Chapter 509: Carry a Message
The news brought by Li Yao was indeed very important.
Yang Jian had not expected the reaction of the people in his social circle to be so swift; they had called an overnight meeting to discuss how to deal with him. And although the proposal to knock him out had been rejected, it was a dangerous sign that, if not nipped in the bud, could lead to a crisis for him.
"Jang Shangbai really does fear you," Li Yao suddenly burst out laughing: "He thinks that using people from the circle to take you down would come at a great cost, and besides..." with a snicker, "he also thinks you’re mad. Spending so much energy to take down a madman just isn’t worth it."
"Your performance at headquarters was indeed very good, making people think you were just a hothead. The potential threat you posed was not as great as imagined; otherwise, the content of this circle’s meeting would have had to change."
Yang Jian shook his head slightly, "You’re wrong, their dread of me is not because they think I’m just a hothead, but because they know my counterattack would be extremely vicious, and I have the ability to cause them unbearable losses. Cost is the key to everything; if they could afford it, even if I were a lunatic, they would take me out without hesitation."
"But having said that, since those guys in the circle aren’t considering dealing with me now, they must have other plans. Why not talk about it?"
Li Yao said with a light laugh, "Your judgement is sharp, which is a great strength of yours. The people in the circle do have other plans for you, but not malicious ones. They’re goodwill attempts to recruit you, hoping to get you to join the circle."
"Join? Let’s hear the terms," Yang Jian said, "I’m not cheap, can the circle afford my price?"
Li Yao held up two fingers, "Twenty billion. Just join the circle and they give you twenty billion."