Chapter 443: 439. I Am Just Here to Humiliate You (Please Subscribe, Monthly Tickets!)

Qi Guanghuan acted as if he hadn't heard Zhuo Fan's words; he only looked at Zhang Ran, as if he wouldn't answer Zhuo Fan unless Zhang Ran gave the word.

Such a bootlicking display left the people on the sidelines dumbfounded—was it really necessary?

Zhang Ran said, "Why couldn't I come? I was invited here by President Qi this time. What? Or should I leave right now?"

As he spoke, Zhang Ran looked at the other shareholders, who were all left feeling at a loss by his gaze.

At this moment, they didn't know what attitude to adopt toward Zhang Ran.

Their current predicament was entirely caused by Zhang Ran; to say there wasn't a shred of resentment in their hearts would be a complete lie.

But since Zhang Ran had already come this time, it proved he had something to say; perhaps this was also an opportunity.

Moreover, they all knew that Zhang Ran and Zhuo Fan had a conflict; if sacrificing one Zhuo Fan could resolve this matter, then that would be a good thing for them.

Seeing that these people were all silent, Zhang Ran smiled and casually found a seat to sit down.

Then, without any nonsense, he took a contract directly from He Qing's hand and threw it to Zhuo Fan.

"President Zhuo, you still remember this contract, right?" Zhang Ran said with a hint of mockery.

Zhuo Fan's expression shifted between light and shadow; he didn't flip through the contract, but his hands clenched tight.

At the time, he had been full of confidence, believing Zhang Ran wouldn't refuse him, and his mindset had even been in the superior position; he had spoken without the slightest bit of courtesy, even lecturing Zhang Ran.

But at this very moment, the scene seemed to have reversed.

"Zhang Ran, did you come here today just to humiliate me?" Zhuo Fan said with a gloomy face.

Zhang Ran let out a scoff and said, "Humiliate you? Are you worthy?"

After finishing, he added, "Fine, I won't pretend anymore. I am here to humiliate you."

At this, Zhuo Fan almost couldn't hold back from jumping up to beat Zhang Ran; this person's way of speaking was too infuriating!

Just at this moment, one shareholder seemed unable to watch any longer and said, "Mr. Zhang, there's no need to do this, right? We're all in business; isn't this going a bit too far?"

Zhang Ran's expression turned cold as he looked at this shareholder and said, "Too far? What qualification do you have to say it's too far?"

"You..."

"Are you standing up for Zhuo Fan? Then do you know how Zhuo Fan mocked me back then?"

"I..."

"Also, when I'm speaking, is it your place to interrupt? Does a Zhang Ran need to be lectured by you? What kind of thing are you?"

"You..."

The man's face turned from green to white; he hadn't expected Zhang Ran to be so arrogant, not leaving him a shred of face.

What Zhang Ran hated most was this kind of person who didn't know the truth of the matter but would still say you were doing something wrong or taking things too far.

Coldly sweeping a glance at that person, Zhang Ran ignored him further and instead looked at Zhuo Fan, saying, "I have another contract here. Take a look; if you feel there's no problem, then sign it."

As he spoke, he signaled for He Qing to hand over the contract.

Zhuo Fan looked at the contract already delivered before his eyes, his expression shifting between light and shadow, but in the end, he took the contract and began to read.

Upon reading it, his face suddenly flushed red!

Zhang Ran had simply modified his previous contract, and inside, he had clearly laid out the matter of him stealing shares; it was equivalent to saying that as long as he signed this contract, he would be admitting his guilt.

"Zhang Ran, you've gone too far!" At this moment, Zhuo Fan could no longer maintain his composure and slapped the table as he stood up!

"Too far? President Zhuo, this is your own contract; how can you call it going too far?"

"If you feel it's too far, then why did you want me to sign it back then? Didn't you feel it was too far back then?" Zhang Ran said expressionlessly.

Zhuo Fan stared fixedly at Zhang Ran, took a deep breath, and finally, for some reason, suddenly started to laugh.

"Zhang Ran, are you at your wit's end now too? That's why you thought to come over now? Is it all just to take a gamble? Heh, then you're wrong." Zhuo Fan wore an expression of having seen right through him.

And the other shareholders' eyes lit up at this moment—could it really be like this?

Zhang Ran said with a chuckle, "Yo, you actually guessed right. I really am running out of steam, and I came this time just to see if I could scare you all. Tsk tsk tsk, why are your eyes so sharp?"

The more Zhang Ran spoke, the thicker the mockery became; now, the others began to waver—was Zhang Ran being real or fake?

Zhuo Fan, however, looked certain, "Everyone, don't be fooled by him. If he had any certainty, how could he have come today?

You must know that we are currently at a complete disadvantage; if he had just held on for a while longer, it certainly would have been better than coming now.

This already explains the problem; everyone must not be fooled."

Just as the others were feeling indecisive in their hearts, Zhang Ran also laughed, "Since that's the case, then I'll give everyone a choice today."

Everyone turned their gaze toward Zhang Ran.

"Right now, whoever chooses to stand on my side, I can acquire the shares in your hands calculated at the current market value," Zhang Ran said lightly.

Hearing Zhang Ran's words, the other shareholders' expressions changed one after another.

This was Zhang Ran's attitude?

Even if they stood on his side, they still had to hand over their shares?

And at the current market value?

"Of course, you are the exception," Zhang Ran added at the end, the target being the very shareholder who had spoken up for Zhuo Fan just moments ago.

"Mr. Zhang, what if we don't choose this path?" someone said gloomily.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "That's perfect; I'm too lazy to go through the trouble anyway. When the time comes, you can just be buried along with Fengchao."

"Or, it's really as you said—I'm at the end of my rope and came this time just to scare you. Hmm~ in that case, it seems that holding out until the end will yield the greatest harvest for you."

After Zhang Ran finished speaking, he didn't pay any more attention to these people and instead looked at Zhuo Fan.

"Zhang Ran, stop putting on an act here," Zhuo Fan said; he couldn't let these people defect at this moment, or he would truly be finished.

"Heh, just think of me as putting on an act then. By the way, President Qi, I heard that your President Zhuo here has already started packing up his belongings; is there any truth to that?" Zhang Ran asked with a chuckle.

Qi Guanghuan only then spoke up, "There is indeed such a matter. Just a few days ago, President Zhuo secretly siphoned out some funds, and some have even been transferred to overseas accounts. Here is the data."

As he spoke, he handed the data to Zhang Ran, who didn't even look at it, but simply pressed it down in front of himself and looked at Zhuo Fan.

Zhuo Fan was truly panicked now; he had previously felt relieved that Qi Guanghuan hadn't discovered this matter, but now...

"Zhang Ran, don't you go making baseless accusations!" Zhuo Fan said sternly.

Zhang Ran said: "Baseless accusations? Zhuo Fan, how about we make a bet? If the data inside here is true, then you will directly confess to all your past crimes; if it is false, then just pretend I never came here this time."