Chapter Twenty-Nine: Seeking Kindness and Obtaining Righteousness
"Mr. Hans. Harry, the host, leaned into Link's ear. "Ms. Adelson wants to end the game right away. She wants to talk to you. ”
Link picked an eye. At this time, it is already the beginning of a new hand, but the hole cards have just been dealt, and the bets have not yet begun. He glanced at the other three at the table and said with a smile, "Mr. Gaude, Mr. Negrenu, Mr. Avery." Can we pause for a moment?"
"Of course, if Mr. Hans needs it. Gao De nodded. The other two nodded in agreement.
Harry listened to Link's pause, not termination, feeling a little dissatisfied, but helpless. The hand starts with a statement that it won't end until all four players agree or at least two of them have lost their chips. If Link had to win all the 1.5 billion chips, the Venetian Casino would be helpless against him in full view.
Now that they had decided to terminate the game, the other three would be fine, but as long as Link didn't nod, they had to continue.
Link stood up, nodded slightly to the other three, and said, "I'm out of company first." ”
Harry led him out of the independent gambling room, where Chelsea Adelson was waiting for him: "Mr. Hans, please go this way." ”
Link followed her to the office, not far from the gambling hall. The five bodyguards behind him followed him all the way to the door, and when Link entered the office, they waited outside the door.
Upon entering the office, Chelsea did not ask people to pour drinks, but poured a glass of water himself – Link was injured and he only drank boiled water – and said: "Mr. Hans, we have found important evidence of the arson of your villa. ”
Link nodded, but instead of asking who it was, he said, "Who instigated that killer?"
"Mr. Hans, the killer has nothing to do with our Venetian Hotel. Chelsea Adelson said with a hint of grievance, but as frankly as he could in his eyes. "We can't give conclusive evidence that we didn't do it. Because we didn't look for a killer at all. ”
Link looked into her eyes for a moment, lowered his eyes, and asked, "You can't be without a clue." ”
Chelsea Adelson knew Link wanted to know who wanted to kill him, saying: "We've only found out that someone has placed an order online to deal with you. She paused, and said in a slow tone. "Link, be honest. If it's our hotel, or any other hotel, there's no need to look for a killer outside. ”
Link looked up into her eyes again, straight into her eyes. He saw the certainty in her eyes, and it took him a long time before he smiled and said, "Who started the fire?" Anderson Adelson?
She had a point, and finding out that the killer was hired online seemed to have cleared the suspicion of those casinos. They're going to send someone to kill Link, and some of the underworld related to their casino are killers. But the Venetian spoke to him so eloquently, that is, at least the arson incident, which had nothing to do with the Venetian Hotel.
Link's straightforward question left Chelsea Adelson stagnant for a moment. But she didn't deny it, saying, "That's right! Our board of directors has already decided to send him to Russia. He will never return to the United States. ”
The expulsion of a major member of the family may have been a significant concession for the Adelson family. But Link wasn't happy about it.
He sneered and said, "Last time he sent me bullets, you removed him." As a result, he did not accept the lesson. This arson, you sent him to Europe. This is to tell him that he still has a chance. As long as I get rid of me, his previous mistakes will be erased. Russia is far away, but it is only a few hours to the United States. Ms. Adelson probably forgot that it is cheaper to hire a killer in Russia than in the United States. Are you deliberately trying to make me feel that you are encouraging him to keep going?"
Chelsea Adelson listened to him and pursed his lips and asked, "So, what does Mr. Hans think we should give you an explanation?"
"He must confess, and you cannot help him to reduce his sentence. After he is released from prison, he will not be able to work in any department related to your Sands Group. Link said coldly.
"That can't be!" Chelsea Adelson coldly refused. "There's no way we're going to send him to jail. But we promise to restrain him. "If that's the case, it's going to upset the whole family. She didn't have to be in for Sheldon to know that it was absolutely impossible.
"I can't believe your assurances. But I don't force you. However, the ugly words are ahead. Link sneered. "In the future, no matter what happens to me that shouldn't be. I'm looking only for you Venetians. ”
Chelsea Adelson didn't expect him to be so tough. And Link seems to do what he says. In life, how can you never encounter trouble. Especially the Las Vegas casinos have cooperation with each other, but more importantly there is competition. If the other casinos found out and specifically looked for Link's trouble, then the trouble would be directly transferred to the Venetian Hotel. This is certainly something she doesn't want to see.
Link is tough, but Chelsea Adelsen doesn't dare to be tough against tough. Even if she longed for him to die, she didn't dare to threaten him anymore. Because she knew that Link was a guy who ate soft rather than hard.
