My players are so fierce

Chapter 1354 1352. To all the strange relatives

This shareholders' meeting was very successful.

At the buffet after the meeting alone, Misty Sea Trading Company recovered 70% of today's dividends, and many potential customers invited to the meeting also expressed their intention to invest. Ivankov can guarantee that the fundraising can be completed within a week with only follow-up.

Then it will take another half a month to complete private financing, and the last week to pack up and run away.

It perfectly meets the timeline set by Boss Huo and Brother Crow. Ivankov didn't even dare to look at the specific amount of financing. He was afraid that he really couldn't resist the temptation and ran away with the money.

Once he really did that, he would not only become the target of the entire Nordtov, but even the goddess of wealth would "remember" him.

Now he is at least a "quasi-clergyman", and the necessary purity of mind and desire is necessary.

He thought so, and then he chatted and laughed with various shareholders at the buffet and drank a lot of wine before he apologized and left, returning to his luxurious "King's Suite" on the top floor of Treasure Bay with a little drunkenness.

Ivankov stood outside the door and looked at the luxurious door in front of him.

He knew that his brother and sister-in-law were waiting for him on the other side of the door, and he didn't even have to guess what his "brother" wanted to do when he came to him.

As an illegitimate child, he had long been accustomed to the dirty things in this family. Although his father was only a colonel, he was also considered an aristocratic class in the Kingdom of Nordtov. He had a wife at home but he still had affairs outside, and his mother should have been a simple and honest village woman, but she was forced to marry her home by her father because of her beautiful figure.

It sounds like a tragedy, but in this era, the mother's experience can even be called "lucky".

At least that's what others said, that group of idiots said so.

Ivankov still remembers that when he was a child, he lived with his mother in the edge of the dilapidated manor. His father's wife was a jealous woman, and his mother was often whipped by her for various reasons. When he was eleven years old, because he couldn't stand his father's favor for the mistress, the vicious woman poisoned his mother's eyes.

The next year, his father retired due to excessive drinking and serious illness, and his mother also realized the crisis at that time.

She won an opportunity for herself with a begging attitude, and arranged for herself to serve in the army with the help of her father's connections, which was also a way for her illegitimate son to settle down.

Unfortunately, the mother lived a hard life and died early before her son became successful.

This experience made Ivankov have no feelings for his so-called "family" at all. The reason why he agreed to meet his family was only because his brother brought his sister-in-law.

Well, don't get me wrong.

Although Ivankov was once a veteran soldier, he considered himself a man with moral bottom line and did not have any extraordinary thoughts about his sister-in-law. It was just because the woman his brother married was his cousin. This kind of family marriage was normal, and that cousin Anna was nice to him when he was a child.

She was one of the few friends he had in his childhood.

For this friendship, he had to meet her today.

"Pah"

He sorted out his luxurious clothes and opened the door, and saw his brother standing up.

The guy smiled as if he was really going to see his dearest brother today, completely forgetting how he had viciously forced himself to jump into the river in the winter when he was a child, calling it "exercise willpower".

But he almost died in the icy water, and since then he has been left with a psychological disease of fear of water. It was cousin Anna who couldn't bear it and pulled him out of the water.

This guy was wearing his best clothes, but in Ivankov's opinion, he was still unspeakably rustic.

Thinking carefully, my family has never been associated with the word "rich". It just maintains the dignity of the so-called "nobles" and spends a lot of money on meaningless socializing. However, a colonel's family is nothing compared to the terrible family background of Marshal Heraclius. It is only now that I understand why my father, who I met as a child, always had a gloomy face.

He is probably also worried about the prosperity of the family.

It's a pity that the old soldier may be good at fighting, but he really doesn't know how to manage.

After his death, the family's situation became worse and worse. Now it seems that my mother would rather endure humiliation and send me to serve in the army, probably because she saw the inevitable defeat of this family.

Alas, my mother is really smart. Although she is not educated, she has always been the "incarnation of wisdom" in Ivankov's heart.

"Ivan! Look at you, you've really made it. I knew my brother would do something great. You're a man who dares to jump into the icy river to take a bath in the cold winter."

Ivankov's brother came forward to hug his brother enthusiastically. He seemed to have drunk some wine and was a little out of control. As soon as he opened his mouth, he touched Ivan's taboo, which made Ivankov clench his fists.

This bastard!

Does he really think this is something worth bragging about?

But Ivankov is a professional manager who has been carefully trained by Lao Huo and Crow. His life experience in the past few months has taught him how to deal with these hypocritical people.

So he also laughed and patted his brother's shoulder and said:

"I haven't seen you for many years, Anton. You are still as strong and energetic as before. It's really touching. We haven't seen each other for more than ten years, right? Sorry, I have always wanted to find an opportunity to go home, but I couldn't find a vacation when I was serving in the army. Later, I encountered a black disaster, and then I joined the Misty Sea Trading Company by mistake and have been busy until now.

