As soon as Sun Li said this, Lan Qi knew that he had successfully got these people under his control.
But he's smart and knows his limits. If he asks for too much, he might easily push people to their limits.
He thought for a moment and said, "Family heads, I, Lan Qi, am not a greedy person. As long as you give me a project worth 1 billion and announce to the public that our Lan family will be included in the Chamber of Commerce and support me, Lan Qi, I will promise you that I will ensure that the original of this account book will never see the light of day again!"
Hu Hongtao raised an eyebrow. "Kid, you actually dare to negotiate with us?"
"Don't you even know when our four great families have ever been manipulated? We even brought down the Huang family. How dare you, a mere scion of a third-rate family, threaten us?" Hu Hongtao snorted, completely disregarding Lan Qi's words!
Lan Qi's face paled, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Even a cornered dog will jump over the wall! You want to kill me, but you won't let me defend myself? If you push me too far, I'm capable of anything!!"
Lan Qi had summoned all the courage he had in his life.
However, this seriousness only made Sun Li and the others more convinced that the original ledger was in his hands!
Zhang Wanghai waved his hand, glanced at Lan Qi with a deep look in his eyes, and said indifferently, "Ten billion is nothing to us. Letting you join the Chamber of Commerce is just a matter of a word! But how can you guarantee that you won't use this as an excuse to take advantage of us and threaten us?"
Lan Qi quickly raised his hand, "I swear! I was only after money! If I dare to leak this, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
Zhang Wanghai snorted coldly, "We don't need you to swear an oath, but you'd better remember what you said today, otherwise you should know what your fate will be without me having to say more!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Rest assured, patriarchs, I will keep my mouth shut. From now on, there will be no such thing as an account book!" Lan Qi assured him repeatedly.
Sun Li nodded. "Okay, you can go now! We'll release the relevant information later!"
Lan Qi's face lit up with joy. He hadn't expected that things would actually work out!
"Alright, then I thank you all, patriarchs!"
After Lan Qi finished speaking, his face was filled with excitement as he limped outside.
The remaining few people exchanged glances.
"Do you guys think this kid is reliable?"
"When someone has something on you, you'll never have peace of mind!"
"Or, why not go all the way and wipe out the entire Lan family?"
"No way! Who knows if the original ledger is actually in the Lan family's possession? Maybe this kid gave it to someone else for safekeeping!"
After discussing it, the group decided not to act rashly for the time being.
Let's stall this kid for now. As long as we meet his demands for the time being, he probably won't dare to do anything reckless.
...
After returning home, Lan Qi told his father, Lan Yingze, about the USB drive.
Lan Yingze was also covered in a cold sweat.
“Son, don’t be afraid, you did the right thing this time! As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold! Anyway, if we continue like this, we won’t have any status in the Lan family, so we might as well take a gamble!” Lan Yingze was not a cowardly person; on the contrary, he felt very excited.
Lan Qi was still somewhat worried, "But Dad, I don't have the original ledger at all. If they find out the truth, will they let us off easily?"
Lan Yingze sneered, "As long as you don't say anything and I don't say anything, who will know? Besides, that original document may have already been destroyed!"
Hearing his father say this, Lan Qi couldn't help but nod.
Fortune favors the bold. This family had no chance to turn their lives around, so they had to seize it no matter what!
Lan Yingze continued, "Here's what we're saying, son. Tomorrow is our Lan family's board meeting! The goal is to support Lan Ling's rise to power! I'll go and persuade the other shareholders tonight. As long as we can get the support of the United Chamber of Commerce, these shareholders will definitely stand on our side!"
Lan Qi frowned. "But Dad, the four major families only agreed to invest 1 billion yuan in me, while Lan Ling got 10 billion yuan. It seems like we don't have any advantage?"
Lan Yingze shook his head and sneered, "Son, this is different. Xiongfeng's 10 billion investment is just an empty promise. It can only be cashed when we go to Fengtian. Who knows what the future holds? But your 1 billion is real. I've already asked the other shareholders, and they really don't want to give up the business inside the pass. So we are very confident that we can take back control!"
Lan Qi nodded excitedly, "Okay, since you've said so, Dad, then it's settled!"
"Ouch, my leg got chewed up by a dog. I just had dozens of stitches. I need to go rest!"
As he spoke, he pulled a pretty young maidservant beside him into his room to recuperate.
...
That night, the winds of change rose and the clouds surged.
The four major families jointly released the news.
Incorporate the Lan family into the United Chamber of Commerce!
And let Lanqi take on a director position!
Furthermore, they will invest 1 billion yuan in the Lan family's project!
The news caused an uproar, and the entire business world was in an uproar.
Because everyone knows that the Lan family used to be a staunch supporter of the Huang family. Under normal circumstances, the four major families would never give these families that used to follow the Huang family a second glance, and it would be good enough if they didn't suppress them.
Unexpectedly, the four major families have deviated from their usual practice and supported the Lan family this time!
What is the implied meaning?
Meanwhile, another unofficial message was also quietly circulating behind the scenes.
This news is about the Lu family!
The entire Lu family, one of the four major families, was arrested overnight and taken to the police station to await trial!
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