"Ah!! Where is this place!? How did I end up here?" The young man opened his eyes, looked around in a daze, and muttered.
"Ah!—Who, who are you people!? What do you want!?" Lilian Grace snapped awake, saw several fierce-looking thugs standing around her, and immediately screamed in terror.
Juice King walked over and squatted beside Lilian Grace, his eyes glinting as he stared at her chest, which was heaving with fear. He grinned wickedly and said, "Heh heh—Little beauty, welcome to the wolf's den! We're the bad guys!"
"You—you’re with the Blue Wolf Syndicate!? My family doesn’t have any beef with you, right?" The young man had already noticed the tattoos on the thugs and spoke up.
Juice King turned to the young man and said, "Heh, Eric Liu, we don’t really have a grudge. But someone had some unpleasant business with your old man. Unfortunately for you, that guy is good friends with our Blue Wolf Syndicate boss. You know how it is—loyalty is everything in our world, so when a friend’s in trouble, we gotta help out!"
"Loyalty?" Eric Liu snorted but didn’t argue. Instead, he said to Juice King, "Bro, how much is Leo Chen paying you to kidnap me and Lilian? I’ll pay double! Let us go, and I promise I won’t cause you any trouble. How about that?"
Juice King was stunned for a moment, then smiled at Eric Liu, "Eric Liu, you’re pretty sharp! Figured out right away it was Leo Chen who hired us! But, have you ever heard this saying?"
Eric Liu immediately felt a sinking feeling and asked, "What saying?"
"Too clever for your own good! Listen, Eric Liu, Leo Chen already guessed you’d try something like this, so the deal he offered is one we simply can’t refuse. Heh heh! Now that you and your sister are here, how could I not treat you to some special hospitality? Especially Miss Lilian—so gorgeous, she’s a rare beauty no money can buy!" Juice King cackled, grabbing Lilian Grace’s chin.
"Ugh—you, you scoundrel! Don’t touch me! Ptooey—" Lilian Grace struggled hard and spat right in Juice King’s face.
Juice King didn’t get angry—instead, he laughed and even stuck out his tongue to lick the drool running down his cheek. Grinning, he said, “Wow—Miss Lilian is really spicy! Nice, nice, the spicier the better, that’s real flavor. A rare beauty is a rare beauty, even her spit is sweet! Once we’re done here, Juice King will make sure you get a real taste of spit—heh heh!”
“Fifty million!? Why don’t you just rob a bank!?” The young man on the ground yelled angrily.
“Heh, Eric Liu, your Liu family is loaded, what’s fifty million to you? Let me tell you—this is just the phone fee for letting your old man know you’re safe! The real fun comes later, ha ha—” Juice King cackled again.
Country Grunt pulled out a phone, dialed a number, then handed the phone to Juice King. As soon as the call connected, a male voice came from the other end: “Hello, who is this?”
“Oh! Mr. Liu, right? Who I am doesn’t matter. What matters is that Eric Liu and Miss Lilian are my guests now, heh heh!” Juice King said with a wicked grin.
“You—you, who are you really? What do you want?” came the angry voice on the other end of the line.
Juice King ignored the question and said, “Mr. Liu, let’s cut the crap. I’ll let you hear your two precious kids’ voices!”
As he spoke, Juice King squatted next to Lilian Grace, suddenly grabbed the edge of her black dress at the right shoulder, and yanked hard—‘Riiiip!’ Her fair, fragrant shoulder was instantly exposed to the air, and you could faintly see the curve of her bra at the side of her chest. The thugs around them immediately brightened up, each smirking at the sight.
“Ah!! What are you trying to do!!” Lilian Grace screamed in terror, scrambling to get up and run, but one of the thugs shoved her, knocking her to the ground.
“You bastard! If you touch my sister, I—I won’t let you get away with it!! Ah—” The young man beside them roared angrily, but was quickly kicked in the stomach by Country Grunt, doubling over in pain.
Juice King cackled into the phone, 'Heh, Mr. Liu, hear your two precious kids crying out? They really need you to save them now!'
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then: 'Tell me, what do you want in exchange for their release?'
Juice King sneered, 'Mr. Liu, you’re a straightforward guy! In that case, get one hundred million ready!'
'Ah!! You bastard, didn’t you say fifty million? Why is it suddenly one hundred million!?' the young man on the ground shouted angrily.
'Tsk, Eric Liu, don’t you know what extortion means? This—let me tell you—is the essence of extortion!' Juice King laughed smugly.
There was another moment of silence, then the man said, 'Fine! One hundred million it is! When will you release them?'
Juice King’s thick eyebrows twitched and he grinned darkly, 'Heh heh heh, didn’t expect you to be so generous, Mr. Liu. But I don’t really believe in good luck, so I’ll need to see the money first before I even consider releasing them. And don’t try anything funny—don’t call the cops or use phone or satellite tracking. If I sense anything’s off, I’ll send you your son’s fingers or other body parts. I’ll let you know what to do next!'
With that, Juice King quickly hung up and asked Country Grunt next to him, 'Are the guys tailing Nelson Liu in position?'
Country Grunt replied quickly, 'Yeah, every eight hours he sends me a message.'
Juice King nodded, then flashed a sinister smile. 'Good. Keep watching him. If anything goes wrong, you know what to do.'