Your Life Belongs to Me

A little after two in the afternoon, Victor arrived at the he Ned Hotel, where Tang Er was staying, looking somewhat hesitant.

Once inside the elevator, he took several deep breaths. He knew his life might change today!

"Come in!" Tang Shizhe opened the door and ushered him inside after Victor knocked.

Now that he had money, Tang Er always stayed in luxury suites, which came with their own sitting rooms.

After Victor sat down, Tang Shizhe pulled an envelope from his briefcase.

"There are three million British Pounds in this envelope. But understand this: once you accept it, you'll be working for us. If you go against our wishes..." Tang Shizhe finished with a throat-slitting gesture. (In this story, the exchange rate from British Pounds to RMB is 1:9.)

Victor swallowed, but still took the envelope.

"I've made up my mind! I have no way back!" Victor said bitterly, carefully slipping the envelope into the inner pocket of his suit.

"Haha, from now on, your life belongs to me!" Tang Shizhe stood and patted Victor on the shoulder.

"From now on, you'd better behave and do as you're told. If anyone doesn't, we'll send someone to take care of them~" Tang Shizhe whispered in Victor's ear.

"Yes!" Victor stiffened and hurriedly stood up straight.

"Go on. This money is enough to pay off your debt and save your company. There's enough to treat your mother, too. And from now on, your annual salary will be one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Any objections?" Tang Shizhe waved him off.

"None at all! None!" Victor stumbled out of the hotel with the envelope in hand.

His mind was completely blank. Had he escaped his predicament? Was his company safe?

But that man hadn't left him any contact information. How was he supposed to get in touch?

As he wondered about this, his phone suddenly received a message:

"From now on, I'll send a dedicated app to your computer for us to keep in touch. Once you've taken care of your affairs, our company will acquire yours for one British Pound."

"After your company has been acquired, set out for the Xia Kingdom immediately. We have a new assignment for you!"

Well, it looked like his company still wasn't safe after all.

But at least his mother could get treatment, and the bank wouldn't be hounding him to repay his debt anymore. His own company, Victor Investment, was still alive, wasn't it?

After meeting Victor, Tang Shizhe relinquished control of Tang Er's body. He left Tang Er to handle the remaining details.

"Our plans in Europe and the Eagle Country are complete. Now we can turn our attention to eliminating the threats!"

"Better to strike first. The Three-Tail Gang is a threat, and I need to eliminate it before it becomes a problem." Tang Shizhe rubbed his newly grown stubble, deep in thought.

"Boss, I suggest we wait until we launch Purification Tree 0 before getting involved in the Black Continent. Our funds will be more plentiful then," Tang Yi suggested.

"Sounds good."

"Contact the idle factories nearby right away. We need to expand our production capacity!" Tang Shizhe tapped the armrest of his chair. Their current output of a hundred thousand units a day was far too little. Once they entered the international market, it definitely wouldn't be enough!

After all, the only major countries with severe air pollution were the Curry Nation and the Xia Kingdom. But surely there were people in other countries who hated breathing secondhand smoke!

Surely there were offices with stuffy air! Surely there were people living near factories!

Seeing that everything was running smoothly, Tang Shizhe decided to go back to campus for a look.

Although he'd become quite famous recently, at his request, the media had cooperated by not publishing his photo or revealing which school he attended. That meant he could still pass himself off as an ordinary student.

He got on his electric scooter, which he hadn't ridden in ages and which was covered in dust, and headed leisurely toward campus.

Since half a month had passed since Purification Tree's launch, the reporters who had gathered around the factory had dispersed. Dressed as he was, no one would mistake him for the billionaire chairman.

Twenty meters ahead and behind him, two Volkswagen cars blended into traffic, keeping him safe.

Each car had an ordinary splitter at the wheel and a Death Soldier responsible for combat in the back seat.

Because the cars kept their distance, no one noticed them weaving through traffic.

A little over ten minutes later, Tang Shizhe reached the south gate of the school.

Suddenly, he heard a commotion. He turned and saw Yin Qi roaring past the school gates in his Porsche. Through the open window, he could even see her long hair streaming in the wind.

"Damn, I forgot to ask her to return the car!" Tang Shizhe slapped his forehead.

"Oh well, she can keep driving it for now. I'll have enough money to get a new car before long." With his pockets already full, Tang Shizhe didn't care about losing one car.

Purification Tree had already sold 1.8 million units, and Titan Environmental now had more than a billion in cash flow.

Since the company had been registered as a university student startup, he'd qualified for a local tax exemption. He wouldn't have to pay taxes on his earnings for three years; otherwise, just paying the taxes would have been enough to make him sick. (I made a slight change to the local tax exemption policy for university students.)

Perhaps because Tang Shizhe was dressed like such a nobody today—and was riding a secondhand electric scooter—Yin Qi didn't recognize him as she sped past.

At a loss for words, Tang Shizhe parked his scooter and headed into the classroom building.

It wasn't that he didn't want to show off. It just wasn't the right time! How big was the Titan Group right now?

Only Titan Environmental had grown to any real scale. Titan Industry, Titan Mining, Titan Bio, Titan Medical, Titan Tech, and the rest of its subsidiaries were still empty shells.

It would be far more impressive to show off once all those companies had become industry giants!

Besides, he hadn't grown powerful enough yet, so it wasn't wise to attract too much attention. That could draw the wrong eyes.

As someone with the Split Ability, Tang Shizhe feared being targeted more than anything. The authorities wouldn't sneak in to get him just yet, but people with evil intentions were another matter!

As soon as Tang Shizhe entered the classroom, his classmates turned to stare. It was no surprise: he shared a name with the newly rich Tang Shizhe.

"I know what you're thinking. That Tang Shizhe really isn't me. Do I look like a big-shot CEO to you?" Tang Shizhe rolled his eyes and lied without batting an eyelid.

"True." His classmates shook their heads. Looking at Tang Shizhe's scruffy appearance, there was no way he was the supposed newly rich businessman and chairman of Titan Environmental.

Tang Shizhe took the empty seat beside Yin Qi. He was the only one in the class with the nerve to sit next to a beauty like her.