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Chapter 152 It's Really Good
Chapter 152 It's Really Good
After hearing what Zhang Menglong had said, Cui Wu's back was soaked with sweat; Zhang Menglong was nothing short of a devil!
Admittedly, just as Zhang Menglong pointed out, the most critical regions of a nation do have their own power systems to prevent disasters such as system malfunctions or data loss.
However, the residential areas and industrial power and water supplies across the Morning Twilight Country were provided by these multinational energy corporations. If the power, water, or gas was cut off, not to mention three days, even a single day would wreak havoc on their economy!
This situation was even more lethal than having their economy manipulated!
"Zhang Meng... Mr. Zhang, we can talk this out. There's no need for such drastic actions!" Cui Wu panicked instantly.
Indeed, Qingqiu Country and Morning Twilight Country were as close as siblings, but that was under the condition it did not disturb their own nation's stability and development. At this time, this condition clearly did not exist. If they stubbornly continued to help Qingqiu Country, Morning Twilight Country might collapse even before Qingqiu did!
"Didn't you hear me speaking so softly and gently with you? Where have I not spoken properly?" Zhang Menglong's gaze suddenly fell upon Lee Ji-eun, who had come out dressed, and he immediately lost the desire to continue talking with the old man.
"Okay, enough is enough. I'm going shopping with the beauty, bye now?" After saying this, Zhang Menglong hung up the phone directly.
"Mr. Zhang, you—beep beep beep..." Only a busy signal came through from the phone, and Cui Wu collapsed into his chair as if all his strength had been drained.
"Minister, I heard you mention Zhang Menglong..."
"Secretary Jiang, you were right about what you said earlier, we really shouldn't have provoked Zhang Menglong. He really is a monster!"
"Could it be..."
"Over 80% of the multinational energy corporations in our country belong to him. He said he's going to cut off our water, power, and gas for three days. Whether or not it's restored earlier will depend on our performance."
"Minister Cui, I told you long ago not to underestimate that young man from Huaxia!" Secretary Jiang said with a bitter smile, he had warned him, but Cui Wu hadn't listened.
"At this point, we can only save ourselves first," Cui Wu said, "Stop the support for Qingqiu. This time, we are truly helpless."
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"What? Morning Twilight Country is going to stop helping us?" In Qingqiu Country, Su Zhihe had been happy for less than an hour before bad news came one after another.
"Representative Su, Minister Basong from Taigu Country says they've encountered some problems with their finances, and they probably won't be able to help us this time."
"Representative Su, Yinxi Country has also withdrawn their aid to us."
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"How could this happen? Why has it turned out like this?" Su Zhihe felt like the sky was falling in an instant, as the nations who had promised to help them almost simultaneously went back on their word.
While their reasons sounded serious, it was impossible for over a dozen countries to have problems all at once. The likelihood of that wasn't much lower than Mars colliding with Earth, was it?
In just one hour, Su Zhihe had gone from the depths of despair to the heights of elation, and now, he had plummeted into the abyss of hell.
"Representative Su, Minister Cui from Morning Twilight Country asked me to relay a message to you."
"What message?"
"Zhang Menglong is too terrifying. If he wishes, within just three days, Morning Twilight Country could collapse; this time, they have let us down."
"What's the use of saying these things now?" Su Zhihe replied with a wry smile, "Do you know what exactly happened?"
Su Zhihe didn't want to dwell on Minister Cui's retraction, he just wanted to know what methods Zhang Menglong had used.
"Minister Cui said that their country's energy is supplied by some of the biggest multinational energy corporations in the world, but these companies almost all belong to Zhang Menglong."
"Crack!" The glass Su Zhihe was holding suddenly shattered in his hand, "Which company built their energy systems?"
"The biggest ones are Global Energy, Enka Construction, and Lima Energy," Su Zhihe's assistant answered.
"What? All these energy companies belong to Zhang Menglong?" Su Zhihe noticed that his own assistant was also trembling!
Because these three companies were also the energy enterprises introduced domestically, the proportion wasn't as high as in the Chaomu Country, but it definitely exceeded 30% of the energy supply.
If Zhang Menglong chose to threaten them using energy as well, they feared their current situation would be several times worse!
"He hasn't even started to play hardball! He's toying with us!" Su Zhihe then realized that if Zhang Menglong genuinely wanted to target Qingqiu Country, he probably would only need a few words, and within a mere couple of days, he could cause unimaginable consequences, yet he chose this method, merely playing with them!
But just this kind of humiliation had already left them powerless to fight back.
"Representative Su, what should we do? We've already horribly offended Zhang Menglong!"
"Slap!" Su Zhihe fiercely slapped his own face. If only he had spoken nicely just now and humbly brought the two women Zhang Menglong wanted, perhaps they wouldn't be in such a miserable situation.
He had just said that no matter what means Zhang Menglong used to threaten him, he would never show the slightest compliance; now, his cheek felt as though it had swollen up, and even more so because he had slapped it himself.
"Call the boss of YG, before five o'clock today, have the people Zhang Menglong wants sent to his residence. If it can't be done, they'll be charged with treason!"
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"Good lord, how can these women shop so much?" After an entire afternoon of struggle, Zhang Menglong's legs felt as if they had lost all sensation, and yet, Lee Ji-eun still seemed eager to continue.
"No more, no more, tonight I absolutely have to find someone to give me a foot massage!" Zhang Menglong shook his legs, which were already sore and aching.
"Mr. Zhang, do you need me to massage you?" Lee Ji-eun said with a smile.
"Forget it, if my girlfriend finds out you're massaging my feet, she could fly over from Huaxia to take my life directly!"
"Hong Yi, open the door!" Zhang Menglong leaned against the door, calling out weakly.
"Mr. Zhang, you're back?" Hong Yi laughed, "I told you to take two people with you, but you wouldn't listen."
"Damn it, how was I supposed to know she could shop and spend so much?" Zhang Menglong complained, "I feel like returning her to Su Zhihe!"
"Haha, Mr. Zhang, there is no possibility of returning her, but just now, they sent two more people over."
Hong Yi moved aside, and two women with stunning figures approached—one with a sweet smile, the other sexy and charming.
"Hello Mr. Zhang, I am Lisa."
"Hello Mr. Zhang, I am Liu Renna!"
"What's this all about...?" Zhang Menglong knew that Su Zhihe would eventually send people over, but he didn't expect them to arrive this quickly!
"Representative Su asked us to come over to have dinner with you… and also…" The two beauties suddenly blushed, and Zhang Menglong didn't even need to ask to know that Su Zhihe must have given that kind of order again.
"Hong Yi, help me contact Su Zhihe!"
"Mr. Zhang!" Hong Yi handed over the already connected phone to Zhang Menglong.
"Zhang... Mr. Zhang..." On the other end of the line, Su Zhihe was akin to burying his own head in the ground, but Zhang Menglong's call—there was no way he dared not answer.
"Representative Su, it seems I remember someone saying they would never succumb to my threats, right?" Zhang Menglong said sarcastically, "How does it taste?"
With a heavy sigh, Su Zhihe uttered sincerely, "Tasty, really tasty!"