Chapter 106 Golden Hook Fishing - Twenty Kidnappings 2
Lin Xingmian saw the message from Ma Bowen, but he didn't reply to her. After hanging up, he immediately called Xu Zhiyu.
His heart was pounding, wondering if the person who answered the phone would be his sister.
His heart skipped a beat the moment the call connected, but unfortunately, the voice on the other end wasn't the one he expected; instead, it was a cunning and eerie male voice:
"Hello, Young Master Lin."
A strange male voice came from her sister's phone, and Lin Xingmian clenched her fists involuntarily, the veins on her arms bulging.
He tried to suppress his anger and said, "How much do you want?"
"Don't touch her, not even a single hair on her head, or I'll make you experience what hell is like."
"Oh, oh, oh, oh." The man made a strange sound, completely unaffected by Lin Xingmian's words. "I'm relieved to hear you say that. It seems I made the right choice in picking this guy today. Young master, you should know how powerful my backing is if I dared to take this job, right? Don't worry, although this girl is my type, as long as you come and exchange her yourself as I said, I will definitely not lay a hand on her. After all... our target is not this girl."
Oh, if that's the case, then he understands.
Lin Xingmian: "Is I your target?"
The other party said, "Young Master Lin is indeed clever."
Lin Xingmian gritted her teeth and gave a sinister smile: "Easy, as long as you don't touch her, I'll come over immediately."
The voice on the other end of the phone said, "That would be perfect—of course, you're already under our surveillance. If Young Master Lin tries anything funny, then I'll just have to... thank you properly for your generosity~ I smelled this beauty as soon as she got in the car, she's so fragrant and alluring."
"Shut up!" The other person's words enraged him. "I'm coming right now. If you have any grudges, come at me. Absolutely, absolutely do not touch her!"
The voice from across the street: "We eagerly await Young Master Lin's arrival!"
After hanging up the phone, the fat man flipped through Xu Zhiyu's phone. The thin man who had been driving had overheard the fat man's conversation with Lin Xingmian, and he was vaguely worried.
He frowned and said, "You forgot what the boss said: this Lin family kid has a mental illness, so don't provoke him. Just stop there and let him come over on his own. Don't keep provoking him!"
The fat man scoffed, "Who cares about his mental illness or depression? Since he cares so much about this girl, I'm just reminding him not to cause any trouble. Anyway, once he's on board, the power is all in our hands. We can do whatever we want with him. I've long been disgusted by the arrogant attitude of these rich people. Heh, I've even planned out how to humiliate him..."
He spoke with a wicked grin, his eyes fixed on the beautiful woman lying on the ground, his lust evident in his gaze.
On the other side, Lin Xingmian was writing down the text message on his phone as instructed by the kidnapper. His handwriting was extremely messy. Many thoughts were popping into his mind, but his biggest thought was still to rush to her side immediately!
What did those people do to her?
She would definitely be scared in this situation!
Given her personality, what if she doesn't cooperate with the kidnappers and angers them? How would they treat her then?
No, no, no, no...
We have to get there right away!
He could only feel at ease when he saw her by his side in person!
Lin Xingmian thought quickly. It was obvious that the other party's target was him, but if he really went there alone like a fool, what if the other party changed their mind and refused to release his sister?
He could go alone to exchange for her, but the risk was too great. He wasn't afraid of death, but his sister's safety absolutely could not be at risk!
There are only two possibilities for why his own home can be monitored: first, the other party has technically connected to his home's surveillance system; second, they have spies planted at Yunyue Manor.
That's all I can think of.
What should we do now?
Never mind!!!
The other party gave him a time limit, requiring him to reach the port within two hours and contact the person who was supposed to meet him there. Therefore, Lin Xingmian could only set off immediately after copying the letter by hand.
He originally intended to drive to the port himself, but unexpectedly, a Lin family business sedan was already waiting for him downstairs, so he had no choice but to get into the car and go there.
Lin Xingmian's eyes darkened: Heh, so they really did plant people in the Lin family.
How could they possibly plant people in Yunyue Manor right under Lin Shukai's nose?
It seems that the person behind this is either incredibly powerful or... must be one of our own.
Young Master Lin never imagined in his life that he would be forced to get into the Lin family's own car to go to the port to rescue hostages.
He was curious whether Lin Shukai knew about the existence of such a big mole in Yunyue Manor or was pretending not to know.
After getting into the car, he first glanced sharply at the unfamiliar driver, then turned his head and looked meaningfully through the car window at the servants bowing their heads to see him off on both sides of the steps.
