Chapter 058 Jinjiang First Release

Zeng Aoxue shook her head, obviously not believing what Bai Mian said: "Impossible, I have kept the fact that I won the lottery a secret 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. When Xu Shaoan saw the photo online, he immediately recognized the person in the photo as his mother. And when you guys later rushed to arrange for him to transfer to another school, he was even more convinced."

Zeng Aoxue choked up with sorrow, finding it hard 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 really short of money. After playing in the Internet cafe for two months, he has spent all his money. At this time, two 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 found it hard to 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 out the money. Why is he in such a hurry?"

Bai Mian: "What you are talking about is something that will happen several years from now. How can he wait that long? He only knows that his family has money, so he is now preparing to live a life of luxury."

The lame brother cursed angrily: "You little bastard, you are young but you are so cunning, you can actually do such a thing, causing your parents to worry about you for nothing. If this was my child, I would break his legs. It is better to give birth to a piece of barbecued pork than to give birth to 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 loudly, "Wuwu... The master said that my son was not kidnapped at all. He was in cahoots with those two thugs. They teamed up to scare us!"

Xu Dashan was furious. He asked Bai Mian, "Where is that bastard now?"

Bai Mian: "It's in the Qingfeng E-sports Hotel in town, it only takes a few minutes to drive there. 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 pay them 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, it is 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 Lord of Fate transfers the money, then wouldn't the kidnappers achieve their goal?"

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 kidnappers' accounts. 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 pretending to kidnap, a bunch of kids playing around, they won't do anything serious!"

Bai Mian waved his hands and said, "That's not necessarily true. According to the pulse, your son will have a bloody disaster today. Only by transferring the money can you help him avoid this bloody disaster."

Zeng Aoxue bit her nails and became tangled. On the one hand, she was worried that her son would get hurt, and on the other hand, she was reluctant to spend 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. My son was raised like this because you spoiled his habits. You are not allowed to interfere in this matter today. I have the final say!"

As Xu Dashan was speaking, 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, in which he was firm in his 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 took 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 and jumping for joy. 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, then 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. Ever since they met Xu Shaoan in an Internet cafe, they had been inseparable from Xu Shaoan. Now Xu Shaoan regarded them as good brothers.

"How is it? It's fun to hang out with you guys, right?" asked Damao.

Xu Shaoan chuckled: "Of course! This is what life is all about. 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 in a low voice: "Of course, of course! If it weren't for you, I would never have thought of using this method to get the money from my mother. My mother is the same. She didn't tell me that she won the lottery. It's obvious that she treats me as an outsider. I am a member of this family. Why can't I get a share of her money? 8 million, even if everyone in the family gets a share, I should be able to get more than 2 million. Why didn't she tell me?"

Da Mao laughed even more loudly: "Hey, what do you mean by 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 can 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 the 8 million. I don't buy a car or a house. I just play games every day. 8 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 my 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 us!"

As he spoke, malicious smiles appeared on the faces of the three people. They waited for a while, but still did not receive any news from Zeng Aoxue.

Ermao was a little uneasy: "That's not right. It's been so long since the photos were posted, why is there still no response? Could it be that his mother has figured out that the photos are fake?"

Da Mao remained calm: "No, we hired a professional makeup artist to do it, 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. 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 mobile phone on the table rang.

"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 came over to take a look. After seeing the text message, his face looked even more terrifying than Damao's.

"What message? Isn't it a transfer notification? Let me see."

Xu Shaoan took the phone and saw the text message, which read:

"Xu Shaoan, we have already investigated clearly. You colluded with outsiders to tease us. During this period, you skipped school to surf the Internet. Now you are even trying to swindle our 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 mobile 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 while standing in front of Xu Shaoan.

"Yes, only the three of us know about this," Ermao also said, "We are brothers of one mind, and we can't tell anyone, so you are the only one who can tell on us."

Xu Shaoan explained hurriedly: "Brother, I was playing games with you guys just now. You saw it. I didn't touch my phone. How could I tell my parents? And why would I do this? What good would it do to me?"

"Who knows? It must be you who is playing tricks 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 apologize 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. No matter 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?"

Ermao sneered, "Who the hell is your brother? Stupid, we targeted you in the Internet cafe because we thought you were a liar. We wanted to cheat you out of some money and leave, but you said someone in your family won a prize, so we decided to play the long game and catch the bigger fish. During this time, not only do we have to play stupid games with you, but we also have to coax you all the time. I'm really fed up with it!"

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!"

Big Hairy laughed: "Don't worry about that. 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. Da Mao 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 compartment of his backpack and took out the tape. The two brothers tied up Xu Shaoan with the tape. Xu Shaoan was already scared out of his wits and did not dare to struggle, so he let them tie him up.

After tying it up, Da Mao picked up his phone from the ground and said, "We still 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 compartment of his backpack 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 approaching him step by step.

Ermao walked up to Xu Shaoan and grinned, "Excuse me, brother, the rules of the underworld are in my hands. I have cut off my fingers as 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.