Der Schulrüpel gibt sich distanziert, ist aber in Wirklichkeit sozial unbeholfen - Kapitel 298
"Hmm?" Ma Yunteng was even more confused. He then took out the maple leaf as if possessed, and a memory gradually surfaced in his mind.
The character '洪' (Hong) is written on this maple leaf. It was left by Ma Yunteng when he encountered a group of mysteriously powerful women in black while plundering Chinese cultural relics in Dubai.
After the five women in black snatched the artifact from his hands, Ma Yunteng complained. Suddenly, a maple leaf flew in front of him and swiftly cut off all of his beard. A mocking voice came from the side: "You should shave!"
Ma Yunteng clearly remembered the scene at the time. The system also gave him a brief introduction. The five women were members of the Hongmen, and this maple leaf was their weapon. Out of curiosity, Ma Yunteng stuffed the maple leaf into his suit pocket.
Quite by coincidence, he was wearing the same suit he always wore to the Hainan Rendez-Vous, which is why this maple leaf appeared in his pocket.
When the pirates heard that they didn't want 10 billion, but instead wanted the maple leaf in Ma Yunteng's hand, the surrounding bosses were extremely surprised!
Could it be that the maple leaf in Ma Yunteng's hand is more precious than 10 billion?
The bosses who are close to Jack Ma all see this maple leaf as just an ordinary maple leaf. How could it possibly be compared to 10 billion? Have these pirates lost their minds?
"Is there anything special about this maple leaf?" Ma Yunteng asked, holding the maple leaf in front of him after a moment of surprise. He could see a glint of surprise in the pirate's eyes when he saw the maple leaf!
Or perhaps it was a look of relief and shock!
"Mr. Ma, don't you know the origin of this thing? Then where did you get this maple leaf from?" the pirate asked in confusion. He didn't expect that Ma Yunteng didn't recognize this thing, which was very different from his guess.
"A gift from a friend," Ma Yunteng said, smacking his lips as he lied. He naturally couldn't reveal all his experiences in Dubai. He knew the five women were members of the Hongmen, and that the maple leaf was their weapon. He said this in an attempt to extract some information about the Hongmen from the pirates.
After all, the Hongmen was too mysterious to him, and he wanted to try to get some information from these pirates.
"Since this is a gift, then Mr. Ma must be a good friend of Miss Su! Please accept our bow!"
With a thud, the second-in-command immediately knelt down before Ma Yunteng, clasping his hands in a fist salute!
Everyone was stunned.
Especially some bosses who were standing on the sidelines and didn't hear the specific conversation were all feeling a bit confused.
What happened? Did Ma Yunteng try to persuade them with words? Were these pirates going to abandon their evil ways and turn to good?! Everyone felt that this scene was utterly ridiculous!
"Uh, your kneeling almost knocked me out!" Ma Yunteng said, speechless. "Get up, get up!"
The second-in-command slowly stood up, and a group of his underlings behind him also stood up.
“Since you are Miss Su’s friend, you are also our friend! Therefore, we will never accept this 10 billion! Moreover, this place is already in international waters, and pirates are rampant. We will escort Mr. Ma and his friends to safety!” The pirate said to Ma Yunteng seriously.
"It seems you are not a group of vicious criminals?" Ma Yunteng asked tentatively. This kneeling made Ma Yunteng feel that this group of pirates actually had a chivalrous and tender heart!
"To be honest, we were originally just some outlaws! Because we were saved by Miss Su, we started to make a living by robbing people in this area. However, we never rob ordinary merchants; we only rob the rich!" the second-in-command said.
"Rob the rich to help the poor?" Ma Yunteng asked speechlessly.
"To be precise, it's called robbing the rich to help the poor! We've been robbing for over ten years, and I've taken the lives of seventeen people, but those people were all deserving of death for committing all sorts of evil deeds! Most of the wealth we've obtained has been used to help the poor in the country through various channels!" the second-in-command explained.
Ma Yunteng was stunned.
Unexpectedly, these pirates were not villains, but rather a group of righteous people!
"Hmm! Good! Very good! However, there is one question that I find very difficult to understand." With a glint in his eyes, Ma Yunteng smiled and asked, "Since you say you rob the rich to help the poor, why did you kidnap the women on this yacht to give the brothers a taste of the good life?"
"Mr. Ma, you flatter me!" the second-in-command laughed and said.
"Over the years, we have indeed taken some women with us during our robberies, but all of them were consensual! Although we are robbers, we never commit rape! What we said just now was just to intimidate them into handing over their money!"
A person's eyes don't lie.
Ma Yunteng could tell that these were the second-in-command's heartfelt words, so he smiled slightly and said, "Hmm! Even thieves have their code of honor! Not bad, not bad! If there were more people like you in the world, justice would have a place to stand!"
"In that case, we won't bother Boss Ma any longer! Boss Ma, please rest assured, we will definitely escort you back to a safe location!" The second-in-command clasped his hands in a fist salute again, and then led the group of pirates off the yacht.
"Thanks a lot!" Ma Yunteng laughed heartily and politely watched them leave.
The hall fell silent once again!
These people have fully experienced Ma Yunteng's extraordinary abilities today! He made a group of pirates kneel and bow down without making a sound!
This scene truly stunned everyone!
"Master, I'm here!" Ai Xiaomeng suddenly ran towards Ma Yunteng, a lollipop in her mouth, and then playfully stuffed one into Ma Yunteng's mouth.
When Ai Xiaomeng saw the maple leaf in Ma Yunteng's hand, her face immediately froze! No one noticed the change in her expression, not even Ma Yunteng.
"Who is your master?" Ma Yunteng glanced at her and then ignored her, walking towards the crowd.
"Mr. Ma, this is my business card. It's a pleasure to meet you today." A boss suddenly took out a business card and handed it to Ma Yunteng.
"Okay, put it there." Ma Yunteng finally understood what it felt like to be the real Ma Yunteng. Now that everyone recognized his identity, he didn't need to pretend anymore. After all, he was now representing the image of the entire Calorie Group, and he couldn't appear too stingy.
"Me too!"
"Hey, stop pushing! It's so annoying!"
"Move aside, you're crowding me!"
As soon as the boss placed his business card on the table next to Ma Yunteng, everyone immediately took out their own and placed theirs on the same table. In less than five minutes, the table next to Ma Yunteng was piled with business cards more than a meter high. Many people were worried that Ma Yunteng wouldn't see their business cards, so they placed more than a dozen at a time.
People jostled to come forward and introduce themselves. Some sharp-eyed bosses poured red wine for Ma Yunteng and toasted him. The elegantly dressed beauties and rich heiresses also rushed to get closer to Ma Yunteng.
Ma Yunteng also felt very helpless about this situation.
Wealthy individuals from almost every field want to engage in business collaborations with Calorie Group.
“Mr. Ma, we really have to thank you for saving our lives today! In my opinion, it’s still necessary for this charity auction to continue. We’re all looking forward to cooperating with you again!” a boss stepped forward and said.