"Oh? If he's not from a prominent family, then he's the son of some high-ranking official?" Shangguan Hong frowned slightly and asked again. If this Mr. Lin wasn't from a major family and didn't have the backing of a powerful official, investing in him wouldn't be impossible.
"Not exactly. In terms of status, Mr. Lin is just an ordinary person," Shangguan Xiong shook his head again. Truthfully, he was perhaps the only one in Hangcheng who truly understood Lin Chen's identity. Before entering prison, Lin Chen was indeed a child from an ordinary family, with no hidden deep background. The only exception was that mysterious master, about whom they still couldn't find any information. It was as if that person was a blank slate. It was likely that even the current Old Master Meng wouldn't know that Lin Chen had a mysterious master in prison. After all, the prison warden was a former subordinate of his, and currently, only he and Shangguan Ling'er knew the truth about Lin Chen's master. This was precisely why he was willing to make such a huge gamble on Lin Chen!
"What? An ordinary person?" Hearing that Lin Chen was just an ordinary person, Shangguan Hong was taken aback again.
"Big brother, what kind of ordinary person is worth investing two hundred million for only a ten percent stake?" Shangguan Hong was already getting angry. He felt that his elder brother was nearing his end, and the Shangguan family's fortune would eventually fall into his hands. Yet now, his elder brother was just giving away two hundred million! How could that not pain him?
"If you consider me your real brother, don't ask about this matter further. Let Ling'er handle it alone." Seeing Shangguan Hong's anger, Shangguan Xiong offered no explanation. When he left the Meng family today, Old Master Meng had personally instructed him to keep all information about Lin Chen confidential and absolutely not reveal it to anyone! It wasn't that he didn't trust his younger brother, but rather he understood him too well! Therefore, Lin Chen's true information and identity could certainly not be revealed to Shangguan Hong.
"What? Let Ling'er handle it alone?" "Big brother, that's two hundred million in liquid assets! Do you know how difficult the Shangguan family is right now?" "Once two hundred million in liquid assets are given away, it means the Shangguan family will only have fifty million left!" Shangguan Hong clenched his fists, his face filled with anger. He had originally planned to spend that two hundred and fifty million after Shangguan Xiong passed away. But now? Shangguan Ling'er had directly given away two hundred million!
"Oh, I forgot to mention, another fifty million in liquid assets has already been given to Mr. Lin as a gift," Shangguan Xiong said again, as if remembering something, and confessed.
"What? Fifty million, given as a gift to someone else?" Hearing this news, Shangguan Hong felt his head spin, almost collapsing to the ground. This meant that all the Shangguan family's liquid assets were now gone? Not a single cent left?
"That's right. Later, I will sell off some of the Shangguan family's other industries and focus on developing our newly founded logistics company. If it makes money, great. If not, so be it," Shangguan Xiong shook his head, having made up his mind. Although he knew very well that with Lin Chen around, it was impossible for the logistics company not to make money! However, the most important thing now was to assist Lin Chen in treating those who had been cursed. As a veteran who had been on the battlefield, he absolutely would not allow Hangcheng to fall into the hands of a bunch of scoundrels! Therefore, even if the logistics company suffered losses, he would have no regrets! As long as Lin Chen's pharmaceutical company developed, making money would be as easy as drinking water! At that time, all the losses of the Shangguan family would be recouped.
"Big brother, I think you've gone mad, truly mad! Don't you know whether that logistics company of yours can make money?" Shangguan Hong clenched his fists, his face full of rage. That was all his money! Now it was all gone! That damned logistics company simply couldn't make money! To do logistics, the most important thing is connections. And what kind of person is Shangguan Xiong? When he was doing business back then, this elder brother of his had almost offended everyone in Hangcheng! Now he wanted to start a logistics company and make money? It would be a miracle if he wasn't squeezed out by others!
"Enough, these are my decisions. If you consider me your elder brother, then don't say anything more. It's late, please leave!" After saying this, Shangguan Xiong angrily returned to his room. Seeing Shangguan Xiong's retreating back, killing intent flashed and flickered in Shangguan Hong's eyes. After hesitating for a while, he finally chose to leave. As soon as he exited the main gate, a car stopped in front of Shangguan Hong. The car window rolled down, and a man in his forties poked his head out. "Dad, how is it? How much longer can Uncle live?"
"Hmph! Get in the car and we'll talk!" Seeing his son's uselessness, Shangguan Hong became even more irate. Shangguan Hai, his only son, even if he was useless, was still his own flesh and blood, wasn't he?
"Dad, what's going on? When we came to see Uncle before, we left happy. Why are you unhappy today?" Seeing his father's state, Shangguan Hai quickly asked.
"Hmph, it's all because of your good niece! She invested two hundred million in liquid assets of the Shangguan family for someone else, and even gave away fifty million as a gift for free!" "Your uncle wants to sell off assets to invest in a logistics company. It's infuriating!" Speaking of this, Shangguan Hong became even more enraged. If that Mr. Lin had overwhelming power, he wouldn't have said anything, but he was just an ordinary person!
"Dad, speaking of this, why does it feel like Uncle and Ling'er are transferring assets?" Shangguan Hai pondered slightly, and his remark made Shangguan Hong pause instinctively.
"Transferring assets?" The words "transferring assets" fell into Shangguan Hong's ears, and he seemed to finally understand everything. That's right! That so-called Mr. Lin was neither the descendant of a high official nor the son of a prominent family. Investing two hundred million for only ten percent equity, no matter how you looked at it, was a decision only an idiot would make. Although Shangguan Ling'er was a woman, he knew her business acumen. She would absolutely not make such a decision! And his own elder brother, how could he possibly sell off assets to invest in a logistics project that simply couldn't make money? All of this seemed to point to only one conclusion. That is, Shangguan Xiong, along with Shangguan Ling'er, was currently transferring the Shangguan family's assets!