As the saying goes, "Men die for wealth and birds die for food."
In Xie Zhiqiang's eyes, wealth was definitely the second most important thing, and his life was the first. For money, he could kill his parents, kill his wife, kill his children, and do all kinds of bad things. His motto was: Those who stand in my way will die.
At the same time.
There were more than a dozen guns aimed at him. As long as one of them moved their finger, he would be dead. But in this critical moment, he was fearless. He sat on the soft sofa and even signaled the four men behind him to put down their guns. He looked at the foreign Caucasian in front of him with a faint smile.
"Brother Cole, don't blame me for raising the price. The gene drug particle we jointly developed is too precious. The agreement between us was that once the research on the gene particle is completed, you need to pay me 200 million dollars. You can take the gene particle and the research materials away. But the time it took to develop this gene drug is much longer than we expected. In the past two years, you have given up on continuing to increase the funds. The money was all paid by me. So, one billion dollars, don't even think about taking the gene particle away. If your people dare to shoot, come, come, shoot me in the head. It's not a big deal if I die, but I'm afraid you will never get the gene particle we developed. "Xie Zhiqiang touched his chin and said with a faint smile.
The tall and imposing Austin Cole had a murderous look in his eyes. When he wanted to kill someone, he would habitually pinch the bottom button of his clothes with his fingers. At this moment, his fingers were pinching the button. He had met many greedy people, but no one dared to raise the price.
However.
He knew very well that Xie Zhiqiang had a deep friendship with the big boss of their SOE. He even saved the big boss' life in the past. If he killed Xie Zhiqiang, although the big boss would not directly fall out with him, he was afraid that he would not be kind to him in the future.
But a price of one billion dollars was absolutely not something he was willing to bear.
"Xie, in the past two years, there have been problems in our SOE. I believe you should have heard about it. Because all the funds were invested in big projects, we were unable to inject funds on time. This is indeed our mistake. But a price of one billion dollars is too high. Not to mention me, even the boss can't agree. 300 million dollars, this is our bottom line. If you can't agree, then you can only be our enemy. "
Xie Zhiqiang sneered, "300 million USD? Do you think I'm a beggar? Over the past two years, I've invested close to 200 million USD, and many of the research materials have been imported from all over the world. You should know about nanomachines, right? In order to get it, I sent people to Africa to ransack a secret research institute in the M Nation. Do you know how much I lost? Of the forty true Predators, twenty-seven died there, thirteen escaped with nanoworms, and four were permanently disabled. "
"Also, do you know where I got the information about the research lab? I bought it from the Darkwind organization for $25 million. Increase the price by 100 million USD? I can't believe you have the nerve to say that. "
Austin Cole was silent. He did not know if Xie Zhiqiang was telling the truth, but it was indeed their fault for breaching the contract. Eight years had passed since the beginning of the joint research. In the first six years, the SOE company invested a total of 480 million USD, but there was no substantial progress in the research results. Therefore, just as they were about to give up on this plan, they unexpectedly received news of the successful experiment.
It was the gene particle!
He must get it. Once he had the gene particle, he would be able to transform the body of ordinary people and create a group of genetic mutant experts. Although the SOE company had its own armed forces, there was still a big gap between them and the world's top armed forces.
"500 million USD. That's my bottom line."
Austin Cole finally compromised and directly gave up 200 million USD. This was the highest price he could decide on.
"I told you I won't sell the gene particle to your SOE company for 1 billion USD less." Xie Zhiqiang shook his head. "I'm sure there will be countless forces willing to pay more than 1 billion USD to buy it once I sell it to other large foreign forces."
"Are you forcing my hand?" Austin Cole angrily asked.
"That's right. I'm forcing you," said Xie Zhiqiang. "We'll trade if you want to buy it, but we'll part ways if you don't. This is China. You may have brought a lot of people, but it won't be easy for you to kill me. Maybe you can't even get out of China's border. "
"Those who have threatened me are all dead."
Austin Cole didn't say it out loud, but he kept repeating it three times in his heart. For the sake of the gene particle, for the sake of the SOE company being able to cultivate a large number of powerful genetic warriors and doubling the SOE's armed forces, all he had to do now was to endure.
