A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 144 1 False Alarm

He struggled to suppress his anger, forcing himself to calm down, and said coldly, "Charlie, you've really gone to such lengths. I really overestimated you. If you dare to lay a finger on Julian, I will make sure you leave HX alive."

Charlie said respectfully, "That's right, that's right, Mr. Su, don't worry. Charlie is a magician after all and would never stoop to such despicable means. It's just that my men were blind and mistakenly kidnapped Mr. Su's beloved. Charlie only found out afterward."

Upon hearing this, Su Haijun snorted coldly. He could easily tell that Charlie was defending him. Seeing Charlie's ugly face, Su Haijun's heart was in turmoil. However, his beloved was in his hands, and he could not afford to act recklessly. After a cold snort, he said, "I can cooperate with you, but I want 50% of the profits from all your business in HX."

"Boss Su has quite the appetite!"

An unfamiliar voice rang out from outside the door, and then a man in his fifties entered uninvited; his voice preceded his arrival. The man wore a cloak and a bamboo hat, his arms crossed over his chest, with a long sword tucked between his hands. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be of East Asian descent, clearly a bounty hunter.

The moment Su Haijun saw this man, he was slightly surprised and thought, "A bounty hunter?"

He frowned and said coldly, "And who are you?"

The man smiled and said, "Boss Su, who I am is not important. What is important is that your girlfriend is in my hands."

Upon hearing this, Su Haijun's eyebrows shot up sharply, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. It was clear the man before him was a bounty hunter; anyone appearing with Charlie must be someone of considerable importance. But he couldn't fathom who this bounty hunter was. He chuckled, then stood up, his fiery eyes meeting the bounty hunter's gaze. In an instant, a tangible wave of energy rippled between their gazes, and both men trembled simultaneously. They had begun a silent battle of wits, seemingly evenly matched once more.

Su Haijun was shocked. "Who is this person? Judging from his attire, he seems to be a high-level bounty hunter, and he is also a magician. Moreover, his magic seems to be no less than Charlie's. So who is he?"

With the knowledge of the Soviet Navy, he naturally wouldn't recognize who the bounty hunter in front of him was. In fact, he was Joben, a high-ranking bounty hunter from Country H.

At this moment, Qiao Ben was also greatly surprised. The young man in front of him was actually on par with him in strength. He couldn't help but sigh: HX actually has such a powerful figure. It's really unexpected. His expression turned serious, and he said, "Boss Su, I suggest you reduce your appetite a little. If you want 50%, then won't the brothers under me and Mr. Charlie go hungry? 30%, we can only give you 30% of the profits."

Su Haijun suppressed his shock. He knew the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for him, but he remained calm, smiled, and said, "Since you are so sincere, fine, then forty percent it is. I want forty percent of the profits, not a penny less. Moreover, you must return my girlfriend safely."

Joben and Charlie exchanged a glance and nodded in unison. Charlie smiled and said, "Okay, forty percent, forty percent. Don't worry, Mr. Su, we will bring your girlfriend back safely. However, I would like to ask if you can come with us. Otherwise, how will we know if you are sincere in cooperating with us?"

Su Haijun nodded and said, "Then lead the way!"

Qiao Ben smiled and said, "Mr. Su, please!"

The three left the bar and came to an inconspicuous, dilapidated tile-roofed house on the outskirts of the city. It was late at night, but the house was brightly lit.

Charlie bowed and said, "Mr. Su, please!"

Su Haijun showed no fear whatsoever; with a calm expression, he walked in with his hands behind his back.

At this moment, there were already quite a few people sitting or standing in the high hall of the tiled house. On the left stood more than ten people dressed in black robes, while on the right stood more than ten bounty hunters. There were also more than ten people sitting in rows.

When Su Haijun saw so many people gathered together, he frowned slightly. Charlie and a bounty hunter who was on par with Charlie were already giving him a headache, but none of these people seemed to be good people. This made him want to back down. However, his lover was still in their hands, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say coldly, without changing his expression or skipping a beat, "Can you hand over my girlfriend now?"

Charlie smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Su, please come with me."

The three of them went up to the second floor and came to an empty room.

Su Haijun asked, "Where's my girlfriend?"

Qiao Ben laughed and said, "Mr. Su, I'm really sorry, we didn't actually arrest your girlfriend. That photo was photoshopped by someone."

"Are you playing me?" Su Haijun frowned and said in a cold voice.

Charlie laughed and said, "Mr. Su, please don't misunderstand. We only resorted to this tactic because we wanted to support your business. If you don't believe me, you can call your girlfriend."

Upon hearing this, Su Haijun quickly took out his phone and dialed. The phone rang for a long time before Julian's muffled voice came through: "Hello, darling, it's so late, is something wrong?"

Su Haijun quickly asked, "Julian, are you alright?"

"Me? I'm fine, what's wrong?"

"Julian, did anyone cause you any trouble today?"

"No! I've been home with my mom all day! Honey, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

Hearing that Julian was indeed alright, Su Haijun finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's nothing, I was just asking. Julian, you should go to sleep!"

"Oh, I'm going to sleep now, you should go to sleep too, Bay!"

"Yes, Bay!"

"Hehe, Mr. Su, I didn't lie to you, did I!"

After Su Haijun hung up the phone, Charlie chuckled. Su Haijun sneered and said, "Mr. Charlie, you went to great lengths to lure me here, not just for cooperation, were you?"

Charlie said, "Mr. Su, you've misunderstood again. We invited you here specifically to discuss cooperation details. We'd like to talk to you about the specifics of our collaboration."

Su Haijun frowned and said, "Then tell me! How do we cooperate?"

Charlie said, "Mr. Su, you're now a partner in our company, I'm sure you have your own thoughts on this!"