697 100% Human (1/2)
Drowsily, Zhu Tianyou gradually regained his consciousness.
His body was restrained, his limbs were firmly restrained, and two steel rods were also tied to his back. He tried to move, but he couldn't. He couldn't even bend his knees nor sit up.
His suit was still on him, and his back felt wet. There was a dripping sound.
Zhu Tianyou opened his heavy eyelids and began to observe his surroundings.
In the pitch black cabin, he could make out that he was in a bathtub and the tap was dripping. Beside it… a grinning face was watching him.
”Oh, you're awake?”
The annoying flat cap!
Zhu Tianyou stared at Tanaka in horror as if he had just seen a ghost. He wanted to say something, but only a muffled noise came out as his taped mouth couldn't articulate a single word.
”Oh, I almost forgot - you can't speak now.”
Tanaka ripped off the tape on his mouth and threw the crumpled tape into the garbage.
”Are you a human or a ghost?”
[Impossible, his heartbeat and pulse disappeared - how could he still be alive?!] Zhu Tianyou frantically thought in his mind.
”100% human, you and I.” He shrugged. His body leaned closer to the bathtub and he stared at the horror in Zhu Tianyou's eyes. With a smile, he said, ”Mr. Zhu, will you cooperate with me?”
After his initial fear, Zhu Tianyou had already calmed down.
From the Golden Crescent to the Gulf of Aden, he traveled extensively in Western Asia for many years. He wasn't a simple character himself. At the moment, his mind turned fast, trying to determine the person in front of him was a killer hired by the enemy or a kidnapper looking for riches.
If it was the former, this guy wouldn't talk much nonsense. If it was the latter… some money should suffice.
An Interpol officer? By this person's means, it didn't look like it...
”How much do you want?” Zhu Tianyou slowly said.
”I don't want money; I only need ten tons of salt.” Tanaka smiled and shook his head, extending a finger.
”You let me go and I'll give it to you.”
When Tanaka heard Zhu Tianyou's words, it seemed like he heard a funny joke and he began to chuckle.
On his face flashed a hint of irritation as Zhu Tianyou fiercely said, ”You don't believe me? When I say it, I mean it. I never broke a promise.”
”I never trust anyone.” Tanaka laughed.
”Then you tell me what to do. Even though you want the salt, I can't make it magically appear!”
”It's easy - tell me your where your 'tea garden' and 'chemical plants' are and I'll get it myself.”
Zhu Tianyou looked at Tanaka as if he was watching an insane lunatic.
His salt factory was located on the border between Somalia and Ethiopia. Not only were hundreds of armed personnel stationed there, but the place was protected by local militants. Even the Marines wouldn't dare to enter the tea plantation and drug factory without extensive planning.
However, the confidence in Tanaka's eyes made him feel a little puzzled.
”What? Mr. Zhu isn't willing?” Tanaka grinned as he asked.
Zhu Tianyou didn't speak and hesitated in his mind.
Tanaka smiled and didn't speak. He stretched out his hand and opened the tap above Zhu Tianyou's head.