The Great Demon Eats His Fill with a Thick Skin
Li Bai narrowed his eyes slightly and said coolly, "What do you want to trade?"
He hadn't expected the other side to have another card up their sleeve. There was a lot packed into that question!
A heavily armed force of corporate police had trespassed on private land without permission and tried to take control of Three Rivers Pavilion's people. The reason behind it was probably not as simple as Yasel Mining Company's administrative director, Casey Balcom, had claimed: that they were merely trying to get in on the gold and rare-earth deposits on Three Rivers Pavilion's land.
Although Li Bai didn't know much about Canadian law, he didn't believe a mining company would really risk everything for profit and dare to commit such an outrageous offense.
Kitty Akroyd, chairman of Yasel Mining Company, gave a sly grin and blurted out, "Spiritual Mountain! The Spiritual Mountain in Three Rivers Pavilion's vault. One million—no, fifteen million. Then there won't be a problem."
It was true that Canadian tax authorities were strict, but having a clear cover story for the deal only made their motives seem more suspicious.
It was no wonder Kitty Akroyd was so impatient, making little effort to conceal his intentions or beat around the bush. An opportunity like this was simply too rare. Miss it, and there would never be another.
"Spiritual Mountain? What the hell is that?" Li Bai turned to the Pavilion Master of Three Rivers Pavilion. "Old Zhou, did you rob the Western Heaven?"
The legend of Spiritual Mountain mainly came from Journey to the West. It was in the Buddhist holy land of the Western Heaven and was also known as Vulture Peak. Moving an entire mountain seemed inconceivable, but myths were full of