Lin Xiaotian's smile widened, "Then have you ever considered that if this matter doesn't involve you too much, I can save you. But in the end, you might lose your reputation over trivial matters."
"Not only will you have to leave the Chu Group, but you will also be completely out of this circle."
"You will be very sad."
Master Liu's expression turned increasingly ferocious, "Lin Xiaotian, no matter how powerful your methods are, you absolutely cannot completely cover this up. They are too strong. I'm telling you, no one else can..."
However, before he could finish, a flicker of clarity suddenly appeared in his eyes. He then shook his head forcefully, disbelief dawning in his gaze.
Recalling what he had just said, his face gradually contorted into a ferocious grimace.
"Lin Xiaotian, you must have used some trick on me to make me say all this nonsense."
"Why are you harming me? You made me obediently say all these things, so that the people around have no trust in you. If the Chu Group goes bankrupt, at most your businesses will lose all credibility."
"At worst, your subsequent businesses will be unable to sell more useful products."
"But if I fail to complete the task, my friends and family might die tragically. I only have one grandson. If he dies, then it's as if my lineage is cut off."
As he said this, Master Liu's body trembled, his eyes filled with fear.
A faint smile appeared on Lin Xiaotian's face, "Do you think they will let you go if you do as they say?"
"You are merely a tool they are using. If they want to kill you, it's easy. If they want to deal with your relatives, it requires no effort. They just need to round them all up. Then, when you die, they will directly frame me for it."
"They will tell everyone that the Chu Group took you down."
"Once rumors start spreading, they become terrifying. As the saying goes, 'rumors are easily spread, but difficult to refute.'"
"And you are the mouth they created to spread it. But for the Chu Group to refute it, they will have to run themselves ragged, and might not even be able to wash away the dirt thrown at them."
"I believe you know very well that if you truly do as you say, you know what the final outcome will be."
Hearing this, Master Liu's expression gradually turned fearful.
"You can't do this. I don't want my family to die. I only want you to go bankrupt. At most, you will lose some money, but you will still be alive."
"If I fail to complete my task, all my family members will die. I am a lonely man, what use am I then?"
When his subordinates heard this, their faces showed a strange expression, because they all knew very well that in business competition, it could be this cruel and bloody.
As for whose cake was being cut, they had some idea.
Those who become big bosses are not foolish. Their faces showed some astonishment.
However, no one spoke at this moment, because they all knew very well that whether they helped Lin Xiaotian or spread rumors, they would become tools for one of the two sides.
The scene fell into a strange silence.
Lin Xiaotian suddenly smiled, "Master Liu, I have emphasized multiple times before that if anything happens to you, you can come to me immediately. But you didn't trust me enough and didn't come for help."
"If you had come to me for help earlier, perhaps your family would have returned safe and sound. But now it's too late."
"Even if you do as they say, your family will not be able to return from the underworld to reunite with you."
"Actually, I saw that you had a treasure long ago. I originally wanted to give you a great opportunity, but you disappointed me."
"I gave you a jade pendant before. You didn't take it seriously and just tossed it aside at home, didn't you?"
Master Liu gritted his teeth and said, "I've already fallen into this predicament. What use is a jade pendant to me? At most, it's worth a few hundred thousand. But no matter which company I work for as chief appraiser, I will get about ten percent of the shares. You, however, tightly control the shares and only gave me a jade pendant. Do you consider this charity?"
Lin Xiaotian smiled faintly and shook his head, "You probably haven't heard about the results of the Du Group's jewelry auction recently, have you?"
"Do you know that someone spent billions wanting to buy that small jade pendant but couldn't? Even now, if I were to bring out that small jade pendant, people would still be willing to pay over a billion for it."
"A billion might just be the starting point. If the bosses present were to compete, the price could reach around three billion."
"I gave you such a precious item, and you didn't care about it."
Hearing this, Master Liu's expression suddenly turned astonished, then filled with disbelief and shock. His heart churned like a stormy sea.
"How is that possible!"
"Was that jade pendant at the Du Group's jewelry auction provided by you?"
Saying such things in public would undoubtedly cause some trouble for Lin Xiaotian.
Lin Xiaotian did not deny it. The smile on his face became even more pronounced, "Besides me, who else do you think could provide such a treasure to the Du Group?"
Hearing this, Master Liu's expression changed, and he became increasingly panicked.
Without hesitation, he turned to run out, because he had remembered where he had put that jade pendant.
That was billions.
He hadn't taken it seriously before, thinking it was just some small favor from Lin Xiaotian. Imperial green jade sold outside was at most worth a few hundred thousand. That jade pendant was small, only about the size of a thumb tip.
But he never expected this jade pendant to have such a function.
Before he could even run out, a mocking voice with a half-smile echoed from outside.
"Your Chu Group really knows how to play tricks, fooling everyone around."