The near miss had put me at ease, so I wasn't as tense as before. I sat upright in the car seat and stared at the beam of light that was flashing up and down for a moment.
At this moment, what I think about most is how to find Yang Sisi after we arrive in Shangri-La... Will she stay at the hotel we stayed at last time?
During this process, oncoming cars got closer and closer to us, and they also traveled together in pairs... I guess these people who were eager to go home for the New Year hoped to have someone to look after them on the road. After all, it is quite troublesome if a vehicle breaks down here, and having another car to help out would make things much better.
"Michael, I feel like something's not right!"
I snapped out of my daze and asked Ye Zhi, "What's wrong?"
"The car behind us just flashed its high beams twice at the car in front, as if it was trying to warn us about something."
"Maybe the car behind is trying to overtake us... We don't need to be too nervous. If it really is Cao Jinbo on the other side, he can just call the car in front to give orders. There's no need to flash the lights."
"Have you forgotten there's no signal here?"
My nerves immediately tensed up again, and I looked towards the two cars still in the distance; because our car was also moving, what seemed like a distance was actually only a few hundred meters away in the blink of an eye...
At that moment, the other car suddenly sped up. As the lead car passed us, it immediately swerved and blocked our way back, while the cars behind us formed a ring around us, blocking our path.
This dangerous move instantly shattered my last shred of hope; we were afraid we had really run into Cao Jinbo!
The next moment, someone ran out of one of the vans without license plates, followed closely by Cao Jinbo... When they got to our car, the first thing they did was try to open the door. When they couldn't, they viciously smashed our car window with steel pipes.
Instantly, the shattered car windows smashed into Ye Zhi, and as she instinctively dodged, her face turned deathly pale.
...
We were dragged out of the car like that. In the suffocating night, there was nothing but coldness and the smell of sin... I saw Cao Jinbo's face, which had become deranged. He stared at me with extremely resentful and sinister eyes, but then asked me with a cold smile, "You believe in fate, kid?"
I suppressed my fear and replied in a low voice, "I don't believe in fate, I only value human relationships... If you didn't have human relationships, you wouldn't be here swaggering around with me right now... Cao Jinbo, you should repent and apologize to everyone you've harmed..."
"I've never known what repentance is in my entire life... Where are my things?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"You don't need to argue with me... Do you really think..."
Is it a coincidence that we met here?
After a brief pause, Cao Jinbo continued, "You and I both know the truth... If you return what I want, I'll consider it a coincidence... Otherwise, there's no mercy or law here, because you've touched a nerve with me!"
Under Cao Jinbo's sinister gaze, I replied, "You've also touched my root... Where's Sisi?... If you can't see Sisi, you don't need to talk to me about anything."
Cao Jinbo waved his hand, and the men behind him pulled Yang Sisi out of the van. Her mouth was taped shut, and given her personality, she would definitely have started yelling and screaming at this point. But the moment the tape was torn off, she lowered her head and fell silent...
I don't know if it was because she was too frightened; or, she didn't expect Ye Zhi and me to come, and she felt that she had made things worse for us, so she was secretly regretting it.
"Now that you've seen the person, can I have the things?"
At this moment, ensuring our safety is the top priority. I'm just an ordinary person, and I certainly have a sense of right and wrong, but I wouldn't choose to take risks at this time... So, I replied to Cao Jinbo, "Mr. Cao, with your current status, you must have weighed the gains and losses in your mind... Ye Zhi goes without saying, and Sisi is also the only daughter of a well-known entrepreneur. Although I'm just a worthless person, I'm still somewhat well-known in Dali... Now is a critical period for cracking down on organized crime. If the three of us are in trouble at the same time, I believe that both public opinion and the authorities will pay close attention. I believe Mr. Cao can't bear such a charge... If you can guarantee the safety of the three of us, we can talk about this."
"Don't feel guilty. As long as you return my things, I will absolutely guarantee your safety."
"Okay, then I'll be honest... The item isn't with me right now because it was sent over, but I can assure you that I'll return it to you as soon as it arrives."
Cao Jinbo's face immediately darkened, and he said to me coldly, "I'm warning you, don't try to play tricks on me... Have you already handed the items over to the police?"
"No, absolutely not... The item was sent by courier. You know, even the fastest courier takes a day to arrive."
"Really?...Where was the package sent?"
I was extremely nervous because I could sense Cao Jinbo's impatience and anxiety from his tone...
I swallowed instinctively, then replied, "I can't tell you that... unless you release them first."
After saying that, I met Cao Jinbo's gaze with unwavering determination... If he could release Yang Sisi and Ye Zhi, it would be half the battle won for me; I felt I now had the leverage to talk to him, because if I knew where the package had been sent, he could easily send someone to wait there... Conversely, if I revealed this information to the police...
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