Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 443 - 279: Taking Me Away Is Easy, Bringing Me Back Will Be Hard (Three-in-One)
West Mountain Cemetery, at the mountainside.
After hearing the two choices Qi Yun presented to him, Nima suddenly flashed a sinister smile, his eyes fixated on Qi Yun.
At this moment, Chen Wei’s earpiece transmitted the voices of Eagle and Lao Bai, who had checked the nearby slopes and found no hidden threats.
This should have been good news for them, but instead of relaxing, Chen Wei grew even more vigilant.
He silently stepped forward, standing in a position where he could shield Qi Yun at any moment.
Nima stared at Qi Yun for a few seconds, then suddenly pulled his hand from his coat pocket, clutching an object resembling a lighter.
"Two hundred thousand! What the hell do I need that for!"
With that, he yanked open his coat zipper, revealing the densely wrapped homemade detonators around his waist.
This sudden change caught everyone off guard.
Chen Wei’s pupils constricted, and he instinctively moved to shield Qi Yun, while Shi Feng, shocked, almost dropped the Celestial Pearl, stumbling back to the ground.
These homemade detonators are used for blasting mountains in mines, not as powerful as military ones, but at close range, they can blast a big hole in this mountainside!
"Today, I either take the twenty million in gold bars, or we all go up in flames together! None of you are taking this lousy pearl!" Nima pressed his left thumb on the detonator switch, his voice low, as if ready to die together at any moment.
The muscles on Qi Yun’s face twitched, his heart pounding in his throat.
Never expected this piece of shit to pull such a stunt, hell, he’s not just a thief, he’s crazier than a bandit, a downright desperado.
No wonder he dared to choose such a place for a transaction alone...
Chen Wei also looked grim, he looked intently at the detonators around the opponent’s waist and knew they were real, these homemade detonators require some skill to make a detonator.
Qi Yun took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the panic in his heart.
Though he was extremely anxious inside, he maintained a calm facade.
He could tell that although the opponent seemed deranged, his left hand holding the detonator showed no sign of trembling.
Although a bit inexplicable as to why a thief would have such psychological fortitude, it was at least good news for him, indicating that the opponent still had some sanity left and wouldn’t impulsively detonate it.
The only thing he needed to do now was to stabilize the opponent...
"Don’t be impulsive, let’s talk more." Qi Yun squinted, speaking calmly, "We have no grudges, how about this, I’ll return the Celestial Pearl to you, and these two hundred thousand are yours, you take them and leave."
Nima sneered: "You think I’m a fool? You’ve even called the cops here, do you think I can leave?"
Qi Yun smirked, speaking unhurriedly: "The cops are my friends, I’ll call them right now to leave, consider today my two hundred thousand spent on a lesson."
This proposal seemed like Nima was getting away with two hundred thousand, but he refused without a second thought: "I must get the gold bars today, or we’ll go down together!"
Qi Yun glanced at Chen Wei and Shi Feng in front of him, pondered for two seconds, then nodded: "Fine, I’ll call now and arrange for them to fetch it."
Nima again refused: "I’ll go fetch it with you alone, once I see the gold bars, I’ll let you go."
"Alright." Qi Yun smiled gently, "I’ll call someone to prepare the gold bars now."
Nima looked at him, then extended his right hand, turning to shout at the collapsed Shi Feng: "Hand over the Celestial Pearl."
Shi Feng shivered, scrambling up from the ground, eyes filled with panic as he looked at Qi Yun, lips trembling, unable to utter a word.
This situation was indeed terrifying, the Celestial Pearl in his hand now felt like a hot iron, making his palms sweat, fearing he would be blown to pieces the moment he handed it over.
Qi Yun responded calmly: "Give it to him."
Only then did Shi Feng stagger forward two steps, trembling as he placed the Celestial Pearl into the opponent’s hand, then quickly retreated to the side.
Nima stuffed the Celestial Pearl into his pocket and said to Qi Yun: "You come over and make the call, put it on speaker."
Qi Yun nodded, slowly taking out his phone from his pocket, about to step forward.
But Chen Wei blocked him, not letting him pass.
"It’s fine." Qi Yun patted Chen Wei’s shoulder, "He’s after the money." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Chen Wei frowned, looked at Nima, then stepped aside.
Qi Yun walked to a spot two steps away from Nima, slowly raised his phone, shook the screen at Nima, then dialed the number of Tian Yaosheng, the president of the bank, and pressed the speaker button.
The phone rang twice and was quickly answered, a warm voice from Tian Yaosheng came through the earpiece: "Hello, Mr. Qi."
"President Tian, I need twenty million in gold bars right now, can you arrange that for me?" Qi Yun skipped the pleasantries, speaking directly to the need.
"Twenty million in gold bars!?" Tian Yaosheng was taken aback, almost thinking he heard wrong, it wasn’t about doubting Qi Yun’s financial capabilities, but because very few would purchase this much in gold bars from a bank at once.
Qi Yun glanced at Nima and replied: "Yes, please prepare them for me, I will come by later to collect."
After confirmation, Tian Yaosheng frowned and pondered for a moment before readily agreeing: "No problem, I’ll arrange it for you right now."
Typically, transactions of this magnitude require advance application, and although their bank is the largest branch in the New District, they still couldn’t produce this many gold bars without coordinating with higher-ups, and the procedures are tedious.
If this were an ordinary customer, such a request would certainly be beyond Tian Yaosheng’s capability to fulfill.
