377: Chapter 371: The Zhong Family Father and Son 377: Chapter 371: The Zhong Family Father and Son PS: Thanks to the generous rewards from devoted readers like Big Love Qi Refining Period, I’m Still a Book, Book Friend 20180206151341477, Minecrafa Musheng, and others!
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The yacht had already sailed into international waters.
Chen Hai, sitting on the deck and fishing while enjoying the sea breeze, hadn’t caught anything, not even a single hair.
As for Gong Yuxin, after chatting with Chen Hai for a bit, she had excused herself to the cabin, claiming she felt unwell.
“Boss, that Ms.
Gong is pretty ruthless!”
“In the cabin, when she was interrogating those paparazzi about who was behind them, she actually had me and Uncle Baoshan stick toothpicks into those guys’ fingers and toes!”
“The scene was so bloody.
The shrieks from those paparazzi were so piercing, I felt a bit numb just listening to them.”
…
Right after Gong Yuxin had left, Bai Xiaohang and Bai Baoshan had already appeared on the deck, moving closer to Chen Hai.
As for Tian Mingjian and Xiang Dong, they had stayed in the cockpit.
Xiang Dong was particularly quick-witted.
While Tian Mingjian was piloting the yacht, Xiang Dong observed and took the opportunity to learn a bit.
By now, he had roughly learned how to drive this luxury toy.
Of course, having learned did not mean he was experienced; he definitely still had room for improvement.
At that moment, the yacht beneath Chen Hai’s feet was likely being driven by Xiang Dong.
The reason Tian Mingjian stayed in the cockpit and did not come out was mainly to keep an eye on things, to prevent Xiang Dong from deviating from the course and steering the yacht to some other coordinate.
“The tycoons of Xiangjiang, apart from those unaccomplished spoiled brats, are any of them simple?”
“If she’s ruthless, that just means she’s decisive and has the air of a strong woman.”
“Besides, her husband has been kidnapped for ransom.
It’s understandable that she’s a bit more vicious in getting even with the kidnappers!”
Chen Hai responded with a chuckle.
Ms.
Gong had paid them a hundred million to hire them, and naturally, they should do the job well for her.
Chen Hai felt he still maintained professional ethics.
Badmouthing his employer behind her back?
Such behavior was beneath him.
“She pays the money, we do the job.
How she wants it done, that’s her business.”
“This is the first time I’ve seen a woman be so ruthless.
I was just shocked for a moment and spoke out of turn,” Bai Xiaohang replied with a forced laugh.
Once they had helped Gong Yuxin rescue her husband, Wang Dehui, she would pay them a hundred million Xiangjiang dollars as compensation.
Chen Hai had not kept this from them.
When they found out from Chen Hai, Bai Xiaohang and the others were so excited they were almost howling with joy.
Considering the money involved, they had cooperated fairly well when Gong Yuxin had them deal out private punishment to those paparazzi in the cabin just before.
“Going out to sea and enjoying the sea breeze and the sound of the tides can be quite exhilarating during dull moments!”
“Boss, after we get this payment, why don’t we also get ourselves a yacht to play with?” Bai Xiaohang suggested, leaning against the deck railing next to Chen Hai.
Since they had moved on from the topic of Ms.
Gong, he switched to another conversation, continuing, “Imagine hosting a few tables on the yacht and entertaining friends.
That would be so prestigious.”
“Your name is Chen Hai, and the yacht is floating on the sea.”
“If we really got a yacht for a banquet, I’ve already thought of a name for it— ‘The Grand Seafaring Banquet.’
“Not to mention anything else, just the name itself sounds so classy…”
Bai Xiaohang’s words left Chen Hai with a look of exasperation.
Before he could even finish, Chen Hai had already cut him off.
“Capital City isn’t even by the sea; what’s the point of having a yacht besides showing off?”
“If you really have that in mind, after you get the money, you can go get one yourself.”
“Maybe one day, I, your boss, will bask in your glory and have a blast on your luxurious yacht party…”
Chen Hai rolled his eyes at Bai Xiaohang and responded irritably.
“Just get it if you want to!” Bai Xiaohang chuckled dryly a few times, and although Chen Hai scolded him, he wasn’t annoyed.
He pulled Uncle Baoshan aside with a playful smirk.
“Uncle Baoshan, with the relationship we have, be honest with me—would you be willing to invest in a yacht?”
The two guys whispered among themselves for a while.
How did their conversation turn out?
Chen Hai didn’t know; he didn’t bother to listen closely.
He was once again preoccupied with the fishing rod in his hands.
He had been fishing for half the day and hadn’t caught even one fish, which was something he could hardly accept.
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In an ordinary residence in Kowloon East,
Zhong Zheng was sitting on the living room sofa, and his frown slightly relaxed as he just put down the phone.
“Dad, how are things with the ship crew?” asked the young man sitting next to him.
This man was Zhong Zhi, Zhong Zheng’s son.
Having been a police officer for decades and retiring as a mere sergeant without ever making it to inspector, Zhong Zheng was not content.
By chance, after seeing the case files of the year Wang Dehui was kidnapped, he thought that if he had planned the operation, it would have been flawless and executed perfectly.
Once this thought took root in his mind and after careful consideration for some time, he finally turned his idea into reality.
Wang Dehui had already fallen smoothly into their hands.
The first step of the entire plan could be said to be perfectly completed.
However, now his son Zhong Zhi, who was also involved in this operation and mainly responsible for the paparazzi crew, suddenly reported that his few paparazzi had lost all contact and disappeared.
After receiving the ransom call from them, Wang Dehui’s wife, Gong Yuxin, went to meet with a mysterious man, seemingly playing poker for several hours in a room at the Regent Hotel…
That was the last message sent by those few paparazzi.
Compared to the cunning Zhong Zheng, his son Zhong Zhi was obviously too young.
Once he confirmed that his paparazzi were unreachable, Zhong Zhi became visibly panicked, and immediately went to his father to report the situation.
“Xiaozhi, you’re 28 today, aren’t you?”
“I’ve told you many times, one who aspires to great achievements must remain unflapped even if Mt.
Tai collapses before him.”
“The paparazzi team you have are former gang members with no professional aptitude.
It was always a high risk to have them following Gong Yuxin.”
“You’ve contacted them using pseudonyms, and they know little about you.
Even if they’ve been caught, what’s there for you to panic about?”
“Just now, I communicated with the ship crew.
That man surnamed Wang is still in our hands.”
“The ship crew’s fishing boat is floating somewhere at sea, and even I don’t know its exact location.
So what if the paparazzi team is exposed?”
“As long as we still have the man, that woman surnamed Gong will have no choice but to obediently pay us the ransom!”
“$60 million is no small sum.
I’ve given her two days to gather the money.”
“If the money isn’t there when time’s up, she can prepare to collect her husband’s corpse.”
“At this point, we can’t afford not to proceed, the arrow is on the string.
I won’t let a few mishaps with the paparazzi throw the entire operation off track.”
“It’s true, with the paparazzi gone, there is some risk of exposure here.”
“Book yourself a flight immediately and head to Siam, to the northern Sukhothai Province, to find a man named Cha Caiwang.”
“Years ago, I saved his life.
No matter how things unfold here, once you’re with him, he’ll definitely ensure your safety…”
Zhong Zheng looked at his son, let out a sigh, and with a note of emotion, he began instructing him.