mtl008 Chapter 309 The human heart is not enough and the snake swallows the elephant.
Chapter 309 The human heart is not enough and the snake swallows the elephant.
It’s okay if the time is short.
If time goes on for a long time, the two brothers will not be able to support themselves even if they have a mountain of gold.
Or we have to reduce staff.
To be honest, with their current sales volume, if they want to lay off employees on a large scale, they will need to lay off at least three quarters of the employees.
In this way, the expenditure can be reduced by five or six million. The money saved can naturally offset the deficit, and a profit of one or two million can be made every month.
However, once layoffs occur, future development will be difficult.
Therefore, the Ma brothers are now holding on and cannot relax easily.
"Brother, we have no other choice now except to lay off employees." Ma Xizhen lowered her head and said dejectedly.
This Su Ruiwen is a stubborn person.
Moreover, now that the Ma brothers have been away from the world for a long time, no one will give them face anymore.
"No, we still have a chance."
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiru said fiercely, "As long as we get rid of Su Ruiwen, our Oriental Press can still rise.
Moreover, it can also warn those people in Hong Kong who have ulterior motives, telling them that although we, the Ma brothers, have left the underworld, it does not mean that we are easy to bully."
At this moment, the circus gave people the feeling that they had gone back several decades to the time when they were at the peak of their careers.
At that time, they didn't even take the police seriously.
"Kill Su Ruiwen?"
Hearing Ma Xiru say this, Ma Xizhen was stunned for a moment, then said: "Brother, this Su Ruiwen is not so easy to kill."
Given the current situation of these brothers, they have no one to rely on and just a little money to support themselves in their old age.
How to kill Su Ruiwen?
“It’s enough to have money.”
Ma Xiru said fiercely, "Who said that killing someone must be done by one's own people? Can't I buy his life with money?"
"Brother, are you talking about hiring a killer?"
When Ma Xizhen heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up.
Suddenly, everything became clear.
That's right, since they have no men to carry out orders, they can just pay someone to kill him.
"Killer?"
Ma Xiru shook her head and then said, "The killer's movements are too slow and unsafe. I decided to find a mercenary to kill Su Ruiwen."
A killer usually acts alone.
Mercenaries are different. They usually work in small teams with several people acting together.
A powerful mercenary, his strength is no less than that of a killer.
It's just that the professionalism is different.
For a killer, one strike kills the target, and then he flees thousands of miles away.
At the same time and place, I will never make a move a second time to avoid getting myself into trouble.
No matter how good the opportunity is, he will not take action. This is a true top killer.
Mercenaries are different. As long as you are willing to pay, they will complete the mission even if many people die.
Because of this, in Circus Ru's opinion, mercenaries are much more reliable than killers.
"I have already found the mercenaries. According to the time, they will be almost here." Ma Xiru said, glancing at the time.
Now, it is half past ten in the morning, and there is still about half an hour until the agreed time.
"So, brother, you have found a good person." Ma Xizhen looked at her brother and asked in surprise.
"Of course. As your big brother, I always make decisions after careful planning." Ma Xiru nodded with a complacent expression on her face.
How famous were their White Powder Horses in the underworld back then?
At first, many people were surprised that they suddenly quit.
It was not until later, after the accident, that they understood why they had to quit at the height of their career.
Sometimes, retreating while the going is good is a kind of wisdom.
"Brother, how strong is this mercenary you found? I hope we won't mess it up." Ma Xizhen looked at Ma Xiru and asked seriously.
"Su Ruiwen is a very powerful guy. If he were to dodge, things would be bad."
Moreover, once Su Ruiwen knew that it was the Ma brothers who paid someone to do the work, Su Ruiwen would never let it go.
If it were a few years ago, when they had not yet retired from the world, they would not be afraid of Su Ruiwen.
But now, they have all retired from the world.
Try not to offend people in the underworld if you can.
To be honest, if Su Ruiwen hadn't been too strong and cut off the Ma family's retreat, they wouldn't have chosen to do so.
"Don't worry." Ma Xiru said seriously, "The mercenaries I found this time are a team from the mercenary training base. There is absolutely no problem with their strength."
Circus looks confident.
Of course he knew Su Ruiwen's strength. He once chased hundreds of people with a knife and slashed them across more than ten streets.
