Chapter 53

"Is that so."

Lin Yi smiled and pretended to look very serious.

"You can still leave now, I'll still pay you the money."

"Mainly because I'm already here, if I leave in a hurry, people will laugh at me." Lin Yi said,

"Besides, you, a woman, aren't afraid, so if I, a big man, were to be afraid, wouldn't that be even more embarrassing?"

"I have no choice; this is my job, but you are different, you don't need to get involved in this mess."

"It's already this late, let's not talk about these things anymore." Lin Yi said,

"I'm naturally brave, and I just want to see what real pirates look like."

"Alright, since you say so, I won't stop you."

Lin Yi nodded and didn't say anything else.

A few minutes later, two cars drove up from not far away.

Both cars were very old, looking even older than themselves.

When they reached the hotel entrance, the three cars stopped one after another.

Six people got out of the cars one by one, all dressed sloppily, some even bare-chested, completely out of place with the scenery in front of the hotel.

"The people are here, let's go."

Looking at the six people who got out of the cars, none of them were dressed normally.

Each one looked like a thug, wearing various old shirts, paired with jeans, shorts, and flip-flops, extremely out of place compared to their own group.

Even the leader was dressed like this, short in stature, with a toothpick in his mouth, picking his teeth.

However, the killing aura on these people was much stronger than that of small-time hooligans.

Such a demeanor is forged in blood.

But compared to Lin Yi, they were still at a very low level.

The more they kill, the more their aura becomes restrained.

Seeing the person who came forward, Gao Xiaoqiu extended his hand.

"Mr. Hassan."

The man leading the group glanced at Gao Xiaoqiu, shook his hand, and said with a smile,

"The terms have already been laid out, have you considered them yet?"

"This isn't the place to talk, let's go inside."

"Let's go."

Under Gao Xiaoqiu's lead, some people went to the presidential suite.

Clearly, the room wasn't booked on the spot; it had been prepared in advance. There were fruit platters and tea on the table, clearly meant to entertain these people.

The room was quite spacious, and even with a dozen people standing there, it didn't feel crowded.

After entering, Gao Xiaoqiu and Hassan sat face-to-face on the sofa.

At the same time, the interpreter they had brought sat on the other side of the sofa.

After sitting down, Gao Xiaoqiu poured a cup of tea for Hassan, but Hassan sat casually on the sofa and said,

"I'm not used to your drinks, let's get to the point, hand over the money, and we'll leave."

Faced with Hassan's rudeness, Gao Xiaoqiu didn't get angry but said politely,

"We have discussed this with the group, and the most we can offer is 1 million dollars. Please be lenient, Mr. Hassan."

"1 million dollars?"

Hassan suddenly changed his expression and said,

"Are you joking? We want 5 million dollars. Do you think 1 million is enough?"

"5 million dollars is too much. Our profit isn't that high, and we can't afford that much money." Gao Xiaoqiu said,

"So I think we should have a good talk, otherwise, it won't be good for either side."

"There's no need to talk. 5 million dollars, not a penny less." Hassan said firmly.

Gao Xiaoqiu's expression changed slightly, and his attitude became more serious.

"According to our understanding, you haven't taken this much money from other merchant ships passing through here."

"That's right, because you are from Yan Country." Hassan said arrogantly,

"If it were Europeans, we might only take 1 million, but since you are from Yan Country, we naturally have to charge more."

Slap—

Gao Xiaoqiu slapped the table, "Don't be too excessive!"

Faced with Gao Xiaoqiu's anger, Hassan remained unmoved.

"We are pirates, what's wrong with doing something excessive? If you don't agree, you can leave now, and no one will stop you."

"Are you bullying us because we can't find someone to escort us?"

"So what if we are?" Hassan shrugged,

"If you don't have 5 million dollars, you won't be able to leave here. Just wait for your cargo to rot on the ship. Oh, and the port will charge you for docking, the exact amount you'll have to calculate yourselves."

Hearing Hassan's words, Lin Yi nodded frequently.

He felt these pirates were quite smart, considering all the consequences.

Indeed, it was a good move.

"You'd better understand one thing." Gao Xiaoqiu said,

"Inviting you here today for negotiations isn't because we're afraid of you. We just want to maintain peace and avoid major conflicts. If you don't want to talk, we can hire enough bodyguards to leave here."

"Hire enough bodyguards? Ha ha..."

Hassan and his men laughed loudly, their eyes filled with ridicule.

Faced with such rudeness, Gao Xiaoqiu and his two companions looked even more displeased.

But they felt helpless.

The laughter lasted for over a minute, and Hassan had someone light a cigar for him.

"The people you've brought are useless to us. Don't underestimate us, lady."

After saying that, Hassan waved his hand, and a burly man walked over to one of the bodyguards.

Without warning, he landed a heavy punch in the other's abdomen.

The latter's expression immediately twisted, clutching his abdomen and falling to the ground in pain!

"What are you doing!"

Gao Xiaoqiu stood up agitatedly and shouted loudly!

"For no reason, just to give you a lesson. Otherwise, we can't talk about this matter."

As he spoke, the burly man targeted the second bodyguard, but the second person didn't choose to be a sitting duck and launched a counterattack.

But in front of the burly man, he didn't last three moves before falling to the ground.

"Attack!"

Sun Tianliang shouted, and the hired bodyguards rushed over.

On Hassan's side, four people also came out.

Cui Ye led Gao Xiaoqiu to the side, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

The two sides started fighting without any hesitation.

Lin Yi watched quietly from the side.

Although Gao Xiaoqiu's side had more people, they had no strategy, just relying on their strength and brute force.

In contrast, the people Hassan brought were much more professional.

Four against twenty, they handled it easily, solving the problem in a few minutes.

"Quick, don't just stand there."

Although they were strangers, Gao Xiaoqiu was still considerate and righteous.

In times of crisis, he didn't forget about Lin Yi and pulled him to his side.

This scene was seen by Sun Tianliang and Cui Ye.

They felt a strong sense of disgust.

Telling him to leave, he didn't, and staying here would only waste energy protecting him.