"Shoot quickly!" Ikishima Midari closed her eyes, revealing a very enjoyable smile, as if being killed by a revolver was a dream come true.
Ikishima Midari wanted to die, but Ayanokoji did not. He still had a way to turn the tide, which he believed was his only chance of survival at the moment.
He quickly blocked Ikishima Midari and shouted, "Wait, Hagen, don't shoot yet, I want to make a deal with you!"
"A deal? At a time like this, what kind of deal do you still want to make?"
"You let us go, and I'll give you ten million US dollars!" Ayanokoji quickly said, "You must really want money, right? As long as you let us go, we will absolutely not trouble you!"
Hagen's expression changed.
Ten million US dollars, which was roughly equivalent to 1.3 billion Japanese Yen, was more than 130 times the bonus the professor said he would give him.
"Come on, where do you have money now? If you transfer it to me, I wouldn't dare accept it." Hagen did not put down the gun.
He didn't doubt that Ayanokoji had that much money.
However, although the money Ayanokoji Kiyotaka mentioned was very tempting, he also had to be alive to take it. As long as there was a transfer record, the police could easily trace his account, and then no matter how much money it was, he wouldn't be able to keep it.
Moreover, he didn't dare let Ayanokoji go. Once he let him go, who knew how he would retaliate.
"My money isn't in a bank account; it's bitcoin! You should know about bitcoin, right? bitcoin transactions are absolutely private; no one will know I transferred this money to you!"
Hagen lowered his gun slightly.
"You have bitcoin on you?"
"I hold tens of millions of US dollars in bitcoin. All my bitcoin is stored in a cold wallet. As long as you know the wallet address and private key, this money is yours!"
A cold wallet is a wallet that stores digital currency offline. It can store digital currency without any network connection and is the safest way to store bitcoin.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka continued to entice him: "You also know our identities. If the two of us die, the entire country of Japan might be shaken. Do you really think you can do it without anyone knowing?
You killed us, not the professor. Once the truth comes out, they will not hesitate to push you out as a scapegoat! You don't want to clean up their messes all day, do you? As long as you get this money, you won't need to work for them anymore. You can go wherever you want and retire from this life forever!"
bitcoin... Hagen was tempted now.
Unlike bank transfers, bitcoin transactions were absolutely private; no one would be able to trace them.
Ten million US dollars. If he got such a large sum of money, he wouldn't have to live this life of danger, constantly cleaning up other people's messes.
"Do you really have that much bitcoin?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka nodded: "Give me your phone, and I'll show you my bitcoin balance."
"Tell me what to do, I'll do it myself." Hagen pulled out his phone and said coldly.
He didn't trust Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to operate his phone; even if he called the police, he might not know.
"Alright then, I'll tell you what to do, and you do it."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka patiently guided him step by step to download the software, then recited the bitcoin address and private key for him to input...
When Hagen saw the ten million bitcoin displayed, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
"Very good, you can die now." He raised his gun and pointed it at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
"You want to kill me already? I still have forty million bitcoin." Ayanokoji Kiyotaka sneered, "Besides, do you think your brain can remember the private key? You might forget it as soon as you kill me, and you'll get nothing."
Hagen hesitated.
"How about this, I know you won't let me go easily, so I'll make a bet with you. If you win, I'll tell you all my other accounts. If I win, you let us go."
Fifty million US dollars… this was an enormous sum.
Hagen thought for a long time, then nodded, "...Alright, what do you want to bet with me?"
First, agree to the gamble to trick his money out, as for whether to let him go, that could be decided later.
Seeing Hagen agree, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked at the revolver in his hand, his eyes narrowing slightly, and whispered, "Russian Roulette, I'll bet my life with money."
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