CHAPTER 92: CHAPTER 0092: GREED_1

Diao Qiwei leaped up and said arrogantly, "What can we do? I can answer you with one simple phrase: your family will be shattered, and you will all die!"

Clearly, he didn’t just want the Liu Family ruined and its members killed; he wanted Zhang Bin to suffer the same fate. In fact, the Diao Clan had the Liu Family by the throat precisely because the Lius had too many concerns. They feared their opponents were ruthless enough to actually bring about the ruin of their family and the loss of their lives.

Faced with such a blatant threat, Liu Qian, as the head of the Liu Family, could finally endure no more. He slammed his palm heavily on the table and bellowed, "I’m making this perfectly clear right now: the engagement between Liu Ruolan and your Diao Clan is hereby dissolved! If you want to come after the Liu Family, then bring all your despicable tricks! I refuse to believe there is no justice in this world, and I refuse to believe your Diao Clan can blot out the heavens with one hand!"

"Our Liu Family won’t be bullied so easily!" Elder Master Liu also slammed his palm on the table, roaring, "Even if we die, we’ll take a pound of flesh from your Diao Clan!"

Zhang Bin, however, wasn’t angry. In fact, a faint smile touched his lips, because he had secretly recorded the entire exchange using Tutu’s miraculous abilities. The Diaos were acting without restraint, thinking their ugly behavior was private. Once the video hit the internet, they would be dumbfounded.

"Then just you wait for the Diao Clan’s methods," Elder Diao said with a sinister smile, rising to leave.

However, Diao Gaoming stopped him. Attempting to smooth things over, he said with a smile, "Dad, we came to negotiate today, not to make enemies. Please, sit down."

Then, turning to Zhang Bin and the Lius, he continued, "How about this? We’ll take a step back. We can agree to dissolve Liu Ruolan’s engagement, but you have to agree to one condition."

"What condition?" Liu Qian asked flatly, suppressing his rage. "State it."

"It’s very simple. We want to buy out the formulas for the Bright Eye Liquid and the Weight Loss Pills. From now on, even you won’t be allowed to use them," Diao Gaoming said, enunciating every word.

"Those two formulas don’t belong to our Liu Family! How can you propose such an unreasonable condition?" Elder Master Liu said angrily.

"True, we know the formulas belong to Zhang Bin," Diao Gaoming replied smoothly. "But isn’t he interested in Liu Ruolan? Since he wants to marry her, he’s practically a member of the Liu Family already." As the manager of the Diao Family Group, Diao Gaoming was an experienced negotiator, and his words sounded perfectly reasonable.

"No!" Liu Ruolan declared, her tone leaving no room for argument. "The formulas absolutely cannot be sold!"

"Is the Liu Family really willing to go to war with the Diao Clan over two formulas?" Elder Diao threatened.

"Are you willing to see your family ruined and all of you killed for two formulas?" Diao Qiwei added even more arrogantly.

Liu Ruolan trembled with rage, her face turning deathly pale. Flames of fury shot from Liu Ruomei’s eyes; she desperately wanted to charge over and finish them all. The rest of the Liu Family were nearly driven mad with anger.

"So, how much do you plan on paying to buy out my formulas?" Zhang Bin asked, his expression calm and his tone placid.

In reality, a furious fire was blazing in his heart, but he suppressed it. He wanted to see just how much more ugly and cruel the Diao Clan could be.

Instantly, triumphant expressions appeared on the faces of the three Diaos, while the Lius looked on in despair.

"We’re willing to pay one hundred thousand for the buyout of both formulas," Diao Gaoming said.

"One hundred thousand?" The Liu Family members were stunned. Zhang Bin was equally flabbergasted, barely able to believe his ears.

The formulas for the Bright Eye Liquid and Weight Loss Pills were two hens that laid golden eggs, capable of generating astronomical wealth. Managed properly over a few decades, they could make one the richest person in the world. And yet, their opponents were so greedy they were offering a mere one hundred thousand for a complete buyout. This wasn’t a buyout; it was blatant robbery, more vicious and cruel than any bandit.

"You’re dreaming!" Liu Ruomei, who had been silent until now, finally exploded, leaping to her feet. "Xiao Bin, we’ll go to war with them! Better that we all go down together than give in to this!"

"Now I see what it means to choose money over life," Diao Gaoming sneered, "and for two worthless formulas, no less. Losing your lives for them is just plain stupid."

"My formulas are worthless?" Zhang Bin scoffed.

"Yes, your two formulas are worthless, which is why we’re only offering a hundred thousand. The approval for the Bright Eye Liquid has issues, and it can be shut down at any moment. As for the Weight Loss Pills, have you gotten a sales permit for that? You haven’t, have you? Without a nod from the Diao Clan, the Weight Loss Pills will never be sold," Diao Gaoming said arrogantly.

Indeed, Liu Ruolan hadn’t been able to get the sales permit for the Rufei Slimming Medicine; all her networking had been useless. It was obvious now: the Diao Clan was powerful enough to block the permit. One had to admit, their methods were quite cunning.

"You’re despicable!" Liu Ruolan said furiously.

"Your Diao Clan is a pack of greedy wolves!" Liu Qian and Liu Wenshan trembled with rage.

"HAHAHA..." All three members of the Diao Clan burst out laughing. Diao Gaoming even added smugly, "You flatter us."

They were completely shameless.

"I think people like you deserve to be shot," Zhang Bin said, his voice laced with killing intent as he snatched the handgun from the table.

If he were an ordinary person, he probably would have caved and handed over the two formulas. But while Zhang Bin may have been a simple farmer, ever since receiving the cell phone from outer space, he was no longer an ordinary man. How could he possibly let them slaughter him at will? Of course, he couldn’t just shoot them dead on the spot. His own fate would be incredibly bleak if he did. So, this was just a bluff to intimidate them.

As expected, the expressions of the three Diao members changed. A cold sweat even broke out on Diao Qiwei’s forehead. He was just a spoiled scion; while he had plenty of courage for bullying others, he was terrified of dying. Unprotected and staring down the dark muzzle of a gun, how could he not be afraid?

However, Elder Diao had seen far more of the world and wasn’t so easily frightened. An icy glint flashed in his eyes as he said coldly, "Young man, you’d be wise not to be rash. Think about your parents and relatives. Think about the lives of everyone in the Liu Family. If you so much as harm a single hair on our heads, their end will be absolutely wretched."

"You old dog Diao," Zhang Bin retorted, "I can assure you, it is your Diao Clan that will meet a wretched end. A man who commits many injustices is doomed to self-destruction. You will all face the judgment of justice!"

"HAHAHA..." Elder Diao laughed wildly. "Young man, our Diao Clan represents justice. That is indisputable. History has already proven it."

"We’ll see about that," Zhang Bin said coldly. "You can get out now. I won’t be seeing you off."

"What did you say?" Elder Diao asked, unable to believe his ears.

"You’re refusing to sell us the formulas?" Diao Gaoming added, his face a mask of disbelief.

"I told you to get lost. Obviously, that’s a refusal," Zhang Bin said, a mocking look spreading across his face.

"Fine. Fine! In that case, just wait for Wenwu Pharma to be shut down. And the sales permit for your Weight Loss Pills will never be approved. Furthermore, a violent storm is brewing for all of you. Make sure you don’t regret this." A bloodthirsty light gleamed in Diao Gaoming’s eyes.