Qi Nuan thought for a long time in fear and doubt, and suddenly she seemed to hear a slight "click" sound, but when she listened carefully, she didn't feel any movement.
She counted silently in her head, and didn't hear any other sounds around her. When she reached two hundred, she felt it was about time, and then she moved sideways, trying to get the blindfold off the ground.
The rough cement floor scratched Qi Nuan's face painfully, but it also scraped off the troublesome blindfold.
She could feel that the light outside her eyelids was not bright and should not cause too much irritation to her eyes.
But the moment she opened her eyes, Qi Nuan was almost frightened to the point of heart stopping: a man's face stopped not far from her, staring at her with wide eyes.
"I knew you were pretending."
The man chuckled sinisterly, flicked the lighter in his hand, and lit the cigarette that had been in his mouth for who knows how long.
There were two men standing a little further behind him. The lighting was dim, and Qi Nuan was lying on his side, so most of his view was blocked and he couldn't see their faces clearly.
Qi Nuan took a few long breaths, finally calming down. From the man's poor Mandarin pronunciation, she immediately recognized him as the one who had just stepped on her.
The face was very young, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, which was very exotic. There was a very obvious old scar from the corner of the eye to the chin. Even though he was squatting at the moment, Qi Nuan could feel that he should be very tall.
"After observing for so long, have you thought of a way to escape?"
After asking, the man suddenly grabbed Qi Nuan's hair and dragged her to her feet. He then took a deep drag on his cigarette and blew it into Qi Nuan's face. "You're so lucky to be a director of a big company at such a young age. Tsk tsk, you have a nice look and figure too."
Seeing that the woman was staring at him without crying as he expected, the man seemed a little disappointed. He deliberately rubbed the wound on her forehead and looked down along her neck to see her bound and unable to move body.
Qi Nuan cried out in pain, but quickly bit her tongue to force herself to focus. Seeing a man look at a woman with such lewd eyes, it was easy for her to guess what he might be thinking.
She needs to find a way to protect herself quickly!
"exchange!"
Qi Nuan suddenly yelled, stopping the man from reaching for her other hand. She was breathing rapidly, trying to endure the pain from the wound that was being pressed against her.
She remembered hearing him say that he wanted to exchange herself for someone. If she guessed correctly, it could only be one of the murderers who killed Tang Yinghai and was caught by Lu Yin.
"If I get hurt, the person you want to swap with may not be able to escape unscathed."
"You know my brother?"
The man's incredulous tone and his action of stopping pressing the wound and throwing Qi Nuan back to the ground made her sure that her bet was right.
"Yes, I have seen him. But only my husband knows where he is being held."
The scarred man stared at Qi Nuan's eyes for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter. He extinguished the remaining cigarette on the ground, then pulled a folding knife from his pocket and flicked the blade open.
He waved the knife back and forth on Qi Nuan's body, then pointed it in front of her eyes and drew circles in the air.
"So you don't know where it is."
Qi Nuan stared at the knife tip swinging so close to her, her lips trembling uncontrollably. She knew that if she lost in terms of momentum, this person would probably have many ways to hurt her, even if they didn't kill her.
"You, don't do anything rash. Kidnapping and torturing a hostage is a serious crime. If you don't hurt me, my family won't call the police and won't make things difficult for you."
"I've been in this business for so long, but this is the first time I've been threatened by a hostage. How about I give you a knife on your pretty face and let you try the same thing as me?"
The scarred man chuckled twice and actually pushed the tip of the knife forward again.
Qi Nuan was startled and turned her head reflexively, scratching the corner of her mouth with the sharp tip of the knife. She cried out in pain, and blood instantly oozed from the wound, making her taste the rusty taste of her own blood.
Although she was injured, she felt a little excited at the moment because at the moment she screamed, she clearly saw the scarred man in front of her flinch back, and the tip of the knife retreated a considerable distance.
This person doesn't dare to let her get hurt?
Qi Nuan didn't know if his employer had given any instructions not to harm the hostages, but soon she saw the man stand up and walk a few steps away, folding the knife and putting it back in his pocket.
"Jim, forget it."
A voice resembling Qi Jun's rang out, and Qi Nuan saw the thinner of the two men in the distance approach the scarred man. Although the light was dim, she could still see his face clearly.
Not like my brother...
The tiny hope in her heart was shattered. Qi Nuan clenched her hands that were tied behind her back. Her nails probably dug into her palms, pricking her painfully.
The man just glanced at Qi Nuan casually and continued to speak to the scarred man whom he called Jim, but this time he changed to Italian.
"Think about it carefully, this isn't worth it. They clearly said at the time that the man was just a nobody, and that Andrew and the others could just fake his suicide. But he turned out to be a senior executive of Hongsheng Electronics. Once the news of his death came out, the incident received a lot of attention. It's obvious that they were deliberately trying to trick us."
"What Qiao said is correct." Another person also echoed, "This woman is not only an executive of Hongsheng Electronics, but also a member of the wealthy Lu family. Is she trying to trick us this time?"
Joe?! This very common name in Italy made Qi Nuan's heart move. She couldn't help but look at Joe, whose voice sounded very much like her brother's, a few more times.
After hearing what the two said, the scarred man Jim turned his head and looked at Qi Nuan again. She was so scared that she quickly looked away and pretended to be afraid and lowered her head to avoid his gaze.
Jim didn't seem to notice her strangeness. He just sighed to his two followers, "But Andrew is my brother, my only relative. Even if I get cheated in exchange for them, I can't do anything."
No wonder he hadn't been tricked just now! Qi Nuan understood instantly after hearing this. The person who hired him might be from the Gu family. They probably lied that they had Jim's brother Andrew, whom they wanted to exchange, in order to threaten him to complete the task of kidnapping him.
She almost instantly thought of a way to delay time and save herself.
"The people who kidnapped you told you that your brother is in their hands and they want to exchange me for him?"
Jim nodded to Qi Nuan without hesitation: "Of course, we also agreed to pay."
Qi Nuan continued to ask about the price she was "sold" for, and the number she got was only 30 million.
"Huh!" She sighed. "He said he has the person in his hands? I can assure you that you've been deceived. Besides, if you let me go, I can give you a higher price."
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