Chapter 3275 — The Great Shift of the Cosmos
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"What do I mean by bringing an empty case? How could I possibly bring an empty case to a transaction?" He Dantou said, then hefted the case with his hand and said coldly, "Whether there was money in this case before, I carried it all the way here and I know perfectly well. Now that it's gone empty, do you think I wouldn't notice?"
"Chairman He, from what you're saying, am I to understand that you believe I took the money out of the case?" the general manager asked just as coldly.
"Hmph!" He Dantou gave a cold snort. Though he said nothing outright, the implication was unmistakable.
"Chairman He, allow me to remind you: this case has been sitting at your feet ever since it came through that door. I haven't so much as touched it. Moreover, do you really think I could take the money out without opening the case? What do you take me for—a magician? I daresay even a master of the heavenly way has no such trick of fetching objects across empty space. That is beyond what any cultivator could achieve—it would take either advanced technology or a paranormal ability! But do you believe such technology or such abilities exist today? If I had that kind of power, I'd go haul gold bars out of a bank—no need to make money trafficking drugs!" The general manager's expression had regained its calm as he explained coolly, "Of course, one cannot rule out the possibility that you, Chairman He, are crying thief while thieving—deliberately framing me!"
"You…" Chairman He was thoroughly enraged by the general manager's last words, but he was not a man devoid of intelligence. True enough, the case had been at his feet from the moment he entered and had never left his side. Besides, he was a grand-master at the peak of the late Heaven Rank—if someone had opened the case under his very nose and stolen the money, it would have been impossible for him not to notice the slightest trace, especially since the sum inside was no small amount. Even to move it would have taken several trips—who could have stolen it all in one go?
Yet to say the case had been swapped was equally impossible, for he himself had set its code, and the case bore certain marks of the Overseas Cultivators Association. The Red Conch could hardly have counterfeited such a case on the spot!
And more than that—who could have swapped the case right under his nose?
So in that moment Chairman He was somewhat bewildered. Had he seen a ghost? Had he never put the money in at all? He was no longer entirely certain! After all, the whole affair was monstrously strange. If the money had simply vanished into thin air, then he truly had seen a ghost.
"Fine. You have a computer here, I take it? I'll wire you the money," He Dantou said, drawing a deep breath. Though his mind was filled with perplexity, the transaction could not be halted. He had no cash, so a transfer was the only way.
If the money really was lost, he would suffer a crushing loss—but if he did not go through with the transaction, he would lose everything and gain nothing.
"Yes, that can be arranged." The general manager, too, was somewhat puzzled as to what play Chairman He was putting on. Did the man truly come to trade in good faith? Had he really brought the money? But none of that mattered; so long as He Dantou agreed to a transfer, it was fine. "Fanny, go enter my account details into my laptop and bring it here!"