Ransom

"Old Xing."

Bald Yu Bai waved his hand. "Let me introduce you, this is Mister Red Ghost."

"From now on, Mister Red Ghost will replace Liu... replace that Liu fellow, and become our leader."

The middle-aged man with disheveled hair and a stubble beard glanced at Luo Yan a few times, then raised his hand and shook the wine jug in his hand. "This is wine I brewed myself. You killed Liu Xiao, so I'll treat you to a drink."

He tossed the wine jug to Luo Yan Luo Yan, who opened ' Unbounded Blazing Eyes ' and saw the alcohol concentration was 55%. He then tossed it back expressionlessly.

"I'm not used to drinking during the day."

Xing Chengang wasn't annoyed. He took the wine jug, opened it, took a few sips, exhaled a breath of alcohol, and said, "I don't easily invite people to drink. You don't know what's good for you."

Yu Bai's face darkened. "Old Chen, how can you talk like that?"

Luo Yan shook his head, indicating that he didn't mind.

Xing Chengang continued, "I can work for you, but I have three conditions."

Give Xiao Qi back to me.

"I want my own studio."

"I will work no more than 8 hours a day, and I absolutely will not work overtime!"

The middle-aged man made three demands in one breath, then looked at Luo Yan in silence.

Luo Yan looked at the bald man beside him. "Who is Xiao Qi?"

Yu Bai coughed lightly. "Old Xing's daughter isn't actually related to him by blood; she's his adopted daughter."

"Old Xing cherishes her dearly."

Luo Yan asked calmly, "Where is that person now?"

"In the small building belonging to the man surnamed Liu, Liu keeps Xiao Qi by his side as a maid to control Lao Xing. Otherwise, Lao Xing would have rebelled long ago," Yu Bai said succinctly.

Without hesitation, Luo Yan said, "Release them."

Yu Bai lowered his voice. "Captain Red Ghost, you need to think this through."

"Without Xiao Qi by his side, Lao Xing would run away in a heartbeat."

Luo Yan said in a deep voice, "It's alright, I'm not like Liu Xiao."

"I'm not afraid to give him back."

"But if he delays my business, I will also repay him in kind."

Looking into those pure, crimson eyes behind the mask, Xing Chengang felt a chill run down his spine.

Based on his experience, the person in front of him called 'Red Demon' was the kind of person who was straightforward and direct.

Just like he said, the Red Demon isn't afraid of returning the person to him.

But what if she runs away with her adopted daughter, or interferes with his plans?

He doesn't waste words.

He will find himself, and then kill himself and his daughter.

Luo Yan continued, "I can also grant your other two requests."

"I have only one request."

"Complete every order I give without fail."

Xing Chengang nodded.

Luo Yan gestured to the Mech Master Liu Jun and said, "Take him to see 'Butcher' and the other mechas, and try to finish repairing them as soon as possible."

He then looked at Yu Bai: "Prepare the 'Green Snake'; Yu Qiushui's men will hand it over and transport it away tomorrow."

That was the 'reward' for Team 1.

After seeing the parameters of the two mechs, 'Butcher' and 'Green Snake', Luo Yan decisively handed over 'Green Snake'.

Compared to 'Green Snake', 'Butcher's' parameters seem to be more suitable for Luo Yan.

The 'Butcher' is a heavy-armored mech that emphasizes strength and defense. Its material armor and Super Core Matrix are designed and configured with the goal of high attack and high defense.

In this respect, Luo Yan was quite pleased. Compared to the nimble 'Green Snake', Luo Yan preferred the 'Butcher' type of machine.

Yu Bai nodded, then said in a deep voice, "Captain, what do you plan to do with Chen Ling? Should we...?"

He made a throat-slitting motion.

Luo Yan shook his head.

We've just defeated Liu Xiao, and it will take some time to digest the resources of Team 3.

At this point in time, even killing Chen Ling and merging the Team 4 might not be the best option.

Luo Yan has limited energy.

He cannot devote all his energy to the 'Black Witch' organization, which means that merging Team 3 and Team 4 in a short period of time will cause many problems.

Moreover, doing so would make other division teams feel threatened, especially Yu Qiushui from Team 1.

What would Yu Qiushui think if she saw her power expanding too rapidly?

They might unite with other captains to try and split up their forces, or even eliminate Team 7.

Of course, since Chen Ling chose to support Liu Xiao after issuing a warning, he couldn't just let him go back like that.

Immediately, Luo Yan stood up, put away the ' Huanlong ', and said, "Let's go see Captain Chen."

We arrived at Liu Xiao's residence.

Luo Yan met Chen Ling in the study.

Chen Ling was not yet thirty, with a fair complexion, no beard, and a full forehead; he was quite a handsome man.

Right now, he looked embarrassed and was restless.

After Xiao Teng, the captain of Team 4, was killed in the battle at the Wild Horse Base, Chen Ling took over as Xiao Teng. However, Team 4 was severely weakened after the battle at the Wild Horse Base.

Team 2 and Team 5 were also eyeing the competition, so when Chen Ling received Liu Xiao's invitation, he accepted Team 3's invitation almost without hesitation to come and help at the ' Silver Bay Base '. In Chen Ling's view, this was a deal that he could never lose.

But he never expected that Liu Xiao would be killed on his own turf!

Even now, Chen Ling still feels a sense of unreality.

The door opened.

Chen Ling immediately looked up and saw a figure wearing a Carved Wooden Mask walk in.

Red ghost!

Chen Ling immediately tensed up.

A series of thoughts flashed through my mind.

'Red Ghost!'

'He still came!'

'What is he going to do with me?'

'I'm also at the Intermediate level, and he's not in the mech right now. Otherwise, should I take him down?'

'No, kill him, and I can take over Team 3 and Team 7!'

'Kill him!'

Behind the mask, Luo Yan looked at Chen Ling's inner thoughts, especially the last two.

But after a moment, Chen Ling didn't dare to make a move.

Luo Yan wasn't in a hurry, so the two of them just stared at each other in silence.

Time ticked by, and Chen Ling was drenched in sweat. Finally, he heard Luo Yan say, "Aren't you going to make a move?"

Chen Ling shuddered, then gave a bitter laugh and slumped down.

He knew he had lost.

Chen Ling hesitated for so long about whether to make a move, while the other party was waiting for him to take action.

In other words, even if he were to take action, the Red Demon was absolutely certain of killing him!

This discovery completely extinguished Chen Ling's fighting spirit.

After glancing at Chen Ling's thoughts, Luo Yan said calmly, "You shouldn't be involved in this."

"Liu Xiao is secretly colluding with the Southern Border organization 'Yellow Springs,' using outsiders to fight amongst themselves, and has already been regarded as a traitor."

"Of course you didn't know, so I don't blame you."

"The organization won't consider you a traitor."

"But it's a fact that you support Liu Xiao and are targeting our Team 7, so we can't just let you go back like this."

Chen Ling was drenched in sweat, and in his heart he had cursed Liu Xiao a thousand times.

Just as Luo Yan said, if he had known the inside story was so complicated, he would never have participated, even if you beat him to death.

He smiled wryly and said, "Captain Red Ghost, what do you think should be done about this?"

"Ransom."

Luo Yan said, "Pay a ransom of fifty million, and you can go back."

"If we don't have enough money, we can use mechs, or even weapons."