Mande City Prison.
Rafael lay on the narrow single bed, his eyes lifeless as he stared at the mold-covered ceiling.
Back on the battlefield, the desire to survive and fear of death had made him surrender. He had been captured for three days now and didn't know what fate awaited him.
Clang.
The cell door was opened by someone, and two Jieke Security guards stepped aside, as a very young man with his hands behind his back walked in.
"Rafael, do you recognize me?"
Su Jie brought over a stool and sat down on it, crossing his legs.
Rafael slowly turned his head and upon seeing Su Jie, he recognized him as the dangerous person who was a top target in their plan and the true mastermind behind the Jieke Company.
"What do you want? I'm willing to pay twenty million US Dollars for my release. That's all the money I have."
Rafael, trying to appear calm, sat up and spoke. In the West, there is a culture of paying ransoms, and he hoped to buy his life back with money.
