Chapter 244: Chapter 139: Sudden Realization_2
Yang Wanlin said, “Respected Envoy, we made it very clear in our previous cooperation: The Yang Family would provide the intelligence, while your Al-Assassin Sect would be responsible for kidnapping Yan Fei’s people and then demanding a ransom from Yan Fei. Our Yang Family would take over his company when his capital chain broke, and you would successfully receive the ransom. Each party would get what they need without interference. Now, because of your kidnapping failure, our Yang Family’s plans have not been completed, and we are also suffering a significant loss, which can still be attributed to your involvement. How can you pin this incident on the Yang Family?”
The bearded man sneered, “You Chinese are truly cunning, able to twist right and wrong, painting yourselves as innocent. I’ve heard that it was because of your elder brother, Yang Liu, who put too much pressure on Yan Fei, trying to buy Yan Fei’s company, worth at least ten billion US dollars, for 3.5 billion dollars. Not only that, he taunted and mocked Yan Fei, which eventually caused Yan Fei’s attitude to change drastically, and with a desperate resolve, Yan Fei hired assassins online to save his people. The root cause of this issue still lies with you; it is you who have ruined the entire plan, so you must take responsibility for this matter.”
Yang Wanlin’s eyes darted around as he said, “This isn’t solely our family’s fault, so why are you holding only us accountable?”
The bearded man huffed coldly, snapped his fingers, and the stone door opened. Two muscular warriors walked in, throwing a man at Yang Wanlin’s feet. Upon seeing the man, Yang Wanlin realized it was Zeppelin of Green Fir Capital from The United States of America. Zeppelin, however, was in a pitiful state at this point, covered in wounds, his eyeballs gouged out, his tongue cut off, his lower body mutilated, and the tendons in his hands and feet severed, leaving him immobile and not far from death.
Seeing Zeppelin’s tragic condition, Yang Wanlin shivered uncontrollably. He was usually eloquent and skilled in debate, but that was against business rivals or when he was bullying others with his superior strength. Even though he was sharp-witted, they had no way of dealing with him. But now, facing the forebears of the KB element, he suddenly remembered he was on someone else’s turf, and a single misstep could lead to the same fate as Zeppelin lying on the ground, and he felt a deep sense of fear.
The bearded man was quite satisfied with Yang Wanlin’s current state and said, “Yang Wanlin, initially it was Yang Liu of your Yang Family and the representatives of Green Fir Capital who came to us wanting to collaborate. You would provide the intelligence, we would handle the kidnapping and extortion, and afterwards, each would take what they needed. If this had gone smoothly, we in the Al-Assassin Sect, as an organization that values credibility, wouldn’t have troubled you further. But your flawed intelligence and excessive greed have caused this operation to spiral out of control, resulting in massive losses for us. Hence, you must give us an explanation for this incident, or you will witness why we have such a formidable reputation in history.”
Thoroughly terrified, Yang Wanlin stammered, “May I know… what kind of explanation… your Sect requires?”
The bearded man said, “When we found Mr. Zeppelin, representative of Green Fir Capital, he was still resistant and refused to take on the responsibility he should have. Therefore, we punished him in our own way. Even if he dies, we will find the board members of Green Fir Capital and make them pay the price they should. In this world, no one can offend the Al-Assassin Sect and get away unscathed, not even Americans. The reason we cordially invited you here for negotiations, rather than kidnapping you, is because I know that your elder brother Yang Liu is a man who understands the situation. He will surely comprehend my reasoning and be willing to compensate us for our losses.”
Yang Wanlin, trembling with fear, said, “May I know what kind of compensation your Sect requires?”
The bearded man replied, “I am aware that you previously wanted to deal with Yan Fei, so you placed a hundred million US dollars on the Dark Web’s Underworld as a bounty on Yan Fei’s life. However, that bounty task wasn’t issued by you or your elder brother, but by your nephew, Yang Song, in response to Yan Fei having publicly humiliated him. It was after Song’s suggestion that you thought of using us to achieve your goal of swallowing Yan Fei’s company. Considering our kidnapping target was thirty billion dollars, the Yang Family will compensate us thirty billion dollars in cash.”
Yang Wanlin startled. Although the Yang Family was wealthy, most of their assets were in stocks and physical investments, and they were also burdened with substantial bank debts. Moreover, in this failed scheme against Yan Fei, they had promised a lot of benefits to gain the support of other forces. As the plan had ended in failure, the Yang Family had to make various compensations and had already suffered staggering losses—where could they get thirty billion dollars in cash?
Yang Wanlin wanted to refuse, but seeing those powerful assassins and warriors seated around, he dared not voice his objection. Although the sturdy middle-aged man standing behind him provided some sense of security, he could not guarantee his safety here and feared he might be brutally killed by these ruthless assassins at any moment.
The bearded man clearly noticed Yang Wanlin’s hesitation. He picked up the dagger from the table, flipped it between his fingers, then suddenly flicked it; the dagger shot out like lightning. Yang Wanlin’s bodyguard moved swiftly, positioning himself in front of Yang Wanlin, his stick emerging from the bag on his back. However, the target of the dagger was not Yang Wanlin but Zeppelin on the ground. The dagger flew past Zeppelin’s neck, skillfully severing his windpipe.