Chapter 17

A wry smile appeared on the faces of the thugs. They seemed to be looking at and deeply observing Ethan's body, clearly not convinced that he could fulfill what he had said.

"Are you kidding? I could report you. Better yet, just leave now or you'll get another beating from me," said the leader of the thugs, intending to just let Ethan go.

Ethan shook his head.

"Give me your account number and tell me how much I need to pay you," Ethan said with full confidence.

The leader of the thugs seemed to pause for a moment, with his two underlings whispering as if discussing something. After that, the thug leader nodded his head, as if giving Ethan a chance.

"Alright. But don't play games with me. I won't hesitate to kill you," the thug leader threatened Ethan.

Ethan nodded his head.

The thugs then discussed among themselves, and a slip of paper was placed in front of Ethan.

"500 million. Transfer it quickly to this account number, or if I find out you're just lying, you're done tonight," the t