Electronic Nezha

Chapter 56 The Person in Slippers

"What do we do now?" I asked Liu Zhenhua. He knew, of course, that I was referring to the fact that the chip had been eaten by an idiot.

Liu Zhenhua suppressed a laugh and said, "We can only wait for him to 'extract' the stool."

"You can use a pull, I can accept that."

Liu Zhenhua suddenly said, "Dad, have you thought about this? Actually, the chip is quite good for Hao Hao. He won't be swayed by emotions, he has no personal matters, and he can wait for orders around the clock. He's practically a human fighting machine, making him the perfect candidate to be a bodyguard."

"This... won't do." I had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

"You can ask him directly what he thinks."

"Haohao is thinking like an AI now. He treats me as his number 0. When I ask him if it's like he's both the referee and the player?"

Liu Zhenhua said, "Not entirely. Asking Yuanyuan and Xiao Wu if they are willing to serve you is cheating. But my chip can only awaken combat talent. Haohao now has the behavioral abilities of an ordinary person. You could say it's just a side effect of that chip. He will make choices based on his biological instincts, whether he wants to be a wooden puppet or exist only for a mission. Let him choose for himself."

I suddenly thought of a saying: "You are not a fish, how can you know the joy of a fish?" Hao Hao used to have the intelligence of a child under three years old, but he was happy every day. Now you insist on finding him a class. As for me... I don't know how to choose.

Liu Zhenhua emphasized, "Therefore, we respect his personal choice."

"What if he just wants to be a wooden doll?"

"Then let's wait for him to 'produce' it."

Yuanyuan brought in the fried rice, but when she realized our topic was off, she took it away again...

I said, "No matter what he chooses, it will eventually be 'ranked'." In short, I definitely can't accept this chip.

Liu Zhenhua said, "During this period, I will make sure that no one causes you any more trouble."

"What's the idea?" I immediately became interested.

"Have you ever heard the saying, 'Money gives men courage'? If someone suddenly discovers that all the money in their account has disappeared, do you think they'll still have the time to go against you?"

I was stunned for a moment, then slapped my thigh and said, "Why didn't you say so sooner? You had this idea!"

Concise, efficient, and direct! Isn't the ultimate goal of business warfare money? I'll let you achieve all your deceit, intrigue, and backstabbing, and in the end, you make money, I'll transfer it into my account, and everyone's happy. The opponent gets emotional value, and I get value.

Liu Zhenhua said, "This method can only be used when your safety is threatened."

"If I were to die without driving a luxury car and living in a villa, would that be considered a threat to my safety?"

Liu Zhenhua was speechless.

"Alright, alright, let's get started on your plan." Let's perform a gallbladder removal surgery on you big shots.

Liu Zhenhua turned on his computer and asked, "Who should we start with?"

After thinking for a long time, I said, "Let's start with Sun Zhancheng." Chen Bing is the mastermind, but he won't rush into the market to cause trouble. If we get rid of his henchmen first, the rest will be easier.

"Hmm, who's next, Sun-Chan-Cheng?"

"Duan Shoujiang".

Liu Zhenhua then typed Duan Shoujiang's name into the computer.

I asked eagerly, "How much?"

Liu Zhenhua remained noncommittal, saying, "Next."

I also told him the names of Cheng Sihai and Wu Lianfeng. There were seven or eight people in the room at the time, but I only remembered four of them, because their names were easy to remember.

After typing their names, Liu Zhenhua leaned back in his chair and said, "Guess what? These four guys have a total of 40 yuan in various cards, WeChat Wallet, and Yu'ebao. Wu Lianfeng is the richest; 30 of that is his." I exclaimed in surprise, "No way! These were some of the richest people of our time." Sun Zhancheng was the legendary "richest man" for many years, Duan Shoujiang sold pirated goods, so his illicit income must have been considerable, and Cheng Sihai and Wu Lianfeng had run a furniture market and dealt in used cars, respectively—these were all highly profitable if done well.

Liu Zhenhua said, "The net assets are indeed not that much—Sun Zhancheng owes the bank 1000 million, and their combined net assets are more than 900 million."

I know that "the twilight of a hero" is not the right phrase here, but I still feel a sense of both deservedness and sorrow. These old-fashioned nouveau riche may be crushed by the times at any time. It's hard to imagine what they have been through over the years, what kind of trouble they have caused and what pitfalls they have fallen into. Even donkey dung balls have a shiny surface, but these guys are not so shiny anymore. No wonder they chose a place like Yaxian Pavilion to host a dinner party, and no wonder they were able to be "invited" by Chen Bing.

Liu Zhenhua said, "Oh, another 1000 yuan has been spent just talking."

No problem, Sun Zhancheng's table in the restaurant was smashed by Hao Hao's sweeping attack, so he has to pay compensation to the restaurant.

After a moment of disappointment, I rallied and said, "Investigate Chen Bing!"

Liu Zhenhua said, "Once we find out, whose account are you planning to transfer Chen Bing's money to? Let me make this clear first, this money cannot be transferred to your account, not even a single penny. That's the bottom line."

I said, "Is there a situation where 'he knows I'm the one who did it, but he has no proof'?"

"No matter where you transfer his money, he'll know it was you who did it."

"That makes sense, let's do it! First, donate 100 million to build schools in the mountains, consider it a fine." This is a decisive move, a sure way to strike while the iron is hot. I'm curious to see whether Chen Bing will continue to fight or back down after he knows I have this kind of tactic.

Liu Zhenhua typed a few quick taps on the keyboard and then said, "Guess what?"

"Chen Bing is rich, isn't he? He has several hundred million in his account."

Liu Zhenhua remained silent.

"Dozens? Hundreds?"

"Chen Bing only has 20 yuan that he can withdraw from all his accounts, which is less than what those guys have."

This time I was truly stunned: "Could it be that he hid all the money in some hidden account or somewhere else?"

"Not very likely."

I looked at Liu Zhenhua and said, "How could this happen?"

Liu Zhenhua said, "Either he's a worthy opponent, or it's simple—he's a fraud."

What's going on? I always thought my rivals were tech upstarts and old-fashioned tycoons. For the past two days, I've been encouraging myself with the saying, "Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose." But now, all those people combined don't even have as much money as I do. So, I'm the one who's wearing shoes, even if they're not the best ones. At least I have a pair of slippers.

It was supposed to be a gallbladder removal surgery, but now that they've opened up my stomach, not only is the gallbladder long gone, but there's also a bunch of tumors growing there—it's quite something that I can owe the bank 1000 million.

Liu Zhenhua asked, "Dad, what do we do now?"

I had a vague idea in my head but couldn't quite put it into practice. I felt that getting Chen Bing and Sun Zhancheng into some kind of economic conflict was a good way to go.

"If all of Chen Bing's money were transferred to Sun Zhancheng's and his group's accounts, do you think Chen Bing would go crazy?"

"Whether Chen Bing will go crazy or not is unknown, but Sun Zhancheng and his group will think that it was a commission he paid, and they will definitely fight you to the bitter end."

"Yes, yes, that won't work." Then I slammed my hand on the table. "Transfer all of Sun Zhancheng's money to Chen Bing!"

Liu Zhenhua paused for a moment and said, "Yes, and now that Sun Zhancheng and his men have seen where the money went and the other party's name, they will naturally have to go and settle accounts with Chen Bing."

I said, "No need. After all, among the people I've been dealing with recently, only Chen Bing does 'this'."

Liu Zhenhua said sincerely, "Dad, it's all because you're so cunning... uh, you have a way!"

I stretched out my hand and said, "Yuanyuan, bring the food over, I'm hungry."

(End of this chapter)