“So, this is actually a $100 million bounty, and my answers on the test have solved this bounty, so you’re here to give me $100 million!” Zuo Sicheng felt his head was a bit muddled.
He thought his relationship with Jiangnan Group was chaotic enough, but now it was getting even more so. He had actually helped Jiangnan Group solve a bounty worth over $100 million.
And now Jiangnan Group was making a grand display, delivering this honor to his doorstep. This was truly insane.
But could he accept this money?
Zuo Sicheng looked at his father, Zuo Muli, and his father immediately revealed a greedy expression, “Thank you, President Huang, thank you, President Huang, I’ll accept this money on behalf of my son!”
Well, this was very much in line with Zuo Muli’s persona. In fact, no one could refuse a $100 million reward, but Zuo Sicheng sensed something was wrong.
Because just a moment ago, his father had called him, asking him to escape quickly.
Why would he make such a request?
It meant his father had seen a very dangerous situation, and the only thing that had happened today was Jiangnan Group delivering money with great fanfare.
It was clearly a good thing, the delivery of money, yet his greedy old father was telling him to flee instead of returning to collect the reward. What did this imply?
It implied that Zuo Muli was not foolish at all. He had actually known for a long time that Jiangnan Group was the one behind his becoming a vegetative state.
Therefore, when he saw Jiangnan Group arrive, his first reaction was that Jiangnan Group knew his son had recovered from being a vegetable and was now a genius. They wanted to eliminate his son, this enemy, in his cradle as a precaution and take him away.
Thus, his first instinct was to call him and tell him to escape.
This could be proven by the fact that Zuo Muli had directly called Monkey’s house. It meant Zuo Muli had known for a long time that he was living in Monkey’s house, but he had never bothered him, pretending not to know, until the moment he absolutely had to act today.
This also explained why Zuo Muli had become obsequious, exuding greed from every pore, all to conceal the fact that he already knew the truth.
After all, if Zuo Muli had still loudly urged Zuo Sicheng to refuse and to flee quickly, or even shown the slightest dissatisfaction towards Huang He, Huang He would immediately realize that his father and son already knew the truth, and then he would launch a merciless action to cut the grass and remove the roots!
His father indeed had great wisdom!
Zuo Sicheng marveled.
Although he had thought so many things in his mind in an instant, it had only taken a few short seconds. So Zuo Sicheng also put on a very pleased expression and thanked Huang He. The relationship between the two parties was very harmonious. The cameras and video recorders around them were constantly filming, capturing these beautiful moments.
“Here, this bank card contains $100 million. The password hasn’t been set yet, but you’ll need to personally go to the GS Bank in Lucheng to activate it. Then you can set your own password!” Huang He handed Zuo Sicheng a bank card with $100 million cash without hesitation.
“Thank you, Mr. Huang!” Zuo Sicheng said with immense gratitude.
“By the way, I’m also telling you that you have successfully passed the Dragon Gate Project assessment. On behalf of Jiangnan Group, I invite you to become a member of our company and work together for the design and research of the new quinary chip!” Huang He said.
“Quinary chip?” Zuo Sicheng was taken aback. “You’re actually planning to design and manufacture this thing?”
“Yes, we plan to try it out first, see if the quinary chip is indeed more powerful than the binary chip, and then decide whether to mass-produce it based on the situation!” Huang He chuckled.
“You’re a madman!” Zuo Sicheng couldn’t help but say. He was no longer the naive person he was before. He clearly knew what a crazy decision a quinary chip was. It was a decision that was destined to confront the entire world!
“If I wasn’t crazy, how could I have reached this point!” Huang He smiled slightly and then waved his hand. All the reporters and staff around the house collectively retreated. At the same time, the secretary quietly closed the door of the room. The previously lively, though foul-smelling, recycling station was instantly left with only three people.
“Not good!” Zuo Sicheng instinctively felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to do something, Huang He, who had been sitting in his chair, suddenly stood up, looked at Zuo Sicheng, and bowed deeply.
“Mr. Zuo Sicheng, I’m sorry to you! I apologize here and ask for your forgiveness!”
This sudden action surprised everyone in the room. Zuo Sicheng was astonished, while Zuo Muli wore a look of panic and immediately stood in front of his son, saying, “Mr. Huang, what are you doing? We don’t understand at all!”
