The target was clear, the route was very clear, and now Gao Guang knew what he had to do, so when he saw Frank again, he wouldn't hesitate.

"Captain, I can acquire King's Defense, but I have a few conditions."

Frank seemed surprised, he looked at Gao Guang blankly, and finally spoke his mind.

"You went to Danny's assessment, but you didn't join Warfire, did he give you any advice?"

Frank wasn't stupid, he wasn't stupid at all, and his observation skills were very keen. Gao Guang said one sentence and Frank saw through the truth.

But Gao Guang wasn't panicked at all. He sat very seriously in front of Frank, suddenly slapped his hand on the table, and made a loud noise.

It hurt a little when he slapped his hand, it hurt a lot, but he had to have momentum!

Gao Guang angrily said, "I was humiliated! So I want to show Danny what kind of person I really am!"

Frank frowned and said, "Did Danny humiliate you? Impossible. I know what kind of person Danny is. He is a cold-blooded animal, but he will never deliberately insult anyone. He is a qualified, no, he is an outstanding professional manager. He won't deliberately provoke anyone."

Gao Guang took out a piece of paper from his pocket with a cold face, slapped it on the table with a snap, and then said coldly, "He didn't insult me in words, but he gave me this, and then politely refused me, telling me, what else is this if not humiliation?"

Frank took Gao Guang's assessment form with a frown, looked at it for a few moments, and then said in surprise, "When did Warfire start the assessment? You only got a C? Hmm, this is indeed a bit embarrassing."

Gao Guang said seriously, "I can't join Warfire, so I can only do it myself. Captain, if you really want to sell King's Defense, then I will buy it and run it myself. I want to make King's Defense a stronger and bigger company than Warfire Military Group."

Looking at the assessment form, Frank said, "Your combat skills are A, but your shooting skills are only A? Did Danny make a mistake, or did you not perform well? As for physical fitness and tactical skills, the D and F evaluations are accurate for you."

Gao Guang angrily said, "Are you not listening to what I'm saying? I said it! I want to buy King's Defense, but I have conditions!"

Putting down Gao Guang's assessment form, Frank said very seriously, "This is an insult to you. I agree with your point of view. Speak, what are your conditions?"

Gao Guang sighed and said, "First, tell me what is King's Defense's most profitable business right now."

Frank's eyes turned, and finally fell on Gao Guang's assessment form. He said softly, "Well, our main business currently is home defense, with a total of forty-seven clients."

"Can you be more specific? How much money can these forty-seven household clients earn in a year?"

Frank seemed hesitant, and Gao Guang understood. He said in surprise, "No way, losing money? Can you tell me how you charge?"

"Uh, we charge $2,400 a year, or $200 a month per household." Frank stated the revenue, and then said softly, "But the number of our clients is increasing year by year."Gao Guang didn't speak. He looked up and calculated in his mind, then exclaimed in surprise, "One hundred and eleven thousand, eight hundred dollars a year?"

Frank didn't speak, just lowered his head and said, "That's just part of the business."

"Give me the company's financial statements, or the books, or anything that shows the accounts!"

Frank scratched his head and said, "Um, although our company is currently in a loss-making state, the future looks good."

Gao Guang stared at Frank and said, "Tell me, how much is the salary of the employees? Tell me the total, don't make me add them up one by one."

Frank whispered, "Well, the employees know that the company is not doing well right now and are willing to accept a pay cut. After you take over..."

"Gao Guang interrupted, "Say it!"

"Fifty-two thousand dollars, approximately."

Gao Guang couldn't believe his ears. He swallowed and said, "All of them, or just the salaries after deducting the five of us?"

"Um, well, the salaries of six people..."

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Gao Guang scratched his head hard. He now understood why Danny said that Frank was keeping a bunch of salary thieves.

"What is the fixed expenditure?"

"Not much fixed expenditure, rent is eighty thousand dollars a year, um, insurance needs more than forty thousand, other miscellaneous expenses need about one hundred thousand dollars, um, um, that's about it."

Gao Guang waited for Frank and then said sternly, "You spend seven hundred and forty thousand dollars a year, but only earn one hundred and eleven thousand dollars. Tell me, how did you manage to hold on until now before deciding to go bankrupt?"

