Chapter 685: Transaction

"Lu Yuanzheng, what do you mean by saying that now?" Pang Shan narrowed his eyes. "Each of our families has already paid you an astronomical 'rental fee.' We are sitting here in exchange for real money... Don't make it sound like you're giving us charity."

"Just a mere tens of millions, a few industries, and a few contracts are enough to trade for the lives of your two major consortia. How is this price any different from charity?" Lu Yuanzheng tapped his knuckles on the table and said lightly:

"Our Dinglu Consortium sacrificed eighty percent of our industries to play with you..."

"That's because your luck was bad. What does that have to do with us?"

"My luck was bad, and I lost too much... That's why I have to find a way to stop the losses from you all as much as possible."

"What do you mean??"

"How about this: you two families each give me another thirty million, and I'll let you stay."

"Lu Yuanzheng!! You're going back on your word! Raising the price on the spot!!" Su Xiaohong stood up angrily, pointing at Lu Yuanzheng's nose and cursing. "Do you really think you can do whatever you want on your own turf?!"

Lu Yuanzheng didn't speak. Several bodyguards behind him stepped forward at the same time, the oppressive aura of their divine paths sweeping through the underground shelter like a wall blocking the others.

Pang Shan snorted coldly. "Bodyguards? Who doesn't have them? You think you can suppress us with this?!"

The bodyguards of the Paradise Consortium and the Whale Shark Consortium stepped forward immediately. The three auras collided crazily, and a hurricane swept through the underground shelter. It was a tense standoff!

"If you want to fight, we can fight... But if we make too much noise and attract that bunch from the Sorcery Association, we'll all die together," Lu Yuanzheng said calmly.

"Lu Yuanzheng! You lunatic!!"

"Thirty million per family, not a cent less."

Pang Shan and Su Xiaohong gritted their teeth and glared at Lu Yuanzheng, their brains working at high speed... They weighed the pros and cons, calculating how giving another thirty million this time would affect their consortium's cash flow in the future, and how the Dinglu Consortium, sitting on a mountain of cash, would make a comeback and threaten their two major consortia.

But for now, they seemed to have no other choice but to accept Lu Yuanzheng's "extortion."

Just as the two were about to give in, a figure rushed to Lu Yuanzheng's side.

"Chairman, Huang Suyue of the Huang Consortium is here."

"Oh?"

Lu Yuanzheng was stunned, a look of pleasant surprise appearing in his eyes. He said leisurely, "It seems another fat sheep has delivered itself to the door... Let her in."

Following the departure of his subordinate, a few minutes later, a young girl carrying a briefcase, accompanied by more than ten bodyguards and subordinates, walked through the dim corridor and stepped into the center of the shelter.

"Isn't this Miss Huang?"

Lu Yuanzheng and the other two consortium chairmen didn't stand up, but sat on one side of the marble round table. He smiled and said, "I thought the Huang Consortium had its own suitable shelter, so you hadn't come over... I didn't expect we'd meet here after all."

"This is a good thing." Pang Shan laughed. "Since Miss Huang is here, our four major consortia can be considered grasshoppers on the same rope... If nothing else, at least we can gather four people to play mahjong at this table."

Su Xiaohong's bright red lips curled up slightly, and she said sarcastically:

"Little sister Suyue, you have to be careful. Your Huang Consortium has the most cash, and our Chairman Lu has a heart as black as coal... Old Pang and I have been bullied quite a bit by him here~"

The incandescent lamp overhead illuminated the marble tabletop with a pale, cold light. The three consortium chairmen sat on one side with smiles on their faces, like gourmets holding knives and forks at a dining table, licking their lips, looking forward to seeing this piece of the fattest meat in the entire Red Dust being divided and eaten bit by bit.

"Oh?" Huang Suyue looked at this scene calmly and said coldly, "I wonder how Chairman Lu intends to bully me?"

"Chairman Su is joking. We are all partners in the Red Dust business world. The word 'bully' is really too ugly." Lu Yuanzheng paused for a moment, his eyes narrowing slightly. "However, Miss Huang has also seen that our shelter has limited capacity. If your Huang Consortium wants to take refuge here, you have to pay some rental fee, right... After all, we spent a lot of money to build this shelter."

"How much do you want?"

Lu Yuanzheng pondered for a moment and slowly held up a number:

"Eighty million."

Su Xiaohong and Pang Shan on the side twitched their mouths slightly but didn't speak, instead fixing their eyes on Huang Suyue... The Red Dust Main City had been attacked twice, and the Huang Consortium had been the least affected and retained the most assets. Only the Huang Consortium could take out so much money at once.

Lu Yuanzheng's bite was truly ruthless!

Hearing this amount, there was no emotional fluctuation on Huang Suyue's face.

She just walked calmly to the marble table and waved her hand gently. The many bodyguards behind her brought over heavy briefcases and opened them all in front of the three major consortia.

Coins, banknotes, gold... Under the incandescent light, the countless wealth made the three chairmen's eyes dazzle. They couldn't tell exactly how much money was there, but it definitely exceeded eighty million!

This was the largest cash reserve in the Red Dust Realm at present, and it was the empire Huang Suyue had built with her own hands.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yuanzheng was stunned first. He didn't expect Huang Suyue to be so generous, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Miss Huang is worthy of being Miss Huang. You are so generous that it leaves us in awe... You can stay. Little Li, go pour Miss Huang some tea!"

Money really makes the world go round. Huang Suyue's wealth alone was equal to the total cash flow of Su Xiaohong and Pang Shan. Lu Yuanzheng was also quite capable of handling things, directly using the highest specifications of hospitality... On the other hand, Su Xiaohong and Pang Shan looked at Huang Suyue as if they were looking at a fool.

Lu Yuanzheng said eighty million, just waiting for Huang Suyue to bargain, but this girl not only didn't bargain, she actively added a large portion... How did such a person become the chairwoman of the Huang Consortium?

"No need."

Coins and gold shone brightly under the incandescent light. Amidst this rolling wealth, the cold young girl seemed to be detached from the world, out of place with everything around her.

She said calmly,

"I didn't intend to take refuge with you Dinglu, nor did I intend to hide here and play mahjong... I'm using this money to make a deal with you."

As soon as these words came out, the three consortium chairmen were stunned on the spot.

They looked at Huang Suyue in confusion, their brows furrowing involuntarily... This girl brought so much money with such fanfare, but didn't intend to hide? You have to know that this was already the safest place in the entire Red Dust Main City. Where else could she go after leaving here? And at a time like this, what kind of deal could she possibly want to make??

Lu Yuanzheng couldn't help but ask: "A deal... What do you want to buy from me with this money?"

Huang Suyue scanned the entire shelter and finally looked into Lu Yuanzheng's eyes.

She spoke word by word:

"Explosives, and bread."