Transmigrated & Triumphant: Defying Destiny's Chosen One
Chapter 31: The Longer the Years, the More Popular

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: The Longer the Years, the More Popular

The two little schmucks were finally ready to make a move.

Chu River returned to the internet café, stretching her long legs on the computer table, with a lackey eagerly offering her a box of sunflower seeds.

Sunflower seed shells were scattered everywhere, and General Chu was momentarily lost in this amazing feeling, suddenly realizing why her family always had sunflower seeds during New Year.

The small room was in complete disarray, and nobody cared.

After all, now that Chu Fa Da had some lackeys, who cares about spending 30 yuan for an overnight private room?

The lackey, having given up any ambitions, admired the mysterious images on the screen, carefully pushing the sunflower seeds closer, before asking:

"Sis, tomorrow’s the college entrance exam, shouldn’t you get some good rest?"

Checking the clock, it was already past 11 at night.

No wonder he’s just a lackey!

Following the boss lady every day made the young boy reflect thrice, and now he discovered another highlight of the genius sister—

The entrance exam is also this confident!

That’s confidence for you!

Confidently, Chu River finally realized—

Oh right!

There’s the exam tomorrow!

She spat out the sunflower seed shell with a "poof," and quickly started working on the keyboard—it was time to wrap things up.

...

Meanwhile, Zhou Bai, who had been waiting anxiously at home for days, thinking it was just a prank, was woken up by a phone call in his sleep.

An unknown number woke him up only to hang up, and then a whole page of messages uncontrollably popped up on his phone:

[You said last time, 10 to 8 years for 2 million, right?]

Confirming the price before doing big things is very necessary, General Chu was quite experienced.

Anger surged in Zhou Bai—

In the middle of the night, who are they trying to mess with?!

But then he realized—it might be that so many days without action meant the insider was experiencing an intense inner struggle!

Think about it, to give up brotherhood for a big score?

Or to stick to the original plan as a kidnapper?

Maybe this insider thought long and hard and found that the money for quitting crime was more comforting!

So, it’s understandable that he hadn’t contacted him for so many days.

After all, hesitating for so many days before doing something bad... makes sense, makes sense.

The second-generation rich was instantly invigorated:

[Correct!]

He laughed cunningly on his mere two-meter-wide bed—

Once the insider delivers the message, he’ll go straight to the police!

Ha-ha, 2 million?

Throw it into Tianshui River and these kidnappers wouldn’t touch it!

He, Zhou Bai, is going to inherit his dad’s company and become a CEO, not just some useless rich kid!

...

In the internet café, Chu River sighed with a bit of worry.

to 8 years, huh...

With this condition, they’ve got to catch one in the act at the moment.

But the problem is, these two stupid kidnappers had studied for days and decided to act at 3:00 a.m.

Saying that’s when the youth of today sleep the deepest...

It’s really not healthy at all!

Striking at 3:00 a.m., then dragging the person up the mountain, calling to extort money...

Tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. the exam starts, if she’s not at the school gate by 7:30, the homeroom teacher, Old Chen, might have a heart attack!

—These two idiots!

Chu River felt frustrated: The waffling even when doing something!

For the sake of Old Chen’s blood pressure and heart rate, Chu River decided to ask again, to see if there was any room for negotiation.

[Does it have to be 10 to 8 years? Can’t it be 3 to 5 years? I can just charge 1.5 million.]

[No way.]

At this moment, Zhou Bai felt that he had already become a behind-the-scenes mastermind like Di Renbai, his tone filled with pride and smugness—

[For kidnapping stuff, the longer the sentence the more worthwhile, 3 to 5 years is not on the same level as 10 to 8 years!]

[If you manage to get 3 to 5 years, I’ll only give 500,000.]

...

General Chu sighed gloomily.

Though 2 million isn’t much either, slashing it to 500,000 proves him a real heir of a wealthy family.

But her aim for this money wasn’t about the amount, just to have some basic startup funds, right?

Having it is what counts, the amount doesn’t matter.

No real difference between 500,000 and 2 million.

Chu Fa Da furrowed her brows tightly, looking serious—

Looks like to secure the 2 million (crossed out) 10 to 8 years, she could only wait until they made a move!

...

She thought for a while, then instructed her new underling what to do.

The underling was extremely nervous but also a bit excited:

"Sis, I’ve never called the police before, it’s quite the thrill!"

"But, but..."

The young boy was still cautious:

"Isn’t it wrong to make a false police report?"

"Nonsense!"

Chu River solemnly declared.

"How could it be fake? It’s real! I’m putting the exam aside just to fight it out with them!"

"No need, sis!"

The lackey grabbed her arm:

"The college entrance exam is more important!"

"If this kidnapping is true, can’t we just turn it over to the police?"

Chu River propped a foot on the chair, glancing askance at him—

"Just tell me if your grades can get you into a college?"

The lackey: ...

"No, they can’t."

The lackey had a clear idea of his own abilities:

"My best score in the mock exams was 200 points."

Chu River pondered for a moment:

"The college cutoff is around 180, 200 points is no problem."

She patted the lackey’s shoulder, comforted: "Not bad, not bad."

But the lackey’s expression was quite indescribable.

"Sis, there’s no need to console me, I know that score is really nothing to you, but that’s my best score, my total score was around 140 for the first two mocks."

Chu River: ...

At this moment, she was very glad she had no plans to start a tutoring class.

If she did, and students like these showed up, she wouldn’t last a day without losing her cool eight times.

So she could only say with a complicated expression:

"Your score jump is quite big."

The lackey was despairing, radiating the light of a hopeless student, his tone was depleted:

"Why else would you be my sis?"

Chu River waved her hand:

"Forget it, scores aren’t important, what’s important is that when I go to college, I might have to take you along for development, right?"

"You have no scores, development requires money—following me without a salary is a disgrace!"

"I want to personally join this kidnapping case to earn more future activity funds."

Two underage students, one dared to speak, the other dared to believe.

The passionate high school failure was inflamed, determinedly remembering the boss lady’s instructions.

The thought of the boss lady striving for the gang’s (crossed out) future filled him with a confident sheen of sweat.

Immediately he set 10 alarms on his phone, solemnly promising:

"Sis, rest assured, under no circumstances will I delay your big deal!"

And Chu River checked the time, then looked at the two moronic kidnappers’ tracked movements on the screen, pondering—

As long as she acts quickly, she can get the money and make it back in time for the college entrance exam.

It’s stable, stable.

Hmm...

Just not sure if Old Chen’s blood pressure will stay stable before she returns?