Chapter 113 Do it yourself
The two took a taxi and drove towards the suburbs.
The car drove further and further away, and the surrounding scene gradually changed from brightly lit to desolate and dim. The street lights were sparse, and large areas of darkness shrouded the fields and abandoned factories.
The more hidden the address is, the more it shows that this casino is unusual. Ji Kai looked out the window and not only did he not feel suspicious, but he became more convinced.
Finally, the car stopped in what looked like an abandoned warehouse area.
Yang Dong led Ji Kai through a series of winding paths along a dimly lit path until they arrived at a nondescript two-story building. A man in ordinary clothes was guarding the door. Yang Dong approached and whispered a few words to the man, who, after a few glances at Ji Kai, let them in.
The lighting inside wasn't bright, and the decor was even a bit shabby. Yang Dong took Ji Kai straight up to the second floor and walked to the door of a room at the end of the corridor.
"My relative is working in there, handling loan procedures. Come in." Yang Dong said as he pushed open the door.
Ji Kai didn't suspect anything and walked in.
The room was simply furnished with only a table and a few chairs. It didn't look like an office, and the relatives Yang Dong mentioned were not there.
Ji Kai just felt something was wrong, but before he could ask, he suddenly felt a sharp pain at the back of his head.
His vision suddenly went dark, and he didn't even see who had attacked him. His consciousness was instantly cut off, and his body fell limply to the ground.
When Ji Kai regained consciousness, the pain in the back of his head made him groan. He tried to reach out to touch it, but found his hands and feet were bound tightly with rough ropes, preventing him from moving. Even more terrifying was the fact that his eyes were tightly covered with something, leaving them completely dark.
The surroundings were eerily quiet; the only sounds he could hear were his own heavy, terrified breathing and the frantic beating of his heart. All sorts of horrible possibilities flooded through his mind.
Ji Kai was so frightened that he shouted, "Let me go! I have no money! I really have no money! Please don't kill me! Please don't kill me!"
The L city where Ji Kai is hiding now happens to be where Xu Shangyan, the assistant promoted by Song Youning a few years ago, resides.
Xu Shangyan, Song Youning's right-hand man, is capable, loyal and reliable.
In the past few years, the group had been vigorously expanding its business in L City, and this lucrative opportunity had attracted both her and her eldest brother Song Zhiyan to try their best to place their own people there. Song Youning took advantage of this opportunity and sent Xu Shangyan, then her chief assistant, there, giving him a promotion but secretly helping him to expand the territory.
Over the years, Xu Shangyan lived up to everyone's expectations. With his outstanding abilities and achievements, he has firmly established himself as the general manager of the L City branch, becoming her other absolutely reliable arm besides Gao Jing.
In L City, Xu Shangyan took immediate action after receiving the instructions conveyed by Gao Jing.
As soon as Song Youning received the news that Xu Shangyan was "under control", he immediately went to the airport without any delay and took the earliest flight to L City.
When Song Youning walked into this empty, dusty place in high heels, what she saw was the ridiculous scene of Ji Kai, frightened and begging for mercy incoherently to the air.
Ji Kai was tied to a wooden chair with rough hemp ropes, his eyes covered with a black cloth. The darkness and the fear of the unknown made his whole body tremble like a sieve. He kept begging for mercy: "Good man, big brother, please spare my life! I am just an ordinary person. I have no money. Did you recognize the wrong person? Please let me go..."
The crisp sound of high heels came from far away, slowly and steadily, and finally stopped in front of him.
Then, a nonchalant and mocking chuckle sounded in the empty space.
Is it a woman?
Ji Kai was stunned for a moment, then, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, he pleaded even more miserably: "My lady, female Bodhisattva! Please be kind, I don't know anything, it must be a mistake, please let me go, I will be your slave..."
Song Youning sat elegantly on the chair prepared by Xu Shangyan, with her legs crossed, looking coldly at the wretched and disheveled man in front of her. She felt disgusted even to waste a word with him.
She interrupted his wailing directly, her voice as cold as ice beads falling on a plate: "Do you know Ji Du?"
Ji Kai's whole body stiffened.
"Do you know where he is?"
When Ji Kai heard the name "Ji Du", his heart skipped a beat.
Why did they arrest Ji Du? Did that brat cause some trouble?
He immediately screamed, "Ji Du? What he did has nothing to do with me! I've already forgotten this son!"
He had always blamed all the misfortunes of the past few years on his missing son, and he wanted to immediately sever his ties with Ji Du, blurting out obscenities: "That little bastard! An unlucky star! He's the one who caused me so much trouble! If it weren't for him..."
