223: Chapter 223 Wanting to Collaborate Again 223: Chapter 223 Wanting to Collaborate Again Ouyang Xiu believed what Xiang Yu had said.
Since Xiang Yu ntioned that Ouyang Ke was about to be finished, it must be true.
What they needed to do now was wait.
Currently, Mo Aiguo was waging a fierce political struggle.
The main characters in this struggle were actually Mo Aiguo and the Mayor, Zheng Yiguang; everyone else was just cannon fodder.
On the surface, the two appeared to be cordial, but in reality, they were both secretly employing tactics.
Mo Aiguo, however, was clearly more successful.
For one, he was the attacker and had prepared for all aspects.
Furthermore, he had powerful connections from above supporting him.
Even more importantly, he was supported by the evidence provided by Xiang Yu.
Whenever he wanted to take action against soone, Xiang Yu would supply the evidence.
With irrefutable proof, no matter how clever your thods or how strong your backers, you were dood.
The war raged on intensely, but those outside of the circle had no clue, and life went on as usual.
The dia were excluded from the entire process.
So dia who received the news and wanted to expose so of these events were quickly suppressed by the relevant departnts with strong asures.
The war lasted for a week, ultimately concluding with a complete victory for Mo Aiguo.
After a thunderous reshuffling, Mo Aiguo had completely seized power, as so departnts of authority were now full of his people.
During this ti, Xiang Yu and his cohorts were not idle; they continued to investigate the Japanese personnel.
However, these Japanese seed to vanish after planting a bomb in Xiang Yu’s car and hadn’t reappeared since.
Xiang Yu had no leads whatsoever.
Continuing the investigation blindly would only waste ti.
Eventually, Xiang Yu decided to seek a breakthrough with Ouyang Ke.
At noon, Xiang Yu and Xiao Xuan went to Ouyang Ke’s office, but he wasn’t there.
With the significant changes in the political scene over the week, Ouyang Ke had surely noticed them.
His backers had been falling from grace one by one, and what he needed to do now was to rebuild relationships; a long and complicated process.
Sitting in Ouyang Ke’s office, Xiang Yu made a phone call to him.
Ouyang Ke wasn’t happy to see the call from Xiang Yu.
He hadn’t had the chance to settle accounts with Xiang Yu, but now Xiang Yu had co to him instead.
“Get to the point if you have sothing to say,” said Ouyang Ke gruffly.
“Mr.
Ouyang, that’s not really befitting of your status.
So, have you been missing lately?” Xiang Yu said with a smile.
“Hmph, Xiang Yu, you’re becoming more and more complacent.
But don’t get ahead of yourself; there will be a day when you’ll cry,” said Ouyang Ke.
Ouyang Ke had planned to give Xiang Yu a good lesson, but the sudden upheavals in the political world caught him off guard, which delayed dealing with Xiang Yu.
“I’ve grown accustod to being complacent, and I can’t change that so quickly,” Xiang Yu said with a laugh.
“I’m at your office right now.
You’d better co over soon.” Xiang Yu hung up after speaking.
Ouyang Ke had just arrived downstairs when he heard that Xiang Yu was upstairs.
He quickly walked up and entered his office within a few minutes.
“Xiang Yu, you’ve got so nerve.
I didn’t co looking for you, but here you are, delivering yourself to my doorstep,” bood Ouyang Ke as he entered the office.
“You ca back so quickly; it seems Mr.
Ouyang still takes seriously.
I’m a bit touched,” Xiang Yu said with a laugh.
Seeing Xiang Yu’s nonchalant deanor, Ouyang Ke was so enraged that he was practically gnashing his teeth.
He really wanted to slap Xiang Yu, but as a well-known businessman, he wouldn’t do such a thing.
“Just spit it out if you have sothing to say.
I don’t have ti to waste with you.
Get on with it and leave,” Ouyang Ke said, annoyed.
“I just ca to catch up with you.
I’ve been missing you these past few days and wanted to make sure you were still alive,” said Xiang Yu.
“You…
if there’s nothing else, get out,” Ouyang Ke said, his temper rising.
“Alright then.
Today, I ca to make a deal with you,” Xiang Yu finally sat up straight, his face turning serious.
“Make a deal with ?
Dream on.
As if I would ever make another deal with a dishonest person like you.
Rember my words, Xiang Yu.
If I ever have any dealings with you again in this lifeti, then I, Ouyang Ke, am not a human being,” Ouyang Ke stated bluntly.
Last ti, he thought he had struck a great deal with Xiang Yu, selling a piece of land for 2.5 billion.
However, Xiang Yu had tricked him, and he had decided that once he was done with his current business, he would definitely get rid of Xiang Yu.
“Mr.
Ouyang, don’t be so absolute.
You’re rushing to refuse without even knowing what kind of deal I’m proposing—isn’t that a bit inappropriate?” Xiang Yu shook his head.
“Inappropriate?
Hmph!
With a person like you, there’s no consideration for appropriateness.
Have you finished?
If so, get out.
I have things to do,” said Ouyang Ke, growing impatient.
“To avoid any regrets, let just say it,” Xiang Yu coughed, then continued, “Lately, I’ve been very interested in those Japanese.
I assu Mr.
Ouyang has had dealings with them.
So, if you let contact them, as a condition, I will spare your life—how about that?”
Ouyang Ke was stunned by the proposal, which he could hardly classify as a deal.
He was frozen for a good two seconds before he burst into laughter and looked at Xiang Yu as if to say, “You’re such an idiot.”
“You’re saying, as a condition, you would spare my life?” Ouyang Ke wanted to make sure he hadn’t misheard, then repeated what he said.
Xiang Yu ignored his laughter, simply nodding in confirmation, “Yes, that’s right.
You tell their whereabouts and how to contact them, and I’ll spare your life.
It’s fair for both sides.”
Ouyang Ke was completely thrown off by Xiang Yu’s words.
In his eyes, Xiang Yu was nothing more than a small-ti thug at best, perhaps the owner of a minor logistics company.
He had once suspected that Xiang Yu might be the son of so reclusive, powerful family, but he had now concluded that Xiang Yu was just a loser.
He was already planning to get rid of this loser when he had ti.
Little did he expect the loser to co to him, offering to spare his life, which was the biggest joke he’d ever heard.
Ouyang Ke laughed out loud, pointing at Xiang Yu and at a loss for words.
Eventually, he sighed and said, “You’d better go back and cherish the little ti you have left.
Who knows, you might die in a car accident any day now.”
“So, you’re not willing to cooperate?” Xiang Yu looked directly at Ouyang Ke.
“Who would want to make a deal with you?
Anybody who would, would be a fool, which I am clearly not,” Ouyang Ke said as he lay back in the executive chair, smirking at Xiang Yu.
“Well then, I wanted to give you a chance.
Since you can’t seem to grasp that, don’t bla .
I hope you cherish your current ti, because who knows, you might be the one to die in a car accident any day now.” Xiang Yu stood up and walked towards the door.
Ouyang Ke just snorted, then reached for his phone and made a call…
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