Chapter 157: A Man's Decision

Zhou Ming's black car was driving on the road outside Harvard University, with the trees on both sides of the road constantly receding. Lin Muqing was sitting next to Zhou Ming.

This familiar scene at first glance was the same as when they arrived, but in fact it was going in the exact opposite direction. In the previous chapter, Zhou Ming had come to Harvard University at the invitation of Governor Edward, but now he was leaving Harvard.

In the car, Lin Muqing raised her hand to check the time and frowned, saying, 'It's been less than half an hour, from the time we arrived at Harvard University to the time we're leaving now, it's only taken us less than half an hour, which is a bit too quick! Zhou Ming said seriously, 'I really don't understand why you're in such a hurry to agree to their request and leave so quickly. You clearly know that they're just crossing the bridge after they've burned the boats.'

In the face of Lin Muqing's complaints, Zhou Ming nodded and said, 'Sister Muqing, of course I know they are crossing the bridge to destroy the bridge, but I don't think it has anything to do with the length of time, because they have already made their attitude very clear. Under these circumstances, I don't think that if I continue to drag my feet with them, I will gain any advantage. On the contrary, I may lose a lot of benefits...'

Zhou Ming thought for a moment and added: 'Maybe they won't give me the $200 million. That's a lot of money, both for me and for Wharton Insurance.'

'Zhou Ming, you know that's not what I'm talking about!' Lin Muqing said angrily, obviously not satisfied with Zhou Ming's explanation. 'You were the one who forged the alliance with them, and you were the one who came up with the plan to deal with Adams and carried it out step by step. When you started laying the groundwork, why weren't the three families so eager? Now that it's finally been hard for you to force the Adams family to a dead end with your efforts, at this time they jumped out to pick the peaches, and they even asked you not to get involved in the rest of the matter. This kind of crossing the bridge and demolishing the bridge is really too much!"

Lin Muqing's emotions became more and more angry, and in the end she couldn't help but swing her little pink fists a few times fiercely.

But then she saw that Zhou Ming still seemed to be unruffled, and she said with a bit of frustration, 'Zhou Ming, in fact, it doesn't matter if we can defeat the Adams family or how much profit we can make from this matter, it's just that this is so unfair to you!'

Zhou Ming nodded with a helpless smile, 'This is indeed very unfair, but Muqing, we should have been prepared for this, shouldn't we?'

Lin Muqing was stunned for a moment, and Zhou Ming continued, 'In fact, this is something you said yourself, back when I proposed uniting the three families. You told me that the three families were all under the control of the Brighton Consortium, and even though they all had conflicts with the Adams family, their status meant that they could never be our loyal and unwavering allies. It was highly likely that they would only use us to achieve their own ends.'

'I did say something like that, but that was just one thing we needed to guard against, or rather, since we expected this, we should argue with them to the bitter end after something happens, and we can't let them get away with it so easily!' Lin Muqing said.

'So what should we do? Do we also list them as enemies and directly add more than a hundred investment companies to this lawsuit, involving all three families, so that no one can get away with it?' Zhou Ming asked.

'This..."

Lin Muqing hesitated. He couldn't answer this question either, because at the moment they were already struggling to deal with the Adams family alone with the help of the three families. Not only were Tong Gang, Li Cheng and Yelbeldov under house arrest, they themselves had to leave Brighton and stay in Rhode Island for more than half a month. Now that they had to add the three families, they were afraid that they would not be able to stay in the city of Brighton today

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Zhou Ming took Lin Muqing's small hand and placed it in the palm of his own hand, saying, 'So, my sister Muqing, since they have now dared to tell us so directly that they are crossing the bridge and demolishing the bridge, it proves that they must be fearless, and it would be even more unwise for us to clash with them at this time. Then we can only choose to compromise. There is no other way.'

"But Zhou Ming...'

Lin Muqing wanted to say something more, but Zhou Ming asked her first, 'Sister Muqing, and at this time I don't think it's a bad thing for them to cross the river and destroy the bridge. It's just the right thing for us to do what we want.'

'Zhou Ming, are you talking about Ranran running away from home?' Lin Muqing asked tentatively. After getting a positive reply from Zhou Ming, she was helpless. 'How can these two things be compared?'

Lin Muqing was really a bit overwhelmed. Although she was also very worried about her cousin running away from home to a strange country, if the hard-won results of Zhou Ming's efforts were to be exchanged, then Lin Muqing could not agree to it under any circumstances, not to mention that Ran Ran had her friends there to help her in San Francisco, at least for the short term she did not need to worry, but Zhou Ming's side had a completely different meaning.

'Of course they are not comparable. At least in my opinion, money can never be earned enough, and there will always be opportunities to play the game as long as I am alive. But there is only one person in the world, isn't there?' Zhou Ming said.

After listening to Zhou Ming's words of encouragement, Lin Muqing looked at Zhou Ming strangely and asked, 'I really am very curious. Why are you so concerned about Ranran's situation?'

