Return From The Immortal World
Chapter 883 – Greedy Like A Snake that Wants to Swallow An Elephant
Intelligent brilliance flashed in Tang Xiu's eyes as he said again, “The second one is to prepare for another possibility — trace the source of his phone call. Make sure to find his position while I go ask someone to help investigate it as well. I hope our people can find him first if he's on land. ”
“Understanding!” Hao Lei directly hung up the phone after answering for a while.
Although Tang Xiu was sitting quietly at the dining table, the deadly intent was a rebellion in his heart. He never likes to be forced or played. The other party was too greedy, and he secretly decided to make her really regret what she did if she could find him.
“But is this all necessary for zodiac carving?” Mu Wanying asked curiously after putting down his chopsticks.
Tang Xiu nodded, “Yes, we already have a clue about the jade mouse, but the owner is too greedy, raising the price again and again and just breaking my bottom line.”
Mu Wanying nodded without speaking anything. She knew that Tang Xiu was someone who was easy to talk to. He would never be so angry if the other party did not go overboard.
Beijing.
It was a city thrown by reinforced concrete, showing a scene of its prosperity. Located just outside the Southern Fifth Ring Road was a very special and heavily guarded residential complex with four patrol teams on guard 24 hours a day, as well as various surveillance equipment to monitor every part of the neighborhood, the report said, creating a three-dimensional surveillance network.
The central part of the block is surrounded by a nearly three-meter-high wall with only a small three-story building that looks very ordinary. To outsiders, this small building was a complex Property Management Office, but to the families of the Special Ability Bureau's ability users, this small building was a mysterious place that only Elementalists could enter.
Four floors underground.
Aquababe fiddled with the satellite phone while pacing outside the training room. He had just pressed the doorbell, but there was no answer. Duanmu Lin was currently training inside and he had not even come out yet.
“Hey, Aquababe, what are you doing here?”
Electrolady walked leisurely while carrying a cup of green tea. However, his face was a bit pale and his black sportswear was soaked in sweat, making him completely affixed to his body, revealing his hot and alluring stature to the maximum extent.
“Tang Xiu just called and asked Head something,” Aquababe replied with a wry smile. “I just pressed the doorbell, but no answer,”
“Girl, don't tell me you forgot that she likes to wear a headset during practice, eh?” Electrolady smiled and said, “By the way, if you want to tell him that you are looking for him, you should press the bell without interruption. In addition, he would remove the headset every ten minutes or so. ”
Aquababe came out for a while and hurriedly nodded.
Finally, the heavy metal door slowly opened and sweaty Duanmu Lin wiped her wet hair with a white towel and asked, “What's wrong?”
Aquababe hurriedly handed over the satellite phone and said, “Tang Xiu just called. He wants to talk to you, Chief. He said there was something important he needed your help. ”
Tang Xiu's?
Duanmu Lin grabbed the phone and looked at the number on the screen. He called her back and waited a few seconds before her phone was picked up. Then he spoke, “Are you looking for Me, Tang Xiu?”
“old Duanmu, there's something I need your help with.”
“Tell me!”
Duanmu Lin's expression became strange the more the conversation went on. Then he interjected, “It turns out the Big Boss behind Grand Fortune Jewelry is you, and also the culprit who created a lot of criticism and thrills with billions of US dollars for a recent treasure hunt, he said, huh uh? What exactly is this zodiac jade carving? Is it really worth your time to spend a lot of effort looking for them? ”
“Yes, zodiac jade carvings have no effect on ordinary people. There is no point to an ability user like you either. But to me, it's not a small favor, ” explained Tang Xiu. “You must have heard some facts about cultivators, right? The further a cultivator like I walked on our cultivation path, the harder it was for us to break through the world. Therefore, I need a jade zodiac engraving for Me to use. I need to understand the profound principles contained within it and strive to break through to a higher realm as soon as possible. ”
Duanmu instantly caught the point and nodded, “I did hear this fact. All right, I promise you. I'll call the Chief of the Intelligence Agency immediately. I believe that a person can be found as long as he is in our country. But I still have to ask permission from the higher-ups if he's in a foreign country. If they agree, I can use Skynet Intelligence System overseas. ”
“Thank you, Duanmu Senior. I'll wait for your news, “Tang Xiu directly hung up after saying thank you.
Duanmu Lin returned the satellite phone to Aquababe and quickly issued a series of orders.
Macao.
