novelraw Chapter 298 : Going Too Far
Chapter 298 : Going Too Far
Chapter 298: Going Too Far
"Young man, don't be too arrogant!"
Hearing this, Chen Fan suddenly laughed.
However, this smile fell on the eyes of Zhao Wentian and his son, and they felt that Chen Fan was deliberately provoking them.
Chen Fan put his hands on the table and smiled slightly at the two people opposite him.
"Enough with the nagging. Let's talk about the real business."
"I believe you called me here for a meeting, not just to complain, right?"
Zhao Wentian paused, looking deeply at Chen Fan. Then he glanced inconspicuously at his eldest son beside him.
Zhao Mingyu understood and immediately spoke up.
"Some time ago, because of the club incident, you took 26 million yuan from our Zhao family for free."
"Now you're causing this trouble again, do you really think our Zhao family is a fat sheep? Everyone can take a bite?"
"It's already extremely generous of us to meet with you, if it were someone else, you might have already become a corpse in a smelly sewer."
Hearing these words, Chen Fan suddenly laughed.
"You're wrong. The reason I can sit here is not because of your kindness, but because I have the ability to protect myself."
"Moreover, regarding the club incident, you should know better than me what really happened. Is there any point in talking about it now?"
Zhao Mingyu suddenly laughed coldly, "The ability to protect yourself? To be honest, I really want to try and see, if I take action against you, how exactly would you protect yourself?"
"With just one word from me, you might die mysteriously tomorrow. You could be stabbed to death, hit by a car, or just walking down the street and beaten to death by a few small gangsters..."
Chen Fan smirked.
"A threat?"
"You can try."
"I can assure you that before you take action to kill me, your Zhao family will definitely pay a price."
"Right now, it's just your entertainment venues that were affected, but who's to say that there won't be more leaks about other issues with your Zhao family in the future?"
"Like tax evasion, power-for-sex transactions, bribery of officials, or other unsavory dealings!"
Chen Fan stared at Zhao Mingyu and smiled faintly, "It's just a question of whether you'll be able to withstand it when the whole thing blows up..."
These words made Zhao Mingyu's expression change slightly, and he instinctively looked at his father beside him.
Zhao Wentian's face was expressionless, but his right hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly, showing that his mood was not calm at the moment.
The truth was, the Zhao family had too much dirt under the rug, too many dirty secrets.
He couldn't guarantee how much evidence against the Zhao family Chen Fan had in his hands.
Whether Chen Fan had evidence or not, the Zhao family was already facing a huge risk. If other scandals emerged now, would the Zhao family really be able to withstand it?
Thinking of this, Zhao Wentian looked at Chen Fan and said coldly, "I underestimated you before."
Chen Fan was expressionless, "I just want to be a quiet businessman, but unfortunately, your second son doesn't seem to want my business to go smoothly."
"Talking about this is meaningless now."
Zhao Wentian raised his hand and put out his cigarette, looking at Chen Fan in silence for two seconds.
"This matter... ends here. Previous grievances, let's leave them in the past."
"I can give you a promise that in the future, Zhao Longqi, including the Zhao family, will no longer bother you."
When Zhao Wentian said this, he felt that he had given Chen Fan a great deal of face.
After all, with his status, just agreeing to meet Chen Fan today was already giving face.
Normally, even when facing business tycoons or underworld bigwigs, Zhao Wentian had never taken the initiative to seek reconciliation.
This was indeed unprecedented.
He had given this kid some face, and this kid should have been grateful.
However, the development of the situation seemed to go beyond Zhao Wentian's expectations.
Because Chen Fan sitting opposite him didn't show any excited expression.
Instead, he shook his head.
"I don't agree."
Zhao Wentian was stunned, while Zhao Mingyu stared wide-eyed.
"What do you mean?"
Chen Fan slowly spoke, "Zhao Longqi has repeatedly caused trouble at my shop several times, once hiring people to set a fire, and four times having people smash the shop, resulting in huge economic losses."
"Don't you owe me compensation for this?"
Zhao Wentian stared blankly at Chen Fan, suddenly laughing in anger.
"Young man, do you know what you're saying?"
"In all my years, no one has ever dared to speak to me like this."
"I've given you a way out, but you refuse to take it. Aren't you afraid to die?"
Chen Fan suddenly sat up straight, his gaze calmly fixed on Zhao Wentian.
"Of course I'm afraid to die. But... aren't you afraid of Zhao Longqi going to prison?"
"I have plenty of evidence against him, and I think the police would be very interested."
"Of course, I think the police would be even more interested in evidence about the Zhao family."
Bang!
"Insolence!"
Zhao Wentian slammed the table and shouted angrily.
Immediately, several tables of customers all looked over in confusion.
Chen Fan sat quietly opposite, his expression unchanged.
"Old man, since things have come to this, you might as well make a graceful exit, to avoid losing both face and dignity."
Zhao Wentian stared at Chen Fan for a long while, then suddenly laughed.
"Good. You're impressive. It's been a long time since I've seen a young man like you."
Chen Fan didn't bother with more words, and spoke directly.
"For the equipment smashed in the shop, plus the business losses. 3 million yuan."
"You pay. Then this matter ends."
Zhao Wentian nodded.
"Mingyu, pay him."
"Dad..."
"I said pay him."
Zhao Mingyu hesitated for a moment, but eventually took out a checkbook from his pocket, wrote down the amount, signed it, tore it off and put it in front of Chen Fan.
Only, the way he looked at Chen Fan was as if he wanted to devour him.
Zhao Wentian slowly stood up, "Young man, let me give you a piece of advice."
"In the business world, don't be too arrogant. Sometimes, having one more friend is better than having one more enemy."
Chen Fan smiled and nodded.
"Understood."
Zhao Wentian stared at Chen Fan for one last look.
"Remember what you said, this matter ends here, and you are not to interfere further."
After saying that, Zhao Wentian snorted coldly, turned around and left without looking back.
Zhao Mingyu hurriedly stood up, also giving Chen Fan a look before quickly following after his father.
Chen Fan picked up the check and glanced at it, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
The conflict with the Zhao family could no longer be resolved, so he didn't mind being a bit tougher with them.
As for whether the Zhao family would cause more trouble in the future, Chen Fan didn't care at all.
Because he clearly remembered that in the previous life, in 2007, the protective umbrella above the Zhao family fell, and the Zhao family's problems were also exposed.
In less than a month, the Zhao family was arrested, imprisoned, and their entire business empire collapsed almost overnight.
This year was 2002, only five years away from 2007.
He could wait.