Chapter 68 Time Bomb

Return to the apartment.

Wen Ci immediately sent a message to the kidnappers, saying that the money had been collected and how to exchange her daughter.

Not long after, the kidnapper called, and the voice on the other end of the phone was still sinister and changed: "Wire the money to the account, and I will tell you your daughter's address."

Wen Ci nervously gripped her phone and glanced at Xie Peizhou who was sitting opposite her. "No, I'll give you the money. What if you kill me? I can give you the money, but you have to let me get my daughter safely!"

The other side said coldly, "Wen Ci, are you qualified to negotiate with me?"

Wen Ci also lowered her voice. "I told you, I can remit the three hundred million to you in full, but I want my daughter to return to me safely. So, I can remit you a portion first, and then I'll remit the rest to you after I pick up my daughter."

The other party was silent for a moment, then sneered, "Okay!"

"First, wire 150 million. After I receive it, I'll give you the address where your daughter is being held. Once you find her, you can wire the remaining half. But I'm warning you, don't try any tricks. Your precious daughter's life is very fragile."

After that, the call ended abruptly.

Wen Ci took a deep breath and transferred 150 million yuan from her account to the kidnapper's account.

Time passes by every second.

Half an hour later, the phone vibrated and Wen Ci received an address: [No. 7, Section 3, Huagong Road, Suoyang District, Beijing].

Xie Peizhou grabbed the car keys and grabbed her wrist, "Let's go!"

The black Maybach gradually drove away from the bustling city, becoming more and more remote, and finally stopped at a chemical plant that seemed to have been abandoned for several years.

Before the car even stopped, Wen Ci couldn't wait to open the door and rushed in, "Nian Nian!"

The desolate and trembling sound echoed in the empty chemical plant.

"Nian Nian!"

Wen Ci's eyes lit up when she saw a small body lying on the test bench of the chemical plant, wearing a red kindergarten uniform.

Wen Ci rushed over and hugged her daughter tightly, as if she were a treasure that had been lost and found again, "Niannian..."

“Ding ding ding—”

After calming down a little, Wen Ci heard the mechanical sound of the electronic countdown.

She lowered her eyes, the sound coming from her daughter's neck was actually a black countdown time bomb!

The red countdown numbers show that there are five minutes left, and the time is decreasing by every second.

A password is required to unlock the clasp.

Wen Ci's face turned pale. She quickly took out her phone and transferred the remaining 150 million yuan to her account. She collapsed and sent a message to the kidnapper, "I'll give you all the money. Tell me the password!"

"Wen Ci, what happened?" Xie Peizhou parked the car and rushed over. Seeing Wen Ci holding her daughter and holding the phone stiffly, he felt that something unexpected had happened.

Before he got close, Wen Ci yelled at him, "Don't come over here!"

Xie Peizhou paused, frowning as he heard the sound of an electronic countdown in the quiet environment.

He strode forward, walked to the mother and child, and saw that the unconscious Nian Nian was wearing a countdown code collar around her neck.

There are 4 minutes, 31 seconds left, 30 seconds left...

Wen Ci pushed him, "Uncle, please leave quickly and don't worry about us..."

Compared to Wen Ci's panic, Xie Peizhou was calm and composed enough.

He frowned and carefully examined the structure of the bomb, his mind racing. According to domestic safety regulations on explosives, it was difficult for ordinary people to buy time bombs, and they were usually homemade.

Wen Ci called and sent messages, but there was no response from the kidnappers.

"Beep, beep—" the crisp and cold mechanical sounds continued. Seeing that there were only two and a half minutes left in the countdown, Wen Ci pushed Xie Peizhou hard, "Uncle, hurry up and leave, otherwise it will be too late."

"Xie Peizhou, I let you go, do you want to risk your life here?"

Xie Peizhou looked at her coldly with his dark eyes, "Wen Ci, calm down. This bomb might be defuseable. Give me some time!"

Can it be dismantled?

A glimmer of hope emerged in Wen Ci's eyes. If it could be demolished, could she and her daughter still survive?

She breathed slowly, her eyes falling on her daughter's unconscious face, and then on the black time bomb in Xie Peizhou's hand.

There are two minutes and ten seconds left on the countdown.

Wen Ci's lips were pale and she pursed them. If the bomb could not be defused in the last thirty seconds, she would push Xie Peizhou away and hide away from him while holding her daughter.

The woman's eyes were moist, her heart ached, and she held Nian Nian's hand tightly.

She felt sorry for her daughter for not being able to let her grow up safely and healthily.

"drop--"

“Ding Di——”

Time passes by every second.

The red countdown displays "0:38", "0:37", "0:36"...

"Xie Peizhou..."

Wen Ci looked at Xie Peizhou's stern profile and wanted to tell him the truth in the last thirty seconds before death, telling him that Nian Nian was actually his daughter. Five years ago, she took medicine and was sent abroad, but she still got pregnant. She gave birth to Nian Nian while working part-time at the Art Academy.

But when the words came to her throat, she felt that it was too cruel to Xie Peizhou.

Even if he doesn't love them, mother and daughter, he will feel guilty and regret for the rest of his life, right?

When Xie Peizhou heard Wen Ci's voice, he looked up at her. Suddenly, he felt a huge impact on his chest. His pupils shook, and he saw Wen Ci pick up her daughter and turn around to run away.

"Wen Ci!"

…

At this time, in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of a sunny office building in the city center.

Song Wanqing's lips curled slightly as she looked out the window at the brilliant sunlight shining on the tall buildings. Her voice was gentle, "Is it done?"

A calm voice came from the other side: "Ms. Song, after sending the address to Wen Ci, a black car soon went to the abandoned factory, but it seems that Wen Ci was not the only one there."

Song Wanqing frowned. "Didn't I warn her not to call the police or tell anyone else? How dare she let others know?"

"That... isn't clear. Through the telescope, I saw the person traveling with me was a tall man, driving what appeared to be a Maybach worth tens of millions... Three hundred million has already been wired to an overseas account. The time bomb hanging around Wen Niannian's neck is probably going to explode soon."

Song Wanqing's heart tightened. The man she was traveling with was driving a Maybach...

She immediately hung up the phone and dialed Xie Peizhou's number.

"Hello, no one answered the call you made. Please call again later——"

Song Wanqing felt a chill down her spine and immediately called the person back, practically roaring, "Tell Wen Ci the password immediately. Don't let the bomb explode. Quick!"

"Yes." Although the other party was puzzled, he still followed Song Wanqing's arrangement and only reminded: "Miss Song, the password has been sent to Wen Ci, but according to the set time, it may not be too late."

Song Wanqing's heartbeat was disordered and she staggered back a step.

She just wanted to kill Wen Ci and her daughter, and never thought of harming Xie Peizhou.

This little bitch lost to her five years ago, and will do the same five years from now!

But Song Wanqing still couldn't control her panic. She took a deep breath and comforted herself. The time bomb was tied to Wen Niannian's neck, and the others could escape. Xie Peizhou would not die for Wen Ci and her daughter.

No, definitely not...