"Xiao Qi, you’re really generous. This makes me envious..." He Bin said half-jokingly. He was indeed a bit envious, but dared not express any dissatisfaction towards the boss. He just thought, after all, I’ve been covering for you guys for years, can’t I get a little reward too?

"Haha, then next time I’ll make a big deal happen to honor you, Fourth Brother."

Li Yan didn’t feel upset. He Bin had always helped him with money laundering. Although it was also a business where commissions were earned, he was still one of their own, no need to worry about betrayal or tricks, allowing Yue Yao to practice with him with confidence. Over the years, the ones who helped him the most in their group were Fourth Brother He Bin and Eighth Brother Guan Ziyi. So he meant what he said.

He Bin broke into a cold sweat when he heard him talking about another big deal.

But such words cannot be spoken over unsafe calls, so he expressed it euphemistically: "Just joking with you! I’m not short of money, it’s good enough if you want to honor the boss with it. I’m not really that envious. You should take a break for a while. No need to work hard on big deals, just keep your feet on the ground."

Li Yan hesitated for a moment. Always doing this isn’t good, it’s dangerous, the Third Brother had already warned and reminded him, and it might even fuel his greed. If it weren’t for Liu Chen’s malicious ideas this time, he really wouldn’t touch his old capital. For instance, for Fang William, he hadn’t planned on touching Fang’s funds either—of course, except for the hits Liu Chen organized, Fang’s cash account usually wouldn’t hold such large sums anyway.

"How about this, you help me sort it out: the majority goes to honor the boss, and the rest, each of you can give me a share. I know you guys aren’t short on money, so take it as a token from me— or, under a big deal, we share the fortune together."

"This..." Li Yan’s words made He Bin a bit hesitant. He understood the implication: each share meant giving a billion, with the rest for the boss! This was indeed a big gesture, and he couldn’t easily agree. If he didn’t agree, Li Yan might really go make a big deal to give him, which would be even more troublesome.

"Let’s set it that way."

He Bin sighed, "Well, it’s something only I can pull off."

That’s because everyone had disguised identities, without him cleaning the money or routing it into secret accounts, there would be trouble. For instance, for Sixth Brother Zheng Yuzun, who had reached a certain level with the International Criminal Police, if a personal account suddenly got over ten million International Coins, wouldn’t it be immediately scrutinized? Where did so much money come from? Bribed or selling International Criminal Police secrets? Even Zheng Yixuan’s private or law firm accounts need a reason. And He Bin knew their international bank secret accounts very well.

...

After hanging up the call, Li Yan contacted Duan Haibo and, after receiving a location, drove there.

He didn’t harbor any resentment about giving this unexpected fortune to the mysterious boss. Because, for him, he already had enough money. With savings accumulated over the years, he already had billions, plus a sum from Liu Yuyang’s fund company, it was enough for a lifetime of wealth. Giving to the boss could also be considered an olive branch!

Giving him such a large sum of cash was equivalent to making money for him, which could perhaps reduce the number of assassination tasks and allow Li Yan to plan his retirement more freely. Currently, Li Yan’s discontent was only grumbled to Zheng Yixuan, without breaking ties with the boss, providing some leeway. Now that the boss wanted to meet him personally, it somewhat had the flavor of negotiation, considered as presenting a grand gift to create a harmonious negotiation opportunity.

Of course, Li Yan wasn’t entirely seeking to ease relations with the boss, but also because of today’s text prompt! The boss, evidently, had an eye on him, ’them,’ and if it weren’t for today’s timely reminder, even if personally, he wouldn’t be in trouble, others might not be as fortunate, at least putting him in a very passive position!

In other words, the boss first gave him a grand gift! And this was his return gift. What the boss ensured for him was the protection of those he cared for, and the return gift was just easily acquired money—even a large sum, Li Yan thought it was worthwhile, and necessary.

Hint!

Thinking about the hint made Li Yan shiver while driving.

The boss was constantly watching, knowing ’their’ movements, aware they were busy rushing to the Liguo, knowing he overlooked Liu Chen... What did this mean?

While the hint at a crucial time was certainly worth gratitude, it equally meant that there were eyes on him at all times! And regarding these eyes, regarding the boss, Li Yan himself could say he knew nothing!

This made Li Yan let out a bitter laugh, could he really take him on? Should he?

Hopefully, it ends well! (To be continued, for the next part, please visit www.qidian.com, where more Chapters await, support the author, support legitimate reading!)