NOVEL NEXT Chapter 33
Chapter 33: Weakening the Protagonist’s Halo! The Mastermind Behind Everything:
Chaoyin District—
This was a famous wealthy area in the Shang city. Each house here starts at tens of millions of yuan.
“You’re committing fraud! I’m calling the police…”
In front of one house, a middle-aged woman held a promissory note, trembling with anger and glaring fiercely at a few thugs.
“Don’t talk nonsense. It’s all written in black and white, and your son even put his fingerprint on it,” one of the thugs sneered disdainfully. “You can call the police all you want, it won’t make a difference.”
“This can’t be… My son would never borrow such a huge amount of money!” The middle-aged woman Li Ping exclaimed.
The promissory note in her hand was indeed her son’s, for a whopping sum of 800 million yuan. No sane person would write such a note. Furthermore, these men clearly looked like thugs.
Li Ping was filled with regret. Because of her busy work schedule, she had neglected her son’s upbringing.
Her son had developed a gambling habit and often mixed with unsavory people, which eventually led to this disaster.
“There’s nothing impossible about it. Your son had terrible luck and lost day and night at our casino. Owing this much is quite normal,” one of the thugs explained.
“A casino? It must be a setup! I don’t recognize this debt…” Li Ping finally understood why her son owed so much money, but it didn’t make sense. Although he liked gambling, he wasn’t reckless. She was certain he had been tricked.
RIP!
She tore the promissory note in her hands into pieces.
“Heh… So, you’re planning to cheat on the debt?” One of the thugs taunted. “That was just a copy. The original is still with us. Tear all you want.”
“But before you go any further, take a look at your son’s situation…” A thug pulled out a phone and played a video for Li Ping.
In the video—
A young man was tied to a chair, his body covered in whip marks. He raised his head weakly and cried, “Mom, save me…”
Li Ping’s heart shattered upon seeing this. She pointed a trembling finger at the thugs. “This is kidnapping and attempted murder! Release my son immediately…”
The thug retracted the phone, unfazed. “You have one day to transfer the money to this account. Otherwise, don’t blame us for what happens to your son. And don’t think about contacting the police; we have connections. If we find out you reported us, don’t be surprised if your son loses a few limbs.”
He whistled, and the group of thugs left laughing.
Li Ping stood frozen. She stared blankly at the phone number and account number in her hand.
…
Time passed slowly.
Li Ping and her husband were worried, not knowing what to do.
They desperately wanted to call the police but feared for their son’s safety. They could pay the amount, but 800 million yuan was a considerable sum.
“Let’s follow what those thugs said and transfer the money first. Once we get our son back, then we’ll call the police,” They decided.
They had the money, though it would be tight. Money could be earned again, but their son’s life was irreplaceable.
They started gathering funds but could only manage a little over 100 million yuan.
Most of their money was tied up in investments that couldn’t be quickly liquidated.
Li Ping then remembered the shares they had in the Xu Group.
Xu Hao had previously offered to buy them back at double the market price, but she had refused, believing in the company’s bright future.
Now, she had no choice but to sell.
…
Ring… Ring… Ring…
When Xu Hao received Li Ping’s call, it was already the next day.
Last night, the bunny girl Su Wanqiu had given him the utmost pleasure, and her embarrassment also harvested a lot of emotion points.
Seeing the caller ID, Xu Hao’s expression became playful as he answered. “Hello, this is Xu Hao.”
Li Ping expressed her willingness to sell the shares.
“Oh, that. To be honest, Director Li, I already have enough shares and don’t need more…” Xu Hao replied calmly. He intended to buy back all the shares eventually but didn’t want to appear too eager, especially since he was in no hurry.
“Ah?” Li Ping was stunned. He had previously offered double the price, and now he didn’t want them at all?
“How about this… If Director Li is willing to sell, I’ll buy them at market price,” Xu Hao offered.
Li Ping’s heart sank.
The price was half of what he had initially offered. If only she had sold them back then. But there was no use regretting now.
Li Ping ultimately accepted the terms.
After completing the transaction at Xu Group, Xu Hao transferred the money to Li Ping. She hurried home and transferred the money to the account provided by the thugs.
After a series of calls and much pleading, they finally saw their battered son in a dead-end alley.
They immediately called the police.
Kidnapping and extortion to the tune of 800 million yuan was a major crime.
Police officers launched a massive operation, raiding an underground casino on Xingfu Street and arresting numerous individuals. However, the specific thugs Li Ping described weren’t among them.
This casino belonged to the Brothers Gang. Suspecting that they were hiding people, the police initiated a crackdown on gang activities in the southern part of the city.
(In the Brothers Gang headquarters)
A group of high-ranking members, including Chen Mo, was meeting.
At the moment, Chen Mo looked particularly grim.
“Still no news of Ah San and his men? Who gave them the guts to kidnap and demand 800 million yuan, dragging our entire gang into this mess?” he fumed.
…
(In Xu Group’s CEO Office)
Secretary Li Kun stood respectfully before Xu Hao, reporting on the operation’s progress.
As it turned out, everything was arranged by Xu Hao. He had instructed Old Mo to find some people within the Brothers Gang to frame them.
The goal was to weaken the gang’s power to make it easier to deal with the Liu family.
The Brothers Gang had a good leader who kept the gang’s activities legitimate, unlike other gangs.
However, there were always a few bad apples in such a large organization.
“Any clues left?” Xu Hao inquired.
Li Kun replied respectfully, “Old Mo took them on a cruise. By now, sharks probably have devoured them…”
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