Chapter 467
Chapter 467: Demon
At the start, Gong Zhiwen was still reserved.
The jade in Hong Weiguo’s jade tobacco pipe was definitely of good quality. It was the kind that was of top grade glass and would not face any problems being sold for 200,000 yuan. However, the workmanship was too horrible to look at. At first, he thought that it was indeed casually made by Hong Dali, being the wastrel that he was, for fun.
However, after he sucked in two puffs of smoke, he instantly felt different.
It was due to the fact that there was a healthy attribute on top of the jade tobacco pipe!
This attribute could only be seen by Hong Dali in this world. Others were not able to see it. But! What could not be seen by others did not mean that it could not be felt! This tobacco pipe caused Gong Zhiwen’s entire body to feel warm and light all over after he sucked in two puffs of smoke.
This warm feeling was the kind of cozy, comfortable feeling he would experience if he laid under the Sun at a temperature of 23, 24 degrees Celsius. His throat did not feel uncomfortable at all. All the smoke circled around once in his lungs before forming a dark gray puff of smoke instead of a light gray color upon exhaling.
The dark grey smog even carried a strong smell of tobacco tar!
“This… This…” Gong Zhiwen looked at the tobacco pipe in his hand with a look of pure astonishment and absurdity. “I can feel it! The dark grey smog that I exhaled is the tar that was removed from my lungs! They were originally accumulated in my lungs!”
He inhaled a few puffs of smoke as he said that. He felt increasingly comfortable as he inhaled. After he finished an entire batch, his entire body felt significantly more energized.
Subconsciously, he wanted to use the tobacco pipe to inhale a few more puffs, but it was snatched away by Hong Weiguo. Hong Weiguo touched his tobacco pipe preciously and said, “How do you feel? Actually, gifting this tobacco pipe to you, Xiao Gong, wouldn’t be a big deal. The problem is that this was gifted to me by my family’s Dali and I really can’t bear to gift it away. Hence, I really don’t have a choice, hehe.”
“Director Hong, I…” Gong Zhiwen had originally intended to ask about the cost of the tobacco pipe to buy it from Hong Weiguo, but it was evident that he was not short of money…
“Hehe. I, too, don’t know. This chap rarely tells me about what he currently has and I don’t ask him about it as well.” Hong Weiguo kept his cherished tobacco pipe securely before smiling. “Let’s not talk about this first. Xiao Gong, why don’t you set a price for this tobacco pipe?”
“Five million!” Gong Zhiwen directly set a high price of five million without any hesitation. “This item is worth at least five million! Heavens. Director Hong, do you know? When we reach such an administrative level, whenever there is a big decision to be made, we would smoke cigarettes after cigarettes! If we don’t smoke, we would be unhappy. If we smoke continuously, our bodies can’t take it!”
“But with such an item, it would be completely different.” Gong Zhiwen urgently said, “That pipe definitely makes one feel increasingly energized as one smoked. It increasingly improves one’s condition without one having to worry about their body! Such a good item will have rich people competing to snatch it up at a price of five million yuan! If this were indeed available only in low quantities and placed in an auction, it can probably be sold at a price of 20 million yuan!”
Gong Zhiwen was not exaggerating one bit in that statement.
When you reached a social tier of above ten billion yuan, what mattered most? It would unquestionably be one’s health!
Only with good health, can more money be made! Only with good health, can the money earned be put to use! Otherwise, after one’s death, the money earned cannot be spent and it would definitely be the tragedy in a man’s world!
However, tobacco had always been the enemy of health. Ever since such an item appeared, everyone had a love-hate relationship with it. Those who usually enjoyed smoking could not live without it. Yet, it posed a big problem for those who struggled to quit smoking. Yet, not quitting severely posed a great impact on one’s health.
Some people could live until they were 80, 90 years old from smoking two packs of cigarettes daily. But if you were not lucky or born with a weaker immune system, you might only live till 40, 50 years of age with lung cancer and just be gone like that.
Perhaps, a layman might not be too concerned, but a rich man would definitely not treat this matter lightly.
Hence, even if it were sold at a price of five million yuan, there would definitely be people willing to buy it. Many people, in fact!
“Hehe, indeed. This is a good item.” Hong Weiguo smiled before shrugging his shoulders. “The problem is, I’m not clear about whether this item is still available or not. I would have to ask my Dali about it. But I can disclose this much. This was discovered when my Dali was yet again casually taking a gamble on the quality of some rocks. I’m not clear of the process, but in any case, he gave this to me after that gamble.”
“He was casually taking a gamble on the quality of some rocks?” As the successor of a jewelry company, Gong Zhiwen naturally knew what it meant. Hence, he touched his chin and, after thinking for a while, he suddenly said, “Director Hong, I want to ask.” He looked at Hong Weiguo’s eyes carefully as he said, “If I thought of a way to lie… Oh no, I mean convince, convince your Young Master Dali to gamble on some rocks and afterward, even if he shared just a small portion with me, just a small portion, and I take it for some polishing work before offering it for sale, do you think it will be alright?”
“This…” Hong Weiguo frowned. In all honesty, the word “convince” made him feel uncomfortable. However, since the two of them joined in a united front today and most importantly, Gong Zhiwen only wanted to ask Dali to gamble on some rocks with no ill intentions, he finally shook his head and smiled helplessly. “Alright. If you really manage to invite this chap, then I have no comments about it. But let me make myself clear. You have to guarantee my Dali’s safety. At any moment, the lackeys around him cannot be fewer than three! Any fewer than this and there will be nothing to discuss!”