To be honest, he had never heard of or seen such a powerful person.
Even if Su Ruiwen was placed in the turbulent times of a few years ago or even a dozen years ago, he would still rise.
He firmly believed this.
But things are different now. No matter how good Su Ruiwen is at fighting, can he beat bullets?
One bullet can take his life, so why bother fighting him in close combat?
"That's good."
Hearing Ma Xiru say this, Ma Xizhen breathed a sigh of relief.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.
Suddenly, Ma Xiru's butler came in and reported to Ma Xiru, "Master, there are two foreigners outside. They said you invited them here."
"coming."
When Ma Xiru heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he glanced at Ma Xizhen.
Then he ordered the butler: "Please invite the person in quickly."
"Yes, sir."
Two or three minutes later, the butler came in with two strong foreign men.
"Sir, people have brought it."
The butler reported to Circus Rubao.
"Okay, you go down."
Ma Xiru nodded and waved to her butler.
"Yes, sir."
Upon hearing this, the butler nodded, then turned and left without asking any more questions or looking any further.
As the steward of Circus Ru, he knew very well that sometimes the less you know, the safer you are.
Just like his previous butler, he knew too much and disappeared a year ago.
"You are Mr. Ma, right?" After the butler left, one of the two foreign strong men asked Ma Xiru.
In fact, they had already confirmed it before coming, and now they were just asking it casually.
"Yes."
Ma Xiru nodded, looked at the two of them, frowned and said, "Just the two of you?"
"of course not."
One of the burly men said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Charles, and I'm the captain of the team. The guy next to me is my assistant, the deputy captain, and his name is Billy."
"There are six people in our team this time."
As long as it's not two people.
To be honest, Ma Xiru was also worried. What if it was just the two of them and they couldn't kill Su Ruiwen?
And now, hearing that there were six of them, he felt relieved.
"I've already sent you the target, is that ok?" Ma Xiru looked at Charles and asked seriously, "How long will it take to kill him?"
“The goal is to be okay.”
Charles looked at Ma Xiru, nodded, then shook his head and said, "But there is a problem with the price."
"What do you mean?"
Ma Xiru looked at Charles, his expression stunned for a moment, then he asked.
"Mr. Ma, when you placed the order, you only said that the target was the chairman of the newspaper company, so the price was only five million US dollars...
But later, after our investigation, we found that the target's identity was far more than that, so we had to pay more. "Charles looked at Ma Xiru and said seriously.
How much money is charged for killing someone depends mainly on the identity of the other party.
If they were just ordinary people, not only would the price not be so high, but it would also not be worth hiring mercenaries of their level.
For someone of Su Ruiwen's status, five million US dollars is not worth it.
"Add money?"
When Ma Xiru heard this, he cursed in his heart.
Damn, five million dollars is still not enough. These foreigners are really greedy.
Five million US dollars is worth more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars according to the current exchange rate.
However, it didn't take long, about a year and a half later, the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the US dollar became a fixed 7.6:1.
"How much do you want to add?" Ma Xiru looked at the other person and asked.
"—ten million dollars."
Charles looked at Ma Xiru and said seriously, "We will not accept this mission if it is less than 10 million US dollars. And because you concealed the information and we were unable to accept the mission, the deposit of 1 million US dollars will not be refunded."
groove!
After hearing what O'Charles said, Circus really wanted to curse.
Damn it, not only they are raising the price, but they also won't return the deposit if they cancel the job. That's too much.
"Okay, ten million is ten million."
Circus gritted his teeth, looked at Charles, and said with a serious expression.
There's nothing we can do, the money has already been spent.
Besides, although 10 million US dollars is a lot, as long as Su Ruiwen is killed, he can earn it back within half a year.
As long as he could kill Su Ruiwen, he would gain something.
"Mr. Ma is straightforward. In that case, I wish us a pleasant cooperation." Charles' eyes lit up when he heard this.
To be honest, Charles is actually just raising the price.
Even if Circus had concealed the identity of the target a little bit at the time, whether he did it intentionally or not, the price would not have doubled.
An increase of two or three million US dollars is considered a lot.
This was Charles' psychological bottom line, but unexpectedly, Ma Xiru didn't even bargain and agreed to it right away.