"It's here." Xu Yun unplugged the USB flash drive that contained all the documents on the list. He stood up from behind the pile of books on the table and said, "As mercenaries, your observation skills are too ordinary. I don't think it's a big team, right?"
Xu Yun said with some contempt, and his words were indeed correct.
Their observational skills were really too weak! There was a pile of books on the table in the study, and they didn't even think about what might be behind the pile of books!
They were all confused by the study. It was indeed normal to see books in the study.
When Ritchie saw the corner of the computer behind the pile of books, he knew in his heart what this person was doing behind it. But it was already too late to stop it.
If the other party hadn't solved the problem, he wouldn't have taken the initiative to admit his location. In any case, if he hadn't been discovered, he wouldn't act rashly. The only possibility was that he had nothing to worry about.
Although Ritchie had been in Columbus all this time, he didn't know what happened in New York. When Natasha contacted him and asked him to arrange the troops, she didn't tell him the specific incident and the specific situation. He didn't know that the other party was here for the list.
But now that the other party was in the study, their purpose must be the secret of the computer in the study.
Although Ritchie wasn't a person who particularly liked to use his brain, he could understand such an obvious thing. The scope was too narrow. These were two Hua Xia people. If they weren't here for the guy who transferred a large amount of stolen money, who else could they be here for?
Although he had heard some reports about Hua Xia in foreign countries, he had naturally heard about Hua Xia's earth-shattering anti-corruption work.
Ritchie had never involved his boss in money laundering because he wasn't very smart. These things were handled by Natasha and Courtney for his boss.
But Ritchie knew that 80% of the Hua Xia people on this list were people who were corrupt, and some of them were quite high-ranking.
They could reach the level of the Minister of the Interior, the Secretary of State, the President of the Senate, and even the Vice President.
These people had a lot of connections behind them. The higher the rank of the person, the more connections their children had. Most of these people's children were also on the list.
Other than that, there were also the "white gloves" of these people, which were the "economic managers" of these people. They were all profiteers or even officials in large state-owned enterprises. They used the power behind them, no, there was a new term these years, called political resources. They would then rob, exploit loopholes, and use underhanded means to amass wealth wantonly!
A large amount of money that came from illegal sources was transferred through Baldwin.
This list was very important. Although Ritchie wasn't involved in this business, he could clearly sense that if this list was taken away, it would be no different from cutting off one of his boss's arms, or even more!
"Give me the things you want to take away, and we might still have a chance to negotiate." Ritchie looked at Xu Yun and said word by word, "Otherwise, we won't even have the chance to negotiate."
"Don't try to fool me. We dared to come to Columbus today because we know that there is absolutely no possibility of negotiation here," Xu Yun said. "If you think there is still a possibility, then you have a problem here."
After that, Xu Yun pointed at his head.
Ritchie wouldn't be affected by any of the other party's actions. This was the professional quality of a professional mercenary. "You have Natasha in your hands, so there is a possibility of negotiation with us."
Natasha was stunned for a moment. It seemed that Ritchie didn't listen to what she just said.
"Yes, that's true," Xu Yun said. "After all, we still have 'Su Daji' in our hands. Then, what are you? Huang Feihu? No … No, Huang Feihu was forced to leave. Then, I really can't think of who you are. But there is one thing that I can't be sure now. Mr. Baldwin is that stupid and incompetent King Zhou. "
Ritchie was stunned, and so was Natasha.
Xu Yun's words revealed the truth.
Ritchie realized that his years of worry seemed to be meaningless. Although the boss was a little too infatuated with Natasha, he had to admit that the boss was definitely not a stupid and incompetent person. If he was stupid and incompetent, the group wouldn't have developed so much over the years.
If Baldwin didn't have a certain level of ability and couldn't hand over the drug business to the five drug lords as soon as possible, and if he focused on "economic crimes," the five drug lords wouldn't have any prospects for development. They might have turned on him a long time ago.
This showed that Baldwin was capable. He not only controlled the five drug lords, but he could also give them room to develop to satisfy their selfish desires. He could also do other things and make easier money.
As long as this transition continued for ten years, Baldwin would be able to get rid of the burden of Columbus and become a real economic tycoon in New York.
The American Empire's tolerance for drug crimes wouldn't last forever. What if there was a president who was ruthless? If he was still stuck with drugs, he would become a ghost under the knife.
All of Baldwin's plans were quite grand, so he definitely wasn't a stupid and incompetent person.
He wasn't King Zhou!
Natasha was shocked by Xu Yun's words because she realized that Baldwin wasn't King Zhou. Then, what was she, the "Su Daji" that everyone talked about, in the eyes of an emperor who wasn't King Zhou?
Was she just a tool to be used? That's right … Even if she was a tool to be used, if she was used for too long, she would develop some feelings.
As long as she became Baldwin's favorite tool, Natasha was willing, because Baldwin would protect his beloved tool at all times.
But then again, a tool was a tool after all, and could only be a tool forever. Under normal circumstances, Baldwin would indeed ensure that his beloved tool wouldn't be destroyed.
However, when his own life was in danger, would he still have the heart to protect his own tool?
This was something that Natasha didn't dare to think about.
In this case, no one would think about protecting their tool. They were the most important! Their own life was the number one goal. Their own interests were the problems that had to be solved. What was a tool?
A tool was something that could always be replaced. As long as she was just a tool, there was a possibility that she would be abandoned by Baldwin.
Natasha seemed to be very sure that Baldwin wasn't a stupid and incompetent King Zhou who was only greedy for love. He wasn't that stupid. He knew very well that sometimes, he could even be very cold-blooded.
Courtney was also one of his most trusted subordinates. However, after Courtney's death, Baldwin was only sad for a moment. Now, he had already forgotten about this sadness.
Even if Baldwin wanted to capture these two people now, he definitely wasn't capturing them to avenge Courtney.
If he was capturing them to avenge Courtney, Ricky would have already opened fire and attacked them. Ricky's attitude was very clear. They wanted to capture them alive.
Baldwin wanted to capture them alive so that he could regain enough dignity for himself. He wanted to regain the prestige that he had lost. This was Baldwin's style.
Baldwin was trying to clear his name.
When she thought about it that way, Natasha felt a sense of fear. Perhaps Baldwin would feel sad and sad about giving up on her life. However, it would not make him unwilling to give up on her life.
"I know very well that the possibility of negotiation is very slim. However, I don't want to give up on that slim hope. I want to escape unscathed. I don't want to cause trouble for myself," said Xu Yun. "That is why I am willing to negotiate with you."
Lin Ge took a deep breath. The possibility of negotiation was too slim. He knew that Xu Yun was gambling on a better chance of escaping.
After all, it would be very difficult for them to escape if they didn't make contact with Baldwin. They did not know their surroundings. They also did not know how many mercenaries had surrounded them. There were also snipers who were hiding outside. They must have moved to a new sniping position.
All these signs pointed to their current predicament. Or rather, it would be more accurate to say that it was a desperate situation.
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