381: Chapter 375: In Hand 381: Chapter 375: In Hand Within a few short words, Gong Yuxin, who had gone to make tea, reappeared in the living room.
In her hand, she carried a tray bearing a tea and a coffee.
The tea was for Chen Hai, and the coffee was clearly prepared for her husband, Wang Dehui.
Though the villa had dedicated servants, Gong Yuxin was accustomed to serving tea and water on a daily basis, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so skilled and brisk.
“Thank you!” Chen Hai politely nodded as he took the tea Gong Yuxin had just brought over and sipped it lightly.
“Neither my husband nor I are fond of tea.
We only keep some Pu’er at home, and I don’t know if it suits your taste!”
Gong Yuxin smiled and casually responded.
After placing the coffee on the coffee table in front of Wang Dehui, she casually set the now empty tray aside.
Then, she sat down beside Wang Dehui, like a bird snuggling up to a person.
In the past, she would personally handle discussions with Chen Hai, but now, with her husband Wang Dehui present, she remained silent, leaving everything to him.
Wang Dehui didn’t immediately respond to the question Chen Hai had raised.
His expression was complex as he took out the stack of photos he had just placed in the folder and looked at them carefully again.
“I really owe my life to you all this time; otherwise, I likely wouldn’t have survived!”
“While on the boat, those kidnappers threatened several times to throw me into the sea to feed the sharks.”
“My wife mentioned the matter of the reward.”
“One billion Xiangjiang dollars is not a small sum, but it’s negligible compared to my life.”
“I don’t know if you prefer cash or a direct transfer?”
“If it’s cash, it might take two days, but if you agree to a transfer, I can call the bank right now and have them handle it…”
After a long silence, Wang Dehui spoke.
He was genuinely grateful to Chen Hai and the others; there was no doubt about that.
However, the thought of immediately handing over one billion Xiangjiang dollars as a reward to Chen Hai still caused him some pain and reluctance.
He also knew that the one billion reward Chen Hai asked for wasn’t outrageous.
After all, based on some information he knew and the photos Chen Hai had just handed him, in order to deal with his kidnapping, about twenty to thirty people had been killed.
Although it’s true that Chen Hai and the others had acted upon his wife’s request,
from another perspective, this group of people might possibly be even more fierce and vicious than those kidnappers.
Whether Wang Dehui was willing to part with that one billion Xiangjiang dollars or not, he simply didn’t have the nerve to withhold this amount of money, whether he could bring himself to do it or not.
“Let’s go ahead with the direct transfer.
I have an account with HSBC,” said Chen Hai with only a slight hesitation.
Even if all the money were in one thousand dollar bills, numerous large suitcases would be required to contain it all.
Having so much cash on hand might be impressive, but for Chen Hai, it just wasn’t necessary!
Having Wang Dehui pay directly through a bank transfer was definitely more appropriate.
“Alright, please give me a moment!” Wang Dehui nodded, picked up the phone, and began to dial.
In Xiangjiang, the largest bank was undoubtedly HSBC, which even issued Xiangjiang dollars.
As a wealthy individual, Wang Dehui not only had an account at HSBC but also had access to professional services from special banking customer service staff.
Nevertheless, even then, it took more than half an hour to complete the transaction.
“Pleasure doing business!”
After confirming that the money had indeed reached his account, Chen Hai felt very pleased.
He stood up and shook hands with Wang Dehui, adding, “I hope there’s another chance to cooperate in the future.
As long as the price is right here, there’s rarely anything I can’t achieve!”
His words were straightforward, with no attempt at concealment at all.
After all, the relationship between him, Wang Dehui, and Gong Yuxin was purely based on self-interest, hardly a friendship of any depth.
In that case, why would he bother to hide anything at all?
“Rest assured, Mr.
Chen, with your ‘Divine Skills,’ we’ve had quite an experience.”
“If we ever encounter any difficult problems, who else but you should we turn to for help?”
Wang Dehui smiled and nodded, slightly hesitating before saying, “The gang leader’s son, that guy named Zhong Zhi, has fled to Siam, and I wonder—”
He only spoke halfway before he stopped.
But his intention was very clear; he wanted to find out how Chen Hai would handle this matter.
The ancients have always said, “If you don’t remove the root when cutting the grass, the spring breeze will blow and it will grow again.”
The other kidnappers were already dead and gone, only leaving this Zhong Zhi alive.
Who could be sure that him, having escaped to Siam, wouldn’t secretly come back and do something irrational, targeting Wang Dehui and Gong Yuxin?
After all, the deceased gang leader Zhong Zheng was his biological father!
For avenging his father, whatever he did would hardly be surprising!
With such a person on the run, to say that Wang Dehui was not worried would definitely be a lie.
“In Xiangjiang, I may still need to stay for some more days.”
“That Zhong Zhi, he definitely won’t come to Xiangjiang in a short time.”
“On the side of Siam, I can’t go there for the time being.
After some time, I’ll find some time to make a trip there!”
“Of course, if you can’t wait on your end, you can also find someone yourself to solve that guy!”
“Based on the results of my divination, that Zhong Zhi should be in the north of Siam, around Sukhothai Province…”
After thinking for a moment, Chen Hai explained.
According to the deal he discussed with Gong Yuxin, dealing with this Zhong Zhi was indeed within their scope of duties.
Wang Dehui paid cleanly.
People had already transferred one billion Xiangjiang dollars to his account; morally and logically, Chen Hai had to find a way to help him completely resolve the problem of Zhong Zhi.
The reason he wasn’t going to Siam now was actually quite simple.
Coming to this part of Xiangjiang, neither he nor his subordinates had processed passports, only Hong Kong-Macau Passes.
After all, they hadn’t planned to run to other countries.
Moreover, after receiving this one billion in compensation, Chen Hai also had a commercial for Peach Blossom Immortal Brew to shoot; he had to hurry back to prepare for their commercial airing on CCTV.
Zhong Zhi, who had fled to Siam, wouldn’t possibly return to Xiangjiang within three to five months.
This was some of the results divined when he divined this person.
Since, in the short term, this person couldn’t pose any threat to Wang Dehui, resolving this matter for Chen Hai naturally had to be slightly deferred.
“Alright, since you have a plan for dealing with Zhong Zhi, Mr.
Chen, I won’t say more!”
Wang Dehui nodded in response.
He was just mentioning the matter to Chen Hai; he never intended to forcefully demand any action from Chen Hai!