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Chapter 914 - 914 905 Money Talks!
914: Chapter 905: Money Talks!
914: Chapter 905: Money Talks!
A stone cast into the water causes ripples upon ripples!
As soon as the bounty was announced, word quickly spread.
Never before has there been such a hefty bounty!
50,000 Detox Pills for the kill!
100,000 Detox Pills for a live capture!
Damn it!
At noon’s auction, each Detox Pill sold for a staggering 210,000.
So, anyone who captured Kong Heng alive and handed him over to Phen Xiang Commerce Association would essentially be gaining 21 billion in currency.
In fact, the international black market would pay even more.
To lay hands on 100,000 Detox Pills was to become an overnight super-rich tycoon!
One could even leverage those Detox Pills to gain a high social status and significant authority.
But…
Who exactly is Kong Heng?
Just by hearing the name, it’s clear he’s from the Liuli Continent.
But what kind of divine figure is he, to be worth so many Detox Pills?
Why does Phen Xiang Commerce Association want him captured dead or alive?
Phen Xiang Commerce Association, not being particularly powerful in the Rocky Continent region, obviously doesn’t have 100,000 Detox Pills.
Thus, they must be aiding someone else in the pursuit of Kong Heng.
But who?
It’s quite clear to everyone who could cough up such a large number of Detox Pills.
Who else but Wu Jie’s Liulizhou Tanglong Industrial Group?
And there are many more questions and doubts.
To convince people from all walks of life across the islands, Phen Xiang Commerce Association even made a clarification video.
Their President personally addressed everyone’s concerns and responded to each question.
Concerning who Kong Heng is, where he comes from, his background relations, his height, appearance, and build?
These questions were all answered in the video with extremely detailed presentations, ensuring high clarity.
As for why they issued the bounty?
The President explained it was on behalf of a major sponsor.
The identity and motives of this sponsor, however, were kept confidential.
Everyone could speculate as they wished, but Phen Xiang Commerce Association would neither confirm nor deny, only fulfilling the sponsor’s request to publish the bounty and accept Kong Heng alive or dead.
Of course.
At the end of the video, the President notified everyone interested in Kong Heng and in getting the Detox Pills.
Hurry to Wing Island Port, lest you miss him as he might hide elsewhere.
…
As the video was released, it quickly went viral.
Those who were desperate for Detox Pills went mad in an instant.
Closer to the water means first to the moon!
The locals of Wing Island naturally sprang into action.
Whole families mobilized, rushing to Wing Island Port in a relentless stream.
Groups gathered, shouting and hollering.
Singing songs, laughing and joking, they swarmed the port in cars, on motorcycles, and bicycles.
And citizens from other regions of the islands planned their move.
Flights and boat tickets to Wing Island were sold out within minutes.
But the fishermen, cargo ship owners, yacht owners, and others, they had boats!
This kicked off a race, with everyone eager to be the first to the port, afraid of being just a second too late.
After all, capturing alive was worth 100,000 Detox Pills.
Who wouldn’t want to become a super-rich tycoon?
Who wouldn’t want to suddenly skyrocket to the top?
The public was in a frenzy.
And why should the wealthy and powerful be any less excited?
Despite the Phen Xiang Commerce Association on the islands refusing to acknowledge they published the bounty on Wu Jie’s behalf.
But after watching the video, knowing that Kong Heng is from the Glassy Continent and has committed an appalling crime…
was there any need for further questioning?
Since Kong Heng, symbolizing 100,000 Detox Pills, was hiding at Wing Island Port.
Then the question arose.
Why was he, a man from Liuli Continent, showing up at Wing Island Port?
He committed a major crime yesterday afternoon and fled.
How could he be here today?
Who was helping him?
There were rumors claiming a submarine was dispatched for the operation, but who issued such orders?
Was this an abuse of power for personal gain?
Without a reasonable explanation, be prepared for an outraged public beating to death.
Suddenly.
Those new to power and oblivious to truth were also baffled.
Damn it!
What’s it got to do with me?
To protect themselves, their positions of power, and especially their own lives and family’s well-being, they did not want to be the target of an angry mob…
Pressure cascaded down the ranks, eventually demanding the Self-Defense Department clarify why they sent a submarine to retrieve Kong Heng.
Why not apprehend him immediately to trade for 100,000 Detox Pills?
And beyond political and public pressure.
More and more citizens gathered around Wing Island Port, even planning to forcibly breach the port and seize the man.
Because of Kong Heng’s arrival, the port, already on high alert, saw an increase in tension.
Seeing such a ‘well-prepared, fully armed’ reception, people figured the obvious.
It was like saying here lies no treasure at all.
It was clear they were protecting Kong Heng!
What did this mean?
Snipers and armed guards spread everywhere?
Were they afraid the public would break in and snatch the man?
…
Outside Wing Island Port, the crowd was growing larger by the minute.
Even beyond the port, numerous fishing boats, cargo ships, and cruise liners had gathered, effectively encircling the harbor.
Inside An Harbor, however,
Many family members who’d heard the news were also beyond excited.
