Chapter 1304 - 1354: News of the Son
"What?!" Li Yifei suddenly shot to his feet, his executive chair sliding violently backward, slamming into the windowsill with a heavy thud.
Su Yiyi and Michelle, who were in Li Yifei’s office, jumped in fright. Having been with Li Yifei for so long, they’d never seen him lose composure like this. Clearly, something major had happened, and for Li Yifei to react so strongly, the gravity of the situation left both Michelle and Su Yiyi unable to even imagine its severity.
"Heh heh!" The caller let out an extraordinarily unpleasant laugh and said, "Do you want your son back?"
"Go ahead, name your conditions." It had been over three months since his son had disappeared. While Li Yifei had constantly thought of him, he had come to grudgingly accept the situation. However, now that the perpetrators had unexpectedly made contact, he was overcome with emotion. Still, he quickly composed himself, knowing that excitement alone wouldn’t solve the problem.
"Conditions? I want one billion." (Note: The Chinese numeral here equals one billion USD, colloquially expressed as "ten hundred million.")
Li Yifei snorted and said, "Quite the appetite you’ve got."
"A billion might be a lot for others, but for the illustrious head of the Li family, this amount should hardly pose any difficulty, no?"
"Even so, it’s too much. My wealth is tied up in my businesses; I can’t gather such a vast sum quickly."
"Don’t bother bargaining with me. If you want your son back, hand over the billion."
Li Yifei narrowed his eyes and said, "Fine, how do you want me to give you the money? Don’t tell me in cash—I wouldn’t be able to hand over that much liquid cash even if you demanded it, and you wouldn’t be able to carry it away."
"Thanks for pointing that out. I’ll provide you a bank account later. And let me warn you: you’d better not try tracking any interbank transfers. If I find even the slightest trace, I’ll kill your son immediately."