Chapter 40: A menace

Seeing Francis rushing out, Ken's expression changed and he took two steps back like a reflex. To this day, he still remembered clearly that Francis defeated several gangsters by himself. But soon, Ken realized that he was not the protagonist today, he was just the leader. Besides, these people invited by Geoff were not simple gangsters. They were ruthless people in the gray area, and they are all with organizations. Thinking of this, Ken straightened up and became hardened. "Is your home an extremely dangerous place? Why should I not dare to come?" Ken said quite proudly. Now he was supported by Geoff, and he had nothing to fear. "I'll beat you to death!" Francis's eyes turned cold, and he rushed forward and kicked Ken to the ground. Even if he brought someone to make trouble, did he really think Francis was easy to bully? "Oh...stop, stop." Ken screamed. He did not expect that Francis was so fierce and there were so many of them here that he would still dare to hit someone. "Francis... Francis, don't be impulsive." Ken screamed, "I'm not here to revenge. I'm here with Geoff to do business with you." Talking about business? Francis stopped and turned his gaze to Geoff who was standing aside. Ken was able to breathe a sigh of relief. He felt extremely regretful. If he had known that Francis was so fierce, he wouldn't have stopped pretending just now. "Hello, Mr. Wang, I am Geoff Zhou, and I am indeed here to make business with you." Seeing Francis turning to him, Geoff smiled, stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and spoke with a smile. Geoff Zhou? This name seemed familiar. Soon, an idea flashed in his mind. He thought about it. Colleagues were like enemies. Maya had told him before that the person most likely to frame Fresh Fruits was Geoff Zhou, the boss of Fruit Garden. Unexpectedly, he actually came here now. "Are you Boss Zhou from Fruit Garden?" Looking at Geoff, Francis said lightly. "Yes, it's me." Geoff was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that Francis knew about him. "Oh!" Francis said "Oh", and then said calmly, "I am just an ordinary farmer, and you are the big boss. What kind of business can I have with you?" Seeing Francis's cool attitude, Geoff frowned slightly, and then said, "To be honest, today, I came here for the Qingshan Orange. You supplied the Fresh Fruits Qingshan Orange, right?" "It's me." Francis nodded. Geoff was secretly happy that he had indeed found the right person. "Good." Geoff said in a deep voice, "I don't know, how much does Fresh Fruits cost for a pound of your Qingshan oranges? I can give you double the price!" "Double? Great!" Francis was filled with joy. "Yes, double!" Seeing this, Geoff was overjoyed. It seemed like something was going on. He originally thought that trying to convince Francis would cost a lot of words and pay a lot of money, but looking at Francis's reaction now, it shouldn't be difficult. Humph, he was indeed a country boy and had never seen the world. Geoff was filled with contempt in his heart, but his face was indeed filled with a false smile. "Okay, okay, but now, there's a problem." Soon, Francis showed a tangled look. "What problem do you have? Tell me. If I can help, I will definitely help." Geoff slapped his chest loudly. As long as he could win the agency rights of Qingshan Orange, other problems would not be a problem. "Well, we have signed a supply agreement with Fresh Fruits." Francis said tangledly, "If I sell Qingshan Orange to you now, I will have to pay liquidated damages." Actually, they signed a supply agreement? It seemed that Maya was really smart in what she did! Geoff patted his chest and said loudly, "Isn't it just liquidated damages? If it's a small problem, I'll just pay it in advance for you." Qingshan orange was so popular. Once he won the right to sell Qingshan oranges, won't he be able to make a lot of money in the future? What does a small penalty amount to? "However, the amount of liquidated damages is a bit large." Francis said tangledly. "Just tell me how much it is and I'll pay for it!" Geoff waved his hand and said domineeringly. How much were the liquidated damages in a fruit supply agreement? It only cost tens of thousands at most. In the opinion of farmers, it was a huge sum of money, but he didn't take it seriously yet. "One hundred million!" Francis said lightly. "Isn't it just 100 million? It's just a trivial matter..." Geoff waved his hand, but quickly reacted, staring at Francis with wide eyes, breathing rapidly, "How much do you think the liquidated damages are? 100 million?" "Yes, one hundred million." Francis said with a smile. "Are you kidding me?" Geoff was furious. What a bullshit fruit supply agreement, and the liquidated damages were 100 million! "I'm not kidding you." Francis shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you can come up with 100 million in liquidated damages, I will cooperate with you. Otherwise, I will have to cooperate with Fresh Fruits." Geoff's breathing was rapid. His total net worth was only one to twenty million. This was simply a joke! "Francis, you don't want to be punished, right? I'm here to discuss business with you seriously." Geoff had a sullen face. It was obvious that Francis was playing tricks on him. "Are you serious about doing business with me?" Francis smiled, but that smile was indeed a bit cold. "If you want to seriously discuss business with me, do you need to bring these people over? These people must be used to living a life of licking blood from the edge of a knife, right?" Francis pointed at a group of more than ten strong men around Geoff. Since he received the inheritance from his ancestors and embarked on the path of cultivation, he had become extremely sensitive to the judgment of breath. The auras of the people around Geoff were messy and filled with a faint bloody evil aura. They were definitely not ordinary people. Moreover, if you came to discuss business, you could only bring a secretary with you at most. Did you need to bring so many people here? "It seems like you, a farmer, still have some knowledge." Geoff simply didn't want to pretend anymore and said coldly, "I'm just taking precautions. Today, you have no choice. You must hand over the sales rights of Qingshan Orange to me." "Do you threaten me?" Francis's expression turned cold, and he said coldly, "What if I say I won't sell it to you?" "Won't you sell it to me?" Geoff smiled, but the smile was extremely serious, "You are just an ordinary farmer. Don't be ungrateful. You have to think carefully. You are not alone. You have parents to support. And with the price of being against me is not something you can bear!" "Are you threatening me?" Francis's expression turned completely gloomy. His parents were his nirvana, and Geoff offended his nirvana. "You can think so!" Geoff crossed his arms and looked at Francis coldly. To him, Francis was just a farmer's name, and he didn't take it seriously at all. If it weren't for Qingshan Orange, he wouldn't have given Francis a second glance.