Chapter 226: Unexpected Gains
Huangfu Zhengqi never expected that Tang Shuo would turn against him so easily. When he came to his senses, he was shocked to find that the dagger had pierced his thigh.
He immediately cried out in pain and collapsed on the sofa.
Wu Lingyun, who had been holding the gun, immediately stepped forward and put the muzzle of the gun to Huangfu Zhengqi's forehead again. He said coldly, "Shut up."
Huangfu Zhengqi immediately fell silent, tears streaming down his face! Tang Shuo looked at him again, a hint of fear in his eyes.
Are people not allowed to shout or cry?
Shen Yuqi, who was sitting opposite him, also frowned, but wisely remained silent. Instead, he calculated the chips on his body.
Tang Shuo's decision not to attack the two immediately upon entering the room suggested they had other intentions. He was now considering how to meet their demands.
"Do you think you have the qualifications to make demands?" Tang Shuo pulled out his dagger and said with a smile.
Tang Shuo's gentle smile didn't warm Huangfu Zhengqi's heart. He groaned in pain and immediately covered the wound on his leg with his hands.
In fact, Tang Shuo's knife did not penetrate deep, and it also avoided the artery on Huangfu Zhengqi's leg, so the bleeding from the wound was not serious.
Tang Shuo took two pieces of paper from the tissue on the coffee table, wiped his dagger and said, "Tell me, what does the Huangfu family want to do?"
Just as Huangfu Zhengqi was about to speak, Tang Shuo added, "Think carefully before you answer. If your answer does not satisfy me, you will know the consequences."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Shuo gestured twice at Huangfu Zhengqi with the dagger.
Huangfu Zhengqi swallowed his saliva and replied in a trembling voice, "Our family wants to establish a joint venture with the Jiang family to control the Jiang family's liquidity and suppress the Jiang family."
Tang Shuo frowned and said, "Be more specific."
What Huangfu Zhengqi said was too vague. It seemed that he said a lot, but he did not reveal anything about the inner meaning.
"The Jiang family owns a company called Lanyu Investment, which is a major pillar of the Jiang family." Huangfu Zhengqi continued, "Our family wants to bring down the Jiang family by suppressing the two listed companies controlled by Lanyu Investment."
"But the Jiang family has already signed a contract with you. Even if Lan Yu suffers losses, they can make up for it through Huake later, right?" Tang Shuo's face suddenly darkened, and he asked doubtfully, "And your family has invested over 100 billion. Do you have any funds left?"
This is also the thing that Tang Shuo has been most puzzled about recently. He has always believed that since the Huangfu family would give up such a huge benefit, there must be a problem, but he can't figure out where the problem lies.
Although the Huangfu family is the leader of the five major families, it is only slightly better than the Jiang family.
Moreover, the Huangfu family has already invested 100 billion in this cooperation. Even if they want to harm the Jiang family, they do not have that much cash support.
As for whether the Huangfu family would seek cooperation with other families, Tang Shuo had thought about this.
However, it would be fine if the other three families did not take the opportunity to add insult to injury, but why would they lend such a large sum of money to the Huangfu family? Aren’t they worried that it might be a trap set by the Huangfu family?
If the Huangfu family offered huge benefits to tempt the other party, they would be courting their own destruction.
This is equivalent to directly revealing the fact that they have insufficient funds during this period. It would be a problem if the other families did not take the opportunity to deal with the Huangfu family.
After hearing Tang Shuo's words, a trace of contempt flashed across Huangfu Zhengqi's face.
However, he soon realized his situation and continued with a bitter face: "Once the Jiang family's capital chain is broken, it will not be just us who are eyeing the Jiang family."
Having said that, he glanced at Shen Yuqi and continued, “Our family has started raising funds since half a year ago, and this time we borrowed another 70 billion from the Shen family.”
Shen Yuqi, who was thinking about countermeasures, heard Huangfu Zhengqi mention him and wanted to bite him to death! Isn't this diverting hatred?
Tang Shuo squinted at Chen Yuqi, then asked Huangfu Zhengqi, "How far have you progressed now?"
When he first started thinking about it, he only thought about the other major families in Yanjing, and never thought about second-tier families like the Shen family. He didn't expect that Huangfu Yuanzhou would actually use such a method!
