"Chen Jin Zhao, we can discuss things properly. There's no need to go to such extremes," Li Wei Ran said with a sudden smile.
His attitude shifted by a hundred and eighty degrees.
If the evidence fell into Qin Feng Wu's hands, Li Wei Ran would surely have no way out.
Chen Jin Zhao remained silent.
Li Wei Ran continued, "No matter what, we are ultimately family. There's no need to bother outsiders with these matters; we can resolve them internally."
"Don't you think so?"
Before Chen Jin Zhao could reply, Li Tian Ce frowned and snapped, "Shut up! It's not your turn to speak!"
Li Tian Ce was truly furious this time.
Just as he was about to succeed, Chen Jin Zhao interfered, which would upset anyone.
And Li Wei Ran was incompetent, only good at causing trouble.
Li Tian Ce rubbed his aching head and said to Chen Jin Zhao, "Is this your trump card? It doesn't seem like enough."
"Even if you give the evidence to Qin Feng Wu, what good will it do? The Li family will pressure the relevant authorities, preventing a death sentence. Li Wei Ran can spend ten or eight years in prison for the sake of the Li family. Trading that for absolute control of the Gou Chen Group at such a small price seems worth it, no matter how you calculate it."
Li Wei Ran's face turned green.
But with Li Tian Ce's words, he had no choice.
Yu Meng Zhi's expression was grim.
Li Tian Ce was ruthless towards his own cousin, let alone her, his cousin. He treated everyone the same.
Such people were often the most terrifying.
"Chen Jin Zhao, do you have any other cards up your sleeve?" Li Tian Ce asked, narrowing his eyes.
Chen Jin Zhao was silent for a moment, then said with a sigh, "You are so ruthless to those close to you. It seems you are prepared to be a solitary figure. Unfortunately, with me here, you won't succeed so easily. Your brother-in-law, Zhou Yan Fei, has been selling official positions and titles for the past five years. He even allowed his subordinates to produce substandard drugs, leading to the deaths of hundreds of innocent people. Zhou Yan Fei not only failed to address the issue but also sought to silence those who brought it to light."
"Should such a person be killed?"
"And your financial manager, Ma Jun Wen. Over the years, he has accepted sums of money in the tens of millions. I can tell you, one by one, where these funds came from."
"Li Tian Ce, should I continue?"
Inside the conference room,
it had become utterly silent.
No one spoke.
Only the ticking of the clock's minute hand could be heard.
The smile on Li Tian Ce's face had long since vanished, replaced by a chilling coldness.
After a full two minutes, Li Tian Ce finally spoke.
"I didn't expect you to obtain so much damning information so silently. And how can you be sure that Zhou Yan Fei and Ma Jun Wen are so useful to me?" Li Tian Ce asked coldly. Chen Jin Zhao smiled, "One controls your personnel, and the other is your financial manager. If you don't want people to know, you shouldn't do it."
"I could hand all this over to Qin Feng Wu to deal with you."
"I don't think you want to see these things happen, do you?"
*Crack!*
Li Tian Ce clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white.
He stared intently at Chen Jin Zhao and said word by word, "Sometimes, I truly wish you hadn't returned from Japan, and my plan today would have succeeded. What a shame."
Yu Meng Zhi was indignant and wanted to say something.
Chen Jin Zhao held her hand, stopping her from speaking, lest she provoke the tyrant Li Tian Ce.
Yu Meng Zhi pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Thanks to you, I won't die anytime soon," Chen Jin Zhao replied with a faint smile.
"Shall we renegotiate the so-called business deal now?"
Li Tian Ce let out a cold snort. "Forget it, there's no need anymore. Let's drop this matter today. Neither of us can do anything to the other."
"Li Wei Ran, let's go."
Li Tian Ce, accompanied by his trusted aides, rose and left.
As he reached the conference room door, Li Tian Ce suddenly stopped and looked back at Chen Jin Zhao.
He smiled and said, "Chen Jin Zhao, I hope you eat well and sleep soundly. Please try not to have any more 'accidents'."
With that, Li Tian Ce turned and left.
Chen Jin Zhao understood the murderous intent behind Li Tian Ce's words. Li Tian Ce was warning him not to suffer a sudden 'accident' and die.
Whether it would be an accident or not, only Li Tian Ce knew.
Yu Meng Zhi, seeing Li Tian Ce leave, breathed a sigh of relief and said to Chen Jin Zhao, "Thank you so much today. Without you, we might have been forced to transfer our shares."
Chen Jin Zhao said with a wry smile, "If not for me, you wouldn't have been forced to give up your shares either."
"Don't say that," Yu Meng Zhi replied.
Bai Zong Min stepped forward, his voice trembling with lingering fear, "Chen Jin Zhao, thank you so much for this. Our Bai family was cornered and had already surrendered."
Bai Mei Zi also expressed her gratitude to Chen Jin Zhao.
The next moment,
Yu Huai Qing and Xu Jin Song rushed in, asking Chen Jin Zhao what had happened.
Bai Mei Zi briefly recounted the events. Upon hearing this, Yu Huai Qing became furious, "Li Tian Ce is truly despicable for plotting something like this! It seems we all misjudged him. We thought he was a mild-mannered and frugal person, but in reality, he harbors ambitions like a wolf."
"He disguised himself too well!"
Bai Mei Zi strongly agreed.
Yu Meng Zhi rubbed her temples, clearly tired, and said to Yu Huai Qing and the others, "You all handle the paperwork. I'll head back to the office."
Chen Jin Zhao left with her.
At that time,
the three Li brothers were leaving in the same car.
Li Tian Nan frowned upon learning what had transpired in the conference room. "I didn't expect Chen Jin Zhao to have a hidden hand, causing your plan to fail. It seems we underestimated him. This fellow must have other tricks up his sleeve."
"Indeed. Chen Jin Zhao is too insidious and cunning to have obtained so much evidence against us so silently," Li Wei Ran added.
Li Wei Ran turned to Li Tian Ce, "Brother, what should we do?"
"What do you think?" Li Tian Ce asked back.
Li Wei Ran hesitated, "With him holding so much evidence, it's quite troublesome to make a move. Why don't we just kill this dog?"
"If he dies, everything will be resolved."
Li Tian Ce asked softly, "What if Chen Jin Zhao has distributed the evidence in various places? If he dies, someone will make it public. What will you do then?"
Li Wei Ran was stumped.
Li Tian Nan frowned, "But can we just let it go? We've never suffered such a great loss before."
Li Tian Ce looked out the car window at the passing scenery, his gaze gradually turning cold.
"We can only wait."
"Wait until we've cleaned up our messes, and then we'll deal with Chen Jin Zhao!"
"This time, he must not be allowed to live."