Chapter 65: Survival [VIP]
Lin Zhihua was shaken awake. As soon as she regained consciousness, she was thrown out of the car. Beneath the unfinished cement floor, her nostrils filled with the pungent smell of rotten wood and gasoline.
She had a splitting headache and tried hard to open her eyes. There were several electric wires hanging from the ceiling, with three or two light bulbs tied to the copper wires. The light was dim. Black and rusty car parts were scattered on the ground, and iron racks were piled on the ground in a mess. It looked like an abandoned auto repair shop for a long time, or perhaps an unused factory.
Memories gradually returned. In the basement garage, just as she was about to get into her car and leave, a pair of hands covered her mouth and nose from behind. Although she immediately held her breath, the pungent smell of the chemical still entered her lungs. Her vision went black, and she passed out. When she woke up again, she was in a completely unfamiliar place.
"Hey, Mr. Lin, you're awake." A rough voice suddenly came from above. Lin Zhihua raised her eyes with difficulty and saw a savage bald man looking down at her.
The man was tall and strong, looking very tough to deal with, with muscular body and a black and green white tiger pattern tattooed on his arm.
Lin Zhihua exhaled, but her feet were still weak and her hands tied behind her back could not keep her balance.
She struggled to turn over and sat on the dusty floor. She gritted her teeth and said, "Qian Ming, why did you tie me up?"
Qian Ming stared at her fiercely and sneered, "Lin Zhihua, I'm giving you face by calling you Mr. Lin. Cutting off someone's financial resources is like killing their parents. You and Fu Shengyan are essentially trying to kill my entire family, and you're still asking me why I kidnapped you?"
A gust of wind blew in, and the light bulb began to shake. Several figures appeared in the light. Behind Qian Ming, several accomplices walked out. One of them looked very familiar. It was Zhou Hanhai, who was wanted by the whole city.
Zhou Hanhai looked thinner than the last time he was bossing people around at Longxing Winery. His face was pale, with dark circles under his eyes, and he looked at her with a cold look.
Lin Zhihua quickly thought about her situation. She looked around calmly, trying to figure out her current location.
Through the small window on the wall, Lin Zhihua determined that it was almost dusk. She had been unconscious for some time. From time to time, she could hear a loud roar. This place was probably near the airport. City A had two airports, and the closest to her company was City A International Airport.
Lin Zhihua looked straight at him without dodging or avoiding, "How much do you want?"
Qian Ming laughed heartily, revealing his yellow teeth. "Boss Lin is straightforward. Okay, then I won't beat around the bush. Ten billion, plus the earliest possible outbound tickets for us brothers."
"As for you...we will naturally let you go before we leave."
Qian Ming spoke nicely, but his eyes were cold and filled with ill-concealed malice. Lin Zhihua naturally didn't believe the promise he made.
There were at least seven or eight of them, and I was unarmed, so I didn't have much chance of winning in a head-on fight.
Lin Zhihua's eyes flickered as she said warily, "I can give you the money, but how can you guarantee my safety? What if you break your promise—"
"Bang--"
The sound of gunfire echoed in the abandoned factory building, and a bullet suddenly hit Lin Zhihua's feet, splashing up a cloud of dust.
Qian Ming slowly put away his gun and squinted at her. "You have no right to question me. You can only choose to believe me. There's no way those police officers could find this place. Don't try to stall for time. I want the money and the plane ticket within half an hour. Otherwise, I'll send you on your way."
Lin Zhihua took a deep breath and calmed herself down. "I can transfer the money directly to you, but I can't get you a plane ticket. You're all on the wanted list now, so there's no way you'll make it through airport security."
The pitch-black gun body gleamed with a cold, hard luster in the light. Qian Ming smiled slowly, but the smile was so cold and chilling that it was chilling. "The Fu family has connections everywhere. Can't Madam Fu handle even such a small matter?"
With a gun pointed at her head, Lin Zhihua froze. Her face was pale, and she pursed her lips and trembled as she said, "I really can't get a plane ticket, but I can get a private plane. I'll contact someone right away to submit the flight plan and route approval to the air traffic control department. Give me an hour, no, half an hour will do!"
