Chapter 3191 Take Me as a Spare Tire

Within a dozen hours, Jenny Hogwitz couldn't wait to deliver $10 billion in cryptocurrency to Wanlong Palace.

It was not unfair to say that she was impatient. She had handled payments for many families in her life, but never had she been so happy to pay as she was today.

This was mainly because Howard's promise to her worked. Facing those reporters who followed her closely and took pictures from multiple angles, Jenny felt excited and thrilled. She seemed to have seen herself becoming the most respected and beloved wife and mother in the United States.

Howard did fulfill his promise and demonstrated the Rothschild family's mastery of manipulating public opinion to the fullest.

The moment Jenny delivered the 10 billion U.S. dollars in cryptocurrency, several major U.S. media outlets began to provide intensive and detailed coverage of this kidnapping case involving an extremely large amount of money.

Once the news was broadcast, it caused a huge sensation across the United States. At first, people were shocked by the seriousness of the kidnapping case, but the American media soon shifted the focus to Jenny, so people were even more shocked by Jenny, this strong old woman.

For a time, the story of Jenny saving her husband and son became popular throughout the United States, and Jenny's calmness, tenacity and determination to do everything for her family in front of the camera also won widespread praise from the American people.

When Ye Chen received the news that one billion US dollars had arrived, he was on his way to Tianxiang Mansion. Steve Rothschild was holding a banquet at Tianxiang Mansion and wanted to treat him to another meal before leaving, so Ye Chen drove to the Antique Street and called Zhou Liangyun who was watching the store.

Asking Zhou Liangyun to attend Steve's dinner was nothing more than taking the opportunity to spur Steve on. Ye Chen had a thorough understanding of the general character of the Rothschild family. To sum it up, there were only a few points: they were all selfish, ruthless, and lacked a true spirit of contract:

The first and most important point is that the spirit of contract is not strong and there are extreme double standards.

Generally speaking, if the contract is beneficial to them, their spirit of contract will be extremely strong. Even if the other party is already poor and destitute, or even about to be buried, they will not lose a penny of the money they owe them, including the principal and interest.

But if the contract is not in their favor, they will definitely think about how to avoid fulfilling the contract as much as possible, or even try every means to cancel the contract.

Judging from Ye Chen’s experience in dealing with them, whether it is Howard or Steve, they are almost identical in terms of the spirit of contract.

So he had to seize the opportunity and keep pushing Steve to ensure that he would not do anything rash after returning to the United States.

When Ye Chen and Zhou Liangyun entered the box together, Steve, who had been waiting in the box, was slightly surprised, but soon understood Ye Chen's intention, so he stood up and said respectfully: "Mr. Ye, Mr. Zhou, please take a seat!"

Ye Chen nodded and said to Zhou Liangyun very politely: "Uncle Zhou, please go first."

Zhou Liangyun smiled and gestured, then found a seat nearby and sat down, and Ye Chen sat down next to him.

Steve asked him with concern at this moment: "Mr. Ye, has the Hogwitz family paid the 1 billion US dollars? To be honest, I have always been worried that they feel that the cost-effectiveness of paying is not high and they are unwilling to pay this money, which is also a loss for you."

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Look at what you said, Steve. Do you think I really care about their money? The reason why I asked them for money is nothing more than cooperating with you to put on a show. You have been in Jinling for so long and haven't found them. It will be embarrassing if it gets out. What's more, you can't go back empty-handed. I took them to the high seas to shoot a video, and then asked their family for a huge ransom. Isn't it just the perfect way to get rid of you? So you can fly back to the United States tonight, and don't worry about anyone mocking you for your incompetence."

When Steve heard this, he wailed in his heart: "It's over! It's all my fault for talking too much. Now Ye Chen is dumping all the favors on me. If the Hogwitz family doesn't give him the ten billion US dollars, he won't ask me for it, right? If he asks me, I will definitely give it to him. Then what if he doesn't ask me for it? Should I give it to him or not? I don't give it to him. Although there is nothing wrong with it, Ye Chen has said so much. If I don't give it to him, he will definitely think that I am ignorant. But if I take the initiative to give it to him, it's ten billion US dollars. Damn it, I'm not the patriarch of the family now. If I pay him so much money out of my own pocket, I will at least feel the pain for a whole year..."

Seeing that Steve didn't speak, Ye Chen deliberately smiled and asked him: "What's wrong, Steve? When talking about whether Hogwitz will pay you, why are you still silent? Are you afraid that I will ask you for the money?"

Steve immediately understood what Ye Chen meant, and thought to himself: "Are you afraid that you will ask me for it? If you don't give it to me, then you can ask me for it. I wonder why you are so confident. You just asked for 10 billion US dollars without hesitation, and you didn't even return the father and son to them. If they had thought about it carefully, they probably wouldn't have given me the money. So you are using me as a backup. From what you mean, if Hogwitz doesn't pay, then I have to pay..."

Thinking of this, he said a little depressed: "How could it be, Mr. Ye... I'm just worried that the people of the Hogwitz family are ignorant and make you unhappy..."

Ye Chen waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, isn't it just 1 billion US dollars? Take out a pill and scrape some foam, and the money will come."

When Steve heard the word "pill", he was startled and said quickly, "Don't worry, Mr. Ye! If those guys from Hogwitz don't behave, I will make up for it! Isn't it just 1 billion US dollars? I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

Ye Chen laughed and said, "Oh, how can this be so embarrassing, Steve? Although you are related to them, they are distant relatives after all. There is no need to pay for them."

Steve quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay, Mr. Ye, please don't be polite to me. I only have one goal now, which is not to harm your interests in any way."

There was one more thing Steve didn't say. What he was thinking was that after he paid one billion US dollars, if Ye Chen could scrape some elixir powder for him, then his money would be worth it!

Ye Chen was about to speak when he suddenly received a message on his phone. He opened it and saw that it was from Wan Pojun of Wanlong Palace, telling him that he had received 1 billion US dollars in cryptocurrency.

Ye Chen put down his phone and said to Steve with a smile: "Steve, you are indeed a very loyal friend, but they have just paid the money. I just received the news that the advance payment has been received. This matter has come to a perfect end."

Steve felt disappointed when he heard this, thinking to himself: "Damn, such a good opportunity! What a pity!"

Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly received a push notification from the BBC on his phone. The title of the push notification was: "Behind the shocking ransom of one billion US dollars - the admirable Mrs. Hogwitz!"