Chapter 482 Jiang Shutong has other thoughts
The leading man had a crew cut and a hideous scar running from the corner of his eye to his jaw. The iron rod in his hand gleamed coldly in the morning light.
A loud bang hit the door of the truck's cab, shaking the driver's hand and almost causing the car key that he had just turned to fall to the ground.
"Open the door! Take the safe out of the trunk!"
The scarred man's voice was like sandpaper grinding against wood, rough and fierce.
"Don't be such a jerk! You're delaying our boss's work. I'm going to make you walk out of this warehouse!"
The truck driver was a middle-aged man in his forties. He usually did some moving work in the city. He had never seen such a scene before. His face turned pale as paper in an instant, and his hands holding the steering wheel couldn't stop shaking.
He secretly looked back through the rearview mirror, trying to find the two "movers" who had followed the car.
Those were the plainclothes bodyguards arranged by Qi Moxun, but there was only an empty compartment in the rearview mirror. The two figures had circled to the side of the truck at some point and were signaling him with their eyes not to panic.
"Brothers, this...this is just ordinary furniture and documents. Where is the safe?"
The driver pretended to be calm, but his voice was obviously trembling. He knew that his current task was to delay time, but his heart still felt like it was about to jump out of his throat.
"Stop talking nonsense!"
A tall, thin man behind the scarred man stepped forward, grabbed the driver by the collar, and dragged half of his body out of the car window.
"We saw you carry a big black safe from Han Lingcui's apartment with our own eyes, and you still want to deceive us? If you don't open the door, I'll smash all the windows of your broken car!"
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the bushes on both sides of the warehouse.
Lin An, accompanied by eight bodyguards in black suits, surrounded the group in neat steps. Each of them held a telescopic baton in their hands, forming a semicircular encirclement that trapped the five men in black in the middle.
Qi Moxun and Shen Hanxing also walked out of the car a few hundred meters away. Qi Moxun's black coat was slightly lifted by the morning breeze. His eyes were as cold as ice in the winter. When he swept over the men in black, there was an undisguised sense of oppression.
"Do it." Qi Moxun only uttered two words, his voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable command.
Lin An immediately raised his hand to signal, and the bodyguards rushed over instantly.
The scarred man reacted the fastest, swinging his iron bar and striking the nearest bodyguard, but his movements looked extremely clumsy in front of the professionally trained bodyguard.
The bodyguard dodged sideways and simultaneously elbowed him hard in the ribs.
There was a slight "crack" sound, and the scarred man groaned. The iron rod in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. He curled up on the ground, sweating coldly in pain.
Seeing this, the remaining four men in black also wanted to resist, but they were just thugs on the streets and were no match for the bodyguards.
In just three minutes, several people were pinned to the ground, their wrists handcuffed behind their backs. They cursed while struggling, but no one dared to look up at Qi Moxun.
Shen Hanxing walked up to the scarred man, squatted down, and looked at the scar on his face.
"Who is your boss? What exactly do you want to do by letting you rob the safe?"
The scarred man stiffened his neck and glared at her fiercely: "I don't know what boss is! We just want to steal some money. That safe looks valuable!"
"Still being stubborn."
Lin An stepped forward, pulled his phone from his pocket, and pulled out the photo the private investigator had taken of Jiang Shutong's secretary meeting Zhou Mingyu. He then held it out to the scarred man.
"Do you know the woman in the photo? Did she pay you to rob the safe?"
The scarred man's eyes flickered, his Adam's apple rolled, but he still held on.
"I don't know her! I've never seen this woman before!"
Qi Moxun frowned. He could see that these men had no idea about the true identity of their employer. Jiang Shutong was indeed cautious in her work. She only employed low-level thugs. Even if they were caught, they would not be able to pin it on her.
He took out his phone and was about to call the villa's security officer to confirm Han Lingcui's safety when a text message popped up on his screen. It was from the villa's security captain.
"Mr. Qi, this is terrible! Miss Han is missing! Ten minutes ago, we went upstairs to deliver some fruit and found the room empty. The window was open. The surveillance camera downstairs captured a woman in a cleaning uniform taking Miss Han into a white van. The license plate was obscured!"
"What?"
Shen Hanxing's voice instantly rose, she grabbed Qi Moxun's arm, and her face turned pale.
"Why is Han Lingcui missing? Didn't we arrange bodyguards to guard the villa?"
Qi Moxun's face darkened as he quickly called the security captain back, his fingertips turning white from the pressure.
"Immediately check the white van's route and check all nearby surveillance cameras. No matter what method you use, you must give me information within half an hour!"
After hanging up the phone, Qi Moxun looked at the scarred man on the ground, the coldness in his eyes almost freezing him.
"This is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain."
There was a subtle hint of regret in his voice. Just now, he was only thinking about catching Jiang Shutong's people in the warehouse, but he ignored the fact that Jiang Shutong might not show up in person. Instead, he set his sights on Han Lingcui who stayed in the villa.
Lin An also reacted and said quickly.
"Boss Qi, I'll arrange for someone to go back to the villa and investigate the scene. I'll also have the technical department make every effort to track down the van!"
"No."
Qi Moxun raised his hand to interrupt him and took out another phone from his pocket.
This was the device he used specifically to receive encrypted messages. A new location message popped up on the screen. It was from the micro-locator he had secretly installed in Han Lingcui's phone.
"Han Lingcui's location is in the old factory area in the west of the city. Let's go there now."
He paused, then looked at the two bodyguards. "Hand these people over to the police. Tell them to focus on interrogating their employers and their contact information. If you have any information, notify me immediately."
"Yes, President Qi!"
The black car sped along the highway. Shen Hanxing clutched her phone tightly. On the screen was Han Lingcui's location point. Every time it moved a centimeter, her heart tightened a little.
"What does Jiang Shutong want to do?" she muttered to herself. She used to think that Jiang Shutong just wanted Han Lingcui's life, or send Han Lingcui to a place where no one knew.
But now it seems that the other party's goal is more than that.
Qi Moxun's hands gripping the steering wheel were bulging with veins, his eyes were fixed on the road ahead, and his voice was filled with suppressed anger.
"Jiang Shutong has always been cunning. She knew we were already on guard, so she used the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain to take Han Lingcui away."
"As for her purpose..." He frowned, "I'm afraid it's not as simple as we think!"
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