Chapter 48: Chapter 48: The Ancestral Patriarch’s Lion’s Share Demand
Jiangli picked up a cup from nearby, took a sip of tea, and said with an air of composure, “I guess he should be calling now. You answer it.”
Was this also within the expectations of the old ancestor?
As Xia Xin thought, he quickly answered the phone, “Hello, Mr. Cao—”
“Master, master, save me!”
Xia Xin hadn’t finished speaking when Mr. Cao’s roar came through from the other side.
Xia Xin’s eardrums were nearly torn.
He quickly moved the phone away and switched to speaker mode before asking, “What, what happened, Mr. Cao?”
“Big trouble! Master, I’m about to die, you must save me!” Mr. Cao’s tone was filled with panic, clearly having encountered some bad situation.
Xia Xin looked towards Jiangli.
Jiangli tilted her chin up, signaling for him to continue asking.
Xia Xin nodded and asked, “Mr. Cao, please don’t panic. Can you tell me what happened?”
“I, I suspect someone is out to get me!” Mr. Cao’s voice was trembling with extreme fear.
He shakily recounted how his assistant and chauffeur had been in a car accident while driving out.
He had heard from the assistant and chauffeur that just as they turned onto the main road, a car rushed out from the side.
A normal person in this situation would instinctively hit the brakes.
The chauffeur did just that.
However, when the chauffeur pressed the brake, he found it wouldn’t stop and the brake’s response was very strange.
In the emergency, the chauffeur had no choice but to desperately turn the steering wheel and crashed into the guardrail by the side.
They avoided a direct collision with the heavy truck, and that’s how they barely saved their lives.
The chauffeur and the assistant weren’t badly hurt and were now being treated for their external injuries at a hospital with Mr. Cao.
After hearing their account, Mr. Cao immediately asked the traffic police who came to handle the matter to check it out.
And the inspection brought a shock, indeed.
The traffic police said their brake line seemed to have been abraded by something, but not completely severed. Normal braking should still be possible, but in an emergency stop, the brake line would snap completely, making it impossible to stop the car.
Moreover, the break was neat, not like normal wear and tear from aging but more like it had been deliberately cut.
Hearing what the traffic police said, Mr. Cao turned as pale as death. Remembering what Jiangli had told him, he felt even more certain that someone was out to harm him, so he hurriedly called Xia Xin.
“Master, master… you, you must save me, I, I don’t want to die yet, I haven’t lived enough!”
Upon hearing this, Jiangli rolled her eyes inwardly, nonsense, who would want to die if they could live?
She raised her hand and beckoned Xia Xin over.
Xia Xin obediently brought the phone to her.
Jiangli shouted into the phone, “I already told you, you need to be careful because your life is in danger.”
When Mr. Cao heard Jiangli’s voice, he quieted down for a moment, but then his voice grew even louder, “Master, you’re here, I, I feel reassured! You, you must have a way to save me, right? I, I am begging you, please overlook my previous transgressions and save me this one time, I beg you! I was wrong before, blind to Mount Tai, but if you can save me this time, eighty thousand is eighty thousand, I will immediately transfer it into your account without a penny less!”
Jiangli raised an eyebrow, “Eighty thousand? That price won’t do anymore, Mr. Cao.”
He stared at his own ancestor, his eyes wide.
The old ancestor was seizing the opportunity to extort?
Brilliant! Why hadn’t he thought of that?!
Xia Xin couldn’t help feeling excited.
Mr. Cao’s voice from the phone got a bit quieter, seemingly surprised, “Then, how much are you asking for?”
“You can’t go out on your own now. I’ll have to come see you. And my fee to go out is double,” Jiangli said with a slight smile, sounding very calm and collected.