Chapter 211 An Gang's Assassination Plan Re-emerges
"Five hundred million? My lifelong happiness and even my life is only worth five billion to you?" Zhou Jiajia asked with derision; she was utterly disheartened.
Her parents, the elder Mr. and Mrs. Zhou, had nothing to say in response because they had no justification to offer.
"Jiajia! Let's go! This home is no longer the warm haven that shelters you from the wind and rain," Lin Yifan said.
Zhou Jiajia didn't hesitate and turned to leave. Staying in this cold and heartless home was too unbearable for her.
"Jiajia! Don't go!" At that moment, Mrs. Zhou came over to plead for her to stay.
However, Zhou Jiajia's mind was made up, so she replied, "Mom! Let's give each other some time to cool down. If you still want me as your daughter, then think it over carefully, whether you want money, or your daughter."
After she finished speaking, she left with Lin Yifan.
Mrs. Zhou knew that no matter how much she tried to persuade Jiajia, it would be useless, so she reluctantly let her daughter leave to calm down for a while.
Upon leaving the Zhou family's home and stepping outside, Lin Yifan broke the silence, "Jiajia, I'll take you to President An's house to rest."
Zhou Jiajia was now mentally and emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed with grief. Perhaps her good friend and confidante An Qi could help her dispel her troubles and share some of her pain.
Zhou Jiajia nodded in agreement, her heart was truly weary and she needed someone's support and comfort.
After calling An Qi to come out, Lin Yifan handed Zhou Jiajia over to her care.
Upon learning about Zhou Jiajia's ordeal that evening, An Qi was furious and wanted to confront Zhou Jiajia's parents; but she was stopped by Zhou Jiajia, and so reluctantly, she proceeded to escort Zhou Jiajia into the house and comfort her properly.
Seeing that Zhou Jiajia's mood had improved somewhat, Lin Yifan also breathed a sigh of relief; then, he drove back home.
The events of the evening left Lin Yifan restless; the identities of the two masked men in black were mysterious, and there definitely was a huge cultivator organization behind them, its strength unknown.
"What exactly is Zhen Jian's identity? Did he really come back just to win back Zhou Jiajia?" Lin Yifan was full of questions, which would have to be answered slowly in time.
Right now, strength was of the utmost importance, so Lin Yifan immediately resumed his cultivation, eager to break through to the Breaking Mortal Three Realm as soon as possible.
Two days later, in the president's office at Lingdong Technology Company, a spy was delivering news to An Gang.
"President An! The Antian Group is producing a new line of smartphones, the Tianyao V8," the spy reported.
"Damn it! Wasn't she almost bankrupt? How does she still have the funds to produce a new smartphone?" An Gang asked angrily.
"I don't know, but it's said that a month ago, the Antian Group's new smartphone project suddenly caught the eye of a mysterious investor, who then provided a generous amount of production funds," the spy replied.
"Mysterious investor? Which investor would be so foolish as to invest in a company that's about to go bankrupt?" An Gang questioned.
He had gone to great lengths to slander the Antian Group in the press, all to cut off Antian's retreat and ensure they had no chance of a comeback. Now, to his dismay, some company had taken an interest in his niece's project, which infuriated him.
"That... I do not know," the spy answered somewhat timidly.
An Gang was angrier than the spy had ever seen him before, which was quite frightening.
"Find out! You must find out who that mysterious investor is!" An Gang ordered.
"Understood, President An!" the spy replied.
After calming down, An Gang continued to inquire, "What features does the Tianyao V8 have?"
His niece's capabilities truly exceeded his expectations. Not long ago, she had developed a waterproof phone, and now in just two months, she had come up with new technology and a new smartphone, which was nothing short of impressive; if this got out, it would definitely shock the phone industry.
"It's said that the biggest selling point is the bezel-less design," the spy replied.
"Bezel-less! Are you talking about the kind of bezel-less where there's no more frame at the edges of the screen?" An Gang asked, full of astonishment.
This concept of a phone had previously only been discussed in theory and no one had managed to produce it because the black bezel was inevitable; every LCD screen has a black frame to prevent light from leaking out of the edges. Without it, light halos would be visible around the edges of the screen, causing significant damage to people's eyes. It was for this reason that no manufacturer could produce a flawless bezel-less phone.
However, if the issue of light halos could be overcome, then such phones would sell massively because everyone using a smartphone wanted to get rid of the black bezel for a more stunning visual experience.
"Yes, that's the kind of bezel-less," the spy confirmed.
"How is that possible! How could she manage to produce it!" An Gang was completely shocked.
Even Huayao Technology Company, the biggest phone manufacturer in Shenzhou Country, couldn't produce such a flawless bezel-less smartphone. However, now it seemed his young niece had succeeded, which left him utterly astonished and in a panic.
If his niece's batch of bezel-less smartphones went to market, then Antian Group would surely rise from the ashes and be rejuvenated, which was not what he wanted to see.
He then urgently inquired, "What's the current production volume of the Tianyao V8?"
"A rough estimate would be around fifty thousand units," the spy replied.
"Fifty thousand units, if sold at the flagship price, that would bring in over a billion yuan in revenue; if production is ramped up, Antian Group could make ten billion within half a year. We absolutely cannot allow this new smartphone to hit the market, absolutely not," An Gang muttered to himself, his face a picture of panic.
He had worked hard to bring down Antian Group and did not want it to rise again.
After much thought, he decided to have An Qi kidnapped and then killed, to remove any evidence.
An Gang's desire to destroy Antian Group stemmed from his feeling of injustice. Why should all the credit go to his younger brother alone? Why did his parents only favor his brother? Why was his brother always right, and he always wrong? Why did his brother get most of the inheritance, while he received so little...
All his anger had accumulated in An Gang's heart; he believed that had it not been for his brother inheriting the wealth, Antian Group would never have come into existence. Therefore, he saw the company as his father's legacy, and as the eldest son, he believed he had the prior right of possession. Thus, from the day he entered the company, he had sworn to seize what was his and make his brother submit and plead with him.
However, his plans had changed now that a powerful bodyguard had unintentionally emerged at An Qi's side, throwing his entire scheme into disarray.
After several failed assassination attempts, he realized that the chance of taking over the company was extremely slim; thus, he had to resort to seeking external enemies, uniting against common foes.