Tao Liangchen
Chapter 463 Reward
Early in the morning, the newspapers had already been printed and distributed.
For a time, most reporters hadn't received the news that the three notorious gangsters had been caught.
Even those who received tips were busy treating it as an exclusive story, providing it to morning television news programs at a high price, and wouldn't be so kind as to tell their colleagues for free.
After Su Yehao finished talking with the two officers, he briefly considered it and asked the butler to let the reporters at the door in.
The bodyguards felt there was a risk, so they personally went to the door to control and screen, only letting in reporters who were vouched for by their colleagues and confirmed to be acquainted with each other, so as not to let strangers slip in.
After this group of reporters entered the yard, they collectively exclaimed "Wow!"
Mainly because Su Yehao's yard was too big and beautiful, and he even raised a group of alpacas. Since the land bought at a high price was developed, the garden area had increased several times, and many reporters immediately picked up their cameras and took pictures everywhere. The house alone was enough to write a news story.
Inside the house.
Su Yehao crossed his legs, waiting for the nanny to bring the clothes.
Several newspapers were placed on the dining table, and the front-page news was all related to him.
The vast majority of newspapers chose to use Grandpa Tang's promised gold Buddha as a selling point. They had already promoted it last night, but most people were still unaware. With this news on the front page, it was estimated that today's newspapers would sell very well.
Every time news of a wealthy family being targeted spread, it was like a holiday outside. Countless people in the streets and alleys took this kind of thing as gossip, clearly enjoying the excitement.
The bodyguards didn't let the reporters into the house.
After Su Yehao changed into a white shirt and black suit, he came outside to face the reporters.
In broad daylight, they were still using flashlights. More than twenty reporters were taking pictures together, almost blinding Su Yehao, who rarely gave interviews.
The reporters chattered.
Someone asked loudly: "Young Master Su Yehao! What do you think about the gangsters wanting to kidnap you?"
Someone else shouted:
"Is it true that your grandfather said he would provide a Ming Dynasty gold Buddha for clues?!"
"..."
Su Yehao's head hurt when he heard this, so he quickly raised his hand to signal for silence, and said with a smile: "I called my grandfather, and it's true, thank him for taking such good care of me. However, it's impossible to get that gold Buddha now."
"...Why!?"
"Could it be a temporary change of heart? Wow! Are you kidding me!?"
"Won't he give it?"
"Everyone be quiet, it's not that my grandfather and I don't want to give it, but the police were very efficient this time. They told me that they had already found their whereabouts in the early hours of the morning and caught three of the four gangsters, with only one person missing. Here, I want to thank them for their bravery, which made me look at them with new eyes..."
Su Yehao was interrupted before he could finish speaking.
The reporters didn't care whether he looked at them with new eyes or not, and they were not interested in this kind of meaningless polite talk at all.
A female reporter was stunned and said anxiously: "Can't be true, right? Doesn't that mean people haven't started looking yet, and the reward is already over? That's too fast!"
"...Yes, why didn't I see them being so efficient usually? This group of gangsters is too useless."
"Ugh, unlucky!"
The reporters were instantly unhappy and complained repeatedly.
They relied on hot news to make a living, and originally thought they had caught a hot topic and could be in the limelight for a few days, trying to report on it from different angles.
Unexpectedly.
The news only came out yesterday, and when they woke up from a sleep, the people had actually been arrested. Wouldn't that ruin their jobs?
It would be strange if they were happy.
Su Yehao couldn't help gritting his teeth when he heard these nonsense words. After all, these guys had no good intentions and probably wished he would be kidnapped by others.
At this time.
A middle-aged reporter seized the question and shouted loudly: "Young Master Su! You said only three were caught, and one is still missing! So, is the reward still valid? The police should already have clues about him, right!?"
The reporters next to him were stunned when they heard this. They were too busy being excited just now and didn't think about this.
