Chapter 852: Ransom Delivery
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Yang Ming did not care about these things. Just argue if they wanted to. It had nothing to do with him. Many kinds of weird people or things existed in the hotel. Yang Ming could not control what they would think.
Although Yang Ming had previously felt that paying fifty yuan to eat steamed dumpling [1] was a little expensive, the hotel sold it in different grades. This kind of thing could not be measured by price.
It’s just like the same plate of spicy tofu. While It sold for three yuan in the street stalls, it was sold for at least thirty yuan in a big hotel. This was the same reason.
Yang Ming shook his head. When he was about to leave with Zhang Bing and w.a.n.g Mei, an unexpected event happened behind them.
The waiter’s stuttering made the gla.s.ses man even more arrogant. “You, sick man of East Asia [2], are like this. You just know how to swindle and lie. No wonder counterfeit goods are everywhere.”
This was insulting to those who heard it. Yang Ming immediately frowned and stopped. He wanted to ask where this gla.s.ses man was from.
However, before Yang Ming had spoken, someone questioned first, “What is this sick man in East Asia [2]? Which country are you from?”
“I am a j.a.panese Chinese!” said the gla.s.ses man proudly.
“F*ck you. It turns out to be a traitor. Beat him up…” It wasn’t clear who shouted that, but the restaurant immediately turned into chaos. Bing bing bang bang! The plates and bowls flew everywhere, accompanied by the screaming of the gla.s.ses man.
Yang Ming was stunned, and then he smiled. No matter where you went, the patriotic enthusiasm of people wouldn’t change.
Yang Ming stepped forward intending to leave. Zhang Bing wanted to join in the fun, but when he remembered that w.a.n.g Mei’s parents had not been rescued, he went upstairs with Yang Ming.
Back in the room, Yang Ming saw that w.a.n.g Mei was too shy to speak. He took the initiative to take her phone and dialed Liu Jihao’s cell phone.
Liu Jihao woke up very early today. He also attached great importance to this matter. If it succeeded, then he could be regarded as accomplis.h.i.+ng a great achievement in front of Ouyang Junwei.
In fact, Liu Jihao also thought about the consequences of Yang Ming coming here today. Liu Jihao knew Ouyang Junwei’s character and the forces behind him very well, so if Yang Ming came here today, he would not be able to go back anymore.
And he, Liu Jihao, would become an accomplice to murder! However, Liu Jihao weighed the pros and cons and felt that it was worthwhile to do so. First, Yang Ming was just a foreigner. If he died, he died. As long as his death was concealed nicely, there would be no problem.
When the pleasing ring of his mobile phone sounded, Liu Jihao’s heart moved. He looked at the familiar number. He was so excited that he could not hold the phone.
“h.e.l.lo? Yang Ming?” Liu Jihao picked up the phone. He knew that the person who called could not be w.a.n.g Mei. It was definitely Yang Ming.
” En , it’s me. The check is ready,” said Yang Ming.
“Check?” Liu Jihao suddenly thought of a question. If Yang Ming were dead today, then wouldn’t there be trouble if he wanted to cash out his check? When he thought of this, he said hurriedly, “I don’t want a check this time. I’m afraid you will be cheating again. I want cas.h.!.+”
“Cash? How would I bring so much cash?” Yang Ming was stunned. He didn’t expect Liu Jihao to make such a request suddenly.
“You can change it to one thousand pataca banknotes. There should not be a problem to pack two hundred stacks of banknotes with a larger suitcase!” said Liu Jihao.
Yang Ming only thought of that. The largest Macau banknote was one thousand patacas which was different from the Mainland. The total volume of twenty million patacas was the same as the Mainland’s two million yuan.
Liu Jihao’s request seemed to be somewhat inexplicable, but Yang Ming did not think much because he could understand Liu Jihao’s thought. Last time he was cheated, so this time he had to be cautious.
“Well, I can promise you this, but you have to give me some preparation time.” Yang Ming agreed.
“Okay, but you have to be a little faster. If you are late, hehe…” Liu Jihao snorted. “After the money is ready, call me again.”
Hanging up the phone, Yang Ming said to Zhang Bing and w.a.n.g Mei, “Liu Jihao wants cash instead of a check. I will go out to withdraw money now. I will bring your cell phone. You and Zhang Bing wait for my news in the hotel. Don’t go out and don’t call me. I will call you if I have something.”
“Okay, bro. Don’t worry.” Zhang Bing nodded. He was moved, but he also knew that it was not time to thank him.
Yang Ming was a VIP user of UBS. With the VIP card here, he could withdraw money directly from the VIP room. The twenty million cash was nothing for the world famous Swiss Union Bank. In this big Asian gambling city, the daily cash flow of the bank was enormous, so it was not a big deal for Yang Ming to withdraw twenty million patacas.
The procedure was quickly completed. Yang Ming went out of the bank and dialed Liu Jihao’s phone again in a place where there were no people.
