Resurrection Empire-Chapter 851 - 325: The Beginning of the Nightmare (Part 2)

He said casually, "Mr. Ren, just name your price. As long as you don't..."

Ren Zhong: "Two trillion."

Bam!

Wang Dingyuan slammed the table, sprang up, and angrily pointed at Ren Zhong, "You're crazy!"

Ren Zhong remained seated on the sofa, slightly raised his face, and glanced sideways at his opponent, "Do I look like I'm crazy?"

Wang Dingyuan waved his hand, "His life isn't worth that much!"

Ren Zhong pointed to his own face, "But my life is. My compensation standard isn't based on your son's life, it's based on my own life. Got it?"

Wang Dingyuan said firmly, "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Do as you please, I want to see how you plan to kill him. Just relying on those dog videos? Don't be ridiculous! They're not solid evidence at all. Jinshou is a Fourth Level Citizen, he can't be sentenced to death on such dubious grounds."

He was very confident.

If Wang Jinsou were still conscious, and subjected to an examination by a high-level Telekinesis Master, his true intentions might be revealed, and there could be a possibility of a death sentence.

But now Wang Jinsou has lost his memory and become truly insane; the Telekinesis Master can't uncover anything, leaving his life unharmed.

Wang Jinsou continued: "Since you're joking with me, I'll give you an actual quote. One hundred billion, not a penny more..."

His words were interrupted again because Ren Zhong suddenly pulled a printed photo from his pocket and placed it on the table.

Wang Dingyuan was instantly silenced.

In the photo, was a container filled with Alien Ore Boxes.

Unfortunately, the signal seemed poor due to metallic barriers, making the picture look very blurry, barely identifiable.

The next second, Ren Zhong laid out another photo, showing the interior of the container with rows of Alien Ore Boxes neatly arranged on the shelves.

The pixel quality was still low, and these boxes appeared as mere brown spots, identifiable only to those familiar with them.

Ren Zhong: "My robot flew into that lab, and before the fire consumed it, it happened to send back this video footage. I've excerpted two images. I'm not sure what's inside these little boxes, but it's definitely not simple. Mr. Wang, do you know?"

Ren Zhong was obviously lying here; the footage was actually shot by Ju Qingmeng and others prior to moving items.

The video had also been blurred, making it mosaic-like in quality.

But at this moment, whether Ren Zhong's words were true or false didn't matter.

Although Wang Dingyuan was shocked, he was indeed an old hand at such affairs.

He quickly calmed down and shook his head, "How would I know?"

Ren Zhong: "Then should I report my findings to the Association?"

Wang Dingyuan, "Do as you please."

Considering the timeline, the joint excavation team consisting of Law Enforcement from Chongyi County and Tianyuan Military Industry should have already advanced to the lowest layer of the secret laboratory.

If all goes as expected, the excavation team should soon find the Alien Ore.

Then, he could oversee the handover of the items, leverage some connections, and spend a little more money; the upper echelons of the Association would naturally turn a blind eye and not pursue it further.

Ren Zhong's video wouldn't threaten him. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

After all, in Wang Dingyuan's understanding, Ren Zhong couldn't possibly know what was inside those boxes.

Additionally, before Ren Zhong left Nangao Town for Chongyi County, the Mayor of Nangao, who had sternly warned Ren Zhong to stay away from the elevator entrance, had already "committed suicide out of guilt," dying swiftly and neatly.

Just then, the conference room door was knocked heavily.

Wang Dingyuan walked briskly over to open the door.

Standing outside was his chief bodyguard, "What happened? Has the mysterious laboratory in Nangao Town yielded any results?"

The chief bodyguard nodded, "Yes."

Wang Dingyuan: "Tell me the situation."

The chief bodyguard glanced inside, indicating Ren Zhong was still present.

Wang Dingyuan gestured, "Speak directly."

The chief bodyguard: "Although the high temperatures melted most of the equipment and building structures, the engineers have analyzed from the ruins that it seemed to be a research base specializing in an atypical Frozen Storage."

Wang Dingyuan nodded, "Alright, and then?"

The chief bodyguard continued, "There's nothing else, further information requires continued excavation. However, it's unlikely that the laboratory's founder can be identified."

Wang Dingyuan was silent for a long time.

He understood a terrifying piece of information.

If the Alien Ore was still there, after the high temperatures melted the containers and boxes, radiation would certainly be released and detected.

Since nothing has been found now, there is only one explanation.

The 21 tons of Alien Ore have vanished without a trace.

Wang Dingyuan's heart suddenly sank.

With a quick mental resolution, he swiftly made a decision to dismiss the bodyguards first, then returned to Ren Zhong.

"Two trillion is beyond what I can bear, impossible. Mr. Ren, give me an actual price, and once we reach an agreement, this matter will be entirely forgotten. You must sign a memorandum of understanding. From now on, our two sides have many areas where we can collaborate extensively."

He was still convinced Ren Zhong didn't know it was Alien Ore.

Ren Zhong: "One and a half trillion, not a penny less. Otherwise, I'll disclose all the information I have. I don't care if it's useful or not, but I certainly won't let your son go unscathed."

Wang Dingyuan: "Alright! Deal!"

Upon hearing this, Ren Zhong smiled broadly, stood up, and extended his hand, "Much appreciated."

Wang Dingyuan: "..."

Previously, when Ren Zhong used the Alien Ore against the Wang family, he only extorted one trillion from Wang Dingyuan, selling him empty promises.

This time, Ren Zhong precisely grasped Wang Dingyuan's every psychological movement, leveraging the old man's fear of the exposure risk of the Alien Ore to squeeze an extra 500 billion in cash.

Under a new scenario, different reasons known only to insiders led to entirely different outcomes.

Ten minutes later, Wang Dingyuan obtained Ren Zhong's personally handwritten memorandum of understanding, appearing calmly, though he sighed internally with relief.

He had no idea that the nightmare was just beginning.