450: Chapter 439: Two-Way Toll 450: Chapter 439: Two-Way Toll Just as Song Yun didn’t know how to respond, Song Yuxue softly said, “Asking the Bai Family’s eldest young master to be removed from the family register seems a bit unrealistic.
I believe that even if he’s removed, he will still belong to the Bai Family.
If my brother agrees, he would be misunderstood by many people.”
“Oh?
Then state your conditions,” Old Man Bai said, his expression cunning.
“First, the Bai Family must publicly apologize; second, the eldest young master needs to shed his halo and live as an ordinary person for a year; third, the Bai Family must compensate us for emotional distress and lost wages.” Song Yuxue listed the three conditions fluently.
Song Yun almost loved his sister to death.
Unexpectedly, she cleverly pushed the problem to Old Man Bai.
If Old Man Bai agreed, it would prove that the Bai Family had previously bullied the weak.
Although Song Yun was not exactly weak, he was still at a disadvantage compared to the Bai Family as a whole.
This would ruin the credibility the Bai Family had built up over the years, causing those with shared interests to become disheartened.
The second condition was truly a stroke of genius.
If Old Man Bai agreed, his subordinates would most likely say that the Bai Family was even ruthless to its own people.
Then, if they ever made a mistake, would the Bai Family discard them?
If this tide came, the Bai Family would find it hard to defend themselves.
“I cannot agree to these three conditions,” Old Man Bai said after a moment of silence, having understood the stakes involved.
“The first is too unrealistic; the second would jeopardize the fundamental interests of the Bai Family; the third, however, might be considered.”
“But the third is contingent on the first two,” Song Yuxue said, staring at Old Man Bai unflinchingly, showing no signs of intimidation.
“My parents will soon be back, and if they find out the Bai Family bullied my brother, I’m sure they’d love to pay a visit to the Bai Family.”
This last statement was a blatant threat.
Old Man Bai’s eyelids twitched upon hearing it.
Although he had always lived in Sunan, he was aware of the major incident in Yanjing years ago.
Song Ergou had single-handedly withstood the power of other forces in Yanjing.
Although he eventually lost, Song Ergou’s strength and courage were extraordinary.
Moreover, during the major chaos in Yanjing, one aspect was the struggle over Song Yun’s mother.
In those days, Song Yun’s mother was a remarkable woman who made many outstanding youths fall for her in Huaxia.
If these two saw their son being bullied, the Bai Family would be in much more chaos than it was now.
“Ha, we can still negotiate this matter,” Old Man Bai said with a dry laugh, not expecting to be cornered by a young girl.
“How do you wish to negotiate?” Song Yun shook his head at Song Yuxue, signaling her to stop.
Pressuring this old fox too much would only backfire, which Song Yun wanted to avoid at all costs.
“The first two are indeed difficult for our Bai Family to comply with; we can only offer increased compensation for the third,” sighed Old Man Bai.
“How about this amount?”
Seeing Old Man Bai extend one finger, Song Yun was infuriated and thought to curse.
Was this supposed to mean one million, ten million, or a billion?
Without clarity, how am I supposed to know what is acceptable?
“Let’s not beat around the bush.
Fifty million to settle this matter.
Of course, you can choose something of equivalent value as a mortgage, but I won’t accept stocks,” Song Yun stated calmly.
Old Man Bai nodded after hearing this.
Although fifty million was a significant amount, the Bai Family could afford it.
For them, fifty million for peace was virtually a non-issue.
After writing fifty million on the checkbook, Old Man Bai affectionately served tea to Song Yun and Song Yuxue and said, “Then about the Song Family and the National Security Bureau, it’s up to you.”
“I can certainly speak for the Song Family, but what about the National Security Bureau?” Song Yun feigned ignorance.
“Is the National Security Bureau also involved in this matter?”
“You didn’t know?” Old Man Bai’s facial expression was incredibly rich.
He hadn’t expected this young man to play dumb with him.
“I really didn’t know.
Besides, why would the National Security Bureau get involved?” Song Yun asked obliviously.
“Could it be that the Bai Family has done something to catch their attention?”
“It seems that the National Security Bureau started investigating because of your case,” Old Man Bai said awkwardly.
“Oh, no wonder.
I almost forgot I work for the National Security Bureau Special Action Department,” Song Yun laughed.
“I’m just a low-level employee there.
How could I cause any upheaval?
If the National Security Bureau wants to investigate you, I can’t stop it.”
“You know, the folks at the National Security Bureau are very independent.
Even if I wanted to smooth things over, I wouldn’t know who to talk to,” Old Man Bai said.
“Maybe you could put in a good word for me?”
Which family has clean hands?
Once the National Security Bureau got a hold of them and refused to let go, there was nothing they could do, as the bureau reports directly to top leadership.
Who would dare countermand the top leader?
“That’s a bit difficult, you know.
I’m just a nominal figure meant to scare people.
I haven’t even reported to Yanjing yet,” Song Yun hesitated.
“And even if I did say something, it wouldn’t necessarily be agreed upon.”
Old Man Bai finally understood why Song Yun had initially made such a low offer.
The real trick was waiting for him here.
Damn, Song Yun was like a mobile service, charging both ways.
Quite the cunning fox.
Having no choice, he wrote another string of digits in the checkbook and handed it to Song Yun.
After counting the zeros, Song Yun happily handed the check to Song Yuxue and said, “Since that’s settled, I’ll have grandfather speak to the leaders in the National Security Bureau.
Now that we’ve resolved this issue, it won’t escalate to life-or-death scenarios.”
“That’s well said.
With that statement alone, it’s unlikely you won’t achieve great things in the future,” Old Man Bai said with a heavy heart.
The two Song siblings worked seamlessly together, one handling the verbal pressures and the other negotiating benefits.
It was nearly impossible not to fall into their trap.
“You flatter me too much.
I’m not that great,” Song Yun said, scratching the back of his head shyly.
“You are great, really great,” Old Man Bai stood up and bowed slightly.
“I’m old.
I feel like I’m rusting just sitting here for a while.
I’ll leave first.
You two young people rest here.”