Epiphanies of Rebirth Chapter 74 (Part 2)
Translated by Pure
Chapter 74.2 Shen Tiantian let a world shattering cry.
Shi Nanxing had to be present this time. The land at the foot of Wubao Mountain was tied to his life and future wealth. Such an important matter, he wouldn’t feel assured to allow Qi Kai, that fool, to do it alone.
Therefore, he had no choice but to hold his breath and bear the discomfort when facing Xiao Chi. With a group of staff members from the bank, he rushed to Flux Realty.
On their way there, Qi Kai was constantly on his phone, frowning. Shi Nanxing felt strangely anxious by the sound of the car engine, he blamed it on the phone call from Sha Peng yesterday. The latter finally picked up the topic of money; he seemed to have run out of patience. This was equivalent to an ultimatum. Shi Nanxing could not risk acting carelessly, so he could only set a specific schedule for the payment in the near future. With his estimation, if the equity transfer goes smoothly, the funds should be transferred to his account before then. This meant during this negotiation, even if the terms were slightly compromised, there has to be no problems.
Qi Kai was still fiddling with the phone when Shi Nanxing’s anger erupted. Unable to stand his murmuring, Shi Nanxing reached out to grab his phone only to hear a long and monotonous dial tone echoing on the other end.
Shi Nanxing grimaced, "You still haven't been able to contact her?"
"Yeah, I’ve been calling her the past few days. I even have the front of her house being monitored at all times."
"Has there been any progress?"
"No." Qi Kai said, "Jiang Qiaqia hadn’t visited her house at all, but there were a lot of migrant workers squatting near her house. My men had been interrogated by them a few times, and almost got entangled in their mess. It seemed that the creditors from their company back in Qunnan had come to demand payments."
Shi Nanxing pondered for a moment, then raised his hand to dismiss this matter. "Never mind her. She must be hiding elsewhere, anyway, we don't need her to be present to go through the formalities today, so let her be."
As soon as the topic turned to this topic, Qi Kai's mood immediately became visibly depressed. He looked at the passing scenery outside the car window as a popular Cantonese song was being played in the car——
"Remorse is useless, but you should try to mend it..."
The intensity and lyrics made Qi Kai’s mind dizzy, until Shi Nanxing irritably said to the driver, "Turn it off! What is this song, so noisy."
All the people from Flux Realty were present. In the signing room, Shi Nanxing's smiling face showed no hint of hatred for Xiao Chi. The two parties even pleasantly chit-chatted for a while before they laid out all the materials they brought. The legal team of Flux Realty reviewed it and found nothing to pick at.
In order to sell as soon as possible, Dominion Properties's contract conditions this time were very generous, there was nothing to be dissatisfied with.
On the perilous debt issue, the bank had also reached a consensus with the managers of the two companies. Flux Realty would not be affected, on the contrary, the minority shareholder Qi Qing Real Estate, with a 20% equity, would be fully responsible. Due to holding the development rights, they became the biggest loser and were about to face bankruptcy and liquidation. Since this land was almost worthless, even if they had to bear the loss in the end, the bank hoped that the amount could be kept as low as possible.
In the midst of everyone’s excitement, Xiao Chi seemed completely indifferent. He calmly held his Buddhist beads without any intention of picking up his signing pen. His calm eyes sometimes fell on Qi Kai and then sometimes would land on Shi Nanxing.
Qi Kai felt guilty under his gaze, he had trouble breathing and was sweating profusely. He couldn't help recalling their last conversation in the Yan City Restaurant that day, but Shi Nanxing remained unaware of his companion's anxiety. He was only worried about when he could get the money after the contract was signed. Seeing Xiao Chi dawdling, and afraid of delaying the originally planned process, Shi Nanxing could not help but urge him twice.
Xiao Chi recalled the in-depth conversation he had with his father before going out, about the whereabouts of Qi Kai and Shi Nanxing's funds.
Only a select number of people in the compound knew about this matter. The parents, without exception, did not want to watch the children around them degenerate. There have been times when some wanted to notify Elder Qi so that he could settle the two lawless children, but such idea was quickly dismissed when they recalled his protective stance in the previous Qunnan smuggling incident.
There were still rumors floating around till this day pertaining to the smuggling incident – that Qi Kai and Shi Nanxing, the one driving Qi Kai, were not the prime mover of the operation. However, Elder Qi had sacrificed too much for this. He was already up in age, moreover his network of relationships was deep-rooted. Concerned about the influence of such various aspects, even the most curious put a halt to their in-depth investigation.
