Chapter 311 Kidnapping
"Madam is in her room. I'll take you upstairs."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuechen immediately refused, saying, "No need, I can go up by myself."
After saying that, he walked straight upstairs to his room.
Jiang Ran was idly solving the nine-linked ring puzzle that Si Zuochen had given her to amuse her when a sudden knock came at the door. She quickly stopped what she was doing and said loudly, "Come in!"
Jiang Yuechen pushed open the door and entered. Jiang Ran was startled and quickly stood up, asking in surprise, "Brother, why are you here?"
After all, Jiang Yuechen has only visited the Si family a handful of times, and he almost never comes unless there is something important to discuss.
Seeing her confusion, Jiang Yuechen got straight to the point and stated his purpose directly.
"I heard that Si Yanxiao is currently seeking someone skilled in Gu poison? I happen to know someone who might be able to help."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's face lit up with surprise, and she exclaimed in astonishment, "You know any experts in this field?"
"Hmm." Jiang Yuechen nodded slightly and slowly explained, "The Jiang family has been friends for generations. They like to study strange and unusual methods like poison and venom. I heard they are quite famous in that circle."
Jiang Ran was overjoyed upon hearing his description. Although she was knowledgeable about everything in metaphysics, she was weak in the area of Gu poison.
If it weren't for that person's cleverness and the use of evil magic, I probably wouldn't have been able to do anything about it.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you to make the introduction!" Jiang Ran said quickly.
“No problem,” Jiang Yuechen replied directly.
After agreeing to notify each other by phone, Jiang Yuechen turned and left.
Jiang Ran lowered her eyes slightly and suddenly felt a rare ray of light rising in this gloomy place.
That afternoon, Jiang Yuechen replied, sending over the agreed time and place.
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The next morning, Jiang Ran got ready early and drove straight to her destination.
The destination was a laboratory. According to Jiang Yuechen, he was almost obsessed with this kind of research and was willing to invest a lot of his own money to study it.
As Jiang Ran approached, his men reached out to stop her, but were stopped by a man walking towards them: "Step back, this is my guest!"
"Yes." The two bowed slightly and then turned to leave.
Jiang Ran looked toward the source of the sound and saw a handsome middle-aged man walking quickly towards her. When he saw her, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise, "So...so much like her..."
Jiang Ran looked puzzled by his inexplicable words and asked in surprise, "Senior, what do you mean by resemblance?"
The man snapped back to reality, smiled slightly, and replied softly, "Just an old friend."
Then, his eyes flashed slightly, and he laughed out loud: "Who calls someone 'senior' at a time like this?"
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Shen Zhiyu. You can call me Uncle Shen, just like your brother does."
"Okay," Jiang Ran replied softly, then added, "Uncle Chen, my name is Jiang Ran."
"I've heard about it before." Shen Zhiyu's lips curled slightly, and then he said, "I've already heard from Yue Chen about your purpose for coming, but I still need you to tell me the details."
Then, the two walked side by side into the laboratory. Jiang Ran looked down and saw that the entire laboratory was different from medical research. Instead, it was full of strangeness and had a Western Regions feel to it.
The various containers were filled with strangely shaped insects. Shen Zhiyu noticed her looking around, chuckled softly, and explained, "These are the Gu worms I'm currently researching."
Hearing his explanation, Jiang Ran nodded repeatedly, indicating that she understood.
Then he spoke up to explain the symptoms he had observed. Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyu frowned slightly, and his expression gradually turned cold.
He then slowly shook his head and replied in a deep voice, "The situation you described is similar to Gu worms. I've seen a type of Gu worm that can indeed paralyze a person's consciousness, but from what you've said, it seems there's no worm in its physical form?" Jiang Ran lowered his eyes and thought carefully for a moment before replying definitively, "No."
"Then I'll have to go through the files carefully. As for the person you're looking for, I'll also try to find out more about them for you, and then..."
Before he could finish speaking, a sudden phone ring interrupted him. Jiang Ran looked apologetic and apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I..."
As he was about to hang up, Shen Zhiyu didn't seem to care and said softly, "It's okay, you can answer it."
