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Chapter 690 - 336: Kidnapping Worth One Billion_1
Chapter 690: Chapter 336: Kidnapping Worth One Billion_1
"Didn’t you say you wanted to keep this confidential? How did the news reporters find out?" Inside the vegetable greenhouse, a somewhat annoyed Yan Fei asked this question - a question that not only irked him, but also baffled Xu Xiaoyan.
The reason why The Sixth Miss Guo mentioned earlier that she came to check on the goods was because her restaurant, which was still under renovation, had made it to the Hong Kong newspapers. This explained why the duo were so puzzled—they had been worrying about keeping things confidential, only to realize that their business had already made it to the Hong Kong newspapers. Just opening a restaurant could make it to the newspapers, are the newspapers really this cheap?
Apart from the bewilderment, what also upset them was the fact that according to The Sixth Miss Guo, their business, which could impress the county party secretary enough to be invited to a meal, was seen as the smallest possible business in their eyes.
The Sixth Miss Guo, however, seemed oblivious to their disgruntlement and continued venting, "It’s all because of those paparazzi, who turn everything they see into news. I’m merely opening a small steakhouse and they have been blabbing about our family preparing to venture into the gourmet industry. Not only the tabloids are covering it, now even the newspapers in mainland are celebrating me as a patriotic role model. That steakhouse isn’t even open yet, and it’s already been publicized. You tell me, what am I supposed to do if you can’t supply the beef then?"
Only through her complaints did Yan Fei realize that in Hong Kong, any person with a bit of fame, like a celebrity, is newsworthy, even their personal affairs. As for The Sixth Miss Guo’s steakhouse, it was apparently perceived as the Guo family’s effort to win favor with the mainland in showing goodwill towards it.
This led Yan Fei to exclaim, "It’s really a small place, where anything can make the headlines!"
Once he made this remark, everyone from the Guo family fell silent. However, Yan Fei was not wrong. If you consider the area, Hong Kong is indeed small. Miss Nana wanted to retort, but remembering the scare last time, she swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
As for the two bodyguards, they were dying to scoff. Yet when they remembered that the man in front of them, who seemed lackluster and ignorant, was actually a human beast, they could only hold their tongues—as the biggest tiger, compared to him, even the meanest of animals were merely kittens. What could they say after all?
Moreover, before coming here, they were repeatedly cautioned by their ’seniors’ that they could mess with anyone they wanted, except the cattle farmer.
Yet The Sixth Miss Guo seemed to agree with Yan Fei’s statement wholeheartedly, "Exactly! The place is just too small and insecure. As soon as we hear about some bad rumors, our family makes us hide out. Initially, I wanted to go to Singapore, but since I wanted to check on the beef here, I ended up coming here."
Xu Xiaoyan couldn’t help but ask, "What bad rumors? Now that Hong Kong is about to be handed back, shouldn’t the policies for you guys be quite favorable?"
"It’s not about that! Of course, the policies from the mainland are definitely good!" The Sixth Miss Guo pouted, and continued complaining. "I’m talking about the legal situation there. They keep talking about legal matters, but last year the eldest son of the richest man was kidnapped and ransomed for a billion Hong Kong dollars. The kidnappers are still on the loose. Who knows where the damn law went..."
"Wait, wait!" Yan Fei, having heard the keyword, immediately asked. "What did you just say the ransom was? A billion Hong Kong dollars?"
"Yeah!" The Sixth Miss Guo continued indignantly. "Not only did they extort a billion last time, the same group of kidnappers has robbed us several times! The most they stole at once was 160 million Hong Kong dollars, and they still can’t be convicted. I don’t know what the hell the Royal Police are doing!"
Terrified on the side, Xu Xiaoyan asked, "You’re talking about Hong Kong dollars, right? The money you use? How much can a dollar be exchanged for RMB here?"
The Sixth Miss Guo, who was then complaining, responded promptly to this question, "I think it’s 1 to 1.06?"
As she said this, she looked at her assistant, Nana, for confirmation. Seeing Nana nod, she continued, "That means you can exchange one Hong Kong dollar for one yuan and six cents RMB!"
"So, you’re saying the kidnappers kidnapped once, and they extorted more than a billion RMB?" Xu Xiaoyan’s mouth widened in surprise. "How can they spend that much money?"
Even Yan Fei couldn’t help but exclaim, "Fuck! That’s enough to give everyone in our county over ten thousand each! Are the kidnappers given so much money? How rich are their families?"
He had just asked Old Pan how many people there were in Sancha River village. Including all the people, there were just seventy-five thousand. If over a billion were distributed among the villagers, from infants who can’t even crawl to the elderly who are still breathing, they would all be ten-thousandaires!
