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Chapter 531: The Famous Prince Yi

Yuan Qi's eyes burned across the room, and he also drew a sword from Yuan Liang's hand beside him, pointing it in the air: "Listen, my words today will always stand. If anything happens to my father this time, as long as any of you dare to expose the mastermind, I will not only spare his life, but also give him 100,000 gold and send him out of the pass, guaranteeing his life and a life of wealth and glory for the rest of his life."

This made the kidnappers even more agitated.

Yuan Yu made some "woohoo" sounds to echo Yuan Qi's determination.

Yuan Qi was gambling, but he couldn't afford to lose, and his eyes unconsciously looked at Zhou Chang.

Zhou Chang was frightened by that gaze. Before she could do anything, Prince Yi Fengming's consciousness emerged. He grabbed the reins and rushed over.

Fortunately, Zhou Chang still had some sanity and managed to suppress it.

Yuan Qi's words did work after all.

The white mask lowered its head and began to think.

Yuan Qi and Zhou Chang held their breath at the same time.

After a while, the man in the white mask raised his head again and said, "I can give you the money and the person at the same time, but you have to pay half of the gold first. Otherwise, what will you do if you give the person to you but you don't get the ransom at all?"

The white mask concealed it so well that Zhou Chang could not see through it.

But the other party was so stubborn that it was useless to her: "Hey, do you think I don't exist? Sixty percent of the gold here already belongs to me. Why do you want to take half first? Forty percent at most."

Yuan Qi's eyes were also sharp: "Whether it's half or 40%, you have to hand it over to the person, then I will give you the gold."

The two sides are deadlocked.

Zhou Chang tried his best to muddy the waters: "I don't care whether you release him or not, but if you want to take half of the ransom, 60% of that half will belong to me."

Not only the white mask, but also the kidnappers behind it made everyone feel headache.

The man in the white mask did not hide his disgust at all, but turned his head and said to Yuan Qi: "Who do you think is a fool? You have already reported to the government, and some of the people following you are from the government office. If we release them on the spot, can we still escape unscathed?"

"You can rest assured about this," Yuan Qi said without hesitation, "If I release my father first, I will be your hostage to ensure that you can escape unscathed."

"No..." Prince Yi's thoughts burst out, but thanks to Zhou Chang, he stopped him in time and swallowed them back, almost biting his tongue.

Of course, even if Prince Yi Fengming didn't say it, Zhou Chang was not unwilling to let Yuan Qi take the risk.

Yuan Yu was blindfolded and covered with his mouth, but he still heard it and shook his head desperately, also in opposition.

"You? I'm afraid you're not good enough." The man in the white mask sneered at Yuan Qi twice and glanced at Zhou Chang.

"She is not important enough, what do you want me to do?" Zhou Chang only had gold in his eyes. "Don't think you can move all these 20 boxes of gold. Without the stamped warrant from the Gold Department, no matter whether you go by sea or land, once you are discovered... Hehe, it won't be as simple as paying the difference, but all of it will be confiscated. If you plan to do that, I welcome you very much, and you may even make some extra money."

Everyone present, whether it was the kidnappers or Yuan Qi's side, listened with wide eyes, probably because they had never seen anyone who made money like this in their lives.

"So, we can't get all the 500,000 taels of gold today?" The white mask once again drew out the soft sword that had been retracted and forced it towards Yuan Yu.

"No, I will give you all the 500,000 taels of gold you asked for. As for the 'transfer tax', I will make up for it, as long as you are willing to release my father." Yuan Qi was immediately confused, and was afraid that the white mask would be worried. "I said, I will be a hostage. Use me in exchange for my father, and I guarantee that you can get all the ransom smoothly."

The white mask ignored Yuan Qi and asked Zhou Chang, "What do you think, Your Highness Prince Yi?"

Zhou Chang shook his head at Yuan Qi and said, "Women's hearts are like needles in the sea. I cannot trust them. When you left, you didn't leave me a single cent of your tens of millions of taels of dowry. If not for that, would I still be running around trying to get money?"

Yuan Qi frowned and began to secretly build up his emotions.

Zhou Chang continued, "Besides, what are you talking about making up for it? The Jin Caosi always requires you to pay the tax on the spot, otherwise you can't do business. It's mainly to target wealthy businessmen like you who are deliberately cheating and trying to get away with it. If you deny it afterwards, who can I ask for justice? In short, I only recognize silver, not people. If you do business today, you must leave the silver behind."

"You are greedy and shameless..." Yuan Qi's frown turned into a cold one, pointing at Zhou Chang's nose and scolding, "Why did I insist on leaving in the first place? It's because your style of 'leaving traces when the wind passes and plucking feathers when the geese pass' is really intolerable. So what if you are the prince? The prince..."

"Haha, whatever you want..." Zhou Chang knew that Yuan Qi was also improvising, but he was afraid that she would not be able to continue scolding him, so he laughed even more arrogantly, "What can you do to me? I only want silver. The more you scold me, the more silver I will earn. Come on, take away the last few carts of gold first."

"and many more……"

"and many more……"

Yuan Qi and the man in white mask spoke at the same time.

Zhou Chang looked left and right, the corners of his mouth curled up: "What? You guys are reluctant to leave?"

Neither party could answer.

Zhou Chang's eyes curved, "Don't waste your time. If that's the case, why don't I come up with an idea and both sides take a step back?"

"What idea?" Yuan Qi couldn't hold his temper anymore.

The white mask just stared with suspicion.

"Hmm..." Zhou Chang held his chin with one hand, then looked around reluctantly, "How about this, the Yuan family will move 40% of the gold here first, and then you, the one wearing the white mask, bring the person here. I will use 40% of the gold and the stamped warrant received by the Gold Department to exchange you for the person. After you take the gold and leave, I will use someone to exchange the remaining 60% of the gold from the Yuan family. How do you do this?"

"No, why should I believe you?" The White Mask is not stupid.

Yuan Qi said nothing. After hearing what Zhou Chang said, she could already guess what he was planning.

"Why? Just based on my reputation, and 60% of the gold is already at my fingertips." Zhou Chang puffed out his chest, and then looked disgusted, "Why don't you run away after taking the gold, and what's the use of an old man for me? Don't think that I am willing to care about your affairs. If it weren't for the taxes, who would wade into this muddy water?"

"No, we have to transport the gold first. Who knows if you have any backup plans?" the man in the white mask insisted.

"It's fine to transport it away first, but the warrant from the Jin Caosi must be delivered last." Zhou Chang was afraid that the deal would fail, so he took a step back.

The white mask changed his mind halfway through his words: "No, unless..."

"Unless what?" Yuan Qi asked first.