It was because he hadn't paid attention recently. Among the servants in the manor, only Abing was the closest to him. A month ago, he had specifically told Abing that he planned to propose to his sister on the day of his graduation banquet. Abing had clearly promised that he would come to help today and that he would witness his and his sister's happiness. But a few days ago, he suddenly disappeared.
Lin Xingmian only learned from the steward that Abing had some family matters to attend to and had asked for a week's leave. Since Abing had returned to the manor, he hadn't had a single day off, so Lin Xingmian didn't inquire too much about his family affairs. He figured that if anything happened at the Yunyue servants' homes, the steward would help, and he assumed that Abing just needed some personal time to deal with it.
However, it now appears that this was clearly a deliberate act.
Faced with this situation, he had no choice but to obey the kidnappers.
"Young Master, have you forgotten what Brother Zhu told you? He told you to go alone." The driver, who had been silent the whole way, suddenly spoke up.
Lin Xingmian's eyes darkened for a moment, but he said without changing his expression, "Am I sitting next to a ghost?"
The back seat of the van was empty beside Lin Xingmian.
The driver wasn't one to be trifled with either. He sneered, "Don't play dumb. I know the people in that car behind you are the ones Lin Shukai hired to protect you. Even though they're not following closely, don't think we don't know! Young Master Lin, my boss knows you inside and out. You know the consequences of disobeying. You'd better find an excuse to get them out of here!"
Lin Xingmian was helpless. This was his last trump card, and he never expected that the other party would even know this!
He remained silent, not daring to act rashly for his sister's safety. He could only make a phone call on the spot, ordering the people behind him to stop following. However, he still took the risk of leaving an opening:
"By the way, pick up Miss Xu from the manor in four hours and escort her back to Mushui City."
After saying that, he immediately hung up the phone.
The driver had obviously heard his extra instructions, but he wasn't angry; he just gave a cold snort.
It takes nearly two hours to drive from Yunyue Manor to the port, and about four hours round trip. They are currently in the car on their way. Four hours means that as soon as Lin Xingmian arrives, they must safely send Xu Zhiyu back. Otherwise, if the person secretly protecting her fails to pick her up after giving the order, it will inevitably alert Lin Shukai in a short time.
If they discover that the young master of the Lin family has disappeared, the Rong and Lin families will probably have to search the entire city.
This was the safest way Lin Xingmian could think of to protect her in such a short time!
His clenched fist never loosened.
Hopefully... I hope that the person behind the scenes is only targeting him, and can only target him!
...
Upon arriving at the port, Lin Xingmian was blindfolded. He obediently walked forward, which was fine at first, until after a few steps, the path began to sway and become slightly unsteady. He guessed he might have been taken to a ship, but nearly ten minutes had passed since he got off the vehicle, and he still hadn't reached his destination. Losing patience, he asked angrily:
"Why haven't they arrived yet? Where have you locked her up?"
However, the person who responded now was far less polite than the one before: "Shut up!"
In the darkness, he felt someone push him hard.
"You're already here and you still act like a young master? If you haven't had enough of being a young master in this life, then continue being one in the next!"
He staggered, feeling the light around him dim, and the damp, musty smell was the first thing he smelled.
Lin Xingmian was afraid that the person who brought him here would leave, so he reacted quickly, turned around and grabbed the clothes of the person who was pushing him from behind, and haphazardly tore off the blindfold. He felt dizzy for a moment, and then the dark scene and the face of a greasy, stubble-faced man gradually became clear in his eyes.
He said fearlessly, "Tell your boss to release Xu Zhiyu. If she doesn't show up at Yunyue Manor by 7:30 tonight, none of you will live."
Fearing that the other party might think he was just making threats and wouldn't believe him, he added, "My bodyguard will check if she's home by 7:30. I've already come as you said, so please let her go home immediately!"
Unexpectedly, the burly man grabbed Lin Xingmian by the neck with one hand and sneered, "Seven-thirty? By seven-thirty, the ship would have already left Shanghai. Even if your father had extraordinary abilities, let's see how he finds you on the sea!"
"Hahahaha... Does this young punk really think we're all as useless as the people on TV?"
With a forceful thud, Lin Xingmian was slammed against the wall with a loud "thud." He rolled uncontrollably on the ground, his throat discomfort causing him to cough incessantly.
The burly man looked at Young Master Lin's disheveled appearance with satisfaction and said, "The more you care about her and value her, the more energetic we brothers are when it comes to this chick! You really are a womanizer. We've been racking our brains trying to come up with a good way to kidnap you. We just tried our luck and got this girl here, but we didn't expect you to fall for it so easily? Hahaha... This is too easy. We're going to have a party on the ship tonight to celebrate. As for your little lover, she's probably being taken to get cleaned up and is waiting for us on our boss's bed by now... Hahaha..."
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