Lin Moxiao returned to his Dream Capital residence and made many calls to Jiang Shuya, but no one answered. He sat on the sofa with a worried expression, waiting for second after second, feeling extremely frustrated.
Thinking back to when he saw her during the day, he always felt that she went to him with something on her mind, and he even blamed her for not trusting him and not giving her a chance to confide in him.
At 3 a.m., Huang Minghao was harassed by a strange phone call. As he was about to answer, still sleepy, the caller hung up. He glanced at the screen and saw unread photos. He clicked on one, and his eyes widened instantly. He then received a text message:
Bring one million yuan and come yourself. Don't call the police, or I'll kill the hostage.
It was obvious that the photo showed Jiang Shuya with messy hair, half-covering her face, and a bright red cut on her neck.
Suddenly, Huang Minghao was wide awake. He got out of bed, dressed, and followed the address sent by the other party to the riverbank.
He was certain that the person who sent him the message was Huang Tao. At this moment, the desolate riverbank was deserted. He hesitated for a long time, then impatiently lit a cigarette, but still couldn't see any place where people could hide.
Just as he was at his wit's end, two people suddenly appeared from the reeds by the river, walked up to him, and patted him on the shoulder: "Did you bring your money?"
The person who arrived was a complete stranger; it wasn't Huang Tao. A chill ran through him as he exhaled a puff of smoke.
"I need to see the person before I can give you the money."
Two tattooed men, grinning lewdly, said with their necks stiff,
"Let's go, I'll take you to see her."
Soon, Huang Minghao followed the man to an abandoned cargo ship. The ship had been abandoned for a long time. It had been abandoned on the shallow beach of the river three years ago after an explosion.
Upon entering the ship's cabin, Huang Minghao was pushed into the cargo ship's basement, where he immediately saw Huang Tao sitting in a rocking chair.
The two brothers hadn't seen each other for several years, and he almost didn't recognize that this person was Huang Tao. With a thick beard and a ponytail, he was completely different from a few years ago. The only thing that hadn't changed was his fleshy face with a half-smile and his darting eyes.
"Oh my, isn't this my cousin who's been handsome since we were kids? You're here so quickly! Looks like you're really into that woman. Sigh, it's a shame you got cheated on. As your older brother, I feel so bad for you!"
Huang Tao sat up and looked at Huang Minghao with a fawning expression.
Huang Minghao glanced at Jiang Shuya on the ground and noticed that Sun Qi was also there. He instantly realized that Huang Tao had kidnapped them out of a desire for revenge.
"Xiaoya, how are you?" Huang Minghao ran over, lifted Jiang Shuya's head, and found that she was tied up tightly.
"Brother Hao, she was beaten by Huang Tao. You must take her away and get her to the hospital."
Sun Qi let out a low, trembling voice.
Huang Minghao picked up Jiang Shuya and pulled her into his arms, trying to untie the ropes binding her hands. Huang Tao didn't stop him, just stood by and watched listlessly.
A moment later, Jiang Shuya's ropes were untied, and the shocking marks on her wrists made her feel numb.
With the bindings no longer binding her, Jiang Shuya felt much more relaxed and gave Huang Minghao a push.
"Quickly, untie Sun Qi's ropes; he's injured."
Just as Huang Minghao was about to leave, he was punched by a bald, burly man behind him, who looked furious.
"Damn it, do they think we're invisible? They're attacking us right under our noses."
Huang Minghao was no pushover either. He turned around and started fighting with the man, while Huang Tao stood by watching with a smug look on his face.
Seeing this, Jiang Shuya hurriedly got up from the ground, moved to Sun Qi's side, and reached out to untie the ropes on him, but the ropes on his body were too complicated and she couldn't untie them no matter what she did.
"Don't bother, he's chained up, you can't open it, you need a key. It's with me, come and get it."
Huang Tao stared lecherously at Jiang Shuya, then grabbed her from behind Sun Qi and pulled her over.
"This is the perfect moment; in front of my cousin, I'll have a good laugh with you."
After saying that, he started to grope Jiang Shuya, tearing at her clothes. Huang Minghao, who was fighting with the other man, saw this and turned around and pounced on Huang Tao, punching him squarely in the face.
Huang Tao screamed in pain, and the man behind him kicked Huang Minghao, who fell to the ground instantly. Just as he was about to retaliate, the two tattooed men outside attacked him head-on.
Huang Minghao fought against three opponents, but after struggling for only a few minutes, he was already covered in wounds. Two fists can't fight four hands. Although he was very strong, he couldn't withstand the attack of a group of people.
Finally, he was beaten to the ground by several men, barely alive. Huang Tao sneered, walked over to him, kicked him hard, and spat on him.
"Pah! I thought you had three heads and six arms, but you're nothing special. Today, I'll let you taste the agony of being beaten to a pulp, hahaha..."
Huang Tao grabbed his collar, his face contorted with resentment, his smile growing increasingly unrestrained.
"I'll show you today how I slept with your woman right in front of you! Brothers, line up outside, one by one."
The other three, upon hearing this, happily went outside.
"Huang Tao, don't you want your money anymore? If you still want money, you'd better behave yourself!" Sun Qi roared hysterically.
Huang Tao suddenly became alert, realizing his most important objective. He brandished the sharp knife in his hand, held it to Jiang Shuya's neck, and shouted something outside.
"Ah Long, come in and get the money."
Sun Qi pondered for a moment,
"The money isn't on us. We need to make an appointment with the bank. Two million is no small sum. Mobile banking doesn't support transfers, so you'll need one of us to come with you to the bank to withdraw the money."
Huang Tao couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
"Do you think I'm stupid? Letting you go is just calling the police. Transfer the money now, or I'll attack her immediately."
After saying that, she gestured for Ah Long to take out their phones. Sun Qi's phone was turned on and went directly to the Alipay transfer page. Then, the person scanned Sun Qi's phone against his own account, used facial recognition on Sun Qi, and transferred all the money out of the account.
"Heh heh, this kid's got pretty rich, just like that, 100,000 yuan in his pocket."
Huang Tao cursed and swore. Another person took Huang Minghao's phone, looked through it, and cursed again.
"Damn it, he's poorer than me. Didn't they say he'd get compensation for his land expropriation? I haven't seen him have much money."
Huang Tao walked over to Huang Minghao and patted him on the head.
"Where's the money? Where's your compensation for the demolition? Don't tell me you have no money. Believe me, I'll kill her right now."
Huang Minghao's mouth was full of blood, and he was in extremely poor condition, his eyes staring blankly at him.
"Release Jiang Shuya, and you'll get the money."
"Heh, so deeply in love, huh? You're even willing to risk your life for her, right? Don't worry, I only want the money. I won't go to any extremes. I won't kill you, my good cousin, but that woman, I really am going to accept her."
Huang Minghao used all his strength to grab Huang Tao's collar, his eyes blazing with fury.
"She's my child's mother, because I don't want Tangtang to be without a mother."
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