She could only emphasize again: "We promise that he will not trouble you again." We also hope that you will not trouble us again in the future. ”
"Or else?" Link interrupted.
Chelsea Adelson pursed his lips and didn't speak.
Link's mind raced, knowing that it was impossible for the other party to agree to send Anderson Adelson to prison, so he took a step back and said, "Tonight, I won 820 million dollars, and I only won 200 million." But I will take 700 million, of which 500 million is the compensation that the guy gave me. This compensation will be paid by you in advance. Ms. Adelson can now call Mr. Adelson Sr. and remember to tell him what I said explicitly. ”
Chelsea shuddered at him. Link seems to have lost 120 million, but the casino lost 700 million, and as soon as he said this, he passed on 500 million of them to Anderson, which made him unable to turn over for the rest of his life. But this condition, they Adelson family can refuse, and the other shareholders of the casino will definitely not refuse such an offer.
The Sands Group doesn't belong entirely to their Adelson family, and if Link takes all the money and doesn't say a word, the casino will only put their hatred on him. And now he is transferring 500 million to Anderson, and at the same time transferring hatred to Anderson, and making Anderson directly saddled with 500 million dollars in debt. Anderson Adelson certainly can't afford to repay the $500 million, but the Adelson family does.
The Adelson family is under pressure to help Anderson settle this debt, and the people in the family who originally defended him will also become dissatisfied with him. So anyway, Anderson Adelson's life is over.
Link's offer of 500 million in compensation is, of course, ridiculous. She could also say no. But Link made a condition, if she didn't agree, Link could even take all the money he won tonight, and even go on the game, and they would lose even more. She was more worried that Link would continue to gamble at the Venetian Hotel after the negotiations broke down. That wasn't something she and the Adelson family could afford.
The eight bodyguards he hired weren't vegetarians, and Link would have been very careful when he was shot. She didn't think she had a chance to take out Link anytime soon. If Link goes berserk, maybe before she finds that opportunity, Sands will lose the Venetian Hotel.
She figured out the joints, nodded bitterly and said, "I'll contact Sheldon." ”
"Anderson Adelson must sign a compensation agreement with me, and you, the senior management of the Sands Group, must send someone to witness it. I could wait an hour. ”
Chelsea Adelson was speechless, and she turned to the breakout next to her office to make a phone call.
Ten minutes later, she came out again, her face dripping with gloom, and said, "We agree to your terms." Anderson is on his way. But let's hope that this is the end of tonight's game. ”
"I'd rather have this end between me and your casino. Link stood up with a smile. "There is an old Chinese saying that if people don't offend me, I won't offend people. If anyone sins against me, heaven and earth will perish. I want you to understand this: I don't want to cause trouble, but I'm never afraid of it. ”
It wasn't long before Chelsea Adelson returned to the Independent with him with a smile. Jamie Gauder waited for him to come back and asked for an early termination. The other two agreed, and Link nodded.
They ignored the audience's regrets and dissatisfactions and left separately. Link went to Chelsea Adelson's office and signed a compensation agreement with the pale Anderson Adelson in the presence of Link's lawyer, a senior Sands executive, for arson in his villa. As for whether Anderson will be prosecuted by the prosecution for this matter, it is not worth Link's concern.
The deal left Anderson Adelson with $500 million in debt overnight. His bankruptcy is certain, and more importantly, even if this debt is paid off, it will make him lose his position in the Sands Group forever.
This is a disgrace to the Sands Group and the Adelson family, and no one will forget the shame he once brought to the group and the family in the future. And this shame, the Sands Group can only carry it. Killing Link would clear some of the shame, but someone has done it now. Instead of killing him, the casino suffered another major loss, not only financially, but also in reputation.
He knows that now the top management of Sands Group will no longer want to lose money. So this shame the Adelson family must be carried. If the casino loses money again because of the failed assassination, the Adelson family may even lose control of the Sands.
So, he looked into Link's eyes, and he couldn't hide his cruelty at all.
Link signed it, put one of the agreements away, looked him in the eye, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Adelson, for your generosity." But I hope I don't have to see you again. ”
"I wish I had never seen you. Anderson Adelson snapped out a few words.
Link smiled, stood up and said, "I've never seen you mainly. Except, of course, this time. It will be as you wish in the future. Never again, Mr. Adelson. ”
After he finished speaking, he left the casino with $700 million, but he didn't leave the Venetian Hotel right away. The arson incident is solved, but the killer's mastermind is still missing.