The call was answered quickly.
"Hello, who is this?" Gu Qingyan's somewhat dazed voice came from the other end of the line. At this moment, he was drowning his sorrows in a bar, with Huang Lin standing next to him looking utterly hopeless.
"Mr. Gu, your wife has been kidnapped! We need a ransom of fifty million." Wei Qiao pursed his lips and cleared his throat as he spoke.
"Wrong number," Gu Qingyan muttered, then hung up the phone. He then looked at Huang Lin with amusement and said, "Some lunatic called me just now, saying my wife has been kidnapped and they want a ransom of fifty million. Isn't that ridiculous? Where would I get a wife?"
Huang Lin frowned, feeling that something was amiss, and the sound of sirens suddenly rang in his mind.
Wei Qiao gritted her teeth, cursing Gu Qingyan a thousand times in her heart.
"What did they say over there?" the man shouted when Wei Qiao didn't reply for a long time.
"The signal is a bit weak, please wait a moment, Brother Mo." Wei Qiao quickly dialed back.
Gu Qingyan glanced at it but didn't take it.
Huang Lin felt inexplicably flustered and advised, "Mr. Gu, could it be that Miss Shen has something on her side that she can't say openly, so she called you for help?"
"Shen Zhi Qiu?" Gu Qingyan was stunned for a moment, then picked up the phone and answered, "Hello, is something wrong with Shen Zhi Qiu?"
He asked directly, and his mind cleared up a bit.
"Yes, Mr. Gu, something happened to Madam." Wei Qiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, his facial muscles twitching involuntarily.
"Are you Wei Qiao?" Gu Qingyan finally recognized the voice on the other end and calmed down.
"Yes, Mr. Gu, it's me," Wei Qiao quickly replied.
"Where is she?" Gu Qingyan asked coldly, looking ahead. "Is she in danger?"
“Hmm, it will cost fifty million.” Wei Qiao pursed his lips. He was unsure whether Gu Qingyan would actually pay the money, but Rong Mo looked confident. Even if Gu Qingyan didn’t pay, he would pay himself. He just couldn’t show it and let the man notice anything.
“Okay, but I have to go to the scene.” Gu Qingyan readily agreed, but made one request.
Seeing Wei Qiao's troubled expression, the man felt insecure and immediately shouted at Wei Qiao, "Are you going to pay or not? If you're not going to pay, then let's not talk anymore! Turn on speakerphone, I want to hear what they're saying."
Gu Qingyan also heard the man's roar from the other side. Worried that Shen Zhiqi might be in danger, he said to Wei Qiao, "Put the phone on speakerphone. I won't provoke him."
Wei Qiao glanced at Rong Mo, who nodded, and immediately pressed the speakerphone button.
"Hey you over there, I'm asking you, are you going to pay me or not?" the man shouted. "If you don't pay me, I'll kill your wife."
Gu Qingyan suppressed his anger and calmly said, "I'll give it to you. Give me your card number. I can transfer the money to you immediately, but I need to come to the scene."
"What are you doing here?" The man was a little flustered. After all, the person opposite him was the richest man in Nancheng, who had power and influence. If he came to the scene and brought a large group of people to attack him, he would not stand a chance.
“I need to see my wife to make sure you release her before I give you the money. Otherwise, if I give you the money, you might just turn around and kill her.” Gu Qingyan began to negotiate. “My wife is in your hands, you have the leverage to win, so you have nothing to be afraid of.”
"Your people said they can give it to me for free, and they'll even have a lawyer draft a statement, and they have to guarantee that I won't call the police!" The man began to calm himself down and negotiate.
“Okay, I can bring a lawyer to the scene after I transfer the money. In addition, I can arrange a helicopter for you to leave the scene.” Gu Qingyan coaxed patiently.
"No need, I'm not leaving." The man was silent for a moment before making his decision. "I don't care if I die here, as long as I make sure the money gets to my daughter!"
Once he calmed down, he knew very well that things had escalated to a point where he couldn't leave. All he could do was try his best to make sure his wife and children were settled. As for himself, his life or death didn't matter anymore.
“Okay,” Gu Qingyan also came to his senses, and then said in a low voice, “Brother, you also have a wife and children, and so do I. I hope you will keep your word.”
“Alright, a gentleman’s word is his bond.” The man readily agreed.
Taking advantage of this moment, Lu Jia quietly left the scene and began looking for an office.
Rong Mo noticed Lu Jia's actions but remained silent.
Seeing the computer on at the nurses' station lit up, Lu Jia quickly walked over, pulled up a chair, and sat down.
Ten minutes later.
"The money's in, bro, check it out," Wei Qiao called out to the man, holding up the phone.
The man held the knife steady with his left hand while searching for his phone with his right.
Taking advantage of the moment when the man bent down to take his phone out of his pocket, Shen Zhi Qiu seized the opportunity and gave Rong Mo a wink, to which Rong Mo nodded.
Shen Zhi Qiu immediately used both hands together, shoving the man's left hand away and rushing towards Rong Mo.
Just then, all the lights in the corridor suddenly went out, making it pitch black.
"Damn it! You dare to mess with me?!"
The man realized what was happening, cursed under his breath, and then stabbed forward with the knife.
At the same time, Rong Mo ran towards Shen Zhi Qiu, grabbed her hand, and tightly pulled her into his arms.
Rong Mo caught a glimpse of the blade out of the corner of his eye. Realizing he couldn't dodge it, he quickly shifted his body to the side and raised his hand to block it.
The knife struck his right arm, and blood gushed out immediately.
Enraged, the man continued to wildly swing the knife.
Rong Mo quickly pulled Shen Zhi Qiu aside and hid there.
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