Chapter 840: Chapter 881: You’ve Got to Take Advantage of a Bargain
Koboto Kobayashi finally ca to an agreent with Golden Eagle, with the Yamaguchi Group giving Li Yifei one billion U.S. dollars. In return, they had to help Golden Eagle obtain two items—a concession Koboto had staunchly and vigorously negotiated under the overwhelming pressure from Li Yifei. Those two high-ranking mbers sitting nearby saw the whole thing clearly.
For Koboto’s such tenacious negotiation, both were extrely impressed. Even under the imnse pressure from Golden Eagle, Koboto still managed to persist so firmly. He truly deserved his position as the boss. Had it been them, they’d probably have already agreed to Li Yifei’s terms.
When they relayed the negotiation details to the entire Yamaguchi Group’s upper echelon, the generals’ opinion of Koboto greatly changed. A capable boss like him was indeed a fortune for the group. Hence, even those who had previously been unsupportive of Koboto now held unwavering faith in him, and Koboto’s prestige skyrocketed within the Yamaguchi Group.
As for the conditions Koboto had agreed to, one billion U.S. dollars wasn’t that much for them and could be easily overlooked. And the two items to be obtained – those were the easiest tasks. With the Yamaguchi Group’s capabilities, this was undoubtedly feasible.
Even though they all knew giving these two items to Golden Eagle wouldn’t bode well for the nation, they were just an organization, not politicians who worry about the nation and its people. As long as it suited their interests and wouldn’t stir too much trouble, there was nothing they would shy away from.
At this mont, Koboto was brimming with pride. He had skillfully leveraged a crisis to secure his position as the boss. He was quite grateful to Golden Eagle because all this had been orchestrated with Golden Eagle, a performance for the entire Yamaguchi Group, and it proved to be a smashing success.
Li Yifei handled his part beautifully as well. Effortlessly, he secured one billion U.S. dollars from the Yamaguchi Group, which was equivalent to six billion Huaxia currency based on the current exchange rate.
Certainly, six billion wasn’t much compared to the wealth of the big families, but with this sum in Mile City, where his roots lay, he was definitely a na to reckon with. Planning to use Mile City as his base, his developnt there was going to be very smooth with this kind of capital.
Sitting in his office, Li Yifei made a call to Old Master Su.
"Kid, I heard you took a trip to Japan. How did it go?" Old Master Su cut straight to the chase.
Li Yifei said with a proud smile, "All set. They’ll begin soon and get those two items for you."
"Damn, you really have your ways." Old Master Su cursed Li Yifei out, but it was obviously a happy sort of scolding.
"You tell
to do sothing, and I dare not do otherwise. Otherwise, if you, Old Master, throw a fit, I won’t even be able to get close to ngxin."
"Smart kid. But don’t get careless. Even if the items reach the Yamaguchi Group’s hands, you have to securely retrieve them. Don’t let the effort be for nought."
"Don’t worry, I’ll handle it. But, can I get so reward?"
"What reward do you want?" Old Master Su imdiately asked, on high alert.
"Hehe, just keep it in mind, and I’ll ask you for it later."
"No way. Tell
what you want directly, so I can consider it. Otherwise, later on, you might ask for way too much."
"Well, in that case, how about a bonus of one or eight billion?" Li Yifei said playfully.
"Get lost. Do you think national funds are a joke? It’s okay to give you a bonus, ten or eighty million tops—that I can decide. But if you ask for more, definitely no go. Besides, that’s only because you left the Flying Hawk Squad. It’s like the nation is purchasing those items you got. If you were still in the Flying Hawk, you would’ve gotten just tens of thousands as a reward."
"Jeez, that’s so harsh. So we’ve been working for you all for nothing, huh? When I think about it, I feel so wronged."
"Wronged my ass. Doesn’t the nation spend money to train you? Complaining about doing so work for the country... knock off the poor act. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up."
"Alright then, hang up." Li Yifei said before hanging up himself.
Less than a minute later, Old Master Su’s call ca through again. He spoke irritably, "I just don’t trust you, kid. Just spit it out. You used to be so obedient in the military, but now it’s a whole different story back in civilian life."
Li Yifei chuckled, "It was because of your training back then, and besides, everything I did was for the nation, so naturally, I wouldn’t have any personal requests. Now that I’m back to civilian life, things are different, I have to think for myself and consider my wife too. Otherwise, how could I afford to take care of ngxin? Look at her—clothes, living, everything’s top-notch. She can’t get by without spending hundreds of thousands a day."
"Get lost! Does she devour money? Even so, you’re probably just trying to burn money for warmth."
Li Yifei held the phone away from his ear as Old Master Su raged. Once he’d finished, Li Yifei spoke again, "Alright, let’s talk business. I want to apply for a plot of land—a big one."
