Chapter 159 - Hundred-Year-Old Wild Ginseng
Chapter 159: Hundred-Year-Old Wild Ginseng
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Chapter 159: Hundred-Year-Old Wild Ginseng
The middle-aged man grabbed the pill box quickly.
He had a troubled expression after hearing the other party’s words. “No, there is no need,” he said hesitantly. “I am not interested.”
Wang Wen gave him a sidelong glance. Was it really that serious? Could a dignified leader not even muster 6,000 points? “Do you believe you can enter the tower climber’s market and purchase it at its original price?”
“What?”
The middle-aged man was stunned; he was perplexed.
It was not his fault that he was not as rational and calm as a typical adult.
Wang Wen’s earlier appearance had been too shocking.
The middle-aged man gave up resisting psychologically due to the decisiveness of killing without saying a word.
That was also the main reason Wang Wen acted irrationally.
He had a deep understanding of human nature.
He knew that if he were reasonable, he would be in a lot of trouble later. Before he could do anything, everyone he met would have to work hard and be sensible.
It was better to act like that. He would have an unreasonable attitude from the start. Everyone would simply have to obey him and kill anyone who resisted or attempted to bargain with him.
The journey would be much more pleasant.
Others would not have tried to be long-winded if they knew he was an unreasonable person.
Many things would be simple to handle once that impression was formed. Later, the other party would be grateful if he provided some reasoning.
That was the world’s greatest injustice—to become a Buddha, a good person had to overcome many difficulties. A wicked person could become a Buddha by simply laying down the butcher’s knife.
Wang Wen was terrified of getting into trouble.
As a result, he chose to be a bad person.
For example, the middle-aged man sitting next to him did not want to do that, but he did not dare to refuse forcefully. He had a constipated expression as he held the pill box.
For him, the 6,000 points were not insignificant.
He initially assumed he could eat it for free.
He had not expected to be asked for money.
Why would he spend money?
That was what he was thinking in his heart.
Wang Wen saw right through it. “Those who do business are all shrewd people,” he snorted dismissively. “If the second-rate peddlers discover that you are a regular person, the price of this type of elixir will be more than tenfold. Tower climbers may have their own props one day. Ordinary people can only afford to spend money on it. You can use your connections to find tower climber friends to buy it. However, whether such a small elixir is worth such favor is entirely up to you. Throw it back if you do not want it. In any case, I am not counting on it to make money.”
In a daze, the middle-aged man looked at Wang Wen.
He suddenly realized that Wang Wen was right!
He was just a regular guy. How could he take a tower climber’s elixir?
There was always a need for mercy in that world. What could he use to repay others if he asked a tower climber to assist him in purchasing that?
He might as well get it there at a discounted price that seemed fair to both of them.
The money and goods would be paid off.
There would be no debt or loss.
There was no need to show mercy between the robbers and the hostages.
“Can you tell me more about the specific effects of this medicine?” he gritted his teeth and clenched the pill box tightly. “Can patients undergoing surgery eat it? Is the effect good? ”
“Can a regular person recover from surgery?” Wang Wen shook his head. “The effect is comparable to that of a hundred-year-old wild ginseng. If your body is weak, soak it in water and drink it slowly to avoid overdoing it.”
The man was pleasantly surprised.
He understood what 6,000 points meant.
The other party, it turned out, was not counting on that to make money.
That seemingly bogus price was unexpectedly worthwhile.
At the very least, 6,000 points would not be enough to purchase hundred-year-old wild ginseng!
Leaving aside the fact that there was no complete wild ginseng in that world, even if it could be purchased, it would be a fake.
The middle-aged man grinned as he held the elixir in his hand. He had no idea that fortune and misfortune would go hand-in-hand or that such a fortuitous encounter would occur amid disaster!
Wang Wen had seen it when he stepped into the Tiansheng Group.
