Hong Kong Variety Show: Let you eat melons, eat melons on your sister-in-law

Chapter 358 "358" Extortion of 1 Billion!
"Is it done?"

Lin Yao received a call from Liang Xiaotang and said with some surprise, "Wow, that's impressive. You got it done so quickly?"

Leung Siu-tong laughed and said, "They're really tempted by the ransom! After all, they've kidnapped the heir to Hong Kong's richest man; they're probably going to make a fortune!"

Lin Yao said with a smile, "Li Huanggua is a very cautious person. He definitely won't call the police! As long as they're not too greedy, there shouldn't be any major problems!"

"Anyway, it's up to them! Let them talk to me after they get the ransom!"

Liang Xiaotang nodded: "I understand, boss! But about the Li family... we don't need to say anything more, right?"

Lin Yao planned to teach Young Master Li a lesson, but keeping it a secret would be pointless.

Lin Yao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhuo Yu will handle this! He's much smarter than you think!"

Zhuo Yu is currently negotiating with the foreigners from the Eastern Telegraph Office.

"Mr. Zhuo, your offer is not very sincere!" the foreigner said indifferently.

Zhuo Yu sneered and said, "It's you who lack sincerity! This acquisition is more than three times your original total investment! You can't be too greedy, or you'll suffer the consequences!"

"We don't believe in these things from you Chinese!" the foreigner said disdainfully. "Besides, Young Master Li's offer is much higher than yours!"

Zhuo Yu said with amusement, "Is that so? Then where is Young Master Li?"

That one sentence immediately changed the foreigner's expression.

Since yesterday, they have been unable to contact Young Master Li, who had been in close contact with them.

When I called, the phone was always switched off.

When they went to find the people around Young Master Li, they were also very secretive and refused to reveal Young Master Li's whereabouts.

Zhuo Yu said calmly, "Don't bother with this kind of bidding war between us. Young Master Li won't pay any attention to you!"

"That's not necessarily true!" the foreigner stubbornly refused to admit it.

Zhuo Yu was too lazy to waste words with them and directly issued an ultimatum to the foreigners: "The final offer is 30 billion. If you contact me every three nights, the acquisition price will automatically decrease by 10%."

After saying that, Zhuo Yu stood up and stopped talking to the foreigners.

After Zhuo Yu left, the foreigners were quite angry: "That bastard, who does he think he is!"

"We at the Eastern Telegraph Office have no shortage of people to take over our telecommunications business!"

At this moment, another foreigner frowned and said, "No, there's trouble with the parent company!"

"What?" The deputy looked at his superior with surprise.

The boss said calmly, "In England, due to several investment mistakes, the company's stock price has fluctuated greatly. In addition, some people are taking advantage of the situation. The parent company is in a very bad situation. We hope that we can sell the Hong Kong business as soon as possible to obtain working capital and revitalize the parent company's cash flow!"

"Zhuo Yu is so assertive, he must have heard something beforehand! And I suspect that the sudden disappearance of Young Master Li is also related to them! After all, Lin Yao's actions have always been somewhat incomprehensible!"

The deputy asked curiously, "If they really did it, then aren't they completely in control of us?"

The deputy was well aware of the current situation; the only potential buyers for the Eastern Telegraph Bureau were Lin Yao and Li's eldest son.

The remaining ones either lacked the strength to swallow up their telecommunications business.

Alternatively, they may demand that the non-performing assets be separated and then sold off.

Either way, their current situation is very precarious.

The boss took a puff of his cigar and slowly exhaled the smoke: "The group company means that the funds must be in place by next month. We don't have much time!"

"Damn it!" The deputy's face was grim. "What exactly happened on Young Master Li's side? I'll go contact Li Huanggua and ask him!"

The boss nodded: "But with them being so arrogant, they probably already have a sure thing!"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We can't afford to joke around with those billions in profits!" the deputy said, somewhat unwillingly.

For them, selling these businesses was an achievement that allowed them to curry favor with their parent company.

It can even be part of their impressive resume.

You can brag about it anytime.

They certainly wouldn't be willing to accept a significant reduction in their performance because of this.

So the deputy immediately planned to contact acquaintances to see if he could get in touch with Li Huanggua.

……

Meanwhile, in a village somewhere in the New Territories.

Zhang Shih-hao and Ye Guo-huan invited Young Master Li over and immediately untied him.

Young Master Li shouted sternly, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Zhang Shih-hao said gently, "Young Master Li, don't be afraid. We just want to borrow some money from your father!"

"You can stay here for the next few days. It's not as comfortable as your home, but as long as you don't cause any trouble, we absolutely won't hurt you!"

Although Young Master Li is a bit of a playboy, he's not stupid.

Money doesn't matter to him; his dad has plenty of money.

As long as these people don't hurt me, it's fine.

