☆, Chapter 312 Hideout

Seeing that Si Zuochen and Si Youlin's hands were tied behind their backs, Si Yanxiao's brows furrowed with malice, and he warned in a stern voice, "If they are even slightly injured, I will make you pay with your lives, no matter where you are!"

His words were full of ruthlessness. After hearing this, the kidnappers repeatedly assured him, "Of course not. We just want some money and won't cause any trouble."

“Okay.” Si Yanxiao replied in a deep voice, then looked up and met Jiang Ran’s gaze before speaking again, “However, two hundred million is not a small amount. Even the company doesn’t have that much cash on hand, so it will take time to turn over.”

“Okay.” The kidnapper knew that what Si Yanxiao said was true, but he still gave him an ultimatum: “I will give you one day. As for the location, I will notify you later.”

"Um."

As soon as he finished speaking, a busy tone came from the phone's receiver.

Seeing this, Gu Nan turned to the technical monitoring personnel beside her and quickly asked, "How is it? Have you found the location?"

The person in charge of monitoring the IP address of the other party's call frowned slightly, slowly shook his head, and explained in a low voice, "No, the other party has designed double encryption. Once the location is detected, an alarm will sound on their end, which will expose us instead."

Upon hearing this, Gu Nan's expression suddenly turned cold; the person opposite her had clearly come prepared.

Unaware that Jiang Ran had already found a clue, he walked a few steps to Si Yanxiao and asked in a deep voice, "What do we do now? Should we report it to the authorities?"

Si Yanxiao slowly shook his head, his face cold, and replied in a low voice: "The other side is probably monitoring our every move right now. I'm afraid that reporting to the guild rashly will alert them."

Upon hearing this, Gu Nan was immediately caught in a dilemma. Before he could speak, Si Yanxiao continued, "Don't worry, Jiang Ran already knows their exact location."

He didn't say much, but Gu Nan instantly understood, turned to look at Jiang Ran, and a hint of admiration flashed in her eyes.

In this constrained situation, she became a variable in the problem that even high-tech electronics couldn't solve.

Seeing this, Gu Nan quickly urged, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"You can't leave." Si Yanxiao said in a deep voice, "The kidnappers are now eyeing us covetously. We still need to create the illusion of raising funds. You need to start preparing for this. Jiang Ran and I will go to rescue them."

“But…” Gu Nan started to say something, but after thinking it over carefully, she pursed her lips, lowered her head, and replied in a deep voice, “Okay, leave this matter to me.”

After saying that, he turned and left, going to the company to create a false impression for them.

Si Yanxiao and Jiang Ran disguised themselves and drove out of the basement. The guards outside saw the men in black in the car from a distance but assumed they were bodyguards and paid no attention.

Meanwhile, Gu Nan had already arranged for his henchmen to wait for Si Yanxiao and his group on the way, so they could head directly to the kidnappers' hideout together.

Meanwhile, the kidnappers were gloating over the facade of peace on the monitor, occasionally taunting, "What Si family? They're nothing special. Aren't they still being played like fools by us?"

"That's right!" someone chimed in, then said coldly, "I heard that the Si family is in chaos now, and the Si Group is rapidly liquidating its assets."

At this moment, Si Zuochen's hands and feet were tied, and his mouth was also bound with tape. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't utter a single word.

The smug man who had been so pleased with himself just moments before curled his lip and scoffed when he saw Si Zuochen wake up: "Kid, being born into a wealthy family is no good at all. It's dangerous everywhere. It's better to live a carefree life like us ordinary people!"

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, and jeers rose and fell.

Just as they relaxed their guard and became engrossed in their own world, the door was suddenly kicked open. Everyone was startled and looked up to see a group of men in black rushing in, with Si Yanxiao and Jiang Ran standing in the center, looking menacing.

Those who had been sent out to keep watch were now held tightly in front of them, unable to move.

When Si Zuochen saw Si Yanxiao arrive, he was overjoyed and immediately struggled to call for help, but was firmly restrained by the guards beside him.

When Si Yanxiao saw that Si Zuochen was alone, his eyes suddenly sharpened and his face turned gloomy.

