"Come, let me toast to the two of you," Luo Ziling raised his glass full of wine towards Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi sitting across from him, "For our broader cooperation, let's drink."

After speaking, without waiting for Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi to respond, he drank his wine first.

Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi both had thoughts of killing Luo Ziling, but ultimately they reluctantly raised their glasses and drained their drinks.

Under Luo Ziling's strong pressure, the two finally agreed to Ling Ruonan's compensation demands and changes in the cooperation method.

Compared to normal cooperation, the new cooperation method proposed by Ling Ruonan was indeed a bit excessive.

This was roughly how it went: originally, both parties would earn 30% profit, with Ishihara Tarou or Xu Chongzhi also getting 30%. After changing the method, Ling Ruonan would get 45% profit, while Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi would get 15%, meaning half of their earnings were taken by Ling Ruonan.

Moreover, Ling Ruonan demanded substantial compensation, at least one billion US dollars in monetary terms.

The demands from Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling were not limited to these; they also wanted the Ishihara Family and Xu Family to help the Northern Group cultivate some high-end talent. These talents would go to Japan and South Korea to study and work in key enterprises of the Ishihara Family and Xu Family.

Being under control, Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi had no option but to sign the humiliating agreement.

Seeing their grandfathers finally reconcile with Luo Ziling, Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

They had tasted Luo Ziling's power and were still frightened, fearing losing their freedom and being retaliated against by Luo Ziling again, thus remaining uneasy.

With the successful negotiation, Luo Ziling treated Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi as honored guests, and Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan knew that their wrongdoings would be left in the past. Having paid a certain price, they were relieved.

Because Xu Chongzhi and Ishihara Tarou agreed to the conditions and made substantial compensation, Luo Ziling honored his promise, giving them the antidote and saying the next dose would be provided on time, and invited them to another feast.

Only after taking the antidote three times could the poison be completely purged. Since Luo Ziling said so, Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi could only believe him.

Although they were also experts in pharmacology, they dared not take risks before figuring out the nature of the poison used by Luo Ziling.

Today, they deeply felt the aftereffects of the poisoning, their heads occasionally dizzy, especially when angry.

It was completely different from occasional dizziness.

Therefore, they had to humbly accept Luo Ziling's antidote and planned to stay in Huaxia for some time until Luo Ziling provided the final dose before returning home.

Of course, Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi hated Luo Ziling to their very core.

Luo Ziling was well aware of this, but he didn't care.

During the meal, Luo Ziling asked Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi if Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan would continue learning from him or return to end their mentor-mentee relationship?

Luo Ziling initially thought Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi, fearing he might use Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan as hostages, would have their grandsons return home. But unexpectedly, Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi allowed Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan to continue learning from him, and demanded their grandsons fulfill their initial promise of staying by Luo Ziling's side for three years.

They also required Luo Ziling to honor his promise to teach Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan the skills he had planned to teach according to the original arrangement.

Luo Ziling naturally agreed readily.

Ling Ruonan didn't expect that Luo Ziling's unrestrained antics would yield results even better than she anticipated, a bit surprising.

However, she maintained a high-cold demeanor, not revealing much emotion.

Luo Ziling, undeniably the protagonist, carried most of the show.

This lunch, Luo Ziling thoroughly enjoyed, as most dishes were to his liking.

Ling Ruonan also ate heartily, the dishes suiting her taste.

But Ishihara Tarou, Xu Chongzhi, Ishihara Naka, and Xu Zhiyuan, the two pairs of grandfather and grandson, lost their appetite.

They barely ate anything before putting down their chopsticks.

After the lunch, Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi, claiming they wanted to tour the Simatai Great Wall, left first.

Luo Ziling had Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan accompany their grandfathers on the trip, making sure they stayed with them while Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi were in Huaxia. Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi accepted this arrangement, letting Ishihara Naka and Xu Zhiyuan stay by their side.

However, the two old men did not travel together; they parted ways after leaving the farm.

Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan didn't leave immediately, instead relaxing in the courtyard with tea after their meal.

"Ling'er, Mom sees you in a new light," Ling Ruonan, her previous cold demeanor gone, said to Luo Ziling with a smile, "I didn't expect this fiasco would actually make them yield."

"Mom, I didn't think I was causing a ruckus!" Luo Ziling laughed, "I hit their sore spot, that's why they let us pull the strings. Without that, how could they swallow their pride, obediently negotiating and finally agreeing to our demands?"

Ling Ruonan glanced at Luo Ziling several times, then sighed slightly, asking, "That night, what did you do? Can you tell Mom now?"

"Using a new poison grandpa formulated, I dispersed it through the air conditioning ventilation system, so they got poisoned unknowingly," Luo Ziling said mysteriously, "This poison was specifically developed for the people of Dragon Rise, who still have a very arduous task uncompleted. Ishihara Tarou and Xu Chongzhi were just my guinea pigs."

Ling Ruonan looked at Luo Ziling in shock, unable to recover for a while.

"Mom, let me tell you another secret!" Luo Ziling continued with mystery.

"What secret?" Ling Ruonan asked, a bit curious.

"The antidote I gave them also contains poison that can cause chronic poisoning," Luo Ziling laughed smugly, "That's another drug I developed for Dragon Rise."

"Ah?" Ling Ruonan exclaimed, staring at Luo Ziling wide-eyed.

"I know, they will surely seek revenge, but I want them to know they have no chance for retaliation, and that I can take their lives anytime, anywhere," said Luo Ziling with a cruel smile, "Mom, shouldn't we be unforgiving to our enemies? I think that's the way."

"Haven't you considered the cooperative relationship we still have?"

"Some people are just mean; when we treat them well, they think we're weak, easily bullied. Only when we tear face, hitting them hard, will they obediently follow."

Ling Ruonan looked at Luo Ziling with a bit of unfamiliarity, unable to accept his rapid transformation.

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