Chapter 1007: 1002. To Have One Soulmate in Life

Once Zhang Ran began to ponder this matter, it might cause Zhang Ran to become soft-hearted, and Jiasen's goal would be achieved.

Yet Zhang Ran did not give him such an opportunity.

Therefore, Jiasen left cleanly and decisively; the purpose of his visit this time had also been achieved.

At this moment, Jiasen did not want to truly break completely with Zhang Ran; once that happened, their Rhode Family might be completely finished.

They might not even have a single drop of bloodline left; one must never underestimate the extent of Zhang Ran's ruthlessness. Jiasen was clear on this point.

So he personally brought the person over, and subsequently, he would carry out family law.

Although Zhang Ran said he would not interfere in this matter, he, Jiasen, had to provide Zhang Ran with an explanation, even if both sides were already enemies now.

This was the bottom line that Jiasen strove to maintain.

Zhang Ran did not need this, because Zhang Ran's base of operations was not here, but in Huaxia; no matter how powerful the Rhode Family was, they could not threaten Zhang Ran's true foundation.

Therefore, once they completely broke ties, the only ones who would suffer would be them.

Very quickly, news came from Zhang Ran's side that the person who had acted without authorization was already gone; this was the explanation Jiasen gave him.

Upon hearing this news, Zhang Ran only smiled and did not say anything more.

In the following time, Zhang Ran's methods became increasingly fierce; the Rhode Family not only needed to invest a large amount of capital every day to maintain the status quo, but they also had to deal with various sudden situations.

For example, this oil pipeline issue.

Jiasen never expected that Zhang Ran would actually set his sights on this, and that he had even succeeded.

Although the person who came forward was an American businessman, and even a former partner of his, one only needed to use their brain a little to know that the person standing behind him must be Zhang Ran.

It was not just Jiasen and his people who knew; even the people above in the United States must have known, but that side did not express anything.

This also proved one point: Zhang Ran's actions were tacitly approved.

On this oil pipeline issue, even though Jiasen used a thousand methods, and was even willing to suffer losses to secure it,

the final result was that they failed.

This caused everyone in the Rhode Family to feel a shock in their hearts, as if they had realized something.

In the time that followed, the people of the Rhode Family discovered that all of their family's enterprises were being targeted.

This kind of targeting was not limited to just Zhang Ran alone; it seemed as if they were being besieged by the whole world.

This caused the people of the Rhode Family to panic immediately; what on earth was going on?

Their business in Europe suffered a severe blow, and even the authorities in the United Kingdom stepped in.

Speaking of this matter, it was actually not something Zhang Ran had orchestrated; no matter how capable Zhang Ran was, he did not have such ability.

This was a gift from Prince Haiman; it was unknown how Prince Haiman persuaded them, but in any case, it was successful here.

"How did you manage to do this, you guy?" Zhang Ran asked with a chuckle.

Since the matter had already happened, he did not say anything else.

Prince Haiman said indifferently: "If I can't provide help in a time of need, can't I at least add flowers to the brocade?

Besides, most people are willing to do things like adding flowers to the brocade."

Prince Haiman did not elaborate on the situation inside, and Zhang Ran did not continue to ask; it was estimated that it was not that simple.

"By the way, when do you plan to resolve the Rhode Family?" Prince Haiman asked.

Zhang Ran thought for a moment and said: "Within these one or two months, why?"

"Nothing, just asking. By the way, I plan to buy a small island; do you want to buy one?" Prince Haiman changed the topic very quickly.

Zhang Ran said with some surprise: "Why are you buying a small island? You are so busy now; are you buying it just to look at it?"

Prince Haiman used to be a bit more relaxed, but ever since Zhang Ran started taking some actions internationally, Prince Haiman had also become busy.

Zhang Ran said he did not need his help, because Prince Haiman's status was, after all, somewhat sensitive.

But as Zhang Ran's good friend, Prince Haiman still put in effort in many aspects, and since he had put in effort and stepped forward, he could not avoid certain things.

This was also a responsibility.

Therefore, Prince Haiman was very busy at this time.

Prince Haiman smiled and said: "Don't worry about that; are you buying it or not?"

"I'll buy it, I'll buy it, okay? I suspect you, this guy, have taken benefits from someone else?" Zhang Ran said with a bitter smile.

Why did Prince Haiman sound so much like a salesman? It was just that this salesman was a bit too direct.

"Haha, that's good. The island I've taken a fancy to happens to have an island connected right next to it, not very far away; it's perfect for us to be neighbors," Prince Haiman laughed.

"You guy must have had this prepared long ago," Zhang Ran said.

"Yes, I plan to let Bert take over for me after a while," Prince Haiman said, revealing the reason at this time.

Zhang Ran said: "What? You're preparing to rest so soon?"

"Yeah, I'm tired too. It's just right to rest now. You know me; actually, I don't want to be this exhausted.

It's perfect now; once you're done with your business here, you'll probably want to rest too. We can have company together," Prince Haiman said relaxedly.

Zhang Ran smiled and said: "Fine, since you've already planned it out, then there's no use in me saying anything. You arrange it as you see fit."

"It's a deal then," Prince Haiman said and hung up the phone.

Zhang Ran looked at his phone, lost in thought for a moment, then smiled freely; having a friend like Prince Haiman was truly worth it.

Prince Haiman made it sound simple, but in reality, this was also because Prince Haiman had helped Zhang Ran too much.

In the eyes of many, Prince Haiman's actions in some matters had already crossed the line.

Therefore, although Prince Haiman said he was retiring, in reality, it was a forced move; there were countless ideas within a country.

Clearly, some people did not want Prince Haiman to be too close to Zhang Ran, or perhaps Prince Haiman held too many resources now; standing in this position, he should not have done so.

Very clearly, the pressure Prince Haiman had been under during this period must have been significant.

Prince Haiman chose to compromise; in fact, there was no other way, but this was not a bad thing either. Although it was a compromise, in reality, it was just handing over the reins early, and he was handing them over to his eldest son, Bert.

Regarding this friendship from Prince Haiman, Zhang Ran was also somewhat moved; to have one soulmate in life is enough.

Zhang Ran actually had not expected that a small bit of fate from back then could actually last until now, and that they would truly become such close friends.

Thinking of this, the corners of Zhang Ran's mouth could not help but reveal a trace of a smile, which he then restrained.

Next, he still had more important matters to attend to; once the Rhode Family was dealt with, everything could finally ease up.