After Tang Ke treated her to dinner, she finally couldn't resist any longer. Shen Heng's words were too tempting. If she kidnapped Ye Zhiwei, got the money, and then did something to her while she was at it—

Tang Ke was itching to act, but she was still afraid. Before she knew that Ye Qingcheng's daughter, she could act recklessly. If something really happened, she could just ask her father to pull some strings. But now that the Tang family was in this state, Ye Zhiwei was still the eldest daughter of the Ye family.

So what!

Just because she is the eldest daughter of the Ye family, does that mean she can be bullied and humiliated like this?

Although Tang Ke wasn't very smart, she was still quite cautious when making this decision. She specifically called Shen Heng, knowing that he was short of money, very short of money, and had no relatives. His distant relatives didn't care about him anymore. His father had remarried, and his mother had remarried. Before, they had given him living expenses to support his studies because he was a minor in high school, but after he graduated, his parents stopped giving him any living expenses, claiming that he had fulfilled his parental obligations by the time he turned eighteen.

Tang Ke knew that Shen Heng had taken out a loan because he was really short of money and was now being constantly pressured to repay it, so she directly hinted, "Brother Heng, I don't have much money on me right now either, but I have a way to make money..."

"Miss Tang, what can you do?" Shen Heng sneered. "Tsk, you've gotten more and more cunning ideas since you went to university."

Tang Ke was dissatisfied with Shen Heng's attitude. She knew that Shen Heng was obsequious and ingratiating towards pretty girls, but he would only show her a kind look when she gave him money.

If it weren't for wanting to use Shen Heng, Tang Ke wouldn't have given him any courtesy.

Tang Ke patiently said, "Didn't you mention wanting that Ye Zhiwei at the dinner table today—"

"What?! What do you mean, 'that' and 'this'!" Shen Heng suddenly became impatient, but he quickly realized what Tang Ke had said and said incredulously, "I thought you were just a little girl, and even if you were malicious, you couldn't be that bad. What do you mean now? You want me to really do that? Tang Ke, are you crazy?! Who is that? She's in the top fifty of the rich list, the daughter of a big boss whose net worth I can't even count or afford to pay. You want me to kidnap her..."

"Be careful!" Tang Ke's tone rose. "Are you stupid? Since I've come up with this idea, I'm sure I have a foolproof plan. You're coming with me tomorrow. If this doesn't work out, I'll find you other money to pay off your debts. Aren't you short of money right now? You think those loan sharks are reliable? Don't let them do anything to you."

Shen Heng, being a grown man, was horrified by Tang Ke's words and felt a chill run down his spine.

He wanted to be tougher, but thinking about how he had been hiding recently, and how his relatives knew he was in debt and being targeted, and how they looked at him with disdain, he wished he could completely sever ties with Shen Heng.

He was desperately short of money. If he weren't, he wouldn't even look at a rich, good-for-nothing rich girl like Tang Ke.

He patiently said, "You said if I don't think it's going to work, you have to pay me back. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how bad your family situation is, you must still have tens of thousands of yuan, right?"

"Don't worry, if you feel it's not enough, I'll definitely help you pay back the tens of thousands of yuan." Tang Ke gritted her teeth.

Tang Ke was truly furious. She felt an intense hatred whenever she thought of Ye Zhiwei. Coupled with the incident with that post, it seemed that everyone knew some inside information, and they all looked at Tang Ke with a hint of avoidance. If Tang Ke even slightly touched them, they would look terrified, as if Tang Ke was going to do something to them!

All of this is because of Ye Zhiwei.

Tang Ke skipped the afternoon classes again and took Shen Heng directly to see a lawyer.

When Shen Heng encountered places related to law, he felt apprehensive. "Why did you bring me to the law firm?"

"I need to consult on some matters. This lawyer and my dad have worked together before. He'll do anything for a fee. You can just listen in from the sidelines!" Tang Ke reassured Shen Heng.

Upon meeting the lawyer, Tang Ke gritted her teeth and handed over the cash value of some of her previous designer bags and cosmetics. After sitting down, Tang Ke didn't ask directly, but instead asked several questions indirectly.

The lawyer was shrewd enough to see through the ulterior motives of several people, realizing that asking this question was definitely not for anything good. However, after accepting the money, he pretended not to know anything. Whenever Tang Ke asked a question, he would smile and answer, "Generally speaking, criminals who have committed crimes will try to flee abroad. Fleeing abroad is very troublesome for domestic judicial authorities. There is no way for domestic authorities to directly arrest people abroad. Either they have to wait for the criminal to return, or they have to be extradited. Generally, individuals cannot be extradited. Extradition is a sovereign act of a state, and the right to request extradition usually belongs to the state. Extradition can only occur if the foreign country where the criminal fled believes that his actions warrant extradition."

At this point, the lawyer paused, then smiled and continued, "Finally, extraditions are all conducted in accordance with extradition treaties, and some countries do not have extradition treaties with our country."

After a few questions, Shen Heng understood Tang Ke's meaning: he wanted Tang Ke to escape abroad after the plan was completed.

As soon as they left the law firm and entered a secluded private room, Shen Heng immediately shook off Tang Ke, saying, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Even if I escaped abroad and everything was fine, do you think I could actually escape abroad? I'd probably be caught before I even boarded the plane!"

"Chen Heng, what a pathetic and cowardly you are!"

"Tang Ke, don't provoke me. You think I don't know you're up to no good? You're just jealous that girl is prettier and from a better family than you, and you want to use me as a stepping stone to get rid of her. I've never seen a more vicious woman in my life! You're terrifying! How old are you? How could you even think of something like this!" Shen Heng sneered. "I need to let Brother Shen know just how vicious you are to come up with something like this. We shouldn't contact each other anymore. My brothers and I only ever have minor squabbles at school, but you're going to commit a crime—"

“Chen Heng, let me tell you, this is your only chance. Do you think it's so easy to pay back the loan sharks? The interest rates are so high, you can't stop once you start. You have no money now, and neither do your brothers. Tens of thousands of yuan is a huge sum for you, but for Ye Qingcheng, tens of millions are just a number!” Tang Ke coaxed patiently. “You don't have any relatives here anymore. Which of your relatives doesn't avoid you? They all think you're a menace. Last time I went to your house, your cousin was taken away by your aunt in less than two minutes, right? Your aunt treats you like you have the plague. If the loan shark issue drags on for too long…”

It goes without saying.

Even though the government prohibits this behavior, they still resort to violent debt collection in private.

“I will help you. When you get that money, I will help you go abroad. After ten or twenty years, the statute of limitations will be over, and you will be fine when you come back, right?”

Shen Heng initially refused, but the mention of his aunt and cousin did indeed provoke him, and his resistant gaze gradually changed; he was clearly wavering.

Tang Ke also noticed Shen Heng's change and secretly felt pleased with herself, planning to try to persuade him again in a couple of days.

*

Unbeknownst to Tang Ke, no sooner had they left Tianyuan Law Firm than Jiang Jianian contacted the lawyer they had consulted.

"What's your name? Is there a case you need to consult about? Or is there a civil dispute that you need to represent?" The lawyer saw that the young man was handsome and had a hint of hostility in his eyes. His clothes and appearance showed that he came from a wealthy family, so he naturally had to be well taken care of.

Jiang Jianian tapped the desk in front of him repeatedly, and said expressionlessly, "I came here to ask a few questions."