Chapter 357 - 210 Outer Game_2

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After saying this, Chen Feng directly hung up the phone. Over on Chen’s end, he looked at the bald fat man beside him with a mix of astonishment, sorrow, and relief after putting down his cellphone. "See, he’s not coming over." The bald fat man frowned and said, "Then find another excuse to lure him out of the hotel. You must succeed; failure is not an option. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude to you or your uncle." Chen replied bitterly, "I was only his private guide for a few days; there’s not much of a friendship between us. Besides, according to his plan, he’s about to check out and leave A City." The bald fat man shook his head and said, "I don’t care about your relationship with him; I just want you to get him out. If you do this, I’ll let you go, and your uncle won’t have too hard of a time." Chen was instantly worried and looked very distressed. He never dreamed that in just one night, the Chen family’s fortunes had gone from overnight riches to bankruptcy, and now they were being coerced. The blame fell entirely on his third uncle’s ungrateful grandson, Little Ming, who had taken up gambling, racking up over 10 million in debt as interest compounded, with documented loan agreements signed and fingerprinted, all very official. Even he, someone within the system, had to admire the other party’s professionalism. The contract was flawless; if the other party decided to sue, they would surely win. This is a real headache! Clearly, the other party was part of a gray society offering loansharking and gambling setup services, yet they used legal weapons to protect their illegal interests. The uncle-nephew duo had been joyously preparing to go home last night when his third uncle received a distress call from his grandson, causing them to rush over to rescue him. Afterwards, his third uncle’s freshly acquired 9 million was handed over to this gray society, or else they would likely stage a car accident, killing all three of them together. Even so, on paper, his third uncle’s grandson still owed them over 5 million. His third uncle didn’t have that much money, even if he sold his county residence, it wouldn’t exceed a million. Borrowing from relatives and friends, even if he begged from door to door, would probably not yield a million. But these gray society types wouldn’t reason with them; they gave them one night, and if by dawn they hadn’t found a solution to raise the funds, they’d stage a car accident. After much deliberation, his third uncle thought of a way to harm others for his own benefit, which was to introduce Chen Feng, a wealthy outsider here on vacation, to them. If they could squeeze a fortune out of Chen Feng, it would compensate for their losses with him. Early in the morning, his third uncle bargained with the gray society, saying he could find them a big cash cow and cooperate with their actions, hoping that they would let them go afterward. His third uncle exaggerated Chen Feng’s extravagance, saying he had casually spent 9 million on four pieces of oracle bone script without batting an eye and was looking to buy more. Evidently, he was very wealthy. Additionally, he exaggerated the market value of the four pieces of oracle bone script sold to Chen Feng, claiming they were worth at least over 20 million on the market, and 9 million was a steal for Chen Feng. Thus, if they pulled off this job, they’d at least get tens of millions, and if they were a bit bolder, they might get even more from Chen Feng. After an emergency internal discussion, they all decided to go ahead with it. As long as they made enough from this, they planned to retire from this business and completely end the gray dealings of their financial loan company, transitioning to real industry. To ensure secrecy and drag the uncle-nephew trio down with them, they forced Chen’s involvement, making him personally call Chen Feng to lure him out. As a result, when the call went through earlier, Chen Feng didn’t fall for it and didn’t come out. Chen really didn’t want to get involved, but he was confined in the room, and if he didn’t cooperate, he’d surely face unpleasant consequences. So, after much internal struggle, Chen finally gave in out of fear. He chose to harm others for his own benefit, like his third uncle, preferring personal survival. Thus, when Chen Feng was having breakfast in the hotel restaurant, he received another call from Chen. "Boss, my uncle’s friend agreed to go to the city center, right at Wangu Square. How does that sound?" Chen Feng was about to agree instinctively but suddenly felt uneasy again, sensing danger. Once might be a mistake, but twice was too obvious to ignore for Chen Feng now. He could only lament that you might know someone’s appearance, but not their inner thoughts; a seemingly honest person like Chen had also developed ill intentions towards him. "Since you’re in the city center, why not come directly to my hotel room?" asked Chen Feng, pretending to be surprised. "He’s quite cautious and timid. He feels safe in public places, especially outdoors," replied Chen. Chen Feng pretended to think for a moment before saying, "Alright, let’s meet at the Wangu Square fountain in two hours." Wangu Square is just a few hundred meters from the hotel, part of the city’s most bustling commercial district. Chen Feng had visited it before. "Bro, who are you meeting at Wangu Square?" Wu Mengting curiously inquired from across. Chen Feng smiled mysteriously, "I’m just saying. We’re checking out and leaving after breakfast, heading to the next destination." "Oh, but you just said..." Wu Mengting looked surprised. Chen Feng shrugged indifferently, "Anyway, I’m not going. Okay, no more questions." Three of them quickly finished breakfast, packed up their bags, and were on their way to the airport with the hotel’s welcome car in just over ten minutes. An hour later, Chen Feng and the others boarded a plane to leave the city, heading to the next destination, a big city on the Yangtze River. Chen and the gray society had no idea Chen Feng would trick them. They arrived half an hour early, with two cars: a van and Chen’s car. The plan was for the fat bald man and Chen to get out first and meet Chen Feng, then trick Chen Feng into the van, directly kidnapping him. Once they’d kidnapped him to their base, they would apply some pressure, and no one could withstand it. They had done this kind of thing before, just not very frequently. Although simple and brute force, with little technical skill, it was indeed effective. As for whether the victim would report to the police afterward, they had ways to counteract—like forcing the person to sign loan contracts, confess their wrongdoings, scandals, or crimes, and videotape it for future leverage. Or gather enough dirt to make the victim afraid to report to the police. Of course, if they really felt insecure about it, they wouldn’t rule out the possibility of silencing someone. But in today’s law-based society, unless it’s absolutely necessary, they wouldn’t resort to murder.

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