Wang Jixin slammed the table in fury, his face flushed red.
"Mining is mining! What the hell is this Joint Mining business?!"
Huan Qi snorted. "What is Joint Mining? Sharing profits and shouldering risks together-that's Joint Mining!"
After the upheaval they had just witnessed, Huan Qi's confidence had climbed steadily, and he had already begun to carry himself like the head of the family.
Huan Qi cast Wang Jixin a cold glance. "If you don't want to join our Joint Mining, Family Head Wang, you can contribute less or nothing at all. No one will force you. Whatever happens, the Huan Family is willing to accept Brigade Commander Qin's proposal."
Xie Nanyun looked equally grim. "This time, the United Government wants to swallow the entire Huan Family and half the Yu Family. Huan Qi, Yu Yongyou, you've handed your mines over to Joint Mining, leaving only a few tenths for the United Government. If the United Government can't get the number of mines it wants from your two families, it will turn its guns on the Xie and Wang Families. This Joint Mining idea undermines the foundations of the Four Major Mining Companies and shifts your troubles onto your neighbors."
"The Wang and Xie Families haven't been implicated in any heretical cults. Even if the United Government turns its guns on you, who knows how far off that will be? But disaster is right before the Huan Family's eyes. The executioner's blade is already pressed against the backs of our necks! And you're still talking about shifting our troubles onto our neighbors?!"
Huan Qi gave a soft laugh. "After what happened with my cousin Huan Kai, our family begged to meet with your three families, hoping you could help us. And what happened? We couldn't even get through your doors!