Chapter 222 One Hundred Million
"Dang~dang~dang~"
Du Ruo did not speak, but leaned against the back of the chair, while his fingers gently tapped on the scabbard of the Miao Dao placed beside him. It was clearly the tapping of fingers against metal, but the sound produced was actually the collision of metals.
As the sound spread, the entire restaurant became extremely quiet. Even the woman in the water behind the glass wall seemed to be infected by the atmosphere. After going up to breathe, she did not go back into the water.
"Tell me, what did the higher-ups ask me to do?"
Du Ruo pondered for a long time before he spoke, but his words were also tentative, as he said "above" instead of "you".
First of all, we need to figure out whether this is He Feng’s plan or someone else wants He Feng to pass it on.
This is extremely crucial and something Du Ruo must understand.
"It says that the thing you want is in the hands of a family in the United States. If you go to get it, please get rid of the entire family. If you can get some research results back, that would be great."
Since He Feng didn't understand which boss had assigned him the task, he thought Du Ruo understood it, so he just went along with what Du Ruo said.
At the same time, he felt even more regretful. If he had a choice, he would never have listened to Li Yu's advice and used Du Ruo to do things for his own connections in the hope of deepening relationships with some people.
Originally, he thought that Du Ruo was a poisonous snake and he could control it and use its venom to create benefits for himself, but who knew that Du Ruo was a dragon instead of a snake and almost crushed him.
As he spoke, He Feng pushed the folded paper towards Du Ruo.
There was anticipation in his eyes, as if begging Du Ruo to take it quickly.
But Du Ruo didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.
In fact, Du Ruo was also struggling. The Xie Ziran skills and pill recipes collected and organized by the Virgin Girl Sect were at most of reference value to him.
He has his own system and his own complete path of martial arts. Xie Ziran's skills can only give him some reference value at most, but will not provide any decisive help.
"husband!"
Xiang Yuanyuan, who was standing by, understood after hearing what He Feng said that the other party wanted Du Ruo to go abroad to kill people and steal treasures, and immediately became worried.
Suddenly, the delicious food and wine on the table lost their appeal. She put her hand on Du Ruo's wrist and called out softly.
Du Ruo turned to look at Xiang Yuanyuan, patted her hand gently, sighed in his heart, and made up his mind. He didn't need it, but what about Xiang Yuanyuan? Even Du Ruo himself was not sure whether Xiang Yuanyuan could practice martial arts and transcend, but the skills and pills of the Virgin School could bring great benefits to Xiang Yuanyuan.
Not to mention that Xiang Yuanyuan could also ascend to heaven in broad daylight like Xie Ziran, but with Du Ruo's help, it is not completely impossible for her to prolong her life or achieve success in qigong training.
"If it's just to take something, it's very simple. If I'm careful, I think I can do it easily. But killing someone is a bit difficult, especially in a place like the United States, so..."
Du Ruo did not take the paper, but looked at He Feng and said, the family in the United States is not a makeshift team like the Philippine monkeys last time. If it is just stealing documents or things, Du Ruo has plenty of ways, but killing people and robbing treasures involves too many things.
The most important thing is that the fat sheep in front of you are already lying down. If you don’t eat them in one bite, it would be a waste of such an opportunity.
"Mr. Du just spoke directly."
He Feng looked at Du Ruo, feeling bitter in his heart. Du Ruo didn't say the words "you have to pay more", but the sound was already deafening. Since it has come to this, he can only stretch out his neck and let the other party chop it. He just hopes that this matter will be settled and everything will go smoothly in the future.
"Does the matter about the house you just mentioned still count?"
Du Ruo put his hand on the paper that He Feng pushed out, but did not push the paper away, nor did he take it. He just smiled and spoke.
"Forehead!"
He Feng saw Du Ruo pressing the paper and smiled bitterly. He was neither going forward nor retreating. However, he just smiled bitterly and nodded immediately.
"Okay, Mr. Du just needs to get rid of the people and take back the research results of the other family, then the house will be transferred to Mr. Du's name immediately."
He Feng is not a pushover. Since he has made the decision, he will get things done. Even if he doesn't know anything, it won't delay him from negotiating terms.
"Hahaha, I'm just kidding. I'm used to living a carefree life, and I'm used to living in a house like this, so forget about the house, but I want this amount to be transferred to my account before I leave. As for how I do things specifically, you don't have to worry about it. But if I bring back something, I don't mind asking you to hand it over."
Du Ruo laughed loudly and stretched out a finger as if to offer a price.
Of course, Du Ruo did not give the other party a chance to bargain. He withdrew his hand and the paper that He Feng was holding was taken back by Du Ruo.
"Okay, no problem. I'll have someone mobilize the funds now."
