Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 569 - 381: Ugly Looking, Wishful Thinking!_2

Chapter 569: Chapter 381: Ugly Looking, Wishful Thinking!_2

The gunner was a Korean, holding an automatic sniper rifle in his hand, looking quite aggrieved:

"Boss, it’s not that I wasn’t trying my best, but they moved too fast. Just as I was about to pull the trigger, they hid behind a tree... I suspect they might have discovered us."

"Discovered my ass!" The white-haired strongman slapped him, "There’s no drone around, and it’s their first time coming here. How could they see us from hundreds of meters away? You ruined the plan, and your cut this time will be reduced by half!"

The Korean reluctantly agreed.

Who could argue with the boss?

He secretly thought that when he became the boss, he would have the power to deduct anyone’s money!

The white-haired strongman turned to a Chinese man beside him:

"Ghost Shadow, our initial plan failed. What’s the next move?"

"Our original plan was to kill Sean Knight’s bodyguard, and keep him to help us find the treasure in the Megalithic Relics." Ghost Shadow said in a deep voice:

"We’ve startled them now, so we can only use his brother Oscar Knight to force him to agree to this."

"Yeah, I think that’s the only way." Lomonosov, the white-haired strongman, drew a military sword from the wooden plank in front of him and swung it twice, saying:

"Grove Cooper, bring those two out."

"Do we need to bring William Perry as well? Isn’t he..."

"Act the whole act, understand? Anyway, he doesn’t have much use anymore, bring him out too!" Lomonosov played with the sword, suddenly threw it out, and shot it into a pine tree more than ten meters away—the squirrel on the tree was nailed to death by the sword.

"Boss is awesome!" The Korean flattered, "No one can match this skill and eyesight!"

Lomonosov, bare-chested and not afraid of the cold, smirked and gestured. The Korean ran over to pull out the sword and brought the squirrel back with him.

"Alright, get ready, the enemy should be arriving! Be alert!"

Ghost Shadow suddenly said:

"I remember Sean Knight always had three followers, but now only two showed up. Be careful, there might be one hidden..."

"Don’t worry!" Erickson Carter, a bearded Russian, who had not spoken, said: "I’ve been observing. There were only three of them when they got out of the car.

I’ve also checked, and there was no car following them. This is our territory, and it’s their first time here. Even if someone wants to hide, they won’t be able to find a place!"

With Erickson’s words, the others were able to relax.

Ghost Shadow still wanted to argue but could not find a reason.

As a Chinese man in this small gang composed mainly of Russians, his power of speech was not exactly heavy. At this time, he just needed to be more cautious.

Several people took out their guns and waited for Sean Knight and his group to arrive.

Sean Knight and his group climbed halfway up the hill along the barely visible mountain path until they suddenly saw a huge stone blocking their way.

Sean guessed, was this the Megalithic Relics mentioned in the information?

"Go around!"

A voice from behind the huge stone yelled in Chinese.

Sean and Elijah glanced at each other, feeling no significant danger, and went around.

They then saw a vast area filled with huge stones, much fewer trees, and a much more open view.

About forty or fifty meters ahead, three people were holding guns, staring at them.

Although the muzzles weren’t pointed at him, the three were holding their guns in a very professional manner—all of which made them ready to shoot as soon as the situation changed.

Lomonosov stood on a huge stone and spoke to Sean and his group:

"Sean, welcome to my territory!"

He spoke in an imperfect English.

The three men were spread out, and Sean hadn’t responded, considering possible countermeasures.

"Take out your guns and throw them away." Erickson said to Sean and his group: "Take off your backpacks, slowly hand them over!"

Elijah and Douglas Cooper did not move, waiting for Sean’s response.

"Impossible!" Sean said coldly: "We came here to pay the ransom, not to be at your mercy! With your attitude, let’s just break up!"

His tough stance left Lomonosov and his gang somewhat confused.

What’s the situation? Are they trying to fight back?

"We give you the money, you release the hostages. It’s simple. Don’t think of us as fools!"

In fact, Lomonosov and his group had always planned to exploit Sean Knight and his team.

Earlier, Mark Knight had directly given them 1 million, making them think that they could easily control the situation.

Now that the other party’s attitude had suddenly changed, their plan was not as easy to carry out.

Lomonosov was a crude person, and their way of doing things was mainly reckless.

Later, with the addition of Aiden, their work became a bit more methodical.

However, Lomonosov did not particularly like this style, so not all Aiden’s methods were carried out.

Now that the other party has three guns, they are obviously not easy to deal with. If they want to keep the other party here and don’t want the other party to threaten their side, it is difficult to do.

Subconsciously, Lomonosov looked at Aiden.

Aiden had actually guessed that Sean Knight might become tough. He glanced at Lomonosov and knew that it was his time to perform. He took a deep breath, then suddenly smiled and said:

"Mr. Knight, please don’t misunderstand, we just want to avoid unnecessary conflicts and injuries. We can discuss this matter peacefully..."

The sudden change in atmosphere caught Sean Knight off guard.

However, he was quick to adapt and immediately said,

"We can talk, but let my brother go first!"

The main purpose of this trip was to rescue people. As long as the hostages were saved first, the rest would be much easier to handle.

"Grove, bring the hostages here!" Lomonosov shouted.

After all, the hostages were on his territory, so he wasn’t afraid of them escaping.

Then, a Russian man brought Oscar Knight and William Perry over to their side.

Seeing Oscar, who was only wearing long johns, Sean Knight angrily said:

"Is this how you treat my brother?"

Lomonosov felt awkward and secretly cursed Grove for not dressing the hostages before bringing them over.

Sean Knight might still have to work for them later, and this situation had gone a bit too far!

"Grove, bring their clothes over," Aiden ordered, giving Lomonosov a chance to save face, but as the boss, he couldn’t show weakness:

"What kind of treatment do you expect for a kidnapping? It’s enough that they are unharmed. Now let’s discuss the terms!"

He didn’t want to wait for Aiden to talk about more twists and turns:

"You can take the hostages with you, but you must stay here and help us find the treasure in this place! There’s a treasure here, and there should be a lot of it. Once we find it, we’ll give you a share!"

Damn, it’s the treasure hunt again!

"Then do I still need to pay the ransom?" Sean Knight, looking at Oscar, the anger in his eyes flashed away, obviously the other party was calculating.

If he really stayed, there was no telling how he would be treated!

"How can that be? We must keep things separate!" Aiden shook his head, "Your brother trespassed on our territory and caused problems for us. You have to pay the money..."

His eyes greedily glanced at the backpacks on Sean Knight and his team.

The money inside was enough for him to be carefree for a lifetime!

"If I stay, can my two assistants stay with me, and how much freedom can we maintain?" Sean Knight asked again.

"Only you can stay," Aiden cautiously glanced at Elijah Hastings and Douglas Cooper.

Although there were now several long guns on their side versus the other party’s three pistols and a 50-meter distance, the other party’s weapons had limited lethality.

However, they wouldn’t take their opponents lightly!

After all, the other party’s combat ability had been genuinely tested in past treasure hunts - and they were able to find out about it!

Aiden wouldn’t leave such two hidden dangers!

"Then there’s no room for negotiation, let’s pay for the hostages first!" Sean Knight said: "We give you the money, you release the hostages!"

Lomonosov wanted to accomplish big things, but thinking of the several million in Sean Knight’s backpack, his eyes couldn’t help but heat up.

A bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush. It’s better to get the money first!

So, the two sides began the exchange...