Chapter 305

At this moment, Jia Guolong's face turned even whiter. In his heart, he greeted Su Yang's ancestors for eighteen generations. "I'm not opening my mouth to ask for your account number because I can't; I'm not opening it because I don't have the 20 million, damn it!"

Even if he had it, who would be willing to hand it over so readily? This was 20 million, not 200 yuan, nor 20,000 yuan.

This wasn't just cutting flesh; this was practically taking his life!

"Jia Guolong, give it! What are you waiting for? Don't tell me you want to lose face for our club?"

"Jia Guolong, you're a man who stands to pee. Your word is your bond; don't lose face for us."

"Give it! What are you standing there for? The 5 million that person bet against the Little Witch has already been fully received. What are you still dragging your feet for?"

"Don't let people think we can't afford it. You're losing face for our Sijiucheng."

The Little Witch's two little followers firmly set the pace, and everyone at the scene began to mock Jia Guolong as well. Anyway, this matter didn't concern them, so they couldn't feel the pain.

Regardless, whether it was Jia Guolong and the others making Su Yang pay money and bark like a dog, or Su Yang turning around and slapping Jia Guolong in the face, making him pay 20 million and bark like a dog, it was a rare pleasure for them.

Those who weren't doing as well as Jia Guolong were venting a bit of jealousy. "Who told you to do better than me? If you do well, you pay more money and suffer more humiliation."

The few who were doing better than Jia Guolong showed expressions of mockery. "What kind of status do you have to humiliate others like that? Now it's good, the boomerang has hit you. You should be a man and take responsibility."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jia Guolong said, "The projects we agreed upon earlier will definitely be implemented within a week. On this point, Mayor Su, rest assured, I will do what I say."

Isn't that so? He was from the Ministry of Commerce. As long as he made two phone calls, let alone two, even 20 such projects could be arranged.

The Little Witch interrupted, "It's not one project, it's two projects. You were the ones who added that bet in the first place."

Jia Guolong said with a pale face, "Fine, we added it ourselves, I admit it. Two projects it is."

At this time, Su Yang said, "Then let's make it clear here: these two projects cannot be polluting enterprises; they must be enterprises that can drive local economic development and provide jobs."

Jia Guolong said, "Fine, no problem. Since we've said this much, I definitely won't send those heavy-polluting enterprises over just to get it over with."

"But for this 20 million, can you give me some time? At this hour, if I call the bank to transfer money, they might not be able to do it."

This seemed to be the only plausible excuse Jia Guolong could find.

If this kind of nonsense were used to fool someone who really didn't know any better, coming from here, Su Yang would have no problem. Normally, transferring 20 million at this hour really wasn't easy.

But what kind of place was this? This was a club for these young masters and misses. What didn't these people know?

To put it bluntly, there were people among them who could make one phone call, immediately, right now, and get bank staff to go to work—and at the bank president level, at that.

The Little Witch looked at Jia Guolong with cold eyes, then said to her follower—the girl who had been sitting next to their booth earlier—"Jin Yuting, did you hear what Young Master Jia said just now? He said the bank is off work at this hour and transfers aren't convenient. Why don't you trouble yourself to make two calls?"

The Jin Yuting she mentioned was the daughter of a Vice President of the State Bank. Although in terms of real power, she wasn't as high as the fathers of the people present, in their special banking field, her word was absolutely golden.

Jin Yuting said, "Alright, I was just thinking about whether I should make a call. Since you said so, I'll make the call."

"By the way, Young Master Jia, which bank are you with? So I can provide you with the right service."

Others might be three parts afraid of Jia Guolong—after all, Jia Guolong's father was the top leader in Jiangnan—but Jin Yuting's father was in the banking system; the two had absolutely nothing to do with each other.

Therefore, she didn't care about Jia Guolong's face at all.

Jia Guolong's face flushed red, and he said, "Ah, then no need to call. I'll call the bank myself. However, however..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Su Yang picked up the thread: "Young Master Jia, with your status and financial resources, you shouldn't be unable to come up with a mere 20 million, right? Otherwise, you can have someone deliver the cash here."

"I really haven't seen much money in my life; I want to see how much 20 million actually is."

Strike while the iron is hot. Su Yang didn't give Jia Guolong any slack. As arrogant as you were at the beginning, I will make you as embarrassed as you are now.

Jia Guolong was practically going crazy inside. At this point, he had no way out, so he had to say, "20 million is not a small amount. I have 20 million, but you might not be able to mobilize it in a short time..."

"How about this: give me half an hour, I'll transfer 10 million to your account first, how about that? For the rest, can you give me two more hours?"

To tell the truth, Jia Guolong really couldn't afford to lose this face. Now, even if he were crying, he had to scrape together the 20 million.

The reason he needed so much time was that he had to use it to borrow money. Su Yang knew he couldn't push people too far, so he agreed. It counted as giving Jia Guolong a way out.

"Fine, I'll check the account within half an hour. If 10 million arrives, I can give you another two or three hours to raise the rest."

"However, the other bet doesn't need time. Why don't we fulfill it now? I see everyone is getting impatient."

Hearing Su Yang mention the other bet, everyone showed an expression of watching a good show. For them, the 20 million bet had nothing to do with them.

They didn't have to pay, and they wouldn't get a cent. It was someone else's business inside and out. But something as interesting as barking like a dog—that was fun.

Suddenly, someone started heckling, "Hurry, hurry, don't delay the dog barking..."

"That's right, we also want to see what it's like to bark like a dog in this place."

"Yes, I believe our Young Master Jia won't renege on his debt."

"If you renege, who would be willing to associate with you in this circle in the future?"

Su Yang had really underestimated the human nature of these people. Logically speaking, these people were in a proper circle, and after such an incident, everyone would likely stand together to exclude him, an outsider.

But in reality, not only did they not unite to deal with Su Yang, but they were also eager to see Jia Guolong make a fool of himself.

However, Su Yang understood this once he thought about it, because they only looked like they were on good terms on the surface. But when it really involved something that hurt their face, they couldn't wait to cut ties with Jia Guolong completely.

After all, this was about barking like a dog. Not only did they have to cut ties with Jia Guolong, but they also had to take the opportunity to step on him. Because such opportunities were rare for them.

In this way, if Jia Guolong stood up and acted arrogant again in the future, they could completely use this incident to slap his face.

The atmosphere had been built up to this point; even if Su Yang didn't want to disgust Jia Guolong, he had to. He said with a playful smile, "Young Master Jia, you heard it all, right? It's not that I'm forcing you to bark like a dog; it's everyone's wish."

"How about it? Give us some face and let everyone have a laugh?"