251 Exchange of Blows (1/2)
”I recognize you!”
The middle-aged man was scared to the point that his teeth were chattering. Even speaking was very difficult for him.
The memory of Mo Wen teaching him a lesson last time was still fresh in his mind. He had always wanted to get back at him, but the opportunity had never come.
But now, he had no thoughts of getting back at him at all. He was such a terrifying youth. His only thought now was to avoid him altogether! If he had known that the normal-looking youth would come to be so terrifying, he would definitely have never taken up the mission to threaten Qin Xiaoyou's mother.
”Since you recognize me, report to me all of the 'good things' you have done to your elder.”
Mo Wen casually threw the middle-aged man in front of the Qin eldest great grandfather, his face indifferent. The Qin eldest great grandfather frowned. His gaze turned to look at the middle-aged man, his eyes showing confusion.
Normally, he would not bother with what the Qin clan had done to provoke others. As an ancient martial arts clan, it was normal to have fights and friction.
If it was just a small faction, well beneath the Qin clan's power, they would just kill them off. But now, Mo Wen's combat ability caused him to be unable to not face this issue with caution.
After all, he was not willing to offend such a terrifying youth. If he could salvage the situation, he would certainly consider it.
”Elder…”
The middle-aged man stood up, trembling. With two such terrifying figures looking at him, he could not have any thoughts of disobeying. Stuttering, he explained the issue of Qin Xiaoyou's family to the Qin eldest great grandfather.
The Qin clan eldest great grandfather had been in seclusion for twenty years. Hence, most of his time on earth had been spent in seclusion. As such, he had stopped bothering with clan matters long ago. Hence, he did not know much about Qin Xiaoyou's father, who was a clansman with poor talent in practicing ancient martial arts, but who had an outstanding business talent.
Once the middle-aged man finished speaking, the Qin eldest great grandfather frowned. Although the middle-aged man had spoken vaguely, with his wisdom stemming from his age, the Qin eldest great grandfather clearly understand the intricacies within his words.
Originally, this was a Qin clan matter. Regardless of how you spun it, it was a Qin clan internal dispute scandal that did not concern outsiders. But now, there had appeared an avenger for Qin Xiaoyou's family. Also, this person had made it impossible for him to not take seriously.
”Now that things have come to this, how do you want to proceed?”
The Qin clan eldest great grandfather looked at Mo Wen and said. If he knew that such an incident would bring about so much trouble, and just for a business conglomerate, he would certainly have told the Qin clan not to venture into such muddy waters. But now that things had already happened, fussing over spilled milk was meaningless.
A clan's development was originally full of deceit and deception, and was always bloody. He did not believe that the Qin clan did anything wrong by seizing the Blue Ocean Group. Their only mistake was not expecting that such a person as Mo Wen would appear.
”What can be done? Of course, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Since your Qin clan dared to do such a thing, you couldn't have thought that you would avoid retribution, right?” Mo Wen laughed coldly.
”Young man, don't push your luck too far! Otherwise, you will end up not being able to go back. Back then, our Qin clan was indeed at fault in some instances. So, maybe we can negotiate some form of compensation.”
The Qin eldest great grandfather sighed deeply, looking at Mo Wen as he slowly spoke. If he could mitigate the issue, he naturally was not willing to start a war.
”Compensation? I can agree to that.”
Mo Wen curled up the corner of his mouth, sneering as he said, ”Since you know that you are wrong, then execute the mastermind of this incident, the Qin clan clan leader Qin Shaoyang, on the spot. Then, return the Blue Ocean Group that you seized to Qin Xiaoyou's family.”
”Young man, don't get greedy.”
The Qin eldest great grandfather narrowed his eyes.
Execute the Qin clan clan leader on the spot? If word got out, wouldn't the Qin clan become a laughingstock?
Those who weren't in the know would assume that the Qin clan was a pushover. Even their clan leader could not be kept alive then!
”We can return the Blue Ocean Group to you, and the Qin clan is willing to compensate a generous sum on top of that. As for executing the clan leader, that is impossible.”
The Qin eldest great grandfather said plainly. Regarding the Blue Ocean Group, he did not think much of it. For an ancient martial arts clan, their core was ancient martial arts, so things like business and wealth were only decorative. Also, the Qin clan had plenty of property already, so a single Blue Ocean Group was nothing to him.
”Grandfather, you mustn't. The property of the Blue Ocean Group is almost equal to all of the property of the Qin clan. If we give away the Blue Ocean Group, then the Qin clan will have nothing left.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Shaoyang, who was standing at a distance, immediately shouted out loudly. Grandfather did not know about the condition of the Blue Ocean Group, so he did not think too much about it. But, the reality was, if the Blue Ocean Group was given away, the clan was as good as bankrupt!
Back when they had acquired it, the Blue Ocean Group was already huge. It ranked among the top ten of Hua Xia country's enterprises, and its total assets were even above the Qin clan. Gradually, the group had been integrated into the clan's property, combining all of them together.