42: Chapter 42: Without Unexpected Wealth, One Won’t Get Rich!

42: Chapter 42: Without Unexpected Wealth, One Won’t Get Rich!

When you’re under someone’s roof, you have no choice but to bow your head!

Wang Kun wasn’t stupid, he knew that saving his own skin was the priority.

“Now you know the fear of death?

For a real estate tycoon like you with a net worth of hundreds of millions, you must be even more afraid of dying, right?

But when you planned that car accident, trying to kill me, did you ever think that there would come a time when you’d face retribution?”

Wu Jie’s gaze was cold as he looked at Wang Kun.

Compared to killing him, Wu Jie preferred to spare him like a dog’s life.

After all, making Wang Kun hate him once netted a whopping six thousand energy points, which was too profitable!

Wang Kun hung his head, silent.

Tang Xiao kicked him and said annoyedly, “Speak up!

Weren’t you acting all arrogant before?”

Wang Kun clenched his teeth and looked up.

“One million!

Let me off the hook, and I promise, from here on out, we will never cross paths again, nor will I secretly seek revenge afterward!”

Tang Xiao pulled over a chair, sat down, and crossed her legs, laughing coldly as she shook her head.

“Mr.

Wang, you’re a big real estate tycoon after all, with personal assets worth several hundred million at least, right?

And you’re only willing to pay one million as compensation?

Do you really think your life is only worth one million?”

Wang Kun immediately changed his offer, “I’ve used up all my domestic bank savings to redeem the project, the one million I just mentioned!”

Tang Xiao laughed, “That’s not much either!

Using the latest exchange rate, it doesn’t even come to seven million six hundred thousand yuan!”

Wang Kun gritted his teeth, “Then I’ll add another million!”

“Ha!

Mr.

Wang, do you think this is a meat market?

Can you haggle here?

Since you’re not sincere, then what’s there to talk about?”

Tang Xiao stood up and said to Wu Jie, “Do it!

Let him lie in the hospital for a good half a year, let him reflect properly.”

“No!

Please, no!!”

Wang Kun shouted, “I…

I’ll give everything, however much there is in my Swiss bank account, I’ll give it all, is that okay now?”

“Good!” Tang Xiao took out a card and threw it to Wang Kun, “Wu Jie can’t possibly have a Swiss bank account, just transfer it to me!”

Wang Kun didn’t dare delay and transferred the money immediately.

The phone vibrated, and Tang Xiao picked it up and looked.

With a sly smile, she said, “You little rascal, that’s quite a stash you’ve got in your private treasury!

Those in real estate really are rich!

By the way, do you think I’m extorting you?”

“How could that be?

This isn’t extortion!

This is compensation for Jie’s mental suffering, willingly given as a token of my respect to Jie!”

Wang Kun gave a sheepish smile and showed his phone’s screen to Tang Xiao.

“See for yourself, the balance is zero now!”

Tang Xiao said in a cold voice, “Hurry up and take your six experts and get lost!

If you try to be sneaky and seek revenge, I swear I’ll kill you!”

Wang Kun put away his phone and shook his head repeatedly, “I wouldn’t dare, I’m leaving right away!”

Gritting his teeth, Wang Kun got up and limped away, with the other six muscular and strong patients all supporting each other as they followed him.

Returning to her seat, Tang Xiao operated her phone, “Your bank account number!”

“6217…”

“Alright, all set!”

Tang Xiao put down her phone, picked up her teacup, and took a sip to moisten her throat.

“Congratulations, you’ve achieved financial freedom.”

Wu Jie asked, “How much did he give?”

“You’ll find out soon enough!”

Tang Xiao put down the cup, “But I have two little questions for you.

First, with a large sum of money about to be transferred to your account, enough to last you a lifetime, will you still continue to work?”

Wu Jie laughed, “Of course I will!

With such a good leader like President Tang, I feel great staying in the group.

Besides, we still have our couple’s cooperation agreement, don’t we?”

“Heh, you’re quite loyal!”

