The three of them, including Iben, are descendants of Middle Eastern immigrants. Their families have taken root in the Red Demon Country for several generations, yet they still maintain a simple Middle Eastern lifestyle and traditions, engaging in the gray gang business passed down through their family.

This time, they accepted a task commissioned by Wang Qingfeng to kidnap Jin Yongnian, with a down payment of 1000 euros and an additional 2000 euros upon completion, which could be said to be quite cheap.

Their gang, the gray gang, is renowned for such jobs, offering high cost-effectiveness.

It wasn't their first time doing such work, and they were quite skilled. After Wang Qingfeng provided sufficient intelligence, they easily kidnapped Jin Yongnian at the airport while driving a taxi, efficiently delivering him to a rundown house prepared in advance by Wang Qingfeng.

At this point, the job was considered done for Iben and his team, and Wang Qingfeng didn't want them to know too much either.

However, the two brothers felt somewhat uneasy controlling Jin Yongnian and the unfortunate peer translator while wearing masks. Neither was very skilled in combat, and communication between them was also an issue.

Although Wang Qingfeng had been in this place for several years, his Dutch, French, and German were not very fluent, and his heavy Ludong accent made him easily recognizable.

Wang Qingxi, even more so, had worked at Jin Yongnian's company for years, and Jin Yongnian recognized him as soon as he spoke.

Ultimately, it was inconvenient for both brothers to show up in front of Jin Yongnian, and since Iben and his crew were familiar and eager to be involved, Wang Qingfeng considered it an extra layer of insurance and let them join.

Firstly, the Iben crew was aware of this deal, so it was difficult to go solo. Secondly, their gray gang had a good reputation for professionalism, and Wang Qingfeng believed that as long as the terms were agreed upon in advance, they wouldn't backstab him.

Having lived in Brussels for many years, often frequenting various underground casinos, he was familiar with the gray gangs there.

He got acquainted with Iben and his team because he often visited a casino controlled by their gray gang, becoming a regular there, and naturally, they got to know each other over time.

Therefore, Wang Qingfeng verbally agreed to pay them a labor fee in advance for helping with guarding, relaying messages, and other miscellaneous tasks, mainly the armed aspect of the operation.

Once the deal was completed, Wang Qingfeng would give them a lump sum reward of one million US dollars from his side.

This was undoubtedly a big business; Iben's crew originally thought getting a few tens of thousands of euros would be good, but unexpectedly, Wang Qingfeng offered one million US dollars.

This made Iben's crew marvel at how wealthy people from Rabbit Country were, causing them to develop other plans inevitably.

Although Wang Qingfeng offered them a substantial amount, they wanted more, even the entirety. This was the most straightforward mindset of these people.

Thus, at the beginning, they fully cooperated with Wang Qingfeng's extortion plan.

However, Wang Qingfeng and his brother were not very professional in this aspect; it was their first time doing such business. Initially, they directly demanded 2 million US dollars in cash from Jin Yongnian's side, only realizing their ignorance of domestic foreign exchange policies and cryptocurrency after Chen Feng's reminder.

Initially, they had little understanding of Bitcoin, and Wang Qingxi was no different. Wang Qingfeng consulted Iben, the expert, and after his guidance, they understood the globally used encrypted currency for money laundering.

But inadvertently, they leaked the demand for 200 Bitcoins from the hostage's family. Based on the current exchange rate of about 15,000 US dollars per Bitcoin, those 200 Bitcoins equated to 3 million US dollars.

Wang Qingfeng had only promised them one million US dollars, which was utterly unfair.

They already intended to backstab, and seeing such distribution from the other side, they were even more dissatisfied and determined to betray.

But they mistakenly thought that when Wang Qingfeng successfully extorted 10 Bitcoins from Chen Feng's side, he had already obtained all 200 Bitcoins, which led them to rush in for a seizure.

As a result, due to either clumsiness or a mistake with his aim, he ended up blowing Wang Qingfeng's head with a single shot.

The remaining Wang Qignian was so frightened he almost wet himself, and he didn't know the Bitcoin wallet password of his cousin. Thus, it was impossible for him to transfer the Bitcoins to Iben's crew.

Under the threat of a gun, Wang Qingxi searched his brother's entire body and opened his phone, but found no wallet password.

Iben, who didn't believe in evil, also conducted a search but found nothing, nearly furious to the point of shooting himself.

Then, after some English communication between Iben and Wang Qingxi, Iben learned they had only received 20 Bitcoins from the hostage's family instead of 200, which left him both angry and relieved.

He was angry for not having obtained the 200 Bitcoins and having already killed Wang Qingfeng, the commander, and relieved that they had only received 20 Bitcoins. Otherwise, with Wang Qingfeng dead and no password, their efforts would have been for nothing.

Thus, in hesitant English communications, Iben took full command of the kidnapping, ordering Wang Qingxi to contact the hostage's family and request the remaining Bitcoins as soon as possible.

Wang Qingxi had no choice but to comply, immediately using Jin Yongnian's phone to text Chen Feng.

Chen Feng naturally continued to negotiate, repeatedly insisting on an exchange of money and people, otherwise, the remaining Bitcoins would not be given.

Wang Qingxi, mimicking Wang Qingfeng's previous tactic, threatened that without ransom, Jin Yongnian would surely die, among other threats.

But Chen Feng wasn't the least bit worried, sticking to his previous arguments about not wanting to lose both the person and money.

Having no other options, Wang Qingxi reported the situation back to Iben.

Iben had participated in kidnapping operations before but found them neither lucrative nor worth the risk, so he hadn't pursued many.

This time, however, was different, involving more than two million US dollars, a scale unlike any he had encountered.

It was also the first time he encountered a situation where the ransom was paid by the hostage's daughter's boyfriend, Chen Feng.

Being a traditional gray gang from the Red Demon Country and descendants of Middle Easterners, they usually wouldn't kill the hostages if the ransom was paid, contrasting with Wang Qingfeng's inclination to eliminate witnesses post-payment.

Thus, Iben expressed willingness for an exchange of ransom and hostages but insisted that the transaction location was up to them.

After some thought, Iben decided to choose an open-air soccer field near their neighborhood in the exchange location.

The people of the Red Demon Country love soccer as much as those across the ocean in Gentleman Country, so almost every community has a soccer field. These places are large, easy to find, and from a distance, offer a clear view. Even if the police were alerted, they wouldn't be afraid, as it was their turf. If the police showed up, they could easily hide in the neighborhood, rendering the police powerless.

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