Chapter 98 Rescue
Lu Zhenyu is not in good condition today.
It started the moment I woke up in the morning and touched the cold mattress next to me.
Shen Jingsi did not return home all night, and there was not even a word from him.
Even if Duan Xi'er's situation were more dire, Lu Zhenyu felt he wouldn't do that.
I made a few calls when I got up, but they were all unreachable. After finishing breakfast with my mind on it, I tried calling Wang Kai instead.
The man on the other end spoke in a gentle tone, changing the subject, "Madam, please rest assured, the boss will be fine. He should be in a meeting at the Jingzheng Building right now. Once he comes out, I will have him contact you as soon as possible."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Zhenyu was also absent-minded.
The servants accompanied him for a short walk in the garden to aid digestion, and then he went back to the kitchen to research how to make soup.
The blade pressed against the ginseng veered off course, scraping Lu Zhenyu's finger. "Hiss."
She frowned as she looked at the wound; it wasn't big. She then sucked on it twice with her mouth.
Why is everything going wrong today?
The husband can't be contacted, and the two girls haven't returned yet. While taking a walk, she almost tripped and fell on a pebble.
Shaking her head helplessly, Lu Zhenyu went to get the kitchen knife again.
At that moment, a servant ran in from outside and said, "Madam, an unknown number has been calling you."
She took it with her other hand, frowning as she looked at the number.
I really don't know him.
I casually clicked to connect, and without saying a word, I heard a male voice on the other end that had used a voice changer.
"Is she Lu Zhenyu, the adopted daughter of the Shen family?"
Lu Zhenyu, whose first reaction was that something was wrong, frowned and asked, "Who are you?"
There was no patience for beating around the bush; they went straight to the point: "Your two best friends are in my hands. If you don't want them to die, get to the address I'm giving you within forty minutes."
Thump.
Lu Zhenyu didn't have time to be shocked. She only took five seconds to process the news before immediately asking, "How can you prove they're in your hands?"
At the same time, the person quickly turned on the speaker and started recording.
The man didn't speak, but then a series of footsteps were heard, followed by a scream from the loudspeaker.
"Tell her, you mean..."
First came the girl's cry of pain, clearly indicating that her hair had been pulled or that she was injured somewhere.
A familiar voice came through the receiver, "Zhenzhen, it's me, it's Xiaomeng."
"Xiaomeng?" Lu Zhenyu's breath hitched. "It's you and Manman? Are you two alright?"
The girl's voice trembled as the man yelled, "Keep talking!"
"I'm fine, but Manman was taken into another room by them. She was shouting just now, but now she's silent."
Lu Zhenyu's throat tightened, and she gave a look to the servant who was staring blankly to the side. The servant ran out tremblingly.
The person was thrown back, and the man took back his phone. "Did you hear that? I didn't lie to you."
Lu Zhenyu: "So, what did you do to Feng Manman?"
“Don’t worry, I guarantee they’ll all be safe and sound until you arrive. But you only have forty minutes. You’re not allowed to bring anyone else, and you’re not allowed to call the police. You have to come by yourself,” the robber said. “If I find out you’ve brought anyone else, I’ll shoot them.”
“Of course, that Feng Manman.” He chuckled, emphasizing his words, “She raped him first and then killed him.”
"..."
The security captain, who walked in quietly, made a phone gesture.
Lu Zhenyu took a deep breath to calm herself down. "Okay, I promise you, but how can you be sure that I can get there in forty minutes if I leave now? The roads in Beijing are very congested."
"Don't worry, we've already tested it. Forty minutes is more than enough." The robber said, then changed the subject, "3, 2, 1, you have thirty-nine minutes left."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Zhenyu disregarded everything else and rushed out of the kitchen.
"Have someone prepare a car and go to the location they sent."
The captain caught up with her, saying, "Madam, I've already spoken to the Feng family on the phone. You're pregnant, and this kind of place is too dangerous. Without Mr. Shen's approval, I can't let you go."
Pale-faced Lu Zhenyu clutched her stomach, her steps unwavering. "Manman and Xiaomeng are both in his hands. He's clearly after me. I've dragged them into this. How can I not go?"
"Perhaps they came here for Mr. Chen!"
Lu Zhenyu paused as she arrived at the gate.
The captain grew anxious. "Perhaps they're trying to use you to coerce Mr. Shen."
Lu Zhenyu stared at him for two seconds, then rushed into the car without hesitation.
"I have to go, no matter who it is for."
As expected, the other party had planned to come to Chonglu Zhenyu. The journey would normally take 25 minutes, and they were given plenty of time to navigate the traffic lights.
The car was parked next to the dilapidated factory, and the security captain made a phone call to the Feng family.
It was an unfamiliar male voice; Lu Zhenyu had never heard it before.
After listening to the recorded call she sent, the man asked, "Is that all the other person said?"
Lu Zhenyu nodded, "Yes."
"Okay, got it. I heard you came too?"
Nervousness made Lu Zhenyu's voice flat, "They came because I was kidnapped, I had no choice but to come."
There was a pause on the other end, then a voice said, "I know you sisters are very close, but you should go back. I will take my men and infiltrate the area to rescue them safely."
