Chapter 242

Although Celine didn’t understand why he wanted to do this, she nodded upon hearing Ye Su’s arrangement and took off the bag.

Sure enough, as Ye Su rode the motorcycle to the unfinished checkpoint, he was spotted by a few soldiers, who forced him to stop at gunpoint.

“Stop! Move any closer and I’ll fire!”

Bullets kicked up dust in front of Ye Su’s bike. Ye Su stopped the vehicle and whispered to Celine:

“Are you ready? Hold on tight to me in a moment. When I start the bike, pour the money out!”

Celine nervously tightened her grip on Ye Su’s waist, pressing against him to signal she was ready.

At this moment, the soldiers at the checkpoint were surprised that Ye Su wasn’t nervous, and they were curious about his identity.

“Now, take out your identification and submit to an investigation.”

“Of course, that is a citizen’s duty.”

As he spoke, Ye Su turned his head to signal Celine. Celine understood and opened the zipper of the bag in her hand a little.

Seeing that Ye Su and his companion were so cooperative, the soldiers relaxed their vigilance and let Celine go.

“Snap!”

A stack of U.S. dollars fell from the bag and hit the ground. The eyes of several soldiers were drawn directly to it.

Ye Su took the opportunity to twist the throttle, and the whole bike charged toward the unfinished checkpoint.

The soldiers reacted and raised their guns to aim at Ye Su, only to see money flying through the sky, carried by the wind.

“Oh, my god!”

Watching the money dancing as the bike moved forward, the soldiers fell into chaos. As one soldier reached out to grab a flying bill,

it was like a dam had broken. This was real money! If you didn’t pick it up, someone else would. Grabbing it meant profit; after all, the pittance they got as discharge pay wasn’t even enough to cover their teeth!

As for Ye Su, who had just left, they would just say they were busy building the checkpoint and hadn’t seen anyone; otherwise, wouldn’t that be a dereliction of duty?

Because no shots were fired, it didn’t attract the attention of the main force, and the sentries at the checkpoint were happy to be bribed.

As the motorcycle moved away from the checkpoint, Celine asked:

“Su, how did you know they wouldn’t fire? I thought they would keep us there when they saw the money; that way they would get even more.”

“They were blinded by the money floating in the sky! Their brains lost the ability to judge for a moment. After we passed, their first instinct was definitely to grab the money. By the time they thought about firing, their brains would realize that if they alerted others, the more people there were to split the money, the less they would get!”

Seeing Celine looking thoughtful, Ye Su smiled:

“However, this method is only effective against ordinary soldiers with poor military discipline.”

Celine nodded. That was indeed true; if they had encountered soldiers with better discipline, they might have really been kept there.

“Su, where are we going next?”

“I’m going back to my country. Do you want to come with me?”

Ye Su was a bit worried; after all, they didn’t have a deep relationship, and strictly speaking, they were just chance acquaintances.

“But neither of us has identification. Even if we did, we would definitely be discovered and wouldn’t pass security.”

Hearing that Celine was already considering going back with him, Ye Su couldn’t help but feel moved and tightened his grip on Celine’s hands around his waist.

“We certainly can’t go through official channels, so we’ll have to smuggle ourselves in!”

“Smuggle?”

Celine was curious. Although she understood the meaning of the term and had heard of smuggling, she hadn’t expected it to happen to her one day.

Ye Su said with some guilt: “I’ve really wronged you!”

“No, Su, don’t you think this is cool? I’ve experienced more in these two days than in my whole life. I’m really sick of the dull and boring life in the laboratory...

Su, you are like a light that illuminated me and brought me a new life!”

Hearing Celine’s confession, Ye Su felt a bit awkward. What he had in mind was clearly to trick this naive energy scientist into working for him, just like the other team members—something more intimate than a superior-subordinate relationship.

Who knew that Celine’s confession would make Ye Su suddenly wonder if he was really as good as Celine said? *Right, I am just that great.*

Two days later, Ye Su arrived at the pier and found the local kingpin, Jack, in a dilapidated shipyard.

“So you’re the two who want two tickets?”

Jack sat in a chair, swirling a glass of red wine, looking at Ye Su with interest.

The sides of the shipyard were filled with Jack’s lackeys, all of them muscular, tall, and fierce. Of course, these lackeys sometimes played the role of crew members, so they couldn’t be weaklings.

The lackeys on both sides wore evil smiles, putting pressure on Ye Su, while Jack sipped his red wine nonchalantly, waiting for Ye Su’s answer.

Of course, this answer wasn’t just words; it also included his expression. If he didn’t have a bit of backbone, he would likely be eaten alive by them.

