Chapter 124: Hit First, Talk Later

Having served Old Master Wang for many years, the Second Butler knew full well how precious these books were to him, equating them to life itself. Old Master Wang would hardly dare to browse them, fearing that he might cause damage, given that they were all ancient thread-bound books already made extremely fragile by the passage of time.

That's why the Second Butler dared to demand the exorbitant price of one million per book and shamelessly asked Old Master Wang not to press charges.

A total of forty-three books were completely burned, and eighty-seven were severely damaged. Taken together, at a price of one million per book, the total cost was over a hundred million. Not to mention Old Master Wang, even a billionaire could not possibly come up with so much cash all at once.