I feel relieved to see that you are fine.

Look at how cute these girls are. Are these your children?"

He let go of his brother, bent down and waved to the two little girls who were hiding behind their mother to look at him. The clothes of the two children were a little worn, and they fully experienced what Anton, the idiot, had done to the family after taking over the family.

Finally, Ivankov's eyes fell on his sister-in-law.

The former cousin Anna was as gentle and beautiful as in memory, and now she has a little more charm of being a mother, but she didn't smile too much. Unlike Anton, who was full of flattery, cousin Anna kept avoiding Ivankov's eyes. She seemed ashamed to come to see her cousin who she hadn't seen for many years at this time.

However, Ivankov keenly noticed that there was a small bruise on the neck of his cousin, which was covered by a scarf.

This made him squint his eyes.

His father was an alcoholic. After drinking too much, he would use some "traditional" entertainment of the northerners to vent his dissatisfaction. His mother was a victim of this tradition. Even Anton's mother, the matriarch of the family, occasionally appeared with panda eyes.

Now it seems that Anton, this idiot, has inherited his father's "morality".

Damn it!

"Have the children eaten?"

Ivankov took off his coat and handed an ID card to cousin Anna, saying:

"Cousin, take the children to the restaurant for a midnight snack. With this VIP card, you can taste all the food in the VIP lounge for free. The children have come from afar, and as an uncle, I should treat them to a big meal.

There are also delicious velvet cakes over there, which are said to be skills learned from foreigners.

Cousin, you look very tired. Maybe you can take the children to relax with a massage after eating. The service staff here are very professional."

"It doesn't matter, I'll stay here."

Anna whispered, but Anton scolded:

"You are a tactless guy. Don't you see that the men want to talk? Why are you staying here with the children? Go, go and have something to eat. Ivan is your cousin, and we are all family. Why are you being polite?"

This made cousin Anna lower her head.

She gritted her teeth and was angry, but in order to maintain the dignity of a man in the family in front of her cousin, she took the card and left the room with the children. However, after walking out, Anna looked at the note under the VIP card in confusion.

It seemed that Ivan had written it before entering the room.

It invited cousin Anna to wait in the restaurant box for a while. Obviously, Ivan wanted to talk to him alone.

This made Anna hesitate. As the hostess of a small noble family, such behavior seemed a bit immoral, but considering the current poor economic situation of the family, and looking at the two children who were eager to eat something good, she finally did not throw away the note but held it in her hand.

In the room, Anton took a bottle of Lieyang wine from the Songhai Empire from the wine cabinet and wanted to drink with his brother.

Ivankov did not intend to tell his brother that the wine in this room had to be paid for after opening a bottle, and the price of this bottle of Pharaoh's century-old cellar could probably buy his poor and downtrodden manor twice.

"Tell me, Anton, why are you here?"

After cousin Anna left, Ivankov was not so polite. He sat on a chair and said to his brother:

"If you are here for investment, I will not accept your investment."

"Why?"

Anton, with a smile on his face, screamed:

"You have brought most of the owners of Kavkhok's manors to make a fortune together. Others have made a lot of money, but you have excluded your family? The Misty Sea Trading Company's office in Pamo County has received investments from three manors near my home, but only rejected my investment application.

You must be behind this!

Oh my God, Ivan, we are brothers! We have the same father! How can you treat your family like this?

Do you still have a conscience?"

"I don't let you invest because I have a conscience!"

Ivankov was also annoyed.

He cursed:

"You don't know at all. Forget it, it's useless to tell you this, Anton! I have not neglected my family. When I sent people to Pamo County, I specifically asked someone about the situation at home. I know that your investment a few months ago failed and lost most of your family assets."

"That's not a failure at all! It's just that I'm unlucky."

Anton took a big sip of wine and cursed:

"The farm I chose can definitely make a lot of money, but the cold wind brought by the damn Su from the sky froze the entire area, and those stupid soldiers were unwilling to compensate. I could have taken this opportunity to make a fortune, but I could only watch a whole year of hard work go to waste."

"Don't blame the gods for your failure! I participated in that battle, Anton, and I don't allow you to insult my comrades like this!"

Ivankov scolded:

"Besides, even without Su, don't you know what you were growing on your farm before? How dare you get involved in the damn ecstasy business? Fortunately, the God of the North Wind descended from the sky and froze the entire area, otherwise you would be here now Time to hang on the gallows!

You money-minded bastard!

Facts have proved that your investment vision is very bad. Anton, don't get involved in these things. Go home and run the family manor honestly. Although the land is not good, you can always make a living by cultivating it carefully. "

"But I don't want food and clothing! I want to get rich!"

Anton, who had had a few too many drinks, stared at his brother with red eyes. He stared at the decorative pearl collar button on Ivankov's shirt. He guessed the price of that thing and then confirmed that it didn't matter the price. No amount of money can be afforded by oneself.

