Chapter 058 Jinjiang Debut
Zeng Aoxue shook her head, obviously not believing what Bai Mian said: "Impossible, I have been hiding the fact that I won the lottery from my son, how could he know that I have so much money?"
Bai Mian: "He saw the news about you receiving the award. On the day you received the award, someone took a photo of you and posted it online. Even though you were wearing a mask, people who knew you well could still recognize your back. After Xu Shaoan saw the photo online, he immediately recognized the person in the photo as his mother. Plus, you guys later rushed to arrange for him to transfer to another school, so he was even more convinced."
Zeng Aoxue choked with tears, unable to accept this reality: "How could my son do such a thing? He actually threatened me for money. Is he that short of money?"
Bai Mian: "Xu Shaoan is indeed short of money. After playing in the Internet cafe for two months, he has spent all his money. At this time, two bad friends he met in the Internet cafe gave him an idea and asked him to pretend that he was kidnapped and extort money from his family. Now he is just waiting for you to give him money so that he can continue to live a happy life."
Zeng Aoxue still couldn't understand: "This silly boy, I saved the money for him. In a few years, when he graduates from college and is ready to start a family, I will naturally take the money out. Why is he in such a hurry?"
Bai Mian: "What you said will happen several years later. How can he wait that long? He only knows that his family has money, so he is preparing to live a life of luxury now."
Lame brother cursed angrily: "You little bastard, you are young but you have so many thoughts. You can do such a thing and make your parents worry about you for nothing. If this was my child, I would break his legs. It would be better to give birth to a piece of barbecued pork than him!"
As they were talking, a middle-aged man walked in. Zeng Aoxue briefly introduced him as her husband Xu Dashan, Xu Shaoan's father.
Seeing his wife crying like this, Xu Dashan hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong? What did you figure out? Did something happen to your son?"
Zeng Aoxue cried out of breath: "Wow... The master said that my son was not kidnapped at all. He was in the same group with those two thugs. They teamed up to scare us!"
Xu Dashan was so angry that he asked Bai Mian, "Where is that bastard now?"
Bai Mian: "It's in the Qingfeng E-sports Hotel in town, just a few minutes' drive away. Xu Shaoan is playing games with those two hooligans. They have used up their last money staying in the hotel. The reason they are urging you to send them money before 12 o'clock tonight is to renew the room fee."
Zeng Aoxue raised her head and asked, "If I don't give them money today, will my son come back by himself after midnight?"
Bai Mian thought for a moment and said, "Although your son has not been kidnapped, I suggest you transfer the money as they said."
"ah?"
Everyone present was shocked.
Zeng Aoxue said anxiously, "Master, you are not mistaken, are you asking me to transfer the money? Once the money is in someone else's account, it may not be recovered. This is not a small amount, a full eight million!"
Lame Brother also chimed in: "Yes, Little God of Wealth, your suggestion is really a bit too outrageous. How can you speak for the kidnappers? If the client transfers the money, then the kidnappers' goal will be achieved, right?"
Bai Mian shook his head and tried to explain to Zeng Aoxue: "Don't worry, the money won't be lost. After you transfer the money to that account, immediately order your son to return home. Once your son returns home, you call the police. The police will freeze the kidnapper's account. They won't be able to transfer funds in such a short time. Eventually, the money will return to your account."
Zeng Aoxue was a little puzzled: "Why should I take such a big risk to transfer the money? Can't I just let my son go home? Anyway, they are just faking kidnapping, a bunch of kids playing around, they won't do anything serious!"
Bai Mian waved his hand: "That may not be the case. According to the pulse, your son will have a bloody disaster today. You can only help him avoid this bloody disaster by transferring the money to him."
Zeng Aoxue bit her nails and became conflicted. On the one hand, she was worried that her son would get hurt, but on the other hand, she was reluctant to part with her money. Before she could make up her mind, Xu Dashan snatched the phone from her arms.
"What are you going to do?" Zeng Aoxue chased after him and asked in panic.