Qian Ming tilted his head and looked at the others, "Does anyone among you know how to fly a plane?"
Zhou Hanhai and others looked at each other and shook their heads to indicate no.
Lin Zhihua quickly said, "I can arrange a pilot and maintenance personnel for you."
"Okay, but in order to prevent you from playing tricks, you must come with us. Once it is safe, I will let you go." Qian Ming glanced at Zhou Hanhai. He understood what he meant and threw the phone to Lin Zhihua.
A man with a scar on his face came over and untied her. Lin Zhihua rubbed her sore wrist and picked up the phone on the ground.
"Don't play tricks on me," Lin Zhihua nodded hurriedly.
She held up her phone and asked casually, "Qian Ming, what's the address so we can arrange the route?"
Don't worry about the money or the address, we'll go directly to the airport."
Lin Zhihua lowered her head and called the specialist who maintained the Fu family's private jet. She didn't say anything she shouldn't have said, and Qian Ming nodded with satisfaction.
He gave out a long list of bank account numbers and said, "Transfer one billion to this account."
Seeing that Lin Zhihua transferred the money without much hesitation, everyone was surprised. This woman could come up with even more!
The phone in Qian Ming's pocket vibrated a few times, and it was the news that the money had arrived at the bank in Country R.
When Zhou Hanhai saw the joy on Qian Ming's greasy face, he knew that the money had arrived in full.
He took a few steps forward, looking down at Lin Zhihua, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, and gave her a false smile. "Boss Lin, your account with Brother Qian is settled, but our dispute isn't over yet. Don't forget, if it weren't for Fu Shengyan, we wouldn't have abducted you at all. It was him who relentlessly pursued my Zhou family, forcing us into a desperate situation. We had no choice but to do this."
Looking at his greedy face, Lin Zhihua couldn't help but sneer in her heart, "How much money do you want?"
"Ten billion."
As soon as the words fell, not only Lin Zhihua, but also Qian Ming's face suddenly darkened.
Lin Zhihua forced an ugly smile and gritted her teeth, saying, "Ten billion is too much. Fu's and Zhixing Technology simply don't have that much cash flow."
Zhou Hanhai frowned and said viciously, "No? The Fu Group is so big, and it can't even come up with a mere 10 billion?"
With a gun pressed against her forehead, Lin Zhihua looked at him with anger but dared not speak, "Dad is still in charge of the Fu family. I don't have the authority to use so much money. The most I can give you is 3 billion."
When Zhou Hanhai heard the number of three billion, his heart skipped a beat.
He licked the corner of his mouth, his eyes like some sinister cold-blooded animal, "Five billion, or I will kill you now."
Lin Zhihua's face revealed an expression of extreme fear. She bit her lower lip and trembled as she said, "I don't have that much cash. Three billion is the maximum I can take out at once."
Zhou Hanhai's breathing quickened, his eyes shining brightly. "Okay, then transfer all the money to this account immediately..."
His voice seemed to be strangled and stopped. Zhou Hanhai felt the gun against his lower back, and a chill slowly ran up his spine.
Qian Ming's face turned pale as he glared at Zhou Hanhai, saying coldly, "When will it be your turn to speak here?"
At this point, Lin Zhihua knew it was a done deal. She didn't bargain, but gave a conflicted smile, "Who should I transfer these three billion to?"
Qian Ming snorted coldly and said as a matter of course: "Of course, all of it will be transferred to my account."
Zhou Hanhai was stunned at first, then his eyes suddenly widened, unable to hide his anger, he said, "Brother Qian, this is different from what we agreed on!"
"Don't you want to keep it all for yourself?" Qian Ming glanced at him and said calmly, "When we get to Country M, we'll discuss the division of the money again."
Zhou Hanhai looked at the gun in Qian Ming's hand and could only grit his teeth and agree.
"Everyone get in the car and get ready to go to the airport."
Seeing Lin Zhihua's obedient attitude and hearing the sound of 4 billion arriving on his phone, Qian Ming looked at her with a kinder look. He let Lin Zhihua go for a while and did not tie her hands anymore.
