CHAPTER 24: CHAPTER 24: QIN FAMILY, YOU ARE THE SMARTEST

Qin Kai closed his eyes, quietly waiting for that heart-wrenching pain.

However, after a long wait, there was no movement.

Qin Kai carefully opened his eyes; Lu Xiao was still in front of him, the brick in his hand as well.

"Damn it, just smash it!" Qin Kai grimaced, "I’m all prepared, what’s the point if you don’t act?"

Don’t you know anticipation is the worst torture?

"Actually, I have a proposal, if you think it’s okay, I won’t necessarily have to break your leg," Lu Xiao said, tossing the brick in his hand.

"What proposal?" Qin Kai immediately asked.

As long as Lu Xiao’s demands weren’t excessive, he’d agree.

He really didn’t want to end up with both broken arms and legs in one day.

"Your uncle died, you know about that?"

"I know," Qin Kai nodded, "They said it was a sudden serious illness."

"But I don’t believe it, I feel it’s related to you, you could very well be the one who killed him," Qin Kai pointed at Lu Xiao and added another sentence.

Lu Xiao cracked a smile, the kid was quite a guesser and quite accurate at that.

"Don’t worry about how he died, once your uncle was dead, Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store became very appealing."

"What, you want to target Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store too? Don’t overestimate yourself, do you even have the money!" Qin Kai mocked.

Lu Xiao narrowed his eyes, pointing the brick at Qin Kai.

Qin Kai immediately shut up. Fine, when under the brick, one must bow down, no point in provoking Lu Xiao for now.

"My proposal is simple. I provide the funds, you represent me, and we take over Qin Department Store and Qin Real Estate," Lu Xiao continued.

Qin Kai’s eyes rolled so hard they nearly reached heaven.

"First of all, taking over Qin Department Store and Qin Real Estate won’t be possible without several billion dollars. Secondly, am I mad to help you?!"

You break my arm and then want me to be your spokesperson, what are you thinking?

Plus, you are Qin Youling’s husband, helping you is essentially helping Qin Youling.

If my dad found out, guess whether I would survive...

"Do you think, your dad could outsmart your uncle?" Lu Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Qin Kai stiffened his neck, wanting to say something tough, but swallowed his words.

That uncle of his, usually silent, but actually scheming behind the scenes.

With just my dad’s capabilities, he’s not nearly enough.

"By then, if Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store both end up in your uncle’s pocket, do you think there’ll be a place for you and your dad in the Qin Family?"

Qin Kai clenched his teeth and continued in silence.

He wanted to argue with Lu Xiao, but upon reflection, every word from Lu Xiao was the reality.

His uncle already held considerable Qin Family property, and if he took over Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store, there’d be no reason for them to be involved!

Given his uncle’s nature, once he gained control, he’d definitely eliminate all future threats.

He and his dad might not even survive.

"So, I’m asking you one last time, do we cooperate?" saying this, Lu Xiao raised the brick in his hand.

If you cooperate, I’ll put the brick down; if you don’t cooperate, I’ll put it on your head.

"Fine, fine, fine! We’ll cooperate!" A few seconds later, Qin Kai agreed loudly.

Whatever, first things first, survival.

Cooperation doesn’t necessarily have to succeed, right?

When there’s not enough funding later, you can’t blame me for not trying.

"Of all the Qin Family, you’re the smartest," Lu Xiao dropped the brick, patting Qin Kai hard on the shoulder.

Qin Kai’s face turned gloomy, feeling like you’re being sarcastic towards me.

Am I smart and yet you pushed me into this wretched state?

"So it’s settled then, let’s not tell your dad about our affair for now."

"If I find out you’ve leaked anything, you’re going to have a terrible fate," Lu Xiao said with a smile on his face.

Looking at Lu Xiao’s smiling face, Qin Kai felt a chill in his heart.

This guy, Lu Xiao, is even crazier than me.

"But we still don’t have any money," Qin Kai said after a pause, spreading his hands.

Without rice, even the cleverest housewife can’t cook, let alone take over Qin Department Store and Qin Real Estate. Without money, all the fancy talk is useless.

"Check your phone."

Qin Kai subconsciously took out his phone and glanced at it.

Just then, a text message popped up.

It was a bank balance notification.

"Three... thirty billion." Seeing the string of numbers, Qin Kai was completely dumbfounded.

"Lu, Lu Xiao, who are you exactly?" It took a while for Qin Kai to recover, his gaze at Lu Xiao became incredibly serious.

Just casually pulling out thirty billion, are you telling me this is just some guy fresh out of the military?

What kind of soldier earns that much money?

Also, thirty billion isn’t something that can just be transferred like that. Without special privileges inside the bank, don’t even think about it.

"Do you have some other ulterior motive with the Qin Family?" Qin Kai asked, frowning deeply.

He had thought Lu Xiao was just someone Qin Youling had casually found, but now it seemed that things were far more complicated than they had imagined.

"Don’t ask and don’t look into it, just do as I say."

"Choice is crucial."

"Choose right and you soar to great heights, choose wrong and you’re doomed forever."

"I hope you don’t follow in your uncle’s footsteps."

"Alright, if there’s nothing else I’ll be going now. I’m leaving Qin Real Estate and Qin Department Store in your hands, don’t disappoint me."

After speaking, Lu Xiao turned and left.

It was only after Lu Xiao’s figure had completely disappeared that Qin Kai shuddered violently.

"What on earth did I go through today!"

Qin Kai rubbed his chaotic head fiercely, everything felt damn like a dream.

At noon, he was still confronting Lu Xiao in a life-and-death showdown, he even spent five million to hire a hitman to take care of him.

How come by evening, I suddenly became Lu Xiao’s lackey? Damn!

When Lu Xiao returned to the restaurant, siblings Chen Fei and Chen Han had already handled more than a dozen tough guys.

The sight of a dozen people wailing on the ground was quite a spectacle.

The sound of a police siren grew louder from afar, and the flashing red and blue lights could be seen across the street.

Lu Xiao waved at the siblings, quickly left as he didn’t want to get dragged into a police station for a statement.

"Mr. Lu, I just asked, those thugs were sent by Qin Kai."

"I know."

"Do we need to do anything?" Chen Fei asked again.

As she saw it, Qin Kai and Lu Xiao were now mortal enemies.

Qin Kai had repeatedly tried to kill Lu Xiao, anyone would retaliate.

"No need, that kid is quite interesting, let’s keep him around for a bit," Lu Xiao gestured with his hand.

Originally, he had planned to take all of Qin Kai’s money and then get rid of the guy, but now, he might just keep him around.

A lot of things inside the Qin Family, Qin Kai doing them would be much more convenient than him getting involved directly.