Chapter 123: The Dust Settles
Chapter 123: The Dust Settles
“I don’t care about this ‘descendants of Yan and Huang’ stuff. I only know I was born in the United States, grew up in New York, and my records show I’m a U.S. citizen.”
Luo Huarong gently tapped the table and looked at Luo Huafu. “Big brother, Haoyu Financial Group’s success today is the result of three generations of our Luo Family’s hard work. We won’t let you act recklessly!”
“I understand.”
Luo Huafu took a deep look at the righteous Luo Huarong, then glanced at the others. He slowly asked, “Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, what are your thoughts?”
“Big brother, actually I think staying in the United States is pretty good. Plus they’ve given us new policies. We can make money anywhere, right?”
“If you really have this longing to return to your roots in Huaxia, we can understand. You could have Bingyun invest in Huaxia. We wouldn’t oppose that.”
“But now, look at all the commotion this relocation has caused. Other family members are suffering too. I think this is very bad, so I also oppose the relocation plan.”
The second brother sitting on the left spoke first. It seemed he and Luo Huarong had discussed this beforehand. Now they stood completely united.
“Yes, second brother makes sense. Why don’t you reconsider? You should know the U.S. authorities are very sensitive about this. They’ve been secretly causing trouble. You’ve been attacked several times already. You must have noticed something, right?”
“I don’t really care whether the group relocates or not. But as your brother, and as one of Haoyu Financial Group’s managers, I have to consider everyone’s safety. You should think about this more carefully!”
This was third brother’s response. Clearly he supported Luo Huarong’s side too.
“Second brother, third brother, I don’t think we should look at it that way. Our group’s relocation is purely a business decision. Why should any country interfere? We’re a private company. We can go wherever we want.”
“If the U.S. authorities meddle in something like this, does that mean they could just nationalize our group with one statement? I think relocation is good. Besides, I don’t feel much connection to the United States anyway. Let’s return to Huaxia!”
The fourth brother completely disagreed with the previous three and firmly stood with Luo Huafu.
“Regarding the group’s relocation to Huaxia, I’ve thought it through clearly and made my decision long ago. This decision won’t change. I understand you have objections. Now here are the solutions before you.”
“First, I’ll buy all your shares at double the price. Second, I’ll split up the group. You can keep the businesses under your shares and be responsible for your own profits and losses. I won’t interfere at all.”
Luo Huafu tapped the table and said calmly, “For the industries under my name, except for keeping a small portion in New York, I’ll transfer the rest to Huaxia. Think about it!”
The entire Haoyu Financial Group covered countless industries with subsidiaries everywhere. But in this massive business empire, seventy-five percent of the shares were held by Luo Huafu alone.
The other siblings held less than seven percent combined. The remaining major shares were held by Luo Bingyun, who possessed a full eleven percent.
The final remaining shares were distributed among other Luo Family members as rewards for outstanding contributions. These shares constantly changed hands.
One could say Luo Huafu and his daughter completely controlled Haoyu Financial Group’s lifeline. This was exactly why they faced the deadliest assassination attempts.
Now that Luo Huafu proposed buying his siblings’ shares, he was clearly stripping them of their power. Hearing this, second and third brother’s faces immediately changed.
“Luo Huafu! Are you burning the bridge after crossing it? Does the Luo Family belong to you alone?!”
Luo Huarong slammed the table hard, stood up, and pointed angrily at Luo Huafu.
“Burning bridges? Are you even worthy? As the Luo Family reached today’s heights, did you build any bridges or pave any roads? You’re just parasites feeding on the Luo Family!”
“I know exactly what schemes you’re plotting. I’ve been tolerating you only because we’re siblings connected by blood.”
Luo Huafu snorted angrily and coldly scanned everyone. “If I really wanted to burn bridges, I could forcibly acquire your shares and leave you with nothing overnight.”
Though forced acquisition would cause capital losses, if Luo Huafu hardened his heart, he could definitely do it. After all, he held seventy-five percent of shares, had the strongest position, and possessed the highest decision-making power in the group.
“Big brother, this path will only lead to mutual destruction. Big sister is right – you are burning bridges. The group belongs to the Luo Family. When father gave you the most shares, he hoped you would take care of us siblings.”
Third brother’s face turned bright red. He absolutely couldn’t bear losing everything, so he braced himself and said, “If you insist on doing this, you’ll make all us siblings heartbroken.”
