Chapter 881: Chapter 886: Lin Qiqi
Seeing the other party speaking calmly, Ling Chen smiled slightly and said, "Can we have a good chat now? I thought you wouldn’t call me again. Okay, since you want to talk properly, I’ll accompany you, but..."
"But what?"
"Nothing, we’ve been talking for so long, and I still don’t know your name."
"Ling Chen, I know what you mean. However, even if I tell you my name, it couldn’t be true, so why bother asking."
"True enough." Ling Chen smiled faintly, "At least tell me how I should address you. Are we going to keep using ’you’ and ’I’ to communicate?"
"You can call me Lin Qiqi."
"Lin Qiqi?" Ling Chen’s eyes brightened, and he asked, "Could it be that you’re also from the Ling Family?" As soon as he spoke, without waiting for Lin Qiqi to reply, Ling Chen continued to smile, "I think I’ve asked too many questions. The God Organization is funded by the Ling Family, so the leader is naturally a member of the Ling Family. However, I really didn’t expect that the Ling Family would have a woman running the show. May I ask, how old are you this year?"
"Twenty-two," Lin Qiqi replied. "I know why you’re asking my age, but I want to tell you, although you have the Ling Family’s blood, the Ling Family has long expelled you and your father. So you don’t need to try to establish a connection with me. I will never call you ’brother’."
Ling Chen laughed heartily, "Rest assured, I never thought of calling you ’Little Sister Lin’ because you’re not that kind of timid woman."
"Alright!" Lin Qiqi interrupted Ling Chen, saying, "Let’s get back to business. Let’s discuss Lin Guodong’s situation. Tell me, what will it take for you to release him?"
"Me? To be honest, I didn’t expect this. Miss Lin, you should be aware of Lin Guodong’s status within your God Organization. He is the organization’s number two, second only to you. I went to great lengths to catch such a big fish. If you were in my position, would you let him go so easily?"
"Since it’s a transaction, it’s nothing more than an exchange of chips. As long as you can name your conditions, I will figure out a way to meet them. But, as I said before, don’t go too far. Otherwise, I’d rather abandon Lin Guodong than let you succeed."
"Alright," Ling Chen replied with a smile. "If you put it that way, then I won’t waste words. As long as Lin Guodong cooperates, once I get what I want, I’ll naturally release him. Of course, not a cent less than ten billion US dollars. Miss Lin, these are my terms; can you meet them?"
After hearing this, there was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time, as if considering whether to accept. A few minutes later, Lin Qiqi’s voice came through the phone again, "Okay, no problem, I can meet your demands. The secrets of the God Organization will eventually become public knowledge, so if you’re so curious, you might as well satisfy your curiosity first."
"So straightforward." Ling Chen laughed. However, despite his laughter, Ling Chen secretly admired Lin Qiqi. This woman is not simple! She actually agreed to such terms.
To achieve this, one must have great confidence in oneself or in the God Organization.
"Ling Chen, I’ll call again in five minutes. Let Lin Guodong listen in."
"Alright, no problem."
After hanging up the phone, Ling Chen turned to Hu Fei and said, "Lin Qiqi, go check on this woman and see if there are any records of her." After a pause, Ling Chen continued, "Check the members of the Ling Family to see if there’s a woman in her early twenties."
Hu Fei nodded and said, "I’ll get right on it. By the way, don’t forget about the ten billion US dollars."
"Alright!" Ling Chen said helplessly. This guy, whenever money is involved, he immediately gets fixated on it.
Five minutes passed, and Ling Chen stood in the cell where Lin Guodong was held, holding a phone, waiting for Lin Qiqi’s call. After a while, the phone rang punctually.
When the call connected, Ling Chen put it on speaker and said, "Miss Lin, we’re all here, you can speak now."
"Uncle Lin?"
Hearing Lin Qiqi’s voice, Lin Guodong’s previously unmoved expression finally showed a trace of change.
"Miss..." Before he could finish, Lin Guodong glanced at Ling Chen beside him and swallowed the rest of his words.
"Uncle Lin, don’t worry, we will rescue you. You just need to cooperate with Mr. Ling, tell him what he wants to know, and he will send you back." With that, Lin Qiqi continued, "Mr. Ling, are you satisfied with what I’ve done?"
"Satisfied, very satisfied." Ling Chen said with a smile, "I didn’t expect Miss Lin to be so straightforward. If all negotiation partners were like Miss Lin, that would be wonderful."
Lin Qiqi snorted lightly on the other end of the phone and said, "Ling Chen, I’ve done what I should. Don’t forget your promise to me. If you dare harm a hair on Uncle Lin’s head, don’t blame me for being ruthless."
"Rest assured, he will live very well here. By the time I send him back, he might have gained a few pounds. Miss Lin, prepare the ten billion US dollars; I’ll be visiting you soon." With that, Ling Chen directly hung up the call.
Putting away the phone, Ling Chen looked at Lin Guodong and said, "Mr. Lin, you’re quite lucky; the God Organization is going to such lengths to protect you. They must value you greatly. Don’t worry, I remember all the requests you made before, and I’ll immediately have someone prepare a comfortable room for you, plus your three meals a day will be delivered promptly."
"I’ve told you before, but you just didn’t take my words to heart." Lin Guodong replied lightly.
"Alright, Mr. Lin, I’ve met all your requests, so shouldn’t you reciprocate now? Please remind me so I can decrypt those encrypted documents."
...
A few minutes later, Ling Chen rushed to the control center excitedly, shouting loudly, "Got it!"
"What?" Tang Guolun and Hu Fei turned their heads in unison.
"The password... I got the password." As he spoke, Ling Chen squeezed to the computer and typed the keywords Lin Guodong had given him into the designated fields.
As he pressed the Enter key, the previously chaotic gibberish immediately organized into neat lines. Soon, the gibberish disappeared and transformed into a document file.
Looking at the folder marked ’Top Secret,’ Ling Chen double-clicked to open it, browsing quickly.
Tsk tsk!
No wonder it’s classified as top secret, the information and secrets it contains are unprecedented to Ling Chen, with some materials even beyond his understanding.