Jealousy burned his heart like a flame, causing him to roar uncontrollably:

"I also want to live in a mansion like you, drink good wine, and play with those money-worshiping bitches who don't even look at me! I also want to make a lot of money like you, and talk and laugh with those high-ranking people. We have the same father. What can you do that I can't do?

Give me a chance! Ivan.

I know that I did some not-so-nice things to you when you were a child, and I also know that your mother had a unhappy life at home, but your mother's last wish was to be buried with your father, right?

I am the head of the family!

Only I have the power to decide this matter.

Ivan

I just want a chance!

And I had already sold the manor when I set out, so the money is here. I won’t leave without getting investment opportunities! "

"You're crazy about riding a horse!"

Ivan jumped up and punched Anton in the face, causing the latter to fall to the ground. He yelled:

"If you sell the manor, what will happen to Cousin Anna and the children? Your meager money can't even cover a week's expenses in Booty Bay! Damn it! Do you want them to live on the streets like you? You madman."

"Ha, Cousin Anna. Haha, aren't you here too?"

Anton, who was lying on the ground, laughed and said:

“The only person you saw when you left home to serve was Anna, and I knew then that there had to be something damn going on between you two.

Do you want Anna?

That woman who is so unlucky!

I suspect that I am so unlucky just because I married her. Do you want her? I can give her to you"

"Bang"

Before Anton could finish his words, Ivan kicked him in the chest and passed out.

The veteran ruffian didn't want to say another word to this disgusting guy. He even wanted to call the mountain security guards to come over and drag this guy into the Cadman River to fake a "death in the water" accident.

Anyway, he drank so much, and the Cadman River was quite cold at this time of year.

But in the end he didn't.

He was familiar with Cousin Anna's stubborn character. Once he did this, he would no longer have a relative he could trust.

However, the problem is that this favor really cannot be helped.

He will close the network in a month. Anton coming to "invest" at this time is simply asking for death, just like the retail investors who bought stocks at high prices in Boss Huo's otherworldly stories. This is not a gift. Are leeks cut at your door?

"Just get some sleep, asshole."

Ivan grabbed his coat and left the room.

He quickly walked to the private room of the restaurant, where he saw his two nieces sharing a velvet cake and cousin Anna who accompanied them with a maternal look on her face.

"How about you go out and play? Uncle and your mother have some adult things to talk about."

Like magic, Ivankov took out a bunch of candies and distributed them to his niece with a smile on his face. He also called his shadow elf female secretary to accompany the two girls to play in the playground area specially opened for children in the casino.

When only he and Anna were left in the box, Ivan sat down under Anna's resistant gaze. He lit a cigarette a little irritably, and took out a Halfling bank passbook from his pocket. He handed it to Anna and said:

"You immediately take your children back to Pamo County, buy the manor, and live a good life there. No, no! You can't go back. That idiot Anton will definitely publicize my relationship with him to everyone. If you really go back What awaits you is hell.

Let me think”

Ivankov squinted his eyes, took out another map he carried with him and looked at it carefully. Finally, under Anna's surprised gaze, he pointed to a sea area in the Grand Reef Province and said:

"Here! There is a paradise island here. It is a tourist area managed by foreigners. You bring your money and children and go here! I will arrange for someone to send you there. After you go there, you will remain anonymous. Don't tell your identity and origin.

I still have some savings, which should be enough for you to spend the rest of your life. "

"Ivan!"

No matter how stupid Cousin Anna was, she realized that what her famous cousin was doing was a bit fishy. However, she did not scream immediately, but nervously said to Ivankov:

"Can you still get away now? How about we go together?"

"Me? I can't leave."

Ivan smiled, he stroked the sacred emblem of the Goddess of Fortune in his hand very calmly, and said:

“At first I thought it was a bad thing, but then I found out it was a good thing. At first I thought I was an evil person, but then I found out that I was just being called, and I was just doing what I was supposed to do, and my ending was protected by the gods.

You don't have to worry about me. "

He reached out his hand and touched his cousin's scarf as Anna resisted and retreated. He gently pulled it open and saw the bruises but did not take any further action. Anna also saw that her cousin had only pity but no lust in his eyes, which made her realize that the things in the past were really in the past.

This made the conservative Mrs. Anna feel fortunate and a little strangely lost.

Ivankov took out the potion from his bag and handed it to his sister-in-law, sighing and saying:

"Honestly, you should have been brave enough to go with me. I would never do this to you even if I was in a miserable situation. But it's useless to say this now. You and the children should not go anywhere these days, just stay here and wait for the ship to set sail.

Remember!

Don't say, don't ask, don't look!

For the safety of you and the children.

Anton is a problem, but I will solve it. Don't worry, I don't need you to give me anything, and I don't have any desire to borrow you to achieve.

This is just for your protection of me in childhood and the feelings that I couldn't say in the end, but those are all in the past, cousin.

You.

You are probably my last relative."