"Old John doesn't mean to imply that I should take advantage of the current opportunity, does he?" King laughed, but he felt a faint shock in his heart.

"Although I have lived for almost eighty years, I don't have that kind of plan," today's old John seemed to talk very highly to this young man who was half a century younger than himself, "It seems that King has understood what I mean, I wonder if King is interested in being the head wolf of the pack?" ”

"No," replied King, "but I was very surprised by Old John's suggestion. ”

"It's nothing," said old John, looking at his wrinkled hand, "didn't I just say that?" The pack needs a wolf to lead it, and I don't have a suitable one here. In order for the wolves not to go down the road of no return, I, the head wolf, need to find the most suitable successor. ”

"Me?" King smiled bitterly, "Old John thinks too highly of me, how can I be such a head wolf?" ”

"You can," said Old John, "your abilities and wisdom speak for themselves, and I trust my own vision." If you agree to this, there is only one thing you need to do, which is to marry Anna, and I can arrange everything else. ”

This kind of condition is very tempting for anyone in the world, and a person like King, who is a member of a big family himself, should feel it more deeply, and it is often an irresistible condition, but King shook his head, "Relatively speaking, I care more about Anna than I do about the entire Old John family." And I can't even be a wolf, so how can I say I'm a wolf? ”

King's meaning was clear, and now he didn't have a good relationship with Gianna, but he was even less interested in the conditions put forward by Old John.

"I know King's concerns," said Old John, "you must know that when a new wolf is added to a pack, the other candidates for the head wolf will lose their status altogether, but pose any threat to the new wolf. ”

King was genuinely shocked by Old John's remarks, and it looked like he was definitely not pretentious.

"I am very grateful for your kindness," said King, "but I really can't afford to do it, because the old John's family is engaged in a type of business that is not acceptable to me." ”

"So that's because of this," laughed old John, "what are the drugs, are they sinful things?" Take a knife as an example, the person who produced the knife intended to use it as a very useful tool, but if someone used the knife to kill someone, is the knife guilty? It's the same with morphine and poppy, they are both medicines, but if someone uses them to make psychedelics, can they be said to be sinful things? In fact, any business is the same, as long as it can make money, it is a good business. The drug business is one of the most profitable businesses, the reason why not so many people dare to do it is because it is relatively risky, the old John family has the strength to avoid these risks, it can only be said that it is our ability, what qualifications do you have to despise our achievements? Speaking of this question, Old John already had his own way of answering, and he was the first to say it.

"Maybe you're right," said King, "but it's against my intentions, and I can't make a profit from it." ”

Old John was seldom rejected, and he was already very dissatisfied at this time, "I feel that my arrangement is very satisfying, and no one in this world should refuse it." ”

"Yes," King smiled, "your arrangement is a gift to anyone in the world, but I am not a person in need of a gift, nor can I accept your gift." ”

Old John sneered, "You're not going to refuse this gift, are you?" ”

"So what to do?" King said, "What you intend to give me is not only a gift, but also a responsibility, and what I don't like by nature is responsibility, why do you think I will accept it?" ”

"To accept this gift is to gain almost infinite wealth and power, as a man, why should he refuse such a precious thing?"

King shook his head and said, "Everything I hope can only be accomplished with my own efforts, even the old John family is afraid that they are not capable of bringing the culture of the East to the West, right?" ”

Old John considered his rejection an insult and said, "Old John's gift is a gift, but you should also know that my gift is not something that can be rejected casually." ”

"You're not going to force me, are you? You must know that this kind of thing cannot be forced. ”

Under the anger just now, Old John showed a terrifying momentum, and he didn't think that the content of the transaction with this young man could indeed not be forced, but if he wanted to change at this time, it seemed that he would become the weaker party, so he said dissatisfiedly, "My coercion may not be applied to you, but it seems that you care about more people." For Old John, this hand was one of the means he would use against many people as affectionate as King.

"If that happens," said King coldly, "I may not be able to protect them with the power of Old John's family, but I will certainly take revenge." ”

When King said this, he didn't like to use the tone of swearing like to use gambling curses, but in Old John's ears, he clearly felt the meaning conveyed by the other party: he was serious, and he would do what he said.

Old John had been observing King for a long time, but he knew something about his character, and he was a man who would do what he said. Although Old John may not pay attention to King's so-called revenge, they are talking about King taking over the Old John family, not to be hostile to him.

After a while, Old John's face gradually returned to normal, and he said slowly, "I now know why you don't want to be this head wolf," he smiled again, "It's nothing more than that you are worried about the road, in fact, this is also very simple among the wolves, as long as you can give the wolves enough food, no matter which road you take, you can be the choice of the head wolf." For example, King doesn't like us in the drug business, and if you can find a way to make the whole family prosperous, it's not impossible to do it now. ”

"Old John is saying that you can give up the drug path?" King's voice is also a little strange, you know, the old John's family is not doing this for one or two generations, where can it be said that it will change?

"If we can put the family on a new path of development, even if we give up the previous qiē," said John Sr., "and this is like a huge project for King to bring the culture of the East to the West, and it is exactly what King should do." ”

King was originally impressed by his persistence and the huge building, but when he mentioned what he was mainly engaged in, his heart calmed down again. "I'm just a mortal," he said, "and it's going to take a lifetime to finish my own business." And the same huge project, I'm afraid, is beyond my ability. Moreover, I am a person who advocates a free and easy life, and with such a big burden, such a qiē will leave me. For this, my yearning is no less than the pursuit of my life ideals. ”

Old John seemed to be very uncomfortable with King's refusal in his heart, but he also understood that the matter was too quick to force it, and sent them away after more than an hour of conversation.

"Is that king really so ignorant of lifting?" Todd said, "I suggest that you give up the idea of putting the family in his hands. He is so repulsive, even if he reluctantly accepts it, I am afraid that it will not end well. ”

"No," said old John, "if that were the case, he could have taken it as he pleased." He is a person with a strong sense of responsibility, as long as he promises something, he will definitely do his best, which is one of the reasons why I value him. However, he actually despised Old John's construction so much, and he couldn't just forget it. Announced: Gianna replaces David as one of John Sr.'s contenders, and King is seen as her husband in our family. ”

(John Sr. actually came to King for his ability, hoping that he would marry Gianna and become the heir of the next generation of John Sr., but it is clear that King did not have that ambition.) ）