Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 632 - 656 Crisis

Chapter 632: Chapter 656 Crisis

Many people below were instantly excited, initially thinking they’d have to bankrupt themselves to save their lives. They didn’t expect these robbers to be so humane and to demand money proportionally. Those with ten million only had to give up one million. Although it pained them, it was entirely bearable.

However, some of the super-wealthy couldn’t share in the joy at this time. They had hundreds of millions, even tens of billions in assets. To ask them to give up ten percent meant they had to fork out tens of millions, even hundreds of millions to save their lives.

Regardless, the demands made by the robbers didn’t seem particularly high; they were still somewhat acceptable to everyone present. Thus, both ordinary people and the super-wealthy didn’t react much.

Cole Hovde was quite satisfied with everyone’s reaction and then said, "Good, I see nobody has any objections now, so we can get down to business. I have a computer here; please transfer money in order, starting with those in the front rows."

A robber immediately pointed a gun at several people on the left, gesturing to them. They stood up shakily but did not dare to resist under the threat of the gun and sluggishly made their way to the computer.

Among these people were Sunx Dongran’s father, Sunx Nenghui, and Sunx Dongran himself. Because their family was wealthy, they were seated at the very front, but now it was their turn first, which made them all bitterly complain.

"This... I don’t have that much liquid assets in my company... What do I do?" The first wealthy individual asked, trembling with fear.

"Mr. Zheng, your company has assets of more than two billion. It indeed might be difficult to mobilize two hundred million instantly, but I think fifty million shouldn’t be a problem, right?" Cole Hovde squinted and asked.

Upon hearing this, the wealthy Mr. Zheng knew they had a clear grasp of his financial situation. With a pained expression, he said, "That should be about right."

"Then let it be fifty million," Cole Hovde replied swiftly.

Hearing this, everyone understood they could negotiate, and they felt somewhat relieved. Those who had harbored thoughts of resistance now dropped any such ideas.

This was a weakness of human nature. When people felt they were asked to give up something unacceptable, they would resist. But when the demand was within their means, they no longer thought about resisting. Moreover, now that they could pay even less, they felt as if they were getting a bargain and were more cooperative.

Although it felt like some people would be giving less money, considering there were over six thousand tourists on the cruise ship, with no less than a hundred individuals having assets over a billion and a couple of thousand with tens of millions, plus others with smaller but significant wealth, the collective funds would definitely exceed ten billion if everyone complied with the robbers’ demands.

For robbers, plundering ten billion in one heist was undoubtedly a huge profit.

Perched high above the great hall, hidden behind the lights, Li Yifei clung to the ceiling like a gecko. The moment the lights had gone out, he realized something had happened. Without a clear understanding of the situation, he immediately flipped out of his seat and climbed the curtains to gain the upper hand from the cover of darkness.

Seeing the current scenario, Li Yifei knew that Xu Yingying and the others wouldn’t be in any immediate danger as they were sitting at the very back of a crowd of over a thousand. Even if it were their turn, it would take a long time.

Li Yifei’s main concern now was the situation outside with his daughter. Su Yiyi and Chu Xiaoyao were young and had never encountered such events. Managing a crisis was beyond them, and it would be troublesome if something went wrong there, so Li Yifei’s primary objective was to get them to a safe place first.

The people below were behaving well. The individuals in front were dutifully handling the computer transactions, including Sunx Dongran and his father, who were forced to pay fifty million as well. Their expressions were genuinely pitiable.

Since the hostages were cooperative, the robbers’ vigilance had decreased significantly, and Li Yifei seized this opportunity to glide along the ceiling to an open window and slipped out quietly.

Even though Cole Hovde claimed they had one hundred and twenty people, even if true, it was hardly sufficient for such a vast cruise ship. Controlling the entire ship was impossible; they would only manage critical areas, leaving the less significant parts unchecked.

The few robbers around the hall were dressed in security uniforms, giving the appearance of regular security personnel. Any passing guest wouldn’t realize that the hall was already under the control of the robbers.

Li Yifei evaded these robbers and stealthily made his way to the upper levels, soon finding his daughter, Chu Xiaoyao, and Su Yiyi at the children’s entertainment area.

"Uncle, why are you here?" Chu Xiaoyao was the first to see Li Yifei and ran over excitedly. Without Xu Yingying present, she immediately and affectionately clung to Li Yifei’s arm.

