My Empire of Clones
Chapter 42

Your Life Belongs to Me

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It was past two in the afternoon when Victor arrived at the He Ned Hotel, where Tang Er was staying, feeling somewhat hesitant.

After stepping into the elevator, he took a few deep breaths; he knew that his life might change forever starting today!

"Come in!" After Victor knocked on the door, Tang Er opened it and ushered him inside.

Because he had money, Tang Er always stayed in high-end suites when traveling, and this type of suite came with a small reception room.

After Victor sat down, Tang Er pulled an envelope out of his leather bag.

"There are three million British Pounds in this envelope, but you must understand, once you accept this, you are working for us. If you go against our wishes..." Tang Er finished by making a throat-slitting gesture. (In this text, the exchange rate for British Pounds to RMB is 1:9.)

Victor swallowed hard, but he still took the envelope into his hands.

"I've already made up my mind! I have no way out anyway!" Victor bitterly stuffed the envelope carefully into the inner pocket of his suit jacket.

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

"Be obedient from now on. If anyone doesn't listen, we will send people to eliminate them, okay?" Tang Er whispered into Victor's ear.

"Yes!" Victor's body stiffened, and he hurriedly stood up straight.

"Go on. This money is enough to pay off your debts and save your company, and there is enough to cover your mother's medical treatment. Also, your annual salary from now on will be 150,000 US Dollars. No objections, right?" Tang Er waved his hand at Victor.

"No objections, no objections!" Victor left the hotel, stumbling as he clutched the envelope.

His mind was a complete blank; had he really escaped his predicament? Was his company saved?

However, that man hadn't left any contact information—how was he supposed to find him?

Just as he was feeling confused, his phone suddenly received a message:

"Our method of contact from now on will be through software I will send specifically to your computer. Once you have finished handling your affairs, our company will acquire yours for one British Pound."

"After your company is acquired, please depart for the Xia Kingdom immediately. We have a new mission for you!"

Well, his company hadn't been saved after all.

But at least his mother's medical treatment was taken care of, the bank wouldn't force him to pay his debts anymore, and Victor Investment, which he had founded with his own hands, was still alive, wasn't it?

After meeting with Victor, Tang Er canceled his takeover of Tang Er's body, leaving the subsequent trivial matters for Tang Er to complete.

"The layout in Europe is complete, the layout in the Eagle Country is complete. Now that we have some breathing room, it's time to consider clearing out the threats first!"

"Strike first to gain the advantage. This Three-Tail Gang is a dangerous factor after all; I must erase the danger before they can act." Tang Er stroked his stubble, deep in thought.

"Boss, I suggest we wait until our Purification Tree 0 is launched before intervening in the Black Continent. After all, our funds will be more abundant then," Tang Yi suggested from the side.

"Agreed."

"Go and contact the idle factories in the surrounding area now. We need to expand our production capacity!" Tang Er tapped the armrest of his chair. The current daily output of 100,000 was too little; once the international market opened up, it definitely wouldn't be enough!

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

There must be people working in stuffy offices! There must be people living near factories!

Finding that everything was on the right track, Tang Er decided to go back to school to take a look.

Although he had been quite popular during this period, at his request, the media had cooperated by not exposing his photos or the specific school he attended, so he could still pretend to be an ordinary student—mostly.

Mounting his electric scooter, which had been sitting idle for so long it was covered in a layer of dust, Tang Er wobbled his way toward the school.

Because half a month had passed since the release of the Purification Tree, the reporters surrounding the factory had all dispersed, and with his current attire, no one would mistake him for that president with a net worth of forty billion.

Twenty meters in front of and behind him, a Volkswagen was mixed into the traffic to protect his safety.

Each of these cars contained an ordinary Splitter responsible for driving, while a death soldier responsible for combat sat in the back seat.

Because of the distance, no one noticed the two Volkswagen cars mixed into the flow of traffic.

Ten minutes later, Tang Er arrived at the south gate of the school.

Suddenly, he heard a cry of surprise. Turning his head, he saw Yin Qi driving his Porsche, whizzing past the school gate. Through the open window, he could see her long hair flowing in the wind.

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

"Forget it, let her drive it for now. I'll have money to change cars in a while." With his pockets already bulging, Tang Er didn't care about one sports car.

Titan Environmental, which had already sold 1.8 million Purification Trees, now had a cash flow of over one billion.

When he first registered, because it was a college student startup, there was a local tax exemption policy. He didn't have to pay taxes on his income for these three years; otherwise, the taxes alone would have made him vomit blood. (Slightly modified the local college student tax exemption policy.)

Perhaps because Tang Er was dressed so shabbily today, and on top of that was riding his second-hand electric scooter, Yin Qi didn't recognize him at all as she flashed by.

Speechless, Tang Er parked his electric scooter in the parking lot and walked toward the teaching building.

It wasn't that he didn't want to show off, but now wasn't the time! How large was the scale of the Titan Group right now?

Under its umbrella, only Titan Environmental had some scale; subsidiaries like Titan Industry, Titan Mining, Titan Bio, Titan Medical, and Titan Tech were all still empty shells.

It would be much more effective to show off once these companies truly became giants!

Moreover, his wings weren't fully grown yet, so it wasn't appropriate to be too high-profile; it would be easy to be targeted.

Possessing the ability to split, what Tang Er feared most was being targeted. While the national level wouldn't sneak in, those with malicious intent were a different story!

As soon as he entered the classroom, Tang Er received the attention of his classmates. It was nothing more than the fact that he shared the same name as that newly minted billionaire, Tang Er.

"I know what you're thinking. That Tang Er really isn't me. Do I look like a super president to you?" Tang Er rolled his eyes and lied through his teeth.

"That's true." The classmates in the class shook their heads. Looking at Tang Er's current pathetic state, he definitely wasn't that so-called newly minted billionaire, the president of Titan Environmental.

Tang Er walked over to the empty seat next to Yin Qi and sat down. In the whole class, only he had the nerve to sit with a beauty like Yin Qi.

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