Before he could speak, the leader's face darkened, and he instantly understood their plan. He spoke first, rebuking them: "You deliberately feigned tension to lower our guard, and then used a diversionary tactic?!"

Upon hearing this, a look of disdain flashed across Si Yanxiao's face. He parted his thin lips and replied coldly, "So what?"

"If you know what's good for you, you'd better release him right now, or don't blame me for being ruthless."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the leader suddenly sneered, "President Si, have you gotten used to bossing others around because you've been in a high position for so long? Can't you even grasp the most basic sense of assessing the situation?"

"The current situation is not favorable for you..."

As he spoke, he ordered one of his men to pull Si Zuochen forward, his words full of threat.

Si Yanxiao looked at him coldly and retorted sarcastically, "Assess the situation? You should be the one who is assessing it."

"You are now surrounded, unless you are willing to trade one of his lives for all of yours."

As he spoke, he paused slightly, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes, before continuing, "You can think about it carefully: do your duty to your master, or assess the situation and recognize reality."

After Si Yanxiao finished speaking, the leader's expression suddenly froze.

He had heard of Si Yanxiao before; he was vengeful, ruthless, and tough. What he was saying now seemed like a discussion with him, but in reality, it was an ultimatum.

He glanced coldly at the group of thugs standing beside him, his eyes flashing slightly, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Before he could even process what was happening, someone behind him coldly retorted, "Dream on!"

One sentence instantly brought the leader back to reality, making him realize that some of his subordinates had vested interests with the boss and wouldn't be as thoughtful as him, and would inevitably be irreconcilable enemies with Si Yanxiao.

Seeing the fierce aura of the person opposite him, Si Yanxiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said coldly, "Since there's no room for negotiation..."

As he spoke, he paused slightly, and the people opposite him listened intently to his next sentence.

Si Yanxiao glanced at them coldly and scoffed, "Go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the thugs understood instantly and started yelling at the kidnappers.

The kidnappers were all stunned, not expecting the attack to start so suddenly without any warning.

The man responsible for kidnapping Si Zuochen suddenly turned cold, his hand tightening as he prepared to use Si Zuochen as a shield. Si Yanxiao, however, had already strode towards him, blocking the attack and seizing the dagger from his hand. Seeing this, Jiang Ran stepped forward and pulled Si Zuochen behind her, protecting him.

Si Zuochen looked up at Jiang Ran, who was not afraid of danger and let him hide behind her. At this sensitive time, a touch of emotion flashed through his heart.

Jiang Ran led him to a safe spot and quickly tore the gag off his mouth. As she untied him, Si Zuochen hurriedly said, "Ah Lin has been taken to another place!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's face suddenly turned cold, but she still gently reassured him, "Okay, I understand."

"Don't worry, leave the rest to us."

After saying that, he got up and looked at the situation. The thugs were professionally trained and far superior to the kidnappers who relied on being alone to abduct people.

Therefore, the other side quickly fell into a disadvantageous position. After dealing with the person who held Si Zuochen hostage, Si Yanxiao went straight to the leader.

The leader was startled when he saw Si Yanxiao pressing closer and closer. He hurriedly reached out to block, but he was no match for Si Yanxiao and was forced to retreat.

Before long, he was trampled under Si Yanxiao's feet, his face full of resentment.

The situation quickly stabilized, and Si Yanxiao demanded sharply, "Speak! Who sent you?!"

The leader turned his head away, looking as if he'd rather die than speak.

Si Yanxiao wasn't in a hurry. He simply waved to the person next to him, who immediately understood and picked up a dagger, handing it to him.

Si Yanxiao took the dagger and lingered it in his hand. He parted his thin lips and said coldly, "Tell me, if I were to chop off your fingers one by one, how long would it take to get them to the hospital for treatment and stitching back up?"

His tone was chilling, and his words were full of coldness.

The leader sensed the threat in his words and couldn't help but shudder. If it were anyone else, he might have taken it as intimidation.

But when these words came out of Si Yanxiao's mouth, he dared not have any other thoughts and believed without a doubt that Si Yanxiao was capable of doing such a thing!