Chapter 361 Money Settles Everything
"Of course not. Someone framed me. The amnesia was just to separate the identity of a murderer from my current image. Otherwise, based on my previous actions, do you think the people who framed me could find any evidence against me?" Su Ming replied.
Long Haisheng lowered his head, took several deep breaths, and finally calmed down.
"Great, that's what I said."
"Silly boy! You believe whatever he says!" the old crew member next to him scolded angrily.
Long Haisheng looked at the old sailor, then at Su Ming, hesitant and confused, opening and closing his mouth several times, hesitating: "But...but he said he would find a wife for me, he's not a bad person."
Su Ming's expression was a little depressed. To be honest, he really wanted to complain about what Long Haisheng said. This kid's train of thought was too strange.
But the key issue is not here. The key issue is what these pirates are going to do next.
"You don't want to fight me, do you?" Su Ming asked.
It is extremely dangerous to start a war on this kind of transportation. If the airship is destroyed, everyone on board will die.
"We don't want to start a war. It would be best if you can come with us. Otherwise, we will have no choice but to fight." Sun Yihao said, "The hull of this airship is made of a special metal made from molten iron. It is not as fragile as you think. You should think more about whether you can win."
"Okay, can I ask you a question before we start? You guys want my bounty, right?"
"Of course, is there anything else besides this?"
"Then I think there is no need for us to start a fight. Instead, I want to do a business with you. As long as you can send me to the Molten Iron City safely, I will give you 60 million. How about it?" Su Mingcai said generously.
As soon as these words were spoken, the pirates around began to murmur, and Sun Yihao, Holander and others were also stunned.
"He said that sending him to the Molten Iron City would earn him 60 million, which is 10 million more than his bounty."
"Is this true? Where does he get so much money?"
"Could it be that someone offered such a large reward for him just because he is rich?"
A young girl behind Sun Shaotao frowned and asked in a delicate voice, "How do you prove that you can afford this money?"
"Online transfer. As long as you fly to a place with internet access, I will transfer the money to you directly. Of course, don't think I will pay the full amount at once. I can only pay a deposit first, and then pay the full amount after I arrive at my destination."
Sun Yihao touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
In his imagination, if Su Ming could really afford the money, then this business would be very profitable. Even though they, the sky pirates, flew around every day to rob passing cargo ships, if you carefully calculated the expenses, you would find that they did not make much money. There were hundreds of people to feed on the Tomato ship. Even if they encountered a smuggling airship like the Holland one day, the money shared by all of them would only be a few tens of thousands of yuan in a month.
60 million in one go is indeed a huge sum of money.
Moreover, he actually didn't want to fight with Su Ming. The other party's ability rating was also S-level. Regardless of who would win or lose if a real fight broke out, it was an absolute fact that the Tomato was seriously damaged.
"Dad, I think it's okay. What do you think?" Sun Yihao turned his head and looked at his father.
"Since you think it's okay, then I have no objection. If he can really come up with the money, I don't mind going to the Iron City." Sun Shaotao said.
"Since both of us have no objection, then don't stand here. Arrange a place for me to sleep, and then we'll set off." Su Ming gave the order casually, looking like an employer.
Su Ming's arrogant attitude made many pirates feel uncomfortable, but for the sake of money, everyone kept silent. After all, money is hard to make, and ten million... what does ten million mean? Most people on the ship may work hard for ten years to get ten million. Everyone put their heads on the belt and worked for several years just to get a few million to get off the ship.
And now, Su Ming asked for 60 million right away. With the boss's personality, although they couldn't eat the meat, it was always no problem for them to drink some broth. Basically, every time the goods were distributed, the boss would take 20% and the remaining 80% would be divided equally among everyone, and this time would be no exception.
After this trip to the Iron Smelting City, you will have hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Holander, who was standing behind Su Ming, hesitated for a moment, raised his hand and said, “Since it’s none of our business, can we?”
"You can go now."
"That thing?"
"Huh? You still want the goods?" Sun Shaotao narrowed his eyes and stared at Holander, a sense of oppression emanating from him.
Su Ming glanced at the crew of the Holland and said, "You guys stay on the ship for now. I'll consider your cargo as my purchase. This is my labor fee for hiring you to accompany me to the Iron Smelting Plant."
With Su Ming's promise, all the crew members of the Holland were beaming with joy, and their previous hostility towards Su Ming immediately receded a lot.
"This trip was not in vain! My son's tuition for next year is now paid for."
"After this, I can relax a little bit."
Everyone was whispering to each other, all in a good mood.
Su Ming looked at everyone who were suppressing their inner ecstasy, and felt deeply moved.
