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Feeling her boyfriend's affection and trust, she pouted and said in a coquettish tone:
"You big bad guy! Why did you hurt me! You made me love you even more!"
"So you didn't love me thoroughly enough before!" Gu Ran said, pretending to cry after hearing his girlfriend's sweet words. "Waaah, I'm so sad."
"That scoundrel, he got the benefits and now he's acting innocent!"
Su Xiaoqiang laughed and said, "Don't worry, you won't lose money if you leave it with me. Actually, I've been wanting my dad to buy a few more properties in Shanghai for investment for a while now, but he doesn't have enough liquid funds..."
Su Xiaoqiang knew that the family's mine would eventually run out of resources, so her father had been looking for opportunities to transform his business. However, he was getting old, his ambition was not what it used to be, and his health was not good, so he thought he should just stick to the status quo.
Su Xiaoqiang shared many investment ideas with Gu Ran. She studied business and, due to her family's influence, had a much broader perspective and vision than her peers.
"But the internet... I don't really understand it," Su Xiaoqiang said honestly, "so I don't know what kind of investment projects to look for."
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Gu Ran thought for a moment, then smiled at Su Xiaoqiang and said, "Go find a guy surnamed Lei who specializes in internet investment. Whatever projects he invests in, we'll follow suit... Oh, by the way, he seems to be looking to make phones soon. Let's find an opportunity to invest and maybe make some friends with Mr. Lei..."
The two chatted for a while longer until Susie patted Gu Ran on the shoulder, reminding him that it was time to board the plane, and then he hung up the phone.
"Gu Ran, that fifty million US dollars... is it really going to be given to me?" Su Qian was still a little uneasy after Gu Ran won more than one hundred million US dollars at the Zhang family's casino in Chiang Mai and received fifty million.
Her family is relatively well-off and they are not short of money. They are content with their modest wealth.
When a large sum of money suddenly arrived in her account, she was genuinely at a loss.
Moreover, such a large sum of money would probably be equivalent to a year's fiscal revenue in some small countries.
Gu Ran just gave it to him so directly and unconditionally. I really don't know whether to call him noble or stupid.
"We agreed to split it 50/50, and I've always had a good reputation," Gu Ran said with a smile.
"I have so much money, but I don't know how to spend it..." Susie said helplessly.
"Then take your time to think about it," Gu Ran said. "Just don't spend it on host clubs."
Susie paused for a moment, then tapped him on the head in annoyance: "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would go to a male escort club?"
"Hard to say..." Gu Ran rubbed his head and laughed, "If Chu Zihang became a gigolo, would you help him out?"
"...If I ever have the chance, I'll definitely go and show my support!"
"See? I told you women are fickle."
……
There are no direct flights from Siam to Chicago, so the two of them had a layover. Bored, they browsed the duty-free shops at the airport and bought some souvenirs.
Two more hours passed before we finally boarded our flight to Chicago.
Norma's booking this time was very reliable; we were flying first class, with two seats in a row. The seats were spacious and comfortable.
The two placed the executive department's box at their feet, within easy reach, and then prepared to go about their business.
Susie took out a book titled "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" and read it with great interest.
"I need to sleep for a while." Gu Ran took out his eye mask and prepared to enter the dream world of Mount Myōboku to cultivate.
Whenever he has free time, he will cultivate; he is rarely idle.
He created nine shadow clones, one of whom practiced ninjutsu, and the other taijutsu.
The main body meditates under the waterfall of Mount Myōboku, which can increase spiritual energy and is very helpful for subtle control of chakra.
However, when the body is meditating, it needs to concentrate highly and is not sensitive to external reactions.
At this point, a shadow clone is needed to awaken it.
The flight would take more than ten hours. Gu Ran woke up midway through the flight, ate a meal, and then continued cultivating.
Then, after an unknown amount of time, Susie suddenly woke him up.
"Something's wrong," she whispered. "It seems like someone's trying to hijack the plane."
"Ok?"
There's so much going on on American flights.
Gu Ran took off her blindfold and heard someone shouting loudly.
He looked toward the source of the sound and saw a bearded man holding a pistol who, without saying a word, took a white female passenger in first class hostage.
"Everyone stay still and keep your hands up!" the bearded man said in English. Then, he pulled the trigger and fired at a sponge chair not far away to prove that he had a real gun.