“Heartbroken? So you can feel heartbroken too? I’ve been attacked several times. Take the last time – someone deliberately leaked my schedule.”
“I treated you as siblings, as my closest family! You don’t handle any group business, yet every year you take how much money for free? I won’t even mention that anymore. It’s meaningless now.”
“But you – did you ever truly consider me your big brother? Why do I want to relocate the group? Is it for myself? Would any of your money decrease?”
“No matter where we go, I’ll still hold the most group shares. Do you really think I don’t know about your secret plans? And all the dirty things you’ve been doing behind my back?”
Luo Huafu stood up. The Family Head’s authority immediately made everyone shudder involuntarily. “Qifeng, bring out the materials. Let them have a good look!”
Luo Qifeng stepped forward from behind, holding a stack of encrypted documents. He gently placed them on the table, then returned to stand behind Luo Huafu.
As the Luo Family Head and the group’s final decision-maker, Luo Huafu was definitely no fool. These encrypted materials on the table recorded how his other siblings had betrayed the Luo Family.
Though they were also board members of the group, they had secretly sold group secrets for personal profit. Luo Huafu had been extremely tolerant, usually turning a blind eye.
This time, he truly couldn’t tolerate it anymore. Looking at these people who pompously claimed to fight for Luo Family interests, he felt they were completely hopeless.
“Second brother, you’ve gone too far. I always knew you took kickbacks secretly, but I never imagined you’d dare leak even our Luo Family’s investment plans?”
“Third brother, last year we lost the West Highway bidding. The opponent won by just three hundred million over us with a slight advantage. I suspected someone leaked our bottom line, but I never thought it would be you?”
Fourth brother looked at the documents on the table, his face full of pain and dismay. They were all Luo Family members. Big brother fought for every bit of Luo Family benefit, yet these siblings were massively selling out Luo Family secrets.
“So what! My surname is Luo too! Why was father so biased, giving me only these pitiful shares?! While big brother got seventy-five percent? Where am I inferior to big brother? I’m just not convinced!”
Third brother stood up, his forehead flushed with rage as he roared furiously.
“Anyway, I absolutely won’t agree to the group relocation. If big brother really insists on having his way, I’ll sell my shares. Double the price – I’ll come sign the legal documents tomorrow.”
Luo Huarong’s expression was extremely dark too. These materials contained evidence of her betraying the group. But unlike the others, she didn’t lose composure. After steadying her emotions, she calmly said.
“Since things have reached this point, I have nothing more to say. But I won’t sell my shares. I won’t watch the Luo Family head toward destruction.”
“Big brother, just transfer those few Luo Family companies in New York to my name. I don’t have your great ambitions. Having some money for retirement is enough.”
Second brother stated his position too. He knew he couldn’t overcome Luo Huafu, so he could only settle for second best.
“I want companies too. I absolutely won’t sell my shares.”
With the other two stating their positions, third brother had to make a decision too. “Big sister, second brother, if we three join forces, we can still make the Luo Family flourish in New York. What do you say?”
“Forget it. I’m just an ordinary woman who wants a peaceful life. I don’t want to manage company business anymore. With this money, I can immigrate to Australia and live well for the rest of my life.”
Luo Huarong hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. She only wanted money. With money, she could live well anywhere. No need to struggle to earn more.
Though Luo Huarong was greedy, she understood second and third brother’s temperaments better. If her money fell into their hands, getting it back would be extremely difficult.
Even though they had completely fallen out with Luo Huafu and laid all cards on the table, in her heart she still trusted Luo Huafu more than these two brothers.
Since everyone had made their decisions, there was no need to stay any longer. They left the meeting room one after another, each going their own way.
“Dad, don’t be sad. Without their restraints, we can definitely make the group bigger. These people would only hold us back.”
Only after everyone had left did Luo Qifeng step forward and gently pat his father’s shoulder.
“Ah, Qifeng, this time our Luo Family has truly split apart. I don’t know if I did the right thing, but if I didn’t do this, I’m afraid our Luo Family would be completely destroyed.”
Luo Huafu sighed deeply. Siblings turning against each other – this was what he hated seeing most. Exactly because of this, he had always tolerated his siblings selling out Luo Family interests.
Because he knew that once these matters were brought into the open, the result would definitely be fragmentation.