Chapter 854: Each with His Own Agenda
The man being questioned was wearing a shirt so faded from washing that its original color was no longer discernible; he was unshaven and unkempt.
Hearing the woman say that, he sneered disdainfully, saying sarcastically, "You're already willing to kill them both, so why are you afraid they'll do something desperate?"
The woman shuddered, her empty eyes growing even colder, her gaze towards the man like a shovel of rice, ready to strike his throat at any moment.
"Don't try to change the subject. Didn't we agree before that we'd extort ten million from them, and then kill them once we got it? Why didn't you discuss it with me and instead raised the amount to fifty million? Yin Zhixing, have you forgotten what we agreed on before?"
"I haven't forgotten!" Yin Zhixing stood up irritably. "You just want revenge on them, don't you? Me too. If that's the case, why not go even further? You just said fifty million, enough to wipe out their entire fortune. Wouldn't that be great? Let them lose everything, become penniless, and suffer for the rest of their lives, just like they did to me. Isn't that fair?"
As Yin Zhixing spoke, the greed in his eyes was already evident: "This fifty million is enough for me to leave here and enjoy life for the rest of my life. This is what they owe me, and they should pay me back, just like they owed your parents two lives and should repay you with two lives. They also owe me. If it weren't for them, I should have been living a wealthy and luxurious life, with a happy family. All of this was ruined because of their meddling."
"I'm only asking them for a little interest now, which isn't excessive at all!"
The woman met Yin Zhixing's eyes, inwardly sneering. She looked down on this man; he was incompetent, selfish, and greedy.
But she had no choice. She couldn't take revenge on her own. She could only cooperate with the other party and use their power to achieve her goals.
Therefore, no matter how much she loathed this man, she had no choice but to endure it in order to see the Ji family suffer.
"Don't make it sound so high and mighty. You just want more money, don't you?" The woman crossed her arms and sneered. "Fine. But we'll split the money in half after we get it."
"Why should I?" Yin Zhixing's face darkened upon hearing the woman's words. "Didn't we agree before that you only wanted their lives, and I would get all the money?"
"You said it yourself, even before, you could unilaterally demand a higher price, so why can't I get a share? Don't forget, I'm the one who raised the child, and the place you're living in now is mine. You did put in the effort, that's true, but I also contributed a lot. Killing the hostage was the only option, so what's wrong with me getting a piece of the pie?"
Yin Zhixing's face darkened, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes, but he also knew that now was not the time to fall out with a woman.
A large part of their planned escape was arranged by the person in front of them, so turning against them now would not do them any good.
"Half is half." Killing one person is killing, killing several people is also killing, and the money will eventually come back to me.
Both harbored their own ulterior motives, plotting how to eliminate Ji Yafeng and her daughter while also getting rid of this "accomplice" who was no longer of any use.
Just then, Yin Zhixing suddenly looked up as if he had noticed something and shouted, "Who's there?"
The woman was startled and looked up at the basement door, only to find a black puppy sitting there.
"Where did this dog come from?" Yin Zhixing's guard relaxed slightly, and he sent the woman to deal with it. "Go and chase it away. I'll go see if our hostage has woken up yet."
As Yin Zhixing spoke, he turned to open the door to the basement room. Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, the little black dog squatting at the bottom of the stairs suddenly moved.
Like an arrow released from a bow, it swept past the woman who tried to drive it away and headed straight for Yin Zhixing.
The next second, a shrill scream echoed throughout the entire courtyard.
Upon hearing the commotion, the group of people who had been hiding outside the courtyard with Tan Tou immediately perked up and rushed into the courtyard.
The woman in the basement was stunned by this turn of events. The tiny black dog, no bigger than a palm, was like a little black panther lurking in the grass, intently watching its prey, ready to strike with deadly precision.
With a swift leap, it bit into Yin Zhixing's wrist, its ferocity suggesting it wouldn't stop until it had torn a piece of flesh from his hand.
In fact, it didn't need to bite off a piece of flesh; it bit precisely onto the artery.
Blood gushed from Yin Zhixing's wrist in an instant, and the pain made his face turn pale. The intense pain made him subconsciously shake his arm, trying to throw the little black dog away.
Unfortunately, the little black dog seemed to be stuck to his arm, and no matter how much he struggled, it wouldn't budge an inch.
On the contrary, his actions caused the wound to be torn wider and the bleeding to increase.
The rapid blood loss quickly made Yin Zhixing weak in the limbs, and his face grew paler. He gasped for breath and roared at the woman, "Aren't you coming to help? Damn it, if I don't kill this dog today, I'm not Yin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several young men in police uniforms rushed in from the stairwell, followed by several members of the Cui and Ji families.
Yin Zhixing and the woman's expressions changed instantly. They instinctively tried to find something to protect themselves, but they were caught off guard and were pinned down before they could struggle.
Because of the "fight" just now, Yin Zhixing's hands were covered in blood, and the basement looked exactly like a crime scene.
When Zhai Yizhong and the others came down and saw this scene, they were so frightened that their legs almost went weak.
Fortunately, they quickly located two victims, which diverted their attention.
"Xiaofeng, Tingting!"
"Yizhong, Mom and Dad!"
Ji Yafeng had already woken up, but she was afraid that the two bandits would attack her again if they saw she was awake, so she pretended to be unconscious to protect her daughter.
Upon hearing Yin Zhixing open the door to the room, Ji Yafeng's heart skipped a beat. She was prepared to outwit him and protect her daughter at all costs.
Unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn; before he could even react, the bad guys were the first to fall.
"Are you alright? Are you hurt?" Zhai Yizhong held his wife and children, whom he had just reunited with, tightly, looking at them with heartache.
Hearing the commotion outside, Tingting, who had also been awakened, finally couldn't hold back her tears when she saw her father and burst into tears.
Zhai Yizhong was busy comforting his wife and soothing his daughter, and couldn't think of anything else for the moment.
On the contrary, Mr. Ji felt a little relieved after seeing that his daughter and granddaughter were both safe and sound. He then looked sharply at the two people who had been restrained.
Because her hands were twisted and she was pressed against the table, the scarf wrapped around her face slipped down a bit, revealing her face.
Upon seeing that face, the Ji couple couldn't help but gasp and exclaim in surprise, "Qiu Yan? It's you!"
(End of this chapter)
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