229: Chapter 229 Still Undeterred

Saionji Sawa suddenly received a call from Zhou Shuyan; she still had to show respect to this elegant and gentlemanly official.

After all, if the Saionji Family wanted to continue deepening their roots in Shanghai, offending a big shot in the political and legal world was not a wise choice.

Saionji Sawa was somewhat surprised—did Su Nange and the Liu Family actually have such a deep connection with Chief Prosecutor Zhou?

Fortunately, she had backed off in time. If she had continued to go head-to-head with Su Nange, she truly wouldn't have been able to give her family an explanation.

Moreover, Saionji Sawa had to respect Su Nange's strength even more.

Especially her top general, Himura Ryusai; even now, whenever that guy thought back to that night in Qiantang, his legs would go weak.

The way Su Nange had him hovering between life and death, like an Infinite Tsukuyomi, was truly terrifying.

Saionji Sawa suddenly thought of an old Chinese saying, 'Enemies should be reconciled rather than remain at odds,' and immediately took the initiative to call Su Nange.

On the other side, Su Nange was still in a standoff with the group of Shanghai locals in front of him.

He hadn't expected his older cousin's efficiency to be so high, getting a response so quickly.

But when the call connected, Su Nange's face turned red with embarrassment.

Whether it was Japanese or English, he was unable to communicate with the woman on the other end.

Fortunately, Liu Yuan, who was proficient in multiple languages, could act as a translator.

Saionji Sawa's attitude was even better than expected.

Even though Su Nange had caused her heavy losses, she accepted it.

On the phone, she repeatedly emphasized: "Mr. Su, this matter is absolutely a misunderstanding between us."

"As the person in charge stationed in Shanghai for Japan, it was my failure to clarify the inside story immediately that led to the friction between us."

"Here, I offer my most sincere apologies to you and Miss Liu."

"Now, I have investigated and clarified. It was my subordinate, Sato, who was selling Toxic Paper and was used by others to distribute it onto Miss Liu's territory."

"We have already provided an explanation to the Chinese government and guarantee that we will never touch the Toxic Paper business again."

"Mr. Su, Miss Liu, as for your losses, I, Saionji Sawa, am also willing to bear them."

After Saionji Sawa finished speaking all at once, the expressions of the Shanghai people present were somewhat awkward.

The situation had become very clear; there was no conflict between the Japanese and Su Nange.

Liu Yuan spoke on Su Nange's behalf: "Miss Sawa, we are currently with Boss Lu from Shenhai, and he has a few questions for you."

Lu Jinhong and Saionji Sawa already knew each other.

"Miss Sawa."

"Hello, Boss Lu!"

"I'll ask you a few questions. Did you know Su Nange before this?"

Saionji Sawa: "No."

"During this time, was the conflict between our Shenhai Chamber of Commerce and you caused by this Mr. Su Nange?"

"No! It's because someone among you used the Chinese strategy of 'Killing with a borrowed knife,' instigating a conflict between me and Miss Liu in order to get rid of us."

Lu Jinhong asked the final question: "Miss Sawa, do you know who was instigating it?"

Saionji Sawa: "Boss Lu, you and I are old acquaintances. You should be clear about my, Saionji Sawa's, character."

"I have always followed the principle that 'harmony brings wealth' and never take the initiative to stir up trouble! But this time, it was because of the Ouyang Family's calculations that we suffered heavy losses."

"We have no choice but to retaliate against the Ouyang Family! This matter has nothing to do with the others in your Shanghai Chamber of Commerce!"

The madam of the Ouyang Family cursed loudly: "You Japanese devil, you're spouting nonsense! Everyone, don't believe her!"

Lu Jinhong raised his hand, and several bodyguards stepped forward to intercept the woman who wanted to rush up.

Lu Jinhong remained calm and asked: "Miss Sawa, I believe in your character. Otherwise, your family wouldn't have been able to do business in Shanghai for so long."

"But the Ouyang Family is, after all, local to my Shenhai City, and I don't want them to be wrongly accused. So, Miss Sawa, do you have evidence?"

Saionji Sawa's tone on the other end of the phone was very helpless: "Boss Lu, I won't hide it; I don't have substantive evidence."

"But there is one thing I hope you know. The Ouyang Family is also selling drugs! That is why they had a conflict with my subordinate, Sato."

The call ended.

Lu Jinhong, this big shot of Shenhai, had a dark expression. This trip to Qiantang made him feel very disgraced.

