Chapter 2254: Bounty withdrawn

After hearing Ye Chen's last request, Liu Jiahui felt a sense of relief wash over him.

At this moment, he truly felt what it meant to survive a disaster.

Since this was already the last thing Ye Chen required him to do, it meant that he had not only saved his life but also saved his 20 billion US dollars in assets for the next ten years.

Compared to this, the small amount of compensation he needed to pay Chen Zhaozhong could almost be considered a drop in the bucket.

As for that villa, it was just a trifle to him.

Although he had to go to Yanjing to repent for three months, for Liu Jiahui, who had just suffered a death threat, this could already be considered an extra-legal favor and lenient treatment.

So, he naturally didn't dare to have any dissatisfaction in his heart.

On the contrary, he was finally able to set his heart at ease.

So, he immediately expressed his attitude to Ye Chen, saying piously: "Mr. Ye, rest assured, I will handle other matters as soon as possible and then immediately set off for Yanjing!"

Ye Chen nodded and said: "By the way, let me remind you: from today on, your life and safety are closely tied to Uncle Zhong's family. If Uncle Zhong's family is safe and sound, you can be safe and sound. But if they encounter any accidents, even if it's just an accident, I will hold you jointly and severally liable. Do you understand?"

Liu Jiahui, who was so shrewd, couldn't fail to hear the hidden meaning in Ye Chen's words.

Ye Chen wanted to ensure that from now on, he would absolutely not dare to pose any threat to Chen Zhaozhong, which was why he tied his own personal safety to Chen Zhaozhong's.

In this way, not only would he not dare to find an opportunity to secretly harm Chen Zhaozhong, but he would even be afraid that something might happen to Chen Zhaozhong himself in his dreams.

So, he said without hesitation: "Mr. Ye, I understand..."

"Good." Ye Chen nodded and said: "Now I want you to withdraw the bounty you put out before to all of Hong Kong."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Jiahui immediately took out his mobile phone and said: "I will do it right now!"

Things like bounties have existed since ancient times.

Compared to simple and crude contract killing, it has a few more traditional rituals.

In Hong Kong, not everyone can just release a bounty, and not everyone who releases a bounty wants others to know who they are.

For a person to release a bounty, it's not just a matter of saying "kill so-and-so and get so much money," and a bunch of hitmen will flock to it.

A bounty must be released through a designated middleman to be recognized by hitmen.

And this middleman must be authoritative enough and trusted by everyone.

Therefore, there is a set of traditional and strict industry regulations in this field.

Liu Jiahui released a thirty-million-dollar bounty and had to pay thirty-three million dollars to the middleman in advance.

Of this, thirty million was the bounty itself, and the other three million was the middleman's commission.

Only after the middleman received the money would they turn around and release the bounty to the entire underground world. Because they have very high prestige and influence in the underground world, all hitmen would have no doubts once they released the bounty.

Moreover, the middleman doesn't just act as a transaction intermediary. Sometimes the bounty is too large, which easily leads to many people fighting for it, and finally, it leads to disputes because it's impossible to determine who the real successful person is.

In such cases, the middleman also needs to come forward to make an objective judgment to determine the true ownership of the bounty.

At this time, Liu Jiahui immediately called this middleman. In front of Ye Chen and others, he turned on the speakerphone and said: "I want to withdraw the thirty-million-dollar bounty I released before."

The other party asked: "Mr. Liu, are you sure you want to withdraw this bounty? This bounty of yours is the highest amount in Hong Kong in recent years. Many hitmen have already set out today. If you withdraw it now, I'm afraid everyone won't have such high enthusiasm if you release it again in the future."

Liu Jiahui said without hesitation: "I am sure I want to withdraw it, immediately, right now!"

The other party was silent for a moment and said: "Mr. Liu, if you are sure you want to withdraw it, the three-million-dollar handling fee will not be refunded. Do you have any objections to this?"

Liu Jiahui blurted out: "No objections!"