"Of course, the income is much more than one hundred and eleven thousand. We have a lot of odd jobs to do. Last year, we earned about... five hundred thousand dollars."

Gao Guang waved his hand repeatedly and said, "Okay, okay, don't say it anymore. Now I understand why you didn't sell the company to John, Rubber, and George. Because you are good brothers, and I am a newcomer, so you are trying to cheat me."

Frank stood up and angrily said, "How can you say that! When did I want to cheat you? I..."

Gao Guang didn't hesitate and said, "Apply for bankruptcy, clear all debts, and after all the employees are cleared, sell the company to me. I can continue to run your hard work, but I will never take over the mess before it's cleaned up."

Frank hesitated and whispered, "Gao, they are very good employees and have worked with me for many years. If I fire them..."

Gao Guang didn't hesitate and said, "If you don't fire them, then I will have to. That will require a severance pay, and you know my financial situation. Do you think I can afford it? So you apply for bankruptcy first, and then I will spend money to buy your worthless company. Otherwise, there's no need to talk anymore."

Frank was stunned for a while, and then he finally sighed and said, "Okay, I'll apply for bankruptcy..."

"The second condition is that you have to recommend me to your friends, such as Mr. Smith, whom we met in Bogota, and Sebastian. You have to give me their contact information, and you have to tell them that I am your... successor."

Gao Guang used the word "successor" because he felt that this word would make Frank agree to his request.But Frank hesitated, frowning. "No, I can't disturb them. We..."

Before Frank finished, Gao Guang pointed to himself and said, "Look at me. I'm only twenty-four years old. I don't know anyone in America except for you guys. I gave you all my money. Now you want me to take over King's Defense, but you won't even give me any help. Do you feel good about yourself?"

Frank hesitated and said, "I'll do everything I can to help you, but I can't ask those friends of mine to help you. That's not appropriate..."

Gao Guang angrily said, "Did I say I want them to help me? Can't I do business with them? You can introduce me to some clients, and whether or not we can cooperate is between me and them. What, do you think I'm begging your friends for help?"

With the two goals achieved - clearing out old employees and taking over their network - Gao Guang was very satisfied. Everything was just as Danny had said. When it came to negotiating business with Frank, he would be tough, but when it came to principles, Frank had sold himself out.

Considering that the company spent over $700,000 a year but only made just over $100,000 in revenue, plus some scattered protection tasks that didn't add up to more than $200,000, Frank had to be pretty foolish to keep the company going until now.

No wonder Frank had a company but couldn't even come up with the funds to go treasure hunting in Colombia. Without a windfall, he would never experience what it was like to wake up from a dream.

"Come on, take out your phone. Let me see your contacts." Gao Guang took out his phone aggressively and said to Frank, "I'll add the useful numbers, but not the useless ones. I won't even save private numbers. Hurry up, don't dawdle."

Frank was suspicious and said, "Now? Isn't that inappropriate?"

Gao Guang angrily said, "Do I have to wait for you to screen your contacts before giving me your phone? Do you think I'm going to cheat you? Don't you have any trust in me?"

Gao Guang's sudden aggressiveness caught Frank off guard, and he stammered, "This...this isn't how things are done. You're taking over the company..."

"Forget it," Gao Guang withdrew his evaluation form and said indifferently, "I wasn't counting on getting business from the Department of Defense anyway. I'll just start my own company. I'll make Danny regret it! But that's not your problem."

Frank gritted his teeth and said, "Wait a minute. I can give you the phone. If you're going to work in the PMC industry, my network will definitely be helpful to you. Um, I have one request. If you want to contact someone, let me give them a heads up. If they don't agree to talk to you, you can't call them again!"

It was a pleasant surprise for Gao Guang to contact them himself, instead of Frank making the first move.

"No problem. Give me the phone."

Frank didn't take out his phone, but a satellite phone. He whispered, "You promise."

"I promise."Frank opened the satellite phone and, as he opened the phone book, suddenly said, "Wait, why do I feel like Danny told me about this before?"

Gao Guang replied indifferently, "Oh, Danny asked me to take over your company. He also suggested that I lay off employees and take over your connections. Although I really hate Danny, I think his suggestion is good. As a successful person, even if I hate someone, I will still listen to them if they make sense. It's a necessary quality."