Su Nange hadn't expected there to be such explosive news.

"Ouyang Chen! Is there really such a thing going on?"

Ouyang Chen didn't know at all. He looked at his son's liver-colored face and thought to himself that things were bad!

But fortunately, the call just now was on speaker, and Saionji Sawa had no evidence.

He said urgently: "Boss Lu, those devils are spouting nonsense! Don't listen to them!"

"Our Ouyang Family couldn't possibly touch that kind of business for generations! We wouldn't dare touch it!"

However, these were all Shanghai's internal matters. Lu Jinhong couldn't represent the government, and whether there were drugs or not wasn't under his jurisdiction.

Now that Su Nange had cleared his name, there was still one more important matter.

He spoke up: "Boss Lu, my business isn't finished yet! You have to uphold justice for me regarding my 5 billion!"

Lu Jinhong was in a difficult position; he really couldn't extricate himself from this matter.

He indeed was the one who had agreed to it just now.

So, he looked at Ouyang Chen again: "In this matter, you indeed misunderstood him. If you bet, you must be prepared to lose; bring out the money. Our Shanghai Chamber of Commerce still needs to maintain integrity!"

Ouyang Chen also hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

They were already being beaten by the Japanese until they couldn't catch their breath, and now they had to cough up a huge sum of 5 billion. It was practically losing everything down to their underwear.

He was now filled with rage toward his 'clever' eldest son! Since this kid took over the family's Wanzhou Group, how many things had he done behind his back!

But rage aside, if this money wasn't given, his Ouyang Family probably wouldn't be able to survive in the circle anymore.

Not only did the money for Su Nange's side have to be paid, but he also had to pay a 'hard work fee' to these big shots who had come to support him today.

Ouyang Yunzheng still wanted to argue something.

Ouyang Chen glared at him fiercely and stepped forward himself: "Boss Liu, perhaps we misunderstood your son-in-law this time."

"But as the Japanese devil said just now, no one is clear about what exactly happened here."

"Of course, we're not trying to evade the bet, it's just that 5 billion is truly a massive amount."

"I'm thinking, let's make it 2 billion, as my apology to your daughter and son-in-law."

Su Nange immediately became unhappy upon hearing this. Holy crap, 5 billion—that was a massive sum of money to him.

How much equipment could that buy for Professor Xu Zhiran, and how many production lines could it expand for Ange Technology?

"We agreed on 5 billion! Not a cent less! Where was this when you were clamoring for 50 billion from us just now? If we had lost, would you have let us haggle?"

Su Nange's voice left everyone present afraid to respond.

What he said was the truth. If the person who lost the bet today was Su Nange, would this bunch of Shanghai locals have hesitated to kick a man while he was down?

However, at this moment, the leader of the Shanghai group still stepped forward.

Lu Jinhong's tone was no longer as aggressive as it was at the beginning. He smiled at Su Nange and said, "Heh heh, young man. I agree with what you said."

"But after all, this is a huge amount of money; no one's money just blows in with the wind. If betting becomes a trend, who will still do business with their feet on the ground?"

"How about this, as today's witness, I, Lu, won't evade it either."

"You take the 2 billion first. As for the rest, consider it that I, Lu, owe you a favor. How about it? Perhaps my favor is worth even more than the portion of money you're missing!"

Su Nange didn't care about your 'face' or whatever. He wasn't going to Shanghai to develop his career; what could he do with a favor, eat it?

He was just about to refuse when Liu Lu came up and patted him.

He whispered, "Nange, just listen to Boss Lu. He's right; a favor from the Emperor of Shenhai is worth it."

Su Nange wanted to argue—what favor? Isn't it just empty words?

But seeing that even his father-in-law had stepped in.

Sigh, what father-in-law? It's all for the sake of my wife's face.

Su Nange agreed: "Fine, 2 billion it is. It must be in the account within 7 days!"

Lu Jinhong asked Ouyang Chen: "Ouyang, you have no problem with Little Su's small request, do you?"

Ouyang Chen sighed inwardly. Not only was he losing money, but from now on, he would probably only be able to depend on Lu Jinhong.

The Shanghai people slowly dispersed.

Su Nange noticed that before Ouyang Yunzheng left, he still gave him a very venomous look.

Su Nange found it strange—what qualifications did this guy still have to think he could make a comeback?

But Ouyang Yunzheng didn't think so; he believed he would win back all the face he had lost this time!

He still had a trump card; he wanted to become the King of Shanghai.