Trillionaire's Slice of Life

``` On the stage, the white-robed elder named Jiang Dingnan still maintained an attacking stance, his withered hands clenched into fists. His eagle-like eyes, far from being clouded as one would expect of an old man, shone with a daunting brilliance instead. Chu Mo glanced at Fan Gao, who seemed poised to speak but stopped himself. This was the first time Chu Mo had seen this strong man in such disarray. In Chu Mo's eyes, as the leader of his bodyguard team, this man should be an incredibly formidable figure, unbeatable even against dozens or hundreds, but at this moment, just one punch from the elder had dealt him a severe blow. Fan Gao now, even an ordinary person might easily knock him down. The gap between a half-step Grandmaster and a true Great Grandmaster in martial arts was so vast. Ignoring Fan Gao's complex expression, Chu Mo's gaze returned to the old man on the stage. Since the Liu family could invite this Great Grandmaster in martial arts to stand in their corner, Chu Mo naturally could offer a heftier reward to make him turn against them. Jiang Dingnan, a Great Grandmaster, had stooped to appear in an underground boxing ring, simply because the Liu family had offered him a benefit compelling enough to sway his heart. Since he could be driven by interests, Chu Mo saw no reason to be outdone by the Liu family. He looked directly into the eyes of the elderly man, his voice heavy as he said: "Mr. Jiang, the Liu family has asked you to come out of retirement, offering one hundred million. I, Chu Mo, am willing to offer two hundred million. If they offer ten billion, I, Chu Mo, am ready to provide twenty billion. Just give the nod, and I'll transfer the cash to your account immediately, without delay. What do you say, sir?" Upon hearing this, the old man, who had previously adopted an attacking posture, gently relaxed his stance. His hands were once again clasped behind his back, and in an instant, his entire demeanor deflated, even his previously clear eyes now seemed clouded. At that moment, Jiang Dingnan casually said like any ordinary old man, "You're the Chu family's youngster who's been causing quite a stir in Britain lately, aren't you? I know of you. At such a young age, you act with extreme ruthlessness, not allowing others to even utter a word of dissent. Su Zhengxiong of Britain, he was ruined by your schemes behind his back, wasn't he?" Hearing this, Chu Mo's expression grew slightly solemn. He hadn't expected the other party to bring up Su Zhengxiong and feared it would complicate matters if the old man had been close with Su. With an unchanged expression, Chu Mo said in a deep voice: "Are you and Su Zhengxiong close friends?" The elder on the stage, his hair half gray, neither confirmed nor denied, but after a sidelong glance at Chu Mo, he replied indifferently: "Never mind about Su Zhengxiong. What I want to know is, if I refuse Mr. Chu's offer, will my Jiang family meet with a great disaster?" Chu Mo immediately shook his head. He had risen too quickly and had often been forced to use ruthless measures, but he didn't want to bear the moniker of 'Britain's Chu King of Hell.' If he truly dealt with the old man before him over this matter, it wouldn't take a day for the news to spread throughout Hua Country, how he bullied because of his position and acted with a heartless and merciless hand. If it came to that, his title as Mr. Chu of Britain would be thoroughly stigmatized. In the moment Chu Mo denied this, the expressionless elder before him stated: "Forget about exiting the stage. Liu Peng has shown kindness to my Jiang family in the past. He hasn't offered me any benefits for coming here; I am here solely to repay his past kindness." "So, even if Mr. Chu is wealthy and doesn't take ten billion, even tens of billions seriously, I, Jiang Dingnan, am not someone swayed by greed. When one receives kindness, one must remain loyal to that debt!" The elder's demeanor was solemn, completely unmoved by money. Chu Mo, meanwhile, frowned slightly below the stage. He had originally thought that Jiang Dingnan had accepted the Liu family's invite for the sake of profit, but now it appeared he had underestimated the heroes of the world; the other was simply not motivated by money. To give up? ``` Given Fan Gao's current situation, it was entirely a lost cause. According to the previous gambling stakes, if Fan Gao lost, then the Fan family would have to shut down their 360 jewelry stores that were in opposition to the Lin family's, and at the same time, the whole Fan family would vanish from the metropolis. If that happened, it would not just be about the loss of a massive fortune, amounting to hundreds of billions, but it also meant that all of Chu Mo's painstakingly laid plans would come to nothing. Keep in mind, to open up the situation, he had even gone so far as to owe favors to several princes and princesses, and what's more, he had signed a jewelry deal worth hundreds of billions with the Jewelry Queen. All this, just to break the Lin family's monopoly in the metropolis and have them erased. If all 360 jewelry stores ceased operations, it wouldn't just be the Fan family disappearing; Chu Mo would lose a major support and it would also mean his investment of hundreds of billions had failed, suffering defeat in the first round of confrontation with the eight major families. Just such an outcome alone, with the lost capital conservatively estimated to be nearly two hundred billion, would be enough to make even Chu Mo wince at the painful situation. The only one who could change the outcome at this moment was the old man in white standing before him. If he were to concede willingly, not only would the Fan family avoid ruin, but they could also have the Liu family help invite top British scientists to join their own Longevity Club, accelerating research into longevity. If one considers it like that, the financial stakes involved in this match were already incalculable. At this moment, Chu Mo's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked straight at the old man before him, and spoke with a firm voice, "Grandmaster Jiang, the terms can still be negotiated. If not ten billion, then one hundred billion! As long as you nod, I promise to protect the Jiang family in its entirety. Even if the Liu family wants to make a move on you, they'll have to get past me first. Grandmaster, one hundred billion, that's a whole one hundred billion. With that money, your Jiang family will jump to the top of the world's greatest powers, never having to cater to anyone else again. Even if not for yourself, you should consider your descendants, Grandmaster. Which matters more, a favor or a whole one hundred billion in cash!" For the first time a look of being deeply moved appeared in the depths of the hitherto imperturbable old man's eyes. While a colossal sum of ten billion had not been enough to make the old man abandon his principles, one hundred billion had struck a chord with him! At this moment, the murky depths of the old man's eyes shifted. Momentarily, he gritted his teeth and said, "I have heard that Mr. Chu has several spokespeople at his side, each controlling a huge fund of more than a hundred billion. If I withdraw from the match, it is certain that the Liu family will suppress us, and so our Jiang family needs to establish a tighter bond with Mr. Chu even more. Thus, if Mr. Chu agrees to make our Jiang family's only granddaughter one of his spokespeople and guarantees that she will control an asset worth a hundred billion within the next five years, then I will accept Mr. Chu's invitation. Of course, my granddaughter will be just like the other spokespeople Mr. Chu had before, still obeying Mr. Chu's commands. She'll only have a status formidable enough to make the Liu family wary. What do you think, President Chu?" To make someone from the Jiang family one of his new spokespeople? This was something Chu Mo had never even considered before. It's important to note that any spokesperson by Chu Mo's side was worth a hundred billion and each had already achieved a remarkable status. The Jiang family's demand for one of their own to take on a spokesperson's role really was a lion's mouth opening wide. However, when Chu Mo's gaze landed on Fan Gao in front of him and he took a deep breath, he then said with utmost sincerity, "A gentleman's agreement!" "Is hard to chase as a team of horses!"