64: Chapter 64 Three Questions

Li Zhengji's face was filled with terror...

"What is this?"

The Bago man in front of him was a local armed leader named Lü Bo. Outside were all his brothers. He had been in the opium business here for over ten years...

Lü Bo was experienced in combat, but seeing that green mist still left him dazed...

He had never seen such a scene before.

Could it be some kind of monster?

There were truly too many strange things in this jungle now. In the morning, he saw a flying beast suspected to be a pterosaur, and now this thing...

"Monster, monster..."

Some of the guards outside grew frightened, shouting as they tried to retreat back into the stockade.

Lü Bo fired a shot into the air from above: "Shoot! Shoot!"

Soon, the crackle of gunfire rang out.

But just as the gunfire started...

It was identified as a source of threat by the Armed Self-Defense Reconnaissance Drone. Dozens of laser beams shot out, and the guards immediately fell to the ground...

Seeing this, Lü Bo gritted his teeth so hard they almost shattered.

But he didn't say a word. He jumped straight down from above, moving with great agility, grabbing a vine and sliding down...

Lü Bo had encountered countless dangers in his life, and every time, it was this kind of decisive action that saved him...

Although he still didn't know who was coming or what weapons the opponent was using.

But he knew that if he didn't run now, his end would be death.

Li Zhengji hadn't reacted yet. Seeing the guards all over the ground, his eyes widened...

"Lü Bo, what is this?"

Just as he spoke, his bodyguards rushed up from below.

"Young Master, let's go..."

Gao Yuan saw the stockade ahead and immediately released the Automatic Capturers. These things could automatically lock onto targets, and since they were connected to Gao Yuan's chip, they could directly sense brain waves...

Gao Yuan was thinking about capturing people...

The Automatic Capturers would receive the signal, lock onto all humans within several kilometers, and then perform the capture.

Half an hour later, Gao Yuan and Zhang Baiyi were sitting in the stockade. Five people had been bound by the capturers outside: two Bago men and three Southern Dynasty men.

The five people were now pinned down tightly. Each was trapped in an electric net by the capturers, twitching from time to time, but they were definitely not in any life-threatening danger!

Gao Yuan sat in front of them: "Do you recognize me?"

Li Zhengji looked at Gao Yuan, and Lü Bo's eyes widened!

"Very well, it seems you two recognize me! Are you two the masterminds?"

"Then these three people can be disposed of harmlessly! An Yi... take care of them!"

An Yi nodded, walked over, reached into the electric cage, pulled one person out, and tossed them aside.

The Road Opener nearby started up...

A mist of blood drifted by...

Li Zhengji's originally fierce eyes were now full of terror.

"You, you..."

Gao Yuan didn't care at all, as if he had just stepped on an ant.

These people were all desperate criminals; the opium they sold might have harmed countless people! So Gao Yuan had no psychological burden at all.

Moreover, these people dared to move against him... that meant a blood feud.

"What's wrong? Isn't there no law here? You don't mind me fertilizing the trees, do you? Alright, let's save each other some time... Look at the sky, isn't there a helicopter flying by? A rescue team should be coming soon!"

"Come, how about we play a Q&A game? I ask, you answer. If you can't answer, it means you're useless, right?"

Lü Bo immediately caved...

"President Gao, spare me..."

Gao Yuan smiled: "Now you know who I am? No one spoke just now, right? Since you spoke first, you go first... Three questions... answer them, and you can live!"

Lü Bo nodded frantically...

The more desperate a criminal is, the more they fear death in their final moments.

"Who told you to kidnap me?"

Lü Bo pointed at Li Zhengji without hesitation...

In broken Mandarin, he said: "It's him... He's the illegitimate son of the Nine Stars Chairman. His name is Li Zhengji!"

Gao Yuan smiled: "Very well, continue... Second question, what was the purpose of kidnapping me?"

Lü Bo hesitated for a moment, then said: "I'm not sure either. I just met Li Zhengji. Last night, he came to me and asked for a favor, to wait here and catch... you, then send you to Mawlamyine Port in southern Bago. I have a small boat there to go out to sea! He said as long as I delivered the person, he would give me a large sum of money, and in the future, my goods could go through Nine Stars' channels..."

Gao Yuan looked at Li Zhengji...

And found that his face had already turned deathly pale.

Gao Yuan ignored him and continued questioning Lü Bo.

"The last one. Answer well, and you can leave now..."

Lü Bo hurriedly kowtowed: "I will say everything I know..."

"What's your mother's maiden name?"

Huh? Lü Bo was dazed, looking at Gao Yuan as if he didn't understand what Gao Yuan meant...

Gao Yuan waited for three seconds... seeing no answer from Lü Bo, he sighed.

"You see, I gave you a chance, but you didn't take it... An Yi, take care of him."

"Ah? No, my mother's surname is Mang..."

"Too late!"

...

Three people remained in the electric cages. They looked like Southern Dynasty people, with typical Southern Dynasty faces.

Gao Yuan looked at them: "Now there are only three of you left... shall we continue?"

Li Zhengji suddenly roared: "You won't let us go, will you?"

"Guess?"

Li Zhengji's eyes were red; in just a few minutes, they were bloodshot.

"You will definitely kill us! I won't say anything!"

