Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 2020: Chapter 1564: Winning by a Move

Catherine’s smile had just begun to show, but after hearing Bai Xiaosheng’s words, it faded away. What did he mean by ”if he ultimately disagrees, what will happen”?

Catherine laughed again, but there was no real humor in her laughter.

”If it truly comes to that, we wouldn’t be able to pose any threat to Mr. Bai’s life safety. After all, we rely mainly on legitimate business here,” Catherine said softly.

We won’t take your life, but we will ruin you as a person! Catherine didn’t say it, but her eyes already showed it.

”However, we hope Mr. Bai you will consider it carefully!” Catherine looked Bai Xiaosheng up and down, then added, ”Being as young as you are, sitting in such a position—it must be due to the support of benefactors and unmatched opportunities. Are you truly willing to see the high position you’ve painstakingly climbed to crumble and collapse?”

Catherine was warning Bai Xiaosheng with a different kind of threat beyond life and death.

If you insist on ”going against,” you’ll be ruined and left with nothing!

By then, you’ll be better off dead!

Bai Xiaosheng smiled, lowered his head to sip his coffee, slowly drank it, then looked up at Catherine with a half-smile, ”Mrs. Catherine and Mr. Landvo are so confident to let me fail in South America!”

As he spoke, Bai Xiaosheng’s eyes revealed a sharpness.

Even Catherine felt a sudden chill in her heart.

Bai Xiaosheng’s level of danger increased another notch in Catherine’s mind!

Among all the opponents she had encountered so far, Bai Xiaosheng ranked in the top three!

Perhaps even the highest!

”Mr. Bai, you must be joking. I didn’t say that.” Catherine smiled, softening the situation.

Any game is based on the possibility of advancing and retreating. If one only retreats, it’s no longer a negotiation but an acceptance of the outcome. If one only provokes, the negotiation will collapse immediately.

Not knowing Bai Xiaosheng’s final stance, Catherine was unwilling to make matters too tense, which would be unwise for both parties.

”Let’s talk about something else,” Catherine suggested proactively.

Bai Xiaosheng also relaxed, adopting an attitude of listening.

”These past few days, I’ve been following in your footsteps, Mr. Bai, visiting several cities. I know your concern for us here, so I’ve been proactively... patching things up wherever our enterprises have issues in those cities,” Catherine said while holding her coffee with a smile. ”Although a few days aren’t enough to ’mend the fence after the sheep are lost,’ we’ll promptly correct any shortcomings Mr. Bai noticed, even if it means sacrificing. My husband, Mr. Landvo, and I especially adhere to the principle of prudence!”

The implication of Catherine’s words was to tell Bai Xiaosheng—

The things they investigated would be covered up afterward, and whatever evidence they had wouldn’t significantly threaten Landvo.

Faced with Catherine’s reminder, Bai Xiaosheng showed no reaction; instead, he chuckled leisurely, ”Mrs. Catherine, have you heard of a snow wolf that’s skilled at hunting prey in thick snow?”

Catherine, unsure why Bai Xiaosheng brought up animals, looked at him with a questioning gaze.

”In contrast, there is a snow fox, one of the prey of the snow wolf.”

Bai Xiaosheng spoke unhurriedly, ”When the mountains are buried in snow, and the snow is knee-deep, the snow wolf must hunt, and the snow fox, to avoid being hunted, cleverly changes its fur to pure white. Yet, when it runs, it still gets spotted, and on such a pristine flat snowfield, its footprints are inevitably left behind.”

”The snow fox cleverly uses its tail as a broom, sweeping away its footprints as it runs. But guess what? The snow wolf still finds it by following the drag marks!”

”Then the snow fox thinks of jumping onto exposed rocks to leave no trace. Still, the snow wolf finds it!”

Bai Xiaosheng asked with a smile, ”Why do you think that is?”

Catherine knew that Bai Xiaosheng’s story wasn’t just a simple tale and couldn’t help but answer, ”The scent.”

”That’s right,” Bai Xiaosheng chuckled. ”What’s the moral of this story?”

Bai Xiaosheng asked as if posing a child’s question, and naturally, Catherine wouldn’t answer.

He then provided the answer, ”It tells us that everything we do will be discovered. Some things can’t be covered up; the more they are concealed, the more evident they become. What seems seamless is the biggest flaw to a huntsman’s eye! Don’t you think so, Mrs. Catherine?”

