Chapter 305 — A Spot of Extortion
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Guan Xuewen understood it all now, and his expression turned rather odd. A moment ago he had been telling Wei Zhao that there was no startup capital — and now, here came the startup capital? Wei Zhao's extortion was indeed a resounding clang of the bamboo pole.
Though Guan Xuewen knew Wei Zhao was merely seizing on the occasion, who had told the Liu family to offend him? Guan Xuewen had kept silent all this while; under the circumstances, it was not his place to interject.
"Elder Guan, what do you think..." Liu Tianyi was somewhat helpless. Ten million he could produce at once, but a hundred million would require some arranging — was it not a bit too much? So he hoped Guan Xuewen would put in a word for him.
"Mr. Liu, you overestimate me." Guan Xuewen shook his head. "My relationship with Wei Zhao can only be called that of a teacher and a friend together. I have no way to interfere in what he does."
"A teacher and a friend? That still makes you half a teacher. If you were to speak up..." Liu Tianyi trailed off, then said with some resignation, "To be frank with you, though the Liu family is a great clan, producing a hundred million in cash is rather difficult..."
"Would you make demands of your teacher?" Guan Xuewen said with a bitter smile.
"Hm?" Liu Tianyi was startled, not catching Guan Xuewen's meaning.
"Xiao Yi here counts as half a teacher to me." Guan Xuewen felt not the slightest embarrassment. He was an upright man; he admired Wei Zhao's medical skill, so he spoke as things were and would not conceal anything for fear of losing face.
"What?!" Liu Tianyi was shocked, staring at Wei Zhao in disbelief! Guan Xuewen had actually called Wei Zhao his teacher? This... how could that be?
Yet Liu Tianyi was, after all, a man who had seen great things, and in a moment he began to understand. Of course — even Guan Xuewen had been helpless before his father's illness, so how could the man's student possibly have a remedy? The only explanation was that Wei Zhao was even more formidable than Guan Xuewen!
"That is all I have to say." Guan Xuewen waved a hand. "I have introduced Xiaoyi to you. Whether you seek treatment is for you to decide. But rest assured, even if you do not put up that one hundred million, I will do everything in my power, and if there is any chance, I will ask Xiaoyi to lend a hand..."
"One hundred million — good! No problem!" Having reasoned out the relationship between Wei Zhao and Guan Xuewen, Liu Tianyi agreed without the slightest hesitation. Though producing a hundred million in cash would be somewhat difficult for the Liu family, selling off some stocks and real estate would be enough to scrape the sum together. And the linchpin of the Liu family, his own father, could not be allowed any mishap; so long as his father lived in health, the Liu family had hope!
"Fine, then. Once you have the money ready, give me a call." Wei Zhao nodded, wasting no words. "You can find me through Grandpa Guan. I will be going now — it is getting late today."
"Very well, Divine Physician Lin, shall I see you out?" Liu Tianyi had already staked everything, and so his heart was at ease. What was a hundred million? Compared with his father's health, it truly counted for nothing. The Liu family was unlike the other newly risen houses; the reason the Liu family now flourished so splendidly was entirely owing to Liu Zhenhu's connections and standing.
Liu Tianyi wanted to see Wei Zhao off partly because he wished to learn where Wei Zhao lived. It was no longer the hundred million that pained him now; what he feared was that Wei Zhao might go back on his word.
"No need. I drove here myself." Wei Zhao waved a hand indifferently. "Grandpa Guan, I will head back for today. Tell Guan Xin for me that I will come to visit again in a couple of days."