The loud gunshot immediately panicked all the passengers.
They immediately followed the robbers' instructions and raised their hands.
Gu Ran and Su Xi also raised their hands in response.
The robbers were very satisfied to see that everyone was cooperating.
He was still holding a white woman hostage, saying, "Who are the air marshals on this plane? Come out now, or I'll shoot this woman!"
After 9/11, the United States established air marshals. Since then, there have generally been two air marshals on all flights, responsible for maintaining order and handling emergencies.
The identities of these two air marshals were not disclosed to the public; passengers did not know who they were, only the captain and a few flight attendants knew.
The first thing this robber did was to find the air marshal, which suggests he had a very meticulous plan.
Meanwhile, two people appeared in the economy class, using the exact same tactic: to find the air marshal.
The three robbers, because they had guns, quickly took control of the situation.
Gu Ran whispered to Su Xi, "Because of their commotion, our return to school will have to be postponed again."
If someone hijacks the plane, the airport will immediately find the nearest airport to land at, and the direct flight to Chicago will no longer be possible.
"Then let's find an opportunity to deal with him?" Susie said, kicking the executive department's box next to her with her left foot and quickly opening the hidden compartment.
Then, using the Word of Power: Sword Control, she controlled a scalpel blade, causing it to slowly float in the air and remain in a concealed location.
"Be careful not to leave fingerprints on the blade, or you'll get questioned by the American security officers, which will be troublesome," Gu Ran whispered a reminder. "I'll try to distract everyone in a bit, you find the right moment to strike and take care of this one in first class first."
"it is good."
"Oh, and give me a scalpel too. I'll hide it behind my hand."
"Ah."
After waiting for a while, because the air marshal still hadn't shown up and identified himself, the bearded man became enraged and said:
"I know there are at least two air marshals on each plane. I'll give you one more minute. If you don't come out, I'll shoot this man twice in the femoral artery before I go and take the other hostages. Countdown begins!"
In a first-class seat, a strong white man tried to lower his hand to his waist, but was immediately spotted by the hijacker.
The robber immediately asked, "It's you! You're an air marshal, aren't you?"
The white man dared not make a move, much less answer.
He was afraid that if he confessed, he would be shot in the head.
The robbers were heading towards where the white men were, deciding it was better to miss the opportunity than let it slip by.
At this moment, Gu Ran said to Su Xi, "Get ready."
He swiftly formed hand seals, completing the spell in an instant.
Magical Darkness Technique!
This illusion can rob people within the area of their light.
Sure enough, a moment later, everyone in the first-class cabin was suddenly plunged into darkness and could no longer see.
Only Susie is immune.
As darkness suddenly fell, there was some commotion among the crowd, who assumed someone had turned off the lights.
But Susie could see it; she knew that the opportunity Gu Ran had created had arrived.
These days, she and Gu Ran have developed a tacit understanding.
The kidnapper's vision went black.
He thought someone had turned off the lights and was about to yell at them when he suddenly felt a pain in his hand holding the gun.
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"what!"
The robber suddenly felt the pain and let out a painful howl.
It turned out that a scalpel blade had silently severed the robber's finger from the trigger!
He couldn't hold the gun and it fell to the ground.
At the same time, the people in first class regained their sight and saw that the hijacker had several severed fingers, bleeding profusely.
Upon seeing this, the strong white man immediately rushed out and subdued the robber.
"You're under arrest!" the white man said to the robber, pulling out handcuffs.
He had just handcuffed the robber when gunshots suddenly rang out from the economy class section.
Many first-class passengers were unaware that there were two more robbers on the other side.
A robber, gun in hand, walked from the economy class section towards the first class section, intending to rescue his companion.
Suddenly, several gunshots rang out from behind him.
It turned out that another air marshal, who had been hiding in economy class, shot and killed the hijacker from behind.
The two air marshals exchanged a glance, both breaking out in a cold sweat.
I never expected that these things would happen while the two of them were on duty.
But there's still one robber!
The two air marshals immediately sought cover, fearing that the remaining hijacker might suddenly attack and open fire on them.
But after waiting for a long time, the remaining robber remained completely still.
"He's dead!" a passenger in economy class shouted.
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