79: Chapter 80 An Exorbitant Apology Gift

Manager Xu didn't dare to take An Xin's money; the boss of Qingcheng was standing right behind him.

Zhuge Yunshan was such a heavyweight figure in Qingcheng; for him to appear in such a small setting showed just how significant An Xin's status was.

"Mr. An, it's my lack of professional competence. I didn't do my job properly."

Manager Xu couldn't care less about Wu Yong's fate now; he just wanted to stay alive. As a mere employee, how could he dare to offend these big shots?

An Xin didn't take Manager Xu's words to heart at all.

"Oh? So it just ends with a claim of 'lack of professional competence'?"

If one chooses to be a dog for Zhuge Yunshan, they must be prepared to die for their master.

An Xin didn't want Manager Xu's life; he would use formal channels to give him sufficient punishment.

As a lackey of the overlord of Qingcheng, he must have done many filthy things while acting arrogantly in this city for so many years.

An Xin was going to gift these people a "prison bundle."

A single look from An Xin was enough to scare the soul out of Manager Xu.

"I'm sorry, I will take responsibility for all my actions."

"I'm not forcing you; you said it yourself. Go to the police station and confess all the filthy things you've done. Be proactive—don't wait for me to organize the evidence for you."

An Xin had already contacted the Conglong Family; he was absolutely certain he could change the leadership of Gold Jade Fate.

"I... I understand."

"I know. I won't hide any mistakes. I'll go turn myself in right now. Thank you, Mr. An, for giving me a chance to turn over a new leaf."

Manager Xu bowed ninety degrees, humbly admitting his fault.

An Xin had noticed the person behind Manager Xu long ago but ignored him, intentionally leaving him out in the cold.

The people from Gold Jade Fate respected him deeply, their eyes filled with a sense of dread.

An Xin guessed that the person everyone feared was the boss of Qingcheng whom he intended to deal with.

Zhuge Yunshan stood outside the door with an expressionless face.

He hadn't come alone; he brought a group of people with him.

Judging by their appearance, those people were likely his wife, children, and parents.

"Hello, Mr. An. I am Zhuge Yunshan, the leader of the Green Mountain Gang. It is my fault that you haven't enjoyed your stay in Qingcheng. I failed to host you properly and didn't discipline my subordinates well. It's my mistake for making you come here in the middle of the night. I've brought my whole family to apologize, only asking that you leave the Green Mountain Gang a way to survive."

Zhuge Yunshan bowed in apology, leading his entire family, young and old.

As they bowed, many jewelry carvers came out to watch the spectacle.

The way everyone looked at An Xin changed.

Everyone began to speculate privately about An Xin's identity.

Some guessed An Xin was the direct descendant of a Hidden Family.

Others guessed he was the patriarch of the Conglong Family.

"Oh my, such great sincerity, bringing the whole family to block someone's door and apologize. If they don't forgive you, wouldn't they seem heartless, cold-blooded, and ungrateful? Tsk tsk tsk, I've learned something. Next time I want to apologize, I'll use this way to threaten people—I'll bring the Zhuge family to my rival's grave to apologize and beg those ghosts to forgive me for being so ruthless."

A youthful voice came from behind Zhuge Yunshan.

The speaker was the direct grandson of the Liang An lineage.

Liang Anfeng. After the Liang family became a branch of the Conglong Family, they worked under the An lineage of the Conglong direct line, so the character 'An' was added after the surname Liang.

Liang Anfeng was dressed in a Tang suit, lightly tapping a folding fan against his palm.

He appeared somewhat feminine, with very handsome features.

This was An Xin's first time meeting someone from the Conglong Family. He couldn't help but glance at Liang Anfeng a few more times.

With his sharp eyes, An Xin noticed a detail.

Liang Anfeng had no Adam's apple.

It was a pity that the Golden Pupils of Treasure Appraisal couldn't appraise people; otherwise, An Xin really wanted to verify his suspicion.

Zhou Quan only wanted a secure studio; he hadn't expected An Xin to go to such lengths for him.

This was practically changing the owner of Gold Jade Fate!

"Brother, I'll remember this favor. Once I win the award and the stock price rises, I'll give you fifty percent of the shares."

An Xin hadn't expected such a significant gain from this trip to Qingcheng.

"Alright, then I won't be modest."

An Xin didn't have to worry about anything now.

Now that the people from the Conglong Family were here, he only needed to wait for the final outcome.

The folding fan in Liang Anfeng's hand flew out, struck Zhuge's knee, and circled back into his hand.

Zhuge Yunshan's shins slammed onto the floor with a loud thud, his features contorting in pain.

No one from the Zhuge family dared to help Zhuge Yunshan; they all fell to their knees.

It wasn't that Zhuge Yunshan wanted to kneel; his leg bones were broken, and he couldn't stand up.

A layer of cold sweat broke out on Zhuge Yunshan's back.

Only now did he realize his own stupidity.

That the legendary Conglong Family was not to be trifled with or offended was not just a rumor, but a rule of the underworld.

An Xin had revealed his identity the moment he entered his territory, but he had been too arrogant to take An Xin seriously.

He deserved all the consequences of these mistakes.

An endless sense of fear weighed on Zhuge Yunshan, making him afraid to lift his head.

"Don't you know how to kowtow and admit your fault? Do I, this young... master, need to teach you?"

The youth's cold voice brought back the soul of the terrified Zhuge Yunshan.

He kowtowed and admitted his fault earnestly.

His head struck the floor with force.

"Don't, I can't accept this."

An Xin didn't like these empty formalities; he preferred tangible compensation.

Zhou Quan never dreamed that a tyrant like Zhuge Yunshan would kowtow and apologize to someone.

Zhuge Yunshan's body froze on the ground as he kowtowed, his mind racing to interpret An Xin's words.

Zhuge Yunshan interpreted it as him not being worthy of kowtowing to An Xin.

To be forgiven, he could only kowtow to Zhou Quan, who had no background.

To save his life and the Zhuge family, Zhuge Yunshan endured the humiliation and the pain in his legs, turning to kowtow three times to the dazed Zhou Quan.

Zhou Quan was somewhat overwhelmed by the unexpected honor.

"I can't hear the sound. Zhuge Yunshan, is this your attitude? Because I have no background? I don't deserve a real apology?"

An Xin had taken control of the situation, so Zhuge Yunshan naturally wouldn't mess up.

Zhuge Yunshan didn't dare show any anger; he lifted his head and began kowtowing to Zhou Quan again.

The sound was indeed much louder this time.

"Enough, enough. If you know you're wrong, show some real sincerity. Your kowtowing is worthless. Give Mr. An something substantial to settle his nerves."

"I am willing to hand over all property rights of Gold Jade Fate as an apology gift."

Zhuge Yunshan felt he had to cut off his own arm to survive.

"Zhuge Yunshan, how much is your pathetic Gold Jade Fate worth? You have the nerve to offer this as compensation?"

Liang Anfeng's voice, cold as a winter wind, rang out again from behind Zhuge Yunshan.

"I'm sorry, it's my incompetence. I lack strength and don't have many assets. Whatever you fancy, I will give as compensation."

"Your entire fortune in exchange for your family's safety. Oh, just safety. We of the Conglong Family are good citizens; those who commit crimes will turn themselves in. The person who burned your house has already gone in, and he has many chances to redeem himself by turning others in! Zhuge Yun, if you don't go in yourself, we will send you in. Whether you can survive there, we can't say..."

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