C40 Forcing One Into a Corner
C40 Forcing One Into a Corner
"I…"
Shao Jinlong gritted his teeth and suppressed the anger in his heart. He licked his lips and smiled: "I failed to recognize you before. I hope you will show mercy and let our Huihuang Driving School go."
At this point, he had no choice but to lower his head and plead for mercy.
The only thing to blame was Wu Tian's insidious methods. First, he snatched away all the driving instructors in his driving school. Then, he attracted all the students away by allowing them to take the driver's test for free.
In just three short days, his Huihuang Driving School had been forced into a dead end and might as well close down before he suffers any losses.
If this were to continue, his Huihuang Driving School would most likely wither away slowly.
Therefore, he could present himself in a humble manner and show his weakness. By doing so, he hoped that Wu Tian would show him some mercy.
"I told you three days ago that I would make you regret offending me. Only now do you believe me," Wu Tian — looking down on Shao Jinlong — stated with the demeanor of a king as he emitted a domineering aura from his body.
"I believe it now!"
Having to lose even more dignity, Shao Jinlong gritted his teeth and pleaded once more, "I hope Boss Wu will let us go. Let's both take a step back and live peacefully. How about that?"
Having lost all his arrogance and confidence from before, Shao Jinlong simply looked like a weakling at this point.
"No, I refuse to work with scum like you."
"You…"
Upon hearing Wu Tian's statement, Shao Jinlong fumed with anger. As the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, you could clearly see his expression being swallowed by the depths of darkness.
Gritting his teeth, he endured his rage and forced a smile: "Boss Wu, then what do you want from us?"
"Have your nephew kneel on the ground and apologize to Shen Xue!" Wu Tian demanded with a loud voice, staring daggers into the very soul of Shao Qiang.
His tone was very firm and resoluate — clearly there was no room for any negotiations.
The reason he did not spare any effort to utterly destroy Huihuang Driving School this time was because he wanted to stand up for Shen Xue and help this girl redress her grievances. Furthermore, he also wanted to teach the pair of uncle and nephew a lesson.
"Your demands have gone too far." Shao Jinlong's face boiled crimson red as he said in a displeased tone, "Boss Wu, I will not agree to this condition. Change it to another one."
If his nephew kneeled to a woman in front of everyone, not only would it embarrass him, but it would also bring shame to the Shao family.
"You think this is a market? What makes you think that you can bargain with me here?" Wu Tian's patience snapped as he proceeded to threaten, "Either make your nephew kneel down and apologize to Shen Xue, or I will make your Huihuang Driving School vanish from this earth."
"Boss Wu, you sure are arrogant." Shao Jinlong began trembling in pure anger as his face erupted like a volcano.
Despite his humble pleads for mercy, he never expected Wu Tian to not show him any face at all. This outcome was simply unbearable for someone of his status.
"I have the right and ability to be arrogant," Wu Tian raised his head and replied in the same arrogant tone as Shao Jinlong.
He then changed his tone and said coldly, "I'll give you one last chance. If you make your nephew kneel down and apologize, I'll consider letting you go this time."
"Do you really think I'm afraid of you?" Shao Jinlong finally exploded, unable to hold back his rage.
By relying on his family's influence, he had always been an arrogant man who never put anyone else in his eyes.
Even though he resorted to lowering his dignity today, he still ended up trampled by a mere brat, which caused him to lose even more face.
"That's because you've all seen how cruel I can be. If I were to make a move, even I would be trembling in fear," Wu Tian state with a calm yet intimidating voice.
The strong pressure coming from his tone created an unnerving tension in the atmosphere.
"It won't be that easy to drag someone of my status down. At worst, I'll just have to fight you to the death." Shao Jinlong stretched his neck and clamored, "If you allow your students to take the tests for free, I will also do the same thing and end up wasting your time. Then, we'll see just who is afraid of who."
"You think you have the ability to waste time with me?"
