Chapter 624: If the open approach doesn’t work, try the covert approach

Chapter 624: If the open approach doesn’t work, try the covert approach

Chapter 624: If the open approach doesn’t work, try the covert approach

One hundred million meat coins, if converted by purchasing power, is equivalent to more than ten billion Chinese yuan, a huge sum of money that cannot be spent in several lifetimes.

Being able to freely choose from the treasures of the Dragon Palace is a privilege only available to the Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

With such a high price, at least 99 percent of the members of the Demon Alliance would inevitably be tempted.

The conditions offered by Ao Run were astronomical.

In the past, there was no need to bribe a mere Nascent Soul cultivator; the problem could be solved by simply killing him.

But things are different now, and the people he has to deal with are not ants without any foundation.

The identities of official police officers of the Mermaid Tribe and the Demon Alliance are double insurance. If they are killed rashly, there will be endless troubles.

Killing a police officer is not only the most serious crime among serious crimes, but also requires not only compliance with the principle of "murder cases must be solved", but it will also attract the attention of the entire police community and will be listed as the major case of the year, with the Demon Alliance's Internal Affairs Department sending specialists to focus on solving it.

The mermaids are no longer the weak tribe with no one to protect them. Li Moshen from the Lishan Immortal Sect is their greatest support. Li Moshen can take on four dragon kings alone without any pressure.

Even if the dragon clan invites the ancestor Huanglong Zhenren to come out, Li Moxian's master is the Mother of Lishan. Killing the ancestor Huanglong is not much different from killing a snake.

The Dragon Kings are not reckless fools. On the contrary, because they have been bullied so many times, they know how to judge the situation best.

Due to various considerations, Ao Run proposed a condition that no one could refuse: to bribe the law enforcement police with a large sum of money to rescue his good-for-nothing and rebellious son.

"We mermaids are not short of money, and we don't need magic weapons."

Li Lan'er did not hesitate at all and shook her head decisively, "Your son broke the law and should accept legal sanctions. Instead of coming to me, you might as well go find a lawyer for consultation."

The Dragon King suppressed his temper and said patiently, "I have found the victim and the witnesses on the entire street at the time. They have all decided to slightly change their testimonies in court."

At this point, his eyes fell on Wen Rui and Kong Xuan, and said, "You two are also witnesses. I will give each of you one million meat coins. All you need is to say in court that you didn't see anything. How about that?"

"Not so good, I'm not short of money!"

Wen Rui said angrily, "I'll give you 10 million meat coins, and you get out of here right now, okay?"

As he said this, he actually took out a box of money from his bag and threw it towards the Dragon King with force.

This move was so strange and unpredictable that the box drew an arc in the air and hit the faucet exactly. The box shattered and banknotes flew all over the sky.

Ao Run was stunned. He never expected that a little Jindan demon would use money to humiliate him, a real dragon.

It is not very harmful and extremely insulting.

Li Liuer couldn't help but chuckle and looked at him with even more affection.

The mermaids nowadays are also not short of money, so when Wen Rui revealed his identity as a wealthy businessman at Shanzhenlou before, it actually didn't add much points and did not increase his attraction to Li Liuer.

However, this act of using money to flaunt the Dragon King was extremely charming in her eyes. It is said that the coolest action of a man is to take out money when spending money on a woman. Even cooler than this is to use money to flaunt the powerful.

Ten million is not actually a lot of money in the eyes of wealthy demon tribes such as the mermaids and dragons. The element of humiliation when throwing it is far greater than the element of competing for wealth. It is just to express sarcasm.

A mere little Jindan monkey dares to challenge the Dragon King in the realm of True Immortality face to face. He has both courage and a little sense of humor. This is what attracts Li Liuer the most.

"You evil beast, you are so bold that you actually dare to play with a real dragon. Believe it or not, I will kill you immediately!" Ao Run's anger value reached the maximum, and another dragon roar shook the sky.

