"What's wrong?" Cold Face asked, puzzled by the sudden rise in Yun Hao's tone.
"I asked Ivan to help me transport the remaining treasures of the Blood Wolf to the base, but I guess they're probably lost now!"
"Ivan? How much are the items you're transporting worth? I reckon with Blood Wolf's capability, he would have amassed billions in US Dollars, right? Although it's a lot, Ivan wouldn't go as far as to go all out against you, would he? That's not really his style!" Cold Face had a certain understanding of Ivan, as well as many other prominent figures!
"No, I'm not worried about him. Even if you gave him two guts, he wouldn't dare mess with my goods. I'm worried about Scorpion and the Child Clan; we're talking about 3 billion US Dollars here, wouldn't they be tempted? Mostly, they don't give a damn about my revenge!" Yun Hao shook his head and spoke with an expression of distress.
"Tsk tsk, that's a lot of money, 3 billion US Dollars. But from the looks of it, you already have an idea, don't you?" Cold Face teased as he looked at Yun Hao.
"Kill!" Yun Hao said no more, just this one word, which was enough to show his resolve. And who to kill? Of course, the members of the Child Clan and Scorpion, the one who dared to betray him, the one he once regarded as a brother!
"Alright, I'll call Tank to come over, he's been idle for too long as well!" Cold Face nodded, saying, "You should have a basement here, right? I'll have some things brought over, I'll start research on this liquid tonight!"
So that day, Cold Face called for a lot of equipment to be sent over, and then spent seven days straight in the basement. During these seven days, Yun Hao was not idle either, having summoned Xuan Yi and the members of the Celestial Group, and Tank had also come over from Huaxia to Germany. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner!
Of course, on the second day after Cold Face entered the basement, Ivan called to inform Yun Hao that the treasures had been robbed by the Child Clan. Yes, this time Ivan revealed who was behind it because he was afraid Yun Hao would misunderstand him and fight him to the death; he didn't want to provoke Yun Hao's wrath. As for Yun Hao's matters with the Child Clan, he let them handle it themselves!
And almost simultaneously, Liu Mengqi also called him, telling him about the treasures being robbed, but what Liu Mengqi implied was that Ivan had double-crossed him. Yun Hao didn't say much in response, he just told her to bring Scorpion over after some time, as there was a big deal to discuss!
Yun Hao didn't tell Liu Mengqi, not because he didn't trust her, but because he was afraid she wouldn't be able to control her emotions once she heard about Scorpion's betrayal, and in such a case, Yun Hao worried she might be in danger!
"I've roughly come to a hypothesis about this liquid, but I'll need to conduct further experiments. Get me a large animal!" When Cold Face emerged from the basement, both his eyes were swollen, clearly showing he'd been focusing on his research without much sleep for the past week!
"I'll handle it. I remember there's a place underground selling them here!" Tank had also been informed by Yun Hao about the liquid, and upon hearing Cold Face's words, he went out to buy the large animal!
Meanwhile, Chu Yan, far away in Huaxia, was boarding a plane to Germany with products from Prosperous International, along with Zhao Shishi and some employees, as there was less than a week left before the old Yans's fashion show!
Three days before the fashion show in old Yans, and four days before the auction, Liu Mengqi brought Scorpion to the manor. Although Cold Face knew they had arrived, he didn't come out, because everything related to drugs was important to him, and he wasn't interested in seeing what would happen next!
"Mengqi, who did you send to receive Ivan's treasures? Couldn't the Netherworld Squad protect a single thing?" After everyone sat down, Yun Hao was the first to question Liu Mengqi!
"That was my oversight, but you should have known this might happen when you asked Ivan to transport those items for you!" Liu Mengqi replied after hearing Yun Hao's question.
"So you're saying it's my fault?"
Hearing Yun Hao's response, Liu Mengqi was furious. Was he arguing with her over a mere 3 billion US Dollars? Has he gone nuts? She immediately wanted to slam the table.
"Mouse, don't blame the big boss. It was my mistake this time, I went to receive it but didn't expect to fall into Ivan's trap. The twenty or so brothers who went with me all perished, I barely managed to escape!" Scorpion interjected, his demeanor appeared very earnest.
"You finally decided to speak up? I thought you were going to play turtle and keep hiding?" As soon as Scorpion finished, Yun Hao directed his sharp gaze and fierce aura towards him!
"Yun Hao, have you lost your mind? It's just 3 billion US Dollars, why are you losing your cool? Are you really risking internal discord over this amount?" Liu Mengqi stood up, prepared to pull Yun Hao away. She didn't mind if Yun Hao cursed her; regardless, when Yun Hao's fit of rage subsided, he'd obediently allow her to discipline him. But cursing Scorpion could lead to a rift in the Mercenary Corps!
"Sit down, this doesn't concern you!" Yun Hao turned and glared at Liu Mengqi, saying that this foolish woman would sooner or later be sold and still help count the money!
Liu Mengqi was fuming inside. She couldn't understand why Yun Hao suddenly seemed like a different person altogether. It wasn't just about 3 billion US Dollars, even with more money, Yun Hao would never get mad at her. Thinking back to when they first started, the countless times Yun Hao risked his life just to make sure she had enough to eat!
Once, Yun Hao even robbed a small Mercenary Corps, took 2 million US Dollars from them, and spent it all on buying her cosmetics. He said that women should groom and take care of themselves. Can you imagine a room over 200 square meters filled with all kinds of cosmetics?
"Mouse, don't go too far!" Scorpion stood up abruptly, glaring at Yun Hao unflinchingly.
Liu Mengqi looked at Tank, who had been quietly sitting without speaking, and loudly said, "What are you doing just sitting there? Say something!"
"I won't interfere. I believe Mouse must have a reason for what he's saying; you should understand him better than I do!" Tank remained motionless, calmly sipping his drink. This showed Tank's cleverness; although neither Yun Hao nor Cold Face had explained it to him, from Yun Hao's unusual behavior today, there must be a reason!