Chapter 211 Emergency Call

This person contacted her privately just to get money.

Although paid donations are not permitted by law, this practice is not new. There are many people in this world who go astray because of lack of money.

The location sent in the text message was in an old residential area. The security guard was sleeping. The bodyguard went over and knocked on the glass to wake him up, then raised the parking pole.

Shuang Xu parked the car downstairs, went upstairs and knocked on the door.

The person who opened the door was a thin woman in her early thirties, dressed simply. She was a little embarrassed when she saw me: "Hello."

Behind her stood a little girl of five or six years old, looking at her timidly.

Shuang Xu looked down at her, and she whispered, "Hello, sister."

They look like an ordinary and timid mother and daughter, but they can't help but be gentler when facing children.

When Shuang Xu came, the tense aura around him relaxed, and he became very polite: "Hello."

She asked the woman, "Did you invite me here?"

The woman nodded and hurriedly invited her in: "Come in and talk."

She made way, and Shuang Xu said, "Excuse me," and stepped through the threshold. The bodyguard was about to follow in when the little girl suddenly burst into tears.

The woman squatted down and hugged her to comfort her: "Don't be afraid, they won't hit you."

The tall and strong bodyguards all had poker faces, which was indeed a bit scary for children.

Shuang Xu looked at the crying girl and turned to the bodyguards and said, "Wait for me outside."

The girl's crying slowly stopped after the bodyguard left.

The woman invited her to the living room. The little girl clumsily but seriously poured her a glass of water. Shuang Xu said, "Thank you."

She was anxious and didn't drink the glass of water. She asked directly, "Can I ask why you broke the appointment? My senior is now lying in a sterile room. Her bone marrow has been emptied. She is waiting for a hematopoietic stem cell transplant to save her life."

The woman raised her eyes from the cup and said, "Because I'm scared."

"You must have a purpose for asking me to come here." Shuang Xu asked, "What do you want?"

The woman said without hesitation: "I want money."

Shuang Xu asked directly: "How much do you want?"

"This..." The woman said a number, "20,000."

"Twenty thousand?"

For 20,000 yuan, Shu Yang was put to the point of being on the verge of death?

Perhaps because her voice was a little higher, the woman immediately changed her words: "No, it's two or two hundred thousand..."

"Okay." Although he was annoyed by this person's constant change of mind, Shuang Xu agreed readily. It was just money, which was better than taking Shu Yang's life.

"My condition is that you come with me to the hospital to have your bone marrow collected right away. I can pay you half of the money first, and I'll pay you the remaining half after the operation."

The woman seemed to have not expected her to be so straightforward and remained silent for a moment.

Shuang Xu said: "If you are worried about leaving a record of the transfer, you can also pay with cash."

“No, no, just transfer the money.” She said and stood up, “I’ll go get the card.”

She walked into the bedroom at the back. Shuang Xu looked back and saw her open the bedside cabinet and rummage around, then turned back to look at the little girl.

The little girl sat on a small stool opposite her, with her legs clasped together and her hands on her legs, looking very stiff.

For some reason, when she met her gaze, the little girl suddenly ducked and lowered her head, not daring to meet her gaze.

This made Shuang Xu feel a little strange.

"Are you afraid of me?"

The little girl shook her head and looked past her and behind her.

She is scared.

There was a faint red spot on her arm above her sleeve, a fresh mark from being pinched.

Shuang Xu suddenly realized that something was wrong since she came here today.

The woman's behavior didn't seem like she was blackmailing someone for money, but rather like...how should I describe it?

She said she wanted money, but she didn't seem to want it that much.

The little girl suddenly shuddered.

It was as if a cold snake was crawling up her back. Shuang Xu was about to turn around when a hand suddenly covered her mouth and nose from behind.

A pungent smell penetrated her nostrils with such force that she felt her consciousness slipping away almost instantly.

Without time to think, he used up his last bit of strength to reach for his phone and pressed the key.

*

Dudu——

There were two knocks on the door, and a "come in" came from inside. Xu Zhen turned the doorknob and took the documents into the office.

He Tingzhou had just finished a meeting. He took the financial documents, scanned them quickly, and signed with his head down. The rustling sound of his pen was vigorous and handsome. He asked without raising his head, "What's the situation at the hospital?"

Xu Zhen said: "I just received news that the donor changed his mind at the last minute and made an appointment with Mr. Shuang for a face-to-face meeting. He probably wants money."

He Tingzhou paused while writing and raised his eyes.

"You should have asked for money before the surgery, why are you asking for it now?"

Xu Zhen analyzed: "Asking for money before the operation may not necessarily lead to success, but now the patient has entered the transplant chamber, the arrow is on the string, and we have to agree to it even if we don't want to."

He Tingzhou threw the document to him, "Where's the bodyguard?"

"Always protecting the boss." As a special assistant, the most important ability is not to listen to what the boss says, but to understand what he doesn't say. Xu Zhen said, "I'll call and ask about the situation right away."

He Tingzhou stood in the office, feeling inexplicably uneasy. He picked up his phone and was about to call Shuang Xu when the alarm message popped up without warning.

That was the emergency call he set for Shuang Xu.

The pupils suddenly changed color.

As soon as Xu Zhen called his bodyguard, before he had time to ask about the situation, the phone was snatched away by He Tingzhou.

"Where are the people?"

The bodyguard who answered the phone glanced at the door behind him and said, "Ms. Shuang Xu is at that woman's house with her..."

He Tingzhou strode towards the elevator, his voice like falling ice: "Knock the door open."

The bodyguards realized quickly that something was wrong and started to break down the door without saying a word. The security door was sturdy and strong, and it took them five minutes to find the tools to break it open.

There was no trace of Shuang Xu or the woman in the house. Only the little girl was left, huddled beside the tea table, crying silently out of fear.