Huangfu Zhengqi covered the wound on his leg and answered cautiously, "The funds are in place now. When the stock market opens tomorrow, our family will start suppressing those two listed companies. The Jiang family will definitely use their remaining funds to rescue the market, and we will seize the opportunity to lock them up. By the time the market closes, not only will the Jiang family's stock price plummet, but the news of a broken capital chain will also spread..."
Seeing Tang Shuo's face becoming increasingly ugly, Huangfu Zhengqi didn't dare to continue talking. Who knew if this guy would stab him again because he was in a bad mood?
"Is there any way to solve this problem?" Tang Shuo asked.
"No, our family's funds are all in place now." Huangfu Zhengqi said: "Unless the Jiang family can suddenly come up with at least 300 billion in cash, otherwise the Jiang family will suffer a huge loss tomorrow." Chi Jinpu Di.
In fact, what Huangfu Zhengqi wanted to say was that the Jiang family would collapse, but because of Tang Shuo's relationship, his words became softer.
Three hundred billion!
Even when the Jiang family was at its peak, they couldn't come up with that much cash, not to mention the fact that they had already spent 150 billion. Is the Jiang family really going to encounter setbacks this time?
"Are you done?" Tang Shuo looked at Huangfu Zheng curiously.
"It's over." Huangfu Zhengqi nodded and asked, "Can I leave now?"
Tang Shuo deftly turned the dagger around and pointed the tip of the dagger at Huangfu Zhengqi again.
"Did I ever say I'd let you go?" Tang Shuo said coldly to Huangfu Zhengqi with a sullen face, "You've been talking for a long time and haven't even come up with a useful solution. What's the difference between that and not saying anything at all?"
Huangfu Zhengqi was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "You can't do this. How can you bully a powerless person? And I've already told you everything!"
"Then when you sent people to kidnap Jiang Tianwei, did you ever think that you couldn't do that?"
After Tang Shuo finished speaking, he forced a knife towards Huangfu Zhengqi.
Although he was slashing at Huangfu Zhengqi, his movements were not very fast. Not only Wu Lingyun could see that Tang Shuo had no killing intentions, but even Shen Yuqi, who was sitting nearby, could see that Tang Shuo was just trying to scare Huangfu Zhengqi.
"That was all my cousin's idea." Huangfu Zhengqi, already on the verge of collapse, couldn't tell what Tang Shuo meant, so he immediately betrayed Huangfu Yuanzhou. Seeing Tang Shuo's dagger already in front of him, Huangfu Zhengqi shouted, "I know a secret!"
Tang Shuo stopped and asked, "What secret?"
"Zhao Chenru's car accident was not caused by you!" Huangfu Zhengqi said gritting his teeth.
"What's going on?" Tang Shuo said, "If you can answer me to my satisfaction, I might let you go."
Tang Shuo had always been puzzled by Zhao Chenru's car accident. He had aimed his gun at the rear tire of Zhao Chenru's car while fleeing, which shouldn't have caused such a serious accident. However, considering the rain at the time, Tang Shuo, though puzzled for a moment, attributed the problem to the driver's skill.
I didn’t expect that there was indeed a hidden story in this matter!
Huangfu Zhengqi took a breath and said, "The person who fired the shot that caused Zhao Chenru's car to lose control was not you. That person was sent by my cousin."
"How do you know this?" Tang Shuo asked.
"I heard him mention it when he was talking to Xu Guoping."
Thinking that Tang Shuo might not know who Xu Guoping was, Huangfu Zhengqi continued, "Xu Guoping is my cousin's military advisor."
Tang Shuo suppressed his ecstasy and said to Wu Lingyun behind him, "Take him to the Jiupin Tea House in the western suburbs. I'll contact someone to pick you up. Remember to keep a close eye on him!"
Wu Lingyun nodded, picked up Huangfu Zhengqi, and walked straight to the door without paying any attention to the gunshot wound on the other's leg.
Huangfu Zhengqi, who was being carried, was horrified and immediately turned around and said, "You said you would let me go!"
"I just said maybe." Tang Shuo replied with a smile.
This matter is very important. Tang Shuo never expected that there would be such an unexpected gain.
If this matter can be explained clearly to the Zhao family, then although there is no possibility of reconciliation between the two sides, the relationship can be slightly eased.
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