After ten years undercover, I'm giving up.

But why do I feel like laughing?

Hahahaha～～～～

……

Police Department.

Charles, the number one, looked utterly desperate.

Why are there so many of these ruthless bandits?

And they're getting more and more arrogant?

The Grand Commander just called again and gave him a severe dressing-down.

Charles could almost feel the spittle spraying all over his face even through the phone.

The Grand Marshal said that not only was Her Majesty the Queen furious, but now the international community is also laughing at Hong Kong.

"What can I do?"

"These ruthless bandits don't follow any set pattern!"

I thought about it.

Charles made an important decision.

I request a transfer!

This top guy really doesn't want to be in this position anymore!

He had a premonition.

As kidnappings of the wealthy continue to occur, ruthless criminals will only become more brazen.

His position as the top leader will become increasingly precarious.

Therefore, he planned to spend some money to pull strings with his superiors and get transferred to other lucrative departments.

For example, the tax department.

With his resume as the most powerful officer in the police force, he could easily get a senior position in the tax department.

We'll make a killing then!

……

Lamma Island.

At this moment, Ah Hu was imprisoned here, wearing a "three-dynasty veteran" bomb vest.

The rabbit casually tossed him a manuscript.

"You filmed this before, so you should be familiar with it."

"Here's the script. Memorize it first, then we'll start recording in a bit."

Ah Hu picked it up and looked at it.

"My name is Guo Jianglong. I've already run out of money last time, so I have to resort to kidnapping again. As the saying goes, it's better to stick with what you know, so this time I've brought Lin Jianming along again. Now, I ask the Lin family to prepare two hundred million US dollars. The transaction will officially take place at 11 PM tonight. I guarantee with my reputation that as long as the transaction is successful, I will not kill the hostage."

Ah Hu: "..."

He was completely stunned.

"You kidnapped Lam Kin-ming?"

The rabbit replied matter-of-factly, "Yes."

"But I already tied him up last time."

The rabbit nodded: "That's why they say you shouldn't cook something you've already tasted."

"No, you can't just fleece one sheep and keep fleecing it, can you?"

At this moment, Ah Hu couldn't help but feel a little sorry for Lin Jianming.

That's horrible!

The rabbit said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and record it."

"Don't forget, your sister's life is still in our hands."

Ah Hu: "..."

He gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

Soon, the curtain was drawn.

Position the DV camera correctly.

Start recording.

After recording three times, the rabbit was finally satisfied.

Subsequently, Rabbit had a computer expert burn two copies and arranged for his subordinates to deliver them to two different television stations.

……

Not long after, the video was sent to the television station.

This time, the people responsible for delivering the video were a few gangsters who were paid to do the job.

It has no direct connection with the kidnappers.

Clearwater Bay.

The Lin family villa.

Ring ring ring~~~

In the study, the phone rang again.

Lin Daheng's first wife, who is also Lin Jianming's mother, rushed forward and snatched the phone.

"Are they kidnappers?"

A slightly nervous voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Mrs. Lin? Hello, Mrs. Lin, this is from ATV News. Our station just received a video recording."

Lin Daheng took the phone and took a deep breath.

"Sent by the kidnappers?"

"Yes, they requested that we continue broadcasting it on the 10 p.m. news."

"How much money do they want?"

Two hundred million US dollars.

"..."

Lin Daheng took several breaths, but he couldn't suppress his emotions.

Two hundred million US dollars!

They already gave 80 million last time!

That adds up to HK$2.1 billion!

The Lin family's annual profit is only around one billion!

"Oh, right, boss, there's one more thing."

"You should know the identities of the kidnappers this time."

Lin Daheng gritted his teeth and asked, "Is it Huo Yuanjia?"

"Not Huo Yuanjia, but... an outsider."

What?

A dragon crossing the river?

Pfft～～～～

Lin Daheng almost lost control of his facial expression.

He gritted his teeth, trembling with rage.

