C2391 Selling your life for money

The room was dark, and the air smelled of rotten wood. Di Ao and the other two were very familiar with this smell, when they were forest guards in Canada, they had almost vomited along with this smell everyday.

Behind a dark table in the corner, a man with a faceless face was puffing smoke from a cigar. Watching the three men brought by the pheasant, he threw the match into the ashtray and coughed lightly.

"Di Ao... "A Toulouse citizen of southern France, 41 years old, enlisted at the age of 20 and retired at the age of 37. As a result, your limited retirement allowance was implicated in the bankruptcy of a small bank in your hometown."

"I was forced to work as a ranger in Canada, through friends, in order to avoid debt, wasn't I?"

"Fedya, Bernanke... Two hooligans on the streets of Lyon who helped to collect debt for a living, but who killed a mother and son because of the debt, and your boss who put all the blame on you... "

"After escaping to Canada, Di Ao from the same hometown took you in, and we lived in the deep mountains and ancient forests together in Canada for three years …"

Di Ao and the other two's résumés were neatly brought over by the other party. From the privacy of a child to when they joined the army, they had detailed records of how many antiques Di Ao stole from the Beijing.

Di Ao was not poor, he had received a pension after retiring from the army for many years and even made a small fortune in China, so by right, this amount of wealth should be enough for him to live a peaceful life for a lifetime.

Unfortunately, his money was deposited in the wrong bank. In those days, few countries took the risk. If the money was deposited in the bank, the depositor would have to bear the risk of the bank collapsing and losing everything.

Di Ao's life was in danger, and he encountered a black-hearted capitalist. The bank that was initially famous in the area collapsed overnight, causing Di Ao to return to extreme poverty, and even owe him a large amount of external debt.

He was forced to flee with the help of his friends. His wife and daughter were now working in New York, struggling to survive, and he was carrying Canada to be a dangerous ranger.

Originally, Di Ao thought that he would have to live out the rest of his life in solitude, earning a little money every month and sending most of it to his wife and daughter in New York. The rest to support himself, he might not be able to return to his hometown for the rest of his life.

Three months ago, however, he had received a telegram from an old English friend, an old friend whom he had met in the war of the Confederacy, and whose friendship had been strengthened by a joint campaign. In the telegram he had been introduced to him by an old friend for a very dangerous task, but he would have had no problem buying a small manor in his hometown, let alone paying his debts.

The telegraph message was obviously not that clear, but the words revealed a lot of clues. Di Ao was very clear, other than the business of murder and arson, there was no such high profit.

His comrade-in-arms had just introduced him to a deadly business deal. They were betting their lives on this!

But Di Ao did not care, he had the potential to become a fugitive and to use his own life in exchange for his wife and daughter's good days, he felt that this business was worth it.

Di Ao and the other two discussed with each other for half the night, and in the end, on the same night, they swept through the pockets of all the workers in the forest farm, snatching the last of their cash to buy their tickets.

The three of them could be considered to be in dire straits. If this deal failed, they wouldn't be able to return to Canada.

Di Ao sat in front of the table, with his hands extended to light the kerosene lamp, the familiar face of his comrade appeared in front of him.

"Ao Lifu... How long had it been since they last had a glass of wine? This isn't like you in the past! "

The anticipated intimate hug did not occur, old friend Ao Lifu's expression was extremely cold, "Di Ao, we can continue to talk nonsense later on, since you are here, it means that you are mentally prepared, are you really sure you want to throw your life on the line to exchange for this money?"

"You must remember, there is a 90% chance that you will die. The commission can only be enjoyed by your families …" Are you all prepared to die?

Di Ao and the other two had twisted expressions on their faces for a long time before they could speak, "If they live like this, what's the difference between them being dead and being alive …" Tell me the price first! Let's see if the price you offered is enough to buy our lives!

"A hundred thousand pounds each!" Enough!

"Hiss …" The three of them sucked in a breath of cold air, "Three hundred thousand …" Pound?

This was an unimaginable sum. An ordinary blue-collar worker in the United Kingdom would only be paid over a hundred pounds a year. If the family of three could spend ten pounds a month on living expenses, they would be quite wealthy. They would be able to ensure that there were sausages and milk on the table every day.

Three hundred thousand pounds was an astronomical number, so much so that they didn't even dare to think about it.

"That's right, 300,000 pounds. This is the price after the mission is completed. If the mission fails …" "Don't worry, if you fail the mission, you will definitely die. Then, your family will still receive a pension of 20,000 pounds!"

Di Ao blinked his eyes, "Completing the mission is three hundred thousand, if I don't complete the mission, I will only receive a pension of sixty thousand? What a good deal! I have another condition … "

"Speak!" Ao Lifu nodded.

"That 60,000 RMB pension must be given to us first. This is the deposit …" "It's not that I don't believe you, it's because this is related to our family's rations after the three of us die. We have to let our wives and children live, so we have to first send the money over …"

"The request is very reasonable, I can agree …" But are you mentally prepared? Do you really want to take on this dangerous mission? "

Di Ao said without the slightest bit of hesitation. "The ship floated on the Atlantic for more than a month, we have long thought it through! "No matter how dangerous it is, we will take on this job!"

Ao Lifu let out a long sigh, and retrieved a bottle of red wine and a few cigars from the desk and handed them over to his. "My old friend, to be honest, this mission, you all didn't have a narrow escape, but rather, no chance of survival."

"Such a high price is a price for your life. Even if you succeeded in completing your quest, you would have successfully escaped …" The big figures who do not know who I am will also kill off your mouths! "

"This money isn't easy to take! "Furthermore, you must understand that as long as I tell you about the mission and you hear it, you will have no other choice. You can't even do anything even if you want to …"

"Ao Lifu... Take your hand away from under the desk. I know there's a gun on it, and I know you have ambushed at least twenty killers in the goose. I can feel their breath and their killing intent! "

"What have we not experienced on the battlefield? I have long since lost sight of life and death … Tell me about your mission! "

"Good!" Delightful... First, let's drink a glass of wine to boost our courage! "

A large bottle of red wine was poured four full cups. The four of them raised their heads and drank it all up.

The wine at the corner of Ao Lifu's mouth was as red as blood. He lowered his voice and said softly, "The day after tomorrow … "We've already helped you guys step on it a little bit, in the pine forest on the outskirts of the western region …"

"Kill the emperor of the Great Qing!"