Chapter 268: Apology and Compensation

Chapter 268: Chapter 268: Apology and Compensation

"I won’t take up any more of your precious time. Every second must count for you right now. I apologize for the interruption today, and I’ll send over some good tea another day to make amends!" Ouyang Kunpeng finished his polite farewell and hung up the phone.

Liu Wanqi felt his whole world crumble. Ouyang Kunpeng had originally served as a buffer between him and Zhang Yun. Now that Ouyang Kunpeng had washed his hands of the matter, there was no one left to mediate, forcing him to face the enemy directly.

The current situation was that the enemy was hidden in the shadows while he was exposed in the light. He had no idea where the other party was or what their next plan might be. They could be at the international school waiting for Ouyang Kunpeng’s results, or they might already be on their way to kill him!

Glancing at the window, Liu Wanqi couldn’t help but press a button to draw all the curtains, fearing a sniper’s bullet.

"Ouyang Kunpeng, you bastard! You put me on the roasting spit while you slip away to watch the show..." he cursed.

Did he really have to back down again? Although Zhang Yun had been attacked by the assassins he hired, he couldn’t empathize with the man at all. All he felt was immense fury at being threatened! He had already swallowed his anger and decided not to pursue the matter, yet he still had to concede further?

However, he knew exactly what the consequences would be, and so did Ouyang Kunpeng. The Liu Family could not fall! And they certainly couldn’t fall because of a country bumpkin!

After hesitating for two minutes, Liu Wanqi sighed and made his decision. "Forget it. If I can swallow my pride, what else matters? I am a businessman. I won’t get angry; I must focus on value..." he muttered to himself.

Picking up his phone, he sent a text message to Ouyang Kunpeng.

"Help me communicate with him. Regardless of whether the assassins were hired by the Liu Family or not, apologize to him on my behalf and compensate him with a hundred thousand yuan for emotional distress."

After sending the text, Liu Wanqi suddenly felt old. He was overthinking things, constantly weighing the pros and cons, no longer possessing the ruthlessness of his youth. If Yandao were still alive...

At the thought of his son, his heart ached again. He felt angry! Pained! Unwilling! But what was the use? He could only endure it. Otherwise, even if it was a pyrrhic victory—killing a thousand enemies but losing eight hundred of his own men—the Liu Family would still collapse! It would become a tragedy for the entire family!

He was also filled with deep regret. He had always felt that his son needed more tempering, that he himself could still hold the fort and guide him a bit longer. If he had handed over the reins of the family sooner, his son would have shouldered greater responsibilities. Like Ouyang Kunpeng, he would not have acted rashly and certainly wouldn’t have done something as degrading as getting personally involved in a hitman plot...

Just as Liu Wanqi’s spirits reached rock bottom, his phone vibrated. Ouyang Kunpeng had replied.

"A hundred thousand probably won’t be enough to send him away. Previously, when I wanted him to stay away from my daughter, I bought a ginseng root from him for a million yuan, and he accepted it without batting an eye. How about I make up the remaining nine hundred thousand?"

Ouyang Kunpeng’s earlier words had been a tactical retreat to gain an advantage, but he had prepared for both outcomes. If Liu Wanqi insisted on fighting to the bitter end, he would have immediately notified Zhang Yun to prepare for a hard battle.

The fact that Liu Wanqi sent a text instead of calling meant he couldn’t bring himself to apologize personally. Asking Ouyang Kunpeng to do it on his behalf was his way of finding a graceful way out.

Ouyang Kunpeng could understand and accept both points. Let alone the head of a major family, making an ordinary wealthy businessman bow his head was difficult enough. However, when it came to the compensation, he felt that a hundred thousand was far too stingy. Who was he trying to dismiss with pocket change?

Upon reading this message, Liu Wanqi scoffed coldly. He thought angrily, "Ouyang Kunpeng is trying to extort me! A hundred thousand isn’t enough to dismiss a country boy? You clearly just want to use my money to do him a favor!"

Yet, he couldn’t ignore the jab!

He wondered, "Can I really let Ouyang Kunpeng pay the other nine hundred thousand? If he brings it up from time to time in the future, wouldn’t it be nauseating? What if he goes around telling others that the Liu Family owes him money? It would ruin my reputation even further!

