CHAPTER 305: CHAPTER 303: BAI AND ZHAO, DEAD!

"You... you can ask us questions, but... but you must promise to let us go after we answer!"

Bai Tianming and Zhao Ritian both swallowed nervously and spoke in unison.

Ye Huan waved the handgun in his hand again, chuckling lightly, "The gun is in my hand, do you think you have the right to negotiate terms with me?"

"If... if we answer and you still shoot us, then what’s the point of our answers? Might as well let you shoot us directly! You’re not going to get anything out of us that way!" Bai Tianming’s tone was firm, but his face betrayed some panic, as if fearing Ye Huan might shoot him right there.

Ye Huan tucked the gun into his pocket, spreading his hands, "No problem, I promise you."

Promise?

Bai Tianming and Zhao Ritian both looked pleased.

As long as they can stay alive, everything else can be negotiated!

"Alright, Ye sir, you... you can ask your questions, we promise to answer truthfully, but we hope you... you’ll keep our agreement."

"Of course." Ye Huan uttered these two words and then directly asked, "What is the nature of your cooperation?"

The first question sent a shiver down their spines.

They really wanted to discuss how to answer.

But being back-to-back, they couldn’t give hints or make any other gestures.

Ye Huan’s method was certainly ingenious.

By having them write answers on paper, they couldn’t communicate verbally, or hint with words.

Without hints, they dared not answer recklessly.

After all, if the written answers didn’t match and Ye Huan caught it, it would cost them their lives!

After a moment of hesitation, they gritted their teeth and began to write on the paper.

A minute later, seeing they had put down their pens, Ye Huan asked again, "What’s your relationship with the Zhong Family?"

This question made them sweat profusely.

But they could only write the answer truthfully on the paper.

"Is the Zhong Family involved in human trafficking?"

"Why did the Bai and Zhong Families form an alliance, and what’s the purpose?"

"What role does Zhao Ritian play in this enterprise, and if there’s a contact person, who is it?"

"The Zhong Family’s business scale isn’t small, there must be a dedicated secret base. Where is this secret base?"

Ten minutes later.

Their answers filled an entire A4 sheet of paper.

Ye Huan stopped his questioning, but the two of them were drenched in cold sweat.

Their eyes were full of extreme fear.

How did Ye Huan know about the "enterprise," and that behind it stood the Zhong Family?

Despite their fear, their expressions began to show relief.

Selling out the Zhong Family was a capital offense!

Human trafficking was also a capital offense!

But fortunately, as long as they could escape Ye Huan’s "clutches," they could flee overseas within a day with their assets.

Both had considerable assets, especially Bai Tianming, who could easily live an upscale life under an alias in a small Western city.

Thinking of this, the two became impatient.

They were eager to arrange their escape from Huaxia to avoid the Zhong Family’s retaliation.

They swallowed nervously, tentatively asking, "Ye... Ye sir, are you... satisfied with our answers?"

"Don’t rush, wait."

Ye Huan said casually.

He surveyed their written answers, his lips curling into a smile.

Coming here had indeed been worth it; he had gathered so much useful information.

The first question, that is, the cooperation between the Bai Family and Zhao Ritian.

Their answers were about what Ye Huan expected.

Which was: The Bai and Zhong Families used Zhao Ritian’s channels to traffic people to Southeast Asia.

The answers to the second and third questions were essentially the same.

The answers confirmed that the main perpetrator was indeed the Zhong Family!

The Zhong Family had a rather mature "industry chain" engaged in extremely nefarious illegal activities!

The Bai and Zhong Families’ alliance was due to the Zhong Family’s interest in the Bai Family’s channels.

Because the Bai Family primarily engaged in overseas trade, they had certain beneficial dealings with almost all coastal city dock bosses in Huaxia, most of whom also helped the Bai and Zhong Families ship the "goods" overseas.

Among them, Zhao Ritian was a liaison to the Leke Group in Southeast Asia, responsible for shipping "goods" to the port designated by this contact person in Southeast Asia.

This contact person was actually a connection of the Zhong Family.

Zhao Ritian’s role was merely to transport the "goods" to the specified Southeast Asian port.

As for the Zhong Family’s base, they both responded the same: Unknown.

Ye Huan did not doubt the truthfulness of this answer.

Bai Tianming and Zhao Ritian were already terrified, too scared to lie or write down false answers.

They most likely truly didn’t know the location of the secret base.

However, Ye Huan had a question.

"Doesn’t the Zhong Family have their own channels? Why collaborate with your Bai Family?" Ye Huan looked at Bai Tianming and asked indifferently.

Bai Tianming had already made up his mind to escape overseas immediately after getting out of here!

The first hurdle in fleeing overseas was escaping from Ye Huan’s grasp!

At this moment, he naturally wouldn’t conceal anything anymore.

