Xu Wan and Jiang Tingzhou were husband and wife for three months. Every time she saw him, the man was mostly dressed in a well-tailored suit and trousers. Even when he wore casual clothes, he always looked composed and dignified.
But now, the man stood downstairs, his hair wet and plastered to his forehead, his clothes soaked through. His journey had been difficult, and his trouser legs seemed to be covered in mud.
Jiang Tingzhou saw Xie Ning holding a knife to Xu Wan's neck and said coldly, "I've brought the money. My men will bring it over soon. Release her."
"Pah! Don't try to fool me. I won't let go until I see the money!"
As Xie Ning spoke, he tightened his grip on the knife.
The two stood close to the edge of the balcony, raindrops hitting them, and Xu Wan was already soaked.
The blood that had just flowed from the man's knife against her neck was instantly washed away by the rain.
It hurts so much...
Xu Wan bit her lip tightly, not daring to cry out in pain, afraid that Jiang Tingzhou would feel sorry for her.
Jiang Tingzhou shouted to the back, "Hurry up and move the money over here!"
After a while, several bodyguards staggered over to Jiang Tingzhou, carrying a large suitcase, and put it down.
Jiang Tingzhou pressed his hand on the suitcase: "I can't find five million in cash in a short time. Here are two million in cash and gold bars worth three million in cash, all pure gold."
Xie Ning dared not let his guard down for a moment.
He didn't even quite believe it!
Xu Wan just told him that Jiang Tingzhou only has tens of millions in assets, how could he so readily take out five million!
There's a high chance this is a trap!
Xie Ning tugged at Xu Wan again, "Don't try to lie to me, open the box! Let me see!"
"If the wind is strong and the rain is heavy, I won't be responsible if the money gets blown away or soaked by the rain after the box is opened."
"Open it! It's all my money, so what if it gets wet!"
Xie Ning shouted, his voice already revealing obvious excitement.
Jiang Tingzhou ordered the people around him: "Open it."
The bodyguard came over, laid the suitcase down, opened it, and shone a flashlight on it.
Half of the suitcase was filled with neatly arranged red banknotes, and the other half with gleaming gold bars.
Xie Ning tried hard to see clearly, but it was too dark and the flashlight's brightness was limited, so he asked, "You're not going to have money on top and paper on the bottom, are you? Or are you trying to fool me with some counterfeit money plated with gold!"
"Throw a gold brick up there!" Jiang Tingzhou ordered his bodyguards. Only after the gold brick was thrown up did he say, "My wife is in your hands. I can't joke about her life."
Jiang Tingzhou kept his eyes fixed on Xu Wan as he spoke.
He could also see that Xu Wan was very weak and seemed unable to stand.
Five million is really a very small amount for her. If she could exchange this money for Xu Wan's safety, she would be very willing to do so.
The villa only had two floors, and the bodyguard easily threw the gold bricks up there.
Xie Ning pulled Xu Wan behind a wall before bending down to pick up the gold brick and biting it.
Having confirmed it was real gold, he grinned maliciously at Xu Wan and said, "Although you're just pretending to be affectionate with your husband, he still cares about you quite a bit."
Xu Wan was trembling all over, so cold she could barely stand it. "Can you let me go now?"
Xie Ning stood up again and shouted downstairs, "Put your suitcases inside the door on the first floor, then back out 100 meters! I need to check that all the money in the suitcases is in order, and then I'll watch you put the money in my car. I'll find a place to drop Xu Wan off!"
Jiang Tingzhou took a deep breath. "Take the money you want. As long as my wife is safe, I will absolutely not pursue the matter."
"Who would believe that!" Xie Ning looked out the window at Jiang Tingzhou downstairs. "What if you're a liar like your wife?"
Given the current situation, Jiang Tingzhou dared not bargain and could only instruct his bodyguards to lock the suitcase and place it on the first floor.
Then he led his men back 100 meters.
Xie Ning stood on the second floor, quietly watching everyone leave before pulling Xu Wan towards a place where they could go downstairs.
Xu Wan's legs were so cold that they felt weak, and she walked very slowly.
Seeing that the money was about to be in her hands, Xie Ning was afraid that Xu Wan would play some tricks. She went to the place between the second floor and the first floor and couldn't wait for Xu Wan to slowly come down. She kicked her down directly.
"ah!"
Xu Wan first fell onto the bench, and then fell heavily to the ground!
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