Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 170 - 159: The Hero Emerges as a Youth

Chapter 170: Chapter 159: The Hero Emerges as a Youth

If we’re going to save them, it’s the entire family, which significantly increases the difficulty of the rescue.

But on the other hand, whether it’s one sheep or a flock, they’re all herded just the same, anyway, given the situation, it doesn’t make much difference to add one or two more.

"How many people need to leave with you?"

The Young Prince thought about it for a long time before finally saying, "About ten people."

Fine, whether it’s three, four, or eight, ten doesn’t make much difference.

Gao Yi then said, "The number of people is not an issue, do you have a suitable country for asylum?"

The Young Prince shook his head, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let’s go to the UK, my father bought a building there, France, Spain, and Italy are also options, there are castles, and the United States could work too, there’s an estate and farm, my father liked buying properties, Austria, Switzerland are also possible, but they’re not quite suitable for long-term living, I don’t really like it there."

The wealth of the Harold family can no longer be measured by the concept of the wealthy, they had to be recategorized as the super-rich.

Gao Yi fell silent for a moment and then said, "Which country can offer you sanctuary?"

"Europe and the United States should work... I guess."

Gao Yi shook his head and said, "Then can you maintain your assets? Once you reach the desired country, are you sure properties and such will remain in your name?"

The Young Prince looked to his mother and whispered something, Gao Yi didn’t understand, and after a moment of reflection, Madam finally nodded and said in English, "Foreign properties should remain, but our funds have been frozen. We can’t take our money with us. The money in our overseas accounts has been transferred, there won’t be much left. If we leave here, we will be left with nothing."

The Young Prince said, "We’ll have nothing if we stay as well, not even the house we currently live in. Mother, Prince Shaman might not seize it, but others will definitely not spare us."

Gao Yi didn’t want to intervene in the mother-son argument and continued, "So, you can retain most of your properties in Europe, and even keep a private jet. Selling these should sustain a wealthy lifestyle, right?"

Madam’s face wasn’t visible, but her sighed could be heard.

They would have to live a life of poverty from now on, though what they considered poverty was still unimaginable to Gao Yi.

Gao Yi suddenly found it all quite amusing.

A dead camel is still bigger than a horse, and a rotten boat still has three pounds of nails to it. He himself only had a fortune of ten million, yet now he was worrying about how people with only a few hundred million dollars left would live.

It was quite laughable.

Gao Yi exhaled and said, "Alright, I have a rough idea of how you will live in the future. Now, I have a suggestion, which is to prepare your private jet for takeoff. Even without flying permission, it should at least be fully fueled, inspected, and the crew ready. Can you manage this?"

Madam replied softly, "If we show signs of fleeing, it won’t attract too much attention, many private jets are rushing out now, but we definitely can’t take our wealth with us."

"Don’t think about the assets now, it’s better to focus solely on physical safety."

Madam looked up slightly, and said in a low voice, "We can apply for flights to Europe or the United States, but afterwards, we only need to worry about not being sent back to the countries which we fled from, which currently seems to be only the United States. My brother has investments in the United States, I can’t guarantee about other countries."

"It won’t work, my uncle won’t help us, he will only try to send us back into Prince Shaman’s hands. Mother, it’s unrealistic to pin your hopes on Uncle, as all of his businesses are here and no one dares to offend Shaman."

The Young Prince, though young, had a clearer understanding of the situation than his own mother.

After a moment’s hesitation, Gao Yi said, "If you go to the United States I might be able to, um, possibly buy you a new identity. You could live in the United States under this new identity, but it will cost money."

Finally, the conversation turned to money. Madam questioned with skepticism, "How much will it be? It depends on whether we can still afford it."

Gao Yi shrugged, "I don’t know how much it will be, but it shouldn’t be too much."

Madam said coldly, "The most we can come up with is less than one million dollars in cash, this was petty cash my husband kept at home for emergency use. As I’ve said, our accounts have been frozen, and we can’t access more."

Petty cash less than one million dollars, without the million it’s petty cash indeed, but adding the million, Gao Yi felt there was something off about calling it that.

"You don’t need to worry about money, I have enough, at least enough to buy you new identities."

Not sure if twenty million would be enough, but it should be, after all, the definition of big money is different for the United States and Saudi, those from the Red and Blue Group wouldn’t treat one million dollars as petty cash.

Madam seemed surprised, the Young Prince was very grateful, while Gao Yi spoke with a serious face, "Now I need information about Prince Shaman, and if you could invite Shaman under your name, whether it’s for negotiations or surrendering, would he meet with you?"

