Ouyang Wuqing and Gongsun Wudao, seeing Lin Tian, knew they had walked into an ambush. Without a word, they turned tail and ran, and as for those two hundred n, they were left to fend for themselves.
The two hundred n also knew they had fallen into a trap, and were stunned on the spot. They turned back to look for Ouyang Wuqing and Gongsun Wudao, but their figures were nowhere to be found.
"Run!"
Out of the two hundred n, soone yelled, and imdiately after, all two hundred bolted away.
Lin Tian sneered, waved his hand, and Jiang Hui led the bodyguards in a swift charge. One group was an elite force, morale running high, while the other was a defeated rabble, only focused on fleeing. The outco was clear.
Of the two hundred n, almost half escaped, a small portion was slaughtered, and the rest were all injured.
Such a victory pleased Lin Tian greatly, and he promised, each security guard would receive a bonus of ten thousand yuan as a reward.
..., ....
Ouyang Wuqing and Gongsun Wudao fled back to the villa in a sorry state. Still trembling with fear, they realized how close they had co to death had they not run fast enough today.
Gongsun Wudao said, "Today we've beco sworn enemies with Lin Tian. He'll definitely not let us go. It's either us or him that will perish."
Ouyang Wuqing slamd the table hard, saying, "The situation is unfavourable for us now, the longer we drag it out, the more passive we beco. There's only one option left."
"What is it?" Gongsun Wudao asked.
"We must unite everyone's strength and pressure Lin Tian, then…" Ouyang Wuqing whispered into Gongsun Wudao's ear.
Five minutes later, Gongsun Wudao slamd the table and declared loudly, "Good, that's what we'll do!"
..., ....
Three days went by, and nothing significant occurred. Chen Lihui supervised the workers' round-the-clock production of healing potions, but it still wasn't enough to et the overwhelming demand.
Nevertheless, the reputation of the healing potions had soared. Tianyi Pharma's fa spread across the country within a few short days and was even showing signs of going international.
Chen Lihui claid that it would take three years to make Tianyi Pharma the biggest company in the world, but at this rate, it wouldn't even take a year and a half.
At noon today, Lin Tian was about to take a rest when he heard a series of hurried footsteps outside.
Worried that sothing had happened, Lin Tian quickly went out to check and was greatly shocked by what he saw.
A billionaire who had bought Lin Tian's healing potions ca into view, dishevelled, with his clothes unbuttoned, a bruise on his mouth, and faint traces of blood on his ears.
He looked as though he had just been beaten, with an expression of pitiable grievance.
Upon seeing Lin Tian, the billionaire fell to his knees like he had found a lifeline, pleading, "President Lin, you have to save my family, please, I beg of you."
Feeling puzzled, Lin Tian hurriedly helped him up and said, "Calm down and tell what happened. I'll help if I can."
The billionaire explained, "Ouyang Wuqing and Gongsun Wudao, to deal with you, have kidnapped my family mbers and those of more than a dozen other business tycoons. They're threatening us with the lives of our families, compelling us to unite and hold a business eting tomorrow, with the purpose of tarnishing Tianyi Pharma's reputation and weakening your strength."
"President Lin, you must save our families. It's at the risk of my life that I've co to alert you!"
Upon hearing this, a cold and determined glint appeared in Lin Tian's eyes. He had let Ouyang Wuqing and Gongsun Wudao go ti and again, and yet they had pushed their luck too far. Therefore, it was ti for Lin Tian to stop showing any rcy.
Lin Tian reassured the billionaire, "Don't worry, leave this matter to . I will rescue your family. Tomorrow, wait for the good news."
The billionaire looked anxiously at Lin Tian, uncertain if he could truly rescue his family. However, he had no other choice but to put all his hopes on Lin Tian, praying for the safety of his family.
..., ....
In a secluded room, Zhang Ya and Winston sat on chairs as a middle-aged powerhouse ca in to report.
"We have accurate information. There will be a business coalition eting tomorrow aid at dealing with Lin Tian. Should we…" He made a throat-slitting gesture.
Zhang Ya said, "Tomorrow we'll observe the commotion. If there are no unforeseen incidents, you two strike together and kill Lin Tian."
"Okay," Winston and the middle-aged powerhouse nodded in agreent.
...,....
Lin Tian had the wealthy individual assisted away then summoned Jiang Hui, instructing him to closely monitor the Gongsun Family and Ouyang Family's movents and to spare no expense in finding the hostages they held.
Upon hearing this, a look of difficulty crossed Jiang Hui's face. Finding their hostages was like searching for a needle in a haystack. With only a hundred n at his disposal, how was he supposed to do that?
The task was difficult, but still, Jiang Hui nodded and imdiately set his n on the search.
After Jiang Hui left, Lin Tian sat on a stool, his eyebrows knotted tightly. He wondered, where would Gongsun Wudao and Ouyang Wuqing hide the family mbers of the tycoon?
