Chapter 197 Threat
He staggered to his feet, his eyes gleaming with hatred as he waved his hand fiercely at his men, "Catch this bitch and beat her to death. I'll take responsibility for anything that happens!"
Normally, they wouldn't resort to violence, but this time, the woman was so arrogant that no man could tolerate her.
Several thugs immediately pulled out steel pipes and switchblades from their waists and surrounded Chi Li and the others.
Shi Nian'an was so frightened that his face turned pale, but he still managed to shout, "What do you want to do? If you come any closer, I'll call the police!"
Before he could finish, the man in a suit who was leading the group took action, and the steel pipe came smashing towards Shi Nian'an's head with the sound of wind.
She screamed and held her head, but saw a slender and powerful hand reaching out from her side like lightning. With a click, the steel pipe was flattened.
The man in the suit was shocked. When he came to his senses, the steel pipe in his hand had been taken away.
The hand swung back, and the tall and strong man in a suit was knocked out and fell heavily to the ground.
The remaining five people were in disbelief and shouted, "Come on together!" and rushed towards Chi Li together.
Chi Qi curled her lips and sneered, threw away the bent steel pipe, and stepped forward.
Wrist snap! Leg sweep! Uppercut!
Bang! Snap! Clang!
In less than ten seconds, all the thugs were lying on the ground, howling like ghosts. The last person who had crashed into the shelf was screaming in agony as heavy metal parts fell down.
Shi Nian'an stood there, looking at the man wailing on the ground, his eyes almost popping out.
Isn't this really a movie?
Chi Yan turned her wrist indifferently and said with disdain, "How boring."
These people were too weak, so she had to restrain her strength to avoid beating them to death. After all, it was a modern society with a sound legal system, and people could not be killed at will.
Turning his head, he met Shi Nian'an's incredulous gaze and casually explained, "I learned some Taekwondo when I was free, and I didn't expect to use it today."
Shi Nian'an was still shocked and found it difficult to accept the reality.
Isn't her stepmother's favorite thing to do to buy bags and do beauty treatments? When did she change her personality and actually think of practicing Taekwondo?
Chi Li didn't care what she thought at all and walked slowly to the debt collector.
His eyes narrowed above the mask, but his tone was frighteningly gentle. "Fifty million, huh? I don't have the money to pay it back. I can't live anymore anyway, so how about...you guys die with me?"
Hearing this, the debt collector who had just threatened to beat her to death now had only fear in his eyes.
He staggered back a step, slammed down on his knees, and cried out, "Sister, sister, I'm wrong. My boss told me to do this. I'm just an employee, and I still owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in mortgage!"
"Well, I'll quit when I get home and never do this again. Just treat me like shit."
After he finished speaking, he didn't hear Chi Qi's response, and his heart immediately sank.
He had never thought before going to work today that he could lose his life just for collecting a debt. After all, in the past, he was the only one who threatened others, and no one else threatened him.
After appreciating the fear on his face, Chi Li sneered and said, "Okay, then let your boss come and tell me in person."
The debt collector heaved a sigh of relief, took out his phone, and called his boss, "Brother Zhao, Mr. Zhou from Tianqiong Company wants to talk to you."
There was a loud and angry curse coming from the other end of the phone. The debt collector hunched over like a grandson, and kept saying "calm down". After explaining the current situation, he finally coaxed the boss to calm down.
Then he held the phone in both hands and handed it to Chi Li respectfully.
Chi Li didn't answer it, but just reached out and clicked the speaker, so the debt collector had to keep holding it.
The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly became polite, "Mrs. Zhou, I'm Mr. Zhao from Xingfu Group. The guys in the company are all rough guys. I hope you can forgive me if I've offended you."
Chi Qi hummed softly, but in her mind she was contacting Liu Shen'ai, asking her to help find something that could control Mr. Zhao.
Zhao Daliu knew nothing about this.
When his superiors asked him to set a trap for Shi Song, he had investigated this family. In his opinion, Zhou Fanyi was a short-sighted, vain and ignorant stupid woman.
It's just that her superb skills are a little unexpected, but there's nothing to be afraid of.
He continued, "I understand your difficulties, and I believe you're a wise man who won't fight us to the point of a catastrophe. However, repaying debts is a matter of course, and we must settle the fifty million. How about we both compromise and work out a new repayment plan?"
A glimmer of light flashed in Chi Qi's eyes, and the thing was found.
She looked at her phone and chuckled. "Redraw the plan? Sure, how about paying 50 million in one lump sum?"
"Of course...ah?" After saying these two words, Zhao Daliu finally reacted and was stunned for a moment.
What was this woman talking about? How could she possibly have so much money to pay off her debts? Wait...was she planning to sell her stepdaughter to Prince Qiao?
Only in this way can she pay off the 50 million debt in one go.
But then again, Shi Nian'an is not her biological daughter. This vain woman has no reason not to do the same.
After figuring it out, Zhao Daliu laughed out loud, "Hahahaha... I knew Madam Zhou was a sensible person. Prince Qiao is very interested in Miss Shi right now. Fifty million? It's just a matter of a word from him. I just don't know if Miss Shi is willing to cooperate."
Chi Qi raised her eyebrows slightly. It seemed that this person didn't know that Shi Nian'an had just scolded Qiao Yanzhi.
But she had no obligation to remind him.
Chi Li said coldly, "No, I mean, you give me 50 million."
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the line.
"You—!" Zhao Daliu was almost laughing at her anger. "Mrs. Zhou, did I hear you wrong? Please clarify, you owe me 50 million, and now you're asking me for money?!"