“Is the money ready?” Liu Jihao saw Yang Ming’s call and asked with some excitement. No matter how good Ouyang Junwei’s promise was, he did not get the money yet. Only these twenty million patacas were real. Therefore, Liu Jihao was excited when he thought that the money would soon come into his own hands.
“It is ready. I just got it from the bank. Where do we make the trade?” asked Yang Ming.
“You take a taxi now and come to the Xiangye Mountain villa area on Coloane Island.” Liu Jihao said, “After you arrive, call me. I will naturally send someone to pick you up.”
“Okay, no problem.” Yang Ming just did according to what Liu Jihao said for now. No matter what, it was best to save w.a.n.g Mei’s parents first.
“Remember, don’t play tricks. It will be very bad for you.” Liu Jihao reminded Yang Ming, “You can only come alone.”
Yang Ming didn’t want to play any tricks. After all, Macau was not Song Jiang. It was not Yang Ming’s territory. After such a thing happened, Yang Ming was now trying to play it safe instead of stirring up more trouble.
Yang Ming took a taxi to the Xiangye Mountain villa area on Coloane Island which was an upscale villa residential area. Each villa was far apart from each other. Yang Ming wondered if Liu Jihao was a bit too cautious?
After getting out of the taxi, Yang Ming called Liu Jihao and told Liu Jihao that he had arrived at the Xiangye Mountain villa area. He described to Liu Jihao the building signs around him.
Liu Jihao asked Yang Ming to wait a moment. Liu Jihao would send his own car to pick Yang Ming up.
It was not long before a black Honda Accord came slowly and stopped at Yang Ming’s side.
The driver opened the window and extended half of his head out. “Mr. Yang Ming, right?”
“It’s me.” Yang Ming nodded.
“Get in the car. Boss Liu asked me to pick you up,” said the driver.
Yang Ming did not have much to say. He directly opened the back door of the car and got in. The car started slowly and pa.s.sed through the villas. Finally, it stopped at the edge of a villa that didn’t look luxurious.
This villa, of course, did not belong to Ouyang Junwei or Ouyang Kanqi. This was Liu Jihao’s villa which he bought with his private money in previous years. The price was not very high at that time, and its location was not very good. At that time, he also had a 10% discount. Liu Jihao regarded it as a real estate investment. He did not expect it to come in handy at this time.
In other words, Liu Jihao did not want to bring Yang Ming here. He was clear what Ouyang Junwei wanted to do. This was his house. Wasn’t it bad to have someone die in it?
However, Liu Jihao had no other way. Ouyang Junwei and Ouyang Kanqi had no houses in Macau. If they met at a hotel or somewhere else, it would be more troublesome.
If someone witnessed the process of Yang Ming being killed, it was not just a normal f*ck up. Therefore, for his own safety and for his own future, Liu Jihao had to contribute his villa.
Fortunately, no one was living in this villa. He planned to sell it in the future as well. No one would know if he did not say anything. Moreover, for the value of a villa, if Ouyang Junwei took care of him in business in the future, this villa was really nothing.
So in contrast, Liu Jihao brought Yang Ming here after weighing the pros and cons.
“Boss Liu is waiting for you. You can go up.” This driver was also a person brought by Ouyang Junwei. The people from Liu Jihao’s side were not allowed to partic.i.p.ate, because Ouyang Junwei was also afraid that having too many people would screw it up.
Yang Ming nodded. He took the suitcase and walked inside the villa. The door of the villa was not locked, and it opened when it was pushed. It was obviously Liu Jihao’s preparation for his arrival.
However, when Yang Ming entered, the villa’s door was automatically closed, then the lock was bolted. Yang Ming did not care. Maybe Liu Jihao was afraid Yang Ming would bring someone else, or he did it for other security reasons.
Yang Ming went upstairs along the stairs in the villa hall. Just halfway up, he heard Liu Jihao’s voice, “Yang Ming, you finally came. Did you bring the money?”
Regarding Yang Ming’s life or death. Liu Jihao did not care much. Yang Ming had no personal grievances with Liu Jihao. He cared more about the money in Yang Ming’s hands. So when Yang Ming arrived, the first thing he did was to ask this.
“I’ve brought it. Where are w.a.n.g Mei’s parents?” Yang Ming looked up and saw Liu Jihao.
“You rest a.s.sured. They are very well now!” Liu Jihao said, “Give me the money, then I will let them go.”
Liu Jihao did not intend to do anything to w.a.n.g Mei’s parents. Now that he got the money, he would, of course, let go of w.a.n.g Mei’s parents! Killing Yang Ming would also be done by Ouyang Junwei, but if you told Liu Jihao to kill people, he would not do it. Besides, he would definitely not kill two unrelated people.
Yang Ming nodded. “Okay, I will believe you once. The money is here.” Yang Ming quickly took a few steps forward and placed the suitcase in front of Liu Jihao.