Therefore, Young Master Li cooperated quite well. After handing over his family's contact information, he sat in the room waiting for his father to pay the ransom.

Zhang Shih-hao was very satisfied with Young Master Li's performance and said to Ye Guo-huan, "Brother Huan, Young Master Li is cooperating so well, don't let your men hurt him. He's a cash cow now, if you hurt him, our ransom will be in trouble!"

Ye Guohuan nodded: "I know, my men know what's important!"

With the final step approaching, Ye Guohuan didn't want his plan to fail at the last minute.

All we need to do is prevent Young Master Li from escaping.

Moreover, the two had already agreed on their roles: Ye Guohuan's men would be responsible for force.

Zhang Shih-hao was in charge of the ransom payment, and the money was split 50/50 among the group.

Zhang Shih-hao nodded, picked up the phone, and dialed the Li family's number.

Meanwhile, inside the Li family's mansion.

Li Huanggua sat down next to the phone, waiting for the kidnappers to call.

After all, it's not easy to cultivate an heir, so a little material possessions mean nothing to him.

As soon as the phone rang, Li Huanggua answered it immediately: "Hello, what's your name?"

“You wouldn’t recognize a nobody like me anyway, so just call me Big Rich!” Zhang Shihao said with a smile.

Li Huanggua said calmly, "Okay, Mr. Rich Man, you called to talk about my son, right?"

“Mr. Li truly deserves to be Hong Kong’s richest man!” Zhang Shih-hao said in surprise.

"Alright, stop flattering me. Just tell me how much money you want!" Li Huanggua said calmly. "Let's get this over with quickly!"

Zhang Shih-hao immediately replied, "Sure, I'll be right there at your house. Is this a convenient time?"

"What, you're coming to my house again?" Li Huanggua was a little surprised, but she still agreed. "Okay, but I need to say a few words to my son first! To make sure he's safe."

“No problem!” Zhang Shih-hao agreed immediately and placed the phone in front of Young Master Li.

Young Master Li quickly said, "Dad, you should pay them the money!"

He witnessed his bodyguard captain being shot dead, and knew these men were desperate criminals.

Having confirmed that his son was still alive, Li Huanggua agreed to Zhang Shihou's conditions.

……

Meanwhile, the police, unable to locate Zhang Shih-hao, took the initiative to visit him at his home.

However, Li Huanggua is not an ordinary person; not just anyone can meet him.

The inspector in charge of the case only met Li Huanggua's housekeeper.

After explaining their purpose, the butler told the police to wait at the door while he returned to report.

Li Huanggua said irritably, "Send them away. When that kidnapper arrives, bring him to see me immediately!"

"Yes, sir!" the butler nodded and said.

After the butler dismissed the police, Zhang Shih-hao arrived at the Li family's mansion an hour later.

This guy, with a bomb strapped to his body, swaggered into the living room, led by the butler.

Seeing Zhang Shih-hao's expression, Li Huanggua said calmly, "You don't really want to use something like this, do you?"

Zhang Shih-hao retorted, "That's right, I'm not leaving until I get the money today!"

Li Huanggua nodded: "It's inconvenient for you to have this on you, so I won't invite you to sit down! Let's get serious, how much do you want?"

"Mr. Li is indeed a businessman; his words are truly insightful..." Zhang Shih-hao wanted to offer a few more compliments.

But Li Huanggua was already getting impatient: "How much money do you want!"

Zhang Shih-hao gritted his teeth and said directly, "I want three billion! All of them are old banknotes with non-consecutive serial numbers!"

Upon hearing Zhang Shih-hao's words, Li Huanggua burst into laughter: "Hehehe, impossible! Even if I withdrew cash from dozens of banks in Hong Kong for three consecutive days, I still couldn't get that much cash!"

"Besides, you absolutely can't wait here for three days, can you? And I can't write you a check! Even if I did, you couldn't cash it at the bank!"

Zhang Shih-hao was completely taken aback by Li Huanggua's boldness and didn't know how to speak for a moment.

After all, he was just an ignorant robber; he had never encountered someone of this caliber before!

“Here’s what we’ll do. I’m in a hurry to get my son home, and you’re in a hurry to get the money! I’ll try to raise a billion for you by tomorrow night!” Li Huanggua said calmly.

He immediately cut the price by two-thirds, and Li Huanggua knew very well that Zhang Shihao was a very easy person to fool.

Zhang Shih-hao thought about it and realized that the information he received was similar to what Liang Hsiao-tang had provided.

However, he still stubbornly insisted, "One billion is too weak a number, and it doesn't sound good. I want... one billion thirty-eight million!"

Li Huanggua didn't haggle and agreed immediately: "Okay, come and collect the money tomorrow!"

He then got up and prepared to go back to rest.

After all, Li Huanggua didn't want to waste time talking to someone like Zhang Shihao; his priority now was ensuring his son's safety.

(End of this chapter)