Human beings are truly magical animals. A slight change in interests can alter a person's rational impression and judgment of another person. The root of all this is money. As long as you have enough wealth, you can let vicious pirates escort you, making the battle that should have happened lose its motivation to happen.
Money is such a good thing.
No, that shouldn't be said. Money is not a good thing. Xia Xiaoyu is.
"Take them to a temporary place to stay. Xiaohao, arrange a place for this kid to sleep." Sun Shaotao gave the order concisely. He hugged the woman beside him and took a last look at the looted goods. He added, "If what this kid said just now is true, then you can handle this cargo as you please."
The pirates cheered, and Sun Shaotao walked into the cabin with a big laugh, surrounded by the crowd. Sun Yihao walked up to Su Ming and said, "Follow me."
Su Ming nodded with a smile, and followed Sun Yihao into the cabin. It seemed that there would be no more ups and downs on this journey. After all, the most unsafe factors had completely surrendered under the power of money.
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Two days later, in order to allow Su Ming to successfully log on to the Internet and transfer money online, the Tomato ventured close to the regular route and entered the range of the signal buoy. This was the first time that Su Ming saw with his own eyes what the signal buoy that the crew members talked about looked like.
It was a huge diamond-shaped sign floating in the sky. From a distance, it was obvious that it was much larger than an ordinary airship. Around it, Su Ming found that his mobile phone could connect to the Internet.
"We can only stay here for thirty minutes. In thirty minutes, an airship from the Land Alliance will pass through this airspace." Sun Yihao said while glancing at Su Ming. The meaning of his words was very clear. He wanted Su Ming to make money quickly and not delay .
"Don't worry, I'll pay the deposit soon. Also, stay here for a while. I need to contact some people." Su Ming said.
"Pay first." said Sun Yihao.
Su Ming didn't say much and directly transferred a deposit of 5 million to the captain. A few minutes later, someone ran to his room and told Sun Yihao that the money had been received.
"How long will you stay?" Sun Yihao turned his head and looked at Su Ming.
"Don't worry, it won't take long, fifteen minutes at most." Su Ming comforted.
"I'll wait for you here, is that ok?" Sun Yihao asked again.
Su Ming looked at him in surprise, and understood why he felt that Sun Yihao's temperament was different from other pirates around him when he first met him. From the question just now, it can be seen that Sun Yihao still pays more attention to the privacy of others. His style of doing things is not like that of a brutal and rude pirate, but more like a businessman.
"No problem, just wait if you want." Anyway, the person Su Ming wanted to contact was Xia Xiaoyu, and anything he communicated with Xia Xiaoyu would not be known to ordinary people, so there was no need to be shy.
Su Ming took out the second-hand mobile phone that he bought from the pirates at a high price and called Xia Xiaoyu. The main purpose of this contact was to ask for money and to ask about Flora's situation.
It worked in a few seconds.
"Have you been to that iron-smelting city?" Xia Xiaoyu asked directly.
"Not yet. There is a section in the middle of my route where I can surf the Internet and make phone calls. I am talking to you here now. I only have fifteen minutes to talk to you. How is the situation over there?" Su Ming asked.
"Flora was captured, but I rescued her. I also encountered some accidents." Xia Xiaoyu said, "I met someone and my previous memories were restored..."
Because there was only fifteen minutes, Xia Xiaoyu deliberately compressed the amount of information, only talking about the causes and consequences of everything, compressing all the important intelligence together, and stuffing it into Su Ming's head through the phone. If Su Ming's brain could be simulated, his brain would be like clear water with a large amount of viscous solvent, completely turning into a paste that could not be stirred.
The relationship between a woman called Zao Lujun, Xia Xiaoyu and those members of the Mysterious Eye where they cannot harm each other. Although these two are the most critical pieces of information, there are countless situations extending from these two pieces of information. Not to mention what the Zao Lujun will do next, the fact that Xia Xiaoyu and the members of the Mysterious Eye cannot harm each other is extremely difficult to deal with.
During that escape incident, Xia Xiaoyu made quite a stir. After those unusual phenomena were reported, the Mysterious Eye would definitely guess that there was someone like Xia Xiaoyu on Dongyang Island, and would definitely dispatch a large number of members to deal with the matter.
Before, Xia Xiaoyu could use her ability to hurt others while they could not hurt her to wipe out all the people who came to capture Flora. But now that Xia Xiaoyu's memory has been restored, her own behavior is also bound by the mysterious contract. She can no longer cause harm to the members of the Mysterious Eye, and can no longer protect Flora.
In the current situation, the only solution Su Ming can think of is to seek external help.
