Hou Li and several of his men stood at the arrival area of Xiaoshan Airport. One of his men held up a sign that read "Jackal Tourism Group" in both Chinese and English.
Hou Li has been unable to eat or drink for the past few days.
The Hou family were just small merchants in their early years.
Several large businesses have a history of unethical practices, and the Hou family is no exception. Because of this long-standing practice, they have become arrogant and domineering, and two months ago they almost caused a major disaster.
He got drunk at a high-end KTV in Shanghai and, along with his friends, beat up a young man who had accidentally bumped into him.
The man tried to reason with him, but Hou Li wouldn't listen. He even threatened to have his legs dislocated, and the man left in a huff.
Normally, if we fight, we fight, and that's it. But this time, we've hit a brick wall.
The young man who was beaten was named Li Youbo. He came to Shanghai to visit a friend and also invited an orthopedic specialist. That night, he was just out for entertainment at his friend's invitation to welcome him.
Being beaten up for no reason is unbearable, no matter how good one's temper is. Li Youbo's friend immediately led a group of brothers to Hou Li's VIP room.
The two groups engaged in a chaotic battle inside.
Hou Li was beaten until his mouth bled. He used his connections to make a phone call, and then several police cars arrived. Without asking any questions, they tried to arrest Li Youbo and his group.
Meanwhile, Hou Li was still making threats, telling them to obediently kowtow and admit their mistakes, otherwise he would send people to deal with them even if they were arrested and put in detention.
Well, before the harsh words were even finished and the humiliation was over, an even bigger commotion broke out outside the KTV.
Two military personnel carriers disembarked two platoons of heavily armed soldiers.
Hou Li was completely dumbfounded when a submachine gun was pointed at his head.
The chaos lasted until midnight, and in the end, Li Youbo let him go.
However, Hou Li couldn't sit still from that day on. Later, through his connections with the police, he found out that the two troop carriers had departed directly from the Jinling Military Region's Shanghai Garrison Command and were directly under the command of the military region's garrison battalion. They were carrying live ammunition that night.
His connections at the Shanghai police station told him to be careful in the future and not to contact him again, as the higher-ups were planning a thorough investigation into the Hou Group's affairs over the years.
Terrified, Hou Li realized he had practically planted a pumpkin on the head of a tyrant.
It took a tremendous amount of effort to find out who he had offended, and the result was even more despairing.
Li Youbo is the only son of Li Shengyao, who is the lieutenant general commander of the Kyoto Military Region. Li Shengyao's father was even more remarkable, being a founding general who participated in the Liberation War, fought in the Korean War, and commanded important battles in the Vietnam War.
The Li family has numerous protégés throughout the military, and the number of military leaders who have transitioned to politics is also staggering. The Li family's network of connections is incredibly intricate, and their influence is terrifying.
Even ten members of the Hou family wouldn't be enough to kill someone with a single finger.
Fortunately, every cloud has a silver lining. After making every effort to inquire, Hou Li discovered his only chance.
General Li Hongguang suffered a serious injury in his early years, which has now relapsed, leaving him disabled and in increasingly worse condition. The Li family is searching the world for renowned doctors to treat his illness, which is why Li Youbo came to Shanghai.
Hou Li happened to know someone, namely Bai Yanxi, a master of traditional Chinese medicine, whose expertise in musculoskeletal injuries and physical conditioning was unparalleled in the contemporary Chinese medicine community.
Hou Li personally flew to Kyoto and waited outside the Li family's guard post all night before finally making contact with the Li family. He conveyed his intention to invite a renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor and asked General Li to give him a chance.
Then came the scene where Hou Li went to SY County in Kuaiji to "invite" Bai Yanxi.
However, Hou Li felt that he had been incredibly unlucky lately. In fact, he had known about Bai Yanxi's situation all these years, and he found Bai Yanxi in SY County without much effort.
But then someone unexpectedly appeared and snatched the prize away without saying a word.
After what happened last time, Hou Li became more timid and dared not provoke Wu You, whose background he couldn't figure out.
Besides, looking at the bodyguards around Wu You, daring to provoke them might mean losing your life on the spot.
Based on the license plate number he had written down, Hou Li used money to obtain information that the car was registered under the name of a rural family in Qiantang District. The family, surnamed Wu, had an exceptionally clean background; they were just ordinary people, barely well-off.
"Xiaokang my ass!" Hou Li jumped up and down when he saw the investigation results.
A nobody driving a Maybach Zeppelin? A nobody with a bodyguard who could punch Schwarzenegger to death?
The investigation results were completely unreliable, which greatly worried Hou Li.
Finally, after careful consideration, he decided to take a risk with limits.
They directly spend a lot of money to hire people from international mercenary websites.
The mission was to "bring" Bai Yanxi out of the Wu family's house. The mission requirement was not to harm anyone in the Wu family, and it was also warned that there was a very terrifying bodyguard inside.
If the mission fails or leaves traces, the task must be handled independently; Hou Li will not intervene.
Hou Li immediately paid a reward of 5 million US dollars.
A generous reward will surely attract brave men. Go to China to carry out a routine "hostage rescue" mission. The other party doesn't even have a gun, and on the surface, they just appear to be ordinary civilians.
This is practically free money!
At the time the mission was issued, three mercenary teams that saw it expressed their willingness to accept it.
Hou Li selected a mercenary team whose main members were of Japanese and Vietnamese descent and ordered them to set off for China immediately. The $500,000 deposit had already been transferred through the website.
The Jackal mercenary team is arriving today. We arranged to pick them up at the airport at 10 a.m. Hou Li and his team were already waiting at the airport at 9:30 a.m.
At 10:05, nine dark-skinned Asians walked over following the signs they were holding that were written in a mix of Chinese and English.
"You must be Mr. Hou Li. Hello, we are from the Jackals." The leader of the group could speak relatively fluent Chinese, although his pronunciation was not very standard.
Hou Li warmly extended his hand: "Hello, hello, welcome! Come on, let's go eat first and chat while we eat."
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Inside a private room at a high-end restaurant, the two sides had already started chatting before the food was even served.
"We need Mr. Hou to provide an accurate topographical map and indicate the patrol routes and areas of interest of the local police, as well as the locations of surveillance cameras."
The leader still spoke on behalf of the mercenaries.
“No problem, this is ready. It has a complete topographical map and key points.” Hou Li said, making a gesture. His entourage opened a briefcase and gave each member of the mercenary group a small tablet computer.
"So, how do you plan to pay the reward, Mr. Hou?" The mercenary checked the English electronic map and found that it had GPS navigation and 3D functions. Satisfied, he asked the question that concerned him most.
"As long as I pick up that old man, I'll pay him on the spot, bank transfer or check is fine," Hou Li replied readily.
"We're all set."
At this moment, the waiter came to serve the food, and both sides fell silent. After the waiter left, Hou Li asked with concern, "How was it? Was it difficult? When do you plan to start?"
"The customer is king. We will start by tomorrow night at the latest. As for the difficulty, this is much simpler than the offensive mission in Iraq."
Hou Li smiled happily, picked up the wine glass on the table, and raised it: "To mission success!"
The mercenaries raised their glasses: "To God!"
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