This is not the car she usually rides in.
Lin Zhenzhen reacted and immediately tried to open the car door, but she was still a step too late.
With a "click," the car lock clicked shut, and then the driver stepped on the gas.
Where are you taking me?
No one answered her.
Lin Zhenzhen stood stiffly, her eyes glancing at the reflection in the car window.
The man, his face grim, was slowly approaching him.
[Host! Hold your breath.]
Lin Zhenzhen immediately understood.
Sure enough, a wet towel was tightly covered to her mouth and nose. Despite her preparations, the man suddenly reached out his left hand and delivered a heavy blow to her stomach.
A sharp pain shot through her, and Lin Zhenzhen reflexively opened her mouth and gasped for breath.
The unpleasant smell of medicine filled my nostrils.
The next second, she lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, she was no longer in the car.
Lin Zhenzhen tried to twist her hands and feet, and sure enough, all four limbs were bound.
A faint smell of gasoline filled the air, and if you listened carefully, you could hear the rumbling sound of metal hitting the ground.
She moved her fingers and touched the ground, where there was an uneven layer of sand and gravel.
This might be an abandoned car repair shop.
[Host, host, are you alright? A bad guy suddenly appeared, he scared me to death!]
Lin Zhenzhen no longer wanted to speak.
If you want a new host, just say so. You don't need to pretend like this.
The system cried: "No, it's not true. It's really innocent. The plot of this broken system has long since gone out of control, and for some reason, all the stats are now garbled. Even if I wanted to help you, there's nothing I could do."
So does that mean she can only save herself now?
A vulgar curse was stuck in his throat, not yet ready to be unleashed.
A rough male voice sounded from behind.
"woke up?"
Lin Zhenzhen's body trembled.
She held back her sobs and said, "Who are you? Why did you bring me here? If you want money, I can give it to you. My dad has lots and lots of money."
Because her vision was blocked, her hearing became exceptionally sharp.
The man's steps were steady as he slowly approached her.
“That’s right, we kidnapped you for money.” The man’s voice was much higher, as if a woman was mimicking a man’s voice in a high-pitched voice.
"Hehehe, Miss Ning, Ning Xiong's darling, he'd definitely be willing to pay a high price to save you, right?"
Lin Zhenzhen was suddenly grabbed by the collar and lifted off the ground.
A sudden force ripped off the hood covering her head, revealing a black cloth underneath that covered her eyes.
The man's breath hit her face as he warned, "Cry harder, or I'll cut off your fingers."
"No, waaaaaah!" Lin Zhenzhen broke down in tears, sobbing uncontrollably.
The kidnapper dialed the number, but after a few beeps, the call was disconnected.
"Damn it." The man dialed again in frustration, but the call was hung up again.
"What's going on!" Judging from his voice, he seemed to have completely lost his patience.
Lin Zhenzhen spoke tremblingly, "Dad doesn't usually answer calls from unknown numbers. Otherwise, I'll tell you his secretary's number."
There was no movement from the other side; an eerie silence filled the air.
Suddenly, she felt a chill on her neck, followed by the pain of her skin being scratched.
The man warned, "Don't try anything funny. Such a beautiful neck won't look good if you get it dirty."
Lin Zhenzhen has faced death more than once, but this is the first time someone has held a knife to her carotid artery.
Her body's adrenaline surged involuntarily, and countless possibilities flashed through her mind.
[System, get me the phone number for Tanbei.]
She's going to gamble on the protagonist's halo.
"I... I'll read it to you," Lin Zhenzhen stammered as she read out a string of phone numbers.
This time, Tanbei answered the phone quickly.
"Hello, is this Secretary Feng? This is Ning Zhen. Is your father with you?"
She deliberately emphasized the name "Secretary Feng," as Ning Xiong did not have a secretary with the surname Feng, a fact that Tan Bei also knew.
Tan Bei remained silent for a while. He seemed to be at the seaside, and the sound of waves crashing could be faintly heard through the microphone.
After a while, he replied, "I'm out on fieldwork today. Secretary Wang should be here. If there's anything you need, I can pass it on to you."
The phone was abruptly disconnected.
After making three unsuccessful phone calls, the man was on the verge of exploding in anger.
Lin Zhenzhen immediately shouted, "I'll give you Secretary Wang's phone number right away, right now!"
She read out the phone number that the system had found, and this time the call successfully reached Ning Xiong.
"Hello, Zhenzhen, whose phone is this?"
"Daddy! Help me! Give them all the money, I'm so scared! Waaaaaah!"
The man pulled the phone back; he must have used a voice changer, his voice was completely flat, like a robot.
"Ning Xiong, before 7 p.m., you will go to the unfinished Xihe building alone with 20 million US dollars. If you dare to play any tricks, hehe, your precious daughter will be in big trouble."
After the man made a dark and menacing threat, he shoved the phone to her mouth, and Lin Zhenzhen dutifully cried and screamed.
Ning Xiong was so frightened that he repeatedly agreed. The kidnapper hung up the phone with satisfaction and smashed the mobile phone in his hand to pieces with a hammer.
Hearing the footsteps leave, Lin Zhenzhen calmed herself down.
[System, what happens to the mission if this body dies?]
The mission will restart, and you will be refreshed to a specific point in time to respawn.
Just as Lin Zhenzhen felt a little relieved that the mission hadn't been declared a failure, the system added, "[However, the physical pain is actually transmitted to you.]"
WTF?!
Lin Zhenzhen channeled her anger into a set of military boxing techniques in her mind.
At this moment, another voice rang out, and Lin Zhenzhen realized that there was another person beside her.
"Everyone says Ning Xiong's daughter is ugly and behaves strangely, but seeing her today, I realize the rumors are unbelievable." This person, speaking in a refined manner, was clearly not the same one from before.
He approached Lin Zhenzhen silently, like a cold, creeping reptile, gently tracing his palm across her face, neck, and then her shoulder.
Lin Zhenzhen shrank back in fear. The man chuckled twice but didn't come any closer.
But in that brief touch, Lin Zhenzhen received an important piece of information: there was a huge knife scar on his hand.
A scar?! A thought flashed through her mind.
In the original storyline, Ning Xiong was pushed off a building by his enemy and faked his suicide. Later, the male and female protagonists solved the case, and the murderer was a man with a scar on his hand.
Lin Zhenzhen suddenly understood everything. The other party wasn't after money, but the lives of the Ning family members, or more precisely, Ning Xiong's life.
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