After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

Chapter 137: The scope is still too small.

Subsequently, Hong Jipeng repackaged his "past experiences," "life ideals," and "future plans" and fed them to the three tiger-leopard-jackal brothers.

"Ah Dong should have already told you about my rules."

"If you want to cooperate with me, the first step is to get weapons from me."

"Assault rifles, heavy firepower, explosives, even rockets—I'll sell them to you if you're bold enough."

"As for the profit sharing, I'll take half of the profits after the deal is done, and you can settle the arms costs for the rest."

Ah Hu readily agreed: "No problem!"

Ah Chai and Ah Bao were already blinded by their get-rich-quick dreams, so they naturally didn't object and quickly nodded, "We'll do as Teacher Li says."

Only Ah Bao, the most cunning and sly of the three, felt somewhat resentful.

However, he was very good at hiding his emotions, and he didn't show it on his face at all.

He was secretly wondering if, if a big heist were to happen, he should just take the money and run, leaving these mysterious people behind.

Hong Jipeng glanced at them and said in a calm tone, "Tell me what you originally planned to do."

Ah Chai was a little embarrassed and subconsciously said, "We originally wanted to rob the jewelry..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ah Hu immediately reached out and covered his mouth.

Jewelry robbery?

He was afraid that if he spoke of such a small-scale plan, people would laugh him to death on the spot.

Ah Hu quickly chuckled twice and forced himself to change his tune, saying, "Teacher Li, actually we've been researching bank armored trucks recently."

"An armored truck?"

Hong Jipeng immediately sneered, his face full of disdain.

"The vision is still too narrow."

"The business of robbing armored trucks is now a red ocean market, with fierce competition and high risks. It's a sunset industry that's about to be eliminated."

The three brothers, tiger, leopard, and jackal: "???"

Da Dong and the others: "???"

How did armored trucks become a sunset industry?

Da Dong and the others were completely bewildered.

They just robbed twice this month, making a total of 70 million. How come they've suddenly fallen behind?

The three men, Tiger, Leopard, and Jackal, didn't understand at all.

Ah Hu humbly asked, "Teacher Li, why can't we touch armored trucks anymore?"

Hong Jipeng chuckled and said, "After the two previous incidents involving armored trucks, major banks must be on high alert."

"And what if they deliberately set a trap, deliberately sending out a decoy car to lure the thugs in? If you walk right into it, wouldn't that be like walking into a trap?"

Upon hearing this, the three men—Tiger, Leopard, and Jackal—instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

When she looked at Hong Jipeng again, her eyes showed more genuine gratitude.

If they hadn't met Teacher Li today, they might have been foolish enough to try and ram the armored truck.

Da Dong, Fei Gu, and the others were also a little scared.

Because they had actually considered doing it again using the same old methods.

Ah Hu quickly pressed on, "Teacher Li, since we can't touch armored trucks, what other big business opportunities are there now?"

Hong Jipeng stared at Ah Hu, his gaze filled with intense pressure.

Are you sure you're willing to accept my guidance?

"Are you also willing to follow the rules and give up half of the profits?"

Ah Hu nodded without hesitation: "I'm willing!"

First, learn how to make money.

Consider this first vote as tuition!

Hong Jipeng then revealed a satisfied smile: "Very good."

His gaze swept over Da Dong and his gang, as well as Ah Hu and his two companions, and he said slowly:

"The red ocean of armored trucks is no longer suitable for further development."

"Next, we're going to open up a whole new blue ocean."

"This new track is the direction I finally determined after repeatedly observing and deducing over the past two months."

Da Dong, Fei Gu, and the others immediately craned their necks, their faces full of anticipation.

The three brothers, tiger, leopard, and jackal, also had bright eyes and slowed their breathing.

Hong Jipeng said, enunciating each word clearly: "Kidnapping."

"Kidnapping off the rich."

"Kidnapping off rich kids."

"This is the true sunrise industry of the future!"

Kidnapping?

Everyone fell into deep thought at the same time.

Hung Kai-pang continued to patiently guide him: "What's the one thing Hong Kong Island has in abundance? Tycoons!"

"Those wealthy and powerful families, if you pick any one of them, wouldn't they all have a net worth of tens or hundreds of billions?"

"And what about HSBC, Daigo, and the Lin family? Aren't they all rolling in money?"

Hong Jipeng began to give examples one by one.

"For example, the Daigo Group."

"Cathay Pacific, you've heard of it, right? It's one of the earliest private airlines in Hong Kong, and it's under the Taikoo Group."

"Coca-Cola, you know? They're the ones operating here in Hong Kong too."

"Daigu Plaza, need I say more? It's still one of their properties."

"Their businesses span the globe, and their scale is at least in the hundreds of billions, or even trillions."

"I checked, the young master of the Daigo Group is currently in Hong Kong."

"Tie him up and demand HK$1 billion. Do you think that's excessive?"

One billion!!!

This moment.