On the sofa near the wall not far from them was a young man with long white hair nesting lazily and shaking the cup of red wine crystals in his hands. There were ten cell phones on the tea table in front of him, two of which were removed from the battery and his mobile card.
“Young Master, will the other party give us a billion US dollars?”
A petite yet handsome woman who looked to be around 27 was neatly dressed and stood behind the white-haired youth. His eyes glittered with a serious expression on his face as he asked in a soft voice.
“This zodiac jade slip contains a huge amount of energy. I thought it was one of a kind in this world, but never did I expect there to be twelve of them, ” said the white-haired youth smiling. “It is quite possible that the owner behind Grand Fortune Jewelry has discovered what is contained within this jade carving; thus, they went one step further by announcing a huge reward for finding them. Although I don't know why he should find this entire set of zodiacal jade carvings, I'm absolutely sure that it's of great benefit to this person. ”
“They can not find them, so now they are doing everything possible to find them and are preparing funds for us,” said the petite woman gently. “Then, what's your next plan? Are you going to Shanghai now to pick up the jade carvings they have obtained? ”
The silver-haired young man hooked his fingers towards her and the petite woman immediately walked over gracefully before she sat down beside him and placed her head on her thigh. The young man then stroked her long and soft hair, yet her eyes were very separated and did not care, “Go there now? No need to rush. They only had six jade carvings now. I need to wait for them to find more before robbing them. ”
“But I don't understand why you asked for money from them? We're not short of money now, are we? ”Ask the tiny woman.
“Who said we don't lack money? We are short of money now, ” said the young man with a small laugh. “I must equip that mercenary regiment. I've already devoted some initial capital, but if I can make a billion US dollars, then I can solve the financial problems for now. Even we can get two missiles that are guided by water defense. ”
Ring, ring, ring…
Suddenly, one of the phones rang.
The silver-haired youth grabbed him and looked at the number displayed on the screen. He smiled and took it and said, “What's wrong? Have you made up your mind, General Manager Hao? ”
“One billion US dollars, but we need time to prepare it. But at this time I strongly suspect that you do not have sincerity in cooperating, “Agrid voice Hao Lei came out of the phone.
“I have no sincerity, right?” The silver-haired youth chuckled and said, “Do I mean it or not, don't you care about yourself, right? I have the jade mouse that you want, so you better listen to Me, otherwise I will immediately disappear with it and you will never be able to collect twelve zodiac jade carvings for the rest of your life. I'm giving you three days. If there's no money I can see in this time, I'll never contact you again. ”
“Wait!” Hao Lei exclaimed, Our “Grand Fortune Jewelry is rich, but we only spent quite a lot to buy two large shipments of jade materials, so we don't have much funds at the moment. The three days you just gave are too short; I need time to find a way to raise money. ”
The silver-haired youth was silent for a while and firmly said, “Five days! I give you two more days; do not bargain with Me again. If you do not transfer the advance to my account within five days, there is no need for any more agreement between us. ”
“Alright!” Hao Lei complied and then said, “But I don't believe your words, so I want to see that jade mouse and whether that's what we need.”
“Stay! I'll naturally fulfill your request because I want this money, “joke the young man. “Wait ten minutes, I'll stream the video and show it to you.”
“Deal!” Hao Lei finished talking and directly hung up the phone.
Time passed and two days flashed in the blink of an eye. Tang Xiu was still in Shanghai, and, aside from the news about the jade mouse, he did not receive any other news about the five remaining zodiac jade carvings.
He even handed over his plan immediately to go to Longquan Bay in Kanas for this jade carving and just calmly waited for the news. He refused the invitation of the banquet from many people and also delayed many unimportant matters. He even kept his phone except when Hao Lei wasn't with him. He kept looking at his phone from time to time, hoping to get the news he wanted quickly.
Ring, ring, ring…
Just as Tang Xiu was feeling a little impatient while waiting for the news, he received a call from Duanmu Lin. After pressing the answer button, he hurriedly asked, “How is your investigation, Senior Duanmu?”
“It came from Conrad Hotel in Macao,” Duanmu Lin said. “No other information has been collected yet, but you can expect it to come soon.”
Macau?
Tang Xiu suddenly got up and quickly put on his coat to rush outside. He had found the man's hiding place and decided to go there himself. The other problem is not as important as the jade zodiac rat that has this much meaning.
“Awu, are any of our people stationed in Macau?” Tang Xiu asked after leaving the Bluestar Villa Complex.
“I don't know about that; we have to ask the Small Boss, “ Mo Awu replied.