The next day, as soon as the bank opened, Jiang Qiaoqiao and Huo Beixiao went to withdraw 200,000 yuan.
The bank staff were stunned when they heard the number.
Fortunately, with the police accompanying them, they were able to communicate directly with the bank and successfully withdraw the money.
Two hundred thousand yuan filled an entire suitcase.
As Jiang Qiaoqiao carried the money, her heart was constantly in turmoil.
There's nothing they can do now but wait for a message from the other side before making any further plans.
But before any news from the kidnappers arrived, rumors began to spread like wildfire.
Yesterday, Jiang Qiaoqiao set up an early and late shift system for Zhou Yang, Luo Yingzi, and Yang Hongying. Today, Yang Hongying will work the early shift and will finish get off work after noon.
As soon as she returned to the compound, she went straight to Jiang Qiaoqiao's house.
Upon seeing Jiang Qiaoqiao, she shouted in a loud voice, "Qiaoqiao, you're home! We've all heard about your dad's situation. That damned bastard kidnapper is demanding two hundred thousand yuan. Who has that much money?!"
But don't worry, money is not as important as people. Your family doesn't have that much money, so let's all chip in, every little bit helps..."
Before Yang Hongying could finish speaking, Jiang Qiaoqiao reacted and pulled her into the house. "Sister-in-law, where did you hear all this from?"
Yang Hongying looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao's expression, paused for a moment, and said, "The customers who came to our store to buy clothes today are all saying, 'Qiaoqiao, is this really true or false?'"
Jiang Qiaoqiao's brows furrowed tightly. How did this get out?
Before she could figure it out, there was a knock on the door.
She opened the door and saw Jiang Jiahua standing outside with a worried expression.
As soon as Jiang Jiahua saw her, he grabbed her hand and stuffed two wads of money into it. “Qiaoqiao, I’ve heard about what happened to Dad. Of these 20,000 yuan, 10,000 is what you didn’t want from us before, and the other 10,000 is what Dad just scraped together. Take it and use it to redeem Brother Yang first.”
Looking at Jiang Jiahua's anxious and sincere expression, Jiang Qiaoqiao felt that something was amiss.
Jiang Jiahua pressed her hand and grasped the two wads of money. "Qiaoqiao, you take them!"
At this moment, Yang Hongying also took out a wad of cash. "Qiaoqiao, your sister-in-law doesn't have much money. Take this three hundred yuan for emergencies."
Before Jiang Qiaoqiao could even say anything after Yang Hongying finished speaking, everyone in the courtyard arrived.
You give me 100, I give you 200, and he gives me 80, stuffing them into Jiang Qiaoqiao's hand.
"Qiaoqiao, take this money first. Saving the person is the most important thing. As long as the person is alive, everything else is fine..."
As comforting words rang in her ears, Jiang Qiaoqiao felt an indescribable sense of gratitude.
Although she had lived in the compound for almost half a year, she had been busy with her own things and had little interaction with the aunts and sisters-in-law in the compound.
She didn't expect that everyone would...
"Qiaoqiao, I've finally found your home." At that moment, a weary, aged voice rang out from outside the crowd.
Covered in dust, Yang Ming squeezed through the crowd to stand in front of Jiang Qiaoqiao and handed her a somewhat worn cloth bag. "Qiaoqiao, we've all heard about your father's situation. This is some money that the whole village has pooled together. Take it first, and we'll try to find a way to get your father back."
Jiang Qiaoqiao looked at Yang Mingcai, feeling not only touched, but also surprised, confused, and worried.
Besides her, Yang Jianguo, and Huo Beixiao, only Xu Yizhou and the police officers had seen that letter. Why did this matter become so widely known?
Once word gets out, it will surely alert the kidnappers.
At that time, Yang Minghui's life will be safe...
Jiang Jiahua glanced at Jiang Qiaoqiao's expression, his eyes flickered, and said to her, "Qiaoqiao, Dad has to go to work today, so I'll head back first. If you need any help, just have someone call Dad."
After saying that, Jiang Jiahua left in a hurry before Jiang Qiaoqiao could react.
Just as Jiang Qiaoqiao was about to contact the police to explain the current situation, Huo Beixiao and Yang Jianguo arrived in a hurry with two police officers.
Seeing so many people around, Huo Beixiao, Yang Jianguo, and the police officers all changed their expressions.
Jiang Qiaoqiao quickly explained the situation briefly.
The police officer's expression visibly turned serious; such a commotion was definitely not a good sign.
"Officer, what should we do now?" Yang Jianguo asked the officer, somewhat at a loss.
At this moment, Jiang Qiaoqiao even felt a little nostalgic for the future era of advanced communication. At least back then, if something like this happened, she could contact her father in time through advanced communication networks and at least hear his voice.
Instead of being like this now, where there's nothing we can do but wait.
Just as Jiang Qiaoqiao was anxiously thinking, Huo Beixiao's mobile phone rang.
After hanging up the phone, Huo Beixiao looked at Jiang Qiaoqiao and Yang Jianguo and said, "Dad, we found it!"
Yang Jianguo was so happy and excited that he covered his face and tears streamed down his face.
But Jiang Qiaoqiao nervously grabbed Huo Beixiao's sleeve and asked anxiously, "Is Dad alright?"
Huo Beixiao took her hand in return. "Let's go back first."
Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded, already having a bad feeling.
Yang Jianguo realized what was happening and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, let's go back quickly."
After everyone got into the car, Jiang Qiaoqiao leaned back in her seat in pain and closed her eyes. "Brother, let's go pick up Mom and go back together."
Yang Jianguo didn't think much of it and readily agreed, "We should bring Mom along, otherwise she'll complain that we kept it from her when she finds out later."
Jiang Qiaoqiao turned her face to the side, her back to Yang Jianguo, and a tear slid down her cheek.
When Huo Beixiao's car arrived at Yang Benya's door, Lin Xiaohui had just heard about Yang Minghui's situation and was anxiously looking for Yang Jianguo and Jiang Qiaoqiao after taking off her apron.
"Your dad had such a big accident, why didn't you tell me! What are we going to do now?" Lin Xiaohui said anxiously, her voice trembling with tears, as soon as she got into the car.
Before she could finish speaking, her eyes reddened, and she began to cry.
Yang Jianguo quickly wiped away her tears and comforted her, "Mom, don't cry, don't cry, Dad has been found, everything's alright."
Lin Xiaohui's crying stopped abruptly, and she looked at Yang Jianguo in disbelief, "Really?"
Yang Jianguo nodded. "It's true. Uncle just called Beixiao and told him. How could it be false?"
Lin Xiaohui then realized what had happened and remembered the money. With a guilty look on her face, she asked Huo Beixiao, "Beixiao, did you pay for your father's ransom?"
"Mom will write you an IOU later. Our family will definitely pay you back, it just might take a little while. But don't worry, even if Mom is alive and can't pay it all back, your brother will continue to pay it back."
Huo Beixiao drove for a while in silence before calmly saying, "Mom, we haven't paid yet."
Lin Xiaohui was even more incredulous, "They sent your dad back without paying? Then why did they go through all that trouble to tie him up?"
Huo Beixiao gripped the steering wheel with unconscious force, causing the veins on the back of his hand to bulge.
Jiang Qiaoqiao finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears, "Mom, my dad... he's gone..."
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