The kidnappers called again at 4:30 a.m.
It was dark when Huo Yunchao drove, and they were already approaching Jiu'an Shouzuo.
"Mr. Huo, are the things we asked for ready?" A male voice, altered by a voice changer, came through the Bluetooth headset.
"I have successfully completed my mission." Huo Yunchao stared straight ahead at Jiu'an Street, shrouded in darkness, and answered without any emotion.
A hearty laugh rang out from the other end. "Mr. Huo truly lives up to his image as a devoted CEO, willing to go bankrupt to rescue his girlfriend. It seems Xue Qiandai's feat of saving the galaxy is confirmed. Alright, now we hope Mr. Huo will cooperate with our instructions, and we guarantee her safety."
Huo Yunchao was rather wary. "What do you want?"
"Of course, it's cash on delivery. Listen, share your real-time location and follow our instructions to the designated location." The man's tone was cold and domineering.
Huo Yunchao understood what he meant.
The other party was afraid that he would call the police and be followed, so they made him drive around in circles to avoid being noticed by the police.
Since Dai Dai was in their hands, Huo Yunchao had no choice but to comply and feign compliance with them.
The Mercedes-Benz weaved back and forth between the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Ring Roads several times, thankfully there was no traffic congestion at this time. Half an hour later, the other party made a new demand: Huo Yunchao had to park the car in an old factory building and get into their car with the ransom.
"How can you guarantee that you'll release them once you get the ransom? I, Huo Yunchao, won't do something like losing both my wife and my army."
There were three people in total responsible for picking up Huo Yunchao. One was a driver, and the other two were guards. The person in charge looked fair-skinned and honest, except for a thin scar between his eyebrows. He spoke with a roguish air, "Mr. Huo, your girlfriend is in our hands. Do you have a choice?"
Huo Yunchao nodded seriously, "That makes a lot of sense. We are at their mercy. So I should be more self-aware."
The two men exchanged glances, feeling that Mr. Huo wasn't as mysterious as the rumors suggested, and was even a bit childish. The other man was about to blindfold him.
Huo Yunchao refused outright. "I'm just a civilized businessman. Are you so afraid of me, or are you just so insecure about yourselves?"
The two men were embarrassed, but then they realized that with their combined strength, what was there to fear?
And so, Huo Yunchao, carrying a bag containing the ransom, got into the thieves' car. Ten minutes later, they entered through a corner gate of the construction site.
Land is incredibly valuable on Jiu'an Avenue, so the Jiu'an First Residence community isn't very large, consisting of two towering buildings and some commercial podiums. The two of them led Huo Yunchao straight to the building with the helipad. Surprisingly, this building had an elevator, but it was still an unfinished project, and the smell inside was very strong.
It was around 5:15 in the morning.
The top floor of many luxury homes is the most expensive area. Jiu'an Shouzuo is no exception. The entire top floor, if calculated as one unit, is about 1,600 to 1,700 square meters. The living room alone is 300 square meters. Of course, it's still a bare shell, with only bare concrete floors, a few chairs, and a projector, although the projector is currently blank.
The two men who made the contact led Huo Yunchao to the living room. The living room used a special kind of lighting, which could be felt in the space, but Huo Yunchao did not see any light spilling out when he arrived.
There were only four middle-aged men in the living room, all of them looking very strong, with guns prominently displayed on their waists. Other rooms were also guarded.
Everything is ready; all that's left is to acquire the auction items and the private jet.
Huo Yunchao stood tall and imposing, his bearing extraordinary, and sized up the four people. "Call out your leader. One hand pays the ransom, the other releases them."
Suddenly, there was a clapping sound, along with the sound of high heels on the ground. "Since President Huo has the courage to come alone, he should be prepared to be killed. This is our territory." The woman's voice was soft and charming, soothing to the bone.
*
Meanwhile, outside Jiu'an First Tower, a dozen well-trained police officers silently crossed the wall and, under the cover of darkness, approached the twin towers.
Zheng Fang waved his hand at the men, giving the order to split the troops into two groups.
One team was responsible for searching another building to find Xue Qiandai and Rong Xiao; the other team followed Zheng Fang to the building on the helipad to capture the kidnappers and rescue Huo Yunchao.
Approaching silently.
The elevator was guarded, so they all took the stairs.
Incredibly swift.
*
Huo Yunchao followed the sound and saw Hua Se walk in. Beside her was an acquaintance, Gao Ruhai, who had been kicked out of Huading.
Indeed, Hua Se alone couldn't have organized such a large-scale operation.
"Miss Hua, Director Gao, how have you been?" Huo Yunchao said calmly, as if he were back in his own living room, completely unperturbed.
Hua Se immediately recalled her previous conversation with Xue Qiandai. "You've bankrupted us all, haven't you been well? We're having a hard time, so why is President Huo living so comfortably?"
It's brimming with provocation.
"I follow the righteous path and uphold my principles," Huo Yunchao said frankly and openly, yet his words were tinged with sarcasm.
Not wanting to get into a verbal argument, Gao Ruhai glanced at Hua Se and said, "President Huo, did you bring the things?"
Okay, let's get down to business.
"Of course." Huo Yunchao unslung his satchel from his back.
The entire venue fell into a near-vacuum of silence. Those two simple words carried immense weight: Had Huo Yunchao really acquired an item worth a billion in such a short time? A billionaire! If any of those diamonds fell to the ground, they'd create a massive hole.
"Inspect the goods," Gao Ruhai gestured to the person next to him.
The two men then pressed forward.
However, Huo Yunchao, clutching his bag, nimbly retreated to a spot near the window. "I need to check on Dai Dai's safety first," he said, extending his arm out the window.
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