American Comics: BOSS Invasion

The hotel was over 30 stories high. By the time the two of them rushed to the rooftop, it was already empty.

They carefully scanned the sky, then exchanged a glance and shook their heads in resignation.

“Damn it, who the hell is this?” Partridge snarled, his anger flaring.

Madam Rose calmed herself and picked up the walkie-talkie again.

“You should still be listening, right? The money's been handed over. When are you releasing the hostage?”

“A futile gesture. Why does everyone always think I'll be standing on the rooftop? Your thinking is too predictable. It makes me feel like I'm bullying kids. Fine, I won't beat around the bush. I've got Rhino Skin and the other three tied up in room 1507.”

Ignoring the taunt, the two of them immediately got up and ran into the stairwell.

Madam Rose's expression was serious as she constantly watched for movement around them, suspecting that their opponent wouldn't give up so easily.

Reaching the door of room 1507, they noticed the card slot, realizing it was an unused room.

Without hesitation, Partridge kicked open the door and rushed inside.

He shouted the names of Rhino Skin, American Ginseng, and the others, and sure enough, he heard muffled sobs coming from the bathroom.

He dashed to the bathroom, flung open the door, and saw four large men stripped naked and tied together, sitting in the bathtub with towels stuffed in their mouths.

Partridge was overjoyed. “So you really are here! Are you alright? Don't worry, I'll untie you right away!”

Partridge stepped forward and untied the ropes. The four large men immediately slumped down.

“What are you still sitting in there for? Hurry up and get out!”

Rhino Skin weakly cursed, “You try being tied up for a day! My limbs are numb, and I don't have any strength in my body. How can I stand up? Don't just stand there, help me out!”

American Ginseng: “Me too, me too!”

Big Earth kept looking outside. “Why isn't Madam Rose here? Have her help me. I like being helped by women.”

Buddha Fruit had already tried to stand up, but upon hearing him say that, he quickly sat back down, pretending to be weak and helpless.

Partridge glanced back, not finding her. He said strangely, “She came in with me. Where did she go? Why are you still worrying about that? Your limbs have been restricted for so long, the blood isn't flowing properly. If you don't move around soon, you might need an amputation!”

“That serious? Then I won't pretend!”

Buddha Fruit was the first to crawl up, shakily using the wall for support as he slowly shuffled out.

The other three were all large men, and their symptoms of limb numbness were much more severe than Buddha Fruit's. Partridge could only help them out one by one, throwing them directly onto the large bed.

After getting everything settled, they suddenly realized that the door was wide open and Madam Rose was nowhere to be seen.

On the TV cabinet, a note was placed, lightly pressed down by the walkie-talkie.

Seeing that things weren't too busy, Buddha Fruit curiously glanced at it, his expression immediately changing as he shouted, “Partridge, something's wrong! Madam Rose has been captured!”

“What?”

Partridge was shocked.

He hurriedly snatched the note, which read: “The hostage has been returned. We can begin the second round. If you want Madam Rose safe and sound, have Powerhouse personally come to redeem her!

Tomorrow night at 8:00 PM, see you again on the hotel rooftop!”

Partridge said with a grim expression, “It's him again!”

Rhino Skin and the others snatched the note.

“Wow, this kidnapper is so arrogant! So his real target is Powerhouse!” Rhino Skin said.

“We're in Tokyo now, and Powerhouse is in Hong Kong. What do we do? Should we call back home?”

“Mind your own business. Madam Rose is the one who's been captured, not us. Tokyo is too dangerous. We just got here for a day and got kidnapped. If we stay here any longer, who knows when we'll be made into meat buns!”

Buddha Fruit hugged his chest in fright. “It wouldn't be that exaggerated, would it?”

American Ginseng scared him further, “Yeah, the Japanese love eating sashimi. Maybe they'll just slice us up and eat us raw!”

Partridge said, “Wow, are you guys really that ungrateful? This is Madam Rose, our friend. How can we abandon her? Do you know what price we paid to save you? A whole 20 million US dollars.”

“What?”

The four of them shouted in unison.

At this moment, their limbs weren't numb anymore, and their bodies suddenly had smooth blood flow. They jumped up one after another, instantly pinning Partridge onto the bed, interrogating him in a manner befitting a major criminal.

“Quick, tell us what's going on?”

“Where did you get 20 million from, and in US dollars?”

“If you have 20 million US dollars, why come to Japan? You could just go to Las Vegas and be an emperor!”

“Could this be the money they were talking about when we were wanted?”

The four of them babbled and argued, making Partridge's head spin. He shouted, “This is the bait Powerhouse gave me. We actually came here to investigate a case.”

“So, you guys went out together last night for this?”

“Did you see Powerhouse?”

“It goes without saying, the three of them must have been plotting together. This whole thing has nothing to do with us, and you dragged us into it!”

“That's not right. This is 20 million US dollars. Are we just going to leave like this? Are you guys willing?”

Buddha Fruit's words immediately silenced the other three. They looked at each other, their eyes burning with naked greed.

“Of course we're not willing!”

The four of them said in unison, pulling Partridge up together.

“We've decided to cooperate with the police this time, but the goal isn't to solve the case, but to recover the 20 million US dollars as soon as possible!”

Partridge said weakly, “You bunch of bastards, can't you talk nicely? What time is it now? Hurry up and contact Powerhouse!”

“But we don't have his number!”

“Let's go, I'll take you to find them. Luckily, I left an emergency contact method when we separated yesterday, but that bastard doesn't answer his phone during the day, otherwise we wouldn't have fallen into such a passive situation!”

The Five Lucky Stars discussed for a while and quickly made a decision. For 20 million US dollars, they were willing to brave the danger and prepare to continue dealing with the kidnapper.

Although they said ruthless words, everyone knew in their hearts that the purpose of this trip was to rescue Madam Rose. As for the money, it wasn't that important.