Chapter 492 - The Snake Moves (II)
"Indeed, Master. His name is Jang Shin from the Jang family. He is no longer especially serving a young miss from the Tang family, although he still inter—"
The butler was about to go into details when he was cut off by the man on the couch.
"Not that. I am talking about the one behind it. The real mind who made this golden hen," while Ming Zhi Yi said that, he knocked on the reports about ZD World.
"...Is master referring to Zhou Linfeng?" the old butler asked hesitantly.
Ming Zhi Yi's pitch black eyes which were an exactly a replica of Lu Jin's lifted to stare at the butler coldly.
The butler sweated.
Ming Zhi Yi suddenly smiled.
He was a handsome mature man, more charismatic, and with greater masculinity than Lu Jin, his son. He exuded dangerous yet seductive charisma.
"Of course. Who else will it be? It is amazing how this seemingly weak man managed to hide this huge project. It even eluded your keen eyes and sharp ears," Ming Zhi Yi said meaningfully.
The old butler suddenly threw his knees down on the ground. He bowed his head solemnly.
"I am lacking. This butler know his mistakes." Ming Zhi Yi nodded, smiling.
His face lit up with that smile, but it was more terrifying than his cold eyes to the butler.
"Butler Qian must know what to do. If he has to cut off his ears and gouge his eyes out, then replaced them with better ones, perhaps Butler Qian will be more reliable and capable, don't you think?"
Butler Qian sweated.
"En. Master speaks truth."
Ming Zhi Yi took his eyes off him.
Butler Qian knew what to do.
Gouge the eyes out and cut off the ears.
He needed to replace his people with better ones.
Even though Butler Qian felt unwilling to lose his capable men, he did not have a choice. He fished out his phone and made a phone call, while still on his knees.
"You are all relieved from your mission."
He simply spoke these words and cut off the call.
Dismissal was a heavy word.
They were no longer needed. Useless. Thus, it meant death.
Only death could ensure that the secrets were buried in this dangerous game.
Butler Qian felt as if a piece of his flesh had been cut off.
Although those people were orphans from the slums, Butler Qian still had given extensive efforts to train them. But precisely because they could be thrown away with one word from their masters, that Butler Qian tried not to allow himself to linger any emotion towards his students. Yet he still felt low.
Ming Zhi Yi was satisfied with Butler Qian's choice. He threw the report at the side and went directly to the second subject of their discussion.
"I remember you gave me a report about Gunan's project once. It is exactly the same as this ZD, but too bad, Gunan moved like a turtle and only covered a few countries. His project is very lacking compared to ZD. Is he still planning on launching his project this coming year?"
Butler Qian was about to answer when the man before him spoke again.
"Oh, Butler Qian, your mistakes are forgiven. You can stand up."
Butler Qian stood up, but he knew he would be kneeling soon.
"Young Master Gunan initially planned to release the project in a year. Because of ZD, he is hastening the completion now, the same in all other sites involved in the project. However..."
"However, those countries shifted their sight onto ZD, and is starting to desert Gunan's project despite the penalties, correct?" Ming Zhi Yi finished.
Butler Qian nodded.
That was exactly it.
Young Master Gunan was having a hard time nowadays because of ZD Project. He had surveyed the market previously and saw no bids or ongoing projects on unified global network or of similar nature.
He had thought that he would be the first bird to sing and the rest would follow, but in the most critical stages nearing completion, there rose a songbird who sang a better song ahead of him.
If Young Master Gunan released his project now, it would fall below in comparison with SC's ZD World.
"If that is the case, Gunan can raise a white flag and propose cooperation with SC to fuse his project with ZD. After all, the sites were already available, complete with infrastructures. Only minor adjustments are needed to fit the other's technology. Very cost-effective. Later, he can slowly eat ZD, and SC."
Butler Qian did not speak.
Ming Zhi Yi asked for his opinion.
"What do you say?"
After all, Butler Qian was the one who especially took care of Gunan ever since the latter was brought into the mansion from 'that' place.
He knew what Gunan was likely to think and what his voice would be.
Indeed, Ming Zhi Yi was right.
Butler Qian knew Gunan like the back of his hand. He had watched over him since young and investigated his every move after the boy left the mansion. Thus, he knew that Gunan would not voluntarily lower himself under a mere butler.
Even if it was for the sake of attacking the host from the inside.
It was not because Gunan was prideful. It was because Gunan would not be able to easily subvert the tables against that butler given the trend of the situation. It would be no different to putting oneself as a floor mat on the enemy's doorway without the assurance that the foot over it would slip someday.
But Butler Qian knew what he should answer in this critical situation.
"Gunan will do what master says."
That was what would be exactly Gunan's words when met with an order directly coming from their master's mouth.
Ming Zhi Yi smiled meaningfully.
"Call him here then."
Like Linfeng had thought, a resplendent golden apple would always be coveted by snakes. Even the snakes that hid deeply in the darkest pits would poke their heads out to take a bite.
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