Chapter 23: Additional Bet Card

Zhang Cheng shook his head,

"This is improper."

Once the video is made public, its brutal footage will not only damage Dragon Nation's image…

The key is, that way we won't just lose the chance to skim off profits from the Xiao Han Republic,

but will instead let the Beautiful Nation's schemers succeed.

That would be a huge loss for us.

"I actually have an idea…"

Zhang Cheng lifted his eyes, his gaze fixed on Qin Meng,

"First send that recording to the senior officials of the Xiao Han Republic, and make it clear: if they don't want the world to see their country embarrassed, they must do exactly as we say!"

"As for the terms, they can't be too excessive; I think making them compensate thirty to forty billion is enough!"

"Of course, the payment must be in our Long Guo Currency; if they pay with Xiao Han Currency, that stuff is worthless and we'd be at a loss."

"As for those two sand‑crabs…"

Zhang Cheng frowned, thought for a while, and slowly began:

"Once the money is in hand, deal with them immediately!"

Meanwhile, on the Xiao Han Republic side, inside a hundred‑meter‑tall building,

a middle‑aged man in a gray suit with a slicked‑back hairdo had a face as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.

"Ah—!"

"Those Dragon Nation bastards!"

He was incensed, flinging his phone to the ground with force,

even the newest shock‑proof phone shattered into pieces instantly.

The assistant holding a folder looked puzzled and asked:

"Boss, what's going on?"

Guan Enzheng, the head of the Divine Ghost Killing Arena of the Xiao Han Republic and founder of the nation's largest conglomerate, ranks among the top in the country.

Recalling the scene in the video—Jin Yongshun and Pu Xiangzhong being tortured, kneeling and begging, a sight too horrible to bear—Guan Enzheng spat, "What a pair of useless idiots!"

The assistant adjusted his gold‑rimmed glasses, stepped closer in high heels, and whispered:

"Boss, calm down. What terms did Dragon Nation propose? Should I report them upward?"

Terms…

At the mention, Guan Enzheng's face turned the worst shade, as if he'd eaten something extremely disgusting,

"Those greedy bastards open with forty billion Long Guo Currency!"

"And they threaten to broadcast the video worldwide if we don't pay!"

That's what gives him the biggest headache.

"Hmm… Boss, I actually have a thought: just let Dragon Nation release the video, then we can just refuse to pay and be done."

The assistant thought a moment and continued:

"As for the families of Jin Yongshun and Pu Xiangzhong, we can completely threaten or bribe them into silence."

They've used such methods plenty before.

But this time, it won't work.

"Jin Yongshun and his comrades wear the Xiao Han Team's badge, which is made of a special material."

"We once proudly announced that the Xiao Han Republic's badge was unique!"

"But now…"

Guan Enzheng hadn't expected that the badge they were proud of would become a sword pointing at themselves!

"What do we do now? Should I report to the superiors immediately?" the assistant sounded a bit worried.

Guan Enzheng waved his hand, "No need, I can still decide on the forty billion; I'm just worried whether Dragon Nation will keep its word."

After a moment of contemplation, he picked up his phone and dialed Qin Meng's number.

The call connected quickly.

Qin Meng: "If you have something to say, say it; if you have a fart, let it out."

Guan Enzheng, his face turning iron‑blue with anger, said, "Captain Qin, we Xiao Han Republic accept your terms!" His tone was ice‑cold to the extreme.

Qin Meng replied, "Knew you'd agree. I'll send you the account details in a moment; within half an hour I want to see the money in the account."

"Wait!"

Guan Enzheng, not foolish enough to pay first, asked, "What about the video? If we give you the money and you break your promise, using the video to threaten us, wouldn't we be the ones who lose big?"

Qin Meng sneered, "Our great nation has always kept its word and will never act treacherously!"

Guan Enzheng, blazing with fury, retorted, "Anyone can say it verbally! But that has no persuasiveness!"

"You have no right to haggle."

Qin Meng ignored his anger, his tone utterly cold,

"Remember, the leverage over you is now in our hands."

"Whether it's convincing or not is up to you!"

"Either the forty billion arrives in the account within half an hour, or… the video goes live worldwide!"

"I don't want you to choose the latter; it brings no benefit to your Xiao Han Republic."

"Of course, I know you won't choose the latter either."

These words made Guan Enzheng grind his teeth, the veins on his forehead bulging,

Being led by the nose like this feels utterly humiliating!

Forty billion, I'll immediately arrange for someone to transfer it into the account you gave.

But I still have one condition. Guan Enzheng heaved heavily.

Qin Meng said: "Speak."

The money can be paid, but only after Jin Yongshun and Pu Xiangzhong return to the country!

These two can summon an S-rank terrifying entity; for the Xiao Han Republic, they are an indispensable force.

However, Qin Meng's tone suddenly grew heavier: "Guan Enzheng, do you think you're joking?"

On Dragon Nation soil, the murderers who killed our citizens—do you think I would let them go?

Are you being too naive, or do you think I'm foolish?

Jin Yongshun and Pu Xiangzhong must be executed on the spot in Dragon Nation!

Guan Enzheng shouted: "Qin Meng! Don't go too far!"

I've given you the forty billion; letting Jin Yongshun and the other go—is that request too much?

Excessive! Of course it's excessive!

Qin Meng's tone left no room for doubt: "Anyone who endangers Dragon Nation must not be allowed to live!"

Furthermore, you have no right to make demands!

Within half an hour, if the money isn't in place, just wait and see!

Having said that, Qin Meng hung up the phone directly.

Guan Enzheng's chest heaved, his eyes suffused with bloodshot lines,

"Ah!"

He let out a roar, and fury surged in his heart.

After a bout of impotent rage, he still obediently transferred the money as Dragon Nation demanded.

The assistant felt, as a member of the Xiao Han Republic, utterly humiliated by this.

"Boss, are we just going to leave it at that?"

Really?

What kind of international joke is this!

I absolutely cannot swallow this anger!

Guan Enzheng's gaze grew increasingly ruthless,

"If I remember correctly, we won an Additional Bet Card in the Divine Ghost Killing Arena, right?"

Additional Bet Card.

As the name suggests,

Whoever possesses it can forcibly add a bet to the matches in the Divine Ghost Killing Arena.

Because it's mandatory, the opponent cannot refuse and must accept!

"We actually do have such an Additional Bet Card in hand; you mean—" the assistant's gaze quietly shifted toward him.

"The next battle ought to be our turn, the Xiao Han Republic's."

Guan Enzheng's eyelids drooped slightly, and a crafty smile curved at the corner of his mouth.