Looking at the time on her phone, Lu Zhenyu shook her head. "No, there are only six minutes left. You don't have time."
The driver's door of the military jeep parked in front opened, and Feng Jinzhou, dressed in combat uniform, stepped out and looked back at the Rolls-Royce lying quietly behind him.
"So what do you want to do?"
Lu Zhenyu lowered her eyebrows to get a clear look at the man's face, and her tense heart relaxed a little.
It is Feng Jinzhou.
Then there is hope.
She said seriously, "I'll go in first and exchange them. In the meantime, you take your men to find out the route, and then rescue me."
The man frowned. "I know you're pregnant, but do you understand the consequences of barging in like this if the operation fails?"
Lu Zhenyu understood, but she didn't leave herself any energy to think about it.
The price she couldn't afford was the deaths of two girls because of her.
"Don't worry, I understand."
Through the windshield, Lu Zhenyu saw the man gaze thoughtfully for two seconds.
The voice on the phone said, "Get down, we'll put a bulletproof vest on you."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Zhenyu glanced at the pinned contact who remained silent, let out a long sigh, and got out of the car.
Seeing the woman walking briskly towards him, her hand supporting her pregnant belly, Feng Jinzhou turned around and took the bulletproof vest handed to him by his subordinate.
Lu Zhenyu came up to him, took off her coat, and opened her arms.
The 1.89-meter-tall Feng Jinzhou bent down and personally helped her put on the clothes. "Are you scared?"
"I'm not afraid."
Do you know what their purpose is?
"You're going to kill me."
The hand tying the bag paused, then continued. Feng Jinzhou, his eyes still lowered, said in a deep voice, "Then you still dare to voluntarily send yourself in?"
Lu Zhenyu kept her eyes fixed on the abandoned building that was just inches away.
"I'm tough; I won't die easily."
As the man pinched her waist and stepped back, she put her coat back on.
Looking up again, this was the first time the two had looked at each other up close.
She could see the struggle in Feng Jinzhou's eyes, and she smiled gently, "Don't worry, your sister will be fine."
The Rolls-Royce pulled up, she got in, and just as she was about to close the door, she turned around.
"Remember, your men must not make any rash moves before I have replaced them."
Feng Jinzhou curled his lips, "Don't you trust me?"
Looking at the youngest major general in the entire army, how could Lu Zhenyu not trust him?
She didn't trust "a few individuals with ulterior motives."
Leaving a smile behind her, Lu Zhenyu got into the car.
As Feng Jinzhou, who was standing by the roadside with his hands on his hips, took two steps back, the Rolls-Royce drove past the military jeep.
As he watched the car drive away, a mist gathered between the man's sharp brows.
His subordinate jogged up from behind and whispered a few words in his ear.
Feng Jinzhou frowned. "Why are they getting involved?"
The subordinate said, "They said they discovered that some criminals had entered the capital, and this was a routine enforcement action."
Whether it was truly routine law enforcement remains to be seen. Looking at the beautiful figure getting out of the car ahead, Feng Jinzhou roughly understood what the girl meant by "a few individuals with ulterior motives."
He licked the corner of his lips with the tip of his tongue, and as his sharp eyes narrowed, he revealed the fierce and ruthless look he had displayed when he fought amidst gunfire.
“Tell them I won’t kick people out, but recognize whose territory this is, and throw anyone who’s causing trouble in there to feed the thugs.”
This is neither a case of someone borrowing someone else's power nor an exaggeration.
This ruthless and taciturn man is truly capable of doing something like this.
The subordinate, who fully understood his boss's style, nodded repeatedly, "I'll go and communicate with him right now."
…
The Rolls-Royce was parked at the entrance.
Looking at the building so close by, Lu Zhenyu touched her pregnant belly, which was protected by a bulletproof vest.
My gaze fell on the camellia diamond ring on my ring finger, and my anxious heart calmed down a bit.
She asked, "Has there been any news from Shen Jingsi yet?"
The captain in the passenger seat shook his head. "Assistant Wang said that the gentleman is still trapped in the interrogation room of the prosecutor's office and hasn't come out yet."
It looks like we won't be able to wait any longer.
With a long exhale, Lu Zhenyu got out of the car, drawing worried glances from everyone inside.
She smiled and reassured them, "Don't worry, everything will be fine. If my husband comes out, please tell him that he still owes me a grand wedding and he should remember to make it up to me."
The captain nodded, his white lips pressed tightly together. "Madam, you have returned safely."
Lu Zhenyu: "Definitely."
Lu Zhenyu entered the building just before the six-minute mark.
The man hiding behind the door contacted the head inside via earpiece, then went over, tied her hands, and led her into their hideout.
As soon as the kidnapper entered, Xiao Meng, whose mouth was taped shut, struggled frantically. The kidnapper, who had a long scar running from the corner of her right eye to the root of her left ear, kicked her hard in the abdomen.
The girl's entire body trembled in pain.
"Don't touch her!" Lu Zhenyu took two quick steps, but was restrained by the man behind her who grabbed her hair.
Guessing that the scarred man walking towards her was the boss, she looked him straight in the eye and said, "You promised to release them when I arrived. Now that I'm here, please keep your word."
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