After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

Why does this plot seem so familiar?

Many people instantly recalled the incidents involving Wu Shaoxiong and Johnny Wang.

The host said, "Now we'll play the recorded content."

Screen switch.

The shot showed a closed room, completely covered by white sheets, so the audience couldn't see any useful environmental details.

There are two people in the picture.

One of them, with his face covered, was the ruthless bandit Ah Hu.

The other one, dressed in a suit and bound tightly, was Lin Jianming.

In the video, Ah Hu says, "Hello everyone, my name is Guo Jianglong, a guy who just wants to make a killing and then live a carefree life."

"I'm in luck today; I managed to get the eldest son of the Lin family here..."

Lin Jianming immediately cried out, "Waaah! Dad, come save me!"

"Whoosh!"

The diners and staff throughout the restaurant were all shocked.

"The Lin family?"

"Is it the Lin family who's behind ATV?"

"It should be their house."

"I've heard that this young master Lin is quite the ladies' man. He's been a 'thousand-womanizer' for ages, and his scandals haven't stopped since he returned to Hong Kong."

The outsider in the video, Ah Hu, said, "My conditions are simple: eighty million US dollars. The deal is in three hours. If I don't get the money, I'll kill him!"

"Hiss hiss hiss~~~~~"

In the Queen's Restaurant, almost everyone gasped.

Temperature +1!

"Eighty million US dollars? That's over six hundred million Hong Kong dollars, isn't it?"

"Are you crazy?!"

"Holy crap, this is huge news! That robber was ruthless!"

"This is insane!"

Some gossip-loving citizens have already gotten excited and started calling their friends.

It would have been better if I hadn't made the call; once I did, I discovered there was something even more outrageous.

"What? TVB is airing a show about Mr. Lam being kidnapped? And they're demanding an $80 million ransom?"

"Yeah! You'd better switch to TVB quickly, or you'll miss it!"

"No need for you to tell me, hurry up and switch to ATV! They're even more ruthless there! That thug Huo Yuanjia who robbed the armored truck last time, this time he's kidnapped the young master of the Taikoo Group, demanding a ransom of 150 million US dollars!"

The phone was ringing too loudly; many people at the Queen's Restaurant could hear it.

"What?"

"Is there another kidnapping?"

"A price tag of 150 million US dollars?!"

The entire audience erupted in chaos!

Damn, I thought 80 million US dollars was already scary enough.

Unexpectedly, another $150 million appeared out of nowhere!

Wow wow wow～～～

This is really exciting!

Two absolutely explosive news stories in one night!!

Someone shouted on the spot, "Waiter, quickly switch to ATV!"

The waiter's gossip instincts were already ignited, and without saying a word, he quickly switched to the Asia Video channel.

In ATV footage.

The hooded kidnapper, Huo Yuanjia, also known as Da Dong, is stating his demands.

"We want to redeem your young master John..."

"One hundred and fifty million US dollars..."

At the Queen's Restaurant, diners and waiters immediately started talking excitedly.

"My God, that's incredible!"

"That really is 150 million US dollars!"

"That Huo Yuanjia is ruthless enough!"

"They just casually asked for a ransom of 150 million US dollars, that's incredibly impressive!"

"This extortion price must be a record-breaking one in the port!"

At that moment, everyone in the restaurant was quite shocked.

And the same scene is playing out all over Hong Kong Island.

The New Territories (north and south), Kowloon (east and west), Hong Kong Island, outlying islands...

In offices, on buses, in restaurants, in front of televisions in every home...

The entire Hong Kong public was amazed and insane by these two news items!

They subconsciously thought of Wu Shaoxiong and Johnny Wang again.

Since Wu Shaoxiong's incident, one notorious criminal after another has emerged, making Hong Kong Island increasingly chaotic.

Six!

These ruthless thugs have some serious tricks up their sleeves!

"No wonder the police were mobilized across Hong Kong today!"