Xu Dashan said angrily, "I want you to give up this idea. Our family's money must not fall into the hands of outsiders. Our son has been raised like this because you spoiled him. You are not allowed to interfere in this matter today. I have the final say!"
As Xu Dashan spoke, his fingers were typing rapidly on his phone. After Zeng Aoxue snatched the phone back, Xu Dashan had already sent a text message to the kidnappers, which was firm in its attitude and refused to give any money.
Zeng Aoxue's heart sank. She grabbed Bai Mian and asked, "Master, what should we do now?"
Bai Mian checked Zeng Aoxue's pulse again, then frowned and said, "Oh no, this fake kidnapping has turned into a real kidnapping."
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In Room 1302 of Qingfeng E-sports Hotel, three boys were cheering. They had just won a game together. Xu Shaoan picked up the beer on the table and clinked glasses with the two men:
"Big Brother Mao, Second Brother Mao, thank you for helping me to rank up during this period of time. Since I met you, my rank has been rising all the time and has never dropped. It's great!"
The two men looked at each other, smiled and clinked glasses with Xu Shaoan. They were brothers, with nicknames of Damao and Ermao. They were usually idle and had no proper jobs. Since they met Xu Shaoan in the Internet cafe, they have been inseparable from Xu Shaoan. Now Xu Shaoan has regarded them as good brothers.
"How is it? It's fun to hang out with my buddies, right?" asked Damao.
Xu Shaoan chuckled: "Of course! This is what life is like. The life I had in school before was simply not a life for a human being!"
Ermao also asked: "Isn't this idea I gave you a good one?"
Xu Shaoan said repeatedly, "Of course, of course! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have thought of using this method to get the money out of my mom. My mom is the same. She didn't tell me that she won the lottery. She obviously treats me as an outsider. I am a member of this family. Why can't I get a share of her money? Eight million, even if everyone in the family gets a share, I should be able to get more than two million. Why didn't she tell me?"
Da Mao laughed even more ostentatiously: "Hey, what two million? Let's just offer eight million this time and take all the money. After all, you are their child. No matter how much money your parents have, it will all be yours in the future. Who else will they give it to if not you?"
Xu Shaoan nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes. If you want to do something, do something big. Give me all eight million. I don't buy a car or a house. I just play games every day. Eight million is enough for me to spend my whole life. Why should I go to school? No! I'll just lie down for the rest of my life!"
Ermao reminded him: "After you get the money, don't forget your brothers."
Xu Shaoan said generously: "How can I? We are all brothers, there is no distinction between you and me. After we get the money, we will spend it together. I will take the two brothers to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks. We will move to a more luxurious e-sports hotel. Oh, by the way, I will find two girls to play with me at that time!"
As he spoke, malicious smiles appeared on the faces of the three people. They waited for a while, but still did not get any news from Zeng Aoxue.
Ermao was a little uneasy: "That's not right. It's been so long since the photo was sent out, why is there still no response? Could it be that his mother has figured out that the photo is fake?"
Da Mao remained calm: "No, we hired a professional makeup artist to put it on, so there won't be any flaws."
Xu Shaoan leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs and comforted the two of them: "Why are you panicking? My mother is a country bumpkin. She never wears makeup and doesn't understand these things. Besides, my mother loves me the most. She will be extremely anxious when she sees that photo. She will agree to do anything you ask her to do. She hasn't been heard from for so long, maybe she has gone to transfer money. Banks are very strict about large transfers, so it won't be done so quickly. You guys wait a little longer!"
What Xu Shaoan said made sense. The two brothers Damao calmed down and waited for a moment. Then the cell phone on the table rang with a "ding dong" sound.
"Reply to the message!"
Da Mao picked up the phone excitedly. After seeing the text message, the smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a very scary expression.
Ermao also leaned over to take a look. After seeing the text message, his expression was even more terrifying than Damao's.
"What message? Isn't it a reminder of the transfer? Let me see."