Now they realized that the big cake was gone directly, and a little bit of the leftovers was left. They immediately revived and continued to ask questions. If it weren't for the bodyguards and officers helping to block them, they would have liked to stick the microphone directly into Su Yehao's face.
By the window on the second floor.
The little girl pulled Jiang Yu to watch the excitement, only feeling that this group of reporters was too noisy.
Thinking that her photos would be exposed and that she would most likely be besieged by reporters and paparazzi in the future, Jiang Yu's face turned a little pale, and she was not mentally prepared to become a celebrity at all.
Standing at the door.
Su Yehao considered for a moment, squeezed out a smile and said:
"Well... I haven't thought about it yet, but in order to help the police catch the person as soon as possible, my grandfather's promise is void, and I personally provide an additional three million Hong Kong dollars. As long as someone provides important clues and assists the police in successfully capturing him, this money will be his. Okay, the specific process will be introduced to you by the officers. I'm a little uncomfortable, so I'll go back to rest first."
The flashlights flashed non-stop, almost blinding people's eyes.
Su Yehao left the mess to the officers in charge of maintaining order. The two officers were particularly surprised, unexpectedly seizing the opportunity to show their faces. They felt that promotion and salary increase were just around the corner.
Facing the interview, they immediately smiled, not forgetting to praise their superiors and colleagues, so as not to be targeted afterward...
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Su Yehao asked the nannies to draw the curtains and continued to sit in the dining room to eat breakfast.
Successfully reducing the reward amount to three million, considering the appreciation potential of the old man's Ming Dynasty gold Buddha, he felt that he had saved tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in the blink of an eye, which made him feel great.
While reading the newspaper, he called his grandfather and mother respectively. He couldn't say that there was no threat at all, but the degree of danger had dropped several levels at once.
Since three bandits were captured alive, and people all over Hong Kong were helping to keep an eye on things, as long as there were no accidents, catching the remaining one should be a matter of time.
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Outside.
The speed of information transmission was not so fast in this era.
After seeing the news of someone being caught on television news, more people felt particularly regretful, as if they had missed out on tens of millions, rather than being happy for Su Yehao.
The reward was drastically reduced to three million Hong Kong dollars, which was still very attractive.
At more than eight o'clock in the morning, the Hong Kong Island General Administration held a press conference, bragging about themselves while announcing the sketch of the fourth gangster.
As the news quickly fermented, no one was willing to miss this opportunity to get rich. For a time, taxi drivers were looking at passengers properly, and bus drivers were also extra serious.
Today, takeaway guys, building security guards, and garbage collectors were all paying attention to the unusual things around them, and everyone looked like three million Hong Kong dollars walking around.
Su Yehao's phone calls continued, and even Baoya Jun and Zhugan came over to ask questions, especially gossipy.
Usually there was no feeling.
A little thing happened, and the impact was immediately reflected.
When Chu Jun called Su Yehao, he learned that the news had spread to the mainland, and Cctv's morning news spent a few minutes specially reporting on this matter.
Considering that these TV stations also have offices in Hong Kong, it was reasonable to get the news so quickly.
The whole of Hong Kong today seemed to be shrouded in a dragnet.
In the afternoon, someone called the police, saying that they saw a person at the pier who looked very much like the fourth gangster, wanting to smuggle to Malaysia.
Before evening, the person was really caught.
As reporters delved deeper, they discovered that the lucky one turned out to be a snakehead, who had also been arrested for smuggling.
This snakehead was also a Malaysian, and was an old acquaintance of the fourth bandit.
Just a fellow villager, how could the bounty of three million Hong Kong dollars be important? When facing a reporter's interview, the snakehead was very happy, saying that he had already turned over a new leaf, and after getting the money, he would marry his fiancée and live a stable life.
Su Yehao didn't think about going back on his word.
He sent someone to the police station to ask, and learned that it was indeed this snakehead who provided the clues. He quickly dropped a check for three million Hong Kong dollars and asked the officers to hold a press conference and transfer the money to the snakehead.