Chapter 96: Escape
Xia Lili looked into Xia Xubai's eyes for three full minutes, then took out a small mirror and looked at herself in the mirror.
No hallucinations occurred.
Xia Lili breathed a sigh of relief.
The two were riding in a Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle traveling along the main road in the city. In the rearview mirror, paparazzi cars were following closely, and one car even tried to overtake and drive parallel to them.
The paparazzi in the passenger seat of the car was holding a sports camera and taking pictures of the interior of the car. It was obvious that he was broadcasting live.
"Family, we've caught up with Movie King Lin Hesheng's car!"
"They looked very anxious and were obviously very worried about the kidnapping case."
"It's said the kidnappers want 80 million! Will Lin Hesheng go find a financier to pay? Some people speculate that this niece is actually the illegitimate daughter of a movie star and a wealthy woman!"
"Friends who are new to the live broadcast room, please follow us to see the follow-up!"
…
The reporter in the co-pilot seat was talking with saliva flying everywhere, as brave and fearless as a frontline war correspondent.
Lin Hesheng's car uses an intelligent dimming film, making it difficult for people outside the car to see clearly what's inside the car, but people inside the car can see clearly outside.
Xia Lili frowned and looked at the paparazzi sitting in the passenger seat of the car on the left.
She used her mobile phone to take a picture of the man's appearance and wrote down the license plate number of the other party's vehicle.
Unfortunately, this paparazzi is not the same person as the anchor who disrupted the kidnapping scene in the illusion.
But no matter whether it is true or not, these people must be held legally accountable! And we must find out where they got their information.
None of these unscrupulous media can escape!
*
The high-end hotel where the two parties meet will have multiple exits for VIPs to travel out.
At the other exit of the hotel, Lin Hesheng and Ming Zhou quietly got into the SUV driven by Xia Xubai's assistant Yu Shou.
Yu Shou had already received Xia Lili's message. Seeing the two of them, he looked calm and started the engine. "Mr. Lin, I'm Yu Shou, the assistant assigned to Mr. Xia Xubai by Pei Group. Where are we going now?"
Lin Hesheng and Ming Zhou breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the driver was from the Pei Group.
Lin Hesheng was silent for two seconds, then gave an address: "Go to my apartment first, then go to the Construction Bank near the apartment."
There was a large amount of cash in the safe in his apartment.
Yu Shou nodded, and the car drove steadily into the night.
Lin Hesheng subconsciously touched the pocket of his baseball jersey, his fingertips touched a cold metal patch, and his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.
While changing clothes, Xia Lili had told him in a low voice, "This is the latest development from a top laboratory. It can function normally even if it's locked in a signal-shielding box."
She instructed him to hide the tiny tracker in the ransom money—and once he had the fifteen million in cash, he could slip the tracker among the bundles of bills.
How could the criminals find this thin device with three suitcases full of cash?
Lin Hesheng was both relieved and nervous. Meeting Xia Lili was like meeting a lucky star!
The kidnappers demanded 80 million yuan. Even after he paid the 15 million yuan deposit, he probably still couldn't get his niece back successfully. It was good enough that he could hear his niece talking to him.
With hostages in hand, the kidnappers have a firm grip on power and even the police have to give in to them.
The probability of the other party releasing the person immediately is very small, and there may be a second transfer. With this advanced thin-film tracker, there is more hope.
At this moment, Lin Hesheng suddenly received a strange phone call. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly answered the call. The voice on the other end was the kidnapper's familiar voice, which had been processed through a voice changer.
The other party angrily asked: "How did the media know about the kidnapping?"
"I don't know who leaked the information, but you probably know that the paparazzi have been following me for a while now!"
Lin Hesheng pleaded, "I didn't call the police as you said and hurried to raise money. Big brother, you saw my sincerity!"
"You can ask for any amount of money, I just want my niece to be safe."
The person on the other end of the phone could also hear Lin Hesheng's sincerity in wanting to save his niece, "Take care of these dog-skin plasters yourself!"
"If they delay our transaction or cause me any trouble, you won't be able to bear the consequences!"
The kidnapper said this, as if giving some instructions to the people around him. Then Lin Hesheng heard his niece Mianmian's voice: "Uncle, I'm so scared!"
"When will you come to rescue me?"
"I'm so hungry..."
Mianmian's voice was weak and hoarse, as if she hadn't had a good drink of water for a long time, or maybe her throat was hoarse from crying for so long.
Every word she said was like a knife cutting into Lin Hesheng's heart. Having lost his brother and sister-in-law, he could not afford to lose his last relative in the world!
"Mianmian!"
Just as Lin Hesheng was about to speak, Mianmian's voice disappeared and was replaced by the kidnapper's voice: "Did you hear that? Your niece is fine now."
"If something unexpected happens next, I can't guarantee it."
Lin Hesheng's heart was bleeding. He replied with a hoarse voice, "I'm trying to raise money. I'll definitely come with the money tomorrow morning!"
The kidnapper had hung up the phone and a "beep, beep, beep" sound was heard.
Lin Hesheng clenched his fists, feeling the presence of the tracking chip in his pocket. He must make these lawless criminals pay the price!
*
An hour later.
Xia Lili directed the driver to take the paparazzi around in a big circle.
She worked many part-time jobs during college, such as distributing flyers, delivering takeout, and doing door-to-door sales. She has been almost everywhere in Yangcheng city and is very familiar with Yangcheng's traffic roads.
She knew which place in Yangcheng had the most traffic and was the most chaotic at this time, and which place was the best to get rid of these dog-skin plasters.
After sliding around in circles, many paparazzi lost track.
Buy time to raise money for Lin Hesheng.
The Mercedes-Benz slowly drove into the underground parking lot of Shuimu Huating. The originally quiet underground parking lot now exuded a chilling feeling.
Xia Lili guessed that there must be paparazzi with better information waiting in the underground parking lot of Shuimu Hua Ting, and she felt uneasy.
At this moment, her phone vibrated. It was a message from Li Qihan—
"The car passed the B7 entrance and quickly got off. Someone was there to meet us."
When Xia Lili was at the hotel, she had already told Li Qihan about the plan to exchange the car shells frequently.
Li Qihan's reminder at this time was just the right time, so awesome!
Xia Lili said to the driver, "Master, please stop at Exit B7 and let us get off. Then you can drive away immediately."
The driver nodded: "Okay."
Then he turned the steering wheel and immediately headed towards Exit B7 of the underground parking lot.
The parking lot of Shuimu Huating Community is very large, with two entrances and exits and two underground floors.
There were also paparazzi squatting near the entrance and exit, but there were not many of them, only a few scattered around. Most of them were squatting at the entrance of Building A2 of Lin Hesheng's building. After all, Lin Hesheng was going to get off here.
Xia Lili grabbed Xia Xubai's arm tightly.
Exit B7 soon appeared in front, the driver slowed down and the car slid to Exit B7.
Xia Lili seized the opportunity, opened the car door, pulled her brother out of the car, and rushed into the gate of Exit B7.
The property manager and security guard were already at the door of B7. After pulling the two people in, the manager immediately closed the big iron gate!
Four or five paparazzi who came running were locked outside the door and kept banging on the iron gate, but it was no use.
At this time, the driver had already started the car and was driving slowly towards Exit A2 where Lin Hesheng lived.
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