I’m the Farmgirl You Can’t Mess With
Chapter 901 - Chapter 901 Ransom

Chapter 901: Ransom Chapter 901: Ransom Editor: Atlas Studios Fan Zijin’s wallet had shrunk, so he naturally had to find other ways to make up for it.

Andre and the others looked down on the Great Qi people, and by doing so, they had already lost.

After accepting Andre’s two gems, Fan Zijin began to interrogate the pirates anyway.

More than 400 people were imprisoned separately and interrogated separately.

In just a day, he found three pirates who had killed Great Qi citizens.

They had all participated in the operation to go ashore and rob the Great Qi people.

That had been a few years ago, but pirates always liked to brag to each other how many people they had killed and how many places they had been to.

Therefore, even if they did not remember, someone would help them remember.

As there were too many of them, it was too easy for Fan Zijin to divide them from the inside.

After the three people who were interrogated confessed, Fan Zijin got someone to drag them to the beach the next day and get them executed.

It was both a deterrent to the pirates who had repeatedly violated the rules as well as a warning to Andre.

Andre’s expression changed when he received the news.

He jumped up and said, “Shameless!

After accepting my gems, he still went ahead and killed them!” The furious Andre wanted to demand an explanation from Fan Zijin, but his deputy, Paul, stopped him.

“Sir, have you forgotten their strength?

They’re not afraid of us.

I think this might be his warning to us.” After Andre calmed down, he was puzzled.

“The people of Great Qi like those gems very much and are willing to use a lot of silk to exchange for them.

I used two of such gems just to get information.

What else is he dissatisfied with?” “Sir, I’ve gone out to ask around these few days.

Their capital is in the prosperous Jiangnan, while Guangdong is called the barbaric land.” Andre’s eyes widened.

“SoaEUR|” “So he might scoff at what we thought was a precious gift.” Andre was silent.

He was a businessman.

Even though he had suffered a setback, he still wanted to persevere for the promised 300% profit.

Andre brought a lot of Western treasures to look for Fan Zijin.

Fan Zijin accepted all of them, but still, he continued to interrogate the pirates, killing two or three of them every day.

In the beginning, the commoners would specially run to the beach to shout and watch.

After three to four days, fewer people came, but there were still many people who indignantly threw stones at the pirates waiting to be executed.

Pedro finally couldn’t sit still anymore.

Not wanting all his men to be beheaded, he sneaked into Guangzhou again and urged Andre to speed up.

It would take half a year to get here from his motherland, and in this half a year, the crew might encounter all kinds of accidents and die.

As such, those who made it all the way here were very precious.

Andre was also a little haggard.

Although Fan Zijin accepted his money, he didn’t let those pirates go.

This was the first time he felt that the Great Qi people were very difficult to deal with.

After Pedro and Andre quarreled again, he left unhappily and was stopped the moment he stepped out of the door.

Pedro and his adjutant looked warily at the person who had suddenly appeared.

Fei Bai made an inviting gesture.

“Prince Rong and the Duke would like to meet you.” Pedro looked at the people surrounding them with an ugly expression.

He had no choice but to follow them to Fan Residence.

Andre, who was in the room, was shocked when he received the news.

He paced around the door and didn’t dare to open it.

To think they were being watched!

As Qi Haoran sat in the study and flipped through the bids, he clicked his tongue in wonder.

“They’re willing to spend so much money?

Can’t they hire as many pirates as they want with this amount of money?” “Like us Chinese, the Westerners probably don’t trust those who are of a different race.

Even though the Jin people have black hair and yellow skin like us, they’re not our allies, let alone the Westerners with blond hair and pale skin.

If they recruit people here, once the ratio is imbalanced, it’s equivalent to courting death.

Therefore, these 400 plus compatriots are very important to them.” Fan Zijin smiled and said, “Ultimately, it’s because their country is too far away.” Fan Zijin had never thought of doing this business deal with AndreaEUR”taking bribes in exchange for letting those pirates go.

Even if he had Qi Xiuyuan as his backer, he couldn’t let anyone have a chance to use this against him.

Therefore, if he wanted to let those pirates go, he would let them go openly.

If he wanted to accept the money, he would accept it openly.

After learning from Qi Haoran that the Westerner pirate leader had entered Guangzhou City, he had been wanting to talk to him directly.

Negotiating with Andre meant that Andre would earn a portion of the money that would otherwise go to his pocket.

Just because Fan Zijin was generous to Qi Haoran and Mu Yangling didn’t mean that he was also generous to others.

Besides, he still had a grudge against Andre, so he naturally wouldn’t let Andre earn this money.

Hence, now that Pedro happened to show up as he was almost done receiving the gifts, he decided he might as well meet him.

Pedro was escorted to the study to meet the two of them.

Their first encounter was not a pleasant one.

Fan Zijin thought of how pathetic a state he had been back then, and Pedro thought of his recent losses.

Most importantly, his life was now in the other party’s hands.

Because of the language barrier, Fan Zijin did not beat around the bush with the other party and asked directly, “You want to redeem your subordinates?” Pedro was stunned for a moment, then delighted.

Nodding, he said, “That’s right.

Are you willing to let me redeem them?” “How much are you offering?” Fan Zijin said calmly.

“I’m very dissatisfied with the price Andre offered.” Pedro was silent for a moment.

He didn’t know what Andre had offered Fan Zijin, but knowing Andre, he was pretty sure it wasn’t much.

Just as he was about to say a number, Fan Zijin suddenly stretched out his finger and shook it.

Smiling, he said, “Let me give you a piece of advice.

I’m very dissatisfied with Andre’s previous three offers.

You only have one chance to make an offer this time.

If I’m satisfied, we can continue talking.

If not, I’ll have to trouble you to accompany them in prison.

I’ll wait for the next person who’s willing to redeem you.

If not, I’ll exile you to the barbaric lands.” Pedro’s heart twisted when he saw that the beaming Fan Zijin did not seem to be joking.

He knew that some nobles liked to torture people and watch them suffer.

Clearly, this was one of them.

Not daring to take any chances this time, Pedro directly quoted his reservation price.

This was the highest price he was willing to pay.

Anything higher than this wouldn’t do, not even if he had to go to jail.

With a smile, Fan Zijin nodded in satisfaction.

“I can tell that you’re very sincere.

In return, we can have a discussion.” Fan Zijin took out a list and handed it to him.

Pedro took it and saw that there were 123 names written in their country’s language.

He looked at Fan Zijin in confusion and asked, “I want to redeem them together and not in batches.

Don’t worry, I can fork out this bit of money.” Fan Zijin waved his hand and said with a smile, “These people are not for you to redeem.

I’m telling you that other than these people, you can redeem anyone else.” Fan Zijin stopped smiling and said with a cold glint in his eyes, “These people have the blood of Great Qi citizens on their hands.

They need to pay with their blood!” Pedro opened his mouth to object, but just as he looked up, his gaze met Qi Haoran’s, who had been silent the entire time.

Under Qi Haoran’s frosty stare, Pedro felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, making it difficult for him to breathe.

When he finally broke free from this state, he realized that his back was cold and wet.

He looked at the two people sitting above him.

Qi Haoran was still sitting there with his eyes lowered, while Fan Zijin was leisurely drinking tea.

Pedro’s expression changed a few times.

He gripped the list in his hand tightly and nodded with difficulty.

“Alright.” A smile appeared on Fan Zijin’s face.

“Then, let’s talk about the ransom for you and your adjutant.” Fan Zijin smiled at the stunned Pedro and said, “Pedro, don’t forget that you and your adjutant are also our captives now.”