Chapter 1499


    Heated discussion erupted out on the scene, noise filled the wooden building on the central ind.


    Many of the notable people in attendance were thrown for a loop and began specting avidly.


    Taufeeq''s uptight expression rxed instantly. He smiled, looking towards Cadmus'' direction and


    waved. "Mr. Chai, looks like we will win this year''s civil battle."


    Cadmus narrowed his eyes at Taufeeq and then shook his head. He snickered in reply, saying, "Mr.


    Moo, it won''t necessarily be your victory this time, right? It''s far too early for you to say that for


    sure!"


    "Really?" Taufeeq shrugged it off. He thought that it was nothing more than an egoistic bluff by


    Cadmus, so he smiled and replied, "In that case, I''ll wait for a few more minutes to convey my


    constions to the Chai family."


    "You consoling us? That''s not for sure!" Cadmus scoffed.


    Taufeeq shook his head with a broad smile. He did not intend to continue the bickering with


    Cadmus. After all, the results of the civil battle had been decided. He had managed to get the


    support of Salman Zheng, a bigshot and most definitely a powerful weapon. The Chai family would


    definitely lose. Cadmus was just stubborn and denying reality.


    However, just as Taufeeq was reveling in his smugness, ra suddenly tugged on her father''s


    sleeve and pointed at the Moo family''s boat. She said anxiously, "Dad, look. Over there, on our


    boat"


    "What''s wrong?" Taufeeq looked towards the boat in confusion. What he saw caused his heart to


    skip a beat. A sense of foreboding welled up inside him.


    At that moment, Salman was already on the Moo family''s boat. As per the original n, he should


    have handed thentern in his hand to the Moo family members on the boat. Then, he would give a


    few cursory words of congrattions and support to set the Moo family''s victory in stone.


    Salman had arrived on the boat,ntern in hand. As he faced the Moo family members who were


    supposed to ept thentern from him, Salman did not hand it over. Instead, he looked in the


    direction of the wooden building and bellowed, "Taufeeq, I have a few words for you. Keith will


    convey it to you. As for the fate of thisntern, let''s deal with that after you''ve heard what I have to


    say."


    As soon as everyone heard that, chattering broke out again, after it had just began to calm down


    from the shock of Salman''s presence.


    Taufeeq''s face fell in an instant.


    At the present moment, a smiling Keith went to Taufeeq with a proud look on his face. He sniggered


    and said, "Mr. Moo, my father has a few words for me to pass to you."


    "Go ahead, Keith!" Taufeeq tried his best to suppress the anxiety in his heart and forced a smile.


    Keith replied, "Mr. Moo, ording to my father, as long as you agree to what he said before, he will


    immediately pass thentern to the Moo family, and then everything will go as nned."


    "What?!" Taufeeq glowered when he heard that. He gritted his teeth and eximed, "That''s


    impossible!"


    "Mr. Moo, if that is your reply, my father may not pass thentern to the Moo family," Keith said in a


    threatening tone.


    Taufeeq''s expression darkened. He ground his teeth, ring at Keith and Salman with resentment.


    Then, he asked, "How could Salman do this?"


    Keith smiled and answered, "Mr. Moo, you''re going about it all wrong. You and my father are both


    businessmen. Business is business, and it will be handled as such. If the Moo family joins our


    Chamber of Commerce, my father will lend his support to you in thentern festival. Fair exchange


    of interests is a basic business principle."


    "Fair? That condition is a total insult to justice." Taufeeq was furious.


    ra and the other members of the Moo family looked at him, puzzled. ra asked, "Dad, what


    does he want?"


    Taufeeq told her, "Salman wants the Moo family to join their Chamber of Commerce. For that, he


    wants me to hand over the Moo family''s shares to inaugurate me as a member."


    Upon hearing this, the Moo family began rioting.


    "That''s way too unfair!"


    "How can this be considered joining them? The Zheng family obviously wants to annex us!"


    "They''re heartless, ruthless."


    "Salman is a vicious man!"


    "Taufeeq, I can''t possibly agree to something like this!"


    The people of the Moo family were all filled with rage and dissatisfaction.


    Taufeeq remained looking unhappy. He red at Keith and finally spoke, "Your father is a


    mastermind. I won''t agree to it no matter what."


    "Mr. Moo, my father knew that you would refuse. Therefore, he''s giving you another option," Keith


    said.


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    Taufeeq fell silent for a moment before asking, "What is it?"


    Keith nced at ra with a greedy look in his eyes, then replied, "The other option is for ra and


    I to get married. In that case, my father would also give hisntern to the Moo family."


    "You want me to marry you? Never!" When ra heard that, she immediately rejected him without


    leaving any room for debate.


    Keith''s face turned stony upon her rejection. But he broke out into a smile immediately after and


    said again, "Mr. Moo, this condition is much better than the initial one. Are you really going to reject


    it? If you do, I''m telling you, there will be no third choice."


    "I—" Taufeeq seemed to be tempted.


    During that brief moment of hesitation, Taufeeq saw his daughter''s tearful look. He trembled, shook


    his head firmly and said, "I can''t give ra to someone like you! Even if the Moo family falls, I won''t


    push ra into a den of wolves." "You —" Keith had not anticipated Taufeeq''s resolute rejection.


    Infuriated, Keith asked icily, "Did you even consider the consequences of refusing the Zheng


    family?"


    "Let''s quit all the chatter. No matter what the consequences are, the Moo family will bear it."


    Taufeeq held his daughter''s hand and gave his definite answer.


    At that, Keith scoffed loudly and then shouted in the direction of the boat, "Dad, they refused."


    Salman, who was on the Moo family''s boat, narrowed his eyes and let out a long sigh. Then, he


    threw thentern in his hand into the air.


    At that moment, a hooded, bulky man, Royce, jumped from the Chai family''s boat into the air,


    grabbing thentern. Then, hended safely on the Chai family''s boat again and ced thentern


    among the rest.


    Simultaneously, Cadmus sped his hands together in front of his chest and bellowed, "I, Cadmus


    of the Chai family, thank you, Mr. Salman Zheng, for your support."


    Salman chuckled. "Mr. Chai, you''re too polite. The Chai family is the cream of the crop of Zobery


    district. The Zheng family will do its best to lend our support."


    After that, Salman left the Moo family''s boat and returned to the wooden building. Together with his


    son Keith, he stood right among the Chai family members.