“No problem! No problem at all! Then, it’s decided!” Gong Zhiwen wanted to bring Hong Dali to gamble on some rocks and attempt to conveniently fish for some benefits. In actuality, he was more concerned than Hong Weiguo about Hong Dali’s safety—*if an accident were to happen to this Hong Dali while he is around me, Hong Weiguo will definitely skin me alive… *
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In Tianjing City, at Shiroishi Kazuma’s secret den.
Hong Weiguo declared war with more than thirty inner circle members. Being Qian Youjin’s father, Qian Guangzhao naturally could not sit around and wait. Hence, after Hong Weiguo left, Qian Guangzhao went to where Shiroishi Kazuma was staying.
“Mr. Shiroishi Kazuma, so far Hong Weiguo has completely turned his back on us and fallen out with us. Do you have any good ideas?” Qian Guangzhao sat on the couch inside Shiroishi Kazuma’s room, smoking one cigarette after another. “Hong Weiguo is not like those good-for-nothing people from before. It’s not easy to handle falling out with him.”
“Yes, I’m aware.” Shiroishi Kazuma lay in his sickbed and stared at the computer screen next to him before saying, “In the tens of years of history of the Hong Family, Hong Weiguo is the greatest genius and his methods are unending. Actually, Hong Weiguo is still considered easy to handle. Regardless of what he does, they are still within the boundaries of a genius.” Speaking up to this point, he gave a long sigh. “The crux of the problem lies with Hong Dali. If Hong Weiguo is a genius, Hong Dali can only be called a demon. You haven’t engaged in a fight with him before, so you aren’t aware. Well…”
Shiroishi Kazuma heaved another sigh. Fighting with Hong Dali caused Shiroishi Kazuma to suffer grave injuries. The amount of confidence accumulated over the past tens of years was destroyed just within a short period of time until there was none left.
Even until now, he did not dare to display his skills as easily as before. It was due to the fact that disastrous consequences could result from garnering Hong Dali’s attention.
Hence, he gave the verdict that Hong Dali could only be called a demon. If this word got out, it would definitely cause everyone to slacken their jaws in shock as even the chief of the Toyoda Conglomerate, Shiroishi Kazuma, said so.
“I’m also aware that Hong Dali is harder to deal with as compared to Hong Weiguo.” Qian Guangzhao also nodded his head and said, “Regardless, Hong Weiguo is still a layman, but Hong Dali can only be considered a monster. To suppress him, I gathered over thirty inner circle members to submit a written letter together, but Hong Weiguo somehow got wind of the news and barged inside alone. That old chap is willing to do anything for Hong Dali. If it were me, I would have suppressed my anger and held back from saying anything until the meeting of the Resource Chamber of Commerce was over.”
“It’s different, it’s different.” Shiroishi Kazuma gave it a thought before suddenly asking, “By the way, how do you plan on suppressing Hong Dali?”
“I had planned to gather the inner circle members to clamp down on Hong Weiguo by asking him to supervise Hong Dali’s experiments on things. If this failed, then we would submit a written letter to increase the capital involved for Hong Dali’s experiments.” Speaking up to this point, Qian Guangzhao spread out his hands. “I didn’t expect Hong Weiguo to have such a big reaction. In the end, he completely turned his back on us. We can only send a written letter of impeachment in an effort to kick him out of the Resource Chamber of Commerce.”
“Yes, in conclusion, there aren’t any big problems with this method.” Shiroishi Kazuma frowned as he thought. “However, please don’t forget this variable—Hong Dali. No matter what, Hong Dali is the real variable that can change the most. If you want this matter to be a success, the best method would be to be quick about it! It must be carried out quickly! It has to be before Hong Dali responds to the matter where Hong Weiguo is kicked out of the Resource Chamber of Commerce and an unchangeable conclusion is created! As long as everything is finalized, the Resource Chamber of Commerce will encircle and suppress Hong Weiguo. When that happens, even if Hong Dali has the means to access the highest authorities, he would be powerless to save the situation.”
“Great! That’s decided!” Qian Guangzhao slapped his thigh hard. “This strategy is pretty good—be as quick as possible to leave them with no time to respond. As long as Hong Weiguo is kicked out of the Resource Chamber of Commerce, hehe… Regardless of how much of a demon Hong Dali is, surely he won’t be able to defeat all of us?”
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Japan State, at the Toyoda Conglomerate.
During this period of time, Ko Gohon had nothing to do and was feeling bored. In the end, as he strolled about, he sauntered into his father, Tarō Gohon’s study room.
Upon entering the study room, Ko Gohon saw Tarō Gohon sitting cross-legged in a swivel chair with a happy expression on his face.
“Father, what made you so happy?” Ko Gohon grinned broadly before sitting down. He only bothered to pour himself a cup of tea before asking, “You haven’t been this happy for many days.”
“Hehe, today feels pretty great.” Tarō Gohon laughed and said, “I received some news from Chief Shiroishi. Qian Guangzhao and others are preparing to impeach Hong Weiguo from the Resource Chamber of Commerce. As long as the impeachment is successful, Hong Weiguo will be kicked out of the Resource Chamber of Commerce. Afterward, he will be met with the suppression by all the members of the Resource Chamber of Commerce. Hong Weiguo will meet with a big crisis this time. Haha!”