Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled-Chapter 521 - 320: Du Yuesheng

Chapter 521: Chapter 320: Du Yuesheng

Sha City, a certain manor villa.

The grand estate covered more than twenty acres, with two majestic lions at the entrance.

On both sides, there was a pair of carvings with the inscription “Virtue Carries Great Responsibility.”

This was the rural home of Han Shan, the Cash King of Sha City, unlike the ordinary street thugs.

Han Shan’s greatest admiration was for Du Yuesheng, one of the three tycoons of Magic City in the past.

In his lifetime, Du Yuesheng often spoke of the “three types of surfaces,” dignity, relationships, and appearances—these were also important philosophies in his life.

Dignity meant acting appropriately and not losing one’s status.

Han Shan’s favorite attire was not a suit but a traditional Chinese robe; judging by his appearance alone, one could easily mistake him for a refined middle-aged scholar with no doubts.

As for relationships, Du Yuesheng valued his connections.

Han Shan was the same, fixing issues others couldn’t and accomplishing tasks others failed at.

As for appearances, it referred to maintaining a certain display.

Having grown up hungry, Han Shan, once wealthy, paid great attention to appearances, not only displaying his power at significant events but also holding numerous prestigious positions.

However, this time, someone had brazenly crushed his dignity to the ground.

The hospital was not solely his; he was only called the underworld king of Sha City by outsiders.

People unwilling to come forward themselves had given him a significant share of the stock.

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The agreement was that Han Shan would take responsibility whenever the hospital faced issues, and this time was no exception.

Those who could enter Han Shan’s house were mostly two types of people, either the well-known figures of Sha City’s underworld.

Or some local bosses with a bit of fame.

The sound of “click clack” arose as some wore leather shoes and others cloth shoes as they entered, casually twirling a string of beads obtained from who knows where.

“Big brother, that Chen Pingsheng is taking things too far, clearly not taking us seriously.”

“I think you all should have listened to me, sent some people to Magic City, and tried to kidnap his daughter to talk things over.”

The speaker was Old Five, not old, just over thirty.

A typical ruthless character.

“You’re foolish, don’t drag me into it.”

The one with the beads, Second Brother, said, “You don’t see who Chen Pingsheng is. We’re already bending over backwards here in our stronghold, and if we dare send someone to Magic City to kidnap his daughter, do you think Magic City is a joke?

“If such a scandal breaks out there, tomorrow our side might be completely suppressed by the dispatched armed police.”

“If this won’t work and that won’t do, then shall we just keep our heads down and let him keep beating us?”

Old Five was completely reckless and couldn’t be on the public stage.

Second Brother had more insight; though everyone had come up from the underworld, they had ‘gone clean’ over the years.

Moreover, they all had charity titles and families with wives and children.

It’s not that misfortune shouldn’t reach the family, but if they dared to do such things, provoking the wrath of Magic City,

it could escalate matters straight to anti-terrorism.

A mistake still needed evidence; terrorism was merely a matter of a list.

Whoever’s on the list has to die.

Second Brother turned to Han Shan, “Old Han, what’s the reaction from Sha City now, say something?”

Han Shan’s half-closed eyes opened slightly, “Chen Pingsheng is just like us, started from the streets. What we were like in our youth, that’s what he’s like.

“Kidnapping his daughter, set aside whether it’s feasible, even if it were, such a thing should absolutely not be done. As for the reaction from Sha City’s side?

“Tens of billions in illegal profits were clawed back, our hospital will be completely nationalized, what do you think their reaction will be?”

Ha… Second Brother laughed, “Chen Pingsheng has really played a good hand, using our resources to offer Buddha flowers. Regardless of the impact his actions have caused, everyone is still maintaining the basic tacit agreement, handling their own affairs. The hospital’s confiscated illegal sums alone amount to several billion, and the hospital itself is worth another seventy to eighty billion. Now, he’s just handed it all over to Sha City to play the hero.”

“What do you mean?” Aside from being ruthless, Old Five truly couldn’t keep up.

“What else could it mean? Which place doesn’t have a performance target for the year? Chen Pingsheng used our stuff as tribute, directly creating over ten billion in net income for the locals. Who would blame him then?”

Second Brother said, “No wonder his over two thousand people could hold out there for more than a week. He must have negotiated this outcome with the higher-ups long ago.”

Pausing for a moment, Second Brother continued, “Old Han, this man is too clever. Whether it’s business tactics or political maneuvers, he always hits just the right spot. We thought his actions would completely offend Sha City but instead, he used our stuff to generate over ten billion in net income for the locals.

“If things continue this way, we definitely won’t be able to beat him. It might be better to step back, which will open up broader perspectives, and to take the initiative to seek peace.”

“Seek peace, my ass! We’ve already been attacked, and now to grovel and beg for forgiveness? I’m the first to disagree with such an idea.”

Old Five still had the air of the streets; his stance remained the same—worse comes to worst, just flip the table and have it out. There’s absolutely no logic in admitting defeat before the fight even starts.”

Second Brother thought he was foolish; this wasn’t a matter of not having started yet.

They had already clashed once and on their side, they had lost thoroughly.

A hospital generating several billions a year in net profit was gone just like that—more importantly, they hadn’t even seen clearly how the other side had struck.

This was completely in a different league.

Chen Pingsheng could take on Mr. Yan and Xu Pidai at the same time.

He also made the entire entertainment industry tremble through his plays in the stock market—it wasn’t without reason.

He even managed to take down Huayi, an entertainment behemoth with a market value of over a hundred billion.

With such strength, you couldn’t even see clearly how he made his moves.

How could you possibly stand up against him?

Second Brother’s meaning was clear; losing the hospital was just that—lost.

A little less income per year wouldn’t impact their current lifestyle; the key was to stabilize things first.

In Sha City, as long as they didn’t go around causing trouble,

it was very difficult for outsiders to break through.

After all, Han Shan was still the Cash King of Sha City; naturally, he thought Second Brother made sense.

Liu Xiangfeng caused the death of someone’s grandmother.

They had compensated by sacrificing a hospital worth ten billion; everyone was hurting each other.

The cost already paid was enough to justify seeking a truce.

It’s just that when he had called Chen Pingsheng, everything he said indicated he didn’t want to continue the fight.

Everything could be discussed sitting down.

The result was that the next day, the hospital was surrounded.

If he now went to seek peace, let alone how those he had previously offended would see it, wondering whether they would all lean on Chen Pingsheng to kick him whilst down,

even his own team would gradually become difficult to manage.

You see, Old Five, who was always outside doing the dirty work, straightforwardly disagreed with this approach.

Han Shan tapped on the table, thinking Old Five had a very valid point.

If they did nothing, it would only make others think they were weak and could be bullied.

Who knows, it might lead to even bigger issues later on.

Neither advancing nor retreating would work.

Han Shan then just let them argue it out, essentially because he wanted both options on the table.

When neither Second Brother nor Old Five could convince the other,

Han Shan still decided to make a move himself, to let Chen Pingsheng know that Sha City was not his Magic City.

He had invested over a hundred billion in Magic City, where his status was astonishingly strong.

But in Sha City, he had no substantial businesses to speak of—ultimately, Han Shan was still the one in control here.

No matter how strong a dragon crosses the river, it shouldn’t dream of standing on his shoulders to become a giant.