But at the moment, some inevitably start to wonder– If this mysterious person was still actively partaking in the two troublemaker’s new endeavor.
If this guess was correct, then wouldn’t their act of disclosing such information inadvertently alert the enemy? The relevant units had been carefully preparing to eradicate such criminals, and if they were not careful, the countless participants’ lives may be endangered.
Even if Elder Qi had nothing to do with his grandchildren’s business, based on his act of constantly protecting their shortcomings in the past, no one could be sure whether his response was to restrain them or to destroy their criminal evidence.
Shi Nanxing was growing increasingly agitated by the sound of the prayer beads’ collision. Seeing that Xiao Chi was still unmoved, as if he was in a daze, Shi Nanxing hardened his heart and directly said, "Mr. Xiao, if your company has no intention of cooperation, just state it, please don’t waste everyone’s time. Although Wubao Mountain’s condition isn’t the best currently, with the favorable terms offered by Dominion Properties, if Flux Realty doesn't take over, there are other companies who are willing!"
Xiao Chi stared at his darkening face for a moment, exchanged a brief glance with the bank personnel, before finally freeing his hands, and took the pen handed by his secretary.
He signed his name on the contract, but instead of looking at Shi Nanxing. Instead, Xiao Chi stretched out his right hand to Qi Kai, who was silent all the time.
"Mr. Qi." His deep voice was as powerful as the hurricane before the rain, causing Qi Kai to tremble and raise his head.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chi only calmly said, "Pleasant cooperation."
"Plea– pleasant...cooperation..." Qi Kai stood up and stuttered a bit before finishing the sentence.
He seemed to be trapped in a haze, surrounded by countless gorgeous bubbles, flying past his eyes and above his head.
On the other hand, Shi Nanxing was exceptionally excited. He had been keeping tabs on the incoming deposit in the following days as the payment date agreed in the contract stated it would arrive by the end of this week. He kept counting the days, until finally, he received a call from Flux Realty.
He rushed to the financial office and watched the old accountant finish the phone call. Under his sharp gaze, the latter immediately nodded to him, "Mr. Shi, the money has been deposited, a total of 45 million."
The surging feeling of relief was like when a terminally ill patient was told he was completely cured. Shi Nanxing almost wanted to jump and cheer on the spot, but restrained this urge with all his self-control. Shi Nanxing blew into the office like a whirlwind, grabbed Qi Kai's arm, pulling him outside. "Grab your official seal[1] and follow me to the bank."
Qi Kai had been in a trance recently, and it was only midway towards their destination did he remember to ask, "What's going on?"
Shi Nanxing's voice floated towards him, as if from a far off distance, "Notify Sha Peng, our funds have arrived!"
Qi Kai's whole body trembled. Those worlds instilled a feeling of weightlessness, what one would feel the moment one jumped off a plane. All he could hear was cracking sounds in his ears– like styrofoam breaking. His body moved with the bumps, brakes, and driving of the car in a daze, and finally awoke right before reaching the front steps of the bank.
He suddenly broke free from Shi Nanxing's iron-like grip.
The bank’s storefront was as luxurious as a palace, but its huge shadow under the sun seemed to have engulfed him.
There was an intense heat under him, but it also felt as if someone had poured a bowl of ice down his collar. Qi Kai was so shocked that he slowly backed away.
"What's the matter?" Shi Nanxing looked at his inexplicable retreat in doubt, and stepped forward to pull him. "Hurry up, they’ll be off work if we delay any longer."
"Uncle." Qi Kai said anxiously, "Let’s return the money to the bank, okay?"
Shi Nanxing stared at him, his eyes became sharper by the second. "You want to back out?"
"Uncle, it's too risky for us to do this. Sha Peng and his gang... If they were caught, we'd all be ruined! At that time, my grandfather, grandma, and the others..."
Shi Nanxing was very astute, he began to integrate Qi Kai, "What do you mean? Did someone say something to you?"
"No!" Qi Kai subconsciously denied it. Under his uncle’s strong oppression, he covered his forehead with a pale face and said softly, "Uncle, my head hurts..."
Shi Nanxing squinted at him for a while, then suddenly, without a sound, turned around and walked up the stairs alone. Qi Kai stood alone for a few seconds before he stepped forward to grab him.
Shi Nanxing waved his hand away. "Get lost!"