As Lin Tian pondered this question, he suddenly felt a strong sense of danger and hurriedly looked backward, which gave him quite a scare. The Dragon Emperor had appeared behind him without notice.
Huffing with annoyance, Lin Tian said, "How do you walk so silently? And you call yourself the Dragon Emperor, sneaking around like a ghost."
"I always walk like this, it's because you're too weak to hear the sound of my footsteps," the Dragon Emperor retorted.
Lin Tian, already troubled by worries, had no mood for idle talk with the Dragon Emperor and directly asked, "What are you looking for for?"
With a smile, the Dragon Emperor said, "According to the rules, as a mber of Nidhogg and being its founder, shouldn't you salute and yield your seat to ?"
What Lin Tian found most annoying was the Dragon Emperor's talk of rules. Had he not ntioned it, Lin Tian might truly have given up his seat, but now that he had, Lin Tian was determined not to.
Lin Tian said, "I've set terms with the old chief, so I don't have to abide by your so-called 'rules.' There's a chair, move it yourself, sit or don't, your choice."
The Dragon Emperor was faced again by Lin Tian's defiance, but he seed used to it and didn't mind. He simply grabbed Lin Tian by the shoulder, and Lin Tian had no strength to resist. The Dragon Emperor then slightly exerted force and flung Lin Tian out of the chair, causing him to land on the ground with a thud, while the Dragon Emperor settled comfortably in Lin Tian's chair.
"Dragon Emperor, you…!" Lin Tian pointed at the Dragon Emperor, wanting to hit him but thinking twice about it because he knew he would be the one at a disadvantage if it really ca to a fight.
Unperturbed, the Dragon Emperor picked up the teacup beside Lin Tian and took a small sip. The next mont, his face turned green as he spat out the tea he had just drunk and exclaid loudly, "What kind of tea is this? It's terrible! If this is the kind of tea you usually drink, your taste is horribly poor."
Lin Tian laughed heartily, almost to the point of tears watching the Dragon Emperor's expression.
He rembered that this teacup still held the tea from the day his company opened. He didn't care for tea at all and hadn't taken a single sip, just leaving it there. By now, after several days in this hot weather, the tea must have turned sour.
Lin Tian joked, "Didn't your mother teach you when you were young, Dragon Emperor? You shouldn't just take other people's things, drink their drinks. I won't lie to you— that tea has been sitting there for three days. I even dropped so cigarette ash into it. How's the taste, pretty good, huh?"
Humiliated, the Dragon Emperor nearly vomited. Seeing Lin Tian's smug expression, he wanted to hit him but couldn't find a reason to and was left fuming helplessly.
Then, the Dragon Emperor slapped a contract onto the table and said, "Sign your na here so I can take it back and report."
It seed like the Dragon Emperor was sent by the old chief.
Lin Tian picked up the contract and read it. It turned out to be a cooperation agreent with Tianyi Pharma, stipulating that Tianyi Pharma would deliver eighty thousand healing potions to the army each year, each potion priced at one hundred thousand. Eighty thousand potions ant a total of eight billion—a huge deal for Tianyi Pharma. Plus, delivering healing potions to the army was sothing Lin Tian himself eagerly wanted.
It looked like this was the old chief's idea, and the Dragon Emperor was just a ssenger. If Lin Tian refused, the Dragon Emperor wouldn't be able to face the old chief.
Rembering how the Dragon Emperor had just tossed him around, Lin Tian beca angry. With the old chief watching his back, Lin Tian wouldn't miss the chance to tease the Dragon Emperor—that wouldn't be like him at all.
With a rip, Lin Tian didn't even blink as he tore the contract apart.
The Dragon Emperor was flabbergasted, pointing at Lin Tian and bellowing, "Lin Tian, what are you doing? Do you realize this was personally drafted by the old chief?"
"I know," Lin Tian said nonchalantly, "but what does that have to do with ? This company is mine; if I want to sign, I sign— if I want to tear, I tear."
"What do you an by that? Don't you want to cooperate with the old chief? He has been so good to you. Acting this way, you'll break the old chief's heart," said the Dragon Emperor.
"Ah, you've got that wrong," Lin Tian replied, "I do want to cooperate with the old chief. The issue isn't with , it's with you."
"With ? What the hell does it have to do with ? If you want to cooperate, just sign. If not, I'll promptly report back to the old chief," said the Dragon Emperor, his words carrying a veiled threat to pressure Lin Tian.
Lin Tian laughed but wasn't intimidated by the Dragon Emperor. He knew a bit about the old chief's temperant and was certain that the Dragon Emperor wouldn't dare to go crying to him with an unsigned contract. Despite the Dragon Emperor's indifferent facade, he wouldn't be able to answer to the old chief if Lin Tian refused to sign—he'd be devastated.
Lin Tian dumped the shredded contract into the trash can and casually said to the Dragon Emperor, "Just go back and tell the old chief I'm not signing the deal. Bye-bye, farewell, and no need to see you out!"
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