Tang Xiao rested her cheek on her hand, gazing profoundly at Wu Jie.

“Second question, those six muscle-bound tough guys are genuinely strong, and even I, without my old injuries, definitely wouldn’t be able to beat them.

How did you do it?”

“Of course I fought them!” Wu Jie laughed, “Didn’t you see with your own eyes?”

Tang Xiao frowned slightly, “But…

but your movements were too fast.

How did you do that?

To be honest, even my former drill instructor from the special forces wasn’t as ferocious as you!

Your movements were almost like a blur!”

“In the world of martial arts, speed trumps all!” Wu Jie laughed and said, “Actually, I can only hold off for a short while.

If there are too many people, or if the time drags on, I wouldn’t be able to cope.”

His words were incredibly earnest.

Beating six people in three seconds actually came at a significant cost.

To ensure nothing went wrong, Wu Jie exchanged for the most expensive option.

It took a whopping 50,000 energy points to exchange for fifty seconds of Martial Arts Grandmaster Skill.

But how could he possibly reveal such a secret to Tang Xiao?

Wu Jie wasn’t willing to speak, and with a light smile, Tang Xiao did not press further.

She too was a martial arts practitioner and knew that some people had unique secrets that could rapidly boost their combat power for a short duration.

Given Wu Jie’s already impressive skills, it wasn’t impossible for him to have such a secret technique and manage to take down those six in one go.

However, such knowledge was not to be lightly imparted, and there was no need for her to ferret out the secret Wu Jie was unwilling to disclose.

Ding!

Wu Jie’s phone went off, and he took a look.

He was stunned!

Tang Xiao, with a hint of amusement, asked, “Are you shocked by this little sum of money?”

“Holy crap, over twenty million!”

Wu Jie immediately felt dry-mouthed and anxious.

“A man grows rich through unexpected wealth, just as a horse grows fat on nighttime grazing!” Tang Xiao advised, “You can rest assured!

You can use this money with no worries.

Wang Kun’s wealth isn’t found in the country but in a Swiss bank abroad.

It’s clearly his private stash.”

“Besides, do you think you’ve drained him dry with this?

Don’t forget, he’s in real estate.

There’s no shortage of shady deals he’s involved in, and he definitely has more secret accounts overseas.

Plus, the Flower Water Bay project alone is enough to replenish his funds and even make him earn more!”

“Furthermore, I instructed him to transfer the money to me first, which is essentially laundering it for you.

Our company also needs to manage some accounts overseas to facilitate business relationships…”

Tang Xiao took her time explaining all this to Wu Jie.

At this moment, the waiter arrived with the dishes, which were even more plentiful than what Tang Xiao had originally ordered.

“For this meal, the money from those guys earlier is more than enough to cover the bill.

Please enjoy!”

Tang Xiao immediately chuckled.

“Now this is good, I intended to treat you to a meal, but now Wang Kun has picked up the tab.”

“Then let’s do it another day,” Wu Jie said as he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

After a while, Wu Jie realized that Tang Xiao hadn’t started eating and there was even a slight blush on her delicate face.

“What’s wrong?”

“What did you just say?”

“Another day?” Wu Jie’s smile instantly stiffened, and he awkwardly chuckled, “Uh…

I meant you could treat me to a meal another day!”

Tang Xiao snorted lightly and buried her head in eating.

While she ate, she couldn’t help but think.

There were too many mysteries about Wu Jie.

At the very least, his martial arts were frighteningly good.

If not for the car accident, would Wu Jie have really stayed in the marketing department, content to be a normal office worker?

With such deep concealment, what was his actual purpose?

Tang Xiao became increasingly curious.

Neither of them were pretentious, and after devouring the meal swiftly, Wu Jie drove Tang Xiao home.

On the way, Tang Xiao made indirect inquiries, trying to learn more about Wu Jie’s martial arts background, but she didn’t discover much.

Therefore, the moment Tang Xiao stepped through her door, she made a call to the Intelligence Department of the Security Division…