Chapter 924 — A Share of the Spoils
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"Old Jin, Old Zhong, you both know the Gu Group well. Tell me — this time, under what pretext should we demand money from Gu Pengzhan?" Zhao Qibing asked bluntly. These were all trusted men of his; there was no need to be coy. "The Xiao family used the insult to Xiao Ji's wife as their opening. What about us?"
At Zhao Qibing's level, though this was plainly plunder dressed up as justice, every matter had to be given its reason, lest tongues start wagging. When Zhao Qibing made his move, he naturally had to find himself a fitting excuse as well — otherwise, would it not simply be robbery in broad daylight?
That was the sort of thing Wei Zhao did; Zhao Qibing did not have the nerve for it! Every level had its own rules, and no one would break them of his own accord. Do otherwise, and everything would descend into chaos.
But Wei Zhao was not of the upper-class circle, nor even of the hidden-family level, and so he had always done things strictly by his own rules, never playing by the book — which was precisely why Zhao Qibing had never gained the slightest advantage over him!
Now that a chance had finally come to put Gu Pengzhan in his place, how could he possibly let it slip by?
The Gu Group's real-estate company was an industry Zhao Qibing had long coveted. If not for Wei Zhao sticking his oar in and getting in the way, the real-estate firm under the Gu Group would by now be in Zhao Qibing's name!
"Mm, all our clashes have been with Wei Zhao. If we use Wei Zhao as our excuse, it won't quite hold up," Li Cihua said. "The Xiao family's reason is a bit laughable, but it is true that Gu Mengyao offended the Xiao family's Gou Huli..."
"I know that. If we could just go and demand money outright, why would I need to discuss it with you?" Zhao Qibing shot Li Cihua a glare and said impatiently. "Everyone, put your heads together, and be quick about it. I'm afraid that once this news spreads, more of Gu Pengzhan's enemies will come knocking. If we arrive too late, our share will be that much smaller!"
"Young Master Bing, I do have a good idea," Jin Gubang said after a moment's pondering. "Though it amounts to a sort of robbery in the dark..."
"Dark is fine. So long as it isn't daylight robbery, the rules won't be broken!" Zhao Qibing said. "All I want is a reason! Gu Pengzhan is probably in a fine mess already. We go give him a scare, and he'll have no choice but to yield!"
"Here's the thing. Didn't I once try to take control of the company's board of directors? I also quietly held back a blank document bearing Gu Pengzhan's signature. At the time I meant to buy off the other board members and then forge a letter of resignation, with Gu Pengzhan stepping down as chairman. But then that brat Wei Zhao stirred things up and sent me packing with my tail between my legs, so the blank document was never put to use!" Jin Gubang said. "What if we forge it into an asset-transfer agreement?"