"Endure it, just endure it... I, Old Liu, have already set aside my immense pride to endure this! A mere nine hundred thousand... I’ll just treat it as buying medicine for the two of them..."

He quickly texted back, "Then I will give you a million. Thank you, Nephew Ouyang!"

Liu Wanqi felt nauseated sending that message, but he had to stomach his disgust and transfer the money immediately, lest Ouyang Kunpeng refuse to act on his behalf.

Upon receiving the deposit notification, Ouyang Kunpeng immediately transferred one million yuan to Zhang Yun. He waited a moment, estimating that Zhang Yun had seen the real-time transfer alert, before making the call.

"You’re sending me money? To stop me from going after Liu Wanqi?" Zhang Yun couldn’t quite grasp his mentality. "Are you feeling guilty or ashamed?"

"Guilty for what! I just fought tooth and nail for you. I squeezed a million yuan in emotional distress compensation out of Old Man Liu, and even forced him to let me apologize to you on his behalf."

Ouyang Kunpeng sent a screenshot of Liu Wanqi’s messages to Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun chuckled. "Boss Ouyang, was it really due to you fighting tooth and nail? Or is Liu Wanqi worried that his grandson wouldn’t be enough for me to kill?"

Not long ago, he had received a report from Qi Luo.

Qi Luo had previously been hired by Liu Yandao, so she had some understanding of the Liu Family’s situation. She knew that Liu Yandao’s youngest son was studying at an international school.

After receiving Zhang Yun’s order to issue a warning of her choosing, she infiltrated the school, tracked down Liu Yandao’s son, and left a single bullet as a threat.

Zhang Yun was quite satisfied with her plan. An old man like Liu Wanqi was undoubtedly afraid of death, but an old veteran of the underworld like him was difficult to intimidate directly. Threatening his grandson, especially when his son was already dead, would yield the best results!

He also felt that Qi Luo had quite the professional flair. If it had been him, he might have just beaten the boy up. It would be a good way to vent, but the threatening effect would be subpar. Delivering a single bullet was enough to shock Liu Wanqi without physically harming the boy and enraging the old man beyond reason.

He had praised Qi Luo extensively and stated that he would reward her with a Divine Pill, telling her to remain on standby.

Ouyang Kunpeng smiled wryly. "Just as I thought! You’re the one who sent a bullet to his grandson. Were you already on your way when you contacted me?"

"No, I’m still in my hometown. Besides, I don’t even know where his grandson is."

Ouyang Kunpeng pondered Zhang Yun’s words. If Zhang Yun hadn’t gone in person, it meant he had arranged for someone else to do it. Where did he get the manpower?

After Mingruo was rescued, he had investigated Zhang Yun. The boy was just an ordinary person, albeit a rather strong one. Before getting involved in Ouyang Qilin’s matter, he had never interacted with any major factions.

However... if Zhang Yun had other helpers, it would explain how he managed to wipe out so many of Liu Yandao’s men in the industrial park that day.

His Kung Fu couldn’t have appeared out of thin air. Since he couldn’t have learned it in a small mountain village, he must have acquired it during his university days. It stood to reason that he had a secret master, and therefore had fellow disciples from the same sect to aid him.

Since it involved Zhang Yun’s secrets, it wasn’t appropriate for him to pry further, lest the young man have to invent excuses to fob him off.

"Your threat was crucial, but it also sent him into a violent rage. He was on the verge of declaring all-out war with you! It took my strategizing and risking my old face to speak up for you! Now that he has apologized, I can guarantee there won’t be any more assassins or the like, not to mention the million-yuan compensation. Call off your people, alright?"

Ouyang Kunpeng wasn’t exaggerating his contributions; he truly had put in a lot of effort. In the screenshot he just sent, he had actively volunteered to add nine hundred thousand, which essentially forced Liu Wanqi to cough up the full million. He had intentionally let Zhang Yun see this.

Zhang Yun laughed. "I’m just an ordinary guy, and an honest one who is kind to others. Unless someone backs me into a corner, I never go looking for trouble. Thank you, Boss Ouyang. I’ll give you face and won’t go after the Liu Family anymore! On the condition that he doesn’t try any more petty tricks."

Resolving the issue was the key. He didn’t care whether they apologized or not, but the million-yuan compensation was a pleasant surprise. And it was indeed something Ouyang Kunpeng had helped secure.