Chapter 73: Chapter 73: Don’t Be Too Greedy (Adding more for the alliance leader)
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Chapter 73: Greed Has Its Limits (With an Extra Addition For The Alliance
Leader)
“So, you’re saying you’ve no plans to release her?” Finn Lewis’s tone was calm, but his voice trembling with anger was unmistakable to anyone who listened. “Ha-ha, Mr. Lewis, as I said, our demand is not five million, but ten million. As long as you come up with another five million tomorrow, we’ll let her go,” the voice on the other end quipped.
“After you backed out on your word this time, do you really think I’d trust you again?” Finn responded coldly.
“Mr. Lewis, I think you will. Don’t forget, the little girl is in our hands.”
“Is that so? True, the girl is indeed in your hands. But if you’ve done your homework, you should know that I have no ties to the girl. I merely pitied her and decided to help her out. I’ve already given you five million. You think I’ll cough up another five million? Do you believe that I’m afraid to call the cops?” Finn replied, scoffing.
“Ha-ha, Mr. Lewis, we know you’re not that sort of man. Don’t worry, we have control over many of those poor, blind, crippled, or amputee beggars you see on the streets. We know what will happen if we keep the girl. We’re not idiots,” the man laughed nervously, clearly afraid of Finn potentially calling the police.
Finn gave the man a silent pause before speaking again after a good ten seconds. “Fine, I’ll trust you once more, five million! But if you don’t release her tomorrow, you know what will happen! I’m wealthy, and you know that very well. You have no idea how much money I actually have and to me, this ‘generosity’ of mine is pocket change. I wanted to save that little girl out of pity, not to be exploited like this. If she isn’t returned to me by tomorrow, you should know the consequences. You’re in this business, you should know very well whether anyone would take a 100 million dollar bounty on your heads.”
He dropped the call right then and there. Finn seemed calm on the phone but as soon as he hung up, he let out his pent-up anger by kicking the railing by his feet, causing quite a commotion and drawing a lot of attention from the passersby. Luckily though, no one had overheard anything from his phone call. “Zero, 100 credits, right? Could you find their location in a few hours?” “Yes.” Zero quickly replied.
“Good.” Finn sneered, he actually didn’t mind the extra five million, but the greed of his adversaries had crossed a line. “I’ll have you do the tracking tonight.”
He went downstairs and called Fishy Wells and the others, telling them he wouldn’t be back tonight, then drove off into the distance. He drove around aimlessly all afternoon, ensuring there weren’t any tails, and then finally parked to grab dinner and checked into a hotel room.
Their refusal to release the girl and their continued demands for money left him with no choice but to take the matter into his own hands. He had considered this option well before deciding to rescue the girl personally. The choice was rather obvious because Zero had promised to ensure Finn’s safety. This meant that Zero would protect him from all harm. So, he decided to make use of this rule. Although he had personally witnessed Zero’s power countless times, he was still cautious about trusting him, but he had a hunch that even if he found himself at the epicenter of a nuclear blast, Zero could probably still keep him safe.
As time ticked away and the night drew closer, he received a call from the kidnappers about the drop off for the next day of which he agreed to. At around midnight, he asked Zero to get to work on finding the kidnappers’ location. In less than a minute, for a hundred credits, Zero forwarded him the address.
Finn glanced at the details and saw that the location mentioned was an enormous, abandoned industrial park—just the perfect spot for the culprits to hide. He drove to the spot following directions from his phone’s GPS navigator. After stopping his car about a ten-minute walk away from the warehouse, he disembarked and began to sneak towards the building.
Even though Finn was new to things like this, he had the advantage of his smartphone’s map, which showed him real-time satellite images. He dimmed the screen, zoomed in, and used the detailed map to make his way into the abandoned warehouse.
“Hey, you said something about how they’ve control over some orphans, is it true?” Finn asked on the way in.
“It is true. They control 146 orphans in total. All these orphans were forced into disabling injuries. Moreover, they were responsible for the deaths of dozens of these children,” Zero stated bluntly.
“Understood.” Finn took a deep breath, determination filled his face as he continued on his path.
Once inside the warehouse, Finn lowered his voice and asked, “You said you would ensure my safety, right? Now, I’m here and if they discover me, I’ll be in danger. So, if you truly want to keep me safe, you have to tell me where to go.
We need to reach the little girl.”
There was a moment of trepidation as he finished his sentence; he didn’t know if Zero would back out of the deal. To his relief, however, Zero’s voice rang out almost instantly.
“Turn left in ten meters.”
Finn promptly followed Zero’s instructions and eight minutes later, he finally managed to sneak up to the little girl. He then saw five men, counting the money they had extorted. Meanwhile, the little girl was tied with rope to a concrete pillar, not far away from them. His job was to find a way to reach the girl unnoticed.
Finn had spotted a gun in one of their hands. He was unsure whether it was a real firearm or a homemade one, but either was deadly..
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