Chapter 247: Chapter 245: This Is Extortion
A short while later, Jiang Xuan was brought back by men from the City Lord’s Mansion.
"Young Master."
The moment he saw Jiang Chen, Jiang Xuan was on the verge of tears.
He had been detained in the City Lord’s Mansion with absolutely no say in the matter.
Now that he was back in the Jiang Family estate, he was still a bit at a loss.
"It’s good that you’re back."
Jiang Chen stood up and gave Jiang Xuan a gentle smile.
But Jiang Xuan dropped to his knees with a THUD before Jiang Chen.
He said bitterly, "Young Master, I didn’t betray the Jiang Family."
"I really didn’t."
He held a conviction that he would never betray the Jiang Family. This time, his hands had simply been tied.
Jiang Chen helped Jiang Xuan up and patted his shoulder.
"We all know," he said comfortingly.
"Get up first."
Only then did Jiang Xuan rise and stand by Jiang Chen’s side.
Jiang Chen checked him over once and, seeing that there was nothing wrong with him, finally relaxed.
At that moment, Wen Bufan jumped to his feet impatiently.
"Jiang Chen, I’ve brought Jiang Xuan back to you. Now give me the antidote!"
Jiang Chen said coldly, "Jiang Xuan is back, yes, but our Jiang Family’s shops are still sealed. Shouldn’t you be unsealing them as well?"
Wen Bufan gritted his teeth so hard they could have shattered.
He had finally managed to win for once, but now he had lost to Jiang Chen all over again.
Jiang Xuan was back with the Jiang Family, and the shops he had seized would have to be unsealed.
’I have a feeling,’ he thought, ’that I’m destined to suffer a setback whenever I run into Jiang Chen.’
It seemed this was all far from over.
"Fine! I’ll have someone unseal them right away."
Wen Bufan didn’t dare to delay, fearing that if he was too slow and Jiang Chen became dissatisfied, he would face a crisis.
Soon, Wen Bufan gave the order to unseal all of the Jiang Family’s shops.
After doing all this, he pleaded again.
"Jiang Chen, are you satisfied now?"
"I’ve done everything I was supposed to do."
But Jiang Chen just shook his head.
"Not enough."
"You sealed our Jiang Family’s shops."
"The losses during this period have been substantial..."
Before Jiang Chen could finish, Wen Bufan understood.
’This bastard! He’s extorting me! He’s extorting me, Wen Bufan!’
He was so furious he could barely breathe.
He, Wen Bufan, was always the one extorting others. When had he ever been the one getting extorted?
’What a disgrace! An absolute disgrace!’
But that wasn’t all. Jiang Chen was strutting around, acting even more arrogant than him.
Yet Jiang Chen maintained an air of utter indifference, which only made him more infuriating.
"Fine! One million! Is one million enough?"
He felt like he was taking a ruinous loss.
He even had to pay compensation to the Jiang Family.
And it was all because Jiang Chen forced him.
Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "One million? Do you think you’re shooing away a beggar?"
He was smiling and looked completely harmless, but his words were enough to make Wen Bufan choke with rage.
One million was already a lot, yet Jiang Chen was still dissatisfied and thought it was too little.
’Damn it all,’ Wen Bufan thought. ’I really want to beat Jiang Chen to death!’
Finally, he snapped, "Two million! Two million is the highest compensation I’m giving your Jiang Family."
What?
The men from the City Lord’s Mansion stared wide-eyed. Their young master was actually going to give the Jiang Family two million.
Two million was an absolutely enormous sum.
They all started to get angry. Jiang Chen was being outrageously greedy.
They wanted nothing more than to strangle Jiang Chen.
But someone was even more furious than them: Jiang Chen.
He leaped to his feet and boomed, "Are you kidding me?"
"Two million? You can keep your two million."
"Alright, I’m showing my guest out. Go back, think it over, and then come find me."
At this moment, Jiang Chen was domineering and arrogant.
Inwardly, however, he sneered.
’If I don’t teach Wen Bufan a lesson, this punk will never learn his place.’
Wen Bufan exploded. He was practically fuming.
’Two million is still too little?’
’This bastard has gone way too far.’
If he could kill Jiang Chen in an instant, he wouldn’t hesitate.
But Jiang Chen had Elder Qi, a Martial King Expert, by his side.
This string of problems made Wen Bufan frantic and uneasy.
"Three million! Not a penny more."
Wen Bufan raised the price again.
He had directly offered three million in compensation.
This made the hearts of the men from the City Lord’s Mansion tremble.
’Three million... We lost three million just by having tea once.’
’This is a huge loss.’
"Alright, go back and cool your head. Then come find me to talk."
"I’m busy."
Jiang Chen stood up as if to leave.
’Three million... Not satisfied. I must not be satisfied.’
Wen Bufan was so angry he was hopping mad, seething with rage.
"Five million."
He finally gritted his teeth and spat out a terrifying number.
Five million. For an ordinary person, that would be enough for a lifetime.
Even for Wen Bufan, taking out five million was physically painful.
The City Lord’s Mansion was rich, but not so rich that they could just throw money away.
Five million yuan crystals was truly a colossal sum.
In the end, all he got in return was the sight of Jiang Chen shaking his head.
This situation sent a chill right up Wen Bufan’s spine.
He pointed a furious finger at Jiang Chen. "You! Jiang Chen! You’ve gone too far!"
"This is extortion! You’re extorting me, Wen Bufan!"
"You’ll get what’s coming to you!"
He was being extorted by Jiang Chen, and the key point was that even five million wasn’t enough.
He had a nagging feeling that Jiang Chen would probably want at least double that amount.
Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle.
’When it comes to ruthlessness,’ he realized, ’I’m no match for Jiang Chen.’
’This kid is definitely the most ruthless person in the world.’
"How could this possibly be extortion?"
"Is extortion, such a vulgar act, something that I would do?"
"Let me tell you, I am absolutely not extorting you. You are giving this to me of your own free will."
Jiang Chen waved his hand dismissively, as if he really, truly wasn’t extorting him.
Rather, Wen Bufan was willingly giving him money.
And there was nothing wrong with that logic.
"But then again, aren’t you just here for me to extort?"
"Is there anything wrong with extorting you?"
Jiang Chen asked nonchalantly.
Wen Bufan stumbled and fell to the ground.
To be so brazen about extortion... Jiang Chen was definitely the first in history.
He was about to go mad from Jiang Chen’s provocations.
He almost couldn’t catch his breath.
"You..."
"How much do you want?"
"Just tell me."
Although he had a feeling he already knew the number, he still wanted to ask Jiang Chen.
He wanted Jiang Chen to give him an exact figure.
Jiang Chen shrugged. "I never said I was extorting you."
"You’re the one who wants to give it to me, so you name a price. That way, you can’t say I’m really extorting you."
He was so innocent. He really wasn’t extorting him.
Wen Bufan felt like banging his head against a wall.
He kept insisting it wasn’t extortion, but this was even worse than extortion.
’Jiang Chen, I curse your ancestors for eighteen generations!’
Wen Bufan desperately wanted to curse Jiang Chen out loud.
The man was utterly black-hearted to the core.
Finally, Wen Bufan fiercely stuck up his middle finger.
"Fine. You’re ruthless. You’re truly ruthless."
"Ten million! If ten million isn’t enough, then I’m done."
He had become vicious, throwing all caution to the wind.
If he kept giving in, Jiang Chen would never stop.
So, he was making a gamble.
