Chapter 504 Kidnapping
"Who are you?" Su Jiaojiao's heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously took a step back. The man was wearing a white mask, with only his two eyes exposed. There was a scar on his hand that spread to his arm.
The dagger in his hand shone brightly under the scorching sun.
Seeing her retreat, the masked man took a step forward, snatched the phone from her hand, and said viciously, "Don't worry about who we are. As long as you listen to us, we won't hurt you. We want money, not people."
"We'll give you whatever amount you want." Su Jiaojiao quickly calmed down. "You have to let me tell my family and have them send the money over."
"Hey, you're so arrogant! It seems your Lu family is really rich." The masked man sneered, still pointing the dagger at her. "I'm telling you, don't play tricks on me, otherwise I can't guarantee what I will do."
"She's not from the Lu family, let her go!" Lu Qingqing shouted in the house. The masked man looked Su Jiaojiao up and down and said coldly, "If she's not from the Lu family, you can't escape."
The door was pushed open.
A man in red clothes, a peaked cap, and a scarf on his head walked in: "There's no one outside."
Su Jiaojiao suddenly realized that he was the man who had just fetched water from the spring. She thought it was a woman, so she relaxed her vigilance. Who knew that he was actually an accomplice of the kidnapper.
"Take this woman into the house, and we'll act separately." The masked man stepped forward and dragged Su Jiaojiao into the house.
The room is dark.
The air was filled with the scent of sandalwood, which was a bit pungent.
Su Jiaojiao's hands were quickly tied and wrapped around a pillar. Lu Qingqing was also tied there. When she saw Su Jiaojiao, she cried, "Sister Su, I've implicated you."
"Stop talking!" The masked man grabbed a piece of cloth from somewhere and used it to cover the two men's mouths. "As long as we get what we want, we'll let you go. Otherwise, don't blame us for not showing any mercy."
"That bastard Lu Jiaping always hides when things get bad. I've kidnapped his daughter, and we'll see if he shows up this time."
The two men walked out cursing.
There was a sound of a lock being locked outside the door, and the footsteps faded away, and then the door was closed.
When Su Jiaojiao's eyes adjusted to the darkness, she realized that this room was the Marriage Hall and the Child-Seeking Hall. This room enshrined two gods and the space was not large. She tried to loosen the rope, but gave up. It was tied too tightly and she couldn't move at all.
Su Jiaojiao was tired and hungry, and soon ran out of strength, so she had to give up struggling. She calmed down and thought about it. The other party was coming for Lu Jiaping, and they said they wanted money.
This means that the Lu family will be notified soon.
Once they receive the notification, they will find a way to rescue them.
But Lu Qingqing had said before that she came here with Lu Jiahe to fetch water. Chaoyang Temple was the only temple on Chaoyang Mountain, so it would be easy for them to find this place.
Therefore, the two kidnappers needed to find another place to hide them before calling the Lu family.
They have been targeting Lu Qingqing for more than a day or two.
Careful arrangements must have been made in advance.
But they are not sure where to find it, so the itinerary needs to be adjusted at any time.
Thinking of this, Su Jiaojiao felt a little more relaxed. She now decided to conserve her energy and wait until she reached the next hiding place before trying to find a way to escape.
Chen Guilan knew that Su Jiaojiao and Lu Qingqing were together, but she didn't care.
After she finished cooking, Su Jiaojiao still hadn't returned, and her phone call was unsuccessful, she panicked and immediately called Lu Jingyou: "Xiao Lu, Jiaojiao said she was going to the mountain to pick up Qingqing at noon, and she hasn't come back yet. I'm very worried. Can you contact her?"
Lu Jingyou had just come out of a meeting and was shocked to hear Chen Guilan say this: "Auntie, don't worry, I'll call and ask if she's at my house."
"Okay, tell me if you have any news." Chen Guilan was about to cry, and the more she thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. Even if Su Jiaojiao's phone was out of battery, she would still use a public phone to tell her.
Lu Jingyou called Lu Qingqing but the call didn't go through. He then called Old Mrs. Lu and asked her if she was with Su Jiaojiao. Old Mrs. Lu had just returned to the old house from Jinyuan and said she didn't see Su Jiaojiao, and that Lu Qingqing hadn't come back either.
Mr. Lu asked Lu Jiahe again, and Lu Jiahe was surprised: "Qingqing hasn't come home yet?"
"If anything happens to her, I won't forgive you." Old Master Lu was so angry that he kept scolding Lu Jiahe, "How could you be so confident in abandoning a girl like her on the mountain?"
"She said she wanted to climb the mountain and asked me to come back first. It was broad daylight, and I didn't think too much about it." Lu Jiahe was also scared.
The phone on the table rang urgently: "Listen, don't call the police, or we will kill the hostage."
"As long as you guarantee their safety, we won't call the police," Mr. Lu said calmly. "If you have any conditions, feel free to ask."
"Lu Jiaping cheated us out of two million, and now he's not even showing up. You're the ones forcing us to do this," the other party said excitedly. "I'll give you one day to deliver the money to Chaoyang Temple by this time tomorrow. We'll let you know the specific location when the time comes. If we find out and you call the police, we'll cancel the deal, and you'll never see these two people again."
"If you release the man, I can still give you two million." Mr. Lu tried to persuade the other party, "I keep my word."
"Hmph, we don't trust what you Lu family members say." The other party sneered.
"That girl named Su Jiaojiao is not from our family. Let her go." Mr. Lu pondered, "She has nothing to do with this matter. She is innocent."
"We will arrest one or both of them. Their life or death depends on your family's sincerity." The other party hung up the phone after saying this.
Wu Xinyue thought Lu Qingqing was at the old house and didn't contact her the whole day.
When I heard that my daughter had not come back yet, I wondered if she had gone out to play. I took out the phone book and kept calling people I knew, but after asking around, no one said they had seen her.
Wu Xinyue panicked and hurried back to the old house.
Seeing several plainclothes policemen sitting in the living room talking to Mr. Lu, he was so scared that his legs went weak.
Lu Jingyou was driving fast on the road. The night was getting darker and darker, and his heart was getting tighter and tighter. He was full of self-blame. If anything happened to Su Jiaojiao, he would never forgive himself.
Lu Qingqing wouldn't run to the mountain for no reason. Someone must have set up a trap to lure her there.
Su Jiaojiao reminded him, but he just comforted Lu Qingqing with a few words, did not have a deep conversation with her, and did not teach her how to guard against external interference.
After discussing with the police, Mr. Lu decided to let Lu Jiahe take the money to Chaoyang Temple to redeem the person.
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