Chapter 94 The mastermind: Hiring someone to sell Gu Mingxia for 80 million.
The person on the other end of the phone was speaking English, which gave Liu Yan a very bad feeling.
She felt a surge of panic, unsure of what to do. Should she call the police? But she wasn't sure if Xiaxia had lost her phone or if she had been kidnapped.
After thinking for a moment, she picked up Gu Mingxia's computer, which was on, and opened it to find that Gu Mingxia had been chatting with Xiao Yan last night.
"Xiaxia, have you gone back to your room?"
"Xiaxia, please be careful over there. If you don't have to, don't wander around the hotel."
"Xiaxia, why aren't you replying to me? Are you asleep? Goodnight, you little sleepyhead! I love you!"
Liu Yan frowned deeply as she looked at the time of the message.
At ten o'clock, Xiao Yan asked her if she had gone back to her room. At that time, the two of them may have spoken on the phone. She... picked up her phone and immediately dialed Xiao Yan's number.
"Xiao Yan, when did you speak to Xia Xia on the phone last night?"
"She called me at 9:45. What happened? Did something happen to Xiaxia?"
Xiao Yan was about to go to a meeting, but after hearing Liu Yan's words, he immediately returned to his office and abandoned the meeting.
Xiaxia will be alright! She'll be alright!
For some reason, Xiao Yan felt a sudden unease. He, who was never flustered, was always anxious because of Gu Mingxia.
"I went to bed early yesterday, and when I woke up, Xiaxia was gone!"
Liu Yan bit her lip and spoke softly, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Did she go out to buy something? Xiaxia said last night that she wanted to spend more time with you, she wouldn't run off like that!"
Xiao Yan felt a pang of panic, but he reassured himself that he had asked such a question.
"I just called her and heard two men speaking English. Xiaxia... something might have happened to her!"
Liu Yan felt endless self-blame. If it weren't for her, Xia Xia wouldn't have come to South Africa, and if she hadn't come to South Africa, she wouldn't have been kidnapped! Liu Yan felt that everything was because of her, and tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string.
"Don't go anywhere in the hotel, just wait for me!"
I thought Xiao Yan would get angry, but to my surprise, he just said it calmly and hung up the phone.
Holding her phone, Liu Yan felt like she was in a dream. In just one day, she had lost the man she loved most and her best friend. Liu Yan knew this wasn't a dream, yet how she wished it were all just a dream!
If it's all a dream, how wonderful it would be if, when she wakes up, her lover and her friends would still be by her side!
Suddenly, a wave of sadness welled up inside her. Liu Yan put down her phone, lay on the bed, hugged the blanket, and cried in silence.
After hanging up Liu Yan's call, Xiao Yan sat blankly behind his desk, then suddenly stood up and strode towards the conference room.
"Chiba, call the pilot immediately and tell him to fly the helicopter to the airport right away."
The senior executives were sitting in the conference room. After listening to Xiao Yan's words, they all looked at him with puzzled eyes. Only Liang Yuhao's eyelids twitched, and he had a feeling that something bad must have happened.
"Yu Hao, keep an eye on the company. If things really get bad, just give everyone a holiday!"
After saying this, Xiao Yan turned and walked quickly out. Everyone looked at each other, not understanding what had happened that was so serious that Xiao Yan had abandoned the entire Maoguang and left.
Liang Yuhao frowned and immediately chased after him. When he got to the elevator, he saw Xiao Yan looking anxious.
"Xiao Yan, what exactly happened? You can't keep abandoning the company like this!"
Xiao Yan looked at Liang Yuhao, who had a serious expression, and with an icy face, he reluctantly spoke.
“Xiaxia…”
"It's Gu Mingxia again, Xiao Yan. It's fine if you like a woman, but you can't always abandon the company for her! Once, twice, three times, sooner or later this company will be ruined because of your willfulness!"
Rarely, Liang Yuhao said such a thing. Xiao Yan looked at him in disbelief, the coldness in his eyes gradually turning into icy coldness, and then he curled his lips into a faint smile.
"So what if it's destroyed? As long as Xiaxia is happy, I'd hand over the entire Morgan Group to her, let alone Maoguang!"
Such domineering and forceful behavior stunned Liang Yuhao. Just to please a woman, he was even willing to offer up the entire Morgan Group. He really wanted to ask Xiao Yan, "Dude, are you crazy? If you're not crazy, don't talk nonsense all the time!"
But when he met Xiao Yan's cold and ruthless eyes, Liang Yuhao felt that asking that question would be suicide, so he wisely let go of the arm that was blocking the elevator.
"Okay! Maoguang is yours, and the Morgan Group is yours too! I have no right to interfere." Liang Yuhao raised his hands and helplessly stepped back, but stopped after a few steps and said seriously.
"Xiao Yan, Gu Mingxia always gets into trouble when she's alone. Have you thought about that? Or have you investigated who's so eager to kill her right now? If she gets into trouble and you try to save her, it's just a short-sighted solution. If you want Gu Mingxia to be truly safe, you have to find out who's behind this and continuously strengthen your own power. Only then can you ensure she can live a safe and happy life under your protection, instead of having to live in constant fear every time she goes out!"
