Mande City Prison.
Rafael lay on the narrow single bed, his eyes lifeless as he stared at the mold-covered ceiling.
Back on the battlefield, the desire to survive and fear of death had made him surrender. He had been captured for three days now and didn’t know what fate awaited him.
Clang.
The cell door was opened by soone, and two Jieke Security guards stepped aside, as a very young man with his hands behind his back walked in.
"Rafael, do you recognize ?"
Su Jie brought over a stool and sat down on it, crossing his legs.
Rafael slowly turned his head and upon seeing Su Jie, he recognized him as the dangerous person who was a top target in their plan and the true mastermind behind the Jieke Company.
"What do you want? I’m willing to pay twenty million US Dollars for my release. That’s all the money I have."
Rafael, trying to appear calm, sat up and spoke. In the West, there is a culture of paying ransoms, and he hoped to buy his life back with money.
"The mighty minister of foreign affairs at Asder Pharmaceutical, a mber of the Averson Family, and the third son of the current family head... your offer seems a little insincere!"
Su Jie laughed and exposed Rafael’s true identity.
The so-called Averson Family was the secretive power behind Asder Pharmaceutical. This family controlled more than just this one company, their business interests included construction, shipbuilding, and chemicals among others.
But undoubtedly, Asder Pharmaceutical was the most important company of the family, making up more than half of their assets.
Rafael’s complexion changed, suddenly realizing sothing, he said, "It was Marco who told you, wasn’t it? You took a couple of days before coming to see because you were torturing Marco during these days. He couldn’t withstand it and confessed, right?" Experience tales at .Côm
Su Jie shook his head and said, "You overestimate him. He spilled everything he knew in less than an hour after he was captured. The reason I only ca to see you now is that I’ve been dealing with other matters. You’re not as important as you think."
"Impossible, unless you used truth serum or other drugs. Marco has undergone professional training to resist interrogation. There’s no way he couldn’t last an hour."
"That’s because you haven’t experienced it, and of course, you wouldn’t want to."
Su Jie chuckled softly, his gaze roaming over Rafael, and leisurely said, "Do you know why you’re still alive?"
"You want to use to threaten my father, but it’s useless. In my father’s eyes, the family’s interests far outweigh my life. He has seventeen sons and eight daughters; he won’t miss one."
Facing this topic, Rafael’s expression turned bitter.
"Maybe, but who knows without trying?"
Su Jie’s smile was mischievous as he tossed a satellite phone to Rafael, saying, "Call your father now, I doubt he would refuse to take the call."
Rafael didn’t struggle, quietly took the phone, and dialed a series of numbers.
The phone rang for a long ti before it finally connected.
"Dad, it’s , Rafael, I’m currently at..."
Rafael’s gaze shifted toward Su Jie.
"Go ahead."
Su Jie waved his hand, indicating that Rafael could speak freely.
"I’m currently at Mande City Prison, standing in front of Su Jie, and he wants to speak with you."
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a mont, then a sowhat aged voice ca through: "Hand him the phone, I’ll talk to him."
Su Jie took the satellite phone from Rafael’s hand and started speaking proactively, "I assu you are the renowned Mr. Jose Averson. My na is Su Jie, currently the founder and owner of hair growth original fluid."
"Mr. Su, na your price."
On the phone, Jose’s voice was very calm, lacking the agitation and anger that one might have expected.
The other party might have already known that Rafael’s operation had failed, and the rcenary force had been wiped out, falling into Su Jie’s hands.
Looking at Rafael, Su Jie said, "Want to redeem your son? It won’t be easy."
"No, the price I ntioned refers to the hair growth original fluid. You can do whatever you want with my son."
Jose’s voice was exceptionally cold, just as Rafael had said, he was an old man lacking in human warmth.
"That makes things difficult for . The hair growth original fluid is a non-sellable item to ."
"There’s no such thing as a non-sellable item, it’s just that the profit value isn’t enough. I’m offering fifty billion US dollars to buy out the formula for that product."
"Fifty billion US dollars, too little, too little."
"Eighty billion US dollars."
"Not enough."
"120 billion US dollars, plus a 5% stake in Asder Pharmaceutical, and the friendship of the Avelson Family."
Jose’s voice altered slightly, perhaps thinking that Su Jie was asking for too much.
"Mr. Jose, we both know the market value of the hair growth original fluid. What you’re offering doesn’t even co close to one-tenth of its actual value, showing completely no sincerity at all!"
Su Jie, smiling wryly, had no intention of selling the formula for the hair growth original fluid; he just wanted to see the extent of the other party’s obsession with the product.
"Mr. Su, so things’ value is not for you to control. The wise know when to let go. I’m willing to let you share a larger part of the profits of the hair growth original fluid. Either hand over the formula, or let Asder Pharmaceutical take stakes in Tianyuan Daily."
Jose’s voice carried a hint of a threat, a warning issued by a multinational pharmaceutical giant that not just anyone could withstand.
"What if I say no?"
Su Jie raised an eyebrow, such verbal threats ant little to him.
"In this world, those who monopolize without sharing et bad ends. You can’t swallow such huge benefits on your own, Mr. Su. Having expanded your business to this extent, you should understand this principle."
"Heh, fortunately, I happen to have a good appetite. Up to now, I’ve always engaged in business monopolistically."
Su Jie stated naturally. If he were a powerless ordinary person, indeed, he would need to share profits with these big players, even getting only the smaller share.
But as the sole Transcendent of Blue Star, a being whose power was unto himself, Su Jie had the confidence to say no.
Monopolizing? Su Jie had no intention of sharing his own benefits with others, which would simply be lowering his own Cultivator’s dignity.
Besides, before crossing over, he worked for capitalists; now that he had crossed over and was cultivating, if he still needed to bow down to these capitalists, then his cultivation would have been in vain.
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before Jose’s voice ca through again.
"It seems we can’t agree then, Mr. Su. You just take care of yourself."
With that, Jose hung up the phone.
"Tsk, it looks like your father really doesn’t care about you. He never cared about you at all from beginning to end."
Su Jie put down the satellite phone, looking at Rafael as he said this.
"I’m of no use to you anymore, are you going to execute now?"
Rafael closed his eyes silently, seemingly foreseeing his end.
"Whether you are of use is not for you to decide. Just stay put; the prison won’t miss your al."
Su Jie glanced at Rafael, then turned around and walked out of the prison.
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