While Xiao Wenqiang was still contemplating how to reasonably dismiss Dong Bin, Xu Xinyi on the other side raised an objection first.
"No, Dong Bin doesn't fully trust me yet, I can't kill him alone." Xu Xinyi lacked confidence in her current combat power; she still felt everything was too rushed.
"No one's asking you to go head-to-head with him. Didn't we plan this before? Lure him into the villa at midnight and then you make your move. How about this, just say the money is ready and have him come to the villa to collect it yourself," Sun Liang coaxed, continuing to offer Xu Xinyi advice.
"You make it sound simple. I don't even have a knife right now!" Xu Xinyi wasn't entirely foolish. "Besides, that poison you mentioned, I only saw Dong Zhenhua use the towel once, and then he went on a business trip. We don't even know if the poisoning was successful. If Dong Bin dies, who am I supposed to frame for poisoning Dong Zhenhua?"
After careful consideration, Xu Xinyi still felt it was best to stabilize Dong Bin. "A Liang, just transfer thirty thousand to me first. Let's get past today, and it'll be too late tomorrow!"
"Xinyi, it's not that I don't want to transfer it to you, but all my money is being used for my mother's medical treatment." Seeing that Xu Xinyi was unwilling to act, Sun Liang began to play the emotional card. "So if Dong Bin is going to expose us sooner or later, we might as well get rid of him earlier!"
Xu Xinyi found it hard to believe. "Didn't I send you fifty thousand last month? Added up with the scattered amounts over the years, it should be close to a million! Have you used it all up?"
Sun Liang certainly didn't want to part with the money, but he had to feign it. "Xinyi, I really can't afford it. You know how serious my mother's illness is."
Xu Xinyi was furious. For the first time, she felt that Sun Liang was truly useless! He couldn't come up with the money and was asking her to kill someone while she was pregnant. Finally, she said angrily, "In any case, I don't dare to kill him now, nor can I. If you can't come up with the money to silence Dong Bin today, then you'll be responsible for dealing with him!"
Sun Liang could tell Xu Xinyi was genuinely angry. He had no choice but to agree and think of a solution later.
After hanging up the phone, Sun Liang hesitated for a long time before calling his mother. There was some noise on the other end of the line. Sun Liang spoke weakly, "Mom, can you transfer thirty thousand to me today? Dong Bin is threatening Xinyi, demanding this money today."
His mother said a lot of things on the phone, and Sun Liang gradually lowered his head. "Okay, then I'll think of another way."
After hanging up, Sun Liang lit a cigarette and stared blankly into the distance, lost in thought.
The time it took to smoke a cigarette passed, and he extinguished the butt. He put on his hat and mask, went out, and bought a fruit knife from the supermarket. Then he called Xu Xinyi. "Xinyi, find out where Dong Bin is right now?"
Meanwhile, Xiao Wenqiang had overheard all the information, so he quickly unblocked Dong Bin's contact number.
"Hello, where are you?"
"Dad! You're finally willing to talk to me!" Dong Bin couldn't believe it when he received Dong Zhenhua's call. "Dad, why did you cancel my credit card? Do you know how embarrassing it is when I can't use my card?"
"I'm asking you where you are now?" Xiao Wenqiang didn't want to waste time with him.
"I... I'm at the apartment you rented for me. I'm not feeling well today, so I took the day off." Dong Bin was lying; he hadn't gone to work for several days. In such a small company, having to clock in and out every day, and working hard for a month only to earn less than he spent in one night.
Xiao Wenqiang didn't want to deal with that now. He directly told Dong Bin, "Pack a few clothes immediately. I've booked a high-speed rail ticket for you. You can pick it up with your ID card. It departs in two hours for Yangliu County. From now on, do not answer any calls except mine, and do not reveal your whereabouts, understand?"
"Dad, why are you rushing me to Yangliu County?" Dong Bin was very confused. Yangliu County was very far from here and quite remote.
"I have a new project over there, go and help me keep an eye on it," Xiao Wenqiang made an excuse. "If you can get this project off the ground, I'll let you be the general manager of the company."
"Really? Okay, Dad, I'll pack my bags right away." Dong Bin became excited, but then, thinking of money, he asked, "Dad, can you please not cancel my credit card?"
"No! From now on, I'll still transfer three thousand yuan to you for living expenses each month, but forget about the credit card. The cost of living in Yangliu County is low, and you won't need much for expenses there. If you manage your finances well, you might even save a large sum of money!" Xiao Wenqiang knew he couldn't be too harsh all at once, as that would be counterproductive.
"Alright..." Dong Bin reluctantly hung up the phone and began to pack his bags obediently. As he packed, he fantasized about being the proud general manager of the company in the future, and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
Just then, Xu Xinyi's call came in.
As Dong Bin was about to answer, his father's words suddenly flashed in his mind. However, he only hesitated for two seconds before answering the call. "What? Is the other thirty thousand ready?"
"Dong Bin, where are you now?" Xu Xinyi asked softly. "I've managed to scrape together another eight hundred thousand, so I'll bring it all to you, a total of one million!"
"Eighty thousand to bring to me? Are you out of your mind?" Dong Bin suspected he had misheard. "Why don't you just transfer it directly to my bank account?"
"Um... I mainly promised you one million, can you give me those photos and negatives?" Xu Xinyi quickly thought of another excuse.
"No negatives, I took them with my phone. I'll record a video of me deleting them once the money arrives!" Dong Bin said nonchalantly. "As for the photos, I only printed one copy, and I gave it to you that day!"
"But... I still want to do the transaction in person, I'll feel more at ease. How about you arrange a place, and we'll transfer the money and delete the photos on the spot?" Xu Xinyi was not discouraged.
Dong Bin raised his wrist and checked the time. He replied, "In an hour, let's meet at the coffee shop at the high-speed rail station." At this moment, he had completely forgotten his father Dong Zhenhua's previous instructions.
Overhearing this call, Xiao Wenqiang was extremely exasperated, thinking that Dong Bin was still unreliable.
Unable to help it, and wanting to save him, Xiao Wenqiang thought for a moment and then found a public phone booth to call the police. He claimed that he had just passed by and overheard a man on the phone talking about killing someone at the city's high-speed rail station coffee shop in an hour.
The dispatcher was somewhat suspicious of a prank call, but the caller's voice didn't sound like a child's. For the safety of the citizens, after consideration, the police decided to deploy plainclothes officers to the scene. They always preferred to be fooled and make a wasted trip rather than have citizens get hurt.
Time ticked by, and soon fifty minutes had passed, leaving only ten minutes until Dong Bin's scheduled meeting.