Chapter 203: A Gentleman Dies for the One Who Understands Him

Lin Jian was bewildered, unable to figure out where the problem lay.

Even if Daniel, with his diving ability, wasn’t a Superpower User, Emily’s hypnosis and Fenni’s Mind Reading definitely made them Superpower Users. Yet, why was he still unable to extract the energy from Emily and Fenni’s bodies?

Similarly, Daniel’s trio was also frustrated. They had witnessed Thomas and Laine’s immense strength with their own eyes, but the new boss didn’t seem to cast Magic on them. Of course, Lin Jian didn’t offer them any explanation, primarily because he didn’t understand what was going on himself.

"Boss, is there a problem somewhere?"

In Thomas’s office, only Lin Jian and Thomas were present. Sha Shun and Dachun were drinking downstairs, while Laine and the others were formulating and discussing their upcoming plans.

Lin Jian thought for a moment and said, "I didn’t feel that kind of Power of a Superpower in Daniel’s body.

"Of course, maybe there’s some other underlying issue, so it’s hard to judge.

"Moreover, I can’t extract the Superpowers from Emily and Fenni’s bodies. Since I can’t extract them, I have no way to grant them a higher level."

Thomas was shocked. He wondered how this could be. Did the boss’s Magic not work on them? Or did their bodies possess antibodies against Magic? As for Lin Jian’s miraculous abilities, Thomas and Laine firmly believed it was Magic—mystical Eastern Magic. However, since the process had failed, Thomas couldn’t say much.

"What’s the Ye Family’s next move?" Lin Jian asked curiously.

"Ye Yuanhang went back to their family’s ancestral home at dawn. After he returned, he agreed to our demands."

Lin Jian nodded. "Still, don’t let your guard down."

"Yes, Boss. However, once the Ye Family’s money is transferred in, it temporarily cannot be routed to your account!" Thomas said suddenly.

"Why?" Lin Jian asked, puzzled.

"Migu Country has very strict supervision over outbound funds. They conduct heavy reviews and audits. If they find any discrepancies, they freeze the funds immediately. Furthermore, if they discover it’s a Chinese account, they will freeze it without a second thought!"

"Uh..." Lin Jian frowned in confusion. "And why is that?"

"Well..." Thomas thought for a moment. "I suppose it’s a kind of hegemonic behavior by our country. When many corrupt officials or money launderers from Hua Country transfer their wealth to Migu Country, it almost always gets frozen first. Then they have to go through years of grueling litigation, and maybe, just maybe, they might win it back in the end!"

Lin Jian took a deep breath. He had heard an anecdote back home about major embezzlers who transferred massive sums of funds to Migu Country, only to end up living in absolute poverty there. Ten or twenty years later, upon being extradited back, they couldn’t recover a single cent because Migu Country had confiscated it all!

This was exactly how Migu Country pocketed the wealth of many people from Huaxia.

Furthermore, the people of Migu Country only cared about money. You want a green card? Fine, first deposit five hundred thousand US Dollars in our country’s banks. You had to lock your money in their country to get anywhere.

Therefore, if Ye Yuanhang truly paid one billion USD, Lin Jian might not be able to take that one billion USD away; it was highly likely to be frozen!

"So, what do you suggest we do?"

"If the boss trusts me, we can set up a new company. After a little maneuvering, we can go to Hua Country under the guise of foreign investment and inject capital into your company back in Hua Country.

"This way, you won’t even need to pay personal income tax on it."

"Alright, you handle the specifics. Of course I trust you!" Lin Jian pondered for a moment before adding, "Actually, there’s no need to inject the capital. Keep this money to serve as the startup capital for the new company."

Thomas suddenly bowed ninety degrees. "Thank you for your trust, Boss. I won’t let you down."

Lin Jian smiled and waved his hand. "It’s too early to say all this. What if the Ye Family doesn’t pay up?"

"Then there’s no need to worry either." Thomas shook his head. "We plan to carry out a massive purge of the San Francisco Underworld at the end of this month. I’m confident there will be a large influx of revenue then.

"Therefore, the new company must be established, and we need the boss to give it a name."

Lin Jian chuckled dumbly and waved his hand again. "I can’t even speak English. How can I come up with a name?

"So you have the final say over the company. You’re the largest shareholder. There’s no need to include my name; just run it however you see fit!"

"What?" Thomas was stunned.

The boss trusted him *that* much. This... this gave him the profound feeling that a gentleman would gladly die for his patron. Naturally, Thomas didn’t actually know the ancient proverb about a gentleman dying for his patron; to put it bluntly, he was just incredibly moved.

Right at that moment, Thomas’s phone rang.

Thomas took a look and hurriedly lowered his voice. "It’s Ye calling!"

Lin Jian nodded slightly.

Thomas immediately answered, adopting a condescending, rather frivolous tone. "Ye, is the money ready? That fast?"

"Almost. A portion will arrive tonight, but it will be handed to you in the form of a check. You’d better come and pick it up in person; the sum is simply too large."

"Haha, no problem. Where should I pick it up?"

"How about my shooting range in the suburbs? It’s much quieter there."

"Heh, Ye, I hope you aren’t playing any tricks. Because if you are, you will die a very ugly death."

"Of course not, of course not. We, the Ye Family, hope to continue cooperating with you. See you at the suburban shooting range at eight o’clock tonight!"

Ye Yuanhang hung up the phone.