95: Chapter 95 The Divide and Conquer Scheme

Cao Xiao and He Yueyou exchanged a glance, the excitement in their eyes hard to conceal. Simultaneously, they said to Xu Junhua, "Thank you, Brother Xu!"

"No need for thanks, it's just a house, a small matter. Tell me how much it is and give me one of your card numbers; I'll have someone transfer it to you immediately," Xu Junhua said nonchalantly.

"My card number is 622***, but Brother Xu, the house we like is in the city center and the price is a bit high. How about you just pay the down payment for us, and we'll raise the rest ourselves?" He Yueyou knowingly provided her real card number, then spoke with a hint of embarrassment.

"Isn't it just a commercial apartment? How expensive could it be? Just tell me the full price. Otherwise, with your small salaries, how many years would it take to pay it off?" Seeing He Yueyou frown, Xu Junhua quickly spoke generously. A typical domestic commercial apartment was only about a million or so. Now that he had obtained that massive sum of money, never mind a million, even several million was nothing as long as it made the beauty happy. In his view, the money was going into He Yueyou's account anyway; as long as he got He Yueyou, the money would still be his.

Cao Xiao looked at Xu Junhua expectantly and said, "Brother Xu, the house we like in the city center is a double-story duplex of over three hundred square meters. We have a large family, and a small house won't fit everyone, so it totals... 5.3 million."

"5.3 million?" Xu Junhua thought he had misheard when he heard the number. You're just white-collar workers; owning a two-bedroom apartment of several dozen square meters would be good enough, yet you claim to have your eyes on a double-story duplex in the city center? You couldn't afford that even if you saved for decades—is that something you should even be dreaming about?

"Brother Xu, if it's too difficult, then let's forget it," He Yueyou said with timely dejection.

"It's just 5.3 million! A small sum! I'll have someone transfer it to you right away. Xiao Yun, transfer the money immediately." Since it was just a matter of moving money from his left hand to his right, Xu Junhua gritted his teeth and ordered the transfer.

The enchanting female secretary, Xiao Yun, was a bit reluctant when she heard the order to transfer the money, but she only pouted without saying anything, took out her phone, and transferred the funds to He Yueyou's account.

Domestic signals still worked in Dubai. He Yueyou heard the SMS notification, checked her phone, and was instantly overjoyed. This was genuine happiness—who wouldn't be happy when a fool gives them several million? Xu Junhua stared blankly at He Yueyou's blooming smile, his mouth slightly agape as he stood frozen in place.

"Brother Xu, it's getting late, and the night view of Dubai is beautiful right now. Let's go sightseeing at the Burj Al Arab!" Seeing the money was in hand, Cao Xiao changed the subject and urged him.

"Let's go, we'll take a taxi there first." Xu Junhua checked the time. It was already 3:30 AM back home, but night had only just begun in Dubai.

The secretary, Xiao Yun, hailed a taxi by the roadside. Xu Junhua, Cao Xiao, and He Yueyou got in first. Cao Xiao held He Yueyou as they sat in the back, while Xu Junhua consciously took the front passenger seat. Seeing his unbothered, cheerful expression, Cao Xiao knew how good Xu Junhua was feeling about himself right now, truly believing he had them wrapped around his finger.

It took over half an hour to get from Dubai Airport to the Burj Al Arab. In the taxi, Cao Xiao played the role of a greedy man while He Yueyou played the gold-digger. Xu Junhua bragged about himself, and Cao Xiao and He Yueyou occasionally offered flattering compliments. They managed to coax a lot of useful information out of Xu Junhua, most of which concerned Junhua Company.

Half an hour later, the taxi stopped at the entrance of the Burj Al Arab. The group got out and waited for Xu Junhua's bodyguards and secretary to arrive before walking into the hotel lobby together.

