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Chapter 145 Another Reasonable Speculation

"So, Xiao Gao, you're here?"

In a corner of the hotel banquet hall, Xu Si and Gao Dashang, both dressed in well-tailored suits, whispered to each other.

"Yeah, that's right." Gao Dashang shrugged, took out a cigarette, lit it, and said generously, "I bought a bunch of unfinished villas. With just one word from President Zhao, I saved at least a hundred million. I can only come here to repay the favor."

"Ha, that's quite a favor." Thinking about Gao Dashang's movements over the past few months, Xu Si felt a pang of jealousy.

It doesn't matter that they spent over 100 million yuan to buy more than a dozen detached villas, since they were all unfinished.

The key point is that those dozen or so detached villas occupy several hundred acres of land.

Damn, hundreds of acres, what a huge area!

Even if the location is a bit out of the way, it's still someone's personal property. With some renovations, it can become a large estate.

Just thinking about it made him feel incredibly jealous.

Moreover, I heard that this scoundrel in front of me must have had some incredible luck; in just a few months, his cash flow tripled.

"Da Shang, your brother is a little short on money lately, what do you think..." He was giving a blatant hint.

"Hey, I'm going to the restroom. Fourth Brother, let's talk later."

Seeing Gao Dashang turn to leave, Xu Si grabbed his arm and quickly explained, "I'm not asking you for money, don't overthink it."

"Fourth Brother, what are you saying? What do you take me for?"

"Forget about lending money, just ask, a hundred thousand or two, and I'll give it to you right away."

...Xu Si.

When someone speaks righteously and acts like a good buddy, I'm speechless.

"Go to the toilet now. If you go to the toilet, I'll believe you weren't just making an excuse to run away." Xu Si rolled his eyes and said with a fawning smile, "Well, Fourth Brother was thinking that I still have some pocket money. Xiao Gao, you have an eye for investment. Next time you invest, can you take your brother with you?"

"You can eat the meat, but you can also let your brother have some soup."

"Hey, Fourth Brother, wait a minute, my stomach hurts, I need to go to the toilet."

Using a clever trick, Gao pried open the hand on his arm and turned to leave.

"Investment? Dream on. I'm going to stick to long-term investments myself. Who's going to play the short-term game with you?" Gao thought to himself. After being greeted warmly by Xu Si, Gao straightened his suit and calmly walked over to Zhao Fangxu.

I don't feel the urge to use the toilet when I'm away from Xu Si.

Xu Si: "You little bastard, you're not even going to put on an act. How can we be brothers in the future?"

Thinking about the annual returns in his bank account and comparing them to someone else's three-month returns, Xu Si felt like crying.

Even though cultivators don't care about material things, those were still a dozen or so real small goals, which still excited him.

In modern society, with money, you can really do a lot of things.

For example, someone bought a cluster of unfinished villas to make cultivation easier.

At the current rate of property value appreciation, who knows how many times it will appreciate in a few years?

Villas that no one bought in the early 2000s, who knows how many nouveau riche will be eyeing them in 2010 or even 2012.

Seeing Zhao Fangxu exchanging pleasantries with representatives from the international community of supernatural beings, Gao Dashang fixed his gaze on Ron, the representative of Behemoth.

"Yeah, a lousy villain who squandered a winning hand."

"Don't look around. Today's banquet is attended by representatives of the supernatural world from all over the globe and their guards. Don't cause trouble."

At some point, Xu Si appeared beside Gao Dashang and whispered a reminder.

He was genuinely afraid that the cultivation fanatic in front of him would be tempted by the opportunity and cause trouble for the company.

"What are you thinking about?" Gao Dashang rolled his eyes at Xu Si and casually picked up a glass of red wine from the waiter's tray. "My intuition tells me that Behemoth is definitely a troublemaker. If there's any real trouble, he'll definitely be involved." As he spoke, Gao Dashang took out a translator that was half magical artifact and half technology, similar to a Bluetooth headset.

"What a piece of junk! It's so inhumane, it's so uncomfortable to wear on my ears."

Xu Si.

"Don't talk about intuition, kid. Do you have some kind of inside information?" Xu Si grabbed Gao Dashang's shoulder and half-pulled, half-dragged him back to the corner of the venue, asking seriously.

"You really want to know?" Gao Dashang raised an eyebrow and handed the cigarette butt to Xu Si.

...Xu Si.

"You little rascal, you've got some nerve, treating your fourth brother like a servant, huh?"

He snatched the cigarette butt from Xu Si, took a few steps, and slammed him to his death in the ashtray.

