663. Getting My Hands on It

"Enough, Mr. John!"

Wu Ming spoke up. "I don't care how you got your hands on the Book of Endings or what deal you made with my subordinate. Do you still want to go through with the transaction?"

"My subordinate?"

John had only heard half of what he said. He glanced at Vixen, then back at Wu Ming, who looked like a short, thin middle-aged man to him. "He's your boss?"

"That's right!"

Diya said, "We brought the three hundred thousand Jin Yuan. Where's the book?"

"Let me see the cash first!"

John licked his lips, his eyes gleaming green.

"No problem!"

Wu Ming opened the case, showing John the stacks of Jin Yuan banknotes inside, then tossed him a bundle. "You can count it and check that it's genuine. Once you hand over the book, the deal is done."

"I hid it somewhere very safe."

A sly look flashed across John's face. "I've sacrificed too much for it. I'm raising the price. One million! One million Jin Yuan!"

"That's outrageous!"

Diya flushed with anger.

"Fine. Hand it over, and I'll pay the rest immediately!"

To their surprise, Wu Ming agreed without hesitation. "One last warning: greed is the original sin of mankind. Be careful it doesn't devour who you are!"

"He agreed to a million..."

John's breathing suddenly grew ragged. Then he changed his demand. "And this woman, too! Then we have a deal!"

"Heh! Diya, looks like he's taken quite a liking to you!"

Wu Ming could hardly believe it. "What an idiot! He probably doesn't even know your codename, does he? He actually thinks he can have you? Hahaha..."

He seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, nearly laughing himself to tears.

"Codename?"

A bewildered look crossed John's face.

"That's right. I have an