Chapter 3347: The Family Above All! The Extreme Mr. Wang!

Because he had indeed secured certain vested interests, even Zhang Lin couldn't say he was wrong.

This is what a smart person should do, rather than, like before, having accomplished nothing yet already bringing up all sorts of messy conditions — anyone who isn't an imbecile would never agree to him.

Unfortunately, Mr. Wang may have been blinded by certain people and certain ideas, which is why he was so eager to negotiate a definitive answer, and the meeting ended on a sour note. At least for now, Mr. Wang still cannot determine whether Zhang Lin deliberately hung up the phone or simply wanted to vent his emotions.

If it's the former, Mr. Wang is well aware that he has no chance of turning things around. At least as far as Zhang Lin is concerned, he has been completely blacklisted, and no matter how hard he tries to contact Zhang Lin, there will be no opportunity.

If it's the latter, then after Zhang Lin finishes venting his emotions, or before calling back to give him a thorough dressing-down over past matters, the whole thing will come to an end, and they will continue to discuss a workable plan afterward and carry on from there.

Although Mr. Wang felt he had already laid out his bottom line, instinct still drove him to hope that this was most likely the latter.

Mr. Wang is a relatively optimistic person. Actually, at this point, being in an almost desperate situation, he has no choice but to be optimistic. Mr. Wang is currently caught between a rock and a hard place — take one step forward and Wang Canghai is likely waiting for him; take one step back, and Zhang Lin's side won't let him off either.

Of course, this premise is that Zhang Lin had definitely hung up the phone on his own initiative earlier, so that kind of thinking has already roused Zhang Lin's anger. Although that is one of the outcomes Mr. Wang least wants to see, if things really do develop in that direction, Mr. Wang tells himself there's nothing he can do about it and can only let things run their course.

Three minutes passed quickly, with only the last sliver of time remaining. Mr. Wang was so anxious he was pacing back and forth in the room, and his trusted subordinate, who in the past might not have understood Mr. Wang's behavior at all, has now grown used to it.

Because every time Mr. Wang finds himself in such a predicament, he becomes like this. It never happened before, but in recent days it has occurred frequently, so much so that this subordinate has even wondered whether Mr. Wang, simply because he had seen him in such a state, was thinking about silencing him by killing him at some unspecified point.

But now it seems he was overthinking it, because Mr. Wang had not only never considered silencing him, but was instead thinking that one day he could inherit the position of head of the Wang family — something he would never in his wildest dreams have dared to imagine before.

Yet now this dream seemed to be getting closer and closer to him, which made him feel unexpectedly flattered. And after Mr. Wang said those words earlier, the two of them fell silent at the same time.

This might be a kind of unspoken understanding — saying any more would be pointless. Reality is right there, and no one is allowed to raise the slightest objection.

Time ticked by second by second. The state Mr. Wang was displaying now was so tense that even his own subordinate began to feel nervous. To say there was no reaction at all would be utterly unrealistic, but this subordinate felt Mr. Wang's behavior was getting more and more excessive.

Looking at Zhang Lin at this moment, he saw the rhythm of the Archaeology Team One change in this way, and finally shook his head. Then he picked up the phone and dialed out — it was a call to Mr. Wang.

From this point, it can be proven that Mr. Wang had indeed played a pretty good hand this time, at least he had gambled correctly: Zhang Lin would call him proactively, and it confirmed everything that had happened before.

Zhang Lin didn't care about this point, and making such a choice didn't count as lowering himself to discuss the upcoming conditions with Mr. Wang.

In the final analysis, Zhang Lin had already thought everything through; ultimately, the entire rhythm remained in his hands. Otherwise, Zhang Lin wouldn't have made this choice — that is the starting point of everything.

And regarding matters like this, Zhang Lin had made similar choices before, more than once. He also believed that whether they were his opponents or so-called allies, they should all know perfectly well in their hearts what kind of choice he would make next.

The phone rang twice, but Mr. Wang hadn't picked up yet. This made Zhang Lin frown slightly. He had already deduced in his mind what would happen next, and was convinced that as long as Mr. Wang wasn't crazy, he should handle this matter in his own way.

If there was even the slightest deviation, the outcome Mr. Wang ultimately faced could be a death with no burial place — this, the other party should understand better than anyone.

Given that, this phone call is now a lifeline for Mr. Wang. If Zhang Lin didn't make this call, then Mr. Wang would find it even harder to decide what to do afterward. The key is that everything here concerns not only himself, but most importantly the entire Wang family.

The key point Zhang Lin seized on is precisely this: if Mr. Wang were the kind of selfish person, Zhang Lin wouldn't bother with him at all. The fundamental reason is that the other party has an entire family in his heart.

Based on this point, Zhang Lin would discuss subsequent matters with this Mr. Wang. If Mr. Wang's mindset were the same as Wang Canghai's — treating all of this merely as chips for his own use — then Zhang Lin, under no circumstances whatsoever, would definitely not bother with him again. This is certain.

Compared to the previous Wang Canghai, he should have seen this absolute outcome. Back then, even though Wang Canghai had shown such sincerity, Zhang Lin still didn't pay him any attention.

The fundamental reason lies in the fact that Wang Canghai's所谓的 sincerity was simply too laughable. He had never truly intended to cooperate with Zhang Lin; he merely wanted to use this method to more easily obtain the Muchen Zhu and interfere with the archaeological team's operations, thereby gaining more benefits for himself.

Put plainly, he wanted to use Zhang Lin and then take advantage of the opening. Wang Canghai believed all his pursuits were within easy reach — how could Zhang Lin fail to see through such petty scheming?

So in the end, his sharp words were all rejected, and Zhang Lin firmly told Wang Canghai never again to harbor such petty schemes when discussing these matters with him — no one is a fool.

Just like the things Wang Canghai was mulling over in his heart, everyone has their own little schemes in their heart; it's fine as long as they're well hidden.

Concealing them well might even allow one to use them to obtain certain vested interests. But if they're poorly hidden and discovered early by others, it will only make oneself look utterly ridiculous — this is indisputable.