"You little rascal, you are truly arrogant."
"Three days." Wu Tian extended three of his fingers, "Within three days, I will make all of you disappear from Luzhou. Heck, I may even do it in a single day."
"If you have the capability to destroy my Huihuang Driving School today, I will change my surname to yours." After Shao Jinlong finished stating these words, he turned around and ordered Shao Qiang, "Go and make the arrangements. From now on, all instructors will be paid ten times the normal salary. Furthermore, the students will also be able to register and take the test for free."
He had been forced into a corner.
Right now, he was planning to invest a large amount of money and go head-on against Tengda Driving School.
Even if he lost a lot of money, even if he risked his life to fight, he still had to do his best to protect his dignity. After all, that is pretty much how he lived his entire life.
Even if he had to go down with Wu Tian, then so be it. He swore to never let this brat succeed.
"Alright, I'll arrange it right now. Even if we have to fight to the death with Tengda Driving School, we will never admit defeat." Shao Qiang glared at Wu Tian and turned around to leave.
"Since all of you are courting death, don't blame me for being impolite." After Wu Tian said this, he took out his phone and dialed Loong Yun's number — only to say a few words before hanging up.
When he finished his call, the scene fell silent.
With Wu Tian as the head of Tengda Driving School, they were currently confronting Huihuang Driving School led by Shao Jinlong.
It was like the two sects were fighting their own cold war, neither of them willing to admit defeat.
After standing in a stalemate for more than half an hour, Shao Qiang ran towards them in a fluster and shouted from afar, "Uncle, something bad has happened. We're in so much trouble..."
"Don't panic, what's going on?" Shao Jinlong, managing to keep his composure, asked his nephew anxiously.
"The projects that we invested in before have all fallen in deficit. Since we now owe a huge sum of money, the bank has forcefully withdrawn the mortgage for our Huihuang Driving School. At this moment, more than ten excavators are on their way to flatten out our driving school..."
"How could this be?" After hearing the news, Shao Jinlong's face gloomed in dismal.
"Uncle, our Shao Group's industrial chain have broken down, and all the major banks have even stopped lending us money. I'm afraid the company is going to collapse at this point…"
Suddenly, a thud — though soft — resounded heavily on the ground.
After hearing what he said, Shao Jinlong's body went limp and he fell to the ground like a pile of mud. In an instant, he had become a powerless man who carried a tremendous amount of burden on his back.
He did not expect that in such a short period of time that the driving school he founded would collapse, and that even the Shao Group behind him would be in danger.
Without the driving school, he would be able to make a comeback. Without the Shao Group, however, he would be completely ruined.
After recovering senses, he slowly raised his head and looked at Wu Tian in despair. He then asked with a trembling voice, "You did it?"
"It's me." Wu Tian looked down on Shao Jinlong with his aloof and disinterested gaze as if he was staring at nothing,
"You…" Shao Jinlong muttered. As the pupils of his eyes sunk, his mouth trembled in fear — only to see his entire body stiffen like a corpse.
Only now did he truly understand just how powerful this brat standing in front of him was. In a short half an hour, not only did the boy cause his Huihuang Driving School to collapse, but he also brought the entire Shao family to the brink of destruction.
He stared intently at Wu Tian as if he was looking at the Grim Reaper himself.
He had never been so afraid of anyone or anything in his life. But here he is, trembling before a mere brat.
In his eyes, it looked as if he was now staring straight into the eyes of a devil — able to kill him and his family at any moment.
Mustering up all his remaining strength, Shao Jinlong stood straight up from the ground and walked towards Wu Tian with great difficulty. After closing the distance between them, Shao Jinlong bent his legs and kneeled in front of Wu Tian.
He always believed that he would never kneel to anyone, but this time, he simply had no choice.
This preposterous scene shocked everyone present. It never occurred to anyone that Shao Jinlong, the very reincarnation of stubbornness, would actually get on his knees and beg for mercy at his own accord.