The Burj Al Arab is located in the Dubai Gulf, famous for its magnificence and unparalleled luxury. The hotel is built on an artificial island in the Persian Gulf, 280 meters from the shore, connected to the land only by a curved road. The Burj Al Arab is the world's tallest seven-star hotel, with 56 floors standing 321 meters high. The hotel has 202 suites, all of which are duplexes; the smallest room is 170 square meters, while the largest is the Royal Suite at 780 square meters. The daily rate for the smallest room is 1,500 us dollars, while the Royal Suite costs as much as 20,000 us dollars per day. These are only off-season prices; during peak tourist season, prices are even higher and rooms aren't always available. Thus, the Burj Al Arab has become the most luxurious hotel in the world.

Because they had booked the Royal Suite, the service they received was top-tier, with seven butlers, chefs, and waiters dedicated to serving them. Led by a waiter into the suite, even Cao Xiao, who possessed over two hundred tons of gold, was shocked by the scene before him. The lobby, the atrium, the suites, the bathrooms... everywhere was glittering gold. Even the door handles, faucets, ashtrays, coat hooks, and even a piece of notepad paper were gold-plated. This was a true golden house. Although these were only gold-plated, the amount of gold needed to coat so many items was no small amount. However, the more luxurious it was, the better. Cao Xiao looked at Xu Junhua acting like a gentleman in front of them, a trace of an imperceptible cold sneer appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Alright, you all can leave now. I'll call you if I need anything." Xu Junhua dismissed the waiters and his attendants, then turned to Cao Xiao and He Yueyou. "You two stay in the master bedroom today. I have some business to attend to and need to head out for a bit. When I get back, we'll go to the Sky Restaurant to dine together."

After Xu Junhua finished speaking, he walked out of the room, leaving only Cao Xiao and He Yueyou in the magnificent lobby. Cao Xiao didn't care where he stayed; they would only have two or three hours of rest after eating something anyway. Xu Junhua letting them have the master bedroom was also because of this; otherwise, he wouldn't be so kind.

"Cao Xiao, what do you think that guy is going to do?" He Yueyou asked curiously.

"Hehe! What else could it be? Naturally, he's going to check on the things they snatched from that person. However, he might be in a bad mood when he returns. Let's be careful and not provoke him for now, or this play won't be able to continue," Cao Xiao said with confidence.

"Since he's obtained a huge sum of money, why would he be in a bad mood? Why are you so sure? Did you have someone tamper with it?" He Yueyou asked in confusion.

"Otherwise, do you think I'd be so kind as to give a huge sum of stolen money to this bastard for free? Just you wait and see! Not only will this idiot not get that money, but he'll also have to honestly fill this hole himself. Tsk tsk, that amount of money won't be small, and when the domestic authorities investigate, he'll be the first one they look for. He thinks he can get away with it by not showing his face, but as soon as they check the passenger information for that flight, they'll find his bodyguards, and naturally, they'll find him," Cao Xiao mocked disdainfully.

"Then if things don't look right later, have your bodyguards come over immediately so he doesn't take his anger out on us. People like him are capable of anything. It doesn't matter if we keep acting or not; the branch office over there isn't useless either. We can deal with him openly and fairly then, even if it takes a bit of effort," He Yueyou said with some concern.

"Mhm, I'll listen to you. I've already had the bodyguards book a presidential suite right next door to us; they can come over and settle them at any time." Although Cao Xiao had the confidence to deal with them, he wanted to hide his strength as much as possible.

The valuables in that middle-aged man's suitcase had been swapped for stones of the same weight by him the moment the bodyguard closed the suitcase at the airport. However, he had intentionally not taken the jewelry hidden on the two bodyguards. This way, when the original huge sum of money went missing, there would be someone to take the fall. The other bodyguard and the secretary would also be dragged down with them and wouldn't be able to explain it, leaving them with no choice but to stubbornly deny it. Given Xu Junhua's character, once he was convinced they took the money, he would definitely use any means to force the two bodyguards to hand over the huge sum. But since the two bodyguards never got that money, how could they possibly produce it? At that point, the relationship between them would become extremely hostile. If Xu Junhua pushed too hard, the two bodyguards might take a desperate risk. It was hard to say what the final result would be, but it was certain that even if Xu Junhua spared those two bodyguards, he wouldn't escape the fate of being deserted by everyone. This was the second course Cao Xiao had prepared for Xu Junhua—the scheme of sowing discord.