Zero Soul Master

Chapter 20 Tough Attitude
Thirty thousand gold coins may be a lot of money for ordinary people.A small family of three people can even have no worries about food and clothing and even a little wealth!

But to the Xiao family, it was not a big sum of money.Even if the Xiao family's management is not good and their financial resources have been reduced, the [-] gold coins are really not in the eyes of the Xiao family.

But the problems involved in this are quite serious. If it is not handled properly, it is not a question of [-] gold coins, but a question of whether the market that the entire Xiao family depends on can continue to open.

"You mean, those three merchants are very tough, and they must return their deposits for this year in our market?"

Xiao Bailian knew nothing about business, but he immediately thought of a series of problems involved.

It is not difficult to take out the [-] gold coins, even Xiao Bailian has the right to directly make a decision here, and take out the money without hesitation.But after that?
Now the market of the Xiao family, even idiots can see that it is getting more and more difficult to mix, and there are not many ways to make money at all.Not surprisingly, in a few years at most, the businessmen of the remaining shops will gradually leave and eventually close down.

But that was a few years later, and now, there are quite a few businessmen who are not desperate. They still have a certain amount of friendship and confidence in the Xiao family, thinking that the Xiao family can regroup and operate the market.

However, if the Xiao family readily took out the deposit issue this time and let the three merchants take the money and leave smoothly, the impact may not be visible immediately, but the effect will appear soon.

What will the remaining merchants think?
This kind of action basically means that the Xiao family is ready to give up this market, and even no longer be as tough as before.Even the deposit can be returned, so what else is not allowed?

It is conceivable that after that, those businessmen who had confidence in the Xiao family would definitely be disappointed, and even asked for the return of the deposit one after another like the three businessmen now, and packed up and left.

This chain reaction, almost certainly, does not take a year, no!Perhaps in less than half a year, the entire Xiao Family Market will be completely closed!

This is the biggest source of finance for the Xiao family today!If the door is closed, although it will not have much impact on the Xiao family on the surface, it is equivalent to cutting off the Xiao family's biggest source of income!

It is impossible for a family to sit back and eat nothing!No matter how powerful the family is, it must have its own financial resources, otherwise it will completely collapse within a few years.

As for the Xiao family, which was already in decline, once the market is closed, one can imagine what will happen afterwards.

Faintly, Xiao Bailian seemed to feel something was wrong, but he couldn't say it.

"Second young master, look, how to solve this matter?"

The fat man asked cautiously.

"What about you, aren't you the person in charge of this market? When you encounter this matter, what is your judgment?"

"Well, from a small point of view, one more thing is worse than one less thing, that is, three small businessmen, how about agreeing to their request? It will save them if they make trouble at that time, it will have an impact on our market image and management .”

The fat man had a smirk on his face, but just after he finished speaking, someone suddenly refuted loudly.

"No! Absolutely not!"

Xiao Bailian turned his head to look, only to see a thin man about 30 years old walking in from the outside.At this moment, he was looking at the fat man with an angry face, with a trace of anger in his eyes, "Delaware, what are your intentions! Don't you know the consequences of doing that?"

The middle-aged man was so angry that he even had a big disagreement, and immediately jumped up to fight the fat man for [-] rounds.

And the fat man also looked embarrassed at the moment, and there was even a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Who is he?"

Xiao Bailian looked curiously at this man who yelled loudly as soon as he came out, and checked his memory, but there was no information about him.Can't help but become curious.

"Second young master, I'm Mark. I was valued by the head of the family back then, and was assigned here to be responsible for the security work here."

After hearing this person's explanation, Xiao Bailian finally had a glimmer of understanding.

The identity of this person, in an earthly way, is the head of security, responsible for the protection of the entire market.Similar to the beater's position.

And this person is not weak, he is a rank 9 summoner, and he is also a good player in Xiamu City.It is precisely because of his relationship here that many young people dare not mess around.These years are quite famous.

Together with Fatty, they are in charge of the management of the entire market, but they have no difference between the two.

And this time, the reason why Fatty sent someone to deliver a letter to Xiao's house was precisely because of Mark's obstruction and disagreement with Fatty's decision.And the person who sent it was also Mark's subordinate, but for some unknown reason, the person who delivered the letter was not as fast as the fat man, and did not come to greet the little master Xiao Bailian in the first time.

"Mark, don't mess around!"

