Chapter 66: Hijacking and Kidnapping

  Since the Lyle Group intervened in this matter, the little devils immediately calmed down and did not dare to take revenge for the death of Muto Yosuke. For this, Ye Haodong sighed and said to Yang Junhu: "The little devils are really a nation that worships power, as long as you are stronger than them, even if you messed with their mother, they will only think of you as their benefactor and never dare to fight you to the death." Hu Zi looked at Haodong who was speaking seriously and suddenly burst out laughing.

  In mid-September, the eyes of the world were drawn to the United States' Apple City. The ruins left by the two collapsed buildings seemed to mock the hegemonic dreams of the US leaders. This immigrant nation, which relies on dreams to support its national spirit, is undergoing the greatest test in history. Does their dream bring happiness or disaster to people around the world? Why do so many people keep trying to destroy this dream at the cost of their lives? No one can answer this question because today's United States has long abandoned the dream that makes everyone happy, or they have taken a path of sacrificing the happiness of the majority of the world for the happiness of a few at home.

  A strong anti-terrorism wind is blowing across North America. Seven months ago, the Yang Jiechi hijacking incident was once again dug up by the media as evidence to accuse the US authorities of inaction. After a thorough investigation by the FBI, it turned out that the two hijackers were indeed from Laden's training camp.

  As a result, Hu Zi became a local celebrity and city hero in Vancouver. After Szeto Sing Yee left, he took over the Choy Li Fut school and it became the most popular martial arts school in the area. As Hu Zi's students increased, so did Ye Hao Dong's power and influence in this region.

  Before leaving, Situ Xinyi had already transferred all his properties in Vancouver to Ye Haodong. Together with the four great disciples who had always been by Situ Xinyi's side, Lin Shouyi, Fang Zhonger, He Shusun and Yu Jisi were also handed over to Ye Haodong. These four people were all orphans adopted by Situ Xinyi, who had practiced martial arts and literature with him since childhood, and their relationship with the old master was both that of a teacher and a father. Situ Xinyi's intention in handing them over to Ye Haodong was not only to entrust his orphaned disciples but also to have these four people supervise Ye Haodong. The martial arts skills and marksmanship of the four were all top-notch, and their main task was to protect Ye Haodong.

  With the help of Lyle Group and Scott Lee's joining, inside there are Boli's newly established Frost Mercenaries and the people left by Situ Xinyi, as well as Hu Zi's new apprentices. Ye Haodong's power is quietly expanding. With more people, it needs some rules to organize them. Ye Haodong thought that the era of forming gangs was already in the past tense, and being too big would easily become a target for the proletarian dictatorship.

  In today's era, the emphasis is on corporate spirit and enterprise culture. After considering for several days, he formally registered the Overseas Ye Investment Holding Group in Vancouver. The first batch of new employees were all Chinese, and before joining, they had to undergo pre-training, which included Scott Lee's military training and Yang Junhu's national martial arts training. After layers of screening, 45 people were selected as the first batch of recruits.

  Ye Haodong personally told these people about the group's growth trajectory and development goals.

  "You will be the pioneers who follow me in entrepreneurship as the founding elders of the group. What I want to tell you is that the future of the group will be consistent with the country's strategic needs. In our lifetime, we may always be seen by the public as a group of lawless and impulsive gangsters, wealthy and powerful black bosses and gang leaders, but the history of China will remember everything we have done for this country. One day, what we are doing today will be respected and admired by future generations, just like what Du Yuesheng did during the Anti-Japanese War!"

  Ye Haodong's speech infected all the descendants of Yan and Huang who were in a foreign land with dreams. Before joining, these people already knew that this newly established Ye Group had a dark background. Mixing with the underworld, putting their heads on their waistbands, these people had long put life and death aside, but unexpectedly, in the boss's eyes, we still have the opportunity to become heroes who benefit the country and the people.

