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Chapter 1173

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In front of Long Hanwen, Tan Xiu nearly exhausted all his words, coaxing and pestering him with all kinds of flattering words, yet Long Hanwen didn't loosen his grip. At the side, even an experienced and knowledgeable person like William secretly felt a bit grateful for Tang Xiu's dedication in handling this matter.

"Tan Xiu, you don't need to say anymore. My son is seriously injured, so he must pay a painful price." Long Hanwen clenched his fists and spoke with a gloomy expression.

Tan Xiu exchanged glances with William. Then, he gritted his teeth and stretched out a finger, saying in a deep voice, "Uncle Long, since you want them to pay the price, then I'll pay the price. 100 million as compensation for Zhengyu's medical expenses. What do you think? "

Long Hanwen squinted his eyes and sneered, "My Long Family may lack everything, but we're not short of money."

"200 million."

Tan Xiu said in a deep voice.

Long Hanwen was silent for a moment and then sneered, "I told you that my Long Family is not short of money. 200 million is nothing to my Long Family."

Tan Xiu's eyes turned a bit red as he shouted, "1 billion! This is the highest price my Magnificent Tang Corporation can offer. Uncle Long, I address you as Uncle because I have a very close relationship with Zhengyu. Now that he's been seriously injured, it's already happened. Even if you want Cal Solund to be buried with him, it's only to vent your anger and you won't get any substantial benefits. We are all businessmen, and what businessmen pursue is profit. Your Long Group is indeed a big enterprise, but it's not that easy to earn 1 billion easily, no? Today, you give me face and also get some benefits. It's definitely killing two birds with one stone. "

Long Hanwen fell into silence. He even took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it up. After taking a deep puff, he extinguished the cigarette butt in the ashtray and looked up at Tan Xiu, saying, "You're right. I'm a businessman, so I naturally won't turn a blind eye to money. Tan Xiu, considering our friendship, I don't want 1 billion from you. However, 800 million is the lowest price. Otherwise, I'll kill that Cal Solund. "

Tan Xiu took a deep breath and looked at William at the side with a complicated expression. He nodded and said, "I'll remember this favor, Uncle Long. I'll transfer the money to you soon. When … when will you let Cal Solund go? "

Long Hanwen said, "I'll naturally release them after receiving the money."

Tan Xiu and William didn't stay any longer. The moment they stepped out of the Long Family's villa, an apologetic look appeared on William's face as he said, "I'm really sorry, Boss Tang. Because of us, you actually suffered such a huge loss. I will definitely pass on your help to … "

"Wait!"

Tan Xiu raised his hand and interrupted him. "I didn't lose anything. Don't tell me your Harbo Group wants me to pay this 800 million ransom out of my own pocket?"

"What?"

William was dumbfounded, and his expression froze. He stared at Tan Xiu as though he had seen a ghost and didn't sober up from Tan Xiu's words for a long time.

"I'm already doing a great favor for your Harbo Group by risking my life." Tan Xiu sneered. "My Magnificent Tang Corp. is a business, not a charity. I don't have the right to lose such a sum of money for someone else's life. If you want Cal Solund to live, hurry up and contact the Harbo Group's top brass or his family. But if you're willing to give up Cal Solund's life, then this is all I can do for you. "

"…"

William opened his mouth, only to find that his throat was blocked by something and he couldn't speak at all.

Tan Xiu took out a cigarette and lit it up. Then, he said, "You're proficient in Mandarin, Mr. William, so you should know how precious Huaxia's favor is. It's already a huge price for me to owe the Long Family a favor today. If you don't want to fork out 800 million yuan to save Cal Solund, I'll immediately announce to the media that this matter has nothing to do with my Magnificent Tang Corp. But I'd like to give you a piece of advice. The Long Family has clearly stated the price. If your Harbo Group doesn't want to fork out the money and this matter blows up, Long Hanwen will directly publicize what happened today. By that time, your Harbo Group's reputation will be swept to the ground and you'll become a laughing stock in the international business community. "

William's expression changed and disbelief filled his eyes. He originally thought that Tan Xiu brought him to see Long Hanwen to help him. Little did he expect that Tan Xiu had dug a pit for him and made him jump into it directly.

He wouldn't have come with him if he had known this would happen.

William clenched his fists and looked furious. He glared at Tan Xiu and said, "You're using the banner of helping us, Boss Tang, but you're actually digging a pit for us, aren't you?"

