Chapter 304

Upon hearing Su Yang's voice, the three of them—Jia Guolong and the others—shuddered as if struck by electricity, their bodies twitching as they sat up straight. Jia Guolong, in particular, wanted to say something but couldn't get the words out.

Tian Xiaofei and Zhang Jiangbo were already pale as ghosts; they knew each other's financial strength too well. It was true they had a bit of pocket money.

However, their money was all invested elsewhere. If you asked them to come up with 20 million in assets, anyone could do it, but 20 million in cash was simply impossible to produce.

Before, it was only because they thought the Bangzi team couldn't possibly win that they had raised the stakes without limit. If they had known it would end like this, they would have died before agreeing to any 1-to-20 odds.

This was truly a case of having to eat what they had just defecated; just thinking about how disgusting that was made them sick.

Previously, they had all thought Su Yang was a complete idiot, a total sucker, and that they were guaranteed to make 1 million. Now it seemed they were the suckers, the complete idiots.

At this moment, Su Yang raised his voice again and said, "Young Master Jia, is your hearing not so good right now? Do you need me to walk over to you and say it?"

"And all of you present here, you all said before that your word is your bond. You promised to supervise the fulfillment of the bet."

"Don't all play dumb now. And you, Liu Zixuan, you started this, and you hosted it. Besides, you've made 5 million inside and out on your 500,000."

"You really ought to stand up and shout a few times, put in some effort."

"This thing is even more cost-effective than buying a lottery ticket. Even if you win a 5 million lottery, don't you have to pay 1 million in taxes? This is pure profit for you."

At this moment, Su Yang had become the most smug of them all. He still had a cigar clamped in his hand, and at a casual glance, he actually had quite the air of a big boss.

Liu Zixuan only just reacted at this point. Her eyes instantly lit up with a sharp glint, and she snatched the microphone from Su Yang's hand and shouted, "Those who took my 500,000 just now, hurry up and pay immediately. Don't give me any excuses."

"People in our circle shouldn't lose face over this little bit of money."

After speaking, she threw out a bank card and said to the staff, "Put my card number on the big screen and let them transfer the money."

Hearing her say this, the others also reacted. Because of the defeat of the Mediterranean Fortress, they had been so angry and embarrassed that they had forgotten about the bet they had made with the Little Witch.

At this moment, one by one, they began to make calls to transfer money with long faces. For ordinary people, transferring money at this hour would require going to the bank and dealing with all sorts of troublesome procedures, but for them, it was really just a matter of making a phone call.

Those who hadn't managed to grab a bet against the Little Witch earlier had been regretting it to death, feeling they had missed out on hundreds of thousands or even millions. At this moment, their faces were smiling like chrysanthemums, and they were thinking, "Damn it, let you guys grab it, let you guys be arrogant—go cry now."

Losing on the field, losing off the field, losing on lottery tickets, losing on side bets—this time, they probably wouldn't even have their underwear left.

Only then did Liu Zixuan say to Su Yang, "I couldn't tell, you country bumpkin actually have a trick up your sleeve! Zhou Ruohan taking a fancy to you must be because she saw this special ability of yours."

"This is just too damn magical. No, how did you know the Mediterranean Fortress team would be kicked out by the Bangzi team? A normal person wouldn't have thought of that. Tell me honestly, where did you find out?"

A portion of Liu Zixuan's little followers at the scene also said, "Damn, Zhou Ruohan really has an eye for talent. I said it, a heaven-favored girl like Zhou Ruohan couldn't possibly find a piece of trash."

"Sure enough, sure enough, our judgment still can't compare to hers. We only saw the surface, while she saw the core."

"This is why they say Zhou Ruohan could become a section-level County Magistrate at 25, while we are still here being playboys."

"I really must ask Sister Zhou for advice later on how excellent her judgment is to have discovered such a treasure of a boy."

"I said those idiots like Jia Guolong thought they watched soccer games often and could bully Mayor Su. If Mayor Su didn't have the diamond drill, could he take on this porcelain work? If he didn't have this bit of skill, would he dare come to a place like this?"

"That's right, he's a pure grassroots person who became a Town Mayor without any foundation at all. One look and you know he's no simple character."

"Isn't that so? Can you describe him as simple? This is a dragon among men. We stay in Jingcheng every day; you go down to the grassroots and take a look, and you'll know. To be a Town Mayor at this age, if he weren't exceptionally capable and favored by leaders, how could he possibly become a Town Mayor?"

In an instant, even Zhou Ruohan was being pursued and worshipped like an idol.

Even the "country bumpkin" and "hick from the countryside" they had been calling him just moments ago had turned into an "excellent young cadre," and he had become an object of envy in their eyes.

This change in tone was mainly what caught Su Yang off guard. It turned out these people were no different from this country bumpkin; they were also experts at fawning over the powerful and looking down on the weak.

Su Yang actually found this flattery quite satisfying. However, he hadn't forgotten the main business. He said to Liu Zixuan, "Don't busy yourself with that little bit of money. The 20 million here is the big deal. If I can't collect it, I'm afraid you young masters and misses of Sijiucheng will lose a lot of face."

Liu Zixuan said, "Rest assured, today, no matter what, I will make them give you that 20 million. Oh, right, and that dog barking..."

After speaking, she pulled Su Yang directly toward the location of Jia Guolong and the other two. At this moment, the lighting technician, who loved to stir up trouble, aimed the lights at Jia Guolong's position, and everyone's gaze gathered there in an instant.

To tell the truth, in their club, playing for various bets was not uncommon, but playing for something this big and this outrageous was truly a first. Therefore, they really wanted to see how Jia Guolong would come up with that 20 million.

The key was that there was still the matter of the dog barking afterward. If Jia Guolong really barked like a dog, would he still be able to hang out in this circle in the future?

"Jia Guolong, don't play dead. 20 million in cash, two investment projects worth over 10 million each, and also getting down on the ground and barking like a dog."

"You must fulfill every one of these for Mayor Su. Otherwise, don't bother hanging out in this circle anymore."

"Of course, you might think you're pretty hot stuff in this circle, but you have to know there is always someone better, and there is always a heaven beyond the heaven. There are plenty of people who can deal with you."

Jia Guolong's expression was extremely ugly at this moment. The arrogance and disdain from before were completely gone.

His face was as white as paper. Losing such a large bet to Su Yang was one thing, but the point was that he really couldn't come up with 20 million.

He stammered, "About this matter, I think..."

Su Yang saw Jia Guolong stammering like this and knew the kid couldn't come up with that much money at all. But he didn't want to let these people off just like that. He still said, "Weren't you very arrogant when you were mocking me just now? Weren't you very hot stuff? Where did that unyielding spirit go?"

"Where did that arrogant temperament go? Don't look so down. Isn't it just 20 million? To you guys, that's just a small number."

"You haven't spoken for a long time—are you embarrassed to ask me for an account number? Don't be so troubled, I'll just take it out and give it to you."

As Su Yang said this, he placed a bank card from his pocket directly onto the table.