"I'll offer 1 billion US dollars!!!"

The next second, Ye Chen uttered something astonishing.

1 billion US dollars?!

Holy crap, that's a terrifying number.

"By the way, I can pay you directly and transfer the money to your overseas bank account right away."

Ye Chen gave a friendly reminder.

In an instant, everyone present was stunned.

Having a billion dollars and being able to produce a billion dollars immediately are two different things.

The ability to come up with a billion US dollars in liquid funds at once is terrifying.

It's important to understand that, let alone ordinary billionaires, even some billionaires with hundreds of billions of dollars in assets might not be able to easily come up with $1 billion in liquid funds at once.

Billionaires may have a net worth of hundreds of billions, but most of their money comes from company shares, real estate, and so on.

It is likely that only a very small number of billionaires can easily come up with that much liquid capital.

Others don't know, but Shi Yuanbai certainly couldn't produce it.

How much money does Ye Chen actually have?

Shi Yuanbai was filled with emotion.

Zhu Yeqing turned to look at Ye Chen, her face full of surprise. She was also shocked by Ye Chen's financial power.

She had only offered $80 million, but Ye Chen increased it by more than ten times in one go.

Shi Yuanbai was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter:

"Don't dream about it. They won't agree to that. If they did, their reputation would be completely ruined, and they might even face..."

Shi Yuanbai was quite confident. The reputation of the retired mercenary team he had hired had never been questioned, and they had never been bribed.

However, before Shi Yuanbai could finish speaking, the mercenary leader had already placed a dagger against Shi Yuanbai's neck.

The mercenary leader was tempted.

Not only him, but also the other twenty-odd members of his team were tempted.

In the past, when they were hired, their commissions were only a few million or ten million US dollars.

Then it's divided equally among everyone, leaving very little.

Even if they complete the mission as Shi Yuanbai suggested and receive 50 million US dollars, with the leader taking the lion's share and the remainder being divided, each person would only get one or two million dollars.

They will then have to continue to take on other business at great risk.

But if he betrays Shi Yuanbai and serves Ye Chen, that would be a different story.

That's a whopping 1 billion US dollars! Each of them could get tens of millions of US dollars.

With this money, they could retire and do nothing.

Moreover, Ye Chen could give him money immediately, not just checks or anything like that.

With this comparison, it goes without saying who they would choose.

Seeing the dagger at his neck, Shi Yuanbai was so frightened that his legs went weak. At this moment, he no longer dared to be arrogant.

"You...you..."

Shi Yuanbai was furious.

Zhu Yeqing's men also breathed a sigh of relief; they had been very tense just now.

Although they are professional fighters, there is still a huge gap between them and these mercenaries who have retired from the battlefield.

If they were to take action, they would be the ones who fall!

Now everything is alright, thanks to Mr. Ye.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yeqing's subordinates admired Ye Chen even more.

If only they had such an outrageously wealthy boss.

"See that, Shi Yuanbai? This is what they mean by money making the world go round."

Ye Chen spoke slowly.

Of course, there are deeper reasons why Ye Chen is willing to offer 1 billion US dollars.

Ye Chen knew that his billion dollars wouldn't be easy to earn, so he planned to deal with the mastermind behind Shi Yuanbai after dealing with Shi Yuanbai.

This small squad of mercenaries would be a good choice.

We can let them do it. As mercenaries, they don't have as many restrictions, and they are strong enough.

Most importantly, Ye Chen's $1 billion will be "reimbursed" later, so he won't have to spend a single penny.

"If you could offer more, maybe they would change their minds?"

Ye Chen stepped forward.

"I don't have that much cash."

Shi Yuanbai sighed softly. His net worth was not low, but it was mostly in the form of shares and real estate.

Mercenaries want "cash," something they can get immediately or that can be deposited into a foreign bank account right away.

They weren't interested in real estate, and even if they were, given their status, they wouldn't dare to take it.

At this moment, Shi Yuanbai felt a tremendous sense of powerlessness.

He deeply realized that having money is truly wonderful; it can change everything.

I painstakingly found the most reputable mercenaries and went to great lengths to bring them over.

As a result, Ye Chen's single sentence made them betray him.

"Tell me, who's behind you?"

Ye Chen asked coldly.

"Hmph, I will not tell you no matter what."

Shi Yuanbai snorted coldly and said stubbornly, believing himself to be quite principled and unyielding!

"Not going to talk?"

Ye Chen smiled mysteriously, then looked at the mercenary leader.

"I understand, boss."

The mercenary leader immediately understood what to do when he saw Ye Chen's expression.

So he turned around and ordered two of his men to lift Shi Yuanbai up and take him to the back for personal interrogation.

As a "professional," he was extremely skilled at interrogation.

"Sit down and rest for a bit, it won't be long."

Ye Chen said something to Zhu Yeqing, then calmly sat down on the sofa.

In less than three minutes, Shi Yuanbai, who had already wet his pants in fear, was dragged back and thrown to the ground.

“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you whatever you want to know.”

Upon returning, Shi Yuanbai repeatedly begged Ye Chen for mercy.

"It's only been a little over two minutes, Mr. Shi. You seem to be a bit too tough for me. You've been much faster than I expected."

Ye Chen shook his head helplessly, thinking he would have to wait for more than ten minutes.

“Boss, I didn’t lay a hand on him. I just briefly introduced him to various ‘gentle’ interrogation methods, and he immediately backed down.”

The mercenary leader also spoke helplessly.

Just now, after dragging Shi Yuanbai to the back, the mercenary leader hadn't actually made a move yet. He had only mentioned a few "friendly" interrogation methods, and was only halfway through his sentence.

The tough and unyielding Shi Yuanbai was immediately terrified and begged for mercy.

This left the mercenary leader feeling helpless; he hadn't had his fill of action yet.

"Tell me, who's behind you? Who sent you to deal with me?"

Ye Chen asked directly.

Shi Yuanbai dared not hesitate and told the truth:

"yes........"