MLROCSHR Chapter 92

Chapter 92: If You Die, You Take My Life With You

“Boss, he seems dead.”

The underling reported to the bandit leader, who had just bandaged the wound on his hand and was sitting two meters away watching the show.

“So fragile? Let me see.”

The bandit leader leaned closer and checked Lian Xun’s breathing. Lian Xun hadn’t breathed his last. He said in surprise, “You’re pretty tough, kid.”

At this moment, the underling brought over Lian Xun’s suitcase and phone. “Boss, this is all there is.”

“Okay, tie him up with this kid and throw him down.” He commanded.

He wasn’t in the mood to keep playing. Getting rid of this kid quickly and getting the final payment was the right thing to do.

The underling brought Lian Xun’s phone over, hesitatingly opening his mouth, “Boss, actually, I have an idea, I don’t know if I should say it or not.”

The bandit leader smacked him on the head. “Speak directly, fart if you have to, what’s with all the asking?”

The underling clutched his head aggrievedly, saying, “Boss, this kid’s phone has been receiving calls from a certain number all day, seems like someone really cares about him.

Since this kid’s going to die anyway, why not squeeze him for some money while he’s still useful?”

The bandit leader stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, a greedy smile appearing on his face. “Hehehe, that makes sense, you’re pretty smart, kid.”

“Boss overpraises me.” The underling fawned as he handed the phone to the bandit leader.

Lian Xun knew they were talking about Qi Luzhi.

Besides him, no one else would call him so many times.

“Don’t look for him, you’re not allowed to look for him.” Lian Xun struggled with all his might, “Come at me for anything, don’t hurt him, otherwise, I’ll definitely make your deaths very unpleasant.”

“Oh, young master, you can’t even protect yourself, who are you scaring?”

The bandit leader laughed, grabbing Lian Xun’s hand to unlock the phone with his fingerprint. Then he took out a special phone from his pocket and used a virtual number to call Qi Luzhi.

On the way to the airport, Qi Luzhi saw the unfamiliar overseas virtual number calling and abruptly stopped the car on the side of the road.

He answered the phone with a trembling hand, “Hello, Lian Xun, is that you?”

“Heh, you answered pretty quickly.”

Hearing the unfamiliar voice, Qi Luzhi’s expression turned sharp. “Who are you? What have you done to Lian Xun?”

The bandit leader grinned. “So anxious, huh? That’s right, he’s in my hands. If you want him back, bring the ransom.”

Looks like the two have an unusual relationship, this time he can squeeze a big sum.

“You’re dreaming, no money, and I won’t give my life either.” Lian Xun shouted from the side, “Qi-gege, don’t believe his nonsense, even if you give the ransom, he won’t let me go.”

Qi Luzhi finally heard Lian Xun’s voice, his eyes suddenly lighting up, his voice urgent: “Lian Xun, is that you? How are you?”

“Let Lian Xun take the call, hurry up!” He ordered in a deep voice.

The bandit leader slowly turned on the speakerphone and held it to Lian Xun’s mouth. “Here, say a few words.”

“Qi-gege, I’m fine, cough cough…” Lian Xun coughed up a mouthful of blood, gasping as he said, “Don’t give him money, it’ll be wasted, he… he’s obviously just extorting you.”

Seeing that Lian Xun not only didn’t cry for help, but instead stopped Qi Luzhi from paying the ransom, the bandit leader became anxious.

He drew a shiny dagger from his waist, held it against Lian Xun’s face, and threatened, “Hey, you really don’t know what to say right now, do you? Then I’ll teach you, immediately tell him to bring…”

The bandit leader counted on his fingers, saying unconfidently, “Three… three hundred million, dollars, otherwise I’ll immediately throw you into the sea to feed the fish.”

Being able to be brothers with the Lian family’s young master, he must be rich, so asking for more isn’t too much, right?

Lian Xun: “Bah, no way!”

Qi Luzhi: “Okay, I’ll give it.”

The two spoke at the same time.

“I’ll give it, three hundred million it is.” Qi Luzhi agreed readily.

For the money, the bandit leader wouldn’t harm Lian Xun in the short term, he could buy some time.

“Are you crazy? Is your money burning a hole in your pocket? Can’t you see he’s scamming you?” Lian Xun anxiously dissuaded him.

“Lian Xun, you don’t need to persuade me, I know what I’m doing.” Qi Luzhi’s voice was hoarse, “If you die, you take my life with you.”

Not to mention mere money, even if he had to exchange his life, he wouldn’t hesitate.

Lian Xun’s body stiffened, his eyes stinging, “Qi-gege, don’t be love-struck at a time like this, I won’t die.”

After listening for a long time, the bandit leader belatedly realized, the expression on his face twisting, “So you’re a couple of fags, no wonder you agreed to give the money so readily.”

He looked at Lian Xun with a malicious smile, “He must have taken a liking to your looks, right? I wonder if your good brother will still be so devoted to you if you’re disfigured?”

With that, he lightly exerted force with his wrist, the sharp tip of the knife piercing the skin, leaving a two-centimeter-long bloody mark.

“Ugh—” Lian Xun groaned in pain.

Qi Luzhi clenched his phone, his chest aching as if his heart was being torn out, wishing he could tear the damn bandit to shreds.

“Stop, if you dare touch a single hair on his head again, don’t even think about getting a penny.”

The terrifying voice from hell made the bandit leader shudder, obediently putting away the knife in his hand.

He cleared his throat and said to Qi Luzhi, “Okay, I’ll give you two days to raise the money, I won’t touch him for these two days.”

“You better heal his current injuries and treat him well with good food and drink, otherwise, don’t even think about getting the money.” Qi Luzhi warned again.

“Okay.” The bandit leader replied.

Hanging up the phone, he suddenly realized, wait, he’s the bandit, why is he listening to the other party?

Forget it, for the sake of the money, he wouldn’t bother with these things.

“You two, watch him carefully, don’t let him die.” The bandit leader randomly assigned two small followers to stay, and then led the other underlings out.

He had to return to the city to prepare for the transfer of the stolen money at any time.

Here, Qi Luzhi didn’t go to the airport either, immediately rushing back to raise money. At the same time, he calmly notified all usable connections abroad to search for people, and also asked Feng Nuo to check the source of the phone number.

These bandits were repeat offenders, very cautious, the IP address was virtual, and no clues could be found for the time being.

Qi Luzhi was extremely anxious. He, who had never believed in gods or Buddhas, could only pray to heaven to bless Lian Xun to be safe.

He used all the available cash flow, raising the amount demanded by the bandits in just one day.

Even though he knew that the chances of the other party letting him go were extremely low, or even non-existent, he still transferred the money to the designated account in batches.

Sure enough, the bandit leader saw that Qi Luzhi took out such a large sum of money easily, and once again demanded a higher price.

“Give me another five hundred million, and I’ll release him.”

Qi Luzhi was furious and wanted to smash his phone, but in the end, he still endured it, “Okay, but this time I need seven days to prepare.”

“Seven days? No way.” The bandit leader didn’t agree, as the time was too long.

Qi Luzhi said coldly, “Five hundred million is not a small amount, if you want it, you have to wait.”

In the end, the two reached an agreement, with a deadline of five days.

Qi Luzhi breathed a slight sigh of relief, fortunately, the other party didn’t tear up the deal directly.

He had to seize the time and find Lian Xun within five days!