Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 594 The Abandoned and the Blade in Game of Thrones

"I've already agreed to your conditions. Now, can you tell me?" After laughing, the dragon looked at Gao Dongxu and said seriously.

"You really want me to tell you?" Gao Dongxu asked, a half-smile on his face, as he picked up some food and drank some wine while looking at the evil dragon.

"Some things, once you know them, you can never go back. You need to think this through—"

The dragon frowned, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Gao Dongxu and said, "Let's go outside and talk alone."

“Okay,” Gao Dongxu said with a faint smile.

The dragon took a cigar from his pocket and tossed it to Gao Dongxu.

Gao Dongxu caught it, glanced at it, and looked at the evil dragon, saying, "Xue Jiaolong, you do have some taste."

The dragon looked at Gao Dongxu with a smug smile and said, "That's right, isn't the point of making money to enjoy it?"

Gao Dongxu reached into his pocket, took out a cigar cutter, cut off the cap, lit it with a lighter, and got up to walk outside with the evil dragon.

Brother Qi and Yu Jiaqin exchanged a glance, both filled with curiosity about what Gao Dongxu and Evil Dragon were about to discuss.

Outside, the early spring night wind was still chilly. Gao Dongxu and Evil Dragon stood facing each other, smoking cigars.

"You do have some shrewdness after all—" Gao Dongxu teased the evil dragon with a playful look.

"There's no other way; we have to be on guard," the evil dragon said, frowning.

"Heh, as if you can defend against it..." Gao Dongxu sneered dismissively.

"What do you mean?!" The dragon's expression changed slightly, and he frowned as he looked at Gao Dongxu and asked.

"That's what I mean. Think about it, over the years, what have you done that you could hide from your second sister? Or rather, what is there that your second sister doesn't know?" Gao Dongxu started by trying to poison the dragon.

The dragon's expression changed again, and his gaze sharpened, but the flickering in his eyes betrayed his true feelings at that moment.

"What do you mean!"

"Can you stop asking such idiotic questions? What do you mean? What do you mean? Do you really not understand? Or are you unwilling to think about it or accept it?"

"Have you heard of the 'risk stratification' strategy?" Gao Dongxu said with a sneer, looking at the dragon whose expression had turned extremely ugly.

The dragon frowned and remained silent, taking a deep drag on his cigar, his gaze turning sinister as he looked at Gao Dongxu. "Continue—"

"In my view, there are two types of corruption. One is the blatant type, which directly involves the transfer of benefits and is the easiest to crack down on. The other is the technical type, which involves finding a front man, having relatives hold shares on behalf of others, and using financial instruments to circumvent regulations."

You are a typical arrogant type, and your high profile, arrogance, and shortsightedness, coupled with your extremely brutal methods, even resorting to criminal means, make you an easy target for corruption.

If one day your father retires and there's a reckoning where someone has to bear the main blame, you would undoubtedly be the most suitable "scapegoat."

Gao Dongxu, with a cigar twirled between his fingers, smiled and pointed at the evil dragon, whose face had already turned pale, lips trembled unnaturally, brows were furrowed, and he was puffing on his cigar to hide his inner fear and unease.

"impossible..."

Hearing the dragon's completely unconvinced denial, Gao Dongxu smiled and shrugged. "You should know best whether it's possible or not. Over the years, you've been charging ahead in front of the stage, accumulating wealth like crazy, and doing all sorts of bad things. You seem glamorous, but in reality, you're just a puppet. The others are hiding behind the scenes and manipulating things."

When risks arise, those thrust into the limelight become pawns, while others escape punishment through more covert operations behind the scenes. This division of labor not only increases the efficiency of corruption but, more importantly, serves as a risk management mechanism.

"Impossible, no way, how could they possibly harm me..." Hearing Gao Dongxu's words, the evil dragon couldn't take it anymore. His face turned extremely pale and ugly, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his eyes were full of fear. He kept saying no, impossible, but his appearance was more convincing than anything else.

"Hehe, of course they wouldn't harm you. It's just that you made the choice yourself, and they only acquiesced in the hope that something might happen. Of course, there's a chance involved; the difference between 'what if nothing happens' and 'what if something happens' is just a matter of one word."

However, on the other hand, I don't believe your father can't see through it. You know, from the perspective of the logic of power, you are destined to become a sacrifice." Gao Dongxu cruelly continued to strike the evil dragon, who had completely lost faith, was pale, sweating, and was restless and terrified.

"No way, my dad loves me the most, how could he possibly harm me? Stop talking nonsense..."

"This is not contradictory. Spoiling and indulging you allowed you to enjoy worldly riches, but you brought this upon yourself. Your behavior was too high-profile, leaving behind a large amount of evidence of illegality. Almost every instance of your power-for-profit activities was an open secret."

You are the "executor of corruption." You are responsible for all the specific criminal acts and bear the consequences.

So, if one day we ever need to find a scapegoat—one who can quell public anger without undermining the foundations of the regime—who else but you?!
By sacrificing you as the primary target, at least three objectives can be achieved: first, to divert the investigation's focus and buy time for other members.