Whether it was Da Dong, Fei Gu, or the three tiger-leopard-jackal brothers, their breathing all became heavy.

A billion!

How can I possibly spend all of this in my lifetime?

Ah Hu exclaimed excitedly, "Teacher Li, let's do this job!"

Ah Bao and Ah Chai nodded hurriedly, "Teacher Li, we'll definitely do a great job on this deal!"

Upon hearing this, Fatty immediately couldn't sit still: "Why should we? We want to do this too!"

The students from No. 8 Middle School and Dabazi also started shouting.

"Teacher Li, leave it to us!"

"We have experience, it's definitely a sure thing!"

"We guarantee we'll do a perfect job on this vote!"

The three wolves, Tiger, Leopard, and Jackal, panicked: "We were the ones who brought it up first!"

Fatty and her friends immediately retorted, "We were the first to follow Teacher Li!"

Hong Jipeng watched them argue heatedly and couldn't help but chuckle.

They're all just leeks.

What's there to rob?

"Alright, everyone shut up and let me finish what I have to say."

Hong Jipeng raised his hand to lower it, then said, "This amount is too large; it's impossible to conduct the transaction in cash."

"Therefore, the ransom must be transferred to a Swiss bank account by the other party."

Switzerland today remains a place known for its neutrality and secrecy, and its behavior hasn't become as unseemly as it did later.

Swiss banks have never been keen to inquire about the origins of their clients' funds, which is why a lot of shady money from around the world likes to flow into them.

Even if the individuals involved are arrested afterward, it will be very difficult for outsiders to easily access the account information from Swiss banks.

For this reason, Swiss banks have been criticized by many countries.

More importantly, the confidentiality of Swiss banks is even enshrined in law.

The account recognizes the username and password, not the person.

Without the password, no one can access the money inside.

Conversely, as long as the password is known, funds can be transferred even without the person in question presenting them.

Therefore, if you really need to make a large ransom transfer, a Swiss bank is undoubtedly the best choice.

Once the money is deposited, it is laundered by the DOA team before finally flowing back into Ma Zhichao's hands, making it clean and legal funds.

This is Ma Zhichao's true strategy.

He not only wants to make young master Daigu pay the price, but also wants to squeeze every last drop of fat out of the Daigu Group.

After hearing this, the three brothers, Tiger, Leopard, and Jackal, couldn't help but feel uneasy.

I always feel insecure when the money isn't in my own hands.

What if Hong Jipeng and his gang double-crossed them and ran away with the money?

"We agree!"

Fat Girl and several students from No. 8 Middle School raised their hands without hesitation.

They had worked with Hong Jipeng several times and trusted Teacher Li enough to believe that he would never break the rules halfway through.

Seeing this, the three wolves, Tiger, Leopard, and Jackal, had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "We agree too!"

Hong Jipeng continued, "There's one more thing: this ransom is illicit; it must be laundered after it's received."

"Our team can provide money laundering services, but it will cost an extra 60%."

Tiger, leopard, and jackal: "..."

Hey!

Half of the profits have already been taken.

Now they're going to take another 60% cut from money laundering?

So in the end, wouldn't only about one-fifth of it be left in their hands?

More importantly, it seems like you didn't take any risks at all!

As a result, Fatty and a few others from No. 8 Middle School raised their hands first once again.

"We agree!"

The three brothers, tiger, leopard, and jackal: "..."

The three of them glanced at Fatty and the others.

Dude, you guys are helping the other side raise the price!

But at this point, they could only grimace and continue following.

"We agree!"

After all, that's a billion.

Even if only a portion remains in the end, it is still an astronomical figure that ordinary people would never dare to imagine in their lifetime.

Hong Jipeng nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, let's assign tasks next."

"The Da Dong team is more experienced, so you will be in charge of this deal with the young master of the Da Gu Group."

The three, Tiger, Leopard, and Jackal, were clearly unwilling to give up and wanted to fight it out again.

But as soon as they met Hong Jipeng's unquestionable gaze, they immediately swallowed their words.

Hong Jipeng continued, "As for you three brothers, Tiger, Leopard, and Jackal, I'm not familiar with you yet, so I'll arrange a small practice match for you first."

"Lin's Clothing in Hong Kong Island, which is the Lin family behind Asia Television."

"The chairman of the Lin family has two sons. The eldest son is a playboy, while the second son is somewhat capable."

"You can pick any one of them and extort HK$500 million without any problem."

Why choose the Lin family?

Of course, it's because this was a goal personally set by Ma Zhichao.

Who made the Lin family agree to the request from the Taikoo Group to prevent ATV from continuing to report positive news about Ma Zhichao?

If we don't target you, who will we target?

Upon hearing this, the three men—Tiger, Leopard, and Jackal—became excited again.

Five hundred million is not a small amount!

Even if you go through all the layers of deductions, if you end up with 100 million, it's like a golden pie falling from the sky!

Of course, at this moment they had automatically ignored the fact that they still needed to pay extra for arms.

"yes!"