Chapter 3383

Hank and the others had no temper left at this point.

Money, reputation, and that aspect of ability—all were under Ye Chen's control; one slip and they could lose everything—what was there left to resist?

Since they could no longer continue down their perverted path, at least they could still have basic pleasures secured, and the excess energy with no outlet could be redirected into entrepreneurship, possibly even advancing further.

Anything was better than being a useless waste for life, facing exposure and offending Steve like that.

So these few people all honestly agreed.

Hank asked Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, if we prepare the money in these two days, will that solve our problem?"

Ye Chen waved his hand: "According to our agreement, you prepare the money first; once I find a suitable person to take charge of this assassination fund on my side, you will transfer the money over. As for your previous actions on his island, I will temporarily not expose them, and I will also not pursue your instigation of his assassination of Tawana. I will help restore your abilities after you make payment."

Steve curiously asked Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, who do you think would be suitable to operate this fund? This is a thankless task—ordinary people can't handle it."

As he spoke, he looked at Ye Chen and subtly winked at Matt Finkelstein beside him.

Ye Chen instantly understood: Steve was giving him a suggestion, letting Matt Finkelstein take charge of this.

Matt Finkelstein was now a drowned dog—such people could instead go all out, as the saying goes: only when cornered does one find a way to live.

So he pointed at Matt Finkelstein, who had surrendered to Steve, and ordered: "Mr. Finkelstein, in my view, from today onward, you shall be the overall supervisor of this assassination fund. You will oversee its entire operation, manage the inflow and outflow of this money, issue the covert orders, handle the payments, and regularly report to Steve."

Matt Finkelstein trembled all over and stammered: "Ye... Mr. Ye, I... I have limited ability; managing such a large-scale fund, I'm afraid I can't!"

For Matt Finkelstein, he had no desire whatsoever to take on such a thing.

After this fund is established, its operating capital will come from these local tycoons beside them, and they will pay in cryptocurrency, which offers them great security and generally won't expose them.

But I would have to manage all affairs in between, including issuing covert assassination orders—this would mean handing over all the offensive tasks to me to handle.

Even if I could post bounties through the underground network, managing an assassination fund worth hundreds of billions would be extremely difficult to keep completely hidden.

If Ye Chen demanded I assassinate the world's richest man from years ago, wouldn't I also have to endure his mad retaliation?

I have only just barely escaped death under Steve's protection; if I agree to Ye Chen and take on this, Steve might not even be able to protect me.

Ye Chen also knew what he was worried about, smiling and saying: "Among so many people seated here today, whoever says they have limited ability—I can understand. Only you saying that, I cannot understand."

"Why, Mr. Ye? I... I truly am incapable!" Matt Finkelstein said with a face full of grievance.

Ye Chen coldly retorted: "You can manage a vast private island, so many people, so many sordid affairs, keeping everything orderly and hiding all kinds of filth well; you can coordinate hundreds of guests from all walks of life so they feel like honored guests on your island—this shows your management ability is exceptional! How could you not manage such a small fund?"

"I..." Matt Finkelstein hadn't expected Ye Chen to be waiting for him here.

If we're talking about management ability, I truly have done it thoroughly.

My island has been managed very well for many years, with no incidents at all.

Later, problems arose mainly because one of my peers went off the rails.

That guy recorded too many videos, trying to blackmail others, but accidentally caused a scandal, making the whole world aware.

Later, that guy was directly killed in prison to silence him, but many guests were frightened, and to protect themselves, they all tried to destroy secrets related to me, which dragged me and my island into it.

If not for that foolish dog, I would probably still be enjoying nightly feasts with my guests on my private island, living happily—why would I need to come here and watch Ye Chen's expression?

But even if I had the ability to manage this mess well, Matt Finkelstein still did not want to take it on.

He now only wants to follow Steve as an obedient dog: when the master doesn't need him to bite, he tucks his tail and behaves; when the master needs him to bite, he rushes forward to tear and bite.

If I take on this task from Ye Chen, I fear there will be no peaceful days ahead.

Seeing Matt Finkelstein still unwilling to speak, Ye Chen coldly chuckled and asked: "Mr. Finkelstein, be a little more magnanimous—when you initially spent ten billion dollars to buy Tawana's life, why didn't you show such hesitation then?"

Matt Finkelstein nervously said: "Mr. Ye... I... I..."

Steve said disdainfully: "Matt, what the hell are you afraid of? Don't forget—you're in China now! In China, what do you have to fear? From now on, keep this in mind: never return to America in this lifetime."

"Ah?" Matt Finkelstein cried with a sorrowful face: "Never return for the rest of my life?"

Steve said: "If you offend too many people, returning only increases danger—better to live comfortably here. As long as you obey Mr. Ye obediently, in Jin Ling, even if all the American tycoons want to kill you, they lack the ability."

After saying that, Steve added: "Besides, what's there to miss about America? Even if you don't take this job, returning to America would still have many people wanting to kill you. China has an old saying: 'When debts are many, one worries not.' Just stay grounded in Jin Ling, work honestly. When you eventually pass away and these matters are exposed, you might even gain a good reputation—I don't know how many families will thank you."

"Ah..." Matt Finkelstein sighed deeply, helplessly saying: "Okay, I'll listen to Mr. Ye and Mr. Rothschild, and strive to leave a good name after death..."

Ye Chen nodded satisfactorily and instructed everyone: "Go back and prepare the cryptocurrency. Once Mr. Finkelstein's side has built the fund framework, he will give you a cryptocurrency wallet address. Then just transfer the cryptocurrency in. When the funds are ready, I will notify you to meet here, and I will help restore you to your original state."

One person nervously asked Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, next time we come... will we still have to pay for meals?"

Ye Chen said seriously: "Of course! The meal standard here is high—there's no such thing as eating for free."

Everyone had a bitter expression.

By then, even if we come three times—ten million per meal—this damn thing we're eating, is it even rice?