Trillionaire's Slice of Life

Similarly, the Lin family's Supreme Jewelry store had operated for decades; these past few months, in the competition with the Fan family, serious losses were suffered. In a matter of months, losses of tens of billions were something that even the prestigious Lin family couldn't sustain.

Most importantly, if neither side was willing to compromise, there was no telling how much longer this competition would last.

If it were to continue for another year or two, then even with the Lin family's foundation, they would be dragged into the abyss by the enormous deficit.

This was also the reason why the Lin family sought help from the Liu family in Zhongzhou.

However, unfortunately, Liu Peng failed to persuade Chu Mo, which led to Lin Youzhi's plans falling through.

And now, since Chu Mo had promised to proactively close down three hundred and sixty jewelry stores, unless he reneged on his word, he would have no choice but to make the Fan family stop.

As Lin Youzhi's words fell, Fan Zhijian's expression on the side had already changed several times. Despite his gloomy face, he did not speak up to refute anything.

Chu Mo naturally did not want to lose Fan Zhijian, his right-hand man. He had already made a decision in his heart, so he spoke calmly,

"Fine, I, Chu Mo, may not be considered a great person, but I keep my word. Ba Fang Ke Lai's three hundred and sixty jewelry stores will all close starting from tomorrow!"

The light words rose in the dining hall, and instantly the atmosphere in the entire restaurant became a few degrees more solemn.

In that moment, even Lin Youzhi, who owned assets worth three hundred billion, when viewing Chu Mo, could not hide a grave look in his eyes.

Three hundred and sixty jewelry stores involved far more than just three hundred and sixty store facades; the personnel, jewelry goods, and all sorts of miscellaneous items added up could total nearly a hundred billion in funds. And with just a single statement, Chu Mo had shut down an industry worth a hundred billion.

Such boldness and courage were even recognized by Lin Youzhi as superior to his own.

However, before Lin Youzhi could even take a sigh of relief, Chu Mo, gently swirling the wine in his glass, slowly said,

"President Fan, don't rush, hear me out. You previously acquired forty-three billion worth of jewelry goods from Princess Mina Gong at Wei'er, I will have Princess Mina return a portion of those jewels. Likewise, I will contact several jewelers in Capital City to take over the remaining goods. No one will profiteer from this; all goods will be returned at the original price.

Your forty-three billion in funds, minus the goods already sold, will be refunded to you, to the last penny."

The plain words echoed over the table, and at that moment, Fan Zhijian's expression relaxed slightly. If he could recover forty-three billion in funds, the Fan family's losses could be directly halved. In this case, even though they would still suffer heavy losses, they wouldn't completely vanish, retaining the chance to make a comeback in the future.

Meanwhile, as the two men weighed their options before them, Chu Mo continued to speak,

"As for those three hundred and sixty storefronts and several thousand employees... there's no rush to handle them. The storefronts will be maintained, basic renovations untouched, with just a slight change in layout, then all will be transformed into trading companies...!"

The plain words had not yet settled when Lin Youzhi's expression suddenly changed across the table. Then, for the first time, he interrupted Chu Mo,

"President Chu, what do you mean by this?"

Chu Mo picked up a succulent lobster in front of him, savored it lightly, and with an indifferent voice, he said,

"President Lin, I promised to close down three hundred and sixty jewelry stores, but I never said that these premises couldn't be used for something else. We have thousands of employees to support; we need to do something. Since the jewelry business no longer works, what's wrong with turning them into trading companies?"

"Heh heh...!"

Fan Zhijian, who had worn a somber expression, smiled for the first time. He had thought that Chu Mo would sacrifice their Fan family's interests in exchange for a collaboration with the Lin family. However, now he saw that Chu Mo had no intention of cooperating with the Lin family at all.

In Zhongzhou's Lin family, three hundred and sixty jewelry stores accounted for nearly half of their assets, and other than the jewelry business, the Lin family's largest source of income was commerce and trade.

Chu Mo had just given up the idea of starting a jewelry store but quickly planned to establish a trading company—a clear continuation of his targeting of the Lin family. Even if the jewelry industry was unaffected, once the Lin family's trading company encountered problems, the inevitable ruin of the Lin family would not change.

Now, having understood Chu Mo's intentions, Fan Zhijian was in high spirits; he picked up the wine glass in front of him and began to drink deeply all by himself.

In stark contrast to Fan Zhijian was Lin Youzhi, whose expression was incredibly dark. He had thought that after today, the Lin family's greatest enemy would be gone and the Lin family would have no worries. Now, he realized that Chu Mo had simply changed his approach but continued to contend with the Lin family.

With Chu Mo's funding, coupled with the full support of the Fan family, it probably wouldn't take half a month for the Lin family's trading company to face comprehensive suppression, and the outcome wouldn't be much better than it was now.

At this moment, Lin Youzhi's hawk-like eyes shone brilliantly as he stared straight at Chu Mo, and said with a cold voice,

"President Chu, aren't you afraid of today's events repeating themselves?"

Chu Mo across him let out a light, cold laugh. Tonight's events, happening once, were enough. He would never allow himself to fall into such danger again in the future.

Taking a soft breath, Chu Mo said indifferently,

"President Lin need not worry about my affairs. Oh, and since President Lin says tonight's matter was Zhao family's doing, starting from tomorrow, the Zhao family will be erased from Zhongzhou. As for those few hundred thugs and gang members controlled by the Zhao family, our detective agency will take them all in. Although their skills are mediocre, their numbers are their strength.

A few hundred people, even just as cannon fodder, will be enough."

"Of course, I won't let tonight's matter go so easily. If I find out someone else is behind this, I will repay them tenfold!"

In the determination of Chu Mo's expression, Lin Youzhi finally softly closed his eyes; he knew that at this moment, the Lin family was once again facing a difficult choice. If the Lin family continued to oppose Chu Mo, the Eight Great Families, despite their previous promises of various benefits, would stand by idly in the face of billions and hundreds of billions of funds.

The Eight Great Families might add icing to the cake, but they would not send charcoal in snowy weather .

Since the Eight Great Families were unreliable and faced with Chu Mo's top-notch strength, who seemed to not care about billions or even hundreds of billions, the Lin family had no chance of victory.

At this moment, Lin Youzhi was thinking rapidly; he understood that the future of the Lin family, which had a century of history, would completely depend on his decision tonight.

Lin Youzhi closed his eyes at this moment, his brain swiftly considering all sorts of strategies. Thoughts flickered in his mind, and he even considered redesigning tonight's layout, to directly eliminate the opposition by borrowing another's hand. But recalling the hundreds of professional bodyguards in the courtyard, he had to abandon this tantalizing idea.

Two minutes later, taking a deep breath, Lin Youzhi, with his hawk-like eyes, seemed to age ten years in an instant. When he opened his eyes, the upright figure spoke coldly,

"President Chu, there's no point in our two families continuing to fight. Even if our Lin family is annihilated, the Eight Great Families will still not stop suppressing you. They will simply find a new spokesperson to continue opposing you.

Rather than such a meaningless waste, we might as well join forces to break the balance held by the Eight Great Families and reshuffle the powers in Hua Country!"

Chu Mo, looking at Lin Youzhi, who had finally relented, showed no signs of joy or pride. He just calmly met the other man's gaze, and after half a minute, lifted the glass in front of him and drained it in one gulp.

Starting today, the Lin family of Zhongzhou would be completely in his hands, like a chess piece!