  Within two years, Ye Haodong relied on the political speculation in Russia and the Su family crisis to create a miracle again, increasing his assets tens of times! The Ye Group currently has 40% shares of Hawtian Energy Exploration and Trading Company in the Russian Far East region, 50% shares of Hawtian Fashion Group in Russia, 20% shares of Pengcheng Material Trade in Russia, 51% shares of Su Mining Industry in Canada, and a Dragon and Phoenix Teahouse and Xinyi Garden in Vancouver, Canada. The total assets of the group are roughly estimated to exceed $6 billion. Among the new recruits, more than a dozen have received higher education, they were quickly dispatched to various enterprises under the group's banner, becoming Ye Haodong's loyal ears, eyes, and executors below.

  After Ye Haodong got through the crisis, his career was booming. However, something big happened in Russia - Ye Haodong's good friend, Zhang Tianpeng, a Russian-Chinese trade tycoon, was kidnapped.

  At the end of October, Russia's winter quietly arrived. At this time every year, Zhang Tianpeng becomes particularly busy. The winter clothing produced by Haotian Clothing starts to be released and put on sale, Pengcheng Materials' heating products also start to sell, and all equipment under the group begins to switch to energy and materials suitable for winter standards. In these days, Zhang Tianpeng is busy with all sorts of things and can't spare a moment. His security work also starts to become lax.

  On the first day of November, Moscow had its first heavy snowfall since winter began. Zhang Tianpeng had just returned from the Far East by plane. While waiting for a special car delayed due to the snowstorm at the airport, he was kidnapped by a group of Russian men with shaved heads and special markings on their foreheads. The entourage was held at gunpoint by dozens of similarly marked men, unable to do anything but watch as Zhang was taken away in one of their cars. From their attire and features, it wasn't hard to guess their origin - the Solntsevskaya gang, more notorious than the Lelli killer group internationally.

  This is a transnational criminal organization headquartered in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Its business scope is vast and large, including gambling, prostitution, arms trafficking, kidnapping and political assassination are all the group's expertise. The 'Solntsevskaya' group has been breeding a large number of fugitives to fight for themselves. Many of their recruited killers were former police officers and former KGB members who had received special training. Most of them have been on the battlefield, regard killing as a trivial matter, and in peacetime they have become the hatchet men and killing tools of the underworld.

  There are many legends about the "Songcaiwo" gang, including their methods of killing and the boldness of their targets. Whether it's a business tycoon or a socialite, even disobedient high-ranking police officers and military officials, as long as they interfere with their interests, they dare to kill. Among them, their most famous method of making people disappear is the "road compression method". The killer selects a highway under construction in advance, kills the target at midnight, transports the body to the construction site, buries it in a large pit dug in advance on the road, and then uses a road roller to flatten it before leaving.

  In the face of such cunning and ruthless criminal groups, Russian police sometimes feel powerless, so they often have no way to investigate cases related to the "Solntsevskaya" group. More often than not, they choose to reveal information to the families of victims, letting them handle it themselves. The case of Zhang Tianpeng's kidnapping was handled in this manner by the Russian police. They only indirectly revealed some important information to Bao Ligang and then distanced themselves from the matter.

  Ye Haodong received the news and decided to rush to Russia immediately to organize a rescue for Zhang Tianpeng.

  Two days after the incident, Moscow airport. The flight Ye Haodong took landed in Moscow. Ye Haodong and Yang Junhu brought Lin Fanghe with four people in a group of six to get off the plane, and then got into three Audi Q7s driven by Poli to pick them up.

  On the way, Ye Haodong inquired about the situation and progress in detail. So far, the other party has not directly contacted Baoli, but only sent someone to notify Pengcheng Group's people that Zhang Tianpeng is in their hands and wants them to prepare a large sum of money for ransom if they want their boss to stay alive.

  Ye Haodong's eyes lit up when he heard this: "In other words, the other party only knows about Zhang Tianpeng's relationship with the domestic Zhang family, but doesn't know of my existence, Ye Haodong?"

  Baoli nodded: "In theory, it should be like this, but 'Song Cai Wo' is different from ordinary criminal organizations. Their channels are very wide and we can't actively rescue Tianpeng while ensuring that the other party doesn't detect us."

  Ye Haodong nodded silently. The bigger the matter, the more calm one should be. This thing still needs to be carefully studied and understood before making a move.