You were put undercover, and you've risen to become the boss.

Peng Jiahao sat in the hall, his fingers rhythmically tapping the table. After a moment of contemplation, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"This Zhou Yutong seems to have quite a background. Four million US dollars, that's a lot."

He clearly had something on his mind.

After hesitating for a moment, he picked up a satellite phone and dialed a number.

"Saikan, this is Peng Jiahao!"

"What is it?"

"Those people we captured from within the Dragon Kingdom are in the hands of the Red Scorpion Army, right?"

"Peng Jiahao, why are you asking this? I paid you to arrest these people, what are you trying to do?"

"Saikan, someone wants to ransom one person, just one person, and they're willing to pay to get him back!"

"No!"

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Without a second thought, Saikan decisively rejected the offer.

Peng Jiahao frowned, somewhat displeased.

"Saikan, you've arrested so many people just to get a ransom and release a few of your old men. Now someone's willing to pay the ransom, and it's just one person—one million US dollars!"

"Hmph, Peng Jiahao, do you really think I want ransom? Do you think ransom from China is so easy to get? Besides, I don't need that much. Forget a million US dollars, even ten million US dollars wouldn't make me release him!"

Peng Jiahao's face immediately darkened, and he keenly sensed that something was wrong.

"What do you mean?"

"Peng Jiahao, let me tell you the truth. Demanding ransom and the release of my men from the Dragon Kingdom were just what I told you. What I really want is General Sheng Min!"

"During this time, I've already made contact. The Dragon Kingdom is putting pressure on the Northern Shan State government army, and I've also made demands of the government army. What I want is the release of our Huangguo Army commander, and I want Sheng Min to be released!"

Upon hearing this, Peng Jiahao's face turned extremely ugly, and he was furious.

"Saikan, you fucking lied to me?"

"Hmph, Peng Jiahao, don't put it so harshly. What do you mean I lied to you? I paid you a reward. Kidnapping people on Chinese soil and extorting the Chinese government, do you think they'll just let it go? Do you think they'll obediently pay the ransom? This concerns the face of a great power. It's just that you don't have a brain."

"The 23 hostages are the number designated by the Dragon Kingdom. The Shan State government forces have been notified that not a single one of the 23 hostages can be missing. They have agreed to exchange General Sheng Min for these 23 Dragon Kingdom hostages; not a single one can be missing!"

Peng Jiahao was furious, his eyes bloodshot.

He was tricked by Saikan. He was paid to kidnap a group of people from the Dragon Kingdom, and he thought Saikan just wanted to extort money from the Dragon Kingdom and exchange it for his subordinates.

He kidnapped these hostages in China for the reward.

No wonder that after taking the hostages out, Saikan made him hand them over to the Red Scorpion Army and hired them; this was because he was wary of him.

Sheng Min was the founder of their Huangguo Army, and he was extremely prestigious. He was also their commander.

However, he was captured by the government forces in northern Shan State territory last year.

Saikan and Shengmin are both Karen people. The power of Huang Guojun is in the hands of the Karen people, and these Kokang Chinese have no way to control the power.

After Sheng Min fell into the hands of the government army, these Chinese people went on a frenzied power struggle, and the Huang Guo Army fell apart, fighting amongst themselves for their own interests.

If Sheng Min is released and returned, he will surely seek revenge and seize the benefits they hold. At that time, the Kokang Chinese will be in grave danger.

"Saikan, is there really no room for negotiation? I only want one, and I can even add another million dollars to your offer?"

At this moment, Peng Jiahao wasn't thinking about making any profit; instead, he wanted to get rid of a hostage so that Saikan couldn't exchange hostages with the government forces.

"Peng Jiahao, don't give me that crap. I've been planning this for so long just to rescue General Sheng Min. Nothing is more important than General Sheng Min!"

After saying this, Saikan hung up the phone immediately.

"Hey! Hey!"

Peng Jiahao looked at the phone in his hand, then angrily threw it onto the sofa.

"Fuck you, Saikan! How dare you lie to me!"

His face was ashen and terrifyingly gloomy. Zhou Yutong had been completely forgotten. Now, only one thought remained in his mind: to stop Saikan and ensure that Sheng Min was not released.

After hesitating for a moment, I picked up the satellite phone on the sofa again and dialed the number.

"Hello, General Bai, this is Peng Jiahao!"

"What is it?"

"General Bai, something terrible has happened! I've been tricked by Saikan, and Sheng Min might be released!"

"What happened?"

"Sai Kan gave me a reward before, asking me to kidnap a group of hostages in China. Now that the Chinese government is putting pressure on the Shan State government army, Sai Kan has made contact with the government army and asked them to release Sheng Min in exchange for returning the hostages!"

"The government forces have agreed, and negotiations have begun!"

The person on the other end of the phone was furious.

"Peng Jiahao, what the hell are you doing? You should know very well what will happen to us once Sheng Min is released!"

"I understand, I understand!"

"You're the one who caused this mess. You're responsible for resolving it. If you don't, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Peng Jiahao was dumbfounded. He was the one who could solve this problem, but how could he solve this one?

"General Bai, how should we resolve this?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

"You don't know how to solve it? Then I'll give you an idea. The key lies with those hostages!"

"hostage?"

"Of course, isn't Saikan trying to make a deal with the government forces? If he doesn't have any hostages, what will he offer in exchange?"

"General Bai, what do you mean?"

"Kill them to silence them. If you kill all these hostages, they'll be worthless. What will Saikan use to negotiate with the government forces then?"

Upon hearing this, Peng Jiahao was stunned and stood there speechless, his scalp tingling. He remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"But...General Kebai, Saikan is wary of me. After the hostages were kidnapped, he hired the Red Scorpion Army. These hostages should be in the hands of the Red Scorpion Army now!"

"That's your problem! You caused all this trouble, and you have to solve it, or you know the consequences! I've already thought of a solution for you. That's all, I'll wait for your good news!"

Before Peng Jiahao could speak, the other party hung up the phone.

Peng Jiahao stood there, stunned, holding the phone.

All twenty-three hostages were killed?

If he were to kill them all, he would be in big trouble.

Saikan and his gang of Karen soldiers would definitely fight him to the death.

Moreover, snatching people from the Red Scorpion Army would offend them.

Most importantly, the intelligence agents of the Dragon Kingdom are not ordinary people. Once the news leaks out and they find out that he killed these twenty-three hostages, they will definitely not let him go.

For a moment, he felt like his head was about to explode.