Second, to create the illusion of "anti-corruption achievements" to meet the expectations of all parties; and third, to protect core assets and ensure that interests are not completely lost.

Your second sister, who has been directing you from behind the scenes, is quite different. She is well-versed in the rules of modern capital operation. I bet your second sister has already transferred a lot of assets overseas through offshore companies, trust funds, and other tools for your so-called Huilong Group with assets of over 10 billion.

Oh, and also, your second sister definitely already has foreign citizenship and has been living abroad for a long time.

However, even though she's far away overseas, she still knows everything about you and can guide and correct your mistakes at any time. Wow, your second sister is really something, impressive!

Gao Dongxu sighed with immense admiration, these words undoubtedly pierced the heart of the evil dragon like sharp swords.

At this moment, the dragon's face was no longer pale, but rather had a sickly flush. His brows were furrowed, his expression was ferocious, and his eyes flashed with a fierce and insane light.

Become!

Seeing the dragon's appearance, Gao Dongxu couldn't help but laugh triumphantly. No matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as you can find a breakthrough from within and strike, you can easily dismantle the enemy's strength.

"Of course, what I'm saying is just my personal opinion and speculation. After all, it's just a hypothesis. Although your father is now a second-tier official, his rank is still there. Maybe he can continue to protect you, his precious son who keeps doing bad things, doesn't know how to restrain himself, and is greedy and insatiable." Gao Dongxu continued to tease the evil dragon who had been smoking a cigar and had been silent for a long time.

"Speak properly, will it kill you?" The evil dragon, with a gloomy face, complicated eyes, and a hint of gratitude, looked at Gao Dongxu and complained.

"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. To be honest, I really didn't want to talk to you about this. Watching you continue to court death is more to my liking. However, if you, this evil dragon, fall, my uncle will eventually be affected. That's why I went against my wishes and gave you a nudge."

Whether you listen or believe me is your business, but you must complete the demolition of the food court as quickly as possible, as promised.” Gao Dongxu added weight to his words once again.

"What if I back out now? After all, as long as the food court exists, your uncle has to protect me." The evil dragon looked at Gao Dongxu and said in a sinister tone.

Gao Dongxu sneered at the evil dragon and said, "Try going back on your word, and I'll make you pay. With a brain like yours, you think you can fight me? Do you think you can beat me?"

"Trying to scare me? Besides the food court, does your uncle have any other leverage over me?" the dragon threatened with a cold laugh.

"Then do you believe me or not? For my uncle's sake, I'll go abroad tomorrow, settle down overseas, and wipe you all out, eliminating the threat completely. Why don't you give it a try?" Gao Dongxu said, smiling slyly at the evil dragon with murderous intent in his eyes.

The dragon's expression changed slightly, and his lips twitched a few times. He hadn't expected Gao Dongxu to have such a crazy idea.

"Neuropathy--"

"Don't threaten me. I'd rather die a glorious death than live a shameful life. At worst, I'll just flip the table and see who's tougher."

Do you really think I don't know the underhanded tricks you and that guy surnamed Du use?
"I can tell you this outright today: if even the slightest word gets out, or if anything that shouldn't be there appears, I'll physically exterminate you both." Gao Dongxu stepped forward, looking down at the evil dragon with a cold gaze, and pointed a finger at its shoulder.

Don't say you weren't warned—

The dragon wasn't easily intimidated, but he was genuinely a little afraid of Gao Dongxu, this madman who was always shouting for violence and killing, even more violent and lawless than him.

"The items are all in Du Bozhong's hands; I don't have any..."

“I don’t care—” Gao Dongxu said to the evil dragon, “If something goes wrong, none of you will be able to escape. If you don’t want to take responsibility, you can bring that guy surnamed Du here, and I’ll have a talk with him myself.”

“Okay.” A sly glint flashed in the dragon’s eyes. He had long wanted to get rid of Du Bozhong, but he had never had the opportunity or the confidence to do so, since the other party held too many of his secrets.

Although the two have fallen out, they haven't reached the point of being irreconcilable enemies.

But now, if he can use Gao Dongxu to get rid of Du Bozhong, this ticking time bomb, then he can finally get a good night's sleep.

However, what the evil dragon didn't expect was that while he was thinking of using Gao Dongxu to get rid of Du Bozhong, Du Bozhong was already preparing to kill him.

"Remember the two things you promised me: demolish the food court and find Du Bozhong. Get them done as soon as possible; I don't have much patience," Gao Dongxu said calmly.

"We should at least hear your uncle's opinion about the food court. Even if it's going to be demolished, it should be done properly from beginning to end. Back then, your uncle approved the project. Now, if it's to be demolished, it would be better if your uncle proposed it and I did the demolition. What do you think?"

The evil dragon frowned slightly and thought for a moment. Since he had decided to demolish it, he didn't mind doing a favor for Uncle Gao Dongxu.

“Okay—” Gao Dongxu knew that this trip to the capital would allow his uncle to basically shed all his previous burdens and start afresh. However, if he could wipe away his own stains, it would undoubtedly be a plus.

(End of this chapter)