Chapter 597 Complete Video!
Ryan chimed in, "These guys, they're pros!"
Ryder nodded. "I can see that."
But he wasn't scared.
Soon, the guards put on white gloves and started searching Ryder and Ryan.
After making sure everything was good, they opened the door to let them in.
A guide led them through a special passage.
It was like a maze; without a guide, you'd get lost for sure.
Soon enough, Ryder and Ryan found themselves in a conference room.
Across from them, on a leather sofa, sat a young boy.
He looked about twelve or thirteen years old.
The kid's hair was slicked back perfectly, holding a cigar in his right hand and a glass of red wine in his left.
He had a pretty chill vibe.
Behind the boy stood ten foreign female bodyguards. Each one was over 5.6 feet tall, with neatly combed hair and a serious look.
"Ryder, this is Samuel Powell, the brains behind the Trace Investigation Agency! A lot of rich celebs in Aurora City are scared of him!" Ryan whispered.
Ryder looked where Uncle Ryan was pointing, right at the twelve or thirteen-year-old boy.
But Ryder quickly thought of another possibility.
A dwarf!
Sure enough, Samuel took a puff of his cigar and spoke in a raspy middle-aged man's voice that didn't match his body, "Ryder? The Johnson family's matrilocal marriage in Houston, lucky to know Scott, and you're pretty fortunate to come across such a good thing!"
"After you inherited Maple Real Estate, you took over the whole Houston market! So now, as the chairman of Maple Group, you want to unify Aurora City and start with the Young family?"
Ryder and Ryan stared at Samuel.
It seemed this boy named Samuel, no, judging by the voice, he was probably in his forties or fifties, was not simple.
He could find out all this info.
But only Ryan, Scott, Trevor, and a few others who had followed Ryder's dad John knew Ryder's true identity.
Ryder grinned, "So, you know why I'm here?"
"Of course, you want the solid video evidence of the Young family forcing the Wallace family to death three years ago."
Samuel blew out a smoke ring and continued, "But this is tricky!"
"What are the conditions?" Ryder asked.
Samuel put down his wine glass and cigar, clapped his hands. "I like your directness! At least one billion dollars! Otherwise, no deal!"
One billion dollars? Ryder took a deep breath. This Samuel was asking for a lot!
"That's too much!"
Samuel shrugged and explained, "Too much? It cost a lot to get this video back then. Later, I used this video to threaten the Young family, and they paid me a hundred million dollars every year! So now selling it to you for a billion dollars is just getting the money I should earn in ten years in advance! Not too much!"
"And I can tell you, if you can take down the Young family, you'll get way more than a billion dollars! So spending this money is not a loss at all!"
Ryder leaned in closer, eyeing Samuel's innocent face with a cold smile. "So, you want a billion bucks on one hand and to use me to take down the Young family on the other?"
As soon as Ryder made his move, the ten foreign female bodyguards behind Samuel stepped forward, their eyes filled with murderous intent. If Samuel gave the order, these muscular women, stronger than most men, would take Ryder down in a heartbeat.
Samuel, confident in his bodyguards' abilities, smirked, "Yeah, I said it. What are you gonna do about it, Ryder?"
Ryder casually sat on the sofa. "Samuel, a billion dollars is out of the question. And I want the complete video."
Samuel stood up, sneering, "The price I mentioned is for the complete video. If it weren't for the Young family teaming up with the Jones family from Capital City to mess with me, do you think I'd even be talking to you? Name a specific price, I'm not a petty guy."
As they say, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Ryder didn't say a word, just raised one finger.
Seeing this, Samuel's face twisted in anger. "One hundred million dollars? No way! I wouldn't agree even for five hundred million dollars!"
"No, not one hundred million dollars, Samuel, you misunderstood!"
"Ten million dollars?" Samuel stood up abruptly, roaring, "You want to buy it for ten million dollars? Ryder, why are you so arrogant? Let me tell you, even if the Young family wants to mess with me, they'd target your Maple Group first. As for me, Samuel, I can move my assets abroad and still live the good life!"
Ryder also stood up, patted Samuel's shoulder, and smiled, "Samuel, don't be mad, how could it be ten million dollars?"
Hearing this, Samuel's face softened a bit, but he knocked Ryder's hand away, "Don't think you can touch me just because I'm short!"
Ryder nodded and withdrew his hand. He actually found this Samuel somewhat amusing. But Ryder's next words almost made Samuel keel over from shock.
"I mean, one dollar!"
Ryder's words made Samuel slam the table in anger, roaring, "The last person who dared to mess with me is dead! Ryder, you're finished, I'm going to kill you!"
In an instant, the ten female bodyguards behind Samuel pulled out shiny daggers from their black boots and approached Ryder.
At this moment, Ryan pulled Ryder behind him and whispered, "Ryder, what are you doing?"
Ryder shrugged. "No money, just my life."
Ryan's mouth twitched, but he didn't say anything more.
Ryder looked at Samuel again. "It's just an ordinary video, not a blockbuster! It's reasonable for me to buy it for one dollar!"
Hearing Ryder's words, Samuel got even angrier. Even Samuel's bodyguards were fuming! A billion-dollar video for one dollar? Dream on!
Samuel patted his chest, trying to calm himself down, and asked, "One dollar, are you serious?"
"Why would I joke?" Ryder retorted.
Samuel was so angry he was breathing heavily, "You think just because you're tall, I'm afraid of you? Mess with me, and I'll catch you and cut off your penis. Let's see how arrogant you are then!"
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