"Really? Actually, you could take a gamble. Anyway, I already know what I need to know... Of course, if you really don't cooperate, then... An Yi..."

Li Zhengji's body went limp: "I'll talk..."

"See, isn't this much better?"

"You're a devil!"

Gao Yuan laughed: "You collaborated with a drug dealer to kidnap a Xia Country citizen, and now you call me a devil? Heh, your Southern Dynasty conglomerates' logic is just too good..."

"I..."

"Alright, our game begins. First question: Was the kidnapping Nine Stars' idea or from the United States' side? By the way, the three of you can compete to answer. Whoever answers best lives!"

Of the three survivors, two were Li Zhengji's bodyguards. The two bodyguards glanced at each other and quickly understood each other's meaning...

Compete to answer.

Before Li Zhengji could speak, one bodyguard spoke up first.

However, he spoke in the Southern Dynasty language, which made Gao Yuan very unhappy...

"An Yi..."

Soon, only two people were left in the electric cages...

"You can compete to answer, but it's best to speak Mandarin. If you don't answer, I'll just pick someone at random... Whoever answers best lives! Of course, it's best not to lie. See this person? If he deems you untrustworthy... the result, heh!"

Gao Yuan pointed at An Yi!

Li Zhengji trembled as he looked at his bodyguard, his eyes full of pleading...

But his bodyguard didn't look at him at all.

Instead, he began to answer the question in stumbling Mandarin: "Our people in Xia Country wanted to find an opportunity to steal some technology, but last night we received a call from the United States. It was the Morgan Consortium; they are major shareholders of Nine Stars. They told our people lurking in Xia Country to find an opportunity to control you, preferably to get the latest Photolithography Machine technology from your hands... After getting the technology, then... then..."

"Alright, I understand. Then kill me, right?"

The bodyguard nodded...

Gao Yuan remembered a name—Morgan!

It seemed the true culprit had been found.

"Very well, I can give you a privilege. You can come out of there now!"

After he spoke, the electricity next to the bodyguard vanished. The bodyguard hesitated for a moment before immediately crawling out, finally free from the intermittent electric shocks...

Gao Yuan continued: "Now, the second question..."

"Who knows the contact information for the Nine Stars Chairman?"

The bodyguard and Li Zhengji looked at each other, both taking out their phones...

"I... my phone is specially made, anti-eavesdropping, anti-tracking... ahem, I have the number in my phone, I can call right now!"

Because he rushed to speak, Li Zhengji bit his tongue until it bled, as parts of his body would always twitch involuntarily when the current passed through...

His bodyguard also held his phone...

"I can contact him too..."

"Good, I'll give you both a chance. Whoever gets through first wins, okay?"

Li Zhengji was, after all, the son of the Nine Stars Chairman, so the bodyguards around him were all personally selected. They were not only proficient in security but also in business... in fact, they were professional security managers assisting the son!

Therefore, this bodyguard also had the ability to directly contact the Nine Stars Chairman.

At this moment, the two were frantically dialing the number...

The bodyguard dialed several times, but because the signal was unstable, he failed every time, sweating profusely in anxiety.

Li Zhengji kept changing numbers...

Finally, one emitted the long-awaited 'beep-beep' sound.

His face was full of ecstasy: "It's through, it's through! Pick up, pick up..."

Gao Yuan signaled An Yi to let Li Zhengji out. As for the bodyguard outside... seeing he had no chance, he suddenly lunged toward Zhang Baiyi, wanting to seize him to threaten Gao Yuan.

But just as he moved, a laser beam shot from An Er's palm...

Gao Yuan looked at Li Zhengji, waiting for his call to be answered...

After a few rings, someone on the other side picked up.

Li Zhengji spoke urgently into the phone. Gao Yuan couldn't understand, but Zhang Baiyi next to him did.

"Old Gao, this kid called his mom. He's asking if his dad is there... Oh? Good luck, that old fellow, the Nine Stars Chairman, is actually there..."

Li Zhengji also breathed a long sigh of relief. He respectfully held the phone with both hands and raised it toward Gao Yuan. An Yi walked over and took the phone to Gao Yuan.

For safety reasons, Gao Yuan didn't touch the phone. Instead, he let An Yi hold it and set up a voice relay. By speaking into his own phone, Gao Yuan could transmit his voice in real-time...

"This is Gao Yuan... your son is in my hands!"

After saying it, Gao Yuan suddenly felt the phrase sounded very familiar...

On the other side, Li Bingxi was furious: "You're a Xia Country person? Release my son immediately, or you will be responsible for any disputes caused!"

"Please, speak Mandarin... if you continue speaking that gibberish, there's no need for us to keep communicating!"

Seeing the talk was about to break down, Li Zhengji broke into a cold sweat. If the talk failed, he would be finished...

He spoke several sentences into the microphone in succession...

Soon, a woman's voice came from the other side.

"President Gao, I am Zhengji's mother. Bingxi's Mandarin isn't very good, please don't take offense! We can talk now..."

"Good. There's nothing in this world that can't be discussed... right?"

"President Gao is right. You are not someone who lacks money. What Zhengji did this time was wrong, and we apologize on his behalf. Whatever compensation President Gao wants, you can say it..."

"Compensation? I want Nine Stars to go all out to control the global mobile phone market, and I will assist Nine Stars in conquering the Xia Country market... How about that?"

"Ah? This..."