Chapter 175: Cooperation, Unexpected Gains, Suit-Wearing Thug

Summer days are long and nights short. Although it was approaching seven in the evening, the sky had not yet fully darkened, and the world outside the window seemed to be shrouded in a layer of shadows cast by the dark clouds.

The office lights were off, and Aoyama Xiu Xin, who was seated behind his desk, also seemed hidden in the shadows as he leaned back in his chair, eyes closed in repose. His fingers rhythmically tapped the desk with a gent"thud, thud, thud" that echoed through the empty office.

"Ding-a-ling! Ding-a-ling!"

A series of urgent ringing of the telephone broke the silence.

Aoyama Xiu Xin instantly opened his eyes and sat up straight, picking up the phone from the desk to answer.

"Xiu Xin, the criminals have made contact, telling me to get to Hidaka City in Lushan by eight o'clock, and they specifically said I have to bring the money myself. What should I do?"