Lin Zhihua followed Qian Ming into a black jeep. Qian Ming forced her to sit in the back seat, while two of his confidants drove in the front.
In order to avoid any accidents caused by the delay, the driver drove very fast, almost sticking to the maximum speed limit as he headed towards the airport.
Lin Zhihua glanced out the window and recognized the lightly trafficked highway. She casually observed the scenery and said, "Qian Ming, your accomplice in the Municipal Bureau must be your second uncle, Deputy Director Qian."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the car suddenly became tense.
Qian Ming was a little surprised. He raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Boss Lin seems to know me very well. I do have an uncle who works at the Municipal Bureau, but my second uncle is honest and upright. He left the family early to work on his own and didn't know about these family affairs. I've implicated him."
Lin Zhihua sneered, "You sound so convincing. The Qian family used to be involved in smuggling, and had some involvement with the underworld. They only started to clean up their act over a decade ago, and Qian Xiangqian was a thorn in the side of the public security system. Smuggling goods, hiring people to commit murders and then faking them as accidents... Over the years, you've relied on Qian Xiangqian as a protective umbrella, covering up countless shameful activities."
The gun was raised silently, and Qian Ming looked at him steadily, "Lin Zhihua, it seems that you did investigate our family, but sometimes knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing."
Lin Zhihua laughed, as if she was completely unaware of the cold muzzle of the gun pointing at her.
"Really? It seems we've found out something you don't want others to know." She said, "If you pull out a carrot, you'll bring out the dirt. It's not just you. No one in the Qian family can escape legal punishment."
Before he could finish his words, Lin Zhihua suddenly turned around and grabbed the gun. Qian Ming didn't expect her to do this. His hand shook and the gun went off. The bullet hit her head and went through the car door.
Lin Zhihua suddenly elbowed Qian Ming in the nose, causing him to let go in pain. In a flash, the gun had already fallen from his hand. The car jolted, and the driver, noticing something unusual in the back seat, slammed on the brakes. The immense inertia sent everyone tumbling forward. The man in the passenger seat, who had unbuckled his seatbelt to help, ended up crashing directly into the windshield.
Lin Zhihua reacted extremely quickly, using inertia and the weight of her entire body to push Qian Ming's upper body between the car door and the seat. She seized this fleeting opportunity to slide under the seat and picked up the gun at her feet.
"squeak--"
The rubber tires scraped long black marks in the mud. The car behind us didn't brake quickly enough and crashed into the green belt next to us.
Qian Ming felt a sharp pain in his right rib. He shook his dizzy head and raised it angrily, only to have the cold muzzle of a gun hit the back of his head.
"Don't move."
Lin Zhihua smiled and took a breath, her eyes shining coldly.
Qian Ming was sweating profusely from his temples. His face was pale, his breath was not even, and his words were intermittent: "You, can't, use, a gun..."
Lin Zhihua raised her knee and pressed his neck, the gun was loaded with a click, and the safety bolt was opened in one smooth movement, the muzzle of the gun was pressed against his temple without moving.
"Do you think I can use it?"
Ever since they experienced kidnapping at the age of seven, the Fu family has arranged self-defense courses for their younger generations, and firearms are also included in the scope of instruction.
The car behind them, noticing something was amiss, immediately stopped and sent someone down to investigate. Lin Zhihua stared at the black muzzles of guns inside and outside the car, then grabbed the man by the back of his shirt and pushed him out.
"Don't move." Lin Zhihua blocked Qian Ming in front of her, pointed the gun at his temple with her other hand, and warned the accomplice on the opposite side, "If anyone dares to take a step forward, I will kill him."
"Listen to her and don't move!" Qian Ming glared and roared.
Several people confronted each other silently. Half a minute later, a conspicuous SUV came towards them and everyone looked over vigilantly.
The seemingly bulky SUV drifted skillfully on the spot. Lin Zhihua recognized the license plate number and frowned tightly. She held Qian Ming hostage and slowly approached the passenger seat. She opened the car door and kicked Qian Ming out.
The situation was critical. Before Lin Zhihua could sit down, the sound of a car engine roared and the SUV shot out like an arrow.
