Chapter 531: Who Threatens Whom?

The three members who had originally decided to attend the negotiating meeting all changed their minds... they're not coming. 。"Tang Mingde's face was extremely ugly, and he said in a deep voice" 。Originally, only five people were attending. Now three others have changed their minds and backed out, so there are only he and Ji Ru Mei, two members of the Chamber of Commerce, left to negotiate. 。"How could they do this? We represent the interests of all merchants in Jiangnan!" Ji Ruomei's face turned pale with anger, she said. 。"Mr. Tang, shouldn't we also…", the assistant behind him hesitated and asked. 。"
“We will never back down!” Tang Mingde coldly refused, "I don’t believe the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce can really control everything!"
Ji Rumei's eyes showed not only anger but also determination." 。
With Fang Yu standing beside her, she felt not a shred of fear. 。
"Come in" 。Tang Mingde took a deep breath and led the way into the building. 。
According to past negotiation conventions, all members of the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce should be standing at the door to welcome the arrival of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce by now. 。But this time, there was only an assistant standing here to greet guests. 。The attitude of the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce is already very clear. 。Tang Mingde and Ji Rumei were both seething with anger, but neither of them said a word. Instead, they followed the assistant upstairs. 。The negotiations will be held in the conference room on the seventy-eighth floor. 。Mr. Tang, Miss Ji, the conference room is just ahead, please come in. 。The assistant bowed slightly and gestured with her hand. 。Tang Mingde and Ji Ruimei, accompanied by two assistants and Fang Yu, a total of five people, walked into the conference room. 。As soon as I entered the conference room, I saw fifteen people sitting opposite the conference table. 。These people are the representative members of the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce. 。Seeing Tang Mingde and Ji Ruimei and the others walk in, this group of people wore a mischievous expression. 。"Mr. Tang, where are the other people from your Chamber of Commerce?" someone asked. 。Tang Mingde glanced at him, did not answer, but walked to the conference table and sat in the middle. 。Ji Rumei sat in the seat beside him. 。On the side of the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce, many men were staring intently at Ji Rumei, their eyes unashamed. 。Ji Ru Mei's face was displeased, her brows furrowed. 。"Mr. Tang, are you kidding me?" 。He is a handsome man in his forties. 。His eyes were sharp, his aura commanding, clearly that of someone who had long held a position of power. 。"President Gu Rong, are you joking?" Tang Mingde's face darkened as he retorted. 。"Only two of you attending the negotiation? Are you kidding?" Gu Rong narrowed his eyes slightly, and said. 。"That's right, all of us from our side are here, but only two of you are present. This is disrespectful to the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce!" A member sitting beside him agreed. 。Tang Mingde's face turned ashen. His brows furrowed tightly, and he suppressed his anger as he said: "The reason we have fewer people, you all know better than anyone." 。Gu Rong's face darkened, and he said, "Mr. Tang, I don't understand what you mean." 。I know something happened to Chairman Dong, and I'm also very sad about it. After all, I have a good personal relationship with him... But your words seem to blame us?"
Tang Mingde took a deep breath 。He knew that discussing it now was pointless. 。We need to stay calm for the negotiations to continue. 。The negotiations can begin. 。Tang Mingde looked at his assistant, who took out a stack of files from his briefcase. These were documents that President Dong had prepared earlier for use in today's negotiation meeting. 。
"Wait..." 。"Gu Rong stretched out his hand, signaling Tang Mingde to stop." 。Tang Mingde looked at Gu Rong. 。"With only two people from your Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, this negotiation will be impossible!" Gu Rong said coldly. 。"Unable to proceed? We..." Tang Mingde's face changed, wanting to speak. 。"Just the two of you? How can you represent the entire Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce? This negotiation is a big deal, and I don't want any mistakes." 。"Gu Rong said," 。"Our negotiating terms have been agreed upon by all members of the Chamber of Commerce and fully represent their views!" Tang Mingde said. 。Then why don't they come to the negotiations? Isn't that obviously disagreeing! A member of the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce interjected. 。"They didn't come because..." Tang Mingde paused here. 。。"Why?" Gu Rong chased after. 。Seeing the other party's blatant appearance, Tang Mingde's anger was about to erupt. 。
Ji Ru Mei was also so angry that her face turned pale, but she couldn't say anything. 。"Alright, if you want to continue negotiating, go ahead." 。But the content of the agreement has to be exactly the same as last time, because that agreement at least represents the meaning of all members of your chamber of commerce five years ago. 。“Gu Rong smiled faintly.” 。Hearing this proposal, Tang Mingde's anger could no longer be contained. 。With the current strength of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, how could they possibly be willing to take only 30% of the profits!?
