Old Mo, eating fish in a courtyard house, reigning supreme in Hong Kong.

Chapter 531: Paying Money to Redeem the Person

No one could understand his feelings; it was like being a wanted criminal, running and hiding everywhere, eventually retreating to the countryside.

Unfortunately, hiding in the countryside is still not safe.

There was no way around it; the temptation of two thousand yuan was just too great. If anyone suspected they even slightly resembled Japanese people, they would call the police.

How are you going to run away? How are you going to hide?

Never mind, I'm just too tired. I need to get some sleep no matter what.

Aoki and Wada were fast asleep when suddenly the door was kicked open with a loud bang.

Countless snakes rushed in and pinned them to the bed.

One of his men tried to resist but was killed on the spot.

Then they behaved themselves.

Aoki and Wada have been formally arrested.

Aoki and Wada were the highest-ranking officials to come to Hong Kong. He was fortunate enough to be taken to the office to meet the top leader, William.

These days, whenever I see these foreigners, I feel naturally suppressed.

William looked at him with a cold smile.

"You must be Aoki Kazuda, the highest-ranking person sent by the Yamaguchi-gumi?"

Aoki and Wada looked at William and nodded fearfully.

William smiled and said, "I regret to inform you that because so many people from your side have come, the prison is now overcrowded."

Therefore, our Governor Réilaud has decided to execute all of you heinous figures. Alas, you are not wrong. You were not supposed to die, but our prisons are overflowing!

Therefore, I have no choice but to carry out our governor's orders. I'm a bit superstitious, so after you go down there, look for the governor, not me.

Aoki and Wada stared wide-eyed.

"What did you say? You just execute him like that? You, you're utterly disregarding human life! I protest! I protest! I protest!"

William chuckled and said, "Protesting is useless. In Hong Kong, the Prince of Hong Kong calls the shots. You people are all here to oppose him. Do you think he'll let you off the hook? So, give up on that idea!"

"Director William, I'd like to ask, is there any chance we can survive? Please, Director William, show us a way out. The benefits will be substantial."

Aoki and Wada said obsequiously.

This guy knows how to read the situation.

William smiled and said, "That's not impossible. But do you have any money right now?"

Aoki and Wada, desperate to survive, quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes, I can call back and ask them to pay for our ransom. Director William, do you think you can pull this off?"

William chuckled coldly, "Well, it's not that it can't be done. It's just that doing so would go against the Prince's wishes. Therefore, the risk is very high!"

Aoki and Wada quickly asked, "What do you mean by that?"

William said casually, "What I mean is, it will be very expensive."

Aoki and Wada quickly asked, "How expensive?"

William pretended to think for a moment before saying, "First of all, if we're going to redeem people, we can't redeem just one or two."

If you're going to redeem them, redeem them all. We currently have over ten thousand people in our hands, and several thousand more in Hong Kong that we haven't caught yet.

Whether you've been caught or not, you have to pay. Only then can you go back. Do you understand what I mean?

Aoki and Wada understood.

In other words, regardless of whether they have been arrested or not, all Japanese people in Hong Kong have to pay a ransom.

These people total more than 20,000.

Those who weren't caught had to pay ransom. Aoki and Dada felt extremely aggrieved!

What are they here for? To deliver money and kills to others?

"Director William, how about this? I'll make a call back and ask our team leader for his opinion."

William nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to do it in front of me."

"OK."

Aoki and Wada readily agreed.

The call was answered quickly.

The scene from the Yamaguchi-gumi leader's side appeared before the two of them.

The Yamaguchi-gumi leader also saw what was happening here, and he was immediately shocked.

"Baka! What happened, Aoki? You got arrested too?"

Aoki and Wada nodded helplessly.

"Team leader, I spoke with Director William. He said we could pay to ransom them. However, he also said that anyone in Hong Kong, regardless of whether they've been arrested or not, would have to pay to ransom them."

"Baka yarou, that's impossible."

The Yamaguchi-gumi leader immediately jumped up in anger.

He could understand paying to ransom those who had been arrested, but how could he accept that those who hadn't been arrested also had to pay to ransom?

Aoki and Wada panicked as soon as they heard that.

"Team leader, here's the situation. Director William said their prison is already full. So if we don't pay to ransom them..."

All the high-ranking members of our team are going to be executed. In fact, most of them will be killed. Team leader, are you just going to stand by and watch us die?

The Yamaguchi-gumi leader fell silent upon hearing this. For them, the most important thing in running a yakuza gang was loyalty.

If we just stand by and watch them die, who will dare to follow us in the future?

"Team leader, we've failed. Let's admit defeat! Hong Kong really isn't a place for us to live. If we don't rescue these people, it'll be difficult to manage our gangs in the future."

The Yamaguchi-gumi leader asked helplessly, "They said, how much money do they want to ransom one person?"

Aoki and Wada pointed the phone at William.

William looked at the Yamaguchi-gumi leader opposite him and said, "One hundred thousand US dollars per person, regardless of status, it's the same for everyone. Not expensive, is it?"

By the way, no haggling. If you're going to negotiate the price, then that's another story.

The Yamaguchi-gumi leader did a quick mental calculation and immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

In Hong Kong, there are probably around 20,000 people in total. If each person is worth $100,000, that's two billion! And it's in US dollars.

Two billion US dollars—these gangs can scrape together the money if they all chip in.

However, it's a bit of a serious injury!

The problem is, you can't just refuse to redeem them. Losing the people's hearts is a really big problem.

"Wait a moment, I need to make a phone call and have a meeting to discuss this."

After hanging up the phone, the Yamaguchi-gumi leader immediately called the Prime Minister.

Then, I reported the problem.

The prime minister was also terrified upon hearing this. Two billion US dollars was an astronomical figure even for a prime minister in this day and age.

However, the Prime Minister ultimately sighed and said, "Give it to them! I warned you long ago that the Prince of Hong Kong is someone we can't afford to offend."

Let me remind you, when negotiating with them, you must make one point clear: after the transaction is completed, the Prince of Hong Kong is not allowed to come to our side to cause trouble for you.

This is the most important thing. Otherwise, you'll follow the same path as the Black Dragon Society.

The Yamaguchi-gumi leader was very dissatisfied!

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, is this really necessary? I'd love for him to come so I can find a chance to kill him!"