Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 393 - 291: Treasure Hunt, Restarted!_2

Chapter 393: Chapter 291: Treasure Hunt, Restarted!_2

So to others, they were indeed out in the open!

He also knew that the organization would probably abandon him now in exchange for the safety of others, especially the senior management!

Francis clenched his teeth, and his first thought was to run away!

He couldn’t stay here anymore!

Taking out the phone card and throwing it away, along with the mobile phone, Francis grabbed his package and hurried downstairs.

The security guard downstairs saw Francis coming down, and the team leader immediately asked:

"Mr. Hahn, are you going out? Is there anything we can do for you?"

Francis nodded and then immediately shook his head, saying:

"I just remembered an important matter I need to deal with. You guys stay here, I’ll be back later."

After saying this, he hurriedly left.

He had just driven less than 500 meters away from the villa when he heard a huge explosion behind him!

The explosion was so loud that even the car he was driving shook!

Francis stopped the car in embarrassment, turned his head, and found that a plume of smoke and fire slowly rose from his villa - it had been blown to pieces!

Francis felt a wave of fear!

If he had been a little bit later, he would have died inside!

He immediately started the car and sped crazily toward the car station!

Unnoticed, a small drone nearby captured all the images of him coming out of the villa, driving, stopping, and continuing to drive!

Then, with a "boom," the whole car flew into the sky!

At Sean Knight’s house.

Elijah and the others were helping Mark Knight with chores in the courtyard, while Sean was on the phone with Robert:

"You can watch the video of him, that’s the guy called Francis. He’s now shattered into pieces, and I can only send you the video, not verify the identity."

"Your guys did it?" Sean was a bit surprised: "That fast?"

"Yes, it’s 5 million dollars!" Robert wasn’t embarrassed at all, "As soon as I put out the bounty, I had my people watch Francis closely. I have to say, he was quite vigilant..."

So vigilant that you caught him at his lair!

Sean muttered in his heart:

"Do you want to continue the remaining bounty?"

"Yes! Although this one is big, we have more people to share the money, and now I’ve found that making money in international intelligence requires a lot of advanced equipment and high-tech talents, so the money can be spent quickly."

Sean quickly understood and chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

With the main conspirator dead, Sean’s heart was much relieved.

Can he have peace of mind for a while now?

Just as Sean was about to pick a tender cucumber from the garden, his phone rang again.

It was still Robert’s.

Feeling a little strange, he answered it.

"Sean, there’s a new development," Robert’s voice sounded a bit strange, "Although I’m very reluctant to make this call, as it will cost me a lot of money, my professional ethics force me to call you. I’m very torn..."

"Just get straight to the point!" Sean didn’t expect Robert to be so fussy at times.

"The organization sent a message through the dark web that they want to seek a compromise."

"A compromise? So soon?" Sean was a bit puzzled, "Why?"

"Why?" Robert’s tone was full of anger, regret, and a bit of indignation, "Do you know? In less than a day since the reward was issued, my people only took out one Francis, but six 3 million-dollar rewards have been claimed - "

"Six people?"

"Yes, six people. These people are crazy!" Robert cursed, "Shit, are these people rabbits? They’re so fast! And one of them was even done in by a neighbor! That’s fucking lucky!"

Sean felt a bit absurd. He had thought of a similar situation, but didn’t think it would actually come true. It was like a TV show unfolding before him. Even though he knew it was real, there was still a feeling of unreality.

"Two of the six are middle-level. Also, according to the information I got, a senior member of their organization was also targeted for assassination but managed to dodge it. They don’t see the need to fight like this!

They suspect that the mastermind was Francis, and since he’s already dead, can the remaining rewards be canceled? Otherwise, both sides may suffer..."

"Do they know I’m the one who posted the reward?" Sean was startled.

"No, they don’t. They contacted through the website," Robert said, "But with their organization’s financial power, they will eventually find out."

"What do they say?"

"I’ll compensate you with ten million dollars, and you withdraw the reward. Otherwise, we’ll put rewards on each other..."

"Thirty million, or no deal!" Sean Knight felt that since the mastermind was dead, canceling it wouldn’t be a problem, but he wanted compensation for mental distress!

"Alright, I’ll reply to them." Robert sounded a little regretful, "It’s a shame my people are already on the move..."

"If it’s settled, I’ll give you five million!" Sean felt that Robert deserved credit for this.

Robert was instantly happy about that.

As a middleman, he would get five million from one side, and naturally, the other side would have to give him something as well. He was making a profit!

Less than half a day later, the matter was settled. The other party swiftly transferred thirty million dollars, and of that, Robert wanted to transfer twenty-five million to Sean, but Sean declined:

"Keep it with you for a while. When I need it, I’ll tell you where to transfer it."

He was afraid the other party might track the transfer, and causing him trouble later on.

Of course, the happiest person was Robert. In just a few days, he had netted over ten million dollars, making back all he’d spent in the past few years! He increasingly felt the need to strengthen his business relationship with Sean.

He knew that Sean was a treasure hunter, so he must be very interested in treasure clues, right?

With this matter temporarily resolved, Sean finally felt relieved.

After being at home for a few days, Sean was restless, mainly because Joanna was getting impatient, and Sean himself felt he was becoming too complacent. If this continued, he’d gain weight.

After saying goodbye to his family, Sean planned to fly to New York with them.

After all, he still had a career there, and the chances of finding treasure were also higher.

While his plane was landing at Ocean City, he received a call from an unknown number.

Sean initially didn’t want to pick up, but the other party sent a message:

"I was introduced by Robert, and I have news about treasure."

This message made Sean immediately answer the call.

"Hello."

"Hello, Mr. Knight, my name is Oliver Brooks," the other party spoke in not-so-clear mandarin.

Sean guessed that he might be of Chinese heritage or even a banana person and said, "You can speak English, I can understand."

The other party was relieved:

"Okay, Mr. Knight, my name is Oliver Brooks. I have information about a treasure. I hope you can help me find it, and when we succeed, we will split it fifty-fifty!"

Huh? That’s a high-profit split!

Sean was somewhat interested, but first, he asked:

"How big is the treasure? Can you tell me what it’s about?"

Oliver Brooks replied quickly:

"This is a treasure left by my ancestors. It was once a shipload of gold and silver, meant to be transported to China, but it was sunk along the way by pirates— or more precisely, by western naval warships at the time."

A shipload of gold and silver? This amount is huge!

Sean was still somewhat hesitant when Robert sent a call request.

He hurriedly said to Oliver Brooks:

"Wait a moment, let me think about it."

Since Robert was the one who introduced them, it was logical to ask Robert about it first.

After connecting, Robert explained to Sean:

"Oliver Brooks has been secretly looking for treasure hunters to help salvage his family treasure.

But because the information he has or has released is limited, some larger treasure hunting companies or owners of salvage ships don’t believe it.

However, based on my analysis, the reliability of this information is as high as 70%. It’s worth a try!"

Hearing this, Sean thought that a 70% chance was indeed worth a try!

However, this salvage operation would be underwater, and he didn’t have a salvage ship!

If it was only several tens of meters deep, that would be manageable, but if it was deeper, a ship would be truly necessary, and people alone wouldn’t be enough!

Sean thought it over, and decided that he didn’t need to rush. He could go over there first and see!

After all, if he got the ship and it turned out to be a wasted trip, that would be no good!

At worst, if they found something, they could rent a ship then!

He was experienced in this kind of thing!