54: Chapter 54 The Police Arrive

An annual salary of one million yuan,

plus dividends from a 1% stake in Li Xiang Technology,

this offer made Pang Xietang, who was standing nearby, weep with envy.

He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan,

wishing he could take charge and accept on Bai Jingqing's behalf.

But Bai Jingqing remained unmoved,

and said coldly, "Not enough! Still not enough!

I have only one requirement.

I can give you one million every year,

but hand over your parents' lives!

If you agree,

I will hand over this brand-new processor architecture plan to you.

If you don't agree,

then there's nothing more to talk about."

Xue Haixin's teeth itched with rage;

he hadn't expected this brat to be so stubborn!

He felt that the terms he offered were already quite generous,

even though he didn't actually intend to give them to Bai Jingqing even if he agreed.

He was now on the verge of exploding.

What the hell was there to talk about?!

Every other word out of his mouth was demanding his parents' lives!

Xue Haixin roared,

while pounding on the rolling shutter door of Bai Jingqing's phone shop.

"Damn it, Bai kid,

don't you dare refuse my kindness!

Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!

If you insist on carrying on like this,

then I don't mind showing you some color!

When that time comes, don't say I didn't care about our past relationship!"

Bai Jingqing snorted coldly, "Is there any past relationship between us?

As I see it, there's no past relationship,

but there is a bit of an old grudge!

When should we settle this old grudge?"

Hearing this, Xue Haixin began to swear profusely,

while Pang Xietang quickly pulled him back, saying, "Chairman Xue,

Chairman Xue, don't be like this!

We have to be a bit more civilized,

a bit more refined!"

Xue Haixin was furious, "How the hell can I be refined!

Did you hear that?

He wants my parents' lives!

If I said I wanted your parents' lives,

would you be willing?"

Pang Xietang thought coldly to himself,

didn't you force his parents into a dead end back then?

This is all karma now!

However, he still said, "Chairman Xue,

you must not act like this.

I'm telling you,

there's a high probability that Bai Jingqing has some kind of mental illness.

Let's not shout and scream;

if we really provoke him,

and he truly goes crazy,

he might even try to blackmail us!"

Xue Haixin raised an eyebrow, "Oh?

There's such a thing?"

Pang Xietang continued, "I noticed it during the day;

I don't know what that Bai Jingqing was wearing in his ear,

it looked like an earphone.

While wearing that thing, he was shaking his head,

and his body was twitching.

I suspect he's already gone mad,

and it flares up from time to time.

So, let's not provoke him for now."

Xue Haixin originally thought Pang Xietang was joking,

but after thinking about Bai Jingqing's many unusual actions,

he actually began to seriously consider the possibility.

"Now that you mention it,

it really is possible!

Otherwise,

why would he sell such a good phone for only 2,999?

Do you think he can break even at 2,999?"

Xue Haixin stroked his chin with a thoughtful expression.

Pang Xietang shook his head repeatedly, "Chairman Xue,

I'm also in the mobile phone business;

at 2,999 for these specs, he definitely can't break even!

That's why I suspect he must be crazy;

his mental state isn't normal right now,

which is why he set the price at 2,999."

Xue Haixin was also getting a bit of a headache now, "Tell me,

what can we do against a lunatic like this?

Think of a way for me

to trick that brand-new processor architecture plan out of his hands,

and I'll reward you handsomely!"

So the two of them began to scheme at the door.

And just across a layer of rolling shutter,

even though the two of them had been speaking quite softly,

Bai Jingqing could still hear them clearly.

He almost burst out laughing.

He couldn't blame them;

back when he was wearing bluetooth earphones in the shop listening to music and playing games,

even his employees wondered if he was sick.

People of this era hadn't seen bluetooth earphones before;

the only concept they might have was from science fiction movies,

worn by people on missions.

Or perhaps they thought it was some high-end medical assistive device.

Later, Bai Jingqing let them experience the bluetooth earphones,

and they all cried out in amazement.

However, Xue Haixin and Pang Xietang outside,

didn't know about the existence of bluetooth earphones.

Listening to the two of them plotting out there,

Bai Jingqing almost laughed out loud.

As long as he held out a little longer,

the police should be arriving soon.

There was a university near his shop,

so the nearby police station wasn't very far away.

Bai Jingqing felt the time was about right,

so he pressed again, "Well?

Have you thought it through?

One million a year in exchange for your parents' lives,

are you going to trade or not?"

No matter how he heard it, Xue Haixin felt uncomfortable,

but thinking that the person opposite was a lunatic,

he didn't want to argue about it.

At this moment, however,

a police officer was walking towards them.

Xue Haixin didn't pay much attention,

thinking the officer was just passing by,

but to his surprise, the officer actually walked towards them,

his target clearly being Bai Jingqing's shop.

Xue Haixin and Pang Xietang were both a bit puzzled,

and they looked at each other, "Why are the police here?"

After a moment of thought, Xue Haixin said excitedly, "I know!

It must be because he's owed debts for too long without paying,

so the police have come to collect!"

Hearing the two of them say this,

Bai Jingqing knew the police had arrived,

so he pulled up the rolling shutter.

Just then, the officer had reached them.

Bai Jingqing spoke directly to the officer, "Officer,

I'm the one who just called the police,

these are the two fellows who damaged my property!

They even tried to break into my private residence!"

As he spoke, he pointed out several obvious dents on the rolling shutter for the officer to see.

"Look!

This was hammered out by their fists!

I believe they have damaged my private property,

and now I want to press charges against them!"

Although the dents weren't very large,

Bai Jingqing's main goal was to annoy Xue Haixin,

so he spoke with great earnestness.

The officer was somewhat speechless;

could such small dents,

really be called property damage?

However, disturbing the peace was indeed quite serious.

So he said to Xue Haixin and Pang Xietang, "We received a report from a citizen

that you two are suspected of seriously disturbing the peace.

What exactly is going on?"

Xue Haixin was instantly dumbfounded;

he had never expected

that the police were actually here for them!

"Officer, it's all a misunderstanding!

You must have made a mistake!

Actually, we're all friends;

this is just a little joke!"

Xue Haixin quickly tried to laugh it off with the officer.

However, Bai Jingqing stuck firmly to his story, "Officer,

this is no misunderstanding!

I am not friends with them!

Officer, you have no idea;

they come to cause trouble at my shop door every other day.

Every time they come, they pound on my door,

making it so I haven't been able to rest well for a long time.

I feel like I'm having a bit of a nervous breakdown now!"

Two days ago, which was right when he had just transmigrated,

Xue Haixin had just come to pound on his shop's door,

so Bai Jingqing felt that saying they came to cause trouble every other day shouldn't count as lying.