"This is absolutely a massive event!"

"Next up is 150 million US dollars... Will they be able to get their hands on this ruthless bandit?"

At this time.

Inside the headquarters of Lin's Apparel.

Lin Daheng was sitting behind his desk, looking down at the documents.

He is already seventy-nine years old this year, and should have retired long ago to enjoy his retirement. However, his eldest son is too disappointing and cannot support the Lin family business. Therefore, he still has to personally oversee all matters of the group.

It is precisely because of his age that he is increasingly eager to build a network of influential connections before retiring.

He knew very well that whether his "unruly" son could avoid many setbacks in the future depended entirely on whether he could build a network of connections for him now.

The previous attempt to have the TV station block news about Ma Zhichao was a move by Lin Daheng to curry favor with the Dagu Group.

"Tap tap tap~~~"

A knock came at the door.

The secretary pushed open the door and came in, reporting in a low voice, "Chairman, several police officers have arrived outside and say they want to see you."

Lin Daheng looked up: "??????"

police?

Why would I look for him?

Could it be about the kidnapping of young master Daigo?

Lin Daheng frowned: "Please let them in."

Soon, four men in suits walked into the office.

The one leading the group was Liu Jianming.

He stepped forward and said politely, "Hello, Mr. Lin."

"I am Lau Kin-ming, Senior Inspector of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force."

As they spoke, Liu Jianming and several of his men showed their identification.

Lin Daheng put down his pen and looked sharply at the group: "You've come here because of that kidnapping case?"

Liu Jianming nodded solemnly: "That's right, we're here specifically for the kidnapping case. We hope Mr. Lin can cooperate with us and provide any potentially useful clues."

Lin Daheng shook his head: "Sorry, I don't have any clues. The video package delivered to the TV station was received by security guards and then opened by the news department."

After saying that, he felt even more confused.

What does this kidnapping case have to do with him?

Is there no one else in the police force to ask?

They come to him for clues, but he's not a mind reader for kidnappers, what could he possibly know?

Liu Jianming was taken aback after hearing this, his expression somewhat strange: "Mr. Lin, you misunderstand. I'm not asking about the package. What I want to know is, where did your young master go today?"

"My son?"

Lin Daheng was even more bewildered: "How did this get involved with my son again? You don't suspect he was the one who kidnapped him, do you?"

Liu Jianming: "???"

Several subordinates: "???"

What's going on?

For a moment, the two sides were completely at odds.

"Bang!"

Just then, the office door was suddenly kicked open from the outside.

The secretary rushed in, her face filled with panic, her voice trembling.

"Chairman, something terrible has happened! It's a very serious situation!"

Lin Daheng's face darkened, but he remained relatively calm: "What's the panic? Speak slowly... Wait, there are still police officers here."

As he spoke, he turned to Liu Jianming and said, "Gentlemen, please have a seat in the conference room for a moment."

The secretary shook her head frantically, almost crying, "No, Chairman, it's the news! TVB news says the eldest son has been kidnapped!"

BOOM!

Lin Daheng felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, and he almost fell off his chair.

It took him quite a while to catch his breath.

His lips trembled as he asked with difficulty, "What did you say? Wasn't the one kidnapped the young master of the Daigo family?"

The secretary, panting, said urgently, "I just saw it on the news with my own eyes. TVB broadcast a video clip of a kidnapper calling himself 'The Outlaw,' saying he had kidnapped the eldest son. The video showed the eldest son clearly; it's definitely him!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Daheng's face turned pale.

He clutched his chest, nearly suffering a heart attack on the spot.

At that moment, he finally realized what had gone wrong.

The phone call Shao Daheng made earlier was actually about his eldest son being kidnapped, but because he had a preconceived notion, he thought the other party was talking about the matter of young master Da Gu, and thus misunderstood Shao Daheng's words.

Now that I think about it, if it were just the young master of Da Gu who was kidnapped, why would Shao Daheng call him specifically?