He Feng smiled bitterly and motioned Li Yu to raise funds. From the beginning, he was caught in the middle. He had to please both sides and then suffer from both sides. But he didn't have any temper at all. From Du Ruo, he knew that it was the people above who asked him to be the intermediary. Needless to say, the people above could crush him with just a flick of their fingers. But what about Du Ruo? This kind of person who can cooperate with the people above, and is also a ruthless person who can easily destroy a family, what can he use to check and balance the other party in China? He can only let himself be slaughtered.
Du Ruo just raised his finger, and the price he offered was definitely not one million or ten million, but definitely one hundred million. After all, Li Yu said before that the house was worth ten figures, so it didn't seem difficult for Du Ruo to ask for nine figures now.
But one hundred million in cash is not a small amount, he has to raise it. Now he just hopes to get things done quickly so that he won't be bothered anymore. He can be considered to have spent money to avoid disaster. As for whether he can get some benefits, it depends on how Du Ruo handles things.
"Well, we've almost finished our meal, so we won't stay any longer."
After finishing the discussion, Du Ruo stopped talking nonsense, put the note in the file bag, and without planning to read it right away, he stood up and prepared to leave.
"Okay, the hotel has been booked. If you need anything, just tell Ayu at any time and she will get it done for you."
He Feng stood up with a smile and handed a business card to Du Ruo. Seeing that Du Ruo accepted it, he led the way and sent Du Ruo out.
Xiang Yuanyuan saw that Du Ruo had agreed, although she was extremely reluctant, she did not say a word. She just followed Du Ruo quietly, knowing that Du Ruo would give her an explanation if she saw it.
When they went out, the Rolls-Royce stopped at the door. He Feng opened the door himself and waited for Du Ruo and Xiang Yuanyuan to get in the car. He kept waving until the car left the manor.
The hotel is located in the most prosperous area of Shanghai, and it is also a presidential suite. Both the facilities and services are extremely luxurious. When you walk to the window, you can overlook the Huangpu River. The view is excellent.
But neither of them was interested in seeing the scenery. Xiang Yuanyuan just looked at Du Ruo, waiting for Du Ruo's explanation.
"Take a look at this first."
Du Ruo handed the file bag in his hand to Xiang Yuanyuan, but he took out the folded paper separately and started to read it in his hand.
Xiang Yuanyuan felt the file bag was extremely heavy. She stared at Du Ruo for a while before looking through the documents.
Du Ruo opened the paper in his hand. It introduced the war years when many things were lost, including some ancient books of the Virgin Girl Sect, which included fragments of the Virgin Girl Sect's skills and pill recipes that had never been passed on to others.
Finally, it was confirmed that all these things were in the hands of a family in the United States. This family belonged to the squid... and they were doing some experiments by combining those pill recipes with modern technology. There were often some extreme elements with abnormal physical fitness active on the battlefield. After investigation, it turned out that they were related to this family...
"Dong dong dong..."
Du Ruo had just finished reading the paper when there was a knock on the door. He put the paper in his hand and pinched it with both hands. A red mist flashed in Du Ruo's hands, and the paper was rubbed into powder and fell into the trash can. Du Ruo then walked out and opened the door.
"Hello sir, someone asked me to give this to you."
A young man at the door handed a file bag to Du Ruo, then turned and left without waiting for Du Ruo to speak.
Du Ruo looked at the brown paper bag and roughly understood what was inside. Without saying much, he closed the door and went back into the house.
"Have these exercises and pill recipes been of great help to you?"
Xiang Yuanyuan had finished reading the document. She lowered her head without looking at Du Ruo and just spoke softly.
"Yuanyuan, I didn't want to take risks at first, but this thing is really important to me, and... and I think we will need some money in the future to live a stable life."
Du Ruo did not say that he took the risk for her. There was no need for that. That would only cause Xiang Yuanyuan to fall into internal friction and self-blame.
“But I think we don’t need so much money. With our current savings, we don’t need to build a house. We can just live a stable life like this.
I don't have to travel, we can just go hiking occasionally, and we don't have to drink very good wine. Even if we don't have medicinal wine at home, I can be very happy with you, even if I only have Erguotou and peanuts on the street. "
Xiang Yuanyuan was not excited, she just spoke slowly, but her voice became lower and lower, and tears kept falling.
"Well, I know everything."
Du Ruo rubbed Xiang Yuanyuan and wiped her tears. This was the first time he saw Xiang Yuanyuan with this expression, but it also made him more determined. With such a wife, what else could a husband ask for? He hoped to be with Xiang Yuanyuan for a long time, even if Xiang Yuanyuan could not live forever, at least she could live a long life.
After a long time, Xiang Yuanyuan's tears finally stopped.
"You...you promise me that nothing will happen and you'll come back after you get the things, okay?"
Xiang Yuanyuan stared at Du Ruo with red eyes. In fact, she had always understood that immortality, ascending to heaven in broad daylight, or even becoming an immortal was what Du Ruo was pursuing, even if this pursuit was a little ridiculous and a pipe dream.
But what is love? Isn't it unconditional support and trust?
(End of this chapter)
