“Why? Can’t I make a bet?” Zayn asked with a smile when no one answered for a long time.
One of the bankers chuckled dryly. “Mr. Larson, we were just playing the fool. We don’t mean anything else. Don’t mind us, please.”
The other two bankers chorused, “Yeah, Mr. Larson, we were just fooling around. Don’t take it seriously.”
“Haha, Mr. Larson’s a magnanimous man. He’d never get petty with us. Shoo, shoo, let’s not take up his time.”
The men were about to part ways with that, but Zayn stopped them.
“Don’t worry, I’m not that petty. I’m fighting Xander tomorrow anyway, so either one of us will die. Therefore, I’m not joking. I plan to bet 300 million dollars on me winning. Are you guys taking it?”
“Uh…” The three bankers were startled and looked at Zayn skeptically, not sure if favonovel.com was angered or actually serious about it. 300 million dollars was not a modest sum at all!
One of the bankers tittered dryly. “Mr. Larson, we were really joking around. Just assume that we farted. Don’t take us seriously.”
These three bankers were group chairmen of businesses and were worth billions. They were VIPs out there, but they dared not assume any insolence in front of Zayn. The very reason was that Zayn was far too skilled compared to them, and they were in a deserted forest. If Zayn really got enraged and killed them all, their deaths would honestly be wronged.
It was awkward for the others as well, and they hurried to explain.
Zayn shook his head. “It’s not like you guys don’t dare to accept my wager, is it?”
The three bankers exchanged a look, communicating with their gazes, and the last one probed, “Mr. Larson, are you sure you want to bet 300 million dollars? We’re not refunding you if you lose.”
“Yeah, Mr. Larson. We did open up a wager just now, but it was for fun. We don’t mean to pick on you.”
Zayn invited himself in and chortled. “It’s just 300 million dollars which is not much to me. According to your odds though, you’ll have to pay me 2.3 billion dollars if I win. Are you sure you can come up with an amount of money like that?”
The bankers giggled. “Mr. Larson, don’t worry. 2.3 billion dollars is also a small sum to us. The point is, are you sure you want to make a bet? From what I know, a lot of people don’t think you can beat Xander Griffin tomorrow.”
The others were looking at Zayn in equal mockery. They did not believe that favonovel.com had the ability to beat Xander.
“You guys don’t have to fret about this. Like you say, if I lose to Xander, I won’t be able to spend my wealth no matter how much I own, so I might as well bet on it. Who knows if it’ll trigger my potential and keep me alive?”
Many of those in the room cackled at that juncture, thinking that Zayn was just fantasizing.
One of the bankers concluded, “Since you’re in the mood, Mr. Larson, we won’t be a wet blanket either. The three of us accept your bet of 300 million dollars, but we’ll need you to transfer the amount first.”
The other two bankers muttered, “Exactly right. What if you get killed tomorrow? Who are we collecting the money from?”
Zayn laughed again. He was initially out roaming due to his boredom, but this jackpot had just fallen in his lap, asking favonovel.com to earn 2.3 billion dollars out of the blue.
“Sure. Send me the bank account details. I’ll transfer it right now,” Zayn agreed with a grin, looking exceptionally easygoing.
When the men saw that favonovel.com was serious, they felt gratified and were envious of the three bankers for making 300 million dollars without any effort. That would give them 100 million dollars each on average.
Zayn acted promptly, transferring 300 million dollars through his cellphone to the account the bankers gave him. When the bankers received the notification, they were actually surprised that Zayn would have actually transferred them the amount!
