"What are you doing?! Do you know who I am? I'm Oza Zama! There'll be no good ending for anyone who crosses me!"
When Zama groggily came to, he found himself tied up and seated on a reef. In the pitch-black darkness, a group of figures lurked in the shadows beside him, their faces and any lights impossible to make out.
As one of the top figures in the Go world, with his own commanding presence condensed through the game, Zama might have been an ordinary man with no fighting ability whatsoever, but his courage and bearing were undeniable.
An imposing aura of authority filled the scene. It was as though he, the one tied up, was not the victim at all, and anyone who offended him would suffer the consequences!
"You people are after money, nothing more. But how much money can professional Go players really have? Don't let our glamorous appearances blind you."
Oza Zama remained remarkably composed. He first berated them, making them understand that he was not someone to be trifled with, then immediately offered them a way out as he continued slowly.
"Still, I do have a few hundred million in assets. I can't let you gentlemen go through all this trouble for nothing. If you release me now, I can leave you a bearer check right away, or you can send someone home with me to collect it."
They had already reached the shore. He could hear the waves crashing against the rocks and smell the sea in the air. Naturally, Zama was not foolish enough to keep stubbornly resisting.
His priority was to protect himself first. As for who had targeted him, he could investigate it slowly afterward and find them all!
Those who owed him would pay him back eventually!
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