Chapter 492: Chapter 486: You Donât Understand
âNo, not reaching an agreement is the biggest agreement,â Hanson Lee said, shaking his head firmly. âGraceful.â
âYes, Father,â Graceful Lee replied immediately, sensing that Hanson had something to instruct.
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âThe tea leaves from the Moon of West Lake can prolong my life. How much power do you think the people surrounding the one who owns such an item have?â Hanson Lee asked an entirely irrelevant question.
Graceful Lee was taken aback. Having drank that kind of tea before, he knew exactly how potent the leaves were. You could say the effect bordered on the miraculous.
âWhat do you think people like us canât resist?â Hanson Lee asked another question.
âSomething like Cloud Mist tea is probably irresistible to us.â Graceful Lee didnât play the fool; Hanson Lee had made it so apparent. If he still didnât understand, he must be a complete idiot.
âSo, if we canât resist such a thing, do you think the private club with the invitation system of the Moon of West Lake will succeed?â Hanson Lee asked calmly.
âOf course.â Graceful Lee had no doubts about this at all because both he and his father were hoping to become the next batch of invited members of the Moon of West Lake.
âSo, I donât need to spell out how many rich people are in this club, right? The deeds of Damian Bryan, the president of Concaster, are no secret in this circle. Of course, nobody else has the right to say anything, and since he eventually succeeded, they have even less right to say anything. So, there will be many people like this in the future. Perhaps when theyâre young, it doesnât seem like much, but the older they get, the more they fear death.â Hanson Lee started speaking nonchalantly.
âSo, what youâre saying is, Finn Lewis will definitely succeed in the future and, because of this club, many rich people might gather around him, forming a massive conglomerate? Is that what you mean?â Graceful Lee asked respectfully.
âRoughly so. Youâre still young; you wonât understand yet. But when the time comes, youâll get it. Actually, I think I understand what he was saying. But you donât need to know this. What you need to know now is, if we donât cooperate with him, what will happen when he has technology far superior to ours?â Hanson Lee swiftly asked.
âThere is a high possibility that they would produce on their own and start selling, setting up relevant businesses. They have sufficient financial strength.â Graceful Lee replied after some thought.
âExactly. Once they enter the market, if we donât have enough capital, how will we compete with them? The business world is brutal; either you invite them to join you, or you wait for them to oust you.â A sense of determination washed over Hanson Leeâs face.
âI understand, Father,â Graceful Lee replied earnestly.
Hanson Lee and Graceful Lee left, leaving Finn Lewis to contemplate a lot. Cooperate with Concaster? Finn Lewis had never considered this before, but since they had come to him, he felt that this could be discussed. Even though Finn Lewis held a 4.8% stake, that was only 4.8%ânot 48%âso it would not influence his decisions much.
Furthermore, in a way, the mobile communication industry had far-reaching global implications. Hence, this was worth considering. Also, the Prism Plan proposed by the North Federation government was of significant interest to Finn Lewis. If all the phones in the world used CPUs manufactured by his company, it would be too easy to plant some backdoors, especially with this new technology.
âShall we collaborate with Concast?â Fishy Wells asked.
âWe can consider it. If itâs about an equity stake in exchange for the technology, letâs see how many shares theyâre willing to offer.â Finn Lewis pondered, then chuckled. Since they were willing to offer an equity stake in exchange for technology, he also wouldnât mind offering technology in exchange for an equity stake. Of course, it would depend on the sort of technologyâlike the Graphene technology, for instanceâwhich he definitely wouldnât offer.
Unless Concaster allowed Finn Lewis to control more than 80% of the stakes. Otherwise, there was no need to consider it because Finn unquestionably wouldnât agree.
âHmm, howâs working with Concaster different from working with the Southland Country government? But it might be useful to instigate a conflict between the North Federation and Southland Country governments. Concast has quite a profound influence in the Southland Country government.â Fishy Wells nodded and stated.
Finn looked at Fishy and then laughed, âNot bad, do you know what I am thinking about?â
âI can probably guess.â Shaking her head, Fishy replied.
âTell me.â Finn asked curiously.
Even though what Fishy said was somewhat different from Finnâs thoughts, she had her own ideas. Moreover, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was indeed the key. This could be the start of Flame Nation establishing its own circle.
âYoung Master, Iâve found some information.â Olivia Thatcherâs voice resounded. Finn lifted his hand and glanced at the time. Olivia had managed to find clues within just over an hourâa remarkable feat.
âHmm, good eye. Keep it up. I have some things to deal with. In the meantime, you could go next doorâŠâ Finn chuckled before pointing towards the room next door.
Fishy gave Finn a knowing look, rose to her feet, and headed towards the next room. After Fishy had left, Finn closed the door, and his face darkened instantly. He quickly pulled out his phone. âOlivia, tell me, who was it really?â Finn asked.
âAt this moment, we canât identify the actual mastermind. However, these people are probably from the international mercenary organization Liquid Gold,â Olivia replied.
âLiquid Gold?â Finn furrowed his eyebrows.
âYes, Liquid Gold. Itâs a large-scale international mercenary organization. If we go by the international mercenary rank, it should be an A-grade mercenary corps. They have roughly 600 mercenaries, and in addition to that, they have about 800 personnel involved in logistics and other roles,â Olivia quickly answered.
âExcellent!â Finn responded grimly.
âCan we confirm their location?â Finn inquired immediately.
âWe have confirmed it. I have detailed records in hand, including their channels into Flame Nation, the procedures theyâve gone through, and the people who handled their procedures,â Olivia answered succinctly.
âVery well. In that case, be prepared to have Backup 1 take over,â Finn intoned coldly. âSince they dared to accept such a task, they should be prepared for the consequences. However, I have one question. If theyâre merely mercenaries, why are they willing to commit suicide without hesitation if they fail? It seems that most mercenaries would choose to surrender if they fail, wouldnât they?â