Chapter 427: Everyone Is Robbing

Zhang Zihao laughed loudly and said politely, "Isn't it almost New Year? I've been a bit short on cash lately; I'd like to borrow some from Mr. Li. Is that a problem?"

Li Huanggua glanced at Zhang Zihao, turned and went to the study, and took out one million Hong Kong dollars from the drawer.

He brought it to the living room and placed it in front of Zhang Zihao, then said, "Mr. Zhang, this is my treat for tea; don't complain it's too little."

Zhang Zihao took the stack of Big Gold Bull and threw it directly at the servant who had led him here.

Smiling, he said to Li Huanggua, "Mr. Li, the other day I met a beggar and I also casually gave him one million."

Li Huanggua frowned, then asked, "Mr. Zhang, speak plainly—how much money does it take to get my son back?"

Zhang Zihao crossed his arms and said, "One billion four hundred million."

Well, Zhang Zihao still had a forty-million shortfall, so he simply added this debt to Li Huanggua's account.

"What?"

Li Huanggua shouted angrily, "One billion? Go rob then!"

"Hehe!"

Zhang Zihao laughed and said, "Mr. Li, what do you think I'm doing?"

"We're both robbing, just our methods differ!"

"You can refuse to give it to me; I don't care!"

Having said that, Zhang Zihao tore open his shirt buttons and revealed the bomb on his body.

Although Li Huanggua was a tycoon of Gangdao, he had never seen such a scene before, and his heart pounded faster and faster.

He hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhang, I'm also a partner of Red Trust's Mr. Li; could you give me some face?"

Zhang Zihao buttoned up his clothes and said with a smile, "Mr. Li, if I hadn't investigated you, I wouldn't have come today."

"Those big tycoons with Red Trust Security around them—I really wouldn't dare move, but do you have any such protection?"

"Besides, we're all sensible people—don't try to scare a widow with a little cucumber; that size isn't appropriate either!"

"The face of Immortal Trust is given by everyone in the martial world, and no one dares to refuse it, but this matter has nothing to do with them; if they insist on intervening, they'd be breaking the rules of the martial world."

"I'm not asking for more—just one billion. Isn't your son worth that much?"

As for his eldest son, Li Huanggua had poured his heart and soul into him, grooming him as a successor—how could he be compared to a mere one billion?

Staring at Zhang Zihao's eyes, he said, "This sum is too large; give me time to raise the money—I'll hand it over within three days. Please take good care of my son."

Zhang Zihao raised a finger: "One day, Mr. Li—I'll give you only one day to get this money. After that, I won't harm a single hair of your Li family."

At that moment, the servant came in to report, "Sir, the Central Police Station says they found the young master's car and have come to ask if anything happened."

After the servant finished speaking, he also glanced at Zhang Zihao.

Zhang Zihao patted his outer coat and said with a bright smile, "Mr. Li, you won't do something foolish, will you?"

"No!"

Li Huanggua went out, sent the approaching police away, then returned to the living room and told Zhang Zihao, "Mr. Zhang, I'll do as you say; I only hope you keep your word and can guarantee my son's safety."

Zhang Zihao patted his chest and promised, "Mr. Li, rest assured—I, Zhang Zihao, always conduct business with integrity as the foundation."

"You can rest easy on that—once I get the money, your son will return safe and sound, not a single hair missing."

After Zhang Zihao left, Li Huanggua picked up the phone and called Li Xin.

"Mr. Li, I have something here I'd like to ask you to help with—what do you think?"

Li Xin set Wenwen, who was in his arms, on the ground and said, "Wenwen, go play outside with Xiao Song; Uncle Xin has some matters to attend to."

"Okay!"

Watching the two little ones leave hand in hand, Li Xin then said to the big boss, "Mr. Li, speak plainly—although we're now rivals, I can still help with a small matter."

Upon hearing that, Li Huanggua felt stifled inside; if he weren't worried about his eldest son's safety, he would really just hang up.

Normally, could he tolerate such humiliation?

No way—when you need someone, you have to lower yourself and speak humbly!

"Mr. Li, A Ju has been invited by martial world friends to be a guest; I'd like to ask you to say a word—I'll pay the money, I only ask that A Ju be safe, after all, your face carries great weight."

Li Xin could hardly hold back, and he said cheerfully, "No problem—I've agreed to this; I expect the martial world friends will give me, Li someone, some face."

"You don't need to keep this in mind, Mr. Li; when I need to call in this favor, I'll come to you for repayment—just like that."

Li Huanggua hung up the phone with a sigh; he understood what Li Xin meant—if he weren't tactful, taking advantage of this opening, Li Xin wouldn't go easy on him.

This is also why he called Li Xin—not fearing a bad outcome, but fearing there would be no decent person.

If he didn't greet that little bastard, his eldest son would very likely meet with an accident at the hands of bandits.

By then, he wouldn't even be able to find a note to cry on—after all, if his son died at the bandits' hands, it would also be impossible to find Li Xin responsible.

As for whether Li Xin had someone do it, Li Huanggua hadn't even considered it—Li Xin wouldn't associate with such people.

He muttered quietly, "Hongkong Electric is out of the question!"

For the safety of his eldest son, he could only bear the pain and let go!

Assets can be figured out later, but if the son is gone, that's truly gone forever!

Li Xin hung up the phone and directly called Jianjun.

"Jianjun, where is the little treasure?"

Jianjun couldn't hold back and laughed outright: "Boss, I'm following you— the little treasure is in the Walled City, no problem; if you want him out, he can come out."

"If you don't want him, the little treasure might also get broken by someone else."

Li Xin said with a smile, "Just keep an eye on him; no need to interfere elsewhere—just make sure no one smashes him. After all, a person must keep his word."

"Having promised to return him intact, we can't let him end up with a crack."

"Understood!"

After hanging up, Jianjun looked at Xiao Fu and said, "Keep watch; when someone else gets the payment, we'll also borrow some pocket money—after all, this year's bonus hasn't come through yet, and we can't always have the boss foot the bill, right?"

Li Jie followed beside Xiao Fu; hearing Jianjun's words, he finally understood why the benefits at Red Trust Security were so good!

Turns out there's extra income!

Li Huanggua indeed has the ability; raising one billion cash in a day, few people in Gangdao can do that.

Zhang Zihuo indeed keeps his word; after getting the money, he brought back an abalone from outside.

Smiling, he said to Li Gongzi in the dog cage: "Li Gongzi, this is abalone from Fulin Restaurant; eat a few bites while it's hot, so I can send you back."

Among Gangdao's abalone restaurants, Fulin Restaurant is one of the most famous.

This restaurant was founded by the renowned culinary master Yang Guanyi, known as the 'Abalone King', who is famous both at home and abroad, in 1977; its abalone and shark fin dish is the restaurant's signature dish and star product.