"He's your son." Song Youning's voice became even colder, filled with suppressed anger. "How could you not know where he is?"
Ji Kai choked when asked, and then he spat like a lit firecracker: "How the hell do I know where he went!"
Afraid the woman in front of him wouldn't believe him, he recalled viciously, "Back then, when I first got out of there, I was penniless and couldn't even afford a full meal! I heard from the villagers that that kid got lucky, someone sends him thousands of yuan every month! He's just a teenager, what does he need so much money for? I gave birth to him and raised him, isn't it only natural that he should give me money to show his filial piety?"
A ferocious look appeared on his face. "I went to the school to look for him, and he actually dared to tell me that he wanted to take the college entrance exam and couldn't give me the money? Bah! Studying is useless! I'll break his hand and see how he can take the exam! I didn't expect that guy to run away. I've been looking for him for years and can't find him!"
Hearing this, even though she already knew the outcome, Song Youning couldn't help but grit her teeth and dig her nails into her palms. She resisted the urge to make this scumbag disappear immediately and continued to ask, "If you find him, what are you going to do?"
Ji Kai's eyes swiveled beneath the black cloth, thinking the other party was also seeking revenge on Ji Du. Judging from the voice, it was clearly a young woman...
Could it be that she was attracted by his face?
Ji Kai immediately adopted a flattering, disgusting tone: "Miss, you're looking for Ji Du because... To be honest, my son doesn't have any other talents, but his face is top-notch! A few years ago, before he ran away, someone came to our house and wanted to recruit him as a son-in-law! At that time, I thought the money was too little, so I didn't agree..."
He paused, and tried to "look" in the direction of Song Youning's voice, his tone becoming even more despicable: "If you like him, I will tie him up and give him to you as soon as I find him! I am his biological father, and I can make the decision on his affairs! If he dares to disobey me, I will break his legs!"
Song Youning looked at his face that sold his son for fame and had no bottom line, and the anger in his heart had turned into tangible cold murderous intent.
It was also at this time that she understood everything.
She understood Ji Siyun's almost self-destructive paranoia; she understood his inferiority and fear; she understood his self-denial; she understood that even though he had achieved achievements that ordinary people could not reach, he still humbled himself to the dust in front of her...
It was this man who, with his greed, brutality and shamelessness, carved indelible scars on Ji Siyun's young heart, making him live in denial and trampling since childhood, making him firmly believe that he shed despicable blood, and making him feel that he did not deserve anything good, especially... her favor.
All his extremism is nothing more than the thorny self-protection stretched out in despair by a child who has never been loved.
Ji Kai was still chattering about promoting his son, completely unaware that he had already stepped half a foot into hell.
Song Youning stood up suddenly.
Xu Shangyan immediately handed her a heavy baseball bat, and Gao Jing tacitly handed her a pair of pure black leather gloves.
The warehouse fell into an eerie silence, with only the subtle sound of leather rubbing against each other as Song Youning slowly put on his gloves. To Ji Kai, this sound was more unsettling than any threat.
"What...what's wrong, Miss? Did I say something wrong?" Ji Kai's voice began to tremble.
Song Youning put on his gloves, gripped the baseball bat tightly, and walked up to him. His voice was eerily calm, yet it carried a chilling chill: "I should have dealt with you first back then."
Before she finished speaking, her eyes suddenly turned fierce, and with a sharp sound of wind, she swung the baseball bat violently, hitting Ji Kai's right arm accurately.
“Crack!”
A teeth-grinding sound of bones cracking, accompanied by Ji Kai's heart-wrenching scream, rang out in the empty warehouse.
Ji Kai fell backwards along with the chair, and curled up and rolled on the ground in pain.
There was no expression on Song Youning's face, as if he had just casually smashed a piece of unsightly trash.
She took a step forward, ignoring Ji Kai's pig-like wailing and cursing, and swung the baseball bat again, hitting his left arm with the same decisive and ruthless force.
There was another clear sound of bone breaking and an even more shrill scream.
Given Song Youning's identity and situation, she could easily hand the matter over to her subordinates to handle it cleanly without leaving any evidence. This was also her usual practice.
But at this moment, all caution and considerations were thrown out of her mind.
She couldn't bear to let anyone else do it for her. She had to seek a little belated justice for the young man trapped in the shadow of his childhood.
Only by doing it herself could she vent the anger and heartache that was about to explode in her heart.
Since he had wanted to break Ji Siyun's hands and ruin his future, she would personally destroy his hands that only knew how to abuse and take.