Li Yifei smiled and said, "It wasn’t fun over there, so I came to find you guys. Come on, let’s go, I’ll take you to a fun place."

Chu Xiaoyao immediately said excitedly, "Sure, Yiyi, Little Yifei, let’s go play somewhere else."

Su Yiyi came over with Little Yifei in tow, who was drenched in sweat and flung herself onto Li Yifei’s body. Li Yifei lifted Little Yifei into his arms and said to Su Yiyi, "Yiyi, let’s go."

They quickly arrived at their room. Su Yiyi and Chu Xiaoyao were somewhat puzzled. Why had Li Yifei brought them back to their room at this time? Could it be that he wanted to be intimate with them? But Little Yifei was there too.

"Uncle, you’re so naughty. Okay, I’ll take Little Yifei to play," Chu Xiaoyao playfully hit Li Yifei, but she was very excited. She was eager to be intimate with Li Yifei.

Li Yifei grabbed hold of her and they all entered their room. Then he said, "There are a lot of pirates on this cruise ship. Stay in your room and don’t go out."

Chu Xiaoyao and Su Yiyi both looked at Li Yifei with confusion, while Little Yifei immediately wriggled in his arms and said, "Daddy, I don’t want to! Yifei wants to go out and play."

Li Yifei spoke gently, "My good daughter, there are bad guys with guns outside. Daddy has to go out and fight the bad guys. If you go out, Daddy will have to take care of you, and then he can’t fight the bad guys."

Little Yifei asked with her head tilted, "Daddy is going to catch bad guys, does that mean Daddy is a big hero?"

Li Yifei smiled and said, "Yes, my good daughter is the hero’s daughter. So you should behave well, right?"

"Okay, Yifei will be very good!" Little Yifei immediately puffed out her chest.

At this moment, Su Yiyi said anxiously, "Brother Li, is this... true?"

"Hmm!" Li Yifei nodded firmly, then kissed both Su Yiyi and Chu Xiaoyao on the face and said, "You must not go out. There are a lot of pirates this time, and they are still on the ship. It’s really dangerous. If you stay in the room and don’t go out, you should be relatively safe. But if you run around outside, it would be too dangerous. Remember, you must not go out."

It was only then that Su Yiyi and Chu Xiaoyao realized the severity of the situation. Both nervous and excited, Chu Xiaoyao said, "Uncle, are you trying to be a lone hero?"

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "I just went up to take a look. There are still some security guards. They probably don’t know that the ship has been hijacked, so I need to get in touch with the security here."

Suddenly, Su Yiyi hugged Li Yifei, her eyes red as she said, "Brother Li, you have to be careful."

Li Yifei smiled slightly and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. I’ve been in even more dangerous situations before."

After hugging Chu Xiaoyao, Li Yifei then turned and left. He didn’t recklessly contact the security guards, because with so many guns appearing on the cruise and the pirates’ movements being so unimpeded, there was likely some form of inside assistance on the ship. Moreover, it was not possible to distinguish between real security guards and pirates by appearance, and recklessly informing them might only make the situation more complicated.

With a slight press on his watch, a small keyboard appeared, and Li Yifei’s fingers quickly tapped on it. Soon after, a soft beeping sound emanated from the watch.

After pressing it a few more times, Li Yifei restored the watch to its original state. He was contacting Zheng Mingrui. Today, the two old comrades were going to cooperate closely on this ship.

Li Xinyue and Song Lianyao were also on the cruise today. Although they had hoped to encounter Li Yifei, they hadn’t seen him yet. With more than six thousand people on the ship, it wasn’t possible to meet everyone, and they were also constantly surrounded by people, making it inconvenient for them to search for Li Yifei in every location.

But at this moment, the two of them were pale, huddled in the corner of the power room, trembling all over, yet not daring to breathe a word.

They had inadvertently arrived near here and, without knowing why, the security guards had vanished, so they hadn’t encountered anyone to ask for directions and ended up lost in the vicinity of the power room. Just when they got there, they happened upon an alarming scene: two criminals were actually killing a security guard before moving the body into an adjacent room.

The two were so scared that they screamed, and the two criminals immediately chased after them. They ran frantically without direction, taking wrong turns and ending up in this room, hoping to escape their pursuers.

But as the door locked, their hearts shot up to their throats, and they clung tightly to each other. If their pursuers checked behind that electrical box, they would be completely exposed, and there would no longer be any place to hide.

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