Chapter 1494 - 1493
Hearing Li Zixia say she could let him off, Li Jianshui quickly asked, "What are the conditions?"
Li Zixia said, "Give up your shares in the company."
Li Jianshui, being Li Huashan’s younger brother and his only sibling, had followed Li Huashan to build the empire back then. Li Huashan treated this brother very well, allowing Li Jianshui to become a shareholder and one of the company’s major shareholders.
The brothers’ shares combined accounted for 40%.
Originally, Li Huashan held absolute control over the Golden Jade Company with 52% of the shares, but later to raise funds, Li Huashan sold some of his shares.
As a result, Li Huashan’s shareholding decreased, but he still held 30% of the shares, remaining the largest shareholder of the company.
Li Jianshui’s earlier plan was solid. With 40% of the shares in his hands, he only needed to secure another 11% to complete the deal with Wangu, selling the company to them.
Securing that 11% was quite simple—as long as any two shareholders supported him at the shareholder meeting, the deal would be a certainty.
Who would have known, at this moment, Li Zixia returned and immediately demanded 30% of the shares.
Li Jianshui’s situation instantly turned passive. With only 10% of the shares, he would need to win 41% to win tomorrow’s vote, meaning he needed to win over the vast majority of the shareholders.
This was nearly impossible because today Li Zixia had almost convinced the shareholders.
Realizing the dire situation, Li Jianshui lost his head and made a reckless move, trying to force Li Zixia to give up the shares unconditionally.
Initially, he didn’t intend to kill anyone. He was greedy for money but not utterly ruthless, yet eventually, driven by desire, he lost his reason.
Now, not only couldn’t he get Li Zixia’s shares, but Li Zixia was also asking him for his shares!
How could Li Jianshui afford that, wailing, "Zixia, can you not be so ruthless, leave me a bit?"
Li Zixia was thinking of cleaning house. She didn’t know where to start, and now that Li Jianshui handed her the chance, how could she let it slip?
"Transfer the shares or go to jail, make your choice!" Li Zixia said coldly.
She wasn’t being cold-hearted and ruthless; it was just because she was too disappointed in Li Jianshui, an uncle who wanted to kill her—what mercy did he deserve?
Being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to oneself, and Li Zixia understood this truth after experiencing so much.
"Zixia, I really didn’t plan to kill you. At first, I just wanted to scare you. You know the kind of person I am, I’m too timid to even kill chickens or ducks, how could I kill you!" Li Jianshui protested, trying to convince Li Zixia.
Li Zixia said, "Yes, you are no longer the uncle I knew. I want to know what made you change like this?"
Li Jianshui’s eyes darted as he said, "Don’t blame me, I was instigated by someone, it was Wei Jiansheng, he put me up to this!"
Wei Jiansheng?
Lin Fan and Li Zixia exchanged a look, Lin Fan’s face darkened.
Wei Jiansheng, the third prince of the Wangu Group’s Wei Family, was no stranger to Lin Fan. Lin Fan just didn’t expect tonight’s events to also involve Wei Jiansheng.
"Tell me about it?" Lin Fan said, casting a cold glance at Li Jianshui.
Li Jianshui dared not meet Lin Fan’s gaze, and immediately recounted the phone conversation with Wei Jiansheng earlier tonight.
"Are you telling the truth?" Li Zixia asked angrily.
Li Jianshui said, "I swear it’s the absolute truth. I haven’t lied to you. If I am lying, let the heavens strike me down!"
Li Zixia looked at Lin Fan, and Lin Fan nodded.
Li Zixia said, "This Wei Jiansheng is so despicable. He tells uncle not to go extreme, but hints at every turn for him to do so. After his objective is achieved, there’s no accountability!"
What angered Li Zixia the most was that Wei Jiansheng wouldn’t be held accountable for his instigation.
Lin Fan asked, "Mr. Li, what did Wei Jiansheng promise you that made you so intent on selling the company to him?"
Li Jianshui said, "He promised, aside from buying the shares, to give me an extra 10 million."
At that time, with 40% of the shares and the additional 10 million, Li Jianshui could at least earn over 200 million.
million is more than many people earn in a lifetime.
With this 200 million, Li Jianshui could clean up many messes he had created and selling the company could help him escape his predicament.
Lin Fan asked, "Did he say why he wants to acquire Golden Jade?"
Li Jianshui said, "I asked him, and his answer was, why he wants to acquire is not important. What matters is that I can get the money, who cares why he wants it. I thought he made sense, so I didn’t ask further."
Lin Fan asked, "When did the Wei Family first hint at acquiring Golden Jade?"
Li Jianshui thought for a moment, then said, "It seems like about 5 days ago."
days ago, Feng Ruolan was already in contact with Golden Jade Group, Wangu Group must have sensed this, so they tried to outmaneuver Lin Fan.
Lin Fan was rendered speechless, the Wei Family just wouldn’t let him be.
Golden Jade is practically useless to Wei Family, but to oppose Lin Fan, they didn’t mind spending hundreds of millions to buy Golden Jade.
Of course, Wei Family isn’t in the business of losing money; after acquiring Golden Jade, they could make some adjustments, sell it off at a profit, or even split Golden Jade, and still not lose out.
The issue is, Wei Family’s motivation isn’t profit, but to oppose Lin Fan.
Lin Fan was really at a loss for words.
If Wei Family was merely competing with him, Lin Fan wouldn’t find it unusual, but this time, Wei Jiansheng even incited Li Jianshui to harm Li Zixia!
Lin Fan couldn’t help but be a bit angry; he hadn’t actively targeted Wei Family, but now, it seemed he couldn’t avoid dealing with them!
"Zixia, now that you know, can you forgive your uncle?" Li Jianshui looked at Li Zixia expectantly.
Li Zixia, expressionless, shook her head, "For the sake of money, you easily allowed yourself to be swayed, yet you expect me to forgive you?"
She was now even angrier than before!
Li Jianshui collapsed to the ground in despair, realizing that his fantasy was entirely shattered. By giving up his shares, Li Zixia could come up with any excuse to kick him out of the company. He and the company would sever all relations, no longer expecting to gain a single penny from it.
Whether the company sold to Wangu or to Mortal, it no longer had anything to do with him.
"It’s over, it’s over, to be honest, I’m also exhausted. Whatever you say," Li Jianshui smirked bitterly.
Li Zixia said, "Tomorrow at nine, there’s a shareholder meeting where you will publicly announce this news. Also, the management report I asked you to make, you need to submit it. I hope you report truthfully; any falsehoods will be detected."
With that said, Li Zixia looked at Lin Fan.
The two communicated without words and then left without further regard for Li Jianshui.
In the pavilion, only Li Jianshui remained, dejectedly sitting there, full of regret. If he’d known it would come to this, he wouldn’t have lost his head and kidnapped Li Zixia.
At that moment, a cold wind suddenly blew, and faintly, Li Jianshui seemed to hear crying. He immediately recalled the legend of the mountain, shuddered with fright, and hurriedly got up.