Chapter 044
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Chapter 044 Won’t Even Leave You the Soup
The person on the other end of the phone laughed bitterly: “If the higher-ups find out I’m helping you with these things, I’ll at least get disciplined. But since he wants to find someone to deal with you, suffering this consequence is only natural.”
Su Rui raised his eyebrows and smiled with satisfaction.
Zhang Qibing listened from across and was already beside himself with fear. He had never heard of any department being able to modify information in the backend, making all property certificates and ownership documents completely invalid!
If this was really possible, it would be too terrifying! Who exactly was this guy in front of him? Why could he find such a mysterious department with overwhelming power?
Why had he been so blind as to actively offend this guy?
Ah, it was all because lust had clouded his judgment. If he had known this day would come, he would never have gotten involved with that enchantress Xue Ruyun!
Recalling his experiences in Ninghai, Zhang Qibing’s eyes revealed a hint of sadness.
He had started as a small-time thug, from being someone’s lackey to forming his own power base, obtaining his first bucket of gold through shady means, and slowly developing into his current business. This journey had been anything but easy!
Although his foundation wasn’t entirely clean, in his view, he had worked hard for more than a decade to own his current assets. Yet this young man had casually tossed out a sentence and taken away everything he had worked so hard for. This… this completely overturned Zhang Qibing’s understanding of the world!
Zhang Qibing was unwilling, very unwilling! Watching the wealth in his hands slip away bit by bit, anyone would be unwilling!
But what could he do? The man before him was too powerful. Was he… was he still the same seemingly cowardly pretty boy from earlier?
Su Rui sat smiling on the sofa, taking in Zhang Qibing’s expression completely: “What’s wrong, Mr. Zhang? Do you feel very unwilling? Are you thinking about finding someone to kill me right now?”
“No… no, not at all…” Zhang Qibing waved his hands repeatedly, a flash of panic crossing his eyes.
“Let me tell you, this is the outcome you deserve. You should have considered before deciding to move against me that if I didn’t teach you a lesson, you wouldn’t understand that in this society, there’s always someone better, always a higher power.” After a pause, Su Rui said calmly: “Remember, there are some people you can never afford to offend, and unfortunately for you, I am one of those people.”
While saying this, Su Rui’s expression was calm, but it exuded an unmistakable dominance, a quality that came from deep within, impossible to fake.
Zhang Qibing’s expression was extremely shocked, he was tongue-tied, seemingly unable to speak. Because he was truly stunned by Su Rui’s aura. To be able to emanate such an intimidating presence through a simple expression – this pretty boy must be far more extraordinary than imagined!
Su Rui took in Zhang Qibing’s expression completely, a contemptuous smile crossing his lips: “Fifty-seven million in deposits, plus several properties and fixed assets, not even reaching one hundred million in total. This small amount of money in the outside capital world wouldn’t even cause the tiniest ripple. Just because you’re in Ninghai, you’ve forgotten who you really are?”
Su Rui was speaking the truth. In today’s era of big capital, one hundred million yuan truly couldn’t cause even a ripple. Not to mention foreign matters, even many county-level development zones in China had already set investments above one hundred million as their entry threshold!
However, these words sounded very different to Zhang Qibing’s ears!
The muscles on his face twitched violently. This man wasn’t just a devil, but a shameless devil! Eating the meat without spitting out the bones, not even leaving the soup! And still having the nerve to mock him!
At this moment, he had made up his mind that he must report this to the police no matter what. To avoid losing everything, he had to let the police solve this problem!
Because in this country, many things that couldn’t be resolved through official channels were settled privately, and if private settlement failed, then public authorities were sought. It was that simple yet complicated.
“Let’s make a clean break, Zhang Qibing,” Su Rui suddenly said calmly.
“What do you mean by a clean break? You’ve already taken all my property, what else do you want? Are you planning to silence me?” Zhang Qibing noticed the knife stuck in the coffee table again, and fear immediately gripped his heart.
Taking a hundred million in one go, this was even faster than robbing a bank!
“You’re right, I do want to silence you.”
Su Rui’s words made Zhang Qibing’s whole body start to tremble! Because he truly sensed a vague killing intent from Su Rui!
“I’ve taken a hundred million from you, leaving you destitute. If you say you don’t resent me, even you wouldn’t believe that, would you? Since you already hate me so much, why would I leave someone who poses a potential threat to me in this world?” Su Rui smiled faintly as he pulled the knife from the coffee table with two fingers. The cold gleam of the blade once again pierced Zhang Qibing’s eyes.
