Chapter 964: Chapter 934: The Final Fate of the Hopper Family

"Alright."

"Who are you people?"

Marion negotiated with them, "Who’s in charge here among you?"

A middle-aged man walked out, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, his teeth and fingernails were yellow, clearly a heavy smoker.

"Me!"

Marion conversed with them in fluent Chinese, "These three people have offended our Boss, and our Boss wants us to deal with them. So we came to you.

These people are yours for free!"

The others listened and pointed their guns at Marion; the last thing those operating illegal coal mines wanted was for their location to be known.

"Don’t worry, we’re not here to report you. If we were, we wouldn’t just have a few of us here; we’d definitely bring the police along."

"... "

"These people are yours; we’re not asking for money, but you must promise us not to let them escape."

"How did they offend you?"

Seeing there was a woman among them, even an older one, she was still quite valuable in such a place. Giving her away for free pleased them.

"You don’t need to know about these matters!"

"We’ll take them!" the man agreed swiftly.

Turning down a gift of riches makes one a fool.

"We also want to buy six children from you," Marion stated.

The group became cautious, "Who exactly are you?"

Marion acted suddenly; before they could react, Marion had seized all their guns, quickly pulling out a Browning M1935 Automatic Pistol and aiming it at them.

Though domineering, the people at illegal coal mines couldn’t compare to those like Marion from battlefields; they were merely small fry.

Marion tossed their inferior guns back to them, saying, "I mean no harm; I just want to show you that if I really intended to act against you, I alone could easily handle you."

"Why do you want the children?"

"Our Boss Lady is going to have a baby, and our Boss, seeing those children, felt they were pitiful and thought of doing some good deeds, hoping to bring blessings for our Boss Lady and ensure a smooth childbirth."

After Sienna Johnson went missing, Adrian Desmond searched for years, and during his most desperate times, an old monk enlightened him, helping him find Sienna Johnson.

Thus, these years, despite not believing in deities, Adrian Desmond consistently donated large sums to Temples and did his best to perform good deeds.

For instance, upon seeing those unfortunate children, he decided to help them.

"Your boss believes in this stuff?"

"No choice; when our Boss Lady had her first child, she suffered a major hemorrhage, and this pregnancy is dangerous as well," Marion explained.

The middle-aged man assessed them, concluding they weren’t police but indeed carried a hint of roguishness.

His gaze fell on Marion, recalling how swiftly he had secured their weapons, convinced they bore no ill intent.

If they intended to confront them, it wouldn’t be difficult, despite their numbers.

"We paid a hefty price for those children; if your offer is low, we won’t sell."

"One for 1.5 thousand dollars!"

"1.5 thousand dollars?" They never paid more than 450 dollars when they bought them.

Marion, full of sincerity, tossed a pouch at the middle-aged man’s feet, "It’s a total of 9 thousand dollars for six children!"

The middle-aged man opened the pouch, seeing it filled with crisp new banknotes, finally lowering his guard.

"It’s a deal," the man grinned, revealing a set of large yellow teeth.

"Bring those six children over; once we have them, we’ll leave immediately."

"And these people...?" the middle-aged man inquired.

He considered the value of receiving adults for free when the children alone were worth a hefty sum.

"They’re yours for free! But you must ensure they don’t escape!"

Marion paused, continuing, "These individuals have wronged our Boss. Initially, he planned to kill them, but deemed it too lenient and resorted to sending them here.

If they escape, our Boss will come after you to settle scores."

The middle-aged man assured, "Rest easy, I’ve been a foreman for long, never has anyone escaped from my watch."