"Of course. If I didn't need money, do you think I'd be here?" Boale said bluntly.
"Then I'm the one you're waiting for."
"How much can you give me?" Boale wanted to know how much money Chen Zhao could give him, not what he needed him to do.
As long as the price was right, he didn't mind taking the blame for this Asian.
"Enough for you to be a Hollywood star every day."
"I need the exact amount. I need a lot of money right now."
"Here's a check for two million dollars. You can cash it at the bank now."
Boale was taken aback. Two million USD?!
This wasn't what he'd expected.
After all, taking the blame for someone in Los Angeles cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Two million dollars?!
"You're not asking me to take the death penalty, are you?" Boale paled in fear.
"Are you willing to accept the death penalty?"
Boale's expression was conflicted. After a while, he finally looked up. "I'm willing."
Chen Zhao finally smiled. "Don't worry, it's not the death penalty."
Chen Zhao was also testing Boale.
He knew Boale's rough situation.
He knew that Boale had a seriously ill daughter.
He needed a lot of money.
For the sake of his sick daughter, he could bear the consequences of trading his life for another's.
This meant that he loved his daughter.
This was what Chen Zhao needed.
If Boale didn't have anything to worry about, Chen Zhao wouldn't dare to use him.
"Are you sure you want to give me a two-million commission?"
"It's not a commission. It's a deposit," Chen Zhao said calmly.
"Deposit?" Boale's eyes almost popped out. "Are you sure you're not messing with me?"
"The check is in your hand. You can cash it at the bank now."
"The bank is long closed now."
"Ha … I made an appointment with a bank. They'll delay the closing time for me."
Boale looked at the check in his hand. "What exactly do you need me to do?"
"My car's over there. I'll take you to the bank."
Boale thought for a moment and finally nodded.
He didn't have anything for Chen Zhao to covet.
The most valuable thing he had was the check in his hand.
Chen Zhao had personally delivered it to him.
Therefore, he did not need the other party to ask for anything from him.
Sitting in Chen Zhao's luxury car and feeling the soft cushion, Boale asked, "Can you tell me now?"
"In the next two days, someone will look for you and ask you to kidnap my family."
Bewildered, Boale stared at Chen Zhao in astonishment.
"And then?"
"Record everything he said to you. Then, my family will disappear for a few days, and on the third day after the incident, the police will break into your hiding place, arrest you, and rescue my family."
Boale's mind was still in a daze. "And then?"
"Then, you will expose that person. You will say that all of this was ordered by him. At the same time, you will take out all the evidence that you prepared beforehand."
"Do you have a grudge against that person?"
"Hehe … Since he found people to kidnap my family, of course, there's a grudge between them."
"But there should be a reason, right?"
"Being rich is the biggest sin." "Two million is just your down payment. After it's done, you'll get the rest."
"How much?"
"Eight million. You'll get ten million in total."
"Aren't you afraid that I'll bite you after taking the money?"
"If you work for me obediently, you can enjoy life after you get out, or you can live precariously with the ten million. You have to be careful that I'll find you at all times. You won't even dare to use the money. Think about what kind of life you want."
"How many years is kidnapping?"
"Under normal circumstances, five to ten years, but you did well by exposing the person. I'll also arrange for a lawyer to reduce your sentence. You only need to stay in for three years," Chen Zhao said. "Then, I'll arrange for you to perform well during your sentence. You probably won't be in there for more than two years."
After a long silence, Boale finally asked the question that concerned him the most.
"Will you silence me?"
"You don't know me, so you don't know," Chen Zhao said. "But you should trust Morgery's reputation, right?"
Boale couldn't help but look up at Chen Zhao. Morgery was the leader of the largest gang in LA.
In the past two years, he'd been like an emperor in LA's underground world.
However, he didn't just have an illustrious reputation.
Another reason was that he had a great reputation.
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He'd also said that even if the person he worked with came alone, he'd let them leave LA unharmed.
This wasn't an exception either. It was a creed that Morgery followed to the end.
In the past, Morgery had a line that sold some military weapons.
After the two parties reached an agreement, the change in the market caused the price of the weapons to skyrocket.
He still sold them at the agreed price.
So, basically everyone on the streets of LA trusted Morgery now.
As long as Morgery said it, he'd definitely fulfill his promise.
So, when Chen Zhao mentioned Morgery, Boale somewhat believed him.
"How are you going to give me the rest of the money?"
Chen Zhao chuckled. "If I only give you two million, will you take the job?"
Boale thought for a moment and nodded. "I will."
"So, I don't need to give you any more promises. Two million is enough for you to work for me. Even two hundred thousand is enough. Since I've made such a precious promise, it only shows my sincerity," Chen Zhao said calmly. "Of course, if you want to know the exact steps, I'll explain it to you. You just need to open a joint account for your daughter. After each step, I'll transfer two million dollars to the account until it's over. Unless you have a problem with a certain step, I'll stop the transfer." "That's right," Chen Zhao said.
Chen Zhao was also subtly reminding Boale that he knew about his precious daughter.
Even if Chen Zhao wouldn't really do anything to her.
It was still enough to intimidate him.
"Also, I need to remind you that if you change your statement halfway, you'll also be charged with perjury. It's not much lighter than your original crime. Plus, I won't let you walk out alive. So, from the moment you started this mission, you have to complete it. There's no turning back."
"I know." Boale knew.
After all, the biggest taboo in their line of work was being a fence-sitter.
A fence-sitter might end up in a situation where neither side liked him.
Chen Zhao's mission wasn't that hard to accept.
In fact, it was much easier than the mission that he had originally thought would be a one-way trip.
So, he didn't plan on betraying Chen Zhao.
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