Sky-High Deposit – Is this Mercenary a scam?

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Chief Hong anticipated Wang Fujun's reaction, so he immediately recounted some of Lu Ting's previous missions with the Chinese international police.

After much deliberation, Wang Fujun decided to trust Chief Hong's words. However, before finalizing the contract, Wang Fujun wanted to meet Lu Ting in person, which led to this video conference.

When Wang Fujun saw the conference room filled not only with Lu Ting but also with seven other experienced-looking mercenaries, he was taken aback.

Wasn't Lu Ting supposed to be the only member of his armed group? Who were these Western faces in the room?

Not only Wang Fujun, but also Chief Hong and all the police officers in the video conference were surprised. They had never heard of Lu Ting having such a formidable team.

Lu Ting, seated calmly in front of the camera, showed no change in expression, as if he had expected this scenario.

The members of Task Force 141 also shed their usual playful demeanor, each wearing a cold, expressionless face.

Driven by the urgency to save his son, Wang Fujun broke the silence first, fixing his gaze on Lu Ting and asking, "Mr. Lu, when can you set out to rescue my son?"

If Wang Fujun had any doubts about Lu Ting's capabilities before, seeing Lu Ting and his team dispelled them completely.

These mercenaries exuded an intimidating aura that would make ordinary people weak at the knees. Yet, the young Lu Ting commanded their respect, sitting at the head of the table with absolute authority.

This alone indicated that Lu Ting's true abilities far surpassed his modest profile on the mercenary network. Getting such proud mercenaries to submit to him meant Lu Ting had significant skills and leadership.

Having been in a high position for many years, Wang Fujun could easily see through such matters. He quickly decided to let Lu Ting handle the mission to rescue his son.

Simultaneously, just as Wang Fujun spoke, a system prompt sounded in Lu Ting's mind:

[Ding!]

[Strongest Mercenary System]

[Host: Lu Ting]

[Mission: Rescue the kidnapped hostage, Wang Tianyu, in Northern Myanmar. (In Progress)]

Seeing the mission prompt, Lu Ting realized that Wang Fujun had decided to entrust him with the task.

Despite a tinge of joy inside, Lu Ting maintained a composed expression and said to Wang Fujun, "Mr. Wang, as soon as you transfer the deposit for this mission, I will make the necessary arrangements and we can act immediately."

Wang Fujun was momentarily taken aback by Lu Ting's straightforwardness but quickly recovered and asked, "Alright, how much do you want as a deposit, Mr. Lu?"

As soon as he said this, Chen Yaoguang and the other officers in the video all looked at Lu Ting.

Their reaction was understandable. After all, they had witnessed Lu Ting's exorbitant demands before. Now, with Wang Fujun, a 'big fat sheep,' in front of him, it was impossible for Lu Ting not to make a hefty demand given his nature!

Sure enough,

The next moment, they heard Lu Ting say calmly to Wang Fujun, "I won't ask for much. 50 million American dollars for the deposit, is that reasonable?"

"We'll settle the final payment after we rescue the person, how about that?"

50 million dollars was only a third of the total commission. Lu Ting thought this deposit amount was quite reasonable.

Mercenaries risk their lives for money. For such a dangerous mission, where they might lose their lives, asking for half the deposit wouldn't be excessive. Besides, a mercenary who isn't a bit cunning isn't a qualified mercenary!

Listening to Lu Ting, Chen Yaoguang couldn't help but feel exasperated.

50 million dollars.

And he calls that not much?!

Even Chen Yaoguang, let alone Director Hong sitting next to Wang Fujun, had never dealt with such an amount!

But Wang Fujun only frowned slightly for a second before agreeing immediately, "No problem, the first deposit will be transferred to your account in five minutes."

Seeing the other party agree so readily, Lu Ting didn't say much more. He just nodded and continued, "Additionally, I need you to allocate some money for the follow-up plan to rescue your son."

The commission Wang Fujun paid to Lu Ting was what each of them deserved. As for expenses beyond the commission, that naturally had to be covered by Wang Fujun himself.

Lu Ting didn't know about others, but he was definitely not going to include this extra cost in the commission.

Otherwise, it would be his own money that would be lost!

After hearing Lu Ting's words, Wang Fujun didn't immediately agree this time. Instead, he looked at Chen Yaoguang standing close to Lu Ting, as if asking with his eyes if this request for money was normal.

At this moment, Chen Yaoguang wasn't sure what Lu Ting was up to, but she was used to his behavior of seizing opportunities to fleece people and never letting himself suffer a loss.

After hesitating for two seconds, Wang Fujun still asked Lu Ting, "How much do you need?"

"Not much."

After roughly estimating, Lu Ting said, "For now, just ten million dollars. If it's not enough later, I'll let you know."

Everyone: ???

Ten million dollars?

And you call that not much?

However, compared to the 50 million dollar deposit Lu Ting had just asked for, this 10 million dollars indeed didn't seem like 'much'!

(End of the Chapter)