Will gulped before saying in a trembling voice, "U-Um, we're Scarlet Heart's bosses. We have money. We can give you all the money you want, but just let my brother go."
Kyle was crying and pleading for his life on the ground. "Yeah, we're rich! I'll give you money! Just don't kill me!"
"Money?" Johnny sneered. "How much can you give?"
Will raised one finger and suggested nervously, "A hundred and fifty grand?"
Johnny and his men were stupefied. They were nothing but thugs who loitered around in the urban village, so a hundred and fifty grand was big money for them.
Will took their silence as consideration, and he raised seven fingers. "I'll add six hundred grand to that offer! Seven hundred and fifty grand for you to spare my brother!"
Johnny and his men looked at one another. They seemed tempted.
The lean guy went ahead and whispered, "Boss, I dunno if you still remember this, but Mr. Nicholson arrested two foreign guys back in the urban village, didn't he?"
Johnny gasped as he was reminded of that harrowing night. They were hiding in a warehouse Leoric rented. They heard a gunfight happening outside, and there was even a tear gas involved. They even heard the sound of helicopters flying above them. The fight left a deep impression on them, even though they didn't see it firsthand. Johnny slapped himself so hard, it was audible. "Darn it! We ain't gonna turn our backs on Mr. Nicholson! He's helping us even though he doesn't have to!"
Johnny's lackeys were motivated as well.
"Yeah! The Jeanne Gang will never betray their friends!"
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