"Now you can tell me, what inside information do you have?"

Watching someone rub their fingers together, Xu Si couldn't help but twitch his lips, the familiar pain of heartache washing over him once more.

"No, you're obsessed with money. This is a diplomatic incident; if something goes wrong, it will be a big deal."

"What's it to me? Ten million, and I'll give you some inside information." The man said with a straight face, showing that he only cared about money and not people.

Xu Si.

If he could, he would like to hit someone.

Then, under the watchful gaze of Gao Dashang, who was visibly annoyed, Xu Si walked up to General Manager Zhao and whispered a few words in his ear.

Upon hearing this, General Manager Zhao immediately looked towards the corner and saw Gao Dashang drinking red wine by himself. Finally, he nodded to Xu Si.

"Alright, Mr. Zhao has agreed to your price. Now tell me the news," Xu Si said, shrugging with schadenfreude.

"Fine, so you're going to tattle, huh? You're something else." Gao Dashang glared at Xu Si and whispered in his ear, "The golden branch of the sacred tree on Nathan Island has been broken. Go back and tell President Zhao."

Don't ask, just tell me this is exclusive news, absolutely great value for money.

"What do you mean? Can't you explain it clearly?" Xu Si raised an eyebrow and asked, puzzled.

"It means that there is a rebellion on Nathan Island, and someone will assassinate the king."

Brother, you're the regional manager now, can't you take a proper look at the company's records?

Um...maybe there are records of it.

...Xu Si.

He was in no mood to listen to Gao Dashang's complaints. He quickly walked over to Zhao Fangxu and told him the news.

...Zhao Fangxu.

Gao Dashang wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the old man's gaze towards him held a hint of resentment.

Then, seeing the other party's signal, Gao could only glare at Xu Si resentfully, and reluctantly followed Zhao Fangxu out of the venue, arriving at another small private room in the hotel.

As soon as the door to the private room closed, Zhao Fangxu's face darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Xiao Gao, tell me everything you know. Diplomacy is no small matter. King Nathan must not be allowed to have any trouble on our territory."

"Mr. Zhao, it's not as exaggerated as you think." He gestured for Zhao Fangxu to sit down, and Gao Dashang's body emitted a white aura that transformed into a protective shield that enveloped the two of them.

Zhao Fangxu remained calm, his expression unchanged from beginning to end.

He didn't think Gao Dashang would harm him, not out of trust, but because too many people had just seen the two of them enter the private room.

If something really happens to you, the other party won't be able to explain themselves clearly.

"Mr. Zhao, ever since you asked me to participate in the protection of King Nathan, I have been making some contact with the outside world through my own channels."

Then, we received some very interesting news: before King Nathan set off, the Nathan Island Royal Palace was under martial law for a period of time, and only then did the news of King Nathan's visit to our country come about.

I'm not afraid to tell you, I've secretly been to Nathan Island and I know very well the power distribution among the various factions there.

With some knowledge of Nathan Island, can you guess why the most powerful native Nathan inhabitants on the island have placed martial law in the capital?

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...Zhao Fangxu.

His intuition told him that he might have to go through everything that Ren Fei and Xu Si had gone through.

As expected, Zhao Fangxu was not disappointed.

"Based on my reasonable deduction, the only thing that could make Nathan Guard and King Nathan so nervous on Nathan Island is the breaking of the golden branch of the divine tree, and King Nathan having to face the challenge of the one who broke the branch."

There is only one way to ascend to the throne by usurping the throne: kill the old king and have the new king crowned.

"Here it comes, here it comes, Xiao Gao's reasonable prediction has indeed come true."

"9

The reasonable speculations about Ren Fei and Xu Si's fate are still fresh in everyone's mind, but no one expected that Gao Dashang would finally target him, the chairman.

"Just speculation?" Zhao Fangxu asked, unwilling to give up.

"Yes, it's just speculation." Gao Dashang nodded and added, "According to the agreement between Nasen and the world, when the throne of Nasen Island is challenged, the island will be opened to invite outsiders as witnesses."

As you said, in the past, it was always Nathan Guards who went out to beg for alms, and King Nathan would not show up unless there was a major event.

Does King Nathan's appearance signify a major event?

"A challenge for the throne—I believe this event truly deserves the title of a momentous occasion."

...Zhao Fangxu.

Zhao Fangxu gave Gao Dashang a deep look, then pushed up his glasses: "Open the barrier. You really know how to cause trouble for this old man."

"It's just a reasonable guess, nothing to cause trouble." Gao Dashang explained with a smile as he waved away the barrier.

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