97 Offer! (2/2)
She knew he has some influence given how he was able to fire the principal but that was going to be useless now. There was no cellular network in the area so there was no way he could ask for help from outside.
”Kaden, cripple him,” Edgar ordered the head of the gang.
Edgar has heard Zed was a strong mutant for his age so he and his friends have hired Kaden and his gang. To prevent any unexpected situation, they have even placed EMP device around to restrict communication from outside.
Kaden didn't like the tone of Edgar but since money was involved, he didn't say anything. His skin was covered with scales as he walked towards.
”Hmm?” Kaden was startled and angered to see Zed was still carrying a smiling expression. There was no fear on his face.
”Won't shed tears till you feel some pain?” Kaden looked forward to playing with Zed. He really enjoyed teaching spoiled children the meaning of pain.
”How much are those four fools paying you?” Zed suddenly asked.
”What?!” Everyone looked at Zed.
”You didn't hear?” Zed repeated the question, ”How much are they paying you?”
”You think we would spare you if you pay us extra?” Kaden asked with a smirk.
He understood that Zed was afraid and now wanted to buy him to save his life. This pleased him to the heart.
”The answer is no,” Zed said.
”What are you saying?” Kaden looked at him in dismay.
”I'm asking for something different,” Zed pointed at the 'four fools' and said, ”You would be doing what you planned to, but the target would be those fools who hired you, instead of me.”
The gang and the four members looked at each other and then started laughing.
”Has fear fried your brain?” Edgar was laughing nonstop.
”Not really,” Zed answered.
RING RING~!
The gang and the 'four fools' stared at Zed in shock.
How can his phone ring when there is an EMP wave to block all signals?
”Excuse me,” Zed took out his cell phone and answered, ”We're on our way. No, we will be on time. See ya.”
Zed placed his cell phone back in the pocket. He then looked at Kaden and Edgar and said, ”I apologize for the call but it was important. Anyways, where were we in the conversation?”
No one spoke a single word. Every member of the gang was checking their phone and was startled to see no signals.
”How could his phone rang?” Loren muttered.
”Right!” Zed said as he remembered where the conversation was before the phone call, ”How much do I have to pay for you to carry out the task?”
Kaden suppressed his shock and looked at Zed. He has heard the voice of a woman from the phone call so he was sure the phone call was real instead of some trick.
Is his phone so advanced that it can overpower EMP? If so then why didn't he asked for help?
”Let us cripple him and then rush away,” Kaden signaled the rest of his gang. He didn't wish to waste any more time.
”$2 million,” Zed said.
Kaden was slaw jacked by the proposal. He was about to launch an attack but this unbelievably high offer shocked him out of his wits.
The same went for other members of his gang. They asked each other to make sure they heard it right.
”Wh-what did you say?” Kaden asked to make sure.
”Don't make me repeat my words again,” Zed gave a sigh and said, ”$2 million for carrying out the task.”
The gang eyed Edgar, Rees, Percy, and Brian like wolves eying a flock of sheep. The greed in their eyes left no doubt what they thought of the offer.
Behind, Jessica and Loren gulped down a mouthful of saliva at the unbelievable cost. Jessica was from a humble background so even thousands of dollars were way high, much less millions.
Loren wasn't rich in the traditional sense but she has lived a luxurious lifestyle thanks to the benefits from the government. Even the children of the rich she knew couldn't offer such a high price without batting an eye.
After all, the money wasn't theirs. It was their families and the amount they could spend was limited even if they were the future heirs.
Now, Zed was casually offering so much like a king giving alms to a beggar. This startled everyone and incited waves of greed inside their hearts.
”D-don't be fooled!” Edgar's back was drenched with cold sweat feeling the greed-filled eyes on him. He backed away instinctively and said, ”He couldn't afford such a high price!”
”R-right!” Kaden muttered. He was so enticed by the price that he forgot that no kid could have such money.
Even those four combined could only offer $50,000 for taking care of Zed. And they were from an influential class from what they told!
If Zed has offered in ten thousand then it would be believable but in millions?! A single kid having so much money to spend freely?!
Dream on! Don't take us for fools!
Zed didn't say anything and instead, he opened his cell phone.
”What are you doing?” Kaden asked.
Shouldn't this kid be apologizing for going overboard? Is he contacting help? But he shouldn't be given he didn't try before, right?
Zed passed Kaden his cell phone a moment later.
”?” Kaden was confused by his actions. Suppressing his confusion, he took the phone from him and looked at the screen.
”Im..pos...sible,” Kaden felt the world was spinning around.
His eyes were on verge of popping out as he stared at the text on the screen. His entire definition of reality was broken in the span of seconds.
”Boss?” The entire gang eyed Kaden in bewilderment.
Why is he behaving so oddly?!
One of the gang members moved forward to check what was so strange on the phone for the boss to act so weirdly.
”N-no way!” The gang member was struck on the spot in total disbelief. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he was reading it correctly and noticing the text was still same; he fell on his knees.
”W-what is going on?” Another gang member asked.
No one else from the gang dared moved ahead to check what was on the phone. They were afraid they would behave just like their boss and the other member.
It took Kaden minutes before he was able to gather his wits together. He turned the phone towards his gang to make them understand his behavior. He has made a fool of himself but he has to let the others understand it wasn't his fault.
”It can't be!”
”There has to be a mistake!”
”Y-yeah! It is fake!”
The entire gang muttered words of disbelief with their reactions no better than the initial behavior of Kaden.
Kaden felt somewhat happy seeing the reactions of his gang. He was able to save his pride as the boss.
He then turned the phone screen towards Edgar, Rees, Percy, and Brian. The four started trembling in fear as they read the text on the screen: [[Account balance - $1.2 billion only]].
”H-how?”
”Just who is he?”
”$1.2 billion ONLY?!”
”You call that ONLY?!”
”This is not possible, right?”
”Obviously! $1.2 billion! It is impossible!”
”Yeah! There are only a few thousand billionaires in the world!”
”There is no way that this kid is one of them, right?!”
”Of course! A twenty years old having billions?! Are you fucking kidding!?”
” Obviously, it is fake!”
”But the bank app's interference look genuine...”
”Then did he looted a bank or something?”
”A bank?! Even if you loot a dozen banks you can't be this rich!”
”Then this is a fraud!”
”No! This is a scam!”