Chapter 46. Bai Xiao: How did my wife, who's so big, get lost?!
Inside the conference room of the White House headquarters building—
The meeting was in progress when suddenly two uniformed police officers entered.
They walked straight to Bai Zhang, showed their identification, and said, "Mr. Bai Zhang, there is evidence that Tianyun Technology Co., Ltd., which you actually control, is suspected of money laundering. We would appreciate it if you could come with us to cooperate with the investigation."
This statement contained so much information that it caused an uproar in the room.
The expressions on everyone's faces were quite varied, ranging from shock and confusion to panic.
Only Bai Xiao, sitting in the main seat, tapped the table with his index finger slowly and steadily, coldly observing the scene.
Bai Zhang's face was already as white as the wall. He stood there stunned for a long time before suddenly turning around to look at Bai Xiao. "It was you who did this, it must have been you, right?!"
Bai Xiao raised an eyebrow, indicating that she knew nothing.
Seeing that Bai Zhang was hesitant to move, the police officer urged, "Mr. Bai Zhang, please cooperate with our work."
Bai Zhang reluctantly stood up. As he left, he glared at Bai Xiao, gritting his teeth, "You wait, this isn't over."
The meeting was originally scheduled to discuss the impeachment of the chairman, but now that Tianyun has run into trouble, there is no need for the meeting to continue.
Bai Xiao slammed her notebook shut and announced, "Meeting adjourned."
After Bai Zhang's incident, Bai Xiao swiftly eliminated Bai Zhang's remaining influence within the Bai family as a warning to others. Seeing Bai Zhang's fate, the uncles and elders of the Bai family dared not openly continue to disobey Bai Xiao.
Within just a few weeks, the Bai family underwent a major reshuffle, with several key positions in the company being filled by different people.
The industry witnessed this war without gunpowder and sighed with emotion, saying that like father, like son. Back then, when Bai Jingzhong took over Bai's Group, he was swift and decisive, and soon he had the company in complete control. Today, Bai Xiao is no less capable.
At 6 p.m., Bai Xiao rushed around and finally finished her work before dinner time.
He shut down his computer, thinking happily that he could finally go back and see Song Huai early today. He couldn't wait to open WeChat on his phone—the WeChat message he sent to Song Huai two hours ago still hadn't received a reply. Bai Xiao frowned, but he just assumed Song Huai was busy and didn't think much of it.
It wasn't until Bai Xiao returned home and searched every corner without finding Song Huai that he began to panic.
After making numerous unanswered calls to Song Huai, Bai Xiao called Song Huai's bodyguards. These days have been turbulent, so Bai Xiao arranged for two bodyguards to stay with Song Huai in case of any unforeseen circumstances. Song Huai complained that having two people constantly behind him was a nuisance. The call went dead, and the bodyguards' phones were also unreachable.
The phone was slammed onto the sofa, and Bai Xiao felt a surge of anxiety; he was now completely panicked.
A few days ago, when the Bai family was almost about to change hands, he did not panic at all. However, when he could not contact Song Huai, he became more out of control than ever before.
Song Huai, his bodyguard, and his driver—all grown men—disappeared at once. Bai Xiao dared not think further; his mind went blank for a few seconds.
Suddenly, he reached out with trembling hands, picked up his phone from the sofa, and made another call.
Bai Xiao's voice was chillingly cold, "Immediately send people to find Song Huai. Even if you have to turn the entire S City upside down, find him for me!"
After making the call, Bai Xiao grabbed his car keys, intending to rush out to find the person himself. However, he stopped at the door and reluctantly walked back to the sofa.
"Tick-tock, tick-tock..."
The only sound in the room was the ticking of the clock, and every minute and every second, Bai Xiao's heart felt like it was being tormented on a fire.
He had already lost once, and he didn't want to lose a second time.
Bai Xiao took deep breaths repeatedly, her fists clenched so tightly that her nails dug deep into her flesh.
He can only tell himself that he must remain calm, especially in situations like this.
About ten minutes later, Bai Xiao's phone rang.
Bai Xiao suddenly grabbed his phone, saw that the caller was Bai Zhang, frowned, and hung up without thinking.
Bai Zhang, like a persistent, shameless dog, called again.
Bai Xiao hung up the phone again and then added the number to her blacklist.
But a few seconds later, his phone rang again, this time from an unknown number.
Bai Xiao hesitated for a moment before answering the phone.
Bai Zhang's voice on the phone was tinged with laughter: "Nephew, how have you been?"
Bai Xiao sneered, "Why aren't you preparing for the court hearing? You have time to come looking for me."
“Nephew, that’s not right of you,” Bai Zhang scolded. “Our two companies were just sitting down to have a friendly discussion, but you ended up being so ruthless. It makes me, your uncle, so sad!”
Bai Xiao asked impatiently, "What exactly do you want?"
"Nephew, nephew, you still have no patience with me. I'm still your uncle."
