Shen Mei nodded painfully, "The situation in country C is very unstable now. In the past month, many people have been killed by terrorists. I'm afraid your father will also... be in danger..."
Mint felt that her head suddenly felt dizzy. She forced back some sense and said urgently, "Mom, isn't there an embassy? Let's call the police!"
"Mint, your father is a diplomat, this matter cannot be made public!"
Mint's head hurt even more. Although she was not deeply involved in the world, she was born in a family of diplomats. She knew very well the interests involved. A diplomat represents the country, and every move, word and deed represents the people behind him. If the terrorists knew that my father was not an ordinary civilian but a Chinese diplomat, he would die faster.
"What now? Do they want money?"
"Yes, when your father had the accident, he was inspecting a local building built by a Chinese businessman. He had no bodyguards with him, only a translator. The terrorists thought he was a businessman, so they only wanted money."
"How much?"
"One billion dollars."
"U.S. dollars?" Mint couldn't help exclaiming, one billion U.S. dollars is equivalent to 7 billion yuan!
"Yes, U.S. dollars, they only recognize U.S. dollars! And if the money is not available at 12 o'clock, they will immediately cancel the ticket."
12 o'clock? Only a few hours left!
In other words, they have to raise 7 billion in just a few hours?
This is simply impossible!
Stocks, bonds, real estate, gold and jewelry, none of these things can be liquidated immediately, there is no time!
"Mom, I have more than 200 million. It's my grandpa's money, and it's stuck here!" Mint hurriedly took out the gold card and seal from his handbag.
Shen Mei took it tremblingly, 200 million is not a small amount, but now it is a drop in the bucket.
The family is rich, but they don't have that much cash. The funds she can mobilize immediately are only 780 million, and the rest can only be borrowed.
"Mint, remember, you know this and I know it, and the third person must not know about it! Terrorists kill without blinking an eye!"
"I know, I won't tell anyone!"
Shen Mei began to plan to raise money. The total money she and Mint had together was almost 1 billion, and her mother could get about 450 million. The brothers and sisters together estimated that there would be 2 billion, but adding them all together would only be enough. 3.5 billion, still less than half!
Mint also quickly calculated in her mind, 3.5 billion is not a small amount. Borrowing it from an individual, no one can borrow it overnight, and they can't borrow money from others in a big way, so they only have One way - go to the bank for a loan!
Bank? Trader Joe’s?
Qiao Lijie?
When these three words flashed through his mind, Mint's legs suddenly became weak. Is this retribution?
Of course, Shen Mei also thought of Qiao Lijie. Although he had not officially taken over the Qiao family, as the chief heir, he still had more than enough power to sign an emergency loan.
It was precisely because Qiao Lijie had such a net worth that she originally wanted to match Bo Mint with him, but now...
There is no need to frown, Bo Mint himself understands very well that it is useless to say anything. Even if she kneels down to Qiao Lijie now, he will not help.
She knew very well what he wanted most.
Looking at Mint's bulging belly with a deep eyebrow, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Mint, do you understand the reality now? How important is money?"
"..."
"That's it, it's done. Don't worry about the money. Leave it to me. Just keep it a secret!"
Mint watched her mother go out, but she didn't know where she was going, and she didn't have the strength to chase her.
My stomach started to hurt again, and this time it hurt even more.
She lowered her head and saw dots of scarlet falling on the ground.
"No... don't..." Before she could even shout for help, her vision went dark and she lost consciousness.