Jiang Ran apologized, then turned and walked aside to answer the phone. Before she could speak, she heard Gu Nan's urgent voice from the receiver: "Achen and Alin are missing!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran was startled and quickly asked, "What's going on?!"
“They left early in the morning, but the school told us they didn’t go at all. Their phone was unreachable, and the GPS tracking system couldn’t detect them.”
Her words were filled with anxiety. Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's gaze suddenly darkened, and she replied in a low voice, "I'll be right there."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
When Shen Zhiyu noticed that her expression suddenly turned very unpleasant after she answered the phone, he raised an eyebrow and asked in surprise, "What happened?"
Jiang Ran's expression darkened slightly, and she replied in a low voice, "Uncle Chen, I'm sorry, something has suddenly happened at my home, and I need to go back urgently to deal with it."
"Okay, it's alright, go quickly." Shen Zhiyu said quickly when he saw the anxiety on her face.
"Then I'll have to trouble you to take care of things here." Jiang Ran said before leaving.
Shen Zhiyu replied directly, "It's alright, I'll let you know as soon as I have any leads."
"Okay, thank you." Jiang Ran replied in a deep voice, then turned and left.
Shen Zhiyu looked down at her hurried figure, and the image of her in front of him instantly overlapped with the person in his memory. His eyes were filled with ambiguous emotions and memories.
Jiang Ran stepped on the gas and sped away. When she returned to the villa, the area outside was already full of cars, which clearly alerted Si Yanxiao.
As I strode into the main hall, I saw a group of bodyguards sitting around a dining table, each with a computer in front of them, clearly reviewing surveillance footage.
Si Yanxiao sat in the main seat, his eyes slightly sharp and his face full of coldness. His expression softened a little when he saw Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran walked quickly closer and asked in a low voice, "How is it?"
Si Yanxiao slowly shook his head and replied in a deep voice, "Without any clues, the two of them have simply disappeared without a trace."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran's gaze suddenly darkened, because this was not the first time they had encountered such a situation. Last time, it almost cost Si Youlin his life, and even forced the power of the Azure Dragon and White Tiger to appear and protect him.
Moreover, the poison incident has just occurred, and there's no guarantee that the person who suffered the backlash might become desperate and harm the child!
Thinking of this, a sense of anxiety flashed through Jiang Ran's heart. She glanced around and then said in a deep voice, "Then you should deal with the obvious clues first."
Jiang Ran's words were veiled, but Si Yanxiao instantly understood the implication and replied in a low voice, "Okay, go ahead."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Ran quickly walked upstairs.
She drew a handwritten talisman, then burned Si Zuochen's personal clothing. Just as she was waiting for the guide to appear, a sudden knocking sound came from outside the door. Jiang Ran quickly walked over and opened the door.
Gu Nan stood outside the door and said urgently, "The kidnappers called, but Ayan is trying to negotiate with them."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran only glanced at the location where the talisman had appeared before rushing downstairs, with Gu Nan following closely behind.
As soon as they got downstairs, they saw the bodyguards looking solemn and ready to go. Apart from the voices of Si Yanxiao and the kidnappers, they could not hear anything else.
The kidnappers had clearly used a voice changer; a hoarse male voice chuckled coldly before asking directly, "Are the two young masters of the Si family not even worth two hundred million?"
Si Yanxiao's eyes darkened, and he replied coldly, "Two hundred million is naturally no problem, but how can I be sure they are in your hands if you're just making empty promises?"
Jiang Ran's gaze darkened slightly, her lips tightened, and a coldness flashed across her face.
Two hundred million?
Those people are really daring to ask for such an exorbitant price. Even listed companies might not have an annual profit of 200 million, yet they dare to shamelessly offer such a price.
Jiang Ran finished her thoughts, her eyes flashed slightly, and then she took out her phone, typed a line of text on it, walked up to Si Yanxiao, and handed him the phone.
Si Yanxiao glanced down and saw that the document stated she had found the location of the two children, and now all he needed to do was stall for time.
Upon seeing this, Si Yanxiao immediately understood and nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.
Then Fu discussed the details with the kidnappers. The kidnappers had no choice but to send a video to ensure that the person was in their hands.
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