Chapter 28:
Jiang Ning had sent more than sixty men sprawling on the ground in less than a minute, and Lin Yuzhen still hadn't caught her breath from watching it happen.
The other workers around her were also in a daze like her. It took them several moments before they could calm their hearts down and continue working.
But there were those 68 men all tied up together not far from them, and looking at them still made their hearts pound.
Meanwhile, back at the private hot spring clubhouse.
Hei Hu was in a short sleeved floral print shirt, his exposed two arms filled with tattoos, and his face was threatening.
Even though he mixed in the illegal underground circles, he still wanted to cultivate his own classiness.
Using a wine glass to drink Baijiu was one of his unique practices.
He had just earned five million, so he thought it appropriate to celebrate.
"Boss, your call."
A subordinate walked in swiftly. "It's Huang Yuming."
A quizzical look crossed Hei Hu's eyes when he heard the name, followed by a look of disdain.
"Why is he calling me? Isn't he now some important person in the legal circles?"
Huang Yuming used to mix in the illegal circles too, but he suddenly advanced very quickly and now he was a successful businessman.
Businessmen could earn money more easily than them, and the risks were much lower.
Hei Hu took the phone and asked sarcastically, "Why, CEO Huang has personally called me because you have some business for me?"
"Hei Hu, you're really bold huh. You even tried to wreck my project?"
Contrary to his expectations, Huang Yuming's tone was cold and direct. "68 of your men are now with me. I want 6.8 million for them. Any less and none of them is leaving this place!"
Huang Yuming hung up after saying that.
Hei Hu's eyelid started twitching.
He had indeed sent 68 men out. Did they all perish?
And that project was connected to Huang Yuming?
Damn this Lin Qiang! Lin Qiang had never told Hei Hu about this.
"Call He now!" Hei Hu immediately commanded.
"Boss, we can't contact him!"
Hei Hu immediately understood that Huang Yuming meant business.
6.8 million meant that each person was worth 100k. Huang Yuming only allowed him to ransom all or none. If he didn't pay, none of them would come back.
He just earned 5 million but now he had to spit out 6.8 million?
Hei Hu couldn't bear to, but he knew that Huang Yuming was equally vicious. If he didn't pay up, Huang Yuming was definitely not letting any one of them go.
If the other men knew about this, they might become disloyal to him.
"What a vicious move."
Hei Hu laughed coldly and got up. "I'm going to see Huang Yuming myself!"
They could be considered from the same circle of people, and even though they weren't on the best terms, they didn't have to fall out over a small matter like this. It was just a matter of pride, Hei Hu could understand.
He got someone to drive him immediately to Huang Yuming's office.
"Young lady, tell your CEO Huang, an old friend, Hei Hu, is looking for him."
Hei Hu decided to remain polite and got the receptionist to inform Huang Yuming instead of charging upstairs directly.
The receptionist saw how threatening Hei Hu looked and was followed by several men, so she couldn't help but become nervous. She quickly called the secretary and explained the situation.
"Mr Hei Hu, CEO Huang asks you to go upstairs," the receptionist told Hei Hu after putting down the phone.
Hei Hu went straight into the lift and up to the highest floor.
Huang Yuming sat in his office, and when he heard a knock on the door, he calmly said, "Come in."
Hei Hu walked in and left his men to wait outside.
"Not bad, not bad. CEO Huang is really impressive, your business has grown tremendously."
He looked around at the fittings in the office and thought to himself that he was going to make his own office look like this too.
After mixing in the underground illegal circles for a long time, he had always wanted to come up to the surface and wash his hands off illegal dealings.
Hei Hu walked over to the sofa, sat down and narrowed his eyes as he said, "CEO Huang, we haven't seen each other in a quite a while eh?"
"It's been more than a year."
Huang Yuming continued to sit where he was and didn't get up. "So, you wanted to wreck my project?"
"A misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
Hei Hu laughed, "We're all brothers in the same circles after all. Even though I love money, but I wouldn't go against CEO Huang for that little bit of money."
"I'll tell you honestly, I really didn't know this project had anything to do with you. That asshole Lin Qiang didn't tell me at all."
Hei Hu continued to be upset, "If I had known it was your project, I wouldn't have dared to do this even if he gave me 10 million bucks."
Huang Yuming looked at Hei Hu's hypocritical face. He knew very well what sort of person Hei Hu was - as long as he was paid enough, he would do anything, no matter how crazy it was!