Xu Shaoan took the phone and saw the text message, which read:
"Xu Shaoan, we have investigated it clearly. You colluded with outsiders to tease us. During this period, you skipped school to go to the Internet cafe. Now you are even trying to swindle away the family's property. You have disappointed us so much. It is better not to have a child like you. Listen to me clearly. From today on, we will not give you a penny!"
With a clang, the phone in Xu Shaoan's hand fell to the ground. His pupils dilated and he was at a loss. He didn't care about his parents' grief at all. He only saw the last sentence - his parents would never give him money again.
"How did your parents know the truth?" Damao asked, standing in front of Xu Shaoan.
"Yes, only the three of us know about this," Ermao also said, "We two brothers are of one mind, so we can't tell anyone, so you have to be the one to tell on us."
Xu Shaoan hurriedly explained: "Brother, I was playing games with you guys just now. You saw that I didn't touch my phone. How could I have the chance to tell my parents? And why would I do this? What good will it do me?"
"Who knows? You must be the one doing something behind my back!" Ermao roared angrily, "Now that things have failed, what do you say we should do?"
Xu Shaoan stood up and said timidly, "I'm sorry, brothers. I didn't expect things to turn out like this. I didn't betray you. I'm going home now to admit my mistake to my parents and see if I can soften their hearts."
Da Mao suddenly grabbed Xu Shaoan's hair from behind, and Er Mao also stood at the door tacitly, blocking his way. They both said in unison: "At this point, do you think you can still leave?"
"What... do you mean?" Xu Shaoan sat down at a loss, looking at the two burly men in front of him.
Da Mao sneered: "Humph, who knows if you will call the police after you walk out of this door? Anyway, we have already done it. Whether we can get the money or not, we two brothers may be charged with crimes in the end. In this case, we might as well be hard-hearted and really do him a favor!"
Xu Shaoan stepped back repeatedly: "You two...are you really going to kidnap me? That's impossible, Big Brother Mao, Second Brother Mao, we are brothers. Haven't we been having a lot of fun during this period of time?"
Ermao sneered, "Who the f*ck is your brother? Stupid! Back in the Internet cafe, we targeted you because we thought you were easy to cheat. We wanted to rip you off and leave, but then you said someone in your family won a prize, so we decided to play the long game. During this time, not only do we have to play stupid games with you, we also have to keep coaxing you. I've had enough!"
Xu Shaoan was horrified: "You, you, you...you dare! This is a society ruled by law. If you dare to kidnap me, the police will definitely arrest you!"
Da Mao grinned evilly: "That's not something you need to worry about. How do you think we two brothers make a living in society? We have plenty of experience in doing bad things."
Xu Shaoan was so scared that his eyes turned red and he started crying. Damao squatted down and patted his face: "Little brother, remember, don't trust others easily. This is your first lesson in society."
He stood up and kicked Xu Shaoan's foot: "However, this may also be the last lesson of your life."
Then, Da Mao turned to Er Mao and said, "Let's do it."
Ermao skillfully opened the backpack's interlayer and took out the tape. The two brothers tied up Xu Shaoan with the tape. Xu Shaoan had already been frightened and did not dare to struggle, so he let them tie him up.
After tying them up, Damao picked up his phone from the ground and said, "We also need to send a photo to scare those two old guys. What should we send?"
Ermao said beside him: "Brother, let's stick to the old rules."
Damao nodded, tacitly agreeing to Ermao's suggestion. Ermao opened the backpack compartment again and took out a kitchen knife with a cold glow.
Xu Shaoan’s eyes widened instantly. He wanted to scream, but his mouth was sealed. He could only twist his body and watch Ermao approach him step by step.
Ermao walked up to Xu Shaoan and grinned, "Excuse me, brother, but according to the rules of the underworld, the person is in my hands, and the severed finger is the evidence. We have to let your parents know - this time, we two brothers are not joking!"
As he spoke, he squatted down, pressed Xu Shaoan's right hand to the ground, picked up a kitchen knife and chopped off the little finger of his right hand.
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