Madam shook her head and said softly, "It’s not possible, he doesn’t need to meet with us because he can get everything he wants on his own."

Suddenly, the Young Prince said, "No, Mother, you’re wrong. Prince Shaman will definitely meet with us and agree to let us see our father, to persuade him, because there’s a difference between having my father’s property snatched away and willingly offering it up. Prince Shaman taking by force is robbery, my father offering willingly shows allegiance or opportunism, which has different political implications."

Both Gao Yi and the butler as well as Madam looked at the Young Prince with astonishment.

Gao Yi felt that up to now, the barely fourteen-year-old boy was the most perceptive and clearest-headed person he had seen in the Harold family.

Not to say his speech was perfectly structured, but at least he used idioms properly, while Gao Yi himself couldn’t.

A person who couldn’t even pronounce "outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant" properly had no right to compare himself.

The Young Prince turned to Gao Yi and said very seriously, "If I tell Shaman that we’re willing to persuade my father to take a leading role and voluntarily hand over ninety percent of his wealth, transferring ninety percent of the company shares to Prince Shaman, then Shaman will surely give my father, the misguided man, a chance."

"Good, very good!"

Gao Yi was slightly excited.

With a solemn face, the Young Prince said, "My father was the leader against Prince Shaman, his Royal Family status, company scale, assets, and network, were all top among those who opposed Shaman. If my father defects, Prince Shaman will have to welcome him, and I believe, considering he aims to get at least half of the assets from these people, he will give my father a chance, and even, our family could keep half of our assets."

The butler and Madam couldn’t understand because the conversation between Gao Yi and the Young Prince was in pure Mandarin.

Overcome with shock and confusion, Gao Yi said to the Young Prince, "If you see things so clearly, why not persuade your father to just surrender... I mean, let him compromise with Shaman, then we wouldn’t need to rescue you."

The Young Prince shook his head helplessly and said softly, "The company is not solely my father’s, and this isn’t just his matter. If my father refuses to compromise, Shaman will kill him, but if my father does compromise, those opposing Shaman won’t let him go. It’s a political struggle, irreconcilable differences, my father doesn’t realize the situation and still thinks his faction can save him, but Shaman’s power has grown dominant—I’m but a frog on the dissecting board. My father’s mistake is not seeing the reality, taking the lead, both sides see him as a symbolic figure, with wolves ahead and tigers behind, he is in a quandary."

Gao Yi nodded and said, "I understand. Your father has been imprisoned and can’t communicate with the outside world; he doesn’t know the current situation out there."

The Young Prince nodded and said in a deep voice, "So, if my mother and I request to see my father, it should be possible. Shaman needs my father to change his stance, and if I request to see Shaman first and strike a deal with him, I believe, Shaman won’t refuse."

"Greatness comes from the young."

Gao Yi inexplicably uttered a phrase, his true feelings, then he didn’t ask when to contact Shaman or how to meet him, but asked the Young Prince, "Who taught you Chinese?"

"My Chinese language tutor is Professor Qin. I started learning Chinese in 2006, systematically studied Mandarin with Professor Qin from 2010, and won the Confucius Institute Chinese Bridge Competition high school group in both 2014 and 2015, and took first place in the university group competition last year."

A faint sense of pride appeared on the Young Prince’s face; then he nodded slightly and said, "My name is Muhan Abdullah Alasha, my Chinese name is Mu Tianwen, which I chose for myself."

Gao Yi nodded and said, "Good name."

With a serious expression, Mu Tianwen said, "Regarding my family’s situation, I have discussed it in length with my teacher, much of what I know was explained by him. His advice was to seek asylum abroad, far from the vortex, but neither he nor I would have thought that someone would actively try to rescue my father, so I believe my father might truly have a chance."

Gao Yi let out a sigh and said, "You’re truly ready for graduate study, uh, so arrange the aircraft, prepare for takeoff, and then call to invite Shaman for a meeting, I will go to the meeting, and you, take your mother and the others who need to leave and wait on the plane. If it’s a success, your whole family will reunite and leave immediately, if it fails, I’ll try to ensure you’re not implicated."

Gao Yi would do his best, but of course, the risks would have to be borne by Mu Tianwen and his family, there was no other way.

To have a living father, you always have to bear some risks and costs.

Mu Tianwen nodded, then bowed deeply to Gao Yi and said, "Mr. Gao Yi, we leave it all in your hands."

Mu Tianwen’s teacher was definitely someone steeped in classical idealism, certainly so.

Gao Yi solemnly accepted Mu Tianwen’s bow, and said earnestly, "I will do my best."