"Elder Gu, you're being unreasonable!" Tang Mingde angrily retorted. 。"It's unreasonable of you!" Gu Rong's face suddenly turned cold. He slammed his fist on the table, stood up, and stared straight at Tang Mingde, saying coldly, "There's nothing wrong with my proposal >>>。If you disagree, feel free to leave now. This can be considered the negotiation canceled, and we can reconvene next year. 。And during this year, everything was divided as per the previous agreement. 。If you agree, then we will sign another five-year agreement, the same as last time. 。"
“The two choices, “
”, are actually the same. You can choose whichever you like." 。"Neither of them! " Tang Mingde looked straight at Gu Rong and said firmly. 。Gu Rong's eyes were cold and sharp, staring at Tang Mingde, suddenly revealing a cold smile and said, "Mr. Tang, I heard that your entire family died tragically at home, is this true?"
“Are you threatening me?” Tang Mingde’s face twitched, retorted 。"Threat? Not at all, I never threaten anyone." 。Gu Rong sat back down in his seat and tugged at his tie. 。At this time, a figure walked into the conference room. 。This person is wearing a hat and sunglasses. 。It was Longquan, whom he had met before!Seeing this man, Tang Mingde's face changed drastically. 。He didn't expect Gu Rong to actually dare to openly bring this person into the conference room!
"Mr. Longquan is your friend, isn't he? He only had tea at your place a few days ago" 。"Gu Rong said," 。Yes, but there was a little mishap during the tea ceremony. 。"Longquan took over the conversation, looking at Tang Mingde. Even through his sunglasses, he could see the killing intent in his eyes." 。Hearing the threatening undertones in Longquan's words, Tang Mingde's anger burned to its peak. 。"Longquan, I considered you a friend, and you would actually try to harm my whole family!" Tang Mingde could no longer bear it. He stood up abruptly, pointing at Longquan angrily. 。Mr. Tang, I think you still don't quite understand the situation. 。"Longquan said slowly," 。As he spoke, his right hand went into his pocket, as if to take something out. 。But just at that moment 。"Bang!" A muffled sound, and Longquan was pulled towards Tang Mingde like he had been hit by an invisible force from the opposite side of the conference table. 。Since entering the conference room, Fang Yu, who had been silent, grabbed Longquan's neck with one hand and lifted him into the air. 。
Longquan struggled desperately, his sunglasses were flung off, revealing his true face. 。His eyelids below his eyes were both black as pitch, looking quite eerie. 。"What are you doing!?"Gu Rong and the other members of the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce reacted, quickly getting up and banging on the table. 。Especially Gu Rong, his face was ashen. 。"Mr. Tang, you dare to have your men attack me?! Do you know where this is?! Do you know the consequences of your actions?!" Gu Rong glared at Tang Mingde, asking coldly. 。"What should we do with this person?" Fang Yu turned to Tang Mingde and asked. 。Tang Mingde looked at Longquan, whose face was purple like a duck struggling in its death throes, his expression complicated. 。On one hand, he brimmed with hatred and rage towards Longquan. On the other, killing someone here would have unimaginable consequences. 。
Here is Nandu, the territory of the Huaibei Chamber of Commerce. 。Given Gu Rong's influence in Huaibei, whoever killed him would definitely have to pay a heavy price. 。"Divine Doctor Fang, or..." Tang Mingde was about to speak when four bodyguards burst in from outside, each drawing a gun and aiming it at Fang Yu. 。