with nothing."
Gou Liancheng picked up the contract on his desk and continued, "But this is good too, it's quiet …"
"Old Gou, but … but I received a call from Junyan last night, he said …" Xie Zhenting's mouth twitched.
"What did he say?" Gou Liancheng's heart sank as he asked anxiously.
Xie Zhenting's face turned extremely ugly as he sweated profusely. "Junyan said that he, your son, and Lu Guanwang's son, Lu Chengtian, have found a way to deal with Ling Yun. They're going to sneak back to Qingshui to deal with Ling Yun!"
"Ah!"
Gou Liancheng's face turned ashen as the contract in his hand fell to the ground!
"Not good! They're digging their own graves! Call them now! "
After recovering from his shock, Gou Liancheng immediately took out his phone and dialed a number without hesitation.
"Hello, the number you have dialed is not available …"
A notification sounded, followed by the busy tone.
"It's over …"
Gou Liancheng was dumbfounded. His body stiffened and his phone fell to the ground, making a soft sound as it landed on the soft carpet.
"Old Xie, are you stupid? Why didn't you stop them on the spot?"
Gou Liancheng no longer addressed Xie Zhenting as mayor.
Xie Zhenting sighed deeply. "Sigh, I originally thought that Li Jiujiang would be able to deal with Ling Yun for a period of time. Moreover, Junyan told me to rest assured on the phone that Ling Yun would not be able to escape this time …"
Gou Liancheng's body swayed as he snorted coldly. "Hmph, Lil 'Fa has told me that many times! But what happened every time? "
Xie Zhenting was speechless. After a while, he lowered his voice and said, "Liancheng, it's too late to say anything now. They might have already returned to Qingshui …"
Gou Liancheng's face darkened. "Search, mobilize everyone to search for them. We must find them before they do anything stupid. Otherwise, we'll all die a horrible death!"
Xie Zhenting panicked at the thought of Ling Yun's terror. He pointed at the contract on the floor and gulped. "What about this contract?"
"Mayor Xie, do you think we can leave this hotel if we don't hand over the contract?" Gou Liancheng asked Xie Zhenting.
Gou Liancheng bent down and picked up the contract on the floor one by one. At the same time, he said to Xie Zhenting, "Let's go, it'll be too late if we don't hand over the contract!"
Gou Liancheng was burning with anxiety as he rushed to the door and placed the contract in Abing's hands.
"This is the transfer of my assets. I only need one copy, please take a look."
Abing, the boss of Green Dragon, read through the contract word for word. After confirming that there were no problems, he smiled at Gou Liancheng. "Boss Gou, you're straightforward."
He didn't say a word of thanks. He didn't need to.
Gou Liancheng nodded slightly. "Then … Mayor Xie and I can leave now?"
Abing gestured for them to wait. He walked to the side and gave Tang Meng a call. After he was done, he returned and said to Gou Liancheng and Xie Zhenting, "Both of you can leave now, but …"
"Please don't forget that you have seven days. If you don't bring your son here in seven days, I don't think I need to explain the consequences, right?"
Seven days? Something big could happen at any time!
Gou Liancheng didn't say anything. He nodded to show that he understood and rushed to the elevator with Xie Zhenting.
"Strange, why are they in such a hurry …"
Abing muttered to himself as he watched the two of them rush into the elevator. He shook his head and couldn't hide the excitement on his face. He jumped three feet high!
Three and a half billion yuan! He had it!
"I have to deliver it to Big Brother Yun personally!" Abing dashed to the other elevator with the contract in his hand.
On the fifth floor of the Triumph Hotel, in the luxurious suite of the banquet hall.
"Hey, this is a cheque of 100 million. It's the money you won from the bet. I won't wait until your acceptance letter comes. This money is really hot to hold!"
Song Zhengyang handed the check worth a hundred million yuan to Ling Yun as soon as he entered the room! (To be continued.)
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