NOVPUB"Phew..." It wasn’t until Lin Tian and Wang Yuan’s footsteps had faded away that Ouyang Qingtian finally plopped down on the sofa, realizing his back was soaked with cold sweat.
He had truly been frightened. Even though Lin Tian hadn’t glanced at him once since entering the private room, observing Li Yuan lying unconscious on the ground, he hadn’t dared hesitate and quickly dialed the hospital. After instructing someone to come over, he left the Fighting Ring in a hurry.
The news he’d just heard was too shocking; he had to report it to his family immediately. Although he had always been a prodigal son, he could still react appropriately in the face of important matters.
People living in the Capital City, no matter how ignorant, would understand some political common sense through sheer osmosis, let alone someone from a prominent family like him.
Meanwhile, Lin Tian and Wang Yuan didn’t leave the Fighting Ring immediately after they exited the private room because they had gambling debts to collect.
In this fighting bet, they had wagered on their victory by ten billion, and with the odds at ten to one, they stood to collect a hundred billion RMB—surely no one would be so ostentatiously rich as to simply let that go, right?
The Fighting Ring was at a loss, thinking about how a hundred billion had vanished. They felt like cursing their luck, but since the bet was made by Wang Yuan, a legitimate son of the Wang Family, they dared not default on the debt. They had no choice but to admit defeat and honestly transfer the hundred billion.
This time they didn’t just fail to win; they were down by more than ten billion, a staggering loss.
Once they left the Fighting Ring, Wang Yuan rubbed his hands together and said to Lin Tian, "Big brother, about those two shops you said you’d give me..."
"Oh... that? I was just joking with you. How could you take it seriously? You’re too gullible, kid," Lin Tian said seriously, giving him a lesson. "That won’t do; you can be easily fooled."
"..." Wang Yuan looked at Lin Tian with a face full of grievance. Was this how you played with my feelings? I actually believed you. And as the young master of the Wang Family, who would dare to deceive me? Except you...
"Pfft..."
Bai Xiaoluo couldn’t help but laugh out loud when she saw the look of woe on Wang Yuan’s face. How had she never noticed before? Wang Yuan could actually be quite amusing.
"Big brother, where are you heading next?" Wang Yuan quickly shifted his mood and asked. Since he couldn’t beat Lin Tian, he could only silently console himself that he had still earned ten billion. But thinking about Lin Tian earning a hundred billion, his feelings became unbalanced again. Damn, why was the gap between people so huge?
"Back to the hotel," Lin Tian said.
"Ah... why go back to the hotel so early? You’re not familiar with the Capital City yet. How about going to my place first? After I collect the debts, I’ll take you to show off and have a good time," Wang Yuan said eagerly looking at Lin Tian.
"..." Lin Tian looked at him speechlessly. What do you mean, ’take me to show off and have a good time’? Why do I feel like today it was me showing you off?
"I’m at odds with the Li Family, and you still dare to take me to your home? Aren’t you afraid the Li Family will target you?" Lin Tian raised an eyebrow and asked, disbelieving that Wang Yuan would be oblivious to this fact.
"What’s there to be afraid of? Although the Li Family is formidable, my Wang Family is not weak. Plus, our Wang Family has never gotten along with them. If the Li Family wants to deal with me, as the young master, I say bring it on," Wang Yuan said carelessly.
"Alright then, since you’re inviting me with such sincerity, it would be rude for me to refuse. Let’s go to your home," Lin Tian nodded, then handed Jiang Hui a bank card containing a billion in cash. "First go to Wu’an City, protect a girl at Wu’an University named Bu Mengting. There’s a billion, use it as you see fit."
"Yes," Jiang Hui took the bank card, nodding solemnly, completely assuming the role of Lin Tian’s subordinate, while a warm current flowed through his heart. Lin Tian casually giving him a billion in cash proved his great trust in Jiang Hui, which moved him. After all, they had just met that day, and he was a complete stranger to him.
"You don’t need to be like this. Since you’ve decided to follow me, we’re brothers from now on. There’s no need to be so formal with me," Lin Tian said, feeling a bit awkward seeing Jiang Hui’s serious face.
"Yes," Jiang Hui nodded earnestly.
"..." Lin Tian.
The Wang Family, as a famous large family in the Capital City, naturally lived in impressive quarters. Their residence was a mansion that had once belonged to a prince in a former dynasty, covering a vast area and full of antique charm, truly a sight that caught the eye.
"Big brother, this is my home. The old man might be in the study. You sit in the living room for a while; I’ll go call him," Wang Yuan said as he brought Lin Tian to the living room.
"Okay," Lin Tian nodded, found a chair to sit down in the living room. He had come to the Wang Family alone, as Bai Xiaoluo had gone home after Jiang Hui left, considering she had been out for so long. If she disappeared again, the Bai Family might start a city-wide search for her.
In the study room, Wang Yuan sat opposite an elderly man with white hair, dressed in a Sun Yat-sen suit. The old man sat ramrod straight, looking flushed and full of vitality, but despite appearing to be an ordinary old man, Wang Yuan was quite nervous in his presence, not daring to be the slightest bit presumptuous.
This man was his grandfather, Wang Jing, the current Minister of Huaxia’s Economic Region, and head of the Wang Family.
"You’re saying he killed Li Guan and Li Dong?" Wang Jing suddenly spoke.
"Yes, grandfather, it was big brother—no, Lin Tian who admitted it himself, and Li Yuan didn’t deny it either," said Wang Yuan, stuttering as he nodded his head.
"Interesting. And he’s sitting in the living room now?" A hint of a smile appeared on Wang Jing’s face, but what he meant by ’interesting’ was anyone’s guess.
"Yes," Wang Yuan confirmed with a nod.
"The Li Family and the Ouyang Family each owe you five billion, right?" Old Master Wang Jing asked again.
"Yes, grandfather, I even have the evidence," Wang Yuan said, unable to hide his excitement upon hearing Old Master Wang Jing mention the debts owed to him by Li Yuan and Ouyang Qingtian.
"Hmm, you did well. I will ask your second uncle to collect it. It’s our rightfully won money; they must cough it up," Old Master Wang Jing declared firmly.
"Thank you, grandfather. I’ll go find second uncle right away," Wang Yuan said, his face unable to hide the joy as he heard the old man was willing to step in to collect the money, even if it meant confronting the grandfather he had always feared since childhood.
"Hmmph, you lose your decency as soon as money is mentioned, shameful for someone from our Wang Family," Old Master Wang Jing reprimanded as he saw Wang Yuan’s complacency. "You’re not bothered about your ’big brother’ and let him just sit there? Go out and attend to him first; I will be there shortly. The matter of the money can wait."
"Heh heh... what grandfather said is right. I’ll go now," Wang Yuan chuckled as he left the study.
In the meanwhile, Old Master Wang Jing pondered for a moment before picking up the telephone on his desk after Wang Yuan had left.