Catherine gave Bai Xiaosheng a ”soft” threat, and Bai Xiaosheng returned her with a ”soft” warning.

Catherine stared into Bai Xiaosheng’s eyes, discovering that he was composed and smiling.

”A good story,” Catherine responded calmly. ”Mr. Bai, please remember that by midnight tonight, you must give us an answer!”

Bai Xiaosheng nodded slightly.

Catherine, who initially intended to stand up and leave, suddenly glanced around with curiosity and asked Bai Xiaosheng, ”I remember Mr. Bai always has a male and a female companion. Why are they not here now?”

Bai Xiaosheng smiled, ”Naturally, they went to take care of some business.”

Such a simple sentence put Catherine on high alert.

”Mr. Bai, knowing this café is mine, deliberately exposing your whereabouts to lure us here, aren’t you using yourself as bait to make it easier for your two assistants to act, pulling a ’tiger leaving the mountain’ trick?” Catherine asked with narrowed eyes.

”Mrs. Catherine, you seem so tense, thinking of me as so cunning, how terrible,” Bai Xiaosheng laughed heartily.

Catherine looked at Bai Xiaosheng, not feeling the least bit amused.

Indeed, you’re not cunning...

You’re clever as a monkey if you stick some fur on yourself!

Catherine silently retorted. She hadn’t encountered someone so difficult in years and had to tread carefully in every step against him, wary of falling into a trap.

”I made a new friend at Andeliao Castle, a girl named Daisy,” Bai Xiaosheng seemed in a good mood, proactively telling Catherine.

Some things, even if not mentioned, Catherine would quickly find out.

”Daisy?!” Catherine squinted slightly. She remembered a servant by that name, whom Meifu coveted and arranged to serve him daily.

”She and her brother depend on each other, but her brother was forced to Asia by Mr. Meifu. A few days ago, her brother sent a message saying he went to Huaxia, where it’s extremely safe, and he wanted to bring his sister over. Daisy is also willing. So I had my subordinate, Lei Ying, pay the breach of contract fee for Daisy and handle her paperwork to go to Huaxia. She should have left by now.” Bai Xiaosheng said with a smile.

Catherine raised an eyebrow, her eyes full of suspicion.

Does Bai Xiaosheng have the presence of mind to handle such trivial matters now?

At such a critical moment when talent is urgently needed, he sent away a capable assistant to help a recently acquainted girl?

Catherine felt this matter wasn’t as simple as Bai Xiaosheng made it sound.

Just then, the ringing of a phone interrupted them, and Catherine received a call on her phone.

”Do you mind?” Catherine politely asked Bai Xiaosheng.

After all, they were in the middle of a discussion, and it’s appropriate to check before taking a call.

Bai Xiaosheng nodded with a smile. He even had a hunch about the call.

Looking at her phone, Catherine saw it was a call from Meifu.

She and Landvo hadn’t been back to Andeliao Castle these days.

”What’s the matter, Meifu?” Catherine asked while looking at Bai Xiaosheng, speaking with her brother.

For reasons unknown, this call made her feel a bit uneasy.

That ’sixth sense’ sort of thing.

On the other end, Meifu urgently reported to her.

The house had been burgled; some private business documents were stolen, initially suspected to be the work of the departed Daisy, as she was the only one who had the convenience!

Those documents aren’t fatal, but they are extremely important!

Hearing this, Catherine’s gaze turned sharp, immediately focusing on Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng remained very calm.

This Bai Xiaosheng truly used himself as bait to attract all their attention here.

It wasn’t limited to today; it was all along!

Their investigation was one aspect, yet he relied on a mere servant to steal evidence, delivering a blow to them!

Catherine’s heart turned solemn.

Now that things reached this point, Daisy couldn’t be found, and taking revenge on a servant was meaningless!

But as it stands, what Bai Xiaosheng holds is genuinely enough to threaten Landvo!

Seeing the killing intent and alarm in Catherine’s eyes, Bai Xiaosheng couldn’t help but smile slightly.

That matter was handled by Lei Ying.

Meanwhile, Lin Weiwei had gone somewhere else on another extremely important task!

Catherine and her counterpart only assumed they held some threatening evidence but were unaware that the accumulated evidence on Bai Xiaosheng’s side was enough to shake Landvo!