Chapter 584 - 285: A Ruthless Trick (Part 2)
However, from what Gu Ningxuan said, it seemed there was still room for negotiation... O’Neal’s mind began to work. In his thoughts, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance that Gu Ningxuan would demand full ownership of the ore vein, and they might split it, or Gu Ningxuan would take the larger share...
Of course, if Gu Ningxuan was even more shameless, entirely unscrupulous, and greedier, he might not only want the larger share, but also propose that O’Neal provide the manpower to mine the ore, while he reaps the benefits! In O’Neal’s mind, that was the only possible outcome.
Back in the day, Gu Ningxuan’s elder brother was just as cunning. Having suffered a loss once, O’Neal felt his mental endurance had been well-trained. No matter what Gu Ningxuan demands, it shouldn’t exceed this boundary...
However, O’Neal didn’t know there was a saying: "The waves behind of the Yangtze River drive on those ahead, and the waves ahead die on the beach!" Thirty to forty years ago, Gu Ningyi was already pretty shameless, but after so many years, his younger brother had clearly surpassed him.
Thus, when the unlucky and miserable O’Neal heard what Gu Ningxuan had to say, his expression instantly turned into a grotesque stone statue! Countless swearing comments exploded in his mind, with thousands of mythical creatures, the grass-mud horse, roaring over and stirring up a storm of dust...
Gu Ningxuan merely smiled and said, "I want to sell you this Chongming Ore Vein... Do you want to buy it?"
O’Neal’s mood at that moment was quite complex, as Gu Ningxuan’s shamelessness had broken through the sky!
The ore vein was currently unowned, yet Gu Ningxuan claimed he would sell the entire vein to him... This was akin to snatching a Chongming Ore Vein right out of O’Neal’s hands. And O’Neal would have to laboriously extract and process the ore, then sell it for a profit...
Gu Ningxuan could pocket the money and walk away, while O’Neal would have to bear all sorts of pressure, struggling to keep the vein, and the eventual profit might not even cover the basic costs... Damn it, could this brat be any more unscrupulous!
"What if I refuse?" O’Neal’s face turned completely cold; he absolutely didn’t want to agree to Gu Ningxuan’s proposal! It couldn’t be more of a loss; business is all about a win-win situation, but Gu Ningxuan? He’s downright a bandit!
"Then you may as well be buried here... On the path to the Yellow Springs, there are brothers who’ve gone ahead as company, it won’t be lonely. Don’t worry, after you’re gone, I’ll have a way to exploit the entire vein... Hehe, even if it takes some time... But the first bucket of gold in life always has some significance, a little hard work doesn’t count for much..."
Gu Ningxuan’s hand grazed his neck, clearly moving slowly, but O’Neal didn’t dare dodge.
Because if he dodged, he really would end up beheaded! This Gu Ningxuan... if he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he’d suspect this person had been swapped with another.
Based on previous investigations, he shouldn’t be this ruthless, even if he had tricks, he wasn’t this cruel!
"I’ll give you ten seconds to think. To me, this transaction is just granting you the benefit of living on, and for me, the outcome is the same no matter what... so make good use of the chance." Gu Ningxuan said to himself, "One, two, three..."
O’Neal quickly sent a private message to Gu Ningyi, filled with intense resentment, a line of glaring red text—Gu Ningyi, I’m going to [beep] your entire family to death!
"...Nine..." Gu Ningxuan maintained calm precision in his counting, showing no sign of urgency.
"I agree!" O’Neal didn’t wait for him to shout "ten," and immediately agreed, valuing his life more... Just now, he truly felt a strong murderous intent from Gu Ningxuan, this was no joke!
By the time Gu Ningyi had the chance to read that private message, it was already a few days later.
He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, then replied without a hint of politeness, "O’Neal, what are you raving on about? If you don’t have a reasonable explanation, you know the consequences!"
Seeing this reply, O’Neal exploded immediately! Too lazy to use private messaging, he directly opened a virtual screen, grabbed onto the virtual display and began roaring, his originally deep and resolute face contorted, still seething with anger!
Also, after pocketing the Credit Points, Gu Ningxuan very cleverly chose to flee, fighting his way through all the interceptors O’Neal had secretly deployed, and disappeared without a trace...
What drove O’Neal madder was that Gu Ningxuan shamelessly sold off the information about the appearance of a large Chongming Ore Vein on Lansuo Planet as a valuable intel... as if to retaliate against O’Neal’s post-facto reneging!
At this point, O’Neal truly felt overwhelmed, "Did I owe your brothers something in my previous life? Each one of you is an absolute bastard—next time I see that Gu Ningxuan, I’ll rip him apart!"
Initially, Gu Ningyi found it amusing, praising his younger brother’s wits while metaphorically lighting a candle for O’Neal’s foolishness.
However, the more he listened, the more off it sounded... Why had Gu Ningxuan’s personality changed so drastically?
Even though life had worn away much of his former innocence over the years, Gu Ningxuan still seemed like a gentle and refined person. Though he might play tricks, he’d never been this ruthless... it was as if he had completely changed...
In fact, Gu Ningyi’s concern was valid; currently, Gu Ningxuan wasn’t in a great state. After successfully escaping while taking advantage, he boarded a flight to another unfamiliar planet. On the day of boarding, he was struck down by a fever... (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation votes, monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)