"Uncle!" How could Qi Kai really get lost? They continued to bicker for a bit, but unable to clearly express himself, Qi Kai could only reluctantly follow his uncle into the bank. He had never been Shi Nanxing’s opponent in terms of stubbornness. The latter snatched the seal from him and followed the insiders into their office. Qi Kai had no choice but to follow closely, trying to inform his uncle of his fear. Unfortunately, Shi Nanxing continued to sit on the sofa, looking at him contemptuously .
Qi Kai's head was so painful that it was about to split open. Soon, the bank staff, who left with the seal, came back in a hurry.
Shi Nanxing was growing increasingly impatient towards Qi Kai's persistence, so at the bank staff’s timely appearance, he immediately stood up and approached the latter.
The bank manager's face was extremely solemn; unexpectedly, he interrupted before Shi Nanxing could speak, "Mr. Shi, unfortunately Dominion Properties only has 8 million funds available, so we cannot accept your request for cash withdrawal."
As soon as he said this, even Qi Kai, who was still chattering, was stunned stupid. It took a couple of seconds for Shi Nanxing to come back to his senses, he exclaimed in shock, "How is that possible? Our company's finance department just checked and told me that a total of forty-five million was deposited by Flux Realty..."
"I understand, there was indeed a sum of 45 million remitted into this account in the morning." The manager nodded but then threw out a devastating blow. "But that money was only in your account for forty minutes, and now it has been taken away by the Yan City Bank."
"..." Shi Nanxing was appalled, and was speechless under the apologetic eyes of the bank manager. He suddenly had a realization and quickly came back to his senses.
Qi Kai was stupefied by the sudden turn of events, and looked at his uncle at a loss of what to do, "Uncle, this..."
Shi Nanxing completely disregarded him and just grabbed his nephew's phone and dialed a series of numbers with trembling fingers.
An old, close friend, who was in charge of the credit department of Yan City Bank. It was also because of this relationship that they were able to relieve a collateral of more than 90 million. Otherwise, with just a superficial land by Wubao Mountain, with recently transferred development rights, such high loans would be impossible. Just a few days ago, Shi Nanxing and this old friend were hanging out with each other, eating, drinking, and having fun, but now the other party's voice was as indifferent as a stranger.
"Mr. Shi, I'm sorry, the credit reliability of Dominion Properties is currently at risk. The decision for the direct transfer was made directly by the higher-ups. Wubao Mountain's loan is also a peril for us, I can't do anything about it."
"The repayment date is at the end of this year!!!" Shi Nanxing's screeched, "You’re reclaiming the payment much earlier than what we had agreed on, this process is completely illegal!!!"
"Sorry, Mr. Shi, this land is jointly owned. We have not been able to contact the current person in charge of Qiqing Real Estate, there is a strong chance of absconding. We are just trying to avoid this possibility." The other party suggested in a business-like manner. "If you have any objections to this, you can go directly through legal procedures."
After the other party said this, he hung up the phone directly, leaving Shi Nanxing holding up the large phone with a blank face. Qi Kai took in the smattering of knowledge and forgot his initial panic. Knowing that a problem occurred with their money, he stepped forward and asked, "Uncle..."
"Get out!!!" Shi Nanxing pushed him away. Holding the phone, he screamed like a madman, "Where is Jiang Qiaqia!!! Quickly contact Jiang Qiaqia!!!!"
Legal means? What f*cking nonsense! That loan was illegal from the very beginning, Yan City Bank knew that he couldn’t escalate this matter!
No one expected that there would be a problem at such a sector of their chain. Jiang Qiaqia, who was originally insignificant, immediately became the crux to the problem. Shi Nanxing, Qi Kai, and the entire Dominion Properties team rushed to find her, but at that time Qiqing Real Estate was already empty. Even the desks, chairs, and benches in the office were sold by the departing employees.
She was not at home nor at the company; Jiang Qiaqia seemed to disappear out of thin air, evaporating from this city. Shi Nanxing desperately dialed her number, and suddenly remembered that Qi Kai had never been able to reach her for the past week. The standard busy dial tone was now changed into an unavailable call. At his wits’ end, Shi Nanxing bypassed the group of squatting migrant workers at the door and found someone to pry into Jiang Qiaqia's house. When he walked in, he was immediately stupefied.
The house was neat and tidy, but almost all her valuables had disappeared. The safe door was wide open, and Jiang Qiaqia’s turned off phone was lying quietly on the bed in the master bedroom, silently mocking the group of people who had rushed in.
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Footnote:
[1] official seal 公章 - seal / stamp that verifies this company is that company.