Chapter 191: The Master of Extortion (5 Updates)

This text message was, of course, sent by Zhou Lang.

Wang Dacheng was able to open such a large company and earn so much money; while this certainly involved some speculation on his part, it also showed that he was a smart man.

The arrest of Vice Mayor Yan Jialin and Xiao Keming was actually largely related to him. If it hadn't been for his attempt to forcibly seize Li Mengxue's Lovers Bar, this incident would never have happened.

Since even Vice Mayor Yan Jialin couldn't handle Lovers Bar, he clearly understood that Li Mengxue had a powerful backer. He had investigated this matter and knew that Li Mengxue's backer was likely Zhou Lang.

On the surface, Zhou Lang only had some connections with Director Sun Yongkang of the Municipal Police Bureau, but when the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection suddenly took action and arrested Vice Mayor Yan Jialin, he realized that Zhou Lang's background was not as simple as it originally seemed.

The reason he didn't dare answer the phone was that he was afraid Li Mengxue was looking for trouble with him. After all, he had messed with Li Mengxue a few days ago, and if she wanted to retaliate, he would end up in a miserable state.

But if he didn't answer the call, he would definitely offend Li Mengxue. If she wanted to finish him off, he felt it wouldn't be difficult. After all, Zhou Lang, who was behind Li Mengxue, had toppled Vice Mayor Yan Jialin with ease. Could he really stand up to Zhou Lang?

This was simply not on the same Rank of power.

But he had no idea that his son, Wang Zheng, had already crossed paths with Zhou Lang and even wanted to secretly harm him. If he knew, wouldn't he scold Wang Zheng half to death?

After thinking it over, Wang Dacheng cautiously returned the call. He needed to figure out Li Mengxue's intention for calling him first. If there was even the slightest hint in her words that she wanted to move against him, he would flee without hesitation.

"Hello, who is this?" Wang Dacheng said as soon as the call connected.

"I am Zhou Lang." A calm voice came from the phone.

Wang Dacheng was startled. He steadied himself before saying, "So it's Mr. Zhou. May I ask what you need?" Since Zhou Lang was calling from Li Mengxue's phone, he knew the relationship between Zhou Lang and Li Mengxue was extraordinary, making him feel even more nervous and uneasy.

"Wang Dacheng, your attempt to forcibly buy Lovers Bar was very underhanded. Now that Vice Mayor Yan Jialin has fallen, you haven't even offered an apology? You must think you're quite capable. Do you also want to end up behind bars as a prisoner?"

Zhou Lang said coldly. He was prepared to extort Wang Dacheng this time, so he naturally had to intimidate him. Of course, he also had the strength to back it up.

"Mr. Zhou, I am truly sorry. I know I was wrong," Wang Dacheng said almost without hesitation. "Lovers Bar hasn't suffered any real losses, and we can consider this a case of not knowing each other until we fought. Please be magnanimous and don't hold a grudge against a fool like me."

"You make it sound so easy. You incited Xiao Keming's men to attack Lovers Bar, and Vice Mayor Yan Jialin even helped you arrange for officials to inspect The Bar and disrupt its business. You think a simple apology covers it? There's no such cheap deal in this world, is there?"

Zhou Lang snorted coldly.

"Mr. Zhou… then what are your demands? Please speak."

Wang Dacheng thought for a moment. Since Zhou Lang called him, it meant the matter was still negotiable. If Zhou Lang and Li Mengxue had wanted to finish him off directly, they would have acted in secret, and he would likely have been arrested long ago. It had to be said that this guy was still quite smart; he generally understood Zhou Lang's intentions.

"For this incident, you will compensate Young Miss Li Mengxue thirty million, and we'll call it even," Zhou Lang said calmly. He had originally intended to ask for twenty million, but he was worried that Wang Dacheng would haggle, so he asked for a bit more.

"Mr. Zhou… I… where would I have that much money?" Wang Dacheng said, shocked. He knew that nothing good would come from Zhou Lang contacting him, but he hadn't expected Zhou Lang to make such an exorbitant demand.

"Wang Dacheng, don't be modest. You've been in real estate all these years; haven't you made plenty of money? A few tens of millions is just pocket change to you. Of course, if you are unwilling to pay this compensation for mental distress, I won't force you. Just don't blame me if you end up behind bars and your family is ruined."

Zhou Lang said coldly and hung up the phone directly.

Hearing what Zhou Lang said, cold sweat broke out all over Wang Dacheng. The more domineering Zhou Lang was, the more afraid he became.

"What should I do?" Wang Dacheng couldn't sleep at all. He paced back and forth in his room, like an ant on a hot pan.

"It seems I have to spend money to avoid disaster this time. But that's fine; if Zhou Lang and Li Mengxue didn't want money and wanted to throw me in prison directly, I would have lost even more."

Half an hour later, Wang Dacheng finally came to terms with it. In his mindset, any problem that could be solved with money wasn't a problem. Zhou Lang only wanted money, which basically meant one thing: as long as he paid this amount, he wouldn't need to hide anymore and could once again be arrogant and domineering in Feiyun City, living as a person above others.

So he called Zhou Lang back.

"Wang Dacheng, I didn't force you. If you don't want to compensate Young Miss Li Mengxue, why are you calling?" Zhou Lang said as soon as the call connected. He knew Wang Dacheng would definitely agree to the compensation and said this deliberately.