Chapter 29:
This sort of person only cared about money, and that's why Huang Yuming found him troublesome to handle.
But Jiang Ning didn't think so.
Anyone who offended Jiang Ning was asking to get killed!
"You've come here to settle that matter, right?" Huang Yuming went straight to the point.
"Hoho, we all mix in the same circles, and neither of us can avoid seeing each other."
Hei Hu crossed his legs and laughed, "Come on CEO Huang, give me a little leeway. This is a misunderstanding after all. I'll treat you to a really nice dinner later."
Huang Yuming laughed coldly as his face darkened.
Did Hei Hu think that this matter could be settled by a dinner?
If Hei Hu had offended Huang Yuming, there was some room for negotiation. But the one offended now was Jiang Ning!
"Hei Hu."
Huang Yuming's voice became very cold now. "You still don't understand huh."
"If you had offended me, then I might be willing to give way. But you've offended someone else!"
Hei Hu was stunned. There was someone else?
This bloody bastard of a man Lin Qiang didn't tell him anything!
"Someone else?"
He was caught off guard for a while, but then Huang Yuming must know who this person was. "CEO Huang knows this person right? Could you put in a good word for me and ask him to give me some concession?"
It was a bit troublesome and he might have to pay, but he could cut some losses.
BANG!
Contrary to his expectations, Huang Yuming violently slammed the table and stood up to shout, "You want him to give you concession? You're not qualified to ask for this!"
This slam of the table sent a shudder down Hei Hu's spine.
He had never seen Huang Yuming this angry before.
Who was this even? What did Huang Yuming mean by he was not qualified to ask for some leeway?
"Huang Yuming, stop joking around."
Hei Hu's expression also became cold. Both of them were old hands in the illegal circles, so he wasn't afraid of Huang Yuming at all.
"I'm not joking with you."
Huang Yuming laughed coldly. "6.8 million. Once the money is in, you can take your men back and this case is considered closed. That's the current set of conditions. After today, this matter won't be settled as easily anymore!"
"Hei Hu, so because we're in the same circles, let me kindly give you a piece of advice - don't play with fire and burn yourself to death!"
Hei Hu suddenly stood up and laughed heartily but coldly.
"Is this a warning from you, or that other person?"
He'd never thought that there was still someone in Donghai who dared to warn him like this.
He knew all the big bosses in the circle - who dared to talk to him like that?
Even Huang Yuming didn't dare to!
Huang Yuming didn't want to say anymore. He had already been kind enough to drop this piece of advice. If Hei Hu still didn't know what was good for him, then that was his problem.
Hei Hu nodded. "Ok! OK! OKAY! CEO Huang, I'm going to see, who the hell dares to treat me like this in all of Donghai! HMPH!"
He was going to just leave those 68 men there. He didn't believe Huang Yuming would really kill them off!
Hei Hu left angrily, and Huang Yuming really didn't say anymore.
He had already expected that given how money minded Hei Hu was, he would only take from others, and it was impossible to take anything from him.
And now, his men's lives might be in danger!
"Hei Hu, there's a price to pay for greed," Huang Yuming calmly murmured.
He didn't waste anymore time and gave a call to Jiang Ning to explain the situation.
After that, he called a few of his subordinates, "I've taken care of you for so many years, it's time to get cracking!"
Back at the factory site.
Lin Yuzhen was talking to the workers about some details, the schedule and the quality of work. Her standards were very strict and she was not going to compromise even the slightest bit.
She looked really adorable when she was working very seriously.
Jiang Ning put down the phone with Huang Yuming.
Hei Hu had rejected his offer.
He walked over to the 68 men, scaring them half to death and sending them trembling.
"What...what do you want?"
"You mean you dare to kill us?"
"Don't come over here!"
The whole bunch of them were frightened of one Jiang Ning.
"You're not worthy to be killed by me."
Jiang Ning calmly continued, "I'm here to tell you that your boss, Hei Hu, has abandoned you guys."
"Impossible!"
"Brother Hu wouldn't give us up!"
"Stop trying to drive a rift between us, Brother Hu said we're all his brothers!"
......
The entire group of men continued shouting at Jiang Ning, their voices confident in Hei Hu.
Jiang Ning merely smiled and shook his head, "You guys have been here for an entire day now, has he come to save you yet?"
"I said that each one of you is worth 100k, and I'll release you all once I get the money, but he's rejected that offer. Tell me, is money more important to him? Or you guys?"