Kong Heng, worth a hundred thousand Detox Pills, was actually inside the port!
The submariners who’d been out at sea for many days and only returned that morning to pick up people had confirmed it to their families.
Indeed, they had surfaced and taken on board a group of people from Glassy Continent who had made an emergency landing on the sea.
Among them was a cripple who looked exactly like Kong Heng from the wanted videos.
The sailors in charge of patrolling and guarding spilled the beans.
After landing, Kong Heng and his group were settled in a large building.
Apparently, they were to rest up before attending an evening banquet attended by many VIPs that night.
The cooks in charge of the meal arrangements within the harbor confirmed to their families that they were indeed preparing a lavish dinner for the evening.
Once the news reached the families and the off-duty officers and soldiers,
Everyone was truly surprised.
A submarine had been dispatched on a vague mission and had mysteriously brought back someone worth a hundred thousand Detox Pills.
Since the person was inside the port, why not exchange him for the Detox Pills?
For the little over three thousand people at Wing Island Port, wouldn’t it be good if everyone could get over thirty Detox Pills each?
The mid and lower-ranking officers and the masses of family members, who were ignorant of the true situation, only cared about personal benefits—who cared for the strategic intent behind the submarine’s mission to retrieve people?
Just as employees are only concerned with their gains or losses regardless of whether their company is doing well, going public, or going bankrupt,
Suddenly,
A lot of people gathered outside Wing Island Port, clamoring and hurling abuses…
Around the administrative building, a large number of mid and lower-ranking officers and their families had congregated as well…
How to explain?
What to do?
Could they honestly say that the submarine was sent to retrieve Kong Heng,
Not just because the Kong Family in Liuli City had provided a continual stream of intelligence over the years, but also because Kong Heng brought with him highly valuable secret intelligence after his defection?
Saying that wouldn’t make anyone happy!
What sort of intelligence could possibly be more valuable than a hundred thousand Detox Pills?
Pressures cascaded down the line!
The people longed for the truth and for Detox Pills.
Whereas the authorities who had ordered the submarine to retrieve Kong Heng now had to weigh the pros and cons.
Public opinion was fierce, and the pressure was unprecedented.
Denying the facts wasn’t an option.
Since Phen Xiang Commerce Association openly stated that Kong Heng and the others were hiding in Wing Island Port, it was clear they had accurate intelligence.
And the crew tasked with the retrieval, over a hundred submariners, had all seen Kong Heng and his group and even knew where they were being kept.
How could that be denied?
Were they to secretly execute all those submariners plus their families just for the sake of the intelligence held by Kong Heng?
For that information, was it worth taking such a huge risk?
It wasn’t as if a war demanded urgent secret intelligence for knowing the enemy.
This being the case,
Kong Heng was untenable.
Better for one to die than for all to perish!
The higher-ups made a decision quickly.
First,
They sent people to secretly surveil and isolate Kong Heng and his group.
This rare commodity was worth a hundred thousand Detox Pills—if he died, he’d only be worth fifty thousand.
The loss would be too great, too uneconomical.
Secondly,
They must strictly contain all news, ensuring that Kong Heng and the others didn’t learn about the bounty Wu Jie had placed on them.
They had to find a way to drug them or use other methods to render them unconscious,
Binding and controlling them while they were defenseless.
Then they could negotiate with Phen Xiang Commerce Association to demand more Detox Pills from the ultimate backers behind the scenes.
After all, there were twelve others besides Kong Heng.
These people were Kong Heng’s accomplices—could they maybe exchange them for some extra Detox Pills?
They could even bypass Phen Xiang Commerce Association and try to negotiate directly and privately with Wu Jie.
A bulk deal perhaps, two hundred thousand or one hundred and fifty thousand Detox Pills, maybe even a hundred and ten or twenty thousand, and they’d also ensure a secret charter flight to send them back to Tianyuan.
That way, they wouldn’t let Phen Xiang Commerce Association act as a middleman and take a cut.
Lastly,
To quell public dissent and clear up confusion, to prevent the island society from falling into turmoil and chaos once again,
They had to quickly release clarifying statements by any means necessary.
They could say the submarine was conducting regular training when they learned of an official plane that had to make an emergency landing at sea.
Out of international humanitarianism, and since there were no other Glassy Continent ships nearby on the sea, they went to rescue them and brought them to Wing Island Port.
Whether they were criminals, whether they needed to be repatriated to Glassy Continent, whether they could exchange them for a good number of Detox Pills—
The officials would closely communicate with all parties, and if they obtained Detox Pills, they would not keep them for themselves but distribute them to the general public as needed.
Such honorable justifications would surely dupe the agitated crowd.
…
Time slowly passed.
Kong Heng and the others, secretly housed in a large building, were unaware that they had become pawns to be traded for Detox Pills.
Seeing the heightened security outside the building, they thought important guests were coming to attend the banquet.
As dusk fell,
The sumptuous banquet Kong Heng and the others had been looking forward to didn’t come.
Instead, a misty white vapor began to billow from the air conditioning vents.
Before they could arrange to go out and demand an explanation, they all lapsed into unconsciousness…
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