Ye Su reached out to shield the timid Celine behind him, looking at Jack in front of him with a calm expression:

“That’s right, I want two tickets, but neither of us has identification.”

Jack frowned upon hearing Ye Su’s answer, and the red wine in his glass swirled violently.

As time passed, the atmosphere in the shipyard became heavy. After a long while, Jack put down his wine glass and stared at Ye Su:

“No wonder you insisted on seeing me. But you should know clearly how great the risks are in this!”

Ye Su kicked the three bags of money at his feet forward, revealing the colorful currency inside. The lackeys nearby became excited; they hadn’t expected Ye Su to be so generous, using three whole bags of money just to buy tickets. They would definitely get a good share of this.

Jack was also tempted when he saw the three bags of money, but then he hesitated, picking up the red wine on the table and swirling it, even spilling some because he was too vigorous.

“It’s not a matter of money.”

“Is Captain Jack afraid? As the saying goes, wealth is sought in danger!”

Captain Jack smiled frankly: “I’m afraid of having the life to take it but not the life to spend it!”

“Then I’m leaving!”

As he spoke, Ye Su bent down to pack up the backpacks, inadvertently revealing the firearm at his waist.

This also deterred the restless lackeys nearby. Everyone watched as Ye Su calmly zipped up the backpacks, and the money naturally disappeared from their sight.

Everyone felt a pain in their hearts that they couldn’t breathe. Ye Su took in everyone’s expressions, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

Captain Jack downed the red wine he had been swirling and said: “I’ll take this deal!”

Jack secretly regretted bringing so many lackeys over to show off; after all, there were too many mouths, and especially with shady business like Ye Su’s, it was a real headache.

Ye Su stopped packing the money, stood up straight, and asked: “When can we leave?”

“There’s a ship to China at four o’clock this afternoon!”

Ye Su smiled with satisfaction: “Fine, we’ll do as the Captain says. This money is yours, Captain!”

Jack and all the lackeys wore excited smiles; after all, they had just landed a big deal, which was indeed a happy thing.

At this moment, Ye Su suddenly said: “I have another business I’d like to discuss with you privately, Captain. I wonder if you’re interested?”

Jack hesitated for a moment, but his trusted lackeys became nervous, fearing Ye Su might do something to Jack, and tried to stop him.

Ye Su smiled: “I still have to rely on Captain Jack’s ship to leave, so how could I do anything to him?”

Jack thought that made sense and turned to his trusted aide: “Thomas, take the brothers and split the money. I’ll talk to this client!”

The lackeys cheered as soon as they heard about splitting the money. Thomas understood, took the money from Ye Su, and walked out of the shipyard.

Seeing that everyone had left, Jack asked: “I suppose you know, Captain, that there are many eyes and ears, and no one can guarantee the loyalty of so many people.

So, I wonder what other ships are heading toward China today.”

Jack understood Ye Su’s intention immediately; this way, both of them would be safe. Jack nodded:

“There are ships to nearby countries. I don’t know when you want to leave?”

“The sooner the better. It’s best to leave immediately to avoid long delays, so we can both be safe!”

Hearing the urgency in Ye Su’s tone, Jack said:

“There’s a ship passing through the Yuebang country in a little while. However, there are many people smuggling out of their country, and it’s quite chaotic. You should know that those who can’t stay here aren’t exactly kind people.”

Ye Su smiled: “That’s no problem. I consider myself to have a few tricks up my sleeve.”

“Alright, I’ll take you there now!”

When Captain Jack led Ye Su and Celine out, the lackeys were still splitting the money. Seeing Jack come out, they hurriedly greeted him.

Jack smiled: “You guys split the money first; I’ll take our big client to show him the way!”

The lackeys laughed when they heard Jack’s words; clearly, Ye Su was a big fat sheep, but Ye Su didn’t care at all.

The two followed behind Captain Jack, looking around. The endless pier was piled high with containers, huge gantry cranes were constantly transporting goods to the port, and winches were spinning rapidly, hoisting containers onto the ships.

Captain Jack led them to a cargo ship. At this moment, Jack said with some embarrassment: “Brother, you know that smuggling is done through cargo containers; otherwise, people wouldn’t pass security.”

Ye Su had understood this before; taking a cargo ship could be said to be the simplest way to smuggle.

Jack saw that Ye Su didn’t object, so he felt relieved. He led them around and around until they reached a hidden spot, and he casually tapped on the container door.

But after waiting for a while, there was no sound. Jack tapped again in a rhythm. Before long, the container was opened from the inside. Ye Su looked at the lock; the bolt was fake, used to deceive people.

Jack saw the person and said: “I’m sending you two people; they paid a high price!”