“That makes sense…” Shen Ru nodded, somewhat bewildered.
She still felt something was off, but upon closer inspection, there was nothing particularly unusual about it.
Since Qin Yiheng and Jiang Yan have already reached the point of being engaged, he shouldn't abandon Jiang Yan. Threatening him might make Qi Wei and Han Mingrui happy.
"Alright, let's leave him alone for now. We've made some food, come over and have some later." Ah Jing said, turning and leaving.
Shen Ru watched his retreating figure and suddenly fell into deep thought.
These people definitely want more than just money; otherwise, Jiang Yan's money alone would be enough. They keep mentioning Qin Yiheng, clearly wanting something else from him... But if they anger Qin Yiheng, will it bring other troubles?
After all, his so-called brothers were capable of easily defeating Han Mingrui's professional thugs.
And if an investigation is launched later, will I become the scapegoat again?
She's really tired of being blamed.
However, in this situation, she doesn't even have anyone to discuss things with...
It was already evening, and with the deadline for paying the money fast approaching, she still hadn't received a single penny, so she couldn't help but feel anxious.
The more urgent things are, the more all sorts of situations will arise.
When her phone rang, Shen Ru felt as if it were some kind of death knell.
The caller ID showed an unknown number, but Shen Ru had a strong intuition that it must be Han Mingrui and his group.
As expected, it was Han Mingrui himself.
"Where are you? Don't forget what day it is today." Han Mingrui's voice was very cold, as if he had only come to remind Shen Ru.
But before Shen Ru could speak, he continued, "I advise you not to try any tricks. Deliver the 30 million to the designated location before midnight tonight. I'll send the address to your phone in a bit."
When Han Mingrui mentioned the time "twelve o'clock," his tone was condescending, as if this was already giving Shen Ru a lot of leeway, which was quite difficult, and Shen Ru should be grateful.
While she was grateful, she also had to give him money.
“Yes…” Shen Ru didn’t know what she could say, so she could only respond for the time being.
"Okay, you agreed quite readily, but if I don't see the money by ten o'clock..." Han Mingrui deliberately dragged out his words, making Shen Ru's heart pound in her throat.
Shen Ru felt that if she wasn't careful, her whole heart would spill out, and Han Mingrui was very satisfied with this effect.
After a while, he said, "My men are near your house now."
The implication was that as long as he gave the order, those people would act and use some unknown method to deal with Shen Ru's family.
"yes……"
"Oh?"
Shen Ru's simplest answer caught Han Mingrui's attention, and even her voice became a little more cheerful.
Most people would cry out, "Please don't touch my family," "I've already tried," or "Please have mercy," when they hear such a threat, but Shen Ru's reaction was far too indifferent.
"Looks like you have a plan. Okay, I'll be waiting for you." With that, Han Mingrui hung up the phone.
But Shen Ru was far from as calm as she appeared.
She couldn't wait any longer. After finding A-Jing, she said directly, "They've already called to urge me to give them the money. Can we put aside Qin Yiheng for now and have Jiang Yan give me the money first? We don't even know when Qin Yiheng will be here."
A-Jing stared at Shen Ru with dissatisfaction. Shen Ru had no choice but to blurt out, "I'm really in a hurry."
"All right."
Finally, A-Jing gave in. Although he sounded somewhat reluctant, he still considered Shen Ru's feelings. Of course, there were other things as well, but Shen Ru didn't notice them, and he wouldn't say anything.
Seeing that he had agreed, Shen Ru breathed a long sigh of relief and immediately turned around to go find Jiang Yan, not caring about anything else.
However, as soon as her hand touched the doorknob, she suddenly felt a sharp pain, instinctively cried out in surprise, and pulled her hand back.
"when……"
It was a small pebble that rolled onto the ground, bounced a few times, and then stopped moving.
"Enemy attack?" someone suddenly exclaimed.
Shen Ru hadn't even realized what was happening. What did she mean by "enemy attack"? Who was coming?
She just covered her hands and looked around blankly.
Ah Jing and the others all jumped up, each reaching for their lower backs.
This action should be familiar to anyone who has watched police and gangster movies. Shen Ru was not surprised. Did these people have guns?
The next second, they actually pulled out their guns, some aiming at the door, some at the window, as if they could kill anyone who showed their face from any direction.
"Bang—"
"Bang! Bang!"
When the door was wide open, it was pitch black outside, but because the lights were on inside, a figure flashed by clearly, and then the gunshot rang out.
This is clearly not one of our own; there are no one of our own at all.
However, no bodies fell after the gunshots.
The place was now empty; there was no one to be seen.
Shen Ru stood there dumbfounded. The moment she turned her head, she was so terrified she fell to the ground with a thud, letting out a heart-wrenching scream: "Aaaaaah—!"
She actually saw Qin Yiheng?
If it weren't for the extra seriousness shown by A-Jing and the others, Shen Ru would have thought she was just too tense and was hallucinating.
"Where is Jiang Yan?" Qin Yiheng looked around but didn't see Jiang Yan. He asked coldly.
This was the first time A-Jing had faced Qin Yiheng directly. The overwhelming sense of pressure was so intense that he almost couldn't stand up for a moment. But... how did Qin Yiheng find his way here?
Although his initial goal in kidnapping Jiang Yan was to see Qin Yiheng and use that to threaten him, Qin Yiheng found her before they could even start spreading the word.
Their original plan was to wait until Qin Yiheng couldn't find Jiang Yan and was on the verge of collapse before offering some hope. At that point, if there was even a sliver of possibility, people would rush in without hesitation. And it was only at that moment that dealing with Qin Yiheng would be the easiest thing to do.
Now... Ah Jing checked the time.
It has reached the critical point they set.
Whether they tipped off Qin Yiheng to come, or Qin Yiheng came on his own, they cannot let him go now.
The plan remains unchanged.
“You want to find Jiang Yan? Fine.” A-Jing pointed his gun, his tone provocative yet playful, and said, “I’ll give you three shots. If you can take them, you can let Jiang Yan go back with you… If you unfortunately die, that’s a real pity, you’ll just be unlucky.”
"What? He's definitely going to die! What about Jiang Yan? What about my money?"
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