"I don't like what you just said, William." Tan Xiu frowned and said, "How could Long Hanwen agree to release Cal Solund if it wasn't for me? You've seriously injured his son and he's still in a coma, and his life is in danger. Maybe Long Zhengyu will die. Anyone who kills someone in Huaxia must pay with their life. Besides, it's indeed Cal Solund who seriously injured Long Zhengyu, but you're the one behind it, aren't you? Do you think you can escape the responsibility if Cal Solund dies in Huaxia? "

"What I want to know now is, are you helping me or harming me?" William angrily said, "Are you helping me or harming me? It's 800 million! 800 million yuan is not a small amount even if it's Huaxia's RMB. "

"I'm really angry to hear you talk to me like that, William," Tan Xiu said lightly. "I'm helping you out of kindness, yet you bite back at me? Is this your way of being a man? 800 million? Do you think Long Hanwen's Long Group really needs 800 million from you? As far as I know, the Long Group's income from developing the New City in Star City is at least 8 billion. Why would I swindle you for a mere 800 million? "

William fell into silence. He felt that what Tan Xiu said was very reasonable. The Long Group indeed didn't lack 800 million yuan. After he had instructed Cal Solund to seriously injure Long Zhengyu, he had sent some people to investigate the Long Group's situation. The result made him secretly startled. He didn't expect that a small dispute would unexpectedly provoke such a terrifying existence like the Long Group.

But!

He didn't have 800 million yuan!

If he were to mention it to the HQ, he was afraid that the company's top executives would skin him alive.

"What should I do?"

William's mind was constantly thinking about the solution to this matter. For a time, he was in a dilemma.

Tan Xiu looked at William's constantly changing expression and lightly said, "Mr. William, I know this matter is a bit unexpected for you. But it's a matter of life and death, after all. If you think it's not easy to solve, I can give you an idea. "

William stared blankly and hurriedly asked, "What idea?"

"Long Zhengyu's kung fu is very powerful, but Cal Solund can seriously injure him, which means that Cal Solund is a cultivator," Tan Xiu said lightly. As for the reason why he became a cultivator, it was probably not because he cultivated by himself, but because of the elders in his family, some powerful figures. Since it's related to his family's life and death, I think you don't need to contact the Harbo Group's HQ at all. Just contact Cal Solund's family directly. I'm sure they won't be stingy with 800 million yuan! "

William's eyes lit up, and he immediately felt a little happy. He had been stuck in a dead end thinking that he couldn't explain this matter to the Harbo Group's headquarters, but he had forgotten that Cal Solund's father, the major shareholder of the Harbo Group, was also a very powerful big boss.

"Boss Tang …"

At this moment, William's eyes suddenly turned a bit complicated when he looked at Tan Xiu.

"Money is not important to me at all, Mr. William," Tan Xiu said indifferently. "Let alone 800 million yuan, I can easily take out 8 billion or 10 billion yuan if I want to. I'm sure you know how fast my Magnificent Tang Corporation makes money. "

"Yes."

William nodded without a word.

Tan Xiu then continued, "You know how my Magnificent Tang Corporation makes money, so you should know that I won't deliberately scam you for 800 million yuan given my status and identity. If I really joined hands with Long Hanwen to scam you, it's definitely not just 800 million yuan. Don't tell me that he directly reduced the price by 200 million yuan when I raised it to 1 billion yuan? This 200 million yuan is the face of this Tan Xiu, a debt of gratitude. "

That's right!

William didn't think about this issue before. But now that he heard what Tan Xiu said, he carefully thought about it and felt that Tan Xiu's words made sense. 1 billion yuan and 800 million yuan were actually not much different. Tan Xiu had proposed 1 billion yuan as compensation, yet Long Hanwen directly reduced it by 200 million yuan. This showed that whether it was Tan Xiu or Long Hanwen, they were not short of money at all.

Could it be …

Did he misunderstand Tan Xiu? Did he have good intentions? Just to help me solve this trouble?

William's mind raced and a guilty look gradually appeared on his face. He slightly bowed and said, "It's all my fault, Boss Tang. I actually wronged you. I, William, hereby solemnly apologize to you. I hope you can forgive my mistake. You can rest assured that I'll immediately contact Cal Solund's father since you've done so much for me. He's a major shareholder of my Harbo Group. "

"Cal Solund's father is a major shareholder of your Harbo Group?" Tan Xiu was surprised. "Cal Solund's identity is so noble, so how did he become your …"

"Cal Solund just graduated from school, so his father asked him to study under me," explained William quickly. "Cal Solund is a bit impulsive and has caused a lot of trouble in the past two years. It's just that I've always helped him deal with it, so he doesn't know how to restrain himself. I never expected that he would cause such a big trouble this time. "

Tan Xiu secretly sneered inwardly, but he maintained a straight face and said, "Mr. William, since Cal Solund's identity is so noble, I think you should hurry up and contact his father. I'm afraid that Long Hanwen will kill Cal Solund out of anger if the time is too short. Don't doubt it. The Long Family is the most powerful family in Star City. Even the government officials are somewhat afraid of them. Therefore, even if he killed Cal Solund, there wouldn't be too much trouble. "

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