CHAPTER 523: CHAPTER 523: LUO AN: TIMID, AFRAID OF TREMBLING HANDS, NEED TO CHARGE EXTRA

Bahamas, a deserted island... usually deserted.

Upon hearing Chenier’s words, Winslow’s face changed and he turned around and grabbed the two pursuers who had just been captured, asking:

"Are those fifty or so enemies your people?"

"Of course!"

One of the pursuers with some blood on his face nodded.

He further explained that they had quickly determined that the identities of Winslow and others were false because their boss had sent them this message not long ago.

If they could hold on for a while longer, once these fifty or so teammates arrived, it would be their time to counter-attack Hamidun and others, referred to as the "new power" by Luo An and his group.

"Fu-k!"

Winslow’s face looked very unpleasant, everyone’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed, all casting their eyes on Luo An.

Luo An didn’t hesitate and immediately stood up and said:

"Retreat! We leave this island as fast as possible!"

"Understood!"

Everyone loudly agreed, Winslow, Chenier, and Captain John’s team members quickly pushed the captives toward the edge of the island.

But not long after they started, Mona’s urgent voice suddenly rang through the communicator, saying that a dozen speedboats appeared around the island, all loaded with enemies, rapidly approaching the island!

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces instantly darkened.

They were still a long way from the edge of the island, and given the speed of the enemies, by the time these ten or so people moved quickly to the edge of the island, they would be face-to-face with fifty or so fully armed enemies.

"Turn around, back to our previous position!"

Luo An’s expression unchanged, his mind quickly worked, and he immediately ordered everyone to return to the previous battlefield.

The position where Hamidun and others were just now was good, suitable for building defensive positions. As long as they could also block the nearby high points, even facing fifty-some enemies, these ten or so people would have a good chance to fight.

"Understood!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly turned back, Luo An pressed the communicator, asking Mona and Captain John to hurry to their location, Winslow was to take Captain John’s team members to arrange weapons and equipment to build defensive positions, and then he himself pulled Jesper and Hamidun aside.

"I won’t talk much nonsense. The current situation is very clear, those fifty or so enemies are coming for you."

Arms dealer Hamidun and crime gang leader Jesper sat on the ground, Luo An with arms crossed in front of his chest emotionlessly looked at the two and said:

"When I mentioned the possibility of a third party just now, both of your faces changed, you must have thought of the suspicious guy, right?"

Now Hamidun and Jesper, along with Luo An and others, were in the same boat. After a moment of silence, the two exchanged glances, and Hamidun spoke first:

"I suspect Harrison, what about you?"

Jesper frowned slightly:

"I suspect Hector."

The two went on guessing several different people. Luo An, standing aside, was silent for a few seconds, briefly mentioned the death of Minister Alexander, and said:

"Don’t just think about those who have conflicts with you. Think about the other party, and Minister Alexander, someone who has conflicts with all three of you!"

"Son of a bitch!"

Hearing Luo An’s words, Hamidun and Jesper thought for a moment, the former suddenly full of anger, the latter turned pale, they exchanged glances and simultaneously said a name:

"Hale Rick!"

At this moment, Mona arrived here with Chenier’s help, Luo An asked:

"What does this Hale Rick do?"

Arms dealer Hamidun sneered and replied:

"He is my competitor."

"Does he have conflicts with you, Jesper, and Minister Alexander?"

"Exactly!"

Hamidun and Jesper nodded firmly, the only common enemy they could think of at the moment.

Luo An rubbed his temples, the situation was quite urgent, he didn’t ask what those conflicts specifically were, and after a moment of thought, he suddenly asked:

"Do either of you have Hale Rick’s contact information?"

Hamidun and Jesper looked puzzled but still nodded.

"Then call him!"

Luo An waved his hand, gesturing for Chenier to bring him a phone, Hamidun and Jesper looked confused, Mona and Chenier also very puzzled:

"Luo An, what are you planning to do?"