Those who remained in Tiansheng Group posts could not be considered good. They resembled cold, indifferent egoists who had nothing to do with the situation.
Perhaps they simply did not take the initiative to do wrong.
Not doing evil was only a fundamental principle of human behavior and was unworthy of praise.
However, the middle-aged man discovered that the bandits had robbed the group, and he still had profits to make. What did it matter who owned that prop? He could not wait to send the funds to Wang Wen.
Wang Wen was overjoyed when he saw his happy expression.
The two of them happily completed the transaction in front of the executive director, who had her mouth covered.
After the money and goods had been paid, the middle-aged man returned to where the hostages should have been. He noticed the executive director’s strange gaze beside him.
He was slightly embarrassed.
So he quickly found a justification and angrily told her, “I was held hostage in the elevator. When the door opened, the b*stards on the 19th floor fired without saying anything. Nobody cared if I was dead or alive! I don’t mind leaving such a rotten company!”
“Do not get me wrong, I am not blaming you,” the executive director explained helplessly. “We are employees, and I believe there is no reason to put your life in danger for the company’s sake. I just wanted to remind you that you can’t use that prop. The company will not forget about you when they find someone to settle the score later.”
The middle-aged man’s face turned pale when he heard that.
He had been swayed by the great benefits and only wanted to spend 6,000 points on that hundred-year-old wild ginseng, oblivious to the possibility of the company settling the score after that.
If the robbers could settle the score, they would not have to worry about it. However, he was just an ordinary person who could not stand up to the company.
The middle-aged man’s face was solemn as he reflected on that. With a complicated expression, he said softly, “If you do not tell them, I will not tell. Nobody will know.”
His heart skipped a beat when the executive director caught sight of his gaze. “I will not take the initiative to say it,” she said emphatically.
“Take the initiative?” Dissatisfied, the middle-aged man shook his head and frowned. “It will not work.”
Wang Wen, who was patiently storing his rage, was startled to hear the hostages.
A woman’s voice shouted, “Don’t touch me! What were you trying to do?”
Wang Wen poked his head out to investigate.
The middle-aged man slapped the executive director across the face with both hands and dragged him to the front of him. “Boss!” he exclaimed. “She also wishes to purchase the pills. Are you still willing to make a deal?”
“Of course,” he said. Wang Wen nodded and made an odd expression at the executive director.
The executive director did everything she could to avoid the middle-aged man’s grasp. “Let go of me!” she growled, her face flushed and her neck thick. “I am not going to buy that! The Tiansheng Group will kill me!”
When the middle-aged man heard that, the strength in his hand increased by a few degrees.
“You have to buy it today even if you don’t want to!” he gritted his teeth ferociously.
He searched her body for the phone and yelled as he yanked her finger to unlock it. Then he transferred 6,000 points into the code Wang Wen had just given him.
The funds had arrived.
The executive director seemed to have lost her soul.
She fell to the ground.
Her eyes seemed dead.
“I don’t like to force myself into business,” Wang Wen said as he looked at her. “Did you voluntarily purchase that pill?”
She did not respond in any way.
“She did it voluntarily,” the middle-aged man said. “Of course, she did it willingly. Who wouldn’t want such a great find? Please give her one.”
Wang Wen’s gaze shifted away from the woman and toward the middle-aged man.
“I don’t want to sell it,” he said after a brief pause. “I will refund your money.”
The executive director’s eyes immediately lit up when she heard that.
She appeared to have been reborn. With a surprised expression, she looked at Wang Wen.
The middle-aged man became visibly sad.
In a desperate moment, he reached out his hand to pull Wang Wen, who had finished transferring the money and was about to deposit the relics, and yelled, “You can’t not sell it! She must have what she desires! You must give it to her!”
Wang Wen came to a halt.
When he looked down, he noticed the hand that was holding him. “Are you in such a hurry?” he said indifferently to the middle-aged man. “Choose a way to die. I will try my best to fulfill it.”