"If you don't get to the point, I'm hanging up."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't!" Despite saying that, Bai Zhang's voice remained unhurried. "I just want to say that you are really lucky to have married such a beautiful niece-in-law."
Bai Xiao's breath hitched. The next moment, he suddenly stood up from the sofa, his fingers gripping the phone so tightly they turned white, and roared, "Bai Zhang! You dare to touch him!"
Bai Zhang clicked his tongue. "Nephew, look at you, what's the rush? I just happened to run into him on the street today, so I invited him over to catch up." His tone was tinged with an indescribable intimacy. "Don't worry, with such a beautiful man, how could I bear to lay a finger on him?"
Bai Xiao had long known that Bai Zhang's feelings for Song Huai were impure, but he never expected that Bai Zhang would dare to so openly covet Song Huai.
It's all his fault... Why was he so arrogant to think that things would calm down after Bai Zhang was taken to court? Why didn't he send more people to protect Song Huai when he knew things were not peaceful recently? It was he who pushed Song Huai into such a dangerous situation.
"Bai Zhang, as long as Song Huai is alright, we can discuss any conditions," Bai Xiao took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. "If Song Huai loses even a single hair, I guarantee you'll die a very gruesome death."
"As expected of my nephew, he speaks so frankly." Bai Zhang said with a grin, "As for my conditions, they're not many. First, I don't care what method you use, I want the procuratorate to withdraw the prosecution."
Bai Xiao replied without hesitation, "Okay."
"Secondly, I want you to transfer the Bai family's subsidiary in the M country to my name and announce publicly that I will be in full charge of the company there from now on."
The subsidiary in Country M is the culmination of Bai Jingzhong's hard work and dedication over most of his life. There are still several key projects that the Bai family is cultivating there, so it can be said that it has become an indispensable part of the Bai family.
Bai Xiao quickly replied, "No problem, I agree to everything. When do you want to release Song Huai?"
"Don't be in such a hurry, nephew, I haven't finished yet." Bai Zhang was prepared to bargain, but he didn't expect Bai Xiao to agree to the second request so readily. He was even more determined to push his luck. "Third, send a private plane to take me to the United States. I will release your precious darling after the plane lands."
"No way!" Bai Xiao was unwilling to let Song Huai and Bai Zhang stay on the same plane for so long. He calmed himself down and said in a deep voice, "I will get you to the United States safely. You release Song Huai first."
"How can that be? Your wife is so lovely, I want to spend more time with her." Bai Zhang paused for a moment. "Get everything done before the morning after tomorrow. Also, could you please send a car to take us to the airport, nephew? Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up."
"Wait a minute!" Bai Xiao's hand holding the phone trembled more and more violently. "I need to... talk to Song Huai."
“This…” Bai Zhang stroked the smooth cheek of the sleeping Song Huai, “I’m afraid it won’t work.”
Bai Xiao was furious: "What did you do to him?!"
"Look at you, why are you in such a hurry again? It's just a little ether, and my niece-in-law is sleeping soundly right now." Bai Zhang gazed fondly at the motionless Song Huai. "Don't worry, once you've finished your business, you'll naturally be able to see him."
After saying that, Bai Zhang ignored Bai Xiao and hung up the phone.
Bai Xiao stared intently at the phone, remaining silent for a long time, his brows furrowed with an unyielding hostility.
At this moment, one of Bai's men pushed open the door and walked in. As soon as he entered, he was so oppressed by the low atmosphere in the room that he couldn't straighten his head.
He had never seen his boss with such a terrifying expression, and a chill ran down his spine. "Young Master, we've located it; it's in a warehouse on the outskirts of the city."
Just now, while making the phone call, Bai Xiao sent someone to pinpoint Bai Zhang's location.
"Are all the personnel ready?"
"All the people who could be transferred have been transferred here."
"Let's go!" Bai Xiao made a quick decision and strode outside.
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That night, the sky was pitch black, without a single star in sight.
Song Huai woke up groggily, his head throbbing as if it were about to explode.
Where is he...?
He glanced around and, in the dim light, saw the clutter piled up around him and the cobwebs in the corner; it seemed to be an abandoned warehouse.
He vaguely remembered that this afternoon, he was sitting in his car, preparing to go to his studio.
Then he lost consciousness and has remained so ever since.
When he moved again, Song Huai realized something was wrong. He couldn't move his hands or feet. He looked down and saw that hemp ropes were wrapped around his wrists and ankles.
Song Huai then realized that he seemed to have been kidnapped.
The warehouse was filled with dust, which choked Song Huai, causing him to cough violently. "Cough cough cough! Cough cough cough!"
After coughing for a long time, almost coughing up his lungs, Song Huai finally stopped coughing.
Now, Song Huai was fully awake. He remembered that he had received a message from Bai Xiao this afternoon, saying that he would be back for dinner tonight. He was immediately excited. Just as he was about to reply, a pungent smell suddenly filled the car, and then he lost consciousness.
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