His tone suddenly became extremely sinister, "If you know what's good for you, send your daughter to Prince Qiao's bed right away. Otherwise, I will make sure you don't see the sun tomorrow!"
Chi Li's eyes darkened, but her tone remained calm. "Zhao Daliu, the legal representative of Xingfu Company, you used a shell company to operate funds with an interest rate of up to 600%. And this money ultimately flowed into the overseas account of a certain Li Party official. Even more coincidental, this official surnamed Liu happened to be sponsored by Huangtian Technology to get into power."
"Tell me, if I make this information public, or send it to your rival, the Baye Group, your losses will be more than 50 million, right? And you, Zhao Daliu, will be betrayed and end up committing suicide out of fear of punishment? It's really hard to guess."
The voice on the other end of the phone exploded instantly, "You...how did you know? What else do you know?"
Chi Qi could already imagine the fear and anxiety on Zhao Daliu's face.
So, how could she tell him how much evidence she had?
Chi Li said in a cold voice, "Fifty million, not a cent less, must be transferred to Tianqiong's account. I want to see the money before midnight."
The breathing on the other end of the phone became heavier. After a long while, a vicious voice came out, "Alright, you're so cruel! I'll hit you, just wait for me!"
After that, the phone was hung up.
The debt collector who was holding his cell phone tremblingly was dumbfounded. If he heard such a big secret, would he still be alive?
Chi Li glanced at him coldly, "Why don't you get out of here?"
The debt collector immediately stood up and said, "Yes, yes, I'll leave right away. Thank you, Boss Zhou, for your magnanimity. I wish you great success!"
He and a few others supported each other and hurried out of the workshop as if there was a ghost chasing them.
In the huge workshop, only Shi Nian'an and Chi Lan were left.
Shi Nian'an was already dumbfounded, his eyes wide open, speechless, and his soul seemed to have floated out of his body.
What just happened? Not only did the stepmother settle the debt with a few words, but she even asked the loan shark to pay the company 50 million yuan in return?
This... She never dared to imagine such a beautiful thing in her dreams!
It took her a long while to come back to her senses. She looked at Chi Li, her lips opening and closing. Just as she was about to ask something, a hesitant voice came from the workshop door.
"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Xiao, Manager Li and the others are all waiting in the conference room."
Shi Nian'an looked up and found that it was the company's human resources director Huang Yan.
In fact, Tianqiong Company has been shut down for a long time, and all ordinary employees have been dismissed. Only the senior management team and the core backbone of the project are still struggling to hold on.
She came here with her stepmother just to formally announce the company's decision to go bankrupt and liquidate to these core employees, so that they could part ways amicably.
But I didn’t expect that before I even got to the meeting room, I was blocked in the workshop by debt collectors.
But now that the debt issue has been resolved, should the company go bankrupt or continue operating?
Shi Nian'an was undecided and turned to look at Chi Li.
She only said in a deep voice, "Okay, Nian'an and I will be there right away."
Shi Nian'an suddenly felt complicated. She didn't expect that her father had left such a mess behind, and the one who stood up to save the situation in the end would be the woman she hated the most.
It really made her feel both irritated and relieved.
What annoyed her was that this woman had embarrassed her, but what made her feel at ease was that this woman had held an umbrella for her to keep her out of the rain.
However, after the matter is resolved, the stepmother should not want to have anything to do with her anymore, right?
Shi Nian'an gave a wry smile and saw that Chi Ling had already walked to the door, so he hurriedly followed her.
The conference room was filled with smoke.
Manufacturing Director Duan Mingzhu sat far away, covering her mouth and nose with her hands, and said with disgust, "I say, can you please put out your cigarettes? Is the conference room a place for smoking?"
Marketing Director Li Ming said even louder, "The company is going bankrupt. If you don't smoke, are you really going to hold a meeting?"
Someone nearby laughed and said, "Brother Ming, have you found a new employer? I heard it's a subsidiary of Huangtian? Don't forget us old colleagues when you become rich."
Li Ming's brows relaxed slightly, a casual smile appearing on his face. "You're incredibly well-informed, kid. I didn't want to tell you because I was afraid it would upset you. After all, you all know the status of Huangtian Technology. It's the largest economic monopoly. Officials, policies, and even laws are influenced by it. It's no exaggeration to call it a behemoth!"
He took a deep drag, blowing out a larger smoke ring, his face brimming with superiority. "Besides, Huangtian's annual revenue accounted for 30% of our country's GDP last year, while even Hegemony only accounted for 20%. Otherwise, why would everyone be so desperate to work for Huangtian? Even for its subsidiaries, getting in isn't easy."
The subordinate complimented him, "Brother Ming is right. Gold shines wherever it goes. You're such an outstanding talent. Sooner or later, you'll become successful. We, the fakes, can only envy you. Hey? Director Duan, why are you silent? Could it be that... you, the gold, haven't found a place to shine yet? That shouldn't be the case!"
Duan Mingzhu's face turned pale, her hand holding the pen was shaking, and she couldn't utter a word. It was because she really hadn't found a buyer yet.
How come these damn smokers, who are all the same, haven’t died from smoking yet?
At this moment, Huang Yan's voice rang out from the doorway, "Put out your cigarettes and come to the meeting room next door."
Li Ming looked impatient, put out his cigarette, and muttered quietly, "They're almost bankrupt, and they're still doing this. It's said that women are all pretentious and can't handle big things."
The others followed suit, stood up one after another, and moved to the next meeting room.
In the conference room, Chi Li was already sitting in the front.
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