Once, I wanted to be a good person
Chapter 826 - 826: 206. The Ma Family's Huge Compensation! (6000 words)

Hearing Hei Yu's words, Fang Ze glanced at her, unconcernedly yawned, and then said, "Is that all?"

Hei Yu covered her mouth and giggled, saying, "Actually, there's one more thing. You're almost late for work."

"Oh my! That's the real issue here!" Saying this, Fang Ze was startled, quickly returning to his room to start getting dressed.

Meanwhile, the maids who had been waiting outside hurriedly entered as well, helping Fang Ze to dress and wash up.

Soon, after about ten minutes, Fang Ze was neatly dressed and came downstairs to start eating breakfast.

And he had invited the representative from the Sima family to his villa's dining room... to watch him eat.

Watching Fang Ze's decidedly unaristocratic and inelegant eating manners, the representative from the Sima family barely concealed a look of disdain.

However, he was clearly an old hand at this, so that microexpression was quickly hidden, and instead, a standard smile hung on his face as he politely praised, "Family Head Fang Ze's breakfast is truly lavish."

Fang Ze shot him a glance, "Is your Sima family that poor? You call this lavish?"

That representative: ...

Being quick-witted, as one must be to negotiate, the representative, though pricked by Fang Ze's words, quickly smiled and said, "Family Head Fang Ze is right; our family's economic strength is indeed mediocre. So...."

Fang Ze was quick to respond, so as soon as he began speaking, Fang Ze understood what he wanted to say and interrupted, "You may be poor, but the compensation you owe cannot be less."

"We, as nobles, cannot lose face."

The representative from Sima family: .....

This representative realized that Fang Ze truly wouldn't let go if he had the upper hand, and he was the type to demand everything, both in principle and in appearance.

Thinking this, he no longer bothered with pretenses and candidly opened the briefcase he carried, taking out a document and handing it to Fang Ze, "Family Head Fang Ze, this represents the sincerity of our Sima family."

Seeing his confidence, Fang Ze curiously took the document and looked it over.

It must be said, though the Sima family might lack in temperament, having controlled Half-State Land for decades, they indeed had money. The compensation list was hefty, ranging from Cultivation Resources to Precious Metals, and even standard-issue Extraordinary Artifacts with everything included, even 3 grams of the priceless "Qin 28."

Fang Ze simply estimated in his mind and gauged that the total value of the compensation was around five to six hundred million Lini.

But... regrettably, that was not what Fang Ze wanted....

So after a few glances at the list, he casually handed it back to the representative from the Sima family, "Sorry, I am not interested in these items."

When the representative from the Sima family had presented this list, he was actually full of confidence, after all, resources worth five to six hundred million Lini, for Fang Ze, who was preparing to rebuild his family, could be considered a huge relief.

And looking back to the root of this issue: Sima Jin indeed had malicious intentions toward Fang Ze, but he had not yet acted, nor had he caused any consequences. Instead, Fang Ze had preemptively taken him down, beat him up, and imprisoned him.

So, offering Fang Ze so many resources, rather than calling it compensation, it could be said to be hush money, hoping Fang Ze would not bring up this matter again.

Hence, after deliberating for a day, the Sima family felt that even if Fang Ze asked for a lot, five to six hundred million was enough to satisfy him.

However, who would have thought, Fang Ze actually refused?

Thinking this, the representative from the Sima family couldn't help but ask, "Family Head Fang Ze, are you dissatisfied with any particular resource? If you want a specific resource, I can swap it in for you."

Hearing the words of the representative from the Sima family, Fang Ze said indifferently, "I am dissatisfied with your entire list."

The representative from the Sima family was a little surprised.

Then he heard Fang Ze say, "If this list had come before you besieged my manor, I might have accepted it."

"But, after you surrounded my manor that day and forced me to call in people from the Noble Court, the price changed."

Fang Ze looked at him indifferently, then said, "You were there during the conflict that day, right?"

The representative from the Sima family nodded slightly.

Fang Ze said, "Then it's simple."

"You should know what my price is."

Saying this, Fang Ze picked up his napkin, wiped his mouth, tossed it onto the table, and said, "I'm done eating, enjoy your meal," then left the dining table to go to work.

At this time, only the representative from the Sima family was left at the table, looking at the full table of leftovers, utterly disheveled: just these leftovers, what was he supposed to eat? Wait! Why was he thinking about eating? He should be considering what exactly that condition was!

Thus, after pondering for over ten minutes, while the maids cleaned up the table, the representative finally figured out Fang Ze's terms.

His mouth hung open in shock, "Mortality-Shedding Fruit?! He actually wants a Mortality-Shedding Fruit?"

"This... this....."

He stammered for a while before finally managing to say, "Isn't that too audacious?"

....

Meanwhile, in Fang Ze's luxurious car, Hei Yu sat beside Fang Ze, lightly laughing as she asked, "Young Master, do you really intend to knock out a Mortality-Shedding Fruit?"

"I feel... the Sima family won't possibly agree to it."

Fang Ze laughed and confidently said, "They will agree to it. Because once they realize I want the Mortality-Shedding Fruit, they'll know I'm not just demanding excessively, but reminding them: this matter is no longer about compensation, but a choice between two options."