She was still breathing a sigh of relief after surviving the disaster, but the dizziness caused by the acceleration made Lin Zhihua's stomach churn. She fastened her seat belt as quickly as possible and lay down on the seat in an ungraceful manner.
"Are you injured anywhere?" Fu Shengyan looked her up and down while driving.
"No." Lin Zhihua stared at the rearview mirror, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter. "Why are you here alone? Where are Officer Zhuo and the others?"
"In the back, I drove straight over after receiving the location you sent me." Fu Shengyan's hand gripping the steering wheel was throbbing with veins popping out, "Luckily you're okay, otherwise I would—"
He glanced at the rearview mirror and found that those SUVs were catching up with him!
His expression changed. "Are they crazy? Instead of running away, they're following us. Are they planning to surrender?"
Logically speaking, this group of desperate criminals should have been able to flee after the incident, but they were so audacious as to chase us. There were police officers behind them. It seemed like they had given up resistance and were digging their own graves.
Lin Zhihua sat down obediently. She coughed lightly and said, "Maybe he got angry out of embarrassment."
Most of the people at the airport are afraid to go there again, and the pursuit and interception of them now may be more out of revenge.
"Sit down."
Fu Shengyan stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and left behind several cars that were approaching. Lin Zhihua heard a crisp "snap" sound from the car window and thought to herself that she was in trouble.
This group of people actually dared to use guns.
Lin Zhihua's hair stood on end, and she hurriedly shouted, "Lower your head!"
The rear window of the car cracked in all directions with the bullet as the center, but it stubbornly did not break. It seems that this car worth nearly 10 million is worth the price.
Lin Zhihua gritted her teeth and fired two bullets from the sunroof. The car was going too fast and the bullet's trajectory was a little off, hitting only the hood without piercing the tire.
Lin Zhihua cursed softly. There were only four bullets left in the gun. She couldn't use them recklessly, so she could only retreat into the car temporarily.
Fu Shengyan comforted her: "It's okay, just sit down, I'll shake them off."
He spotted an empty side road, stepped on the accelerator again, and the car accelerated to the maximum speed. He turned a corner and narrowly avoided several bullets fired at the cab.
The rear car window shattered under the weight, and the jeep behind was chasing closely. Lin Zhihua pushed the driver down and dodged a bullet shot from behind.
"Fuck, his shooting skills are so good?!" Fu Shengyan gritted his teeth and concentrated on driving.
It turns out that there was indeed a reason why there were no cars on the auxiliary road. There was actually a road under construction in this place!
Fu Shengyan's face was terribly cold. At this moment, in addition to the whistling sound of the wind, a beautiful siren sounded in his ears.
Zhuo Jing finally brought people here.
Lin Zhihua did not relax. She glanced at the rearview mirror and saw that the car behind her was still following her tightly, like a dog-skin plaster.
Fu Shengyan turned the steering wheel to the right, and they drove into a dense forest. The SUV slowed down, and Lin Zhihua had already seen the black muzzle of the gun raised from the car behind her. Without saying a word, she raised her hand and shot at the man holding the gun in the passenger seat.
The bullet came through the window, but the man narrowly dodged it.
The goddess of luck was not always on their side. The other side had more people and more power. With so many bullets fired at them, there would always be a chance that a blind cat would catch a dead mouse. One of the bullets pierced the tire, and the whole car suddenly lost control.
The car inevitably swung towards the big tree. It was too late to avoid it. Fu Shengyan stepped on the brakes to the bottom, turned the steering wheel to the left with one hand, and hugged Lin Zhihua with the other hand, pressing her under him.
"Squeak, close your eyes."
Lin Zhihua's heart skipped a beat, and then the car shook violently. A loud bang echoed beside her ears, and the airbag instantly deployed. Lin Zhihua's vision went dark, and for a few seconds, her consciousness was a little hazy. Then, she was awakened by a sharp horn and a voice.
The car door was opened, letting in the murky heat of the summer evening.
"Quick! Bring the stretcher! The injured are still alive!"
"There's so much blood, separate them carefully!"
Lin Zhihua only felt liquid passing across her face, her whole body felt dizzy, and she completely fainted.
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