Chapter 15: The Crisis of the Zhou Family (4), Section 55

  As soon as Zhou Tianhai heard that it was the intention of his superiors, he immediately thought of Cao Cao and a murderous intent flashed in his heart, but it only lasted for an instant. Now that his son was still in someone else's hands, he had to think of a way first. He hurriedly stuffed the pearl into Guo Ding's hand and laughed: "Guo sir just said it's difficult, but there's still a chance. As long as Guo sir is willing to help, isn't it easy to capture?"

  Guo Ding did not refuse this time, and slid the pearl into his sleeve, saying in a low voice: "Master Zhou overestimates me, I am powerless to do anything about it this time, however"

  "But what?"

  Kuo Ting sighed: "However, I can come up with an idea, but this idea will cost Old Man Zhou a lot of money!"

  Zhou Tianhai sighed inwardly, it seemed that he was indeed here for the money. He hastily asked: "How much money is needed to grease the wheels? Please enlighten me, Lord Guo!"

  "A million dollars to save one son!"

  Zhou Tianhai took a deep breath, this one million was not a small number, equivalent to the expenses of a thousand-man team for three months. Moreover, his two sons were worth 200 million, and he believed that this was not what Guo Ding wanted to extort from him, because Guo Ding did not have such a big appetite. However, at present, both sons were in someone else's hands, if there was no one to inherit, no matter how much money it was, it would be useless. Thinking of this, he sighed deeply: "Tomorrow I will send the 200 million to Lord Guo!"

  "Two million?" Guo Ding was puzzled, but in an instant he understood: "I think Old Man Zhou misunderstood my meaning! I said one million to save one son, but didn't say two million can save two! Since this disaster has occurred, someone must take responsibility, so if we let anyone go, it can only be one!"

  Zhou Tianhai did not expect it to be this kind of meaning, and he was suddenly stunned. He could only save one, but neither of them would work. Both were his sons. If he only saved one, what would the other think? He hastily begged: "Sir, I'll give you 30 million, please help me!" After that, he wanted to kneel down.

  Guo Ding helped him up and comforted him, saying: "Master Zhou misunderstood me. I said that the one million is the cost of bribing people up and down, not that someone wants to extort you. To be honest, the superior's intention is to temporarily detain the two young masters for now. However, since Master Zhou asked for my help, I came up with this idea, which is within my power. I can tell Master Zhou that once they enter the Tingwei government office, punishment is unavoidable. Now we can rescue one of them, and as for the other young master, we can think of a way to save him slowly. This is the best plan for now. We can't just leave both of them inside, can we?"

  Zhou Tianhai saw that Guo Ding was sincere in his words and believed what he said, but saving one of them was the most important thing at this moment. Although Zhou Jinzhong was not as clever and likable as Zhou Jinping, they were both his sons, and it was hard for him to choose between them. After thinking for a long time, he finally made up his mind: "Guo sir, please release my son Zhou Jinping first!" Having said that, he had no more energy and left unsteadily.