"Master, my brother died of an illness, and during that ti he was always in the hospital, never went out, and apart from the doctors and our family, he didn't et any outsiders; I'm afraid he didn't leave behind any will."
Dot's sister, a woman nearing 70 years old, imdiately said.
A person close to 70 years old, who even looked younger than Dot's wife Mossang in appearance, had skin like a young girl's, God knows how many hydrating and wrinkle-removing injections she had undergone.
"Oh? Is that so?" Zhang nglong raised his voice.
"Yes, master," Dot's cousin's two sons also quickly chid in, "You can call the employees at Brahma Country's notary office for consultation at any ti."
In Brahma Country, any will that was not notarized did not have absolute legal effect, but of course, during the distribution of an estate, judges would also consider the will and decide accordingly.
That was their purpose in inspecting the will Dot had left behind, yet to their surprise, in the will, Dot had not ntioned anything about family assets, that foolish loyalty even disgusted them.
However, after they had investigated, Dot had secretly had one of his trusted aides invite a notary to prepare a will. After thoroughly investigating this matter, they secretly dealt with that trusted aide and the notary, while also bribing everyone at the notary office and leveraging official power to intimidate them, believing that no one would dare to speak out.
"Since that's the case, there's no need then." Zhang nglong didn't care about such an unreliable consultation; if it were him, he would have imdiately bribed anyone who could leak information.
Zhang nglong glanced at Mossang again, who clearly was unaware of this matter, only imrsed in the sorrow of her husband's death.
"Master, although Dot didn't leave any will, he once told
that if one day he passed away, all the family assets would be handed over to you for redistribution," Mossang said.
The faces of many people suddenly changed upon hearing this statent.
"Madam, when did my brother ever say this? How co we didn't know?"
"Yes, such things shouldn't be said carelessly, giving everything to the Master all at once will cause trouble for the Master! As mbers of the Mahalast Family, we should take care of so matters for the Master, it's our family's mission!"
The people from Dot's brother and sister's lineage seed to be considering Zhang nglong's interest, but their true thoughts were obviously not these.
"This was Dot's decision," Mossang said with an air of authority, as though she was the queen of the entire Mahalast Family.
Mossang even knelt down in front of Dot's coffin, "Master, according to the traditions of our Mahalast Family, the assets of the family are to be taken over by the direct descendants, but Dot and I have been childless all these years, so we can only fail the trust of your ancestors, please handle these assets yourself!"
"Since that's the case, why don't you take over!" Zhang nglong said casually.
"What?" The faces of Dot's brothers and sisters changed dramatically. Although Mossang had married Dot, she didn't have a single drop of Mahalast Family blood in her, why should she take over these assets?"
They were about to object, but Mossang laughed.
"Master, look at , an old woman, what ability do I have to manage these assets?" Mossang laughed, "The only use I've ever had in my life was to help Dot manage the family's internal relations, I know nothing about business, I can only fail your trust."
"Master, we have a request, I don't know if we should speak," at that mont, one of Mossang's nephews spoke up, "Please forgive my frankness."
"Speak," Mossang's nephew clearly was the sa type of person as Dot, and Zhang nglong still had a good impression of him.
"My aunt devoted her life to the Mahalast family. Now that my uncle has passed away, according to his last wishes, these assets should rightfully be returned to you. I hope, however, that you will leave so money for my aunt to live out her days in comfort, without having to rely on anyone else."
"That's only proper," Zhang nglong had never actually planned to take back the money, and he was very confident in leaving these assets for Mossang to handle. However, since Mossang was not willing to take charge, Zhang nglong didn't insist.
"Here's what we'll do," Zhang nglong said, "Mrs. Mossang, you and your nieces and nephews can keep 1 billion US Dollars. Whether you invest it, manage it or start a business, that's up to you. These assets no longer belong to , Zhang nglong, nor do they belong to the Mahalast family; they are yours now."
"Thank you, Master!" Mossang's nephew imdiately knelt down to thank Zhang nglong for his generous donation. With 1 billion US dollars per household, if managed well, even though it might not match the forr glory of the Mahalast family, it would still be top-tier wealth in Brahma Country.
"Master, we also have a request!" Apparently, because Zhang nglong was so easy to talk to, it gave Domate's brother and sister a misguided confidence.
"Speak," Zhang nglong graciously said. "As long as it's within my power, for the sake of Domate, I will certainly do it!"
"Master, the situation is this," Domate's brother imdiately said. "As you see, my brother has no children, and Mrs. Mossang is also unwilling to take over these assets. But you could give them to us!"
"Give them to you?" Zhang nglong raised an eyebrow.
Good grief, this was downright shaless! Originally, they had planned to take over by deceit, but seeing how agreeable he was, they now dared to ask outright!
"Yes, even though most of the family assets were managed by my brother, so part of them was managed by us. We are very familiar with these assets, and taking them over would be quick. More importantly, we all have our own offspring. If one day we pass on, these assets can continue to be managed by them; isn't that a perfect solution?"
"That does sound quite reasonable!" A smile appeared on Zhang nglong's face.
"Yes!" Domate's brother and sister eagerly pledged loyalty. "Even though we do not carry the pure blood of the Mahalast family, we will never forget that we are also mbers of the Mahalast family, and we will always rember that your ancestors built the Mahalast family!"
"Exactly! Whatever my brother could achieve, we will definitely strive to do as well!"
"However, I seem to have so news that I'd like to share with you, if you're willing to hear it," Zhang nglong unlocked his phone.
"In 2001, the Betmutra Group reported a 200 million US dollar shortfall in its accounts, eventually traced back to an accountant falsifying accounts. That sa year, two luxury hos appeared under your na, Wokol, altogether valued at about 200 million dollars."
"In 2002, a Higgs Group order was intercepted, and factory goods worth nearly 1 billion US dollars were stolen. However, the original client company still got the exact sa goods in the end, and the theft case was ultimately dismissed without any consequences!"
"In 2003..."
Zhang nglong detailed every instance over the past 20 years where assets under the na of Mahalast had been lost due to deficits, totaling over 10 billion US dollars!
And all these incidents had been suppressed!
Without exception, each of these troubled assets had been managed by the enterprises run by siblings belonging to Domate's lineage!
"Have you manage the assets?" Zhang nglong scoffed. "Would I dare?
"The fortune that Domate had painstakingly accumulated was guarded and pillaged by you, and yet you still desire the rights of inheritance? Are you even worthy?"
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