"Apply for land? What for?"
Li Yifei said with a playful grin, "To build a den. Look at all those big families you have; they all have nice hos. I want one too."
"You can’t handle this little matter yourself? You need ?"
"I need the authorities to be aware, in case I build sothing big and they start to think I’m up to no good."
"You want to build a castle or sothing? Need it to be that big?"
"You guessed right. I do want to build sothing big. I have a particular fondness for those multi-entry courtyard houses. If there’s not enough land, it just won’t be satisfying."
"You kid, aren’t you scared of being too conspicuous and getting impeached?"
"No big deal, I’m just an ordinary guy at best, maybe a bit of a spendthrift with so money. Who’s going to pay attention to , right?"
"Are you sure you have no other intentions?"
"Absolutely not."
"Then you pick the place. If you encounter any trouble, I’ll help you sort it out."
"Alright, that’s settled then."
Li Yifei hung up the phone and began pondering locations in Mile City. This wasn’t a spur-of-the-mont idea; he had been planning this since his return.
He wanted to build a large house with security asures around it and bring in a bunch of security personnel to live on the outskirts. Inside would be like Arcadia. The place would definitely need to be large and couldn’t possibly be in the city center—the quieter, the better.
Establishing a family without a solid foundation was out of the question. He needed a place like a fortress, where security was tight and his family could live safely without the slightest hint of danger.
Getting land approved nowadays was no easy task, especially a large residential plot. Li Yifei needed to use so special channels. Of course, involving Old Master Su might be overkill, but with the right connections above, even if so citizens disapproved, he would still be safe. After all, wealth envy was still prevalent, and a big house was bound to make people jealous.
Nonetheless, there was no rush to find the place. It wouldn’t be too late to decide after the New Year when spring blossod. Now, even with a location, the cold weather would prevent any work from starting.
"Sister-in-law, you’re back! Why didn’t you let
know?" Xu Shanshan walked in, spotted Li Yifei at once, and excitedly called out.
Li Yifei said with a smile, "Weren’t you busy? Close the door, close the door." Seeing that Xu Shanshan was about to rush into his arms, Li Yifei quickly added.
Xu Shanshan hurriedly turned around to close the door and then ca over to Li Yifei’s side, sitting directly on Li Yifei’s lap, wrapping her arms around his shoulders and sizing up his face.
"What’s the matter? Why are you looking at
like that?"
"I’m checking to see if you’ve been out flirting with others these past few days."
"As if I dare. I’ve been very good lately, just out making so money, that’s all."
"Making money? How much?" Xu Shanshan wasn’t particularly keen on money, but Li Yifei’s remark still piqued her interest, as he usually didn’t ntion anything about money.
Li Yifei held up his index finger, and Xu Shanshan imdiately said, "Ten million?"
"Nope, guess again," Li Yifei chuckled and shook his head.
Xu Shanshan knew that when Li Yifei ntioned making so money, it wouldn’t be a small amount. But ten million was already a lot, and still incorrect. She blurted out, "Could it be you made a billion?"
Li Yifei shook his head again, his smile growing broader.
"No way? You made ten billion?" Xu Shanshan’s eyes widened in disbelief.
"Not bad, ten billion, in US dollars!"
"Ten billion! US dollars!" Xu Shanshan exclaid loudly, even a bit hysterically.
"Yep, that’s right."
"Brother-in-law... you... you didn’t rob a bank, did you?" Xu Shanshan was dumbfounded for a solid five minutes before pinching Li Yifei’s face, looking at him sowhat skeptically.
"Hehe, soone gave
the money, and of course I couldn’t refuse. We’re about to establish a big family, right? It’s impossible without money. I’ve also asked for a piece of land above to build our own ho. I was just thinking about discussing it with you."
Hearing this, Xu Shanshan’s interest peaked, and she no longer felt like being intimate with Li Yifei, saying, "How big do you want to make it?"
"I want to build a very big ho, with several courtyards, like the grand traditional hos with gardens that rich people had in ancient tis. What do you think?"
"Sounds great, and let’s add a swimming pool! How about digging a little stream to wind around the courtyard, with little bridges over flowing water, birds singing and flowers fragrant, fish swimming in the water. Living embraced by nature, that’s the ultimate enjoynt."
"Exactly, and later we can add a gym, so entertainnt facilities, so we won’t get bored either."
"And a golf course; I have to have a golf course. I’ve wanted to play for so long but never had the chance."
Li Yifei’s face darkened instantly, "Shanshan, that’s too much to ask for. That would take up so much space, wouldn’t it?"
Xu Shanshan stuck out her tongue, realizing she had indeed gotten a little too excited.
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