Option 21

  The village director's face suddenly had a smile, the village director's expression was one that had a sarcastic tone. The anger in his heart surged up instantly. He really wanted to let Zhao Ganquan use a knife to poke either of their bodies somewhere, first to make them see some blood and dampen their sharpness before talking about the next step. What kind of people are you? You dare to be arrogant in front of me?! Your mother's... playing big cards with me?! Draining your village's money, your own money dry, and still not letting you die or live, let's see if you still dare to be proud like a penguin in front of me!

  However, Shui Quan soon calmed down. He saw Qian Lifen staring at him. She signaled to him, the meaning was very clear, here, don't be emotional, first get their money in hand is true! He smiled and nodded to her.

  "Shuizhuyuan, do you know what it means to bring you all here?" he asked the branch secretary, who still had a faint smile on his face despite being in a dimly lit place. The branch secretary replied, "I know." Shuizhuyuan then turned to the village director, whose expression seemed sarcastic to him, and asked, "And do you also know?" The village director nodded and said, "Yes."

  The water source asked two accountants: "What about you two accountants?" The two people spoke in a very humble tone together: "We know."

  Shui Quanyuan laughed happily and raised his voice a bit, saying: "That's great! Let's get straight to the point. As long as you cooperate with us seamlessly, we won't touch a single hair on your heads. Otherwise... let's just not mention it, it's an unspoken understanding. Honestly, Village Director, how much money is in your village's account? Tell us the truth, don't try to deceive us!"

  The village head said: "As for the specific number, let the accountant say."

  The chief accountant hadn't even waited for Shuiyuan's question before blurting out: "Nine hundred and eighty thousand."

  Shui Quanyuan said: "Zhi Shu, how much are your personal and family deposits?"

  The branch secretary said: "Not much, only tens of millions. Ah, you won't even want the little money we have, will you? Is it over?"

  The village director said: "Old big, you kidnapped us for money, it's against the law. Our money is in the bank. Even if it was transferred to your account, the police can still investigate! What I mean is that collective money, you should ask for less, let us bear less burden; our own money, don't ask for it, can't we all live in peace? Otherwise, aren't you also worried and uneasy?"

  "Alright, let's talk business! But first, we want to get a clearer picture of each of your personal situations."

  One by one, they asked. The person in charge of accounting and cash accounting both said that the total bank deposits of the two families were 1.7 million. However, the branch secretary only said that his family had spent a lot of money recently, and all the savings at home were only 150,000; what about the village director? Even less, saying there was only 700,000 to 800,000 yuan.

  They certainly wouldn't believe the source of the water. Qian Lihong had already understood it long ago. With only a few books, not to mention fixed assets, bank deposits would be at least two million! The village director even has more than him. Not only are there many enterprises in their village with good efficiency, but also every household has made a big turnaround in the new rural renovation, and deposits of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions are rare.

  According to the bank deposits reported by the four people in front of him, there are already 120 million. Not bad! However, Shui Quanyuan doesn't just want this amount, he's thinking about something that is very important for him, Qianli Fang and Zhao Ganspring: it's highly likely that this will be the last deal, after which they'll split up and never do anything that could get them caught and killed again! Getting 120 million in hand is not bad, but wouldn't getting an additional 50-60 million or more be even better? Another reason Shui Quanyuan doesn't want to stop now is the arrogance of the accountant and village director.

  This arrogant air will not be extinguished, even if the money is in hand, it will not be safe. Therefore, Shuiyuan decided to use ruthless and poisonous means to make the branch secretary and village director spit out all the money. Spit it out!

  In the depths of Shuiyuan's heart, there was a fire that Village Director spoke with a somewhat disdainful tone, saying "kidnapping".

  Isn't it a kidnapping? It is indeed a kidnapping! However, when these two words are spoken from the mouth of the kidnapped person, the nature and feeling are completely different. Can he hear it smoothly?

  The two accountants, Zhuang and Xianyuan, can be treated gently because they are Qianli Fang's "hired" insiders; the village director and cashier must be made to know their place!

  After the branch secretary and village director insisted that their family savings were only 150,000 and 70,000 to 80,000 yuan, Shui Quanyuan gestured with his hand and instructed Zhao Ganquan: "Let them have a little less, it's painful!" Seeing Qian Fang trying to stop Zhao Ganquan, Shui Quanyuan glared at her fiercely and said, "Bring over the slaked lime water!"

  Shui Quanyuan said to the branch secretary and village director: "Give you two half a minute, if you don't tell the truth and cooperate with us, we'll make you howl immediately. Even if there's an amplifier here that amplifies your howling voice tenfold, hundredfold, thousandfold, ten-thousandfold, only we few people can hear it!"

  Half a minute passed very quickly and quietly, with no one speaking.

