Chapter 161 Kidnapping
In the conference room.
All personnel involved in the FZZL project are present.
"Please put your phones on vibrate or silent mode."
Gu Jinci stood on the stage and said this first sentence.
Lu Junyan, Xiao Zhang, Jim, and everyone else had their phones set up, and Gu Jinci smiled slightly.
Because of his baby face, his smile always has a very friendly feel.
Gu Jinci connected the USB drive and turned on the projector.
Those sitting below naturally assumed that Gu Jinci was preparing for his upcoming lecture on the genetic database. No one would have guessed that his other hand, which was in his pocket, was secretly turning on the signal and Wi-Fi jamming device.
The device is small, and the area it can shield is also small, just enough for this one conference room.
But that's enough.
As long as Lu Junyan and the others don't leave the conference room, they won't receive any messages from the outside world.
"Next, I will explain to you from a genetic perspective how it is combined with the AI-assisted diagnosis and treatment system."
Just as Gu Jinci began his eloquent speech, Jiang Ning was informed by a waiter in the banquet hall that Lu Junyan had left a USB drive in his guest room and she needed to retrieve it.
Jiang Ning knew that Lu Junyan was probably in a meeting with people from CelestiMed, but Xiao Zhang should be right next to him.
Jiang Ning was somewhat puzzled by the fact that she was told to go instead of Xiao Zhang.
Most importantly, Lu Junyan had not told her where the USB drive was beforehand, and she did not know how many USB drives Lu Junyan had brought with him on this trip abroad, or which USB drive contained the data related to FZZL.
Jiang Ning took out her phone and called Lu Junyan to confirm.
The call was not answered.
She called Xiao Zhang again.
The call went unanswered.
Jiang Ning thought that perhaps their phones were on silent during the meeting.
So you're too busy to find the time?
I had no choice but to tell her to pick it up.
Jiang Ning still felt something was off, but she knew that the FZZL project was crucial to Lu Junyan, and retrieving a USB drive wasn't too much trouble.
Jiang Ning voluntarily left the banquet hall.
In the corner, after watching Jiang Ning leave, Chu Qingxue quietly went into the restroom.
Jiang Ning took the elevator to the 12th floor.
Tonight, almost everyone staying at this hotel is here to attend Fu Xinyue's wedding. They are all in the banquet hall right now, so from the elevator to the corridor, it's as quiet as a ghost town.
The 12th floor is being cleaned, and a cleaner is pushing a cleaning cart and stopping at the end of the corridor.
Jiang Ning and Lu Junyan's guest room was located at the very back.
Jiang Ning walked over and was about to take out his room key to open the door.
Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the cleaner silently approaching her and standing behind her.
Out of instinct, Jiang Ning turned around, just as the cleaner behind him looked up.
The two met eyes.
Jiang Ning then saw the other person's face hidden under the baseball cap—
Qian Dazhi?!
The meeting room was dimly lit.
Only the projection screen in front of us remained lit.
Everyone was listening intently to Gu Jinci's explanation until a staff member rushed in and said that there seemed to be a fire.
The fire alarm had actually been sounding for a long time, but the conference room was so well soundproofed that the people inside didn't notice it.
"Mr. Lu, let's go quickly."
Xiao Zhang and the bodyguards immediately protected Lu Junyan, but Lu Junyan rushed out and took the emergency staircase to the banquet hall first.
The banquet hall was in complete chaos, with everyone running out.
Only Lu Junyan ran inside.
The banquet hall was already too large, and now it was in chaos. Lu Junyan looked around, but he couldn't find the person he was looking for.
Seeing that everyone in the banquet hall had left, Xiao Zhang finally pulled Lu Junyan out.
But Lu Junyan's gaze was still searching for something.
"Xiao Zhang..."
Just as Lu Junyan opened his mouth, a man's voice suddenly came from the side.
Who are you looking for?
Lu Junyan wasn't very familiar with the voice, but it wasn't unfamiliar either.
Because he had just listened to that sound for a long time in the conference room.
"Do you want me to help you find it?"
Gu Jinci asked for a long time, but Lu Junyan didn't answer a single word.
At that moment, the alarm stopped.
Standing next to Lu Junyan, Gu Jinci found a staff member to inquire about the situation, then returned to Lu Junyan's side and said calmly:
"The staff said they have checked and it's not a real fire. They don't know if it was a prank or if the machine broke down. It was a smoke machine used for the wedding that leaked a lot of smoke, triggering the fire alarm."
After hearing Gu Jinci's words, Xiao Zhang touched his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Junyan silently took out his phone and saw a WeChat message Jiang Ning had sent him:
I have to go now.
Lu Junyan frowned.
He was just about to call Jiang Ning when suddenly a video call came in.
Lu Junyan casually picked up the phone, and Qian Dazhi's nauseating smile instantly appeared on the screen.
"President Lu, how have you been?"
Lu Junyan's eyes were sinister.
He noticed that the place where Qian Dazhi was located looked like a very dilapidated apartment, with the wallpaper all torn and tattered.
"I'm a desperate criminal, and I'm short on time, so I'll get straight to the point... Lu Junyan, prepare 100 million for me, or I'll kill this woman!"
Qian Dazhi adjusted the phone camera, and a woman's figure immediately appeared in the screen.
The woman was tied to a chair with her mouth taped shut.
The veins on Lu Junyan's hand holding the phone bulged instantly.
He thought that Qian Dazhi had kidnapped Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning was easier to target because she left the banquet hall, and the whole internet knew that Jiang Ning was his wife.
However, the person appearing in the video call at this moment was Chu Qingxue.
Chu Qingxue stared with her big eyes wide open, her eyes red-rimmed and tears welling up.
"Originally, I wanted to kidnap this woman and your wife Jiang Ning together in the chaos, but your wife had another man with her. They left the hotel before I could create chaos, and they were even arm in arm... But luckily, this stupid woman is still here. She was looking for you everywhere and didn't even know I was watching her."
As Qian Dazhi spoke, he lit a cigarette. The cigarette butt glowed red, and after taking a puff, he casually tried to burn the butt onto Chu Qingxue's shoulder.
With tape over her mouth, Chu Qingxue could only struggle and mumble incoherently.
"If you dare to do anything reckless, I guarantee you won't get a single penny."
Lu Junyan's deep voice made Qian Dazhi stop.
Qian Dazhi shrugged and sneered.
"I know Chu Qingxue is your first love, and even though you're married, you still can't let her go. So, I'm asking for 100 million, not a lot. If you add your wife's name, I originally wanted 200 million, but since your wife has cheated on you, I'll take pity on you and make it 100 million. It'll be in Bitcoin. I'll send you the account number. If it's not in your account within two hours, or if you dare to call the police or try anything funny..."
Qian Dazhi suddenly crushed the cigarette butt in his hand onto Chu Qingxue's shoulder, and Chu Qingxue immediately cried out in pain.
"Qian Dazhi!" Lu Junyan growled.
Qian Dazhi immediately let go, laughing and saying, "Sorry, sorry, my hand slipped."
He ripped the tape off Chu Qingxue's mouth, as if deliberately letting Lu Junyan hear Chu Qingxue's crying.
As soon as Chu Qingxue was able to speak, she shouted at Lu Junyan:
"Junyan, don't worry about me!"
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