After saying that, Liang Yuhao turned and walked towards the company. "Maoguang, I can't look after you for the rest of your life. I hope you can be as lucky as the previous two times and bring your sister-in-law back safely!"
His tone had returned to his usual nonchalant manner, but to Xiao Yan it felt exceptionally comforting. Only a true friend who had risked their life for him would speak to him with such a serious and earnest expression!
After taking the elevator downstairs, Xiao Yan drove directly to the private helipad purchased by Maoguang Group. Upon arrival, he found the pilot, Lao Wu, already waiting there.
"Mr. Xiao..."
"Don't ask any questions, just fly to South Africa, and be quick!"
Xiao Yan boarded the helicopter, looking out the window with a solemn expression. Perhaps intimidated by his cold aura, Old Wu nodded, said nothing, and sat in the pilot's seat, flying the helicopter with a serious expression.
Xiaxia, you must be alright, you will be alright! Xiao Yan gripped the armrest of the seat, unaware of how trembling his hands were.
South Africa is a place teeming with all sorts of people, and he didn't want Gu Mingxia to go there alone from the beginning. But seeing how determined she was to go, Xiao Yan had no choice but to agree. Originally, he planned to take care of things at the company these next few days and then fly over to give her a surprise.
But before the surprise could even arrive, his Xiaxia was in danger again. Xiao Yan's expression was grave, his brows furrowed tightly. If he found out who had kidnapped Xiaxia, he swore he would never let them get away with it!
Because of his nervousness, Xiao Yan didn't notice how fast or slow time was passing. He only knew that he was still thinking about how Xia Xia would be when Old Wu told him that they had arrived.
"Mr. Xiao, our helicopter can only land here!"
This was a helipad purchased by the Morgan Group, Xiao Yan nodded. After getting off the helicopter, a Rolls-Royce immediately pulled up to pick him up.
After getting in the car and giving the address of Liu Yan's hotel, Xiao Yan took out his phone, turned it on, and saw that Liang Yuhao was calling.
"Yu Hao, what happened?"
“Xiao Yan, not long after you left, Qianye received a call looking for his sister-in-law. The caller directly told his sister-in-law to be careful. He received an MSN message a couple of days ago asking him to go to South Africa to take on a job. The job was to kidnap his sister-in-law, sell her to the underground slave market, and then resell her to the Arab world.”
Sell Xiaxia! Who is this person and how could they have such a despicable idea? Xiao Yan frowned, his eyes growing even colder.
Do you know who made the call?
"That man didn't say, he only said that his sister-in-law had saved him! And he also said that the other party offered 80 million this time! Xiao Yan, you really need to be careful!"
After hanging up Liang Yuhao's call, Xiao Yan held his phone with a serious expression. The person behind the kidnapping of Xia Xia and selling her to Arabia must be someone extraordinary!
But who could it be? Xiao Yan kept eliminating candidates in his mind, but in the end, he couldn't find anyone who could possibly offer so much money. Xiao Yan frowned. The most important thing now was to find Xia Xia; the person behind it all... wouldn't be found in a short time!
"Mr. Xiao, we've arrived!"
"Okay! You'll stay with me for the next few days!"
The driver for Xiao Yan was named Zheng Liu, a mercenary of the Yi ethnicity. Because he was getting a bit old, he came to the Morgan Group to work as a bodyguard and driver.
Zheng Liu parked the car and followed behind Xiao Yan. The two of them soon arrived at Liu Yan's room.
After knocking for a short while, Liu Yan opened the door, and when she saw that it was Xiao Yan, her tears fell again.
"I'm sorry, it's all because of me that Xiaxia got into trouble! Xiao Yan... I'm sorry, please scold me!"
"If scolding Xiaxia would bring her back, I would have done it already. Why would I need you to say it?"
This woman was Xia Xia's most cherished friend. Xiao Yan really wanted to scold her, but he held back when he thought of Xia Xia!
Leading Zheng Liu into the room, Xiao Yan took Gu Mingxia's computer and saw the message he had left for her at 10 PM. It seemed she had encountered danger right after hanging up the phone.
Do you know where Xiaxia made the call?
Xiao Yan closed his laptop and looked at Liu Yan. Liu Yan frowned; she hadn't been fully asleep and had heard Xia Xia open the door and leave.
"She must have gone out to make the call! Before you guys came in, I went out to check. There are security cameras in the hallway, so if Xiaxia went out, we could see her on the cameras!"
"Zheng Liu, can you get your hands on the hotel's surveillance footage?"
"It should be fine. Mr. Xiao, I'll give it a try!"
Zheng Liu turned and strode out of the room with brisk steps. Liu Yan held her head in her hands, her mind filled with regret. She shouldn't have agreed to let Xia Xia come along. If anything happened to Xia Xia, Liu Yan would never forgive herself!
"Liu Yan, do you know who Xia Xia has grudges against in the past seven years? This time, someone is offering 80 million to kidnap Xia Xia and sell her to Arabia!"
mwah
I can only post two chapters today. Tomorrow I have to get up early to take my baby for his vaccinations, so I need to go to bed early now. Sorry! I'll try to post one more chapter tomorrow. I've been staying up late every week lately, and my back is starting to hurt. I'm using the vaccination as an excuse to skip bed and go to bed early this time. Having a baby… it seems I've truly embarked on a path of no return!
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