Ye Tian's interest was piqued. He didn't know much about Han Liguo, so he asked, "What companies does your group have?"
Han Liguo replied, "Actually, the group's most valuable assets are a mining company and an insurance company. These two companies contribute eighty percent of the group's profit each year. However, to circumvent the state's policies back then, the companies were established under my personal name. I have the right to dispose of them."
Ye Tian nodded. "Good. Transfer these two companies to my name. I will give you a symbolic amount of money."
Han Liguo only wanted to be relieved of his pain. Compared to a normal life, money was no longer important to him. He quickly said, "Yes, yes, I'll do it immediately. Mr. Ye, can you please stop my pain first?"
Ye Tian kicked him. "Go ahead."
Soon, two companies were added to Ye Tian's name. One was called Western Mining Development Company, abbreviated as Xikong. It owned several coal mines and undeveloped coal resources worth trillions. Additionally, it had acquired some mining resources overseas.
The second company was Zhongli Insurance Company, an insurance company that had developed rapidly in the past five years. Its premiums last year exceeded 160 billion, with a net profit of over 30 billion.
These two companies were the core assets controlled by Han Liguo and the Sanyou Consortium. Without them, Han Liguo's company lost most of its value.
As expected, as soon as the news of the company's sale spread, the listing plan of Ligguo Group, controlled by Han Liguo, was canceled, and its valuation plummeted from over a trillion to less than fifty billion.
Ye Tian only invested a symbolic sum of fifty billion to purchase the two companies. However, Han Liguo then used the entire fifty billion to purchase insurance business from Zhongli Insurance Company, effectively returning the money.
The Sanyou Consortium immediately protested and issued a diplomatic note. However, the company's shares were indeed under Han Liguo's control, so their protests were useless.
A few days later, Nakajima Ayako received a severe reprimand from the consortium's senior management. Coupled with her immense daily suffering, she chose to commit suicide in her mansion.
This was a later development. After staying home for two days, Ye Tian headed north back to the capital. He needed to deliver the refined Golden Jade Body Refining Pill to Ye Jinlong.
This time, he took the high-speed train.
Ye Tian, dressed like a student, was in a second-class seat, squeezed among other passengers.
Across from him sat two female students, around nineteen or twenty years old, who were chatting non-stop. Next to him sat a young woman holding a baby, her face etched with worry. To her other side sat a young man; they were likely the child's parents.
The baby was restless, crying every ten minutes or so. The woman would try to soothe it, but the child was uncomfortable and cried louder and louder.
The two female students became annoyed. "Excuse me, can you please stop the child from crying? It's so noisy."
The man, already irritated, flared up when he heard this. "Who can control a baby crying? Weren't you crying when you were little?"
The female student retorted, "But you shouldn't disturb others."
Seeing that the two sides were about to argue, Ye Tian quickly intervened. He asked, "Ma'am, how old is the child? Are you going to the capital to get him treatment?"
The woman sighed softly. "Seven months. Last month, the child cried frequently, so we took him to the hospital for a check-up. We went to several hospitals, even in the provincial capital, but they couldn't find anything. We were out of options, so we decided to take him to a major hospital in the capital."
Ye Tian said, "Ma'am, I am a doctor. May I take a look at him?"
The man became somewhat wary. "You're not some kind of medical scammer, are you?"
Ye Tian smiled. "What kind of medical scammer takes a high-speed train to scam people? Don't worry, I'm licensed."
The man then said, "Alright, you can examine him."
Ye Tian observed the boy, noticing his skin was slightly reddish. He took his pulse and then looked at his tongue. He said, "The child is fine. It's just an allergy."
The couple was stunned and said in unison, "Allergy?"
Ye Tian nodded. "Everyone's physique is different. Your child's allergic reaction manifests differently from others. Look."
He then unbuttoned the child's clothes and gently rubbed his skin. Instantly, the child let out a comfortable sound and stopped crying.
The man asked in surprise, "What's going on?"