"What else can they do if they don’t give it? Money spent can be earned again, but if a life is lost, it’s lost forever!" The Sixth Miss Guo said unhappily. This unhappiness, however, was not due towards Yan Fei, but a venting of her pent-up frustration towards the safety conditions in Hong Kong.
"Damn!" Yan Fei smacked his lips, his face full of daydreams. "There sure are a lot of rich people in your place. That’s awesome..."
"Hey, I’m telling you, we’ve already signed a contract, so you can’t raise the price of your beef!" The Sixth Miss Guo, fearing that he was planning to raise the prices after hearing about the multitude of rich people in Hong Kong, quickly reminded him.
Miss Xu Xiaoyan was more familiar with him and immediately became vigilant, "Yan Xiaofei, after being kidnapped and extorted for so much money, how can anyone be alright? What are you planning now?"
"I’m not planning anything!" Yan Fei said with a smile. "If I had known about this beforehand, I would have saved them for half of the money they were ransomed for. How great is that? Or we could just wait for them to finish extorting and we play a game of robbing the robbers. So much money! If we go by a thousand dollars a head of cattle, each person in the whole village could get a dozen cows, how wonderful..."
Who can resist the lure of wealth! The thought of money, enough to make everyone in the village wealthy, easily obtained by a gang of criminals, is too tempting, even for someone like Yan Fei!
"Don’t talk nonsense!" Xu Xiaoyan gave him a pinch. "They’re desperadoes, what are you thinking?"
"Hehe!" Yan Fei laughed, shifting his gaze to the lady. "Or, shall we go to Hong Kong for a visit? Anyway, we’re not in a hurry to sell the beef, this year’s cattle won’t be fully grown until the end of the year, so we’re in no rush!"
"Don’t even think about it!" The lady glared at him. "Remember, don’t even think about it!"
"Alright, alright, I won’t think about it then!" Yan Fei responded somewhat absently.
"Those people have guns, real desperadoes." The Sixth Miss Guo reminded from the side. "My family got wind of a rumor that the kidnappers are preparing to commit a big crime before the return of Hong Kong. That’s why my family let us all go out to play, so we don’t get targeted."
"Oh, oh! Then you better take down my pager number, and remember the number to the cattle farm as well." Yan Fei was extremely enthusiastic. "If your family members get kidnapped, give me a call. Rest assured, we’re all business partners here, I won’t charge you too much. Whatever the kidnappers ask for, I only want half. Not only will I ensure the person is rescued, I’ll also help you deal with the kidnappers, guaranteed no worries for the future."
"Yan Xiaofei, if you keep talking nonsense, I won’t pay any attention to you!" Xu Xiaoyan was a bit angry hearing Yan Fei say this. They were guests, it’s not right for him to curse them with kidnapping.
However, The Sixth Miss Guo was not angry at all: "Those people are fearless and armed with guns, aren’t you scared?"
Yan Fei just laughed and said nothing.
Xu Xiaoyan added: "Miss Guo, don’t listen to him bragging, he’s not capable of rescuing anyone!"
Miss Guo didn’t say anything and just smiled. Nana from the side quickly took out a pen and paper, and said to Yan Fei: "Now that Boss Yan has a phone and a pager, we should leave a contact. In case of any business matters, we can reach out anytime, so that we can communicate promptly if there are any issues!"
Yan Fei smiled at her, stood up, and said: "Wife, tell them our number. I’m going to get a couple of fish, it’s time to cook dinner."
Miss Guo watched him meander off with a pensive expression.
Yan Fei was obviously joking when he talked about it earlier, and it was a normal banter. He was just hypothetically thinking, if he really wanted to do something, he wouldn’t have said it in front of the lady, as not to worry her.
But Miss Guo was quite clear in her heart, that sentence Yan Fei said earlier, ’If your family gets kidnapped’, might just become prophetic. Because once the kidnappers strike, it’s always a big deal. Last year they were eyeing Hong Kong’s tycoon, so it’s clear, if they strike again, the target would certainly be a well-known tycoon of Hong Kong.
Unfortunately, the Guo family was one of these well-known tycoons, and a very likely target. Otherwise, why would their family send all the young ones travelling around the world upon hearing some rumors?
The Sixth Miss Guo only drifted off for a moment, then moved closer to Xu Xiaoyan and said affectionately: "Do you also drink honey often, sister Xu? I feel that the honey from your house is really good. After I went back last time, I drank it for a while, and my friends all said my skin got better!"
Xu Xiaoyan was taken aback and reflexively responded: "Yes! I also think it’s good; all of my roommates love it!"
She couldn’t remember when Yan Fei sent the Guo family any honey. Anyway, she had no idea where Yan Fei got his honey from—it was plentiful, always producing one jar after another.
"Your roommates are so lucky!" Miss Guo had a face full of envy. "Actually, the beauty enhancement is secondary, the main thing is that after drinking it, I feel much more vibrant. Don’t you think I look better than last time I was here?"
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