nucmednet Chapter 143 Temptation
Chapter 143 Temptation
Charlie took out another HX Bank check and placed it in front of Su Haijun. However, the amount on this check was five times that of the first one, which was five hundred million US dollars. Su Haijun was shocked again after seeing it, and a greedy look flashed clearly in his eyes.
"Boss Su, here's one more."
The third check was twice the amount of the second check, totaling one billion yuan. It was clear that Charlie was subtly enticing Su Haijun. When Su Haijun saw the number on the third check, his eyes lit up, and he thought to himself with glee: "Sixteen billion US dollars! My goodness! I could never earn that much money in my entire life!" But he remained outwardly calm, coughed lightly, and asked in surprise, "Mr. Charlie, what is this?"
Charlie laughed and said, "Mr. Su, we are both businessmen, there is no reason not to make money, right? These three checks are the premise for my cooperation with you, Mr. Su. As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, these three checks will not only belong to you, Mr. Su, but I, Charlie, will also give you a considerable reward in the future."
Su Haijun smiled and said, "Mr. Charlie, after all this time, you still haven't told me what you want to cooperate with me on. Tell me, what aspect do you want to cooperate with me on?"
Charlie said, "Mr. Su is quite straightforward! Mr. Su, please forgive my disrespect, but I know that you hate someone who not only took away your beloved but also embarrassed you, right?"
Upon hearing this, Su Haijun frowned suddenly, a murderous glint flashing across his face, and coldly said, "So what?"
Charlie quickly said, "Mr. Su, please don't be angry. Charlie didn't mean to offend you. The first thing Charlie did when he partnered with you was to deal with him together."
Su Haijun gave a cold laugh and said, "And the second thing?"
"The second thing is that I have a batch of goods that I need to transport here, but the customs in HX are very strict, so I can't bring the goods in. Therefore, I would like to ask Mr. Su for a favor and help me smuggle the goods in."
Upon hearing this, Su Haijun immediately understood what Charlie meant by "goods." He smiled and said, "Mr. Charlie, you want me to help you smuggle drugs in, right? Do you think that's possible?"
Charlie laughed and said, "Yes, of course, I believe Mr. Su will cooperate with me."
Su Haijun said coldly, "What if I don't?"
Charlie laughed and said, "If Mr. Su is unwilling to cooperate with Charlie, then Charlie will have to find someone else."
Su Haijun wasn't stupid; there was no reason for him to refuse money. However, he wanted the three checks but didn't want to cooperate with Charlie. If it were just about killing Chao Bufan, he thought he would agree. Besides, he believed he was capable of taking Chao Bufan's life and didn't need outside help. As for the second matter, he didn't think he would stoop to harming his country or embarrassing or disgracing his father. So he gave a cold smile and said, "Mr. Charlie, you really do have ulterior motives! Well then, I'll accept the three checks, but as for the cooperation, I'm afraid I can't comply."
Charlie frowned and said, "It seems Mr. Su has quite the appetite! Since you're unwilling to cooperate with Charlie, then Charlie will have to find someone else. Goodbye!"
As he spoke, Charlie picked up the three checks on the table and left. Su Haijun frowned, then suddenly raised his hand at Charlie, and a cloud of black smoke shot out from his fingers and struck Charlie in the back.
Charlie suddenly frowned, and the broken glass shards on the ground immediately flew up and formed a glass wall that blocked the cloud of black smoke. With a "pop," the smoke dissipated, and the glass shards turned into powder.
Both of them were alarmed. Charlie exclaimed, "HX is truly a place where hidden talents abound! This kid actually possesses such high-level magic, it's truly unexpected. In that case, we can't let him live."
At the same time, Su Haijun thought in alarm, "This old bastard's magic has reached such a level that it can actually block my fatal blow. No, I have to leave him here."
Both harbored their own ulterior motives and wanted to kill the other, so they didn't make any rash moves for the time being. However, they both knew that the previous contest had already been decided, and neither could do anything to the other, but they both wanted to kill each other.
After a moment, Charlie laughed and said, "So Boss Su is one of us. I'm really blind to this. I'm impressed!"
Su Haijun sneered and said, "Mr. Charlie truly deserves to be called a world-class magician. I, Su, am truly ashamed!"
Charlie smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Su, I hope you will seriously consider this. If you cooperate with me, Charlie will definitely not treat you unfairly. After all, we are all businessmen. Besides, I don't think your bar is doing very well. Relying solely on this bar business, I don't think you can make much money. As the saying goes, 'A man cannot get rich without windfall gains, and a horse cannot get fat without night grazing.' Mr. Su, do you agree?"
Su Haijun sneered and said, "Mr. Charlie, whether my bar's business is good or bad is my business, and I don't need you to worry about it. As for the cooperation, Mr. Charlie, do you think I, as a citizen of HX, would do anything to harm the country? Mr. Charlie, since I'm in a good mood right now, I advise you to give up this idea. I'll pretend nothing happened."
Charlie smiled slightly and said, "It seems that Mr. Su really doesn't want to cooperate with me! Well then, Charlie won't say any more. But... Mr. Su, please take a look at this first."
Charlie pulled out a photograph, and upon seeing it, Su Haijun roared, "Charlie, what have you done to Julian?"
It turns out this is a photo of Julian. However, the photo shows Julian tied up with ropes and seemingly struggling, which explains why the Soviet Navy lost control.
Charlie chuckled and said, "Please calm down, Mr. Su. Miss Julian is perfectly fine. I was just inviting her over as a guest."
Su Haijun's brows furrowed, his face contorted with rage, a flash of murderous intent crossing his eyes. Even his clenched fists cracked. He was confident that keeping Charlie wouldn't be a problem; at worst, both sides would suffer heavy losses, because he had powerful backing and was fearless. But now, things didn't seem to be going as he'd imagined. The scales seemed to have tipped in Charlie's favor. He was already heartbroken from losing Tang Qianqian, and Julian was now his beloved, the apple of his eye, someone he would cherish for life. But this damned Charlie had stooped so low as to use his beloved woman to blackmail him—something he never expected.