"Do you really hate Danny?"

Gao Guang was serious as he met Frank's gaze and said, "I will make Danny regret it! Listen, he insulted me and said that you are incompetent... Sorry, but I will make him see how King Defense was defeated under my leadership!"

Frank seemed to be boiling with passion and whispered, "What did Danny say about me?"

"Forget it, what good can come out of talking about it?"

"Tell me!"

Seeing that Frank was really anxious, Gao Guang finally whispered, "He said you are a good soldier, but when it comes to business, you are an incompetent, foolish, naive, and somewhat romantic low-IQ retard. Otherwise, you wouldn't have given King Defense to me, a... child. These were his exact words. Rubber and George can testify."

With a loud bang, Frank stood up and slammed his hand heavily on the table, shouting, "That damn cold-blooded bastard!"

Gao Guang never thought that Frank's eyes could widen so much. He looked at Frank's hand in surprise and asked, "Are you... okay?"

Frank roared, "I won't sell it!"

Oops, he was too stimulating.

Gao Guang immediately felt that Danny's idea was too extreme.

But soon, Frank's face was full of anger as he said, "I'll give it to you!"

Can he do that?

No, Gao Guang wanted to take over a clean and trouble-free King Defense, not use provocative methods to trick Frank, a good person. If he really took King Defense for free, it would mean his integrity was compromised.

"Give it to me, do you still have money or bank loans? Do you want to go bankrupt?"

Frank's expression immediately froze, and he frowned.

Gao Guang whispered, "Give me the phone now, then go apply for bankruptcy and sell King Defense to me. I'll take care of the rest. By doing this, you've already done me a big favor."

Frank sighed and said, "Okay! Here, write down the numbers!"

There weren't many numbers on the satellite phone. Gao Guang wrote down sixteen numbers, one of which was Mr. Smith's private phone number.

After watching Gao Guang write down the numbers, Frank said, "I'll call Mr. Smith later, and then..."

Frank paused and said, "Forget it, you tell me. Mr. Smith knows you, after all, he helped resolve your identity."

Gao Guang whispered, "Okay, you take care of the company's affairs as soon as possible. The faster, the better. But you've seen my assessment form. Captain, you have to help me improve my abilities. Can you spare some time to train me?"Frank nodded solemnly and said, "Good! I can train you when I have time. For now, I have to go find a bankruptcy lawyer. Let's talk more when I come back."

Frank hurriedly left, and after he was gone, Gao Guang called Danny.

"Hello, Danny. I did what you taught me. Frank agreed to bankruptcy, fired the employees, and gave me his connections. But I'm worried, is this okay?"

"You helped him clean up the salary thief, took over his mess, reignited his fighting spirit, and strengthened his belief in defeating me. This is not good?"

Gao Guang felt slightly relieved after hearing Danny's answer, but he was still worried and said, "If he finds out the truth later, will he want to kill me himself?"

Danny laughed and said, "You won't say it, I won't say it, Rubber and George won't say it either. They know Frank's situation too well. Even Mr. Smith won't say it. And Frank will never call me or answer my calls. Do you think he will know the truth?"

Although he couldn't see it, Gao Guang still nodded and said, "It's for his own good."

"I won't act in the name of doing good for others." Danny's tone was serious, but he immediately continued, "But Frank and John are exceptions. If you don't actively help them, these two idiots will definitely kill themselves. You have to understand, dealing with stubborn fools like them, if you don't use some means, it's irresponsible to yourself. Remember my words."

Gao Guang felt much more comfortable in his heart. He took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, but Frank hates you even more now."

"He doesn't hate me, he's angry. The reason he's angry is that he thinks I'm wrong, but he can never refute me with facts."

After confidently and proudly saying this, Danny continued, "Some things are better said beforehand. Now that you know Frank's weakness, I have to warn you. If you think Frank is a fool and keep tricking him, then I will kill you. Do you understand?"

Although this was not a pleasant thing to hear, Gao Guang felt much more comfortable after hearing it. He firmly said, "I will never betray my brother, nor will I harm my friends. And Frank is not a fool!"