The fat man was angry, anyway, he is also a figure of honor in Natsume City.Excluding some such as the three major families and the city lord, his status is not low, at least he is the person in charge of the largest market.

"I'm messing around? Fuck you! Delaware, the way you do it will only make the market worse! You just want to make this place irreversible! What are you thinking?!"

Mark scolded his head and face, while Fatty's face became very ugly. He turned his head to look at Xiao Bailian who was watching the play, with a mournful expression on his face, "Second Young Master, I am loyal to the Xiao family! I have never done anything like that. Anything sorry to the family."

He could see clearly that it would be fruitless to scold a rough man like Mark, so he might as well express his innocence and loyalty to Xiao Bailian directly.

"Second young master, don't believe him. Everything Delaware and the others do has made the market worse. This time, they want to ruin the original intention of the family to establish this place. If it really becomes like that, the whole market will be over! I also hope that the second young master will go back this time and report to the Patriarch, and ask the Patriarch to consider it!"

Mark wanted to slap the fat pig in front of him to death, but he still suppressed his anger and said in a stiff tone. Compared with the respectful attitude of the fat man, his attitude was slightly rude.

Xiao Bailian kept a cold face. He watched from the beginning to the end, and he listened to the discussions between the two of them accusing each other.

Regarding Fatty's actions, he can't say wrong, but it's definitely not correct!Such consequences are absolutely serious, but few people think so far, especially Fatty is only a person in charge, and it is impossible to consider the impact on the Xiao family in the future.

As for that Mark, it seemed rude, but he could see the stakes in it. At least one thing is certain, that is, this person must be thinking of the Xiao family wholeheartedly, and everything is based on the interests of the Xiao family.Otherwise, it would be impossible to think so much and not be so angry.

"Your name is Mark?"

"Yes, Second Young Master, I don't know where the Patriarch is now. Regarding this matter, I think it is necessary to report to the Patriarch personally."

He actually completely ignored Xiao Bailian's position, and implicitly expressed his disdain for Xiao Bailian in front of his face.

How could Xiao Bailian not know?The other party seemed respectful, but the disdain in his eyes was too obvious. This Mark is not a person who is good at hiding his true thoughts, everything can be seen from his eyes.

"Mark! How dare you!"

The fat man jumped up suddenly, raised his finger and pointed at Mark, his old enemy, and spattered his saliva, "The second young master is here, and he can make the decision! Mark, are you looking down on the second young master!? What's your intention?"

Not to mention that Mark was dumbfounded, even Xiao Bailian was dumbfounded.

The fat man actually put a big hat on Mark's head in a few words, and Mark couldn't refute it, because he really didn't take Xiao Bailian seriously, after all, his reputation was too bad.

"You!" Mark had bulging veins on his forehead, and if he hadn't been worried about something, he seemed about to beat someone up.

"Second Young Master, Mark..."

"That's enough!" Xiao Bailian yelled violently, directly interrupting the fat man's plan to put on his hat indiscriminately.

Mark had no intention of defending at all, he looked directly at Xiao Bailian, and his character could be seen from his behavior.Donkey has a temper and is very stubborn.

And the fat man was gloating. Based on his understanding of Xiao Bailian, Mark's behavior would definitely make Xiao Bailian furious. It is impossible to say that such a trouble for many years can be completely resolved.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Bailian didn't say anything, but after a moment of silence, he asked with a cold face, "Where are the three businessmen now?"

"Still in the market." Although he didn't know why, the fat man answered truthfully.

"Tell them, it's okay to withdraw from the market, but the deposit will not be refunded!"

"Second Young Master!" Fatty looked surprised, while Mark looked incredulous.

"Do as Master Ben says!"

Xiao Bailian's face was cold, and he seemed to be in a bad mood. Seeing that the fat man wanted to say something, he glared directly, "What? Could it be that my young master's words are useless? Do you want my father to come over?"

"No, no, no! Second young master, what are you talking about. But if you do that, if they get into trouble..."

"What are you afraid of! What are they! They dare to make conditions with my Xiao family! Tell them directly that it's okay to leave, but if you want to cause trouble, then hum!"

Sen Ran's cold snort made the surrounding people shudder involuntarily.

At this moment, Xiao Bailian's thoughts turned sharply. He always felt that the incident this time was not so simple, as if there was something else hidden in it.But he couldn't get a clue, suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he saw the anxiety flashing in the eyes of the fat man not far away, and in an instant, he seemed to think of something.

(End of this chapter)