  Shui Quanyuan waved his hand at Zhao Ganquan, who was wearing a low and wide-brimmed hat on his head. He walked out of the shadows to the desk, quickly grabbed Shu's right hand with his own right hand, and pressed it onto the wooden tea table. With a swift motion, he chopped off the front section of Shu's right index finger.

  The branch secretary shouted loudly.

  Squealing like a slaughtered pig.

  Deafening screams.

  Shriek with heart-rending anguish.

  In the midst of Zhao's cries, Zhaoganquan took over the small bucket handed to him by Qianliufang, dipped the stiff-bristled brush into the lime water and began smearing it roughly onto Zhishu's bleeding fingers.

  The howling of the branch book became even louder. The freshly opened lime water was still quite hot, almost boiling, and had a good hemostatic effect, but it also hurt a lot. How could he not howl?

  Two minutes later, the branch secretary may have felt that a not-so-old man yelling in front of these people was too undignified and lacking in backbone, so he suddenly gritted his teeth and stopped shouting, not even making a sound.

  Shui Quanyuan smiled and said, "Branch Secretary, as a branch secretary of the Communist Party, you should be stronger. At least, you shouldn't shout so loudly! In wartime, there's a 90% chance that you would become a traitor! Why not say 100%? Because your shouting didn't last long, and now it's completely silent. I still have some admiration for you because of this. However, if you don't cooperate with us, the other fingers on both hands will not only be cut off but also shortened compared to this finger!"

  The branch book stared at Shui Quan Yuan with a fierce and poisonous gaze, saying: "Is cutting off fingers just the first step? Can you let us go? Even if we give you money, all the money?"

  "Of course we can! We just want money, not lives!"

  Secretary's face was expressionless, he didn't speak a word, his eyes were cast down.

  Shui Quanyuan said to Zhao Ganquan, "First, let the branch secretary rest for a while. Then, let the village director also shout and shout. I'm such a cheap person, in this kind of place, if you don't hear or hear less of the branch secretary's shouting, it always feels abnormal and meaningless!"

  Zhao Ganquan listened to Shui Quanyuan's words and didn't respond. He took his things and walked towards the village director.

  Just as Zhao Ganquan was about to grab the village director's hand and press it on the tea table, the village director's face had already turned pale. He shouted: "Don't touch my hand, I'm telling you!"

  Shui Quanyuan said to Zhao Ganquan, "Let him go!" Then, with a hidden knife in his smile, he asked the village director, "Tell me, honestly. How much private money does your family and you personally have?"

  The village head said: "One hundred and twenty thousand!"

  The sound of the water spring said to Zhao Ganquan: "Chop, chop off his two fingers at once!"

  The village head said: "One hundred and seventy thousand!"

  The water source raised its voice and ordered Zhao in a commanding tone: "Chop him down immediately!"

  The village director said with tears in his eyes: "One hundred and ninety thousand, really, just that much, there is indeed no more!"

  The water source said to Zhao Quansheng in a louder voice: "Cut off both of his arms, and he won't be able to take money from now on! No matter how much more money there is, he won't be able to take it!"

  The village head saw Zhao Ganquan grab his hand and raise a bright, dazzling knife, scaring him to death, and he immediately knelt down and said: "220 million! It's all gone, even if you skin me alive and kill me, there's nothing left!"

  "Alright, I believe you! Village Director, do you know why I've been constantly threatening you? Because I knew you had 22 million. Otherwise...," he said to Zhao Ganquan, "Help him up. Although he didn't tell the truth at first, overall, he's still an honest man who is willing to cooperate with us. Good! For someone like that, not only will we not harm a single hair on his head, but we'll also leave something for him. Village Director, as long as you can transfer 20 million into the account I provide within the time limit I set, we'll escort you to a place near your home and let you go. The remaining 2 million is yours to keep. Otherwise, the other room in this underground cellar will be your burial ground!"

  The village head nodded his head like a hungry chicken pecking at rice, saying: "Alright! Alright! Alright! Alright! Alright! Alright! Alright!"

  "Hey, Secretary! By rights, you're a bit higher than the village head in terms of position, but to me, your performance is far inferior. They say good men don't take advantage of opportunities right in front of them, and when fire burns their eyebrows, they worry about their eyes; but you? You refuse to drink the wine offered to you, yet you drink the penalty wine instead! Listen up, we can forget about your money, not a single cent is needed, but you must choose one of the three paths I'll point out to you. Got it? As long as you choose one of them, we'll let you go: First path, chop off one segment from each of your ten fingers; Second path, leave one eye intact; Third path, leave one leg intact."

  Just as Shuiyuan finished speaking, Zhubu loudly said: "Good, I choose the first one: ten fingers, each finger cut off a section! Can you keep your word?"

  The spring source stood up and shouted: "I can!"