He remained silent for a long while, the phone on the other end empty of sound.
I knew well that my request was too complicated for him to agree to easily; it would take him some time to process.
But this was my final card, my only bargaining chip.
"Do you know where the tens of millions I mentioned earlier are now?" I said, carefully modulating my tone, emphasizing each word, "They're in her hands."
Indeed, the money I had earned was converted into cryptocurrency. For security reasons, I had encrypted the private key and stored it in a hard drive.
If she wished to claim my fortune, she would first need to unlock this drive and retrieve the private key.
What was crucial was that, after I gave her the password earlier, she took some time to confirm it was correct. This clearly indicated that she had been attempting to access the hard drive containing this immense wealth.
Which meant, at this very moment, the drive, holding tens of millions, was in her hands.
"To kill her would not just be a matter of avenging me; that fortune would be entirely yours. In comparison, the meager inheritance I have in China is hardly worth mentioning," I slowed my words, coaxing him carefully, "Tens of millions... With that money, you could rule Myanmar, live as a 'local king,' and call the shots!"