Luo An pushed back the secure phone Chenier handed to him, took the most ordinary mobile phone from Mona, handed it to Hamidun and Jesper, without explaining much, simply ordered:

"Mona, when they talk to Hale Rick soon, find a way to track their location through the signal!"

"OK."

Mona’s eyes lit up as she thought of something, and she immediately began preparing the computer and mechanical equipment following Luo An’s order, with Chenier assisting her.

Hamidun and Jesper took the phone, made a few calls to certain people, and soon got in touch with Hale Rick.

A somewhat lazy middle-aged man’s voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Good morning, who is this?"

"I’m your daddy!"

Hearing the response, Hamidun’s fury was uncontainable; he cursed a whole lot, sending regards to the caller’s entire family and finally asked:

"Hale Rick! What the fuck do you mean?"

"Just want to have a chat with you and Jesper."

On the other end, Hale Rick didn’t play dumb, admitting the act directly, and was about to hang up the phone without saying much more to Hamidun and Jesper.

Meanwhile, Mona hurriedly typed on the keyboard, feeling anxious because the call was too short, and she had not located them yet.

Seeing this, Luo An immediately snatched the phone from Hamidun’s hand, and said with a smile,

"Hello, Mr. Hale Rick."

On the other end, Hale Rick, hearing Luo An’s unfamiliar voice, didn’t bother and tried to hang up.

At that moment, Luo An slightly narrowed his eyes and said coldly:

"Mr. Hale Rick, Hamidun and Jesper are now in my hands. If you dare to hang up, I will kill them!"

While still unclear about Hale Rick’s true intentions, the effort to get Jesper into his hands was enough for Luo An to deduce that the opponent definitely did not want to see Jesper dead.

"..."

The other end of the phone fell silent at once; a few seconds later, a cold voice responded:

"Who are you?"

"I’m just a small-time snakehead."

Luo An’s eyes slightly narrowed as he impersonated the snakehead cousin, claiming this was an act of seeking justice for his cousin who was killed.

Unexpectedly, he ended up capturing both Hamidun and Jesper.

Glancing at Hamidun and Jesper who had their mouths stuffed with rags by Chenier, and seeing a 40% progress on Mona’s computer screen, Luo An grinned and said:

"I heard from Mr. Hamidun that the fifty-something guys with guns outside the island are your men.

But I’m a bit of a coward, get scared easily, and like to kill a couple of people to steady my nerves, so Mr. Hale Rick, you see..."

Luo An wasn’t worried about his disguise as the snakehead cousin being exposed, as the real cousin had been first kidnapped by him and then secretly taken away by Trick Kennedy’s men. Not many were aware of this fact, and a thorough investigation would take time.

Right now, like Luo An, Hale Rick was also short on time.

Sure enough, after hearing Luo An’s words, there was silence on the other end for a while before the cold voice was heard again:

"What do you want?"

"It’s not about what I want, it’s about what Mr. Hale Rick wants."

On seeing the 75% progress mark on Mona’s laptop screen, Luo An countered:

"Now there are your men all around this island, and I’m quite scared."

The cold laughter came over the phone from Hale Rick who then said:

"Well then, hand over Hamidun and Jesper to me, and I’ll let you and your people leave the island."

"Mr. Hale Rick, stop with the childlike threats; do you really not care if Hamidun and Jesper live or die?"

Hearing Luo An repeatedly threaten him using Hamidun and Jesper, Hale Rick’s face darkened deathly, and after a few seconds of silence, he proposed:

"$5 million US dollars, and I’ll let you and your people leave the island if you hand over Hamidun and Jesper to me."

Hearing this, Luo An took a deep breath, his face full of anger as he said:

"Mr. Hale Rick, I came to this island for my dead cousin!

He was my blood cousin! My brother!"

Mr. Hale Rick on the phone let out a cold laugh:

"So?"

Luo An grinned:

"Add money, I want $10 million dollars."

"..."