“There’s no need. Let me be direct. I am the culprit responsible for Mr. Zuo Sicheng lying in bed for four years!” Huang He sighed. “Although the order was not given by me personally back then, it was my mother, who loved me dearly, who sent people to beat you, Mr. Zuo Sicheng!”
“Since my mother is already dead, the debt of my mother should naturally be borne by me, her son. Moreover, I myself was the fuse that ignited this incident. Therefore, I sincerely apologize to Mr. Zuo Sicheng on behalf of my mother and myself, and ask for your forgiveness!” Huang He said.
“……” There was a moment of silence. No one expected Huang He to just open up about it so directly.
“There’s no need!” Zuo Muli sighed. “Since Mr. Huang has said it to this extent, I might as well tell the truth. I actually knew about all of this a long time ago, and I even thought about calling the police.”
“But I also know that it was you who kept transferring money into my account, and it was you who kept paying for this child’s medical expenses. And the period when you were unable to pay was also because your Jiangnan Group was in trouble. So even though I gritted my teeth and paid the bills myself, I never caused you any trouble!”
“Because I deeply understand the principle that it’s easier to solve a dispute than to create one. Actually, this whole matter was my son’s fault. He stole the manhole cover, which almost caused you to die there. Both sides suffered fatal danger, so this can be considered a repayment. And the fact that you could still transfer money to us on time each month is already a kindness to us. I will always remember it!”
“And now that this child is better, his mind seems to be smarter than before. He’s no longer fighting recklessly, nor is he stealing. Instead, he’s studying hard, wanting to be a useful person to society. This is something I never dared to imagine before!”
“Therefore, I am still sincerely grateful to you. If it weren’t for that accident back then, this child, continuing to be a ruffian, would probably have been beaten to death somewhere by someone, and we wouldn’t know where. For the life we have now, and the millions in savings, I am truly deeply moved. Such a life is enough for us, and I am a grateful person!”
Zuo Muli spoke very emotionally, with tears even flowing down his face. It was clearly heartfelt sincerity, and anyone who heard it couldn’t help but be moved. At the same time, they believed that Zuo Muli had indeed forgotten all hatred.
In fact, this was the case. Zuo Muli’s words were very sincere. In reality, at this point, neither Huang He nor Zuo Sicheng owed each other anything.
After all, if Huang He had delayed for another hour in there, resulting in severe hypoxia and deep frostbite, Huang He might have become the vegetative state.
“So please don’t mention apologies. You don’t owe us anything,” Zuo Muli said in the end.
“Thank you for your understanding!” Huang He nodded gratefully, then looked at Zuo Sicheng, clearly wanting to know if Zuo Sicheng had the same thoughts as his father.
“Good boy, you’ve let go of everything too, haven’t you? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have willingly applied to Jiangnan Group!” Zuo Muli whispered in his son’s ear.
“No!” To his father’s terrified gaze, Zuo Sicheng shook his head instead. “Mr. Huang, your methods can fool others but not me. You’re not sincerely apologizing at all. You just want to gain my forgiveness through these means and make this matter disappear completely.”
“Otherwise, if I were to disclose this matter to the public, Jiangnan Group would likely be ruined. You might even have to go to jail. After all, the more glorious you are now, the more people hate you. If I were to leak this, I believe countless people would be willing to kick you while you’re down!”
“You are truly a hypocrite to the extreme!” Zuo Sicheng concluded.
“Nonsense!” Before Huang He could even begin to refute, Zuo Muli immediately berated him, “Are you an idiot? If Mr. Huang still harbors ill will towards you, if he is a hypocrite with false benevolence and righteousness.”
“Then he wouldn’t have any reason to come here today, nor would he have any reason to give you $100 million to make you the center of attention.”
“If he were truly a bad person, he would have secretly sent people to sneak in and take me away, and also capture you, making both my father and son disappear without a trace!”
“Otherwise, it wouldn’t be like today. Now, all the neighbors know who you are. Who doesn’t know that you’ve had contact with Mr. Huang? If something were to happen to us, even an idiot would suspect Mr. Huang!”
“If he truly harbored malicious intent, then Mr. Huang would have no reason to do such a foolish thing, nor would he have any reason to clarify things today and apologize to us proactively. As long as he could trick us into the company, we would still be at his mercy!”
“You don’t understand such simple logic, and yet you question Mr. Huang’s false benevolence and righteousness? I think you’re still the same fool whose head was only filled with fists back then!” Zuo Muli rebuked him with anger that he couldn’t turn iron into steel.