"Twenty-two years ago, the Zhong Family accidentally abducted the ’Crown Prince’ of a certain super-wealthy family in the Capital City. In fury, that elite family almost turned Huaxia upside down."

"The Zhong Family was scared out of their wits and voluntarily exposed several of their own hideouts, allowing the authorities to rescue about two thousand people. They even halted their entire industry for twenty years to avoid being exposed, and the industry only started to gradually recover two years ago."

"Back then, to prevent their deeds from being uncovered, the Zhong Family proactively cut ties, severing all their channels. So two years ago, the Patriarch of the Zhong Family, Zhong Wuya, approached me to provide them with channels, and I agreed. I even had my eldest son marry his eldest daughter to complete the alliance."

Speaking of this, Bai Tianming huffed with anger, glaring as he added furiously, "It was his eldest daughter, utterly outrageous, spending all her time in nightclubs, keeping gigolos, but not letting my son consummate the marriage and become true husband and wife!"

Having said this, a fawning smile appeared on his face:

"Grandfather Ye, you see, we’ve answered everything we should, could you let us go now?"

Bai Tianming rubbed his hands, smiling sheepishly, and tentatively asked.

"There’s one more thing. Once it’s done, you can leave."

"What is it? Grandfather Ye, please tell me, I promise to do it!" Bai Tianming hurriedly said, his face trembling with excitement.

The next moment, he felt like crying but had no tears.

"Inform the Bai Family to transfer all assets to Bai Youling."

Ye Huan’s demand deeply unsettled Bai Tianming, as he didn’t want to agree at all.

But he had no choice.

If he didn’t agree, he would have to die.

If he agreed, he could escape overseas!

Relying on personal assets, living a life of indulgence for a lifetime wasn’t a problem.

"Old Bai, what are you waiting for, hurry up and agree! If you don’t agree to Grandfather Ye’s request, we will all die!"

Zhao Ritian’s words were tinged with mockery.

The very words of persuasion to "surrender" were what Bai Youling had told Ye Huan.

In such a short time, the situation for the four of them had completely reversed. How could it not evoke a sigh?

"I’ll arrange it right away!"

Five minutes later, Bai Tianming announced to the high society of the Celestial Sea as well as internally within the Bai Family that he was "abdicated" from the position of Patriarch in favor of Bai Youling.

He was utterly heartbroken and terribly embarrassed.

Heartbroken that the Bai Family’s hundred-billion-dollar industry was to be transferred to a collateral line, completely severing any future ties with himself.

Embarrassed because Bai Youling had fawned upon Ye Huan, truly gaining the qualification to inherit the Bai Family, which was a slap to Bai Tianming’s face. After all, Bai Tianming didn’t believe it before, and even mocked Ye Huan for it!

After taking a deep breath, Bai Tianming, biting back his pain, tentatively asked, "Grandfather Ye, it’s done. Can we... can we go now?"

"Of course, go ahead!"

Ye Huan "generously" made a "please" gesture.

Zhao Ritian and Bai Tianming were overjoyed.

However, both of them were injured, so they could only crawl slowly towards the outside of the container.

"Click."

The sound of a handgun safety being switched off made their entire bodies tremble.

"Grandfather Ye, you... you promised, you promised to let us go, swearing falsely will bring down lightning!" The two turned their heads, crying out in unison.

Ye Huan looked "innocent" and replied, "I am letting you go, what’s the matter?"

They wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads and said sheepishly, "You’re letting us go, why... why did you unlock the safety of the handgun?"

"My little brother has never played with a gun, so I’m letting him have fun with it, is there a problem?" Ye Huan said with a sardonic smile, passing the gun to Bai Youling, who was beside him and visibly thrilled at becoming the Patriarch of the Bai Family.

Though Bai Youling wasn’t very intelligent, he understood Ye Huan’s intention at this moment.

"Yeah, I’d like to play with the gun, is there a problem?" Bai Youling chuckled lightly, slowly raising the gun.

"Youling, listen... listen to your uncle’s advice, guns... guns are not good things, you can’t... you can’t just play around with them!" Bai Tianming shouted with all his strength, his voice trembling.

But as soon as he shouted this out.

"Bang! Bang!"

The sound of two gunshots echoed through the night sky.

The bullets pierced through the foreheads of Bai Tianming and Zhao Ritian.

The two of them completely lost any signs of life, yet their eyes remained open.

Ye Huan had given them hope for fleeing overseas, yet then handed the gun to Bai Youling "to play with."

With those two shots, Bai Youling utterly shattered their ridiculous hopes.

Furthermore, he left them with utmost despair before their deaths.

Died with open eyes.

In their eyes, there was an intense expression of despair and fear, along with regret.

They became aware that the biggest mistake they committed in this lifetime was provoking this man named "Ye Huan"!