Know Yourself in the Dragon World

Chapter 658: Another Split of the Secret Party (1)

Beowulf asked, "So you mean to divide it equally?"

Seeing may not be believing, and Beowulf’s past and current behavior all illustrate the veteran actor’s acting skills.

The more you hold something in your heart, the more you will believe it. For this group of greedy people, greed is the easiest thing to believe in.

So Beowulf showed them greed in a guise of honor.

"No." Chen Yan said, "It's not fair to divide it equally. It's fair to distribute it according to the contributions made to the college over the years."

"What if I don't want to share?" Beowulf said. "You want to fight dragons? You are a bunch of cowards!"

As Beowulf started swearing, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Most people stared at Beowulf. If he dared to take action, he would never be able to leave this meeting room.

In the end, Pompey, who had been silent, spoke up to ease the deadlock.

"After all, our goal is to win the war against dragons. We all have the same goal, but we all have our own ideas. That's fine." Pompey said, "Let's talk it out if we can."

It would have been fine if Pompey hadn't spoken, but as soon as he spoke, Beowulf seemed to lock onto him and stared at him intently.

"Master Pompey, what is Gattuso's attitude?" he asked.

"I have no interest in such matters," Pompey replied.

"Gattuso is the academy's largest shareholder," said Beowulf.

Pompey said nonchalantly: "Anger and I are friends, and I have never thought about the return of this investment. Of course, that's just my idea. It was a different story when Frost was here. He did get enough benefits to cover Gattuso's investment costs. Unfortunately, he didn't think highly of Constantine's Dragon Cross. In any case, Gattuso doesn't have the face to come to the academy to ask for things."

What a clever remark, bringing up the matter of Constantine's Dragon Cross as a reason for Gattuso not to participate in the division of these interests.

Isn't this obviously provoking other families?

Oh, of course Gattuso can stay out of it. You have already gained the benefits. It’s just that you made a mistake and failed to protect the cross. Who can you blame?

What about the other families? They got nothing. They spent all their money and manpower, but nothing came back.

Pompey continued: "As for Gattuso's position, I think everyone has a point. I don't take sides. Whether it continues with the academy system or returns to the family joint system, I agree."

Those who do not take sides often become public enemies, with both sides being hostile to them.

But this is Gattuso, and Gattuso has the right not to take sides.

In other words, it is a good thing that Gattuso does not take sides. Once Gattuso takes sides, whichever side he chooses will most likely win.

"Very good." Beowulf tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table. "In that case, I will speak directly. You can do whatever you want and choose whatever you want. The era of the academy cannot be ended. You cannot take anything away because the academy already belongs to the four old families. I have repatriated all the students and specialists trained by the families in the academy. This is my last act of mercy."

After chatting for a long time, we finally came back to the original topic.

When something returns to the starting point after a long period of time, it means there is no room for negotiation on this matter.

There were sounds of guns being drawn and swords being unsheathed.

Chen Yanqiang smiled and asked, "Principal Beowulf, so you called this emergency meeting and gathered everyone together just to say this? It's a waste of everyone's time."

"I'm leaving first. There are still many things to deal with in the family." After Pompey stood up, Gattuso's senior executives also stood up.

Beowulf had no intention of letting anyone leave and took out the black suitcase he had brought.

The opening was sealed with a half-rotten world tree painted with gilded paint, a symbol of the academy's confidential documents.

Pompey also became interested and stood aside waiting for Beowulf to open it.

When the box was opened, there were piles of contracts inside. Those were the agreements signed between each family and Angers every time they made an investment, representing the contribution of each family.

"You all know each other, right? The earliest donation you made to the academy over the years was in 1910. Ange was a man of the spirit of contract, and he kept all of them. But I'm sorry, I'm not a man of the spirit of contract." Beowulf took out another cigar.

In front of everyone, he lit a cigar and then set fire to all the papers in the box.

The rising flames burned the past of the academy. The secret party went from a family alliance system to an academy form, and is now entering a new era again.

"I don't recognize the old account with Angers. From now on, Kassel College no longer has a board of directors. In other words, the old board of directors has all been kicked out. If you still want to take this ship, remember to buy a ticket." Beowulf turned around with a cigar in his mouth, stretched out his hand and patted Pompey on the shoulder, "Pompeii, what is Gattuso's choice?"

"It has nothing to do with Gattuso," Pompey said.

"Beowulf, stop!" Someone pulled out a gun and pointed it at Beowulf.

But his actions were stopped by Chen Yanshen.

Following Chen Yan's gaze, he saw red lines locking onto everyone's head.

The lights in the conference room are very bright, but if you look carefully you can still see the red lines.

Outside the window, snipers were ready one after another. These were elites from the four old families. There were not many young people, most of them were middle-aged.

The decline of the family is not only economic, but also the dwindling of population.

Families like the four old families and Gattuso's, which value bloodline, will encounter this problem.

"I'm informing everyone that you no longer have control over Norma." Beowulf said, "As long as you let me get out of here safely, you can leave safely."

"Beowulf, is Ange awake?" Pompey asked with a smile, "It's not like you can do this kind of thing."

"I have done it now." Beowulf said disdainfully: "I look down on you new half-blood families."

The papers in the suitcase were burning and gave off a smell, like the paper money burned at graves to commemorate the dead era.

There was a fire in everyone's heart. The flames of the papers became smaller and smaller, but the flames in their hearts became stronger and stronger.

But in the end, he didn't attack. The weapon was in his hand, but he didn't have the courage to fight to the death.

Beowulf pushed the door open and left in full view of everyone.

After a long time, the faint red lines disappeared.

Norma's voice came from the radio, only to the conference room: "Everyone, you can leave now. Follow the designated channel to the apron of the college."

"Let's go back. We should be able to have breakfast when we get home." Pompey was the first to go out.

An era will always come to an end.

The four old families that were sent to the grave are back on the stage to lead the next new era.

It will be an era of war and division of interests.

In the name of the academy, they collected hundreds of years of property from various families, and locked up these properties firmly with the four old families.

Everyone understands that if they want to recoup their costs and divide up the academy, they must step over the four old families.