Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 997 Give me three billion from all sides, and this matter will be settled.

Hearing his wife's sudden and heartfelt confession, He Songling was moved. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only hug her tightly.

Things in life are never as one wishes. Even if you become a god, you still can't do whatever you want. This is the rule of the world of "Under One Person". Otherwise, among so many gods throughout history, not a single one would have survived.

In short, to be able to share a bed in life and a grave in death with his wife, spending over a hundred years of marriage together, is a rare and wonderful thing in this world. When future generations recount his legendary history, they may well describe his love story as "truly moving and inspiring."

I, a scumbag, have become a symbol of a moving love story. Where can I find justice in this?

After a long silence, He Songling finally spoke: "Old Lu, what are you saying? 'We don't ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but we ask to die on the same day, month, and year.' Are we here to become sworn brothers? If not, let's just become sworn brothers right here. I have a statue of Lord Guan..."

"Bore!"

He Songling was wedged into the ground, and a huge human-shaped pit appeared on the surface.

"You die!"

No matter how big Beijing is, it's not that big for people like them. After wandering around for several days, they finally arrived at the headquarters of NaDuTong.

"All Connect, your master is back!"

He Songling acted as if he were at home, kicking open the company door and taking control of the elevator access, then took the elevator to the chairman's office.

"Oh, old fairy, old lady."

Zhao Fangxu, who was working, looked up and quickly put on the same smile that Li Yunlong gave to his brigade commander, inviting the two to sit down.

"Old Zhao, you're the top leader who knows everything, the highest authority in the world of supernatural beings. This respect for us is a bit much, isn't it?" He Songling plopped down on the sofa and started digging a hole for Zhao Fangxu.

"How could that be? You two are the major shareholders now, I'm just an employee. It's only natural to show respect when the boss comes." Zhao Fangxu served the two of them two cups of tea and asked, "So, are you here today to take back Nadutong? Are we dissolving it on the spot or merging it?"

"No need. The existence of Nadutong is very necessary. I thought so back then, and I even started to plan some things. Of course, for some well-known reasons, I disappeared for a while. When I came out, I found that you guys were doing a good job."

He Songling began to speak: "But there is one thing, your power is too great. Although there is a mechanism for the Ten Elders to meet, that is just a facade. As long as you want to take action everywhere, it is not easy to take down all ten elders at the same time, but it is still easy to take down the power of one or two elders."

"You can even operate and place people within 'Lao' (the organization's) own ranks. What's the difference between that and actually having a few of your unofficial staff?"

In the original story, when they besieged the Lü family, Lü Ci had to admit defeat; Zhang Zhiwei declared himself the founder of Longhu Mountain and withdrew from the Ten Elders, while Zhao Fangxu indicated that Huang Ning'er could become one of the Ten Elders in the future. In the eyes of ordinary supernatural beings, the "Ten Elders" are top-tier figures, but in the eyes of the All-Knowing Ones, they are just troublesome figures who require some effort.

"Old Immortal, you flatter us. We don't have that kind of ability." Zhao Fangxu knew He Songling knew, but he couldn't admit it. As the saying goes, many things in this world happen in tacit understanding, where both parties know the unspoken agreement.

"So what do you think we should do now?" "Don't we need to worry about what the higher-ups think?" He Songling said with a half-smile.

"The higher-ups don't care about us. What they want is stability. Whoever can do the job, they'll use." Zhao Fangxu said helplessly. No wonder he was a veteran of the War of Resistance against Japan, a "martyr" of World War II, and a big shot who made significant contributions to the founding of the country.

It wasn't because of his status or position that he could influence things, but because he understood the logic of how a country and society function.

The existence of the "Outcasts" group is because it's unacceptable to execute innocent people without cause. However, for the country, a world without Outcasts is the best world, and Outcasts who don't cause trouble are the best kind of Outcasts.

In recent years, after Na Du Tong (a powerful online gambling platform) grew too powerful, it went too far. Too much scheming, checks and balances, and power games actually stirred up rebellious thoughts among these extraordinary individuals in the underworld, leading to frequent incidents of leaking information about their existence.

Although the problems were eventually resolved, He Songling's methods were clearly not bad.

The higher-ups don't reject competition. They set up a control group, where the capable rise and the mediocre fall!
An extraordinary person must have a management body, but this management body does not necessarily have to be a board member who knows everything, or even someone who knows everything.

As long as it can be managed well, it's fine to let He Songling reorganize the Nisheng Group to manage it!

Clearly, He Songling understood this point, which was the source of his confidence to oppose Na Du Tong. Otherwise, a mere deity would have no chance against a modern nation.

Nadutong may seem to represent an extension of the will of the state apparatus, but even people's thoughts are constantly changing and are not a pre-set program. How could Nadutong possibly represent or be correct forever?

It may seem like he has powerful backers, but in reality, he doesn't. The prerequisite for having support is whether Na Du Tong himself performs well. Of course, among the extraordinary individuals, only He Songling can currently convince those above that Na Du Tong is not performing well enough, allowing them to disregard Na Du Tong's "background."

This has nothing to do with whether he is a deity or not; it only has to do with the fact that he is He Songling.

Clearly, not only He Songling understood this, but Zhao Fangxu did as well. It's true what they say, dealing with smart people is always easier. Zhao Fangxu's initial apparent appeasement of He Songling was actually a sign he had run out of options; this was the optimal solution.

"Well then, I'm not really interested in you. Let's settle it in cash. The wealth I left behind back then wasn't much. Everything that could be sold, transferred, or donated has already been given away. I only have a hundred or two hundred million dollars left."

He Songling did some quick calculations to figure out how much of his remaining wealth was worth back then. And when he did, it really wasn't much.

Back then, it might have been an astonishing figure, but now, it's practically nonexistent in the "rich" community.

They're at most middle class.

Of course, wealth can no longer be calculated in the same way it was more than seventy years ago.

"After all these years of growth... based on NaDuTong's market value, let's say it's equivalent to five billion US dollars. After deducting management fees, nominee holding and operation fees, CEO and other personnel salaries, taxes and other factors, let's set a fixed price of three billion US dollars and give it to Wang Ye's old god company, and we'll call it even."

(End of this chapter)