"A dragon crossing the river!"

"This is outrageous!!!"

……

……

Mountain trail.

Food street.

It was already 10 p.m.

But this is the busiest time here.

Late-night food stalls lined the streets.

Seafood, fried noodles, pork offal congee—all sorts of late-night snack shops were almost full.

The shops with the best business are often those with two televisions mounted on the wall.

Actually, not all business owners want to install two TVs.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Other people have two TVs, but you don't, so your guests will run away.

"It's still more enjoyable to watch with two TVs!"

"Yeah, ever since the Wu Shaoxiong incident, the news has been getting more and more sensational. I used to go to bed at nine o'clock at night, but now I have to stay up until ten to watch the news before I can go to sleep."

"Who isn't?"

"Wu Shaoxiong has really set a good...bad precedent. Now all these ruthless bandits are following his example!"

"Wu Shaoxiong really should be criticized."

If Wu Shaoxiong could open the coffin lid, he would probably explode on the spot: I already said it wasn't me, it was Ma Zhichao!

At this time.

TVB and ATV's news programs have finally started airing.

"Dear viewers, welcome to TVB News..."

"We have some very exciting news to report."

"Our TV station has received yet another recording!"

Video recording?

The spirits of all Hong Kong citizens instantly soared.

"Haha, here it comes!"

"Another video recording!"

"Master Wu Shaoxiong was awesome, leading the trend of ruthless bandits."

Hahaha~~~

"Holy crap, who is it this time?"

"Could it be Young Master Lin again?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Hahaha, even if he's unlucky, he couldn't possibly do it a third time!"

The TVB female host continued, "Now, let's take a look at the contents of this video."

then……

"Pfft~~~~"

"A dragon crossing the river? Holy crap!"

"Wait, it's Young Master Lin again?"

"I guessed it! I really guessed it! Holy crap, it really is Young Master Lin!"

"Hahaha, this is the third time! Young Master Lin is probably wishing he were dead right now!"

"I think Lin Daheng would rather strangle him; this son is such a waste of money!"

"Hahaha, look at this line, 'Only cook what you know, not what you don't know.' Is this guy even human?"

"I can't laugh anymore, hahaha~~~"

Along the entire late-night food street, countless citizens couldn't help but burst into laughter.

It's not that they completely sympathized with Young Master Lin's experience.

This is absolutely hilarious.

This is the third time!

I really couldn't help it.

What the citizens didn't notice was...

Inside one of the late-night snack shops, Brother Nan, Ah Hu, Pai Gu, and their gang of thugs were watching TV, their expressions completely dumbfounded.

People are numb!

(╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻

They've already made their plans; they're going to kidnap Young Master Lin tomorrow!

Surprisingly, some ruthless criminals made their move beforehand.

Holy crap!

Both Nan Ge and Ah Hu felt an urge to vomit blood.

Is this dragon crossing the river poisonous?

……

……

It's 11 p.m.

Lin Daheng received a phone call from the ruthless gangster known as "Crossing the River Dragon".

The two parties agreed on a transaction time.

Midnight!

The man from across the river patted his chest on the phone and assured them, "Don't worry, I, the man from across the river, am a man of my word. If I say two hundred million US dollars, then it's two hundred million US dollars. Once the money arrives, the person will definitely be released."

Lin Daheng: "..."

You certainly have credibility.

But you can't keep arresting my son!

Lin Daheng gritted his teeth and said, "Giving you the money is no problem, but I have one more condition."

"From now on, you are not allowed to tie up my son again."

The man who had crossed the river patted his chest again: "Okay, I can promise you that."

Lin Daheng immediately added, "I'm talking about all my sons, including my eldest son, my two younger sons, and my daughter."

The man who had crossed the river pounded his chest and declared, "No problem! A word I, the man who has crossed the river, means it!"

But in my heart I was thinking: What's the point of telling me all this?

I'm just taking the blame!