Jared expressed his dismay. “Great Marshal, you've gone overboard! Even if I agree to give you three hundred billion and half of Mitxel's fixed assets, my family members will not agree to your terms and conditions.
“How about this—two hundred billion. I'll give you two hundred billion. This amount is the limit of what the Mitxel family can offer. If you still refuse to accept this offer, I have no choice but to fight you to the death.”
Zeke burst into laughter but did not reply to his offer.
Jared could not help but panic since he did not get a response from Zeke.
He increased the amount from two hundred billion to two hundred and fifty billion. He even upped the sum to three hundred billion, but Zeke continued giving him the cold shoulder.
Jared was at a loss for words and did not know what else to say.
In the end, he had no choice but to concede defeat as he could not bear to see Zeke destroy the Mitxel family. “All right, Great Marshal, you win. You can have the three hundred billion from Intercontinental Group, and I'll transfer half of the Mitxel family's fixed assets to your name by tonight. Since I've agreed to your terms and conditions, you can let us off now, right?”
Zeke answered, “Sorry, no can do.”
Jared shrieked, “What do you mean by no can do? I've given you everything you asked for! What else do you want? You're the reputable Great Marshal. How can you not keep your promise?”
Zeke replied, “You misunderstood what I said. Had you heeded Rhett's advice, I would have honored those terms and conditions and not found fault with the Mitxel family. However, you refused to listen to him, and I had no choice but to intervene. Do you think the same terms and conditions will still apply?”
Jared froze for a moment.
He was so stunned that he had no idea what else to say. “Y-You... What do you want from me then? You just want to destroy the Mitxel family?”
Zeke responded with a wicked laugh. “Yup. That's right.”
Beep! Beep! Beep!
He then hung up on Jared.
Jared felt his head spinning. He collapsed to the ground the moment his legs gave out on him.
He took a sidelong glance at the crowd and was at a loss for words.
Eurasia's Great Marshal was indeed not a pushover.
The Genesis Chamber of Commerce, too, was a terrifying organization.
In half an hour, they had driven the Mitxels into a corner. In other words, they could destroy the indomitable family in the blink of an eye!
Jared's phone rang once again. This time, it was another call from Logan, who urged him to save the family.
All of a sudden, Jared looked into the sky and burst into deranged laughter. “Very well, Genesis Chamber of Commerce! Congratulations on forcing the Mitxel family into a corner! But do you think we have run out of tricks up our sleeves? Wrong! You're wrong!”
“Looks like it's time for me to show you what the Mitxels are capable of!” he added.
He cast a creepy glance at Siete and said, “Mr. Siete, you're a Eurasian. I'm sure you've heard of the Eurasian Peace Medal, right?”
When Siete heard the three words “Eurasian Peace Medal,” his expression changed. Did Jared just hint that the Mitxel family has the Eurasian Peace Medal?
The Eurasian Peace Medal was an award given to individuals or teams that had made significant contributions to Eurasia.
Since its independence, Eurasia had only awarded the medal to less than ten recipients.
The medal recipients could talk directly to the president of Eurasia and make a request.
The Mitxel family would be able to survive the ordeal should they really own a Peace Medal.
With a grim expression, Siete said, “Jared, you mean the Mitxel family is a recipient of the Eurasian Peace Medal?”
“You might not believe it, but that's the truth! The former patriarch of the Mitxel family was reluctant to exercise his privilege, but I guess we have no choice but to use it now,” Jared answered.
The arrogant Jared laughed hysterically before strutting away.
Siete took in a deep breath and called a mysterious person. “Find out how the Mitxel family got their hands on the Eurasian Peace Medal.”
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