He understood even more that Li Yan could waive a few hundred million for the sake of sincerity, but if faced with betrayal or being sold out, taking it back or destroying it wouldn’t be just about a few hundred million. The favor here was quite weighty!

"I’m not cold-blooded and heartless. Even as an assassin, I still had friends, let alone my current identity. Nian Yufei has already become my friend. If I help a friend solve a problem and still charge exorbitant fees, it wouldn’t be very considerate. Let’s give another half off!" Li Yan continued to generously offer discounts.

At this point, he had already agreed to this deal in his heart. But this was a one-off transaction, and once it’s done, it’s hard to have more business. If you charge too much, people will feel exploited and will just avoid you in the future. And if Zheng Tian’s business collapses, it won’t benefit Li Yan financially. He was also gradually emerging now. With some whitening, he hoped for more channels. So he wanted to make the most out of this deal, trying to rationalize and maximize the benefits.

Apart from considerations of profit and collaboration, one million International Coin was already a rather outrageous price. He previously dealt with Si Country’s agents, charging only one hundred International Coin per life. This group of at most B-level killing organization, which was barely C-level back then, certainly wasn’t worth that much.

Li Yan might not need to do it himself, just overseeing it. It’s a good opportunity for "them" to work and train. Sniping fellow assassins is naturally harder than ordinary people or regular bodyguards and offers more training value. Normally, he couldn’t randomly create enemies to train with; this was a ready-made sparring partner delivered to the door.

That’s why he was so generous, offering discounts repeatedly. You shouldn’t finish the meal in one bite, nor just have the meal; share some with others and eat some side dishes!

...

Zheng Tian felt like his emotions today were like riding a roller coaster, with one thrill after another, leaving him a bit overwhelmed. The half-off just now made the one million International Coin reluctantly acceptable, exciting him for a moment. And now another half-off! It’s truly unimaginable!

Of course, the previous half-off was fifty million International Coin, and he didn’t expect the current half to be based on the one million, which would make it zero. Just the half-off from fifty million saved him nearly two billion Cloud Island Coin.

Two billion Cloud Island Coin! Who knows how long it would take to earn such a pure profit.

The remaining twenty-five million International Coin was within his acceptable range. At this moment, Zheng Tian felt extremely relieved. Despite spending a lot, the thought of avenging longstanding grudges and resolving the crisis that troubled his daughter for years made it all seem worthwhile!

And this was based on his complete confidence that Li Yan could take out that person’s organization!

Zheng Tian was a successfully washed business figure, ready with ten million International Coin and able to agree to one million International Coin. How could he not have calculated? Would it be because of Li Yan’s ability to deflect an assassin’s gun with a piece of beef? Or perhaps his earlier skills in disarming and dismantling guns?

These did give him confidence, but they were secondary!

What truly gave him confidence was that in those days, Li Yan, on his own, could take out wave after wave of assassins while ensuring the safety of a young girl. It was evident that his strength back then was far superior to other assassins!

And back then, he was barely in his early twenties, almost just starting out as an assassin. Even now, not yet thirty, he’s still at his peak. Compared to back then, who knows how much he’s improved. Reaching this level, with rich experience and his own team, taking out that person should be like turning his hand over.

"I... I... I absolutely love you!" Zheng Tian was a bit incoherent.

"..." Li Yan felt a chill. "Let’s do this: you mentioned wanting to extract cash alone. There isn’t that much, and it would also have a big impact. I’ll give you another option. I’m setting up an investment company in S City, with funds coming from overseas venture capital. At that time, you can invest in my company as venture capital. Of course, the taxes this way aren’t small either. You can also cooperate with my company to set up a joint venture in Cloud Island to keep making money for us. If that’s the case..."

Hearing Li Yan’s serious words, Zheng Tian gathered his excitement, pondering his proposal. Investing would certainly be better than directly withdrawing cash. He could understand that Li Yan’s so-called overseas venture capital was surely his own money, just flowing in through formal channels. And his company was clearly just moving money from one pocket to another, merely laundering without necessarily making much profit.

Upon hearing his later words, he got even more excited. If that were the case, he could save some procedural costs, arrange people well, and achieve mutual win-win, avoiding being taken advantage of.

"No problem! Saving on circulation costs means I can certainly help you manage it well!"

Li Yan gave him a sidelong glance, lit another cigarette, and seeing that he agreed readily, said, "It would trouble you to manage this, putting in the effort wouldn’t be right..."

"Not a trouble! It’s just one more among my many businesses." Being able to pull Li Yan as a friend means getting rid of someone would be even more reliable. What’s a little trouble compared to that?

"I can’t take advantage of you. You invest twenty-five million International Coin, you’ll manage the company operations, and I’ll take forty percent of the shares. You can start preparing or wait until I finish the job before you start preparing. I won’t need a deposit from you; you shouldn’t default on my account either."

Li Yan once again cut his own price, slashing six-tenths of his income. (To be continued, to find out what happens next, please log into www.qidian.com, with more Chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!)