The pyramids came knocking.

Song Chengen thought he had misheard. "Father, you... what did you just say? Someone is offering five billion us dollars to kill you?"

Song Guorong was in a foul mood. He truly couldn't understand why such a bounty had suddenly appeared out of thin air.

That was five billion us dollars. It had already reached the number one spot on the Dark Web's bounty list, which meant he was now being targeted by assassins all over the world.

No! It wasn't just assassins; there were also those criminal syndicates. He believed no one could resist the temptation of five billion us dollars.

Although his status was extraordinary and the difficulty of assassinating him was extremely high, one couldn't underestimate those fellows in the Dark World. They were all people who valued money over their own lives.

For instance, just now, on his way to a meeting, he had encountered three waves of assassination attempts. Fortunately, he had many security personnel around him, allowing him to return alive.

Otherwise, if he died less than twenty-four hours after hitting the top of the bounty list, he, as a minister, would probably become a laughingstock, and Singapore would be ridiculed along with him.

"Father, do you know who put out the bounty? Could it be the Sun Family?"

Song Chengen voiced his suspicions without hesitation. After all, this bounty had come so suddenly that it definitely wasn't the work of an outsider. Anyone willing to shell out five billion us dollars surely had a conflict of interest with the Song Family.

In all of Singapore, it seemed only the Sun Family had such a motive. As for that person, it was unlikely; after all, they were already at the pinnacle and wouldn't move against the Song Family, nor was there any need to use such methods.

Thinking from another perspective, if his father really died, the Sun Family would be the beneficiaries. Therefore, he couldn't help but point the finger at them.

In fact, it wasn't just him; even Song Guorong thought the same. However, no matter what, it was only their speculation. There was no evidence to prove the Sun Family had done it.

Furthermore, because of the Chen Family matter, the Sun Family was already in the eye of the storm. It was unlikely they would pull something like this now.

"It's possible, but not very likely. You must realize it's not just the Sun Family who wants our Song Family to fall; those wolves outside are also watching us greedily. Compared to the Sun Family, I think it's more likely to be them."

"Once I'm dead, your grandfather's status as a Member of Parliament alone won't be enough to withstand the pressure. Everyone will kick us while we're down, and at that time, everyone belonging to the Song Family faction will be purged one by one."

"By then, it won't just be my position as Minister that becomes vacant."

Hearing this, Song Chengen pondered these words and soon had an epiphany. "When a whale falls, everything flourishes. If you put it that way, it really could be those people's doing. What they want is the downfall of our Song Family."

"There's just one thing I don't quite understand. With their power, why don't they just have their own people do it? Why make such a big scene?"

Seeing his confused expression, Song Guorong chuckled. "Heh, you don't understand that part, do you? What they want is for everyone to attack together. Anyway, there's no point in discussing this now."

"I've already had someone contact the Dark Web to see if we can buy some clues or get them to take down the bounty, though the latter is unlikely."

"Also, be careful lately. Try to go out as little as possible, and even if you must go out, take more people with you."

Just then, a guard suddenly jogged in from outside. "Reporting to the Minister, there is someone outside looking for you."

Song Guorong's eyes narrowed upon hearing this. "Did they say who they are?"

"Minister, he says he has the information you want, and... and..."

"And what? Is there something you can't say?"

"Not at all. He said he's from the Pyramid!"

Hearing those last words, Song Guorong's pupils constricted. "The Pyramid! They are lawless; they actually dare to appear here openly. Wait, what did you just say? He said he has the information I want?"

"Yes, Minister. And we have already checked; he isn't carrying any weapons."

Song Guorong thought for a moment before waving his hand. "Bring him in."

After the guard left, Song Chengen asked curiously, "Father, what kind of organization is this Pyramid? You had such a strong reaction; are they very powerful?"

He had never come into contact with the Dark World, so he naturally didn't know what kind of power the Pyramid was. Previously, when things needed to be done, he had always left them to his subordinates.

Furthermore, up until now, he hadn't really encountered any particularly thorny issues.

Thus, he didn't know much about the Dark World; one could even say he was completely ignorant of it.

Seeing him ask about the Pyramid, Song Guorong sighed deeply. "These are truly troubled times; even they have taken the initiative to show themselves."

"This Pyramid is extremely mysterious. Even I only have a superficial understanding of them. It's an assassin organization, but they are different from others."

"No one can find their tracks. To find them, one must use the Dark Web as a bridge. Moreover, they rarely make appearances. The biggest difference is that they don't take just any mission; it's all based on their preference."

"It's said that as long as they accept a mission, it will never fail—at least, that has been the case so far."

"But looking at the current situation, they actually aren't tempted by that five billion us dollars."

Hearing his father give the Pyramid such a high evaluation, Song Chengen couldn't help but feel curious.

Before long, two guards walked in with a Caucasian man.

Yes, two guards, and they were gripping their weapons tightly, their eyes fixed on him.

For no other reason than that the person before them was from the Pyramid.

What kind of existence was the Pyramid? The people within were the assassins of assassins; they had to be on guard.

In contrast, the man had a relaxed expression as if he were back in his own home. Upon arriving before Song Guorong, he gave a Western-style greeting with great gentlemanly poise.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Minister Song."

After speaking, he found a seat and sat down before Song Guorong could even open his mouth.

This infuriated Song Chengen. What a fellow, being so arrogant? He completely disregards our Song Family.

A small assassin organization dares to be so wild? Forget it, even Father is so afraid of them. I'd better endure it. Who knows what killing methods these guys have.

Assassins, after all, don't necessarily need weapons to kill people.

Seeing this, Song Guorong didn't feel displeased. After all, that's just how the world is—whoever has the bigger fist has the say, and everywhere is their home turf.

"Speak. What business does the Pyramid have with me?"

"Hahaha, Minister Song is truly a straightforward man. Then I won't beat around the bush. If I'm not mistaken, you must be very confused right now as to why we aren't interested in that five billion us dollars."

"To tell you the truth, we in the Pyramid have no interest in money. Don't you want to know who put the bounty on you? Here—the answer is in here."

As he spoke, he pulled out an envelope. It was quite thick, suggesting there was a lot inside.

Song Guorong didn't reach for it immediately. Instead, he gave the guard a look. The guard nodded in understanding, stepped forward to take the envelope, and opened it to check it thoroughly over and over.

Once he saw there were no issues, he finally handed the items to Song Guorong.