Chapter 311 — Money Over Life
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"Oh? So you're saying Jin Gubang is paying off your son's debts?" Wei Zhao frowned. So that was the reason behind this wretch's stubbornness? The thought made him smile bitterly. How true it was -- there was no love like a parent's love for their child. To save his son, Xie Guangao would rather die than transfer his shares to Wei Zhao; and having saved his son, he was willing to part with his shares and his life alike...
"He didn't. He doesn't have that much cash on hand, and neither do I." Xie Guangbo smiled bitterly. "My son's debt is in US dollars. The forty million in my bank account, sent over, was a drop in the bucket. But Jin Gubang has already promised me -- once he becomes chairman, he will allow me to draw on the company's funds..."
"Fuck." Wei Zhao really wanted to curse out loud. This Jin Gubang was plenty rotten -- agreeing to terms like that? Clearly the man had stopped at nothing to claim the chairman's throne, willing to sacrifice the company's interests for the sake of that one seat.
"Where is your son? I will bring him back, and you will transfer the shares to me." The second half of Wei Zhao's sentence was no question at all -- it was a command, delivered with an authority that allowed no dispute.
"That..." Xie Guangbo froze.
"What, you don't trust my abilities?" Wei Zhao narrowed his eyes, fixing Xie Guangbo with his gaze.
"No, of course not..." Xie Guangbo hurriedly shook his head. As if he would dare doubt Wei Zhao's strength now -- Ah Huang had been beaten half to death! Such fearsome power was almost unheard of in this world. But no matter how powerful a single man might be, he was up against the mafia abroad. Could he really bring his son back?
"Do you really think that if you give that gang their money, your son will come home safe?" Wei Zhao regarded Xie Guangbo with mockery. "Use your head. With a money tree like that, why would they ever let him leave the country? Drug addiction and gambling addiction are the hardest things to break. As long as he is still alive over there, you had better start saving up for the next payment."
"That..." Xie Guangbo did not deny it, for in his heart he had already come around to Wei Zhao's view. It was not the first time his son had asked for money; the reasons had varied each time, only the sums had not been as large as this. Something about offending powerful local figures, something about buying a car, something about a girlfriend running off with another man, and so on and so forth. Though after sending the money Xie Guangbo always urged his son to come home as soon as possible, the boy seemed utterly deaf to it. Now that he thought it over, Wei Zhao's words were probably the truth: time after time, the money had gone to settle gambling debts and loan-shark interest.
"I will give you one second to decide. Die here and now, or bring your son home and hand your shares over to me?" Wei Zhao watched Xie Guangbo and slowly raised the safe door in his hands. "All right, one second is up..."
"Wait..." Xie Guangbo shuddered and hurriedly waved his hands. "I... I agree."
Xie Guangbo did not doubt for a moment that Wei Zhao would bring that door down and smash him dead on the spot. Had there not been Ah Huang as a warning before him?