The 100th stroke of good fortune: three hours to save a life.
Accompanied by the group, Cai Feng sat down at the table where Xiao Yan was sitting, looking at him with a smile.
This is South Africa, and as the biggest boss of the underground marketplace in South Africa, he naturally has to come and see tonight's exciting auction.
"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Chai Bong, but how will we know if it's right or wrong if we don't take a gamble?"
Xiao Yan looked at Cai Feng and spoke earnestly.
If he could be absolutely certain that the woman tied up on stage wasn't Xia Xia, he wouldn't have bothered bidding. The key was that he wasn't sure, so he was willing to waste the money to find out if the woman was indeed his Xia Xia.
"Oh? Mr. Xiao is indeed very wealthy and powerful. He can casually take out fifty million to gamble on right or wrong. I admire him for that!"
Not every man has the financial audacity to spend lavishly on a woman. Some men are rich, yet stingy enough to spend even a penny on a woman; some men...
He wanted to shower his beloved woman with gold, but he had no money.
This world has always been unfair. And Xiao Yan before him... surprised Cai Feng greatly.
"What is money compared to Xiaxia? As long as Xiaxia can come back safely, what does it matter if I give away all my wealth?"
As long as his Xiaxia is safe, Xiao Yan feels that he wouldn't even blink an eye if it came to money or even his life.
But the current situation is that even if Xiao Yan has a lot of money, he may not be able to safely rescue Xia Xia, which is the most disheartening thing for Xiao Yan.
Cai Feng smiled, beckoned his confidant over, and then rattled off a few words. The confidant glanced at Xiao Yan, then quickly walked towards the podium.
Zheng Liu's expression changed slightly. He was about to speak when Cai Feng glared at him, and he immediately sat up straight in his seat.
Soon, the confidant walked up to the stage and whispered something to the flirtatious woman on it. The woman would occasionally poke the confidant's chest with her hand, and the confidant would obviously dodge, but still chuckle.
A short while later, the woman who had been tied to the pillar on the stage was brought over. However, she still kept her head down, her long hair obscuring her face. Xiao Yan wanted to go forward to see clearly, but Cai Feng stopped him with a hand.
"Mr. Xiao, what if I say I want to take this woman away?"
"Mr. Cai Feng, we agreed that you would help me find my girlfriend, and you can't go back on your word now!"
Xiao Zaiyan's eyes turned cold, and he looked at Cai Feng with obvious ill intent. However, Cai Feng completely ignored his cold gaze and instead reached out and touched the woman who couldn't speak. With just this touch, Xiao Zaiyan's face showed displeasure.
"I hope Mr. Cai Feng can behave himself!"
"Oh? Mr. Xiao is telling me the rules on my turf? Who gave you such audacity? Hmm?"
Cai Feng emphasized the last "hmm" of his voice, which prompted his trusted confidant to immediately pull out a gun and point it at Xiao Yan's temple, his finger on the trigger, as if he would take Xiao Yan's life the moment Cai Feng uttered a single word.
"Xiao Yan, you should have the manners to ask for a favor! This girl is in my hands now, and I can kill her with the ease of turning my hand. What can you do about it?"
As soon as Cai Feng finished speaking, he took the gun from his confidant and pointed it directly at the head of the woman he had pushed to the ground. Xiao Yan saw this and immediately rushed over, using his body to shield the almost naked woman.
"I never imagined that Mr. Cai Feng would be such a person who breaks his word!"
Xiao Yan's words were laced with disdain. He shouldn't have listened to Zhang Yunqi and come to find such an unreliable strategist. Now, his life was in the hands of such an unreasonable person.
"If I were to kill this woman, would Mr. Xiao die with her?"
"Yes! With me here, I will absolutely not let you hurt her in the slightest!"
Before he was certain that this woman was Xia Xia, Xiao Yan would absolutely not let anything happen to her; this was a promise he had made to Xia Xia! Xiao Yan looked at Cai Feng with unwavering eyes. Who knew that when Cai Feng heard him say this, he suddenly handed the gun to his confidant behind him, a smile appearing on his face.
He was too tense to notice that the woman he was protecting trembled slightly. Although Xiao Yan didn't feel it, Cai Feng noticed it keenly.
"Mr. Xiao is indeed a devoted lover! Since you're willing to spend fifty million to gamble on right and wrong, then I'll grant your wish! Hurry up and see if this woman is the one you're looking for!"
Cai Feng sat at the table, smiling as he looked at Xiao Yan, making Xiao Yan somewhat flustered. However, he quickly stood up, bent down, and gently brushed the long hair from the face of the woman lying on the ground.
He tucked her long, chestnut-brown curly hair behind her ears, and finally, the woman's entire face was revealed. After seeing her, Xiao Yan closed his eyes, and only after a long while did a relaxed expression appear on his face.
Thankfully, this wasn't his Xia Xia! He wanted to find Xia Xia, but he didn't want his beloved Xia Xia to suffer such humiliation in public. So, when he realized that the long-haired woman wasn't Gu Mingxia, Xiao Yan felt a weight lifted from his heart.