“Please spare me! Please spare me! Rest assured, I absolutely dare not hate you. Today’s events are all my own fault. If I ever harbor any ill intentions again, you can come back and kill me anytime! Besides, if you kill me and the police find out, it would be a capital offense. You’ve already got the money, and I won’t say anything. Please spare me!” As Zhang Qibing spoke, he began to appeal to reason and emotion.
This guy seemed genuinely afraid of Su Rui.
“One willing to hit, one willing to be hit. Since this is consensual, I’m not worried about you retaliating against me. To be honest, in my eyes, you’re no different from an ant, so what retaliation could there be? Have you ever seen an elephant worry about an ant’s revenge after stepping on it?”
As he said this, a cold glint flashed through Su Rui’s eyes.
Indeed, having fought in the Western underworld for so many years, he had seen countless small characters like Zhang Qibing. If he wanted to, he would have slit the other’s throat long ago. Why waste words here? He was just an ant, what could he mean to Apollo, the sun god of the dark world?
Of course, even if he didn’t kill him, he couldn’t leave any trouble for himself.
“I won’t kill you today,” Su Rui finally said after playing with the knife in his hand for a while, offering Zhang Qibing some slight reassurance.
“But just because I’m not killing you doesn’t mean you can retaliate against me or do as you please. You should know my capabilities. If after this, you still have any ideas about Xue Ruyun, don’t blame me for being ruthless. This time it’s a hundred million for your life, next time I don’t believe you’ll find another hundred million to save yourself!”
As he finished speaking, Su Rui’s eyes emitted a cold light that shot straight into Zhang Qibing’s eyes!
Under that gaze, the latter immediately felt exposed, as if Su Rui could see through his internal organs. A chill rose from the depths of his heart!
That chill penetrated to the bone marrow. Zhang Qibing shivered several times in succession, completely unable to control his body. Cold sweat dripped in large drops from his forehead!
But he didn’t even bother to wipe it away, hurriedly saying: “Rest assured, rest assured, I definitely won’t do such a thing again. I’ll pack up my things and leave Ninghai immediately. As long as you’re in Ninghai, I will never set foot here again.”
Su Rui nodded and said coldly: “I hope you keep your word. And remember, you now have nothing and can’t take a penny with you. Everything in this house is mine, including that safe you’ve hidden in the corner.”
Hearing this, Zhang Qibing, who was about to get up to pack his things, stumbled and nearly fell!
He had been planning to secretly stuff the few hundred thousand from the safe into his bag to take with him as capital for a fresh start, but now it seemed that hope was dashed too!
Who exactly was this guy? Why couldn’t anything be hidden from him? The safe was placed in such a concealed spot, and its exterior was so well disguised, how did he know about it?
“I said, everything in this room is mine, and you can’t take anything,” Su Rui said coldly again. “Don’t you understand?”
Some might think Su Rui was being too harsh on Zhang Qibing, not leaving him even a penny, especially after taking nearly a hundred million in assets from him. But in Su Rui’s view, this was normal.
If you do something wrong, you must pay the price and bear the consequences. Otherwise, if the cost of crime is too low, the crime rate in this world would remain high. Su Rui adhered firmly to his principles.
Zhang Qibing’s fate was self-inflicted; there was nothing to pity.
After Zhang Qibing put on his clothes and left the room empty-handed, Su Rui went to the door and said to the escort hiding trembling in the corner: “It’s over, you can go too.”
Then, Su Rui actually took out two hundred-yuan bills from his wallet and said to her: “This is probably much less than your fee, but consider it my reward to you. Keep your mouth shut when you leave.”
The escort still looked at Su Rui tremblingly, not daring to take the money at all. These mere two hundred yuan felt like hot potatoes.
Seeing her trembling, Su Rui said with some displeasure: “What are you afraid of? I’m not going to kill you. Take the money and go quickly. Just pretend you were never here.”
The escort looked carefully at Su Rui, finally confirming he wasn’t lying, and hurriedly left with a thousand thanks, not daring to touch the two hundred yuan. Compared to money, her life was more important!
This man had reduced the big boss Zhang Qibing to a stray dog with just a few words and gestures. She certainly wouldn’t have a good outcome! Leaving early was the right choice!
It was already 2:30 in the morning. Su Rui looked at his watch, then closed the door and turned to leave Zhang Qibing’s residence. Just a house, it didn’t mean much to him.
After walking out, Su Rui wanted to go to the Oriental Pearl Hotel where he was staying, but after a thought, as if remembering something, his brows furrowed slightly, and he hailed a taxi to the Lin family estate.