After doing all this, Song Youning threw the baseball bat to the ground with a dull thud, as if she were disdaining something dirty. She didn't even spare a second glance at the scumbag on the ground, who was twitching and cursing in pain. She turned around and walked towards Xu Shangyan.
As she gracefully took off her gloves and threw them to Xu Shangyan, she said to him in a light tone, as if discussing what to eat tonight: "He owes so much money and has so many victims. It's hard to find him."
"When we do good things, we should notify everyone so that people won't get worried when they can't find anyone to help."
After saying that, she walked out of the warehouse without looking back.
Gao Jing hurriedly followed, and when passing by Xu Shangyan, they both looked at Ji Kai, who was lying on the ground in a miserable state.
Xu Shangyan lowered his voice, unable to conceal his surprise: "What's wrong with the boss? Doesn't she always claim to be the most law-abiding and civilized?"
Gao Jing winked at him and said in a low voice, "Can't you see that? I'm willing to risk my life for the love of my beloved!"
Xu Shangyan was even more incredulous and almost blurted out, "No way? The boss, that scumbag who always puts work first, would do this kind of pure love warrior drama?"
Gao Jing glared at him and said, "Shh, keep your voice down." She added in confusion, "Why do you always say that the boss is a scumbag?"
Seeing that Song Youning was about to walk out of the warehouse door, Gao Jing didn't dare to let Song Youning, who was obviously in a bad mood, wait for her at this time, and quickly told Xu Shangyan: "Stop talking nonsense and deal with this matter cleanly."
"I know." Xu Shangyan nodded and his expression returned to seriousness.
Gao Jing then quickly chased after him.
Xu Shangyan directed his men to start cleaning up the scene. As for Ji Kai's creditors who were waiting impatiently... he had owed money to many casinos and had fled to L City. Compared to Song Youning, the people in the casinos were much more cruel.
It is foreseeable that having lost the ability to move his hands and fallen into the hands of that group of people, Ji Kai's remaining life will be a thousand times more miserable than in the darkest prison.
While Song Youning was busy dealing with Ji Kai, on the other side, Ji Siyun, who had escaped from the hotel, had returned to his almost isolated studio at YNING Company in a daze.
He curled up in the chair, replaying everything that happened last night in his mind.
Her questioning, and then her helpless yet doting embrace, the gentle caress, the kiss on his eyelids, and the vague...
He sat up suddenly and tried to remember.
He was crying so hard that he was unconscious, but she seemed to say something?
Ji Siyun thought hopefully that maybe Song Youning cared about him a little bit?
Maybe she just had something urgent to do that morning and didn't mean to leave him?
Just as his heart was vacillating violently between heaven and hell, his phone screen suddenly lit up, and a piece of gossip popped up.
[Exclusive! Song Youning, daughter of the Song Group, travels thousands of miles in pursuit of love! Spotted in L City, suspected of having a sweet reunion with her fiancé Meng Jiaxin!]
The caption also included a photo of her taken at the L City Airport. She looked dusty but still radiant. The other photo accompanying the caption was an official photo of Meng Jiaxin attending a business event in L City.
Ji Siyun felt the blood in his body rush to his head and then freeze. His eyes instantly turned red with anger, and the knuckles on his phone turned white from excessive force.
I see!
It turned out that she disappeared early in the morning, not because of work, but because she couldn't wait to fly to find Meng Jiaxin!
What was he then? What were last night's hugs and kisses? Was it a spur-of-the-moment charity on her part, or a solace to get rid of this troublesome person?
The intense feeling of being deceived and the bone-eating jealousy were like the most potent poison, instantly injecting into his limbs and bones, completely burning away his already dwindling sanity.
This scene is so familiar.
In the beginning, it was because he heard the rumors of her engagement with Meng Jiaxin that he lost control and tampered with the script while she came to YNING to experience reality, forcibly pulling her into his own world and entangled with her.
History repeats itself, and this time, he will never allow it!
A crazy and even self-destructive idea exploded in his mind - even if she was just playing with him, even if he had no dignity, even if he was despised by everyone, he would rush over and rush to Meng Jiaxin!
He wanted to tell Meng Jiaxin that he was younger and more handsome than him, and that he would give up everything for her. He could even trample on her dignity and face!
Even if he had to be the most despicable mistress, he would cling to her and never let go.
This madness, fueled by a desire for destruction, dispelled all his hesitation and sadness. He loathed himself for having such a despicable thought, yet he couldn't control the jealousy that threatened to consume him.
Ji Siyun grabbed his ID, rushed out of the studio and headed straight for the airport.
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