"No, thankfully Xiaxia didn't have to endure such humiliation!"
Liu Yan, who had been standing nervously to the side, patted her chest. Clearly, she couldn't accept Xia Xia being tied to a pillar like this and auctioned off in front of such a large audience. So, although she was worried about Xia Xia, she didn't want it to be Xia Xia herself!
Xiao Yan straightened up, turned his head to look at Cai Feng, who was sitting in the chair with a smile on his face, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Thank you, Mr. Cai Feng, for saving me fifty million!"
"No need to thank me, I just wanted to see if this person was the girl you were looking for!"
He gave his confidant a wink, and the confidant immediately helped the woman up from the ground and removed her restraints and the gag from her mouth. The freed woman immediately went to Xiao Yan's side, covering her chest in shame.
"My name is Lin Qingxuan. Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for saving my life!"
Lin Qingxuan was deeply grateful for his words that he would rather die with her. Two days ago, she had been kidnapped and taken to a completely enclosed courtyard. Tonight, she had been tied up here by several rough men. She thought that being sold would be her tragic fate, but she never expected to be rescued by such a cold and handsome man.
Xiao Yan looked up at Lin Qingxuan. She looked eight parts like Gu Mingxia. Even Xiao Yan, who was close to Xiaxia, was slightly dazed when he saw her face.
However, her voice was different from Xia Xia's. Xia Xia always spoke with a powerful aura, her voice both gentle and heroic, while Lin Qingxuan's voice was that of a typical little woman, completely lacking the imposing presence and tone that Gu Mingxia should have.
"You're welcome. Whether you can get out of this underground market depends on Mr. Cai Feng's decision."
Xiao Yan had completely understood. Cai Feng had known all along that this woman was not Gu Mingxia, so the whole thing just now was a complete joke on him. That's why he said this in a bad mood.
Cai Feng shrugged indifferently, looking at Xiao Yan with an expression of anticipation.
“So many women are sold to all parts of the world every day, one more or one less doesn’t matter! But if Mr. Xiao begs me, I will consider releasing Ms. Lin and guarantee her safety every time she goes to South Africa!”
Lin Qingxuan didn't care about safety each time; she just wanted to escape this hellhole as soon as possible and didn't want to stay there for even a second longer. As soon as Cai Feng spoke, she looked at Xiao Yan with pleading eyes.
"Mr. Xiao...please, take me away from here!"
She didn't want to suffer the humiliation of being auctioned off like a pet in public again, nor did she want to be sold to a foreign land and become a slave to those shameless and despicable men! During her two days of imprisonment, she overheard her guards saying that some women, after being sold, refused to obey and were often given large amounts of aphrodisiacs, hallucinogens, and sleeping pills to destroy the intelligence of their captors. In the end, those disobedient women were reduced to living, breathing bitches that only knew how to go into heat. These words disgusted and terrified Lin Qingxuan!
She couldn't understand how she could have been kidnapped and sold into slavery when she was just on a business trip to South Africa.
Xiao Yan didn't want to get involved in other women's affairs, nor did he have the inclination to. However, upon seeing Lin Qingxuan's face, which bore a striking resemblance to Gu Mingxia, his heart softened. He turned to look at Cai Feng, who was smiling.
"Mr. Cai Feng, please release Miss Lin. Consider this a favor I owe you, and I will definitely repay you in the future!"
"Since Mr. Xiao has asked, I will naturally agree! But don't regret it later!"
After saying this, Cai Feng beckoned to his confidant, who immediately handed him a slip of paper. Cai Feng glanced at it and then passed it to Xiao Yan.
"The person you're looking for is here, but you only have three hours to save her! If you can't save her within three hours, she will disappear from this world forever!"
Xiao Yan glanced at the address and route map on the note. The joy on his face completely disappeared after hearing Cai Feng's words, and he glared angrily.
You said you would save her!
"Yes, I did say that, but you chose to beg me to release Miss Lin! So... I can only tell you her address. You have two hours and fifty-five minutes left. The Miss Gu you're looking for is carrying a time bomb. If you don't defuse it in time, she'll be blown up in the place you're looking for!"
Cai Feng said nonchalantly that he had already investigated and found out that Gu Mingxia was her daughter with that man. As early as last night, Cai Feng had saved Gu Mingxia because she had her blood in her veins. However, when he was about to send Gu Mingxia to find Xiao Yan, Cai Feng suddenly remembered that she also had the blood of the man he had hated for his whole life in her veins, and immediately changed his mind.
"Mr. Xiao, I look forward to seeing you and your beloved Miss Gu standing before me, so... you have two hours and fifty minutes left!"
I am the capricious and suspicious
My mom's family lives in the countryside, and it's wheat harvest season now, so I might not be able to update 9000 words every day this month. But I'll try my best, okay? Everyone's busy with the wheat harvest, and there's no one to look after the kids. Plus, my mom has a pregnant woman, an older child, and a little one to take care of, so everyone's very busy. But the harvest won't last long, maybe about two weeks. Trust me, and if time and my health allow, I'll definitely have that same burst of energy as last month. Anyway, everyone get some rest, goodnight!
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