Wen Rui immediately took out the third-level membership card of the Chamber of Commerce and showed it to Ao Run: "Really? I don't believe it! We live in a society ruled by law now. Do you think it was a hundred years ago? You are only a second-level member. If you dare to touch a third-level member, you will be put in jail for life."

When Ao Run saw the black card, his expression froze. He opened his mouth and held it in for a long time before spitting out a few words in hatred: "The rule of law saved you!"

As a second-level member, the Dragon King is well aware of the significance of this black card. Even though the third-level membership is one level lower than the second-level, it is not an official rank, and there is no rule that a higher-ranking official can crush someone else.

Level one, two and three members are all senior members of the Chamber of Commerce and are given special protection by the Chamber of Commerce.

If anything happens to any holder of a senior membership card, the Chamber of Commerce will mobilize all its forces to conduct a thorough investigation and resolutely seek justice for the members.

Taking action against senior members is tantamount to declaring war on the Chamber of Commerce.

If conflicts arise between senior members, they must be arbitrated by the Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Committee. If they attack and kill each other privately or secretly, they will be punished.

Even if a first-level member murders a third-level member, he will be immediately expelled from the Chamber of Commerce and severely punished as an enemy of the Chamber of Commerce.

Ao Run, one of the members, knew very well how powerful the Chamber of Commerce was now. In the Three Realms, apart from Heaven and the Western Religion, there was probably no other group that could rival it.

When facing the Chamber of Commerce, the underworld has to keep its tail between its legs and behave like a ghost. Otherwise, how can the King of Hell, who can't even beat a monkey, resist the Chamber of Commerce and the demon saints of the Demon Alliance?

"I have witnessed your illegal behavior of bribing and threatening the police officers and witnesses of the Demon Alliance."

Wen Rui crossed his arms and sneered, "Stinky loach, do you believe that I will file a complaint against you at the Arbitration Committee and send you to jail? I'm in a bad mood today and don't want to argue with you. Get out of here if you know what's best for you, and don't mess up my business here!"

Ao Run's dragon claws were clenching so hard that they made crackling sounds, and his dragon teeth were almost broken. He had never been so angry in his life.

Looking back a hundred years ago, the little Jindan demon was no better than an ant in his eyes and could be crushed to death with ease.

After joining the Demon Alliance, he was no longer bullied by the evil gods in heaven and the great saints of the demon clan on earth, but he could no longer manipulate the little demons as he did before.

Weighing the pros and cons, I don’t know whether it is a gain or a loss.

But the decision to join the Demon Alliance was definitely correct and was also a last resort.

Because if the Four Seas do not join the Demon Alliance, the Demon Alliance will definitely attack the Four Seas, force the Dragon Kings to sign various unequal treaties, and use the trade scissors gap to frantically reap the wealth of the dragon clan until the treasures in the Dragon Palace are emptied.

Those unscrupulous businessmen on land are so cunning and despicable. There are endless contract traps, and even if you are cheated, there is no way to seek justice.

If they did not join the Demon Alliance, the size of the fishing fleet that would continue to expand every year would be enough to make the four Dragon Kings sleepless and worry that the aquatic creatures would be fished out one day.

After joining the Demon Alliance, the Dragon Kings had the opportunity to speak out to safeguard the interests of the Dragon Palace, to form alliances in the council, and to veto proposals that were detrimental to the ocean.

But the price to pay is that they can no longer show off their power to those sentient beings that the dragons once regarded as ants.

Ao Run never expected that there would be a third-level member of the Chamber of Commerce here, which completely disrupted his plan. He glared at Li Lan'er and Wen Rui hatefully, turned around and left without saying a word, returning to the dragon boat.

Just as the dragon boat surfaced, it sank silently again. But at the same time, dozens of black shadows rushed out from the dragon boat, like sharks lurking under the water, and surrounded the island from all directions.

(End of this chapter)