I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 496 - 494: You Write for Forbes Magazine?

Late at night, a piece of dreadful news reached the Speaker of the Parliament in Brahma Country.

"Speaker, we can't contact Mr. Hui Jie Yan anymore!"

The Speaker was suddenly blinded, as if the sky was about to collapse.

To cooperate with Hui Jie Yan, they had paid a terrible price, not only tearing their faces with Zhang Menglong, but even sacrificing the future of their own country!

In that temple, the power of the Ghost Gods had been entirely devoured by Hui Jie Yan, leaving only a small amount of power, which was so weak that it could hardly create a Psychic.

The Psychic power of their Brahma Country could have been ranked in the top ten in the world, but after this batch of Psychics passed, they would be without successors unless they conducted human experiments like those Western countries and tried to create Mutants through technology.

But it must be known that the Western countries had been on this path for over 50 years, and they were already late! Unless they attached themselves to those Western families, by then, there would inevitably be many humiliating terms of national degradation.

Zhang Menglong was not eliminated, the temple was destroyed, and the front line was still in urgent need, as of today, their second contested territory had also been captured, and just yesterday they even aired a live broadcast, humiliating those prisoners.

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They are likely to start attacking the third territory with renewed vigour in a couple of days.

All of this stemmed from their greed, for the three trillion US Dollars of assets of the Mahalast Family, what was the price they paid if not more than three trillion US Dollars?

The Speaker seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

"Tomorrow morning, go find Zhang Menglong!" the Speaker said, "No matter what conditions he proposes, we agree! Before that, release the apology statement first!"

"Apology statement?" Some members of the parliament were somewhat confused.

Regarding the lawsuit Zhang Menglong filed against them, the parliament had analyzed it, either admitting that they monitored the movements of foreigners, which is to admit their so-called human rights violation.

Or openly admit that they wanted to usurp Zhang Menglong's assets, proving the uniqueness of Zhang Menglong.

Clearly, the former charge was almost anti-human, and once admitted, the consequences would be explosive.

The latter, although somewhat more acceptable, blatantly displayed their shamelessness to the fullest.

We want to swallow your assets, and to understand your every move and any possible defensive or retaliatory actions, we monitored you, doesn't that make sense?

But from then on, Brahma Country's reputation would likely become rotten and stink, for a country that would covet someone else's assets is not only embarrassing but also despised.

"Admit that we coveted the assets of the Mahalast Family," the Speaker said through clenched teeth, "Try to guide public opinion towards Domte's younger siblings! Downplay our role in it!"

"That's the only way," the members nodded, if they claimed they were deceived into doing this, it might be somewhat more acceptable to the people.

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Apology Statement: Here, we sincerely apologize to Mr. Zhang Menglong from Huaxia. There were indeed actions of monitoring his movements, but Brahma Country has never violated the human rights of the general public. Mr. Zhang's case is indeed an exception.

The Clan Leader of Brahma Country's largest family, the Mahalast Family, passed away, leaving three trillion US Dollars of assets by a will to Mr. Zhang Menglong. However, some members of the Mahalast Family wanted to embezzle the assets and conspired with some corrupt officials, secretly monitoring Mr. Zhang's movements, an act not endorsed by the state will.

The individuals involved have been severely punished, and we hope the international community can view this matter with a discerning eye...

Once the news was released, the reaction was surprisingly good. The voices accusing Brahma Country of anti-human and anti-social behaviors vanished without a trace, and even though it was unknown whether those punished were scapegoats, at least they admitted their mistake.

Moreover, it indeed played a significant role because Zhang Menglong was essential in this incident's origin. While the surveillance was illegal, it was indeed understandable from a human perspective. The public only cared about whether such monitoring was widespread; as long as it was not, it didn't concern them much.

Of course, this was just part of the reason; a bigger reason was that the news about the vast assets of the Mahalast Family being returned to Zhang Menglong.

Actually, most people didn't know about the Mahalast Family, but after some investigation, they realized that this wasn't just a family; it was more like the overlord of a country!

The Mahalast Family, established an astounding 2000 years ago, now has countless members spread across the nation, with family businesses involved in manufacturing, energy, real estate, medical care, finance, and other sectors, practically covering every aspect of life in Brahma Country.

You could almost say that if one day the Mahalast Family suddenly disappeared, the entire social system of Brahma Country would instantly collapse. Their existence was that terrifying!

And indeed, the family's assets nearly reached three trillion US Dollars!

Note that in the statements from Brahma Country, the word used for these assets was "return," not "inheritance." In other words, these three trillion US Dollars originally belonged to Zhang Menglong!

On the Forbes ranking list, his current asset evaluation still stood at 1.2 trillion US Dollars, which obviously now seemed erroneous, as his assets in just Brahma Country alone amounted to three trillion!

"Good grief, General Manager Zhang missed it again, right? I knew his wealth wasn't just this tiny bit."

"Good grief, three trillion US Dollars, that's even higher than the total assets of Apple Inc., isn't it?"

"Can't blame the people of Brahma Country really, if it were me, I'd be drooling too!"

"Did anyone notice the word 'return'? Could this money have been lent to the Mahalast Family by Zhang Menglong's family?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's truly deeply terrifying to think about!"

...

That day, Forbes Magazine's hotline was once again overwhelmed.

"How can your magazine operate like this, can't you be a bit more accurate?"

"Is this supposed to be the world's most authoritative wealth magazine? This is it? You can't even get the assets of the richest person in the world right, better not embarrass yourselves!"

The editors at Forbes Magazine felt like dying.

Before last year, Forbes Magazine would publish a rich list once a year, but since Zhang Menglong appeared, the whole ranking list had been modified back and forth at least five times.

His personal assets were updated from 200 billion US Dollars to 500 billion, 700 billion, then 900 billion, and 1.2 trillion US Dollars.

Every time everyone thought this must be all his wealth, suddenly, he announced new assets.

This time it was good, previously it was increases of several hundred billion US Dollars, but this time it suddenly jumped up by a freaking three trillion US Dollars!

Announcing assets is easy, just a matter of flapping your lips, but it's different for them. They're a magazine company; from content editing to layout to publishing, it all takes time and costs money, they suspected Zhang Menglong was targeting them.

And this time, they really dared not to amend it arbitrarily anymore, who could say for sure that including these three trillion US Dollars he wouldn't have more assets? Today they announce the Mahalast Family, tomorrow another Hamapi Family, could they even keep running the magazine?

Why not give the pen to you, why don't you write for Forbes Magazine?

They were totally losing their minds!

Finally, after much deliberation, Forbes Magazine once again published a number, estimating Zhang Menglong's assets at 5 trillion US Dollars!

This staggering number directly outstripped the second place by 20 times. Was this really the wealth a human could possess?

But regarding this number, the parliamentarians of Brahma Country just sneered.

Total assets of 5 trillion US Dollars? Just start by multiplying his cash assets by 20 times and then talk!