This made Zhou Ming's heart jump, and he then laughed, 'I don't really care, but it's a fact that the three families have crossed the bridge and torn down the bridge now. We have to find something else to do for ourselves, we can't just let the funds sit there and rot! Besides, when we first went to Gangcheng, Muqing, we received a lot of care from Ranran in Nanjiang. Now that she has run away from home, we have to show our appreciation somehow!'

Despite not saying anything, Lin Muqing looked at Zhou Ming very suspiciously in response to his explanation.

After about 40 minutes, Zhou Ming and Lin Muqing returned to the hotel, and Tong Gang, Li Cheng, and Yerbedov came over to inquire about the situation as soon as possible.

"Zhou Ming, little brother, why did you guys come back so soon? Could it be that there's a problem with the plan? Or did the Adams family use some new tactics, or did something else happen to the three families?'

The three of them asked in surprise. It was obvious from their expressions that they had already guessed something, and when Zhou Ming then told them the truth, they all looked annoyed. 'How could this be? This is the worst kind of bridge-burning!'

'Although the three families have crossed the bridge and torn down the bridge, we have also got what we want. Not only will the mortgaged properties we have already obtained be protected, our business in Brighton will not be affected, and they will even agree to give us an interest-free loan of 10 billion. So I think if we can make good use of these, we will still make a lot of money."

After leaving these words to Tong Gang, Li Cheng, and Yerbedov, Zhou Ming went back to his room.

Facing Zhou Ming's departure, Lin Muqing, Tong Gang Li Cheng, and Irbekov all looked at each other, not knowing what to do. In response, Lin Muqing stepped forward and said, 'In fact, Zhou Ming is not wrong. Since it is an established fact that the three families are crossing the bridge and demolishing the bridge, it is better to figure out how to make good use of the compensation they gave us than to dwell on it.'

Saying this, Lin Muqing turned his head and looked in the direction of Zhou Ming's departure and then said, 'I think Zhou Ming may have been hit, but he must

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Time quickly passed to nightfall. ** came to Zhou Ming's room again with his equipment. This was something ** had to do every day as Zhou Ming's bodyguard. In his hand was a complex radio detection device. Apart from being able to detect the normal operation of the alarm device in the room, it could also detect whether there were any abnormal radio signals or special substances in the room. Only when ** was sure that the room was absolutely safe could he rest assured and let Zhou Ming sleep here.

After walking around the room, ** said to Zhou Ming, 'There is nothing unusual about the room. I'll be going out now. If anything happens, just press the alarm at any time and I'll be right there.'

This was a cliché explanation, and after saying it, ** was about to leave the house. However, Zhou Ming stopped him and asked, '**, do you think I did the right thing today?'

** looked at Zhou Ming with confusion. Zhou Ming added, 'I'm talking about my decision today.'

** nodded and said, 'I know it's about the three families' decision to abandon the bridge after crossing the river and your decision to go to San Francisco to find the girl named Tang Ran. To be honest, I can't tell you whether this decision is right or wrong.'

'Is it because you don't know about my relationship with Tang Ran?' Zhou Ming asked.

'That's one thing, but there's another thing. In my opinion, there is no right or wrong in any decision, only priorities and what should and shouldn't be done,' ** replied.

'I kind of understand, but it seems like I don't really understand,' Zhou Ming said.

** shook his head: "Then I don't know how to explain it."

** frowned for a moment and then said, 'In fact, Zhou Ming, asking me this question is not a good direction, because if it were me, I would think that as long as I want to do it, I will definitely do it. Instead of making myself regret it later, I might as well just do it. I think a man's choice should be to follow his heart. As long as he can live with himself, he should do it!'

At the end of the day, ** looked at Zhou Ming and asked, 'So, Zhou Ming, do you think you should go to San Francisco?'

Zhou Ming laughed at **'s sudden question at the end: "I didn't think ** would start questioning me. So is this the freedom of a military king?"

** shook his head and said, 'Maybe, but this is more of my personal experience. Back then, in the jungles of Southeast Asia, it was because of my hesitation that I lost the life of my brother. That incident is something I can never forget in my life, and something that will make me feel guilty for the rest of my life.'

As he said this, ** lowered his head and shed a painful tear. Although there was only one tear, it still surprised Zhou Ming a lot. He never expected that **, the king of soldiers, would have such a history, but this was also in line with his style of valuing friendship and righteousness. Perhaps it was also because of this incident that later, when his wife was forced to have an abortion, he became so crazy.

'So you don't want me to repeat your mistakes, right?' Zhou Ming asked.

** shook his head and said, 'I don't know if it's right to persuade you like this, but I think a man must still make his own decisions. Even if he makes a mistake in the end, he can just find a way to make amends. If he waits until he loses it, then it's too late.'

'But if I make a decision, you'll have to go to San Francisco with me. I've heard that the law and order there isn't very good, so your job as a bodyguard might be a lot more onerous,' Zhou Ming said.

** laughed and said, 'As long as you're not planning to go and destroy some US military base, I think it should be fine.'

'Okay, I think I've made a decision, a man's decision!' Zhou Ming said.