"Mr. Zhou, I am willing to compensate. Could I meet with you and Young Miss Li Mengxue?"

Wang Dacheng said. Now he felt it was very important to smooth over his relationship with Zhou Lang and Li Mengxue. Of course, having to cough up thirty million all at once still pained him, so he wanted to plead with Zhou Lang and Li Mengxue to see if he could pay a little less.

"Fine. You can come to Lovers Bar, or arrange a place yourself. Once you've decided, call Young Miss Li Mengxue," Zhou Lang said.

"Fine, I will arrange it soon."

Wang Dacheng let out a secret sigh of relief and hung up the phone.

Around ten o'clock in the evening, Zhou Lang, Li Mengxue, and Wang Dacheng met in a private room at a high-end club.

After being cooped up in a small motel for two days, Wang Dacheng felt the outside air was fresh. More importantly, he knew that as long as he didn't sour his relationship with Zhou Lang and Li Mengxue, he should be fine and wouldn't need to worry about being arrested. The pressure in his heart eased significantly!

Wang Dacheng was a pot-bellied middle-aged man, dressed in a way that looked respectable, with the appearance of a successful person.

He had arranged the private room at the club in advance, waiting for Zhou Lang and Li Mengxue to arrive.

He knew Li Mengxue. When he saw a somewhat delicate-looking young man enter the private room with her, he knew this young man was Zhou Lang.

He had long known the name Zhou Lang from Vice Mayor Yan Jialin and Xiao Keming. At first, he only knew that Zhou Lang could fight, because Zhou Lang had single-handedly taken down over twenty of Xiao Keming's men at Lovers Bar. Later, when Vice Mayor Yan Jialin and Xiao Keming got into trouble, he realized he had misjudged the situation, knowing that Zhou Lang's most formidable asset wasn't his fighting ability, but his mysterious and vast energy, which could easily topple a Standing Committee member of the Municipal Party Committee.

From the first moment he saw Zhou Lang, he suspected that Zhou Lang might be the son of some powerful figure in the official circles; otherwise, it was impossible for someone so young to have such great energy.

"You must be Mr. Zhou."

Wang Dacheng hurriedly stood up to welcome Zhou Lang and tried to shake his hand.

"That's right, I am Zhou Lang. Sit down and let's talk," Zhou Lang said, very arrogantly refusing to shake Wang Dacheng's hand, only speaking a cold sentence.

Wang Dacheng's heart shook. Zhou Lang didn't take him seriously at all. He wasn't feeling Life Qi, but was shocked. He was, after all, an entrepreneur. Even if he met Secretary Lei Gang, the Municipal Party Secretary, if he reached out his hand, Secretary Lei Gang couldn't just refuse to give him Face and avoid meeting him. But Zhou Lang simply disdained to shake his hand. He felt he had still underestimated Zhou Lang's status and energy.

Soon, the three of them sat down.

"Boss Wang, it's getting late, so let's keep this short. Based on my personality, I wouldn't usually let someone like you off so easily, but Young Miss Li Mengxue is a kind person, so I won't hold a grudge against you anymore."

Zhou Lang tossed a bank card out and said, "This is an empty card. Arrange the transfer immediately."

"I was blind and failed to recognize a superior; I offended Young Miss Li and Mr. Zhou. Please forgive me," Wang Dacheng said tremblingly. "It's just that my funds are a bit tight recently, and I really can't come up with thirty million all at once. How about I give you twenty million first?"

"Oh, Boss Wang, do you think thirty million is a lot of money? Are you saying I'm extorting you? Since you don't have any sincerity, why did you call me and Young Miss Li?"

Zhou Lang stood up immediately and said, "Since you value money so much and won't spend a cent, we'll take our leave. You're on your own!"

Li Mengxue, of course, played along with Zhou Lang's act and also stood up to leave.

"Mr. Zhou, Young Miss Li, I shouldn't have said that just now. I was wrong… I was really wrong. I will call my company's finance department immediately and have her transfer the money."

Seeing that the situation was not looking good, Wang Dacheng was scared to death and immediately tried to detain Zhou Lang and Li Mengxue.

"That's more like it." Zhou Lang's expression finally softened, and together with Li Mengxue, he returned to the sofa.

Wang Dacheng immediately called his company's finance department, gave the financial director Zhou Lang's bank card number, and ordered the financial director to transfer the money immediately.

"Zhou Lang is truly amazing, playing that bastard Wang Dacheng in the palm of his hand. But this Wang Dacheng deserves it. With this money, I can really expand my business."

Li Mengxue looked at Wang Dacheng's trembling, terrified appearance and really wanted to laugh. She had worked hard for so many years and now only had assets of twenty million, but Zhou Lang had just pulled off a big extortion and got thirty million. This was something she had never imagined.

Ding! A few minutes later, Zhou Lang's phone received a text message.

It was a text from the bank saying that the thirty million transfer had arrived.

"It has arrived. Boss Wang, you still have some sincerity," Zhou Lang said. "Fortunately, you are quite sensible, which has preserved your family and your company."

"Many thanks to Mr. Zhou and Young Miss Li for being magnanimous," Wang Dacheng said. Now he felt Zhou Lang was unfathomable and didn't dare to offend him in the slightest.

"Good, go about your business. As long as you don't violate the law and discipline in the future, you won't need to hide," Zhou Lang said.

Wang Dacheng was completely relieved and left after thanking them profusely.