"Good, I will release the news now to inform everyone that the bounty is withdrawn. The thirty million dollars will be returned to the original account within 24 hours."

At this very moment.

Just outside Hong Kong International Airport, several hitmen were waiting anxiously.

These hitmen mostly didn't know each other, but they were hiding near the airport at this moment, all for the sake of getting that thirty-million-dollar bounty and living without worries from then on. So, they were all unable to hold back, waiting for the moment Chen Zhaozhong came out of the airport to launch an attack immediately.

Some had already set up sniper rifles in the dark, some were disguised as tourists, waiting outside the airport exit with pistols in their hands, and even more were parked on the side of the road, intending to drive directly into Chen Zhaozhong when he came out.

Just when they were rubbing their hands, waiting to be the first to succeed, they suddenly received a message. The content of the message was very simple, only four words: "Bounty withdrawn."

"Damn!"

"What the hell!"

"I'll top your lungs!"

These hitmen, who were waiting for an opportunity like poisonous snakes, were all cursing at this time. The opportunity for sudden wealth that was close at hand had vanished in an instant.

Although they were very unhappy in their hearts, they also understood that being unhappy had no meaning. The bounty was withdrawn, so even if they killed the person, there was no money to get.

So, the vast majority of hitmen immediately began to evacuate.

The hitmen disguised as tourists hailed cars and left, the hitmen parked on the side of the road drove away, and the hitmen hiding in the dark preparing to snipe Chen Zhaozhong also immediately put away their guns and prepared to leave.

However, at this time, there were still several hitmen who did not leave.

One of them was hiding in a room on the eighteenth floor of the aviation hotel opposite the airport, locking onto the airport exit with the sniper rifle's scope while cursing: "Damn, you Liu Jiahui are really a loser! The person who gave you a green hat finally returned after twenty years, but you suddenly chickened out. Damn it, are you messing with me? Do you think I don't need money to work? Do you think I don't need money to rent this hotel room?!"

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said coldly: "I'll help you finish off Chen Zhaozhong first today, and then I'll find you to collect the money! If you dare to default on the debt, I'll finish you off too!"

Other hitmen hiding in the dark also had the same mentality at this time.

Although the publisher of this thirty-million-dollar bounty didn't leave a name, they all knew in their hearts that this bounty must have been released by Liu Jiahui. So, their idea was that regardless of whether the bounty was withdrawn or not, they would kill him anyway, and then find Liu Jiahui to ask for an explanation. Even if it was blackmail, they had to blackmail a sum of money from Liu Jiahui's hands.

Just when this person was concentrating on staring at the airport exit, he felt a cold and hard object suddenly pressed against the back of his head.

He was terrified, because he hadn't heard any movement at all and couldn't understand why someone had suddenly appeared behind him and pointed a gun at the back of his head.

So, he asked nervously: "Brother, you are pointing a gun at me. I don't know what grudge we have between us?"

The person behind him asked coldly: "The bounty has been withdrawn, why haven't you left yet?"

The hitman thought it was a peer, so he hurriedly said: "Everyone must want that bounty. Why don't we two join forces, or I'll just help you finish off that Chen Zhaozhong. What do you think?"

The person behind him sneered and said: "Sorry, I'm from the Wanlong Palace. I've been watching you for a long time. If you had just left when you received the news, I could have spared your life. It's a pity that I gave you a way to live, but you chose not to take it!"

The man was terrified. He couldn't understand why the Wanlong Palace would target him.

So, he subconsciously turned his head, looked at the young man behind him, and asked subconsciously: "The... the dignified Wanlong Palace... actually takes such a bounty seriously?"

The Wanlong Palace warrior sneered: "We didn't come to Hong Kong to take the bounty, but to finish off whoever wants to take the bounty!"

After saying this, he immediately grabbed the man's collar and threw him out of the window on the eighteenth floor of the hotel, gun and all! ===== CHAPTER 2255 =====

Having said that, he immediately grabbed the man by the collar and, gun and all, threw him straight out of the hotel window on the eighteenth floor!