In the living room, Li Sicheng looked somewhat exhausted.
Past forty, his energy had been steadily declining.
His balding head, beer belly, and the blood pressure medication he carried with him all reminded him that he was getting old.
Yet he still refused to admit it. He was not satisfied with his current life and wanted to climb even higher.
What had happened at today's Board of Directors meeting had caught him somewhat off guard.
The plan had fallen through.
According to the original script, after Li Ruobing was forced out, Hu Guangyi would take her place.
Then, within Mingzhu Company, those who belonged to Li Ruobing's faction would soon be removed from their important positions. As the Number Two Figure in Hu Guangyi's camp, Li Sicheng would naturally rise with the tide and secure himself the powerful position of vice president in charge of finance.
That would be far better than his current empty title with no real authority.
But that young man who had appeared out of nowhere, along with those two hundred million, had completely shattered his dream.
"Damn it..." Li Sicheng pulled out his phone and dialed a number.
The call was answered quickly.
"Hello, Old Hu... What the hell happened? Didn't you say Li Ruobing had no other source of funds? We finally got those Fence-sitters to stand with us and openly declare their position. But now it didn't work out. Won't our people be put in an even more passive position in the company from now on?" The moment the call connected, Li Sicheng got straight to the point.
Noisy sounds came from the other end, along with rustling clothes and footsteps, before gradually quieting down.
"Madam assured me of that herself. What could I do when it didn't work out?" Hu Guangyi's voice was clearly leaking air. "Fuck! We'll find another chance. Tell our people to keep a low profile lately and not let that bitch catch them slipping!"
"Fine, then." Li Sicheng sighed helplessly. "What are you doing now?"
"Getting my teeth fixed!" Hu Guangyi said bitterly. "That little bastard... I'm not doing anything else lately. I'm going to study him."
"Be careful. If that kid dares act so recklessly, he must have someone backing him." Li Sicheng said, "I think you should call Madam and have her look into his background..."
The two muttered quietly, keeping their voices low.
Bang!
The sudden noise startled Li Sicheng, and he instinctively covered his phone.
"President Li, we meet again." While he was still dazed, Su Rui came up the stairs with a bright smile on his face.
"You?"
Li Sicheng's body immediately tensed.
Su Rui had left far too deep an impression on him today!
Su Rui tapped a finger, signaling for Li Sicheng to hang up.
"What are you here for?" Li Sicheng cooperated and directly ended the call. He crossed his legs and leaned sideways against the sofa, not worried that Su Rui would dare cause trouble here.
This was a wealthy residential district, with Security Guards constantly patrolling every day.
"To discuss a deal with President Li."
Su Rui directly tossed a black leather case onto the table in front of Li Sicheng. "There's one million in here. Sell me the shares of Mingzhu Company in your hands."
The smile on Li Sicheng's face froze.
With an odd expression, he leaned forward and cocked an ear, then burst into exaggerated laughter. "Did I hear that right? One million to buy the five percent shares I own?"
"Are you an idiot, or do you think I'm an idiot?"
"Heh..."
Su Rui smiled, rubbed his nose, and strode forward.
"What, you want to make a move against me here?" Li Sicheng narrowed his eyes, held a cigarette between his fingers, slowly exhaled smoke, and sneered, "Breaking into a private residence and committing violent assault—those charges aren't something even Li Ruobing can erase for you."
"President Li seems quite knowledgeable about the law." Su Rui sighed and sat opposite him. Then he crossed his legs, placing them atop the expensive rosewood table, tilted his head, and asked with interest, "Then I'd like to ask President Li about a legal matter..."
"Between breaking into a private residence and murdering someone before burying the body..."
"Which charge is more serious?"
The smile on Li Sicheng's face stiffened.
After a long while, he sneered repeatedly and pointed directly at the door. "I don't know what you're talking about. Please leave!"
He was gambling that Su Rui did not know the truth of that incident and was merely trying to bluff him!
Because that matter was far too serious!
It was enough to destroy everything he had now!
"Lin Village. Sheep pen. Beneath the locust tree."
Su Rui calmly spoke several locations.
Buzz!
Li Sicheng felt as though his head had been struck viciously by a sledgehammer.
For a moment, he lost all ability to think.
It was as though he had been struck by lightning!
"President Li is doing quite well for himself now—mansion, luxury car, a beautiful wife by his side. I wonder what Hu Yunshan would think if he saw this scene from beneath that locust tree?" Su Rui looked at Li Sicheng with a faint smile. "How about I dig him up and let him see whether his former brother has changed?"
"...Who exactly are you?" Li Sicheng's face turned terribly ugly, ashen and livid. "Enough. Stop talking!"
This matter was the deepest shadow buried in his heart.
"I don't think it's enough. Besides... I can see murderous intent in your eyes." Su Rui said blandly. "Are you thinking of getting rid of me too?"
"I'm not..."
"Really? Then what is your right hand doing right now?"
Li Sicheng swallowed. His right hand had already touched the pistol beneath the table, and he looked at Su Rui with complicated eyes.
"Within two meters, I'll let you fire first." Su Rui smiled.
Silence.
Stillness.
Li Sicheng's tone finally softened.
He gave in.
Murder was the gravest crime.
With especially vile circumstances, it was one hundred percent the Death Penalty.
Gritting his teeth, he asked, "Did President Li send you?"
"She can't order me around." Su Rui said. "But these shares are indeed being bought for her."
"Can you let me see President Li?" Li Sicheng's face was pale.
That was five percent of Mingzhu Company's shares!
Their market value was close to fifty million!
Yet Su Rui was only offering him one million!
"From the very start of Mingzhu, I followed President Li. We have history. Can you let me see President Li?" Li Sicheng began pleading. He was one of Mingzhu's Founding Elders and had joined when Li Ruobing had first started the business. He had gone through many things with her, but in the end, he had chosen to part ways with Li Ruobing and join Hu Guangyi's camp. "I worked at Mingzhu for two years, and these shares are all I have to show for it. Without them, I can't live!"
"Whatever history you had ended the moment you chose to support Hu Guangyi in the conference room today!" Su Rui frowned and said unhurriedly, "If not for the fact that you had contributed quite a bit to Mingzhu in the past, I could have played you into jumping off a building!"
"Even if I jump off a building, those five percent shares won't be yours!" Li Sicheng roared in a low voice, his eyes bloodshot.
"That depends on what you choose. Your life, or money?" Su Rui said unhurriedly, then added, "Let me remind you: if you die and your son inherits the shares, do you think your big-breasted, brainless wife and your son can fight me? Don't they have dirt on them too?"
"This is a conflict between us, yet you're dragging my family into it?" Li Sicheng ground his teeth with a crackling sound. "Are you trying to wipe us out? Are you even human?"
"I'm shameless, a bastard, sinister, and despicable... In short, don't think you can bind me with moral arguments like that. I don't buy that." Su Rui narrowed his eyes like a king cobra ready to devour someone at any moment. "Besides... what right does a murderer have to negotiate terms with me?"
Glancing at the watch on his wrist, Su Rui licked his lips and took out a document, placing it on the table.
"Three minutes from now, your wife and son should be home. Make your decision before then... I don't want to embarrass you in front of your son either."
Li Sicheng stared fixedly at the document, then turned to look at the black leather case.
He gritted his teeth.
Three minutes later, Su Rui went downstairs alone. Unlike before, the black leather case in his hand had disappeared.
He pulled open the car door.
Su Rui tossed a document to Li Ruobing.
Several large words were printed on the cover.
Share Transfer Agreement!
Ten minutes.
One million.
Li Sicheng was out.
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