After sending the text message, Du Yong got up, went to the corner, and kicked Shu Yi, who was lying on the ground.
Seeing that she still showed no signs of waking up, he hardened his heart, picked up a bottle of water, and splashed it on her face.
The temperature dropped sharply at night, and the cold water further stimulated Shu Yi, who finally slowly opened her eyes.
Only when her blurred vision cleared did Shu Yi realize that she was in an abandoned building.
The biting cold air entered the room through the window frames without glass. The surroundings were empty, littered with construction debris, and the environment was dirty and chaotic. Only a bonfire provided a faint light and warmth to the surroundings.
After carefully recalling what happened before I lost consciousness, the alley where I heard the dog barking flashed through my mind.
The aftereffects of being drugged struck her suddenly; her head throbbed with pain. She forced herself to endure it and asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you want money or revenge?"
"Don't be afraid, beautiful lady." The fourth brother, Du Qiang, followed his eldest brother to her side and said with a sly smile, "We're just doing this for money. We don't want to kidnap you. We're just following orders."
The two men in front of them looked similar, one strong and the other thin, while there were two others behind them.
One of them had his back to her so she couldn't see his expression, while the other gave her a sinister look.
After listening to Du Qiang's words with a frown, I thought it was a kidnapping for money, but I didn't expect there was a mastermind behind it all.
After looking around, Shu Yi had a sudden idea and calmly replied, "In that case, could I have some water? My throat is very dry and my head hurts."
Upon hearing this, Du Yong was about to bring the half-empty water bottle to her lips when Du Qiang, who was completely captivated by Shu Yi's beauty, slapped it away.
"Brother, she's a pampered young lady, bring her a new bottle!"
Seeing Du Yong obediently turn and leave, Shu Yi smiled at Du Qiang: "Thank you."
"Don't be shy, beautiful women like you deserve special treatment."
As he spoke, Du Qiang stretched out his palm, eager to get close to her face.
"I never thought I'd be able to get so close to the young lady in my lifetime. If I told my buddies in prison, I doubt they'd believe me."
Skillfully dodging the black claws filled with mud under her fingernails, Shu Yi deliberately frowned and continued to use her beauty to her advantage.
"But my wrist hurts so much, you've tightened it a little, could you loosen it a bit?"
He was a lecherous man.
Du Qiang was no match for the allure of a seductive woman.
Just as he was about to loosen the bindings on the pair of delicate, boneless, fair wrists in front of him, Du Meng, who had heard the commotion of the two untying, kicked them aside.
glaring fiercely at Shu Yi, Du Meng kicked his younger brother again: "Idiot! Never seen a woman before?! Get out of here!"
"Why did you kick me!" Du Qiang shouted defiantly.
"Why untie her? What if she runs away? Will you give us money?" Du Meng retorted.
Noticing that Du Yong, who had gone to the car to get water, was about to return to the building, Du Gang quickly stepped forward and pulled the two apart.
"You two stop arguing. Your brother is already upset. If you keep arguing, he'll lose his temper again."
The three of them addressed each other as brothers throughout their conversation.
Previously, they were too far away, but now they can observe the three people up close.
Looking at the somewhat similar facial features of the three men, Shu Yi judged that the four men must be brothers.
When Du Yong returned to the building, he found the three arguing again. He stepped forward with a dark expression, pulled a wooden stick from the fire, and was about to hit each of them when a clear female voice suddenly rang in his ear.
"You want money, don't you? I can give you any amount you want."
Du Yong turned to look at Shu Yi, said nothing, and simply took a piece of rag and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Why are you gagging her!" Du Qiang exclaimed again.
"That woman's eyes keep darting around; she's definitely trying to find a way to leave. Are we going to just shut her up and let you, you idiot, get fooled by her?" Du Meng rolled his eyes in exasperation.
"you--"
Du Qiang was interrupted by Du Yong's action before he could finish speaking.
When the four brothers were young, their parents died one after another due to illness. They were not welcomed by their relatives, and no one was willing to adopt them. The four brothers had to live on the charity of others.
With the mindset of an elder brother who treats his younger brothers like fathers, he always put his three younger brothers first when it came to food, from childhood to adulthood.
Even when Du Yong was so hungry that his stomach was practically sticking to his back, he would only tighten his belt and share some of the little food he had left with his younger brother.
As they grew up, the four of them, lacking both skills and education but possessing great strength, were unwilling to put in the effort in order to survive.
Ultimately, they went astray and could only commit crimes. Morally, they were riddled with flaws, but in terms of family ties, the four of them were united and worked together.
He gestured for Du Gang to pull the two of them to sit down in front of the fire. Du Yong didn't say anything more. After tearing the rag out of Shu Yi's mouth, he held the water bottle in his hand to her mouth.
"Young lady, please don't blame us. We were just following orders."
After patiently waiting for Shuyi to finish drinking, Du Yong screwed the bottle cap back on.
"Don't worry, we won't hurt you. Once we get the remaining money, we'll hand you over to them and then leave."
Having grasped the key point of the conversation, Shu Yi calmly responded.
"Since all you want is money, I can give it to you. How much do you want? I'll have someone deliver it to you right now, all I have to do is make a phone call."
"Why should we believe you?" Du Yong retorted coldly.
“I am Shu Yi, the second young lady of the Shu family. If you don’t believe me, just go online and take a look. My husband is Zhang Youye. You must know the Zhang family, right? As long as you let me go, you will definitely get the money.”
"Your husband? Are you and Zhang Youye already married?" Du Yong asked, somewhat surprised.
“Yes, we’ve already registered our marriage, but not many people know about it.” As she spoke, Shu Yi once again solemnly assured me, “Believe me, as long as you release me, you will definitely get the money.”
She didn't know if the other person simply refused to believe her or was trying to discern the truth in her words.
Seeing that he remained silent, just as Shu Yi was about to open her mouth again, her mouth was stuffed with a rag by Du Yong.
Du Yong got up and sat down in front of the fire. He took out his phone, but the other party had not yet replied to his message.
Seeing that it was already 7:30, and that he would be too late if he waited any longer, he sent another message to the other party.
Still playing dead?
[Do you even know that Zhang Youye and Shu Yi have already registered their marriage? They're husband and wife! It's not the second young lady of the Shu family who's been kidnapped, it's his wife who's been kidnapped by me!]
Are you fucking messing with us? Fuck you!
【Let me tell you! If Zhang Youye catches you, I'll definitely betray you! We'll all die together! We four brothers have only one worthless life! If you're afraid of dying, hurry up and transfer the rest of the money! Clean up the rest of the mess yourself!】
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