A middle-aged man took out a Cuban cigar and lit it for Austin Cole. After taking a few puffs, Austin Cole waved his hand to order his men to put down their guns. He then looked at Xie Zhiqiang and lightly said, "My authority is only 500 million USD. I need to contact the Boss about this matter and ask him about his decision. "
Xie Zhiqiang shrugged his shoulders and smilingly said, "I'll give you three days at most. If I don't get a reply within three days, I'll set the file in my computer's mailbox to send it out automatically. At that time, at least 20 of the world's top forces will send their people to China to discuss the deal with me. "
Austin Cole subconsciously touched the bottom button of his clothes again. He nodded with a cold face and got up to leave quickly.
Half a minute later.
A voluptuous woman with heavy makeup came out of the room next door. She was holding a sharp butterfly knife in her hand, playing with it as it fluttered up and down, creating a flower of the knife.
"Hey, you wanna die for money? Aren't you afraid of completely enraging Austin Cole? That guy is famous for being ruthless and merciless, "asked the woman with a smile.
"I've provoked many ruthless and merciless people," sneered Xie Zhiqiang. "It doesn't matter if he's one or not. I couldn't see any hope back then and was forced into such a difficult situation. Now that the gene particle has been researched, they're like hungry wolves smelling blood. I can't let go of this resentment in my heart if I don't make them bleed. "
"What's your decision if the SOE's Big Boss gives the order?" asked the woman with a smile.
A look of dread could be seen in Xie Zhiqiang's eyes. After being silent for a long time, he slowly said, "I have some understanding of his character. He won't complicate matters that can be solved with money. Of course, if he really wants to buy it for 500 million US dollars, then I'll sell it to him. The gene particle won't be sold to only one company. Help me contact and investigate. I'm bound to find two rich customers. "
The woman squinted her eyes and asked with a faint smile, "Aren't you afraid that everyone will know that you have the gene particle in your hands? I'm afraid that countless forces will have their eyes on you at that time. "
"What's there to be afraid of?" Xie Zhiqiang sneered. "I'll give the gene particle formula to the country after I've sold it to several companies. Do you think the country will ignore me at that time?"
"..."
The woman gave a thumbs up with an admiring expression on her heavily made-up face. * * *
At the Paradise Manor.
Tan Xiu was sitting in the living room of the western-style building where Ouyang Lulu usually lived with the gifts given by Ji Mu placed in front of him. His fingers plucked the strings of the zither and the melodious sound was like a feast. Ouyang Lulu was sitting cross-legged at the tea table in front of him, concentrating on making tea.
"Boss, Ji Mu is here."
Mo Awu paced a few steps forward and came to Tan Xiu's front.
Tan Xiu didn't speak and only finished playing the zither before he gently waved his hand. Shortly after, Ji Mu came with a beautifully wrapped gift box. He carefully placed the gift box in front of Tan Xiu and took two steps back.
"What kind of treasure is this?"
Tan Xiu pointed to the gift box and asked with an expressionless face.
"I don't know." Ji Mu shook his head and said, "I bid farewell to my grandma two hours ago. She told me to give it to you."
Tan Xiu pointed to the sofa in front of him. After Ji Mu took a seat, he asked, "Tell me! What's your real purpose? "
Ji Mu had already figured it out, but he was still a bit panicked at the last moment. However, he suppressed his emotions and plucked up his courage to say, "I want to become a superman, or someone with magical powers. Just like what you did in Mount Mang, riding the clouds and riding the mist to kill the enemies. "
Tan Xiu suddenly looked up with his ice-cold eyes full of killing intent as he asked in a cold voice, "Were you nearby at that time?"
Being stared at by Tang Xiu, a chill ran down Ji Mu's spine, and even the back of his neck felt chilly. He suddenly had a feeling that he was being stared at by a ferocious beast that could pounce and bite him at any time.
"Yes! I was nearby. "
Ji Mu forced himself to go all out and nodded.
"Who else could have seen it besides you?" asked Tan Xiu indifferently. "Also, who else did you tell about it?"
Ji Mu shook his head and said, "No one else but me. Ever since I saw it, I realized that I can't easily tell others about it, so I didn't tell anyone. "
"Hmph, aren't you afraid that I'll kill you to avoid any future troubles?" Tan Xiu coldly snorted.
"Actually, I've already prepared for it," said Ji Mu bitterly. "If I can leave here alive today, it means that I've made the right bet. If I were to die here today, even if I'll have a lot of regrets, I'll still have to pay the price for losing. So I accept it. "
Tan Xiu shot him a deep look and casually took the fragrant tea from Ouyang Lulu. After gulping it down, he put the cup on the table and opened the exquisite packaging. When he saw the rectangular wooden box inside, he was slightly stunned.
"The Life-Returning Wood?"
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