Night had fallen, and the air was filled with the humid heat characteristic of Jiangzhou.
The taxi was filled with a strong smell of smoke, almost nauseating.
"This is robbery!"
Taking the opportunity to speak, Lu Yi looked around the entire carriage, making sure that only he and the driver were there, and his eyes gradually narrowed into slits.
The driver's eyes were filled with panic, and he pushed the knife in an inch further, stabbing Lu Yi's skin painfully.
"Stop talking nonsense and give me your phone!"
Lu Yi took his phone out of his pants pocket and tossed it onto his lap.
The driver picked it up and looked at the screen.
"If you behave, at least you can save your life. I'm just a gofer. Business is bad, and I have money to pay for my family... If you want to blame someone, blame yourself!"
It's his own fault... It's his own fault again!
Lu Yi had heard that sentence enough!
Just then, a phone rang. Seeing that Lu Yi showed no sign of resistance, the driver relaxed his guard and pressed the answer button.
"Why are you dawdling? I've been waiting for you for an hour. Do you still want your money?"
"Yes, yes, yes! My child is waiting for surgery. Even if you want my arm, I'll cut it off and send it to you!"
"Stop talking nonsense, where is he?!"
"He's in the car. Do you want to talk to him?"
Gu Huainan: ? ? ?
What kind of people did that greenhorn idiot Lu Han find?!
Gu Huainan angrily slammed the phone against the wall and kicked a stool away.
With a dark expression, he instructed the two men behind him, "When you go to pick them up, remember to make sure the driver keeps his mouth shut!"
The call was abruptly disconnected, and the driver felt a pang of guilt.
He had only received a small portion of the money, which was still far from enough to cover the surgery costs. What would be the point of risking being questioned by the authorities if Gu Huainan went back on his word?
The knife had already left Lu Yi's body. The driver gripped the steering wheel nervously, nearly scraping other cars several times.
Lu Yi acted decisively, grabbing the driver's wrist. By the time the driver reacted, the fear brought by the dagger had already spread throughout his body.
"What...what do you want to do? My car has an alarm, don't you dare do anything!"
Lu Yi curled his lip in disdain and took back his phone.
Stop talking nonsense!
The driver nervously glanced at him, "Brother Lu, I didn't want to do this either, but I desperately need the money to save my life, I...I..."
"Drive the car properly, and I'll ask you questions, you answer them, understand?"
As long as he's not a desperate criminal, Lu Yi has nothing to worry about.
Who made the call?
"I don't know his name, I only know that he wanted to see you."
"How much money will we make from this job?"
"Eight thousand...no, no, no, just take me there, then give me another ten thousand, please, don't kill me!"
How many times have you done it?
Just this once, really!
"Was the person who called you the same one who just called?"
"no……"
"You answered very well. I've recorded it all. Now, please give me your phone number."
"****...Brother Lu, please don't call the police! If you do, the child will be beyond saving!"
The driver's face turned pale, and he was on the verge of tears.
Lu Yi stared at him for a few moments, examining him closely. "How much more is needed for the surgery?"
"ah?"
"I'm asking you about the cost of the child's surgery."
The driver didn't understand what he was going to do, and said tremblingly, "If they give me ten thousand, then I'll only be twelve thousand short."
Fearing he wouldn't believe him, the driver hurriedly added.
"That's what the People's Hospital said. I'm not joking about this. If you let me off the hook, I'll let you off the hook too. Let's pretend nothing happened, okay?"
Lu Yi put away the dagger and threw it at his feet with a clatter.
I crossed my arms and looked out the window at the increasingly unfamiliar street scene.
"If I manage to get out of here alive, I'll make up the 12,000 for you, but I have one condition."
"When I deliver the money to you, you must let me see the person who initially approached you, otherwise..."
He waved his phone.
"This is enough to get you in jail!"
The driver nervously swallowed. "What if you're lying to me?"
Lu Yi smiled.
"I'm lying to you? If I didn't go to the hospital, it means I'm dead. You should be glad that I'm dead and will keep this secret for you forever."
The driver's pupils dilated, staring at Lu Yi's profile with the look of someone looking at a freak.
"As long as I can still send you money, what reason do you think I have to let the person who harmed me go?"
Lu Yi looked at him with a smile, and the driver was so shocked that he was speechless.
He seems to have gotten himself into trouble, and it's a big problem!
But what else can I do if I don't trust Lu Yi for my son's surgery?
"Tomorrow...at noon, I will try to get that person to come to the vicinity of the hospital. Brother Lu, we are extremely grateful for your kindness!"
Lu Yi raised his hand.
"Hey, hey, hey, you're speaking too soon! If you don't see me tomorrow, you know what to do, right?"
The driver was completely bewildered. "You want me to turn myself in?"
Seeing that he hadn't even left himself a way out, Lu Yi simply said, "You'd better hope I come back alive!"
As soon as the driver stopped the car, a burly man opened the door and dragged Lu Yi out of the vehicle.
Another person was leaning against the driver's window, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, talking to him. The driver could only be seen nodding like a chicken pecking at rice.
Suddenly everything went black, and a black sack was put over Lu Yi's head.
The two men carried him around in a winding path for about ten minutes before finally pressing him into a chair.
"You have connections at the police station, huh?"
Before Lu Yi's eyes could adjust to the sudden light, a heavy punch slammed into his chest.
Lu Yi almost fainted from the shock.
"I heard you've trained before, and you're pretty good at it. I need a punching bag like you!"
The burly man kicked Lu Yi and his chair to the ground with a thud.
Lu Yi felt as if his abdomen was churning and his internal organs were about to explode, and cold sweat poured down his forehead from the pain.
"Tell me! Where is Lu Xiaoman?"
Hehe, it's Lu Xiaoman again!
"Damn it, I don't even know if Lu Xiaoman is a human or a ghost, or a man or a woman!"
Lu Yi spat a mouthful of bloody water on his face, then lay on his side on the ground and laughed wildly.
"Gu Huainan, I thought you were a bit better than that stupid, pig-like young master of the Lu family. I never imagined you'd become his plaything!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Huainan, who was standing outside the window, felt his blood run cold.
I didn't expect him to be so stubborn.
To his surprise, he guessed that it was he who wanted to see him.
The two burly men were also a bit bewildered, standing helplessly to one side, waiting for Gu Huainan's instructions.
The next moment, Lu Yi was roughly helped up and sat back down in his chair.
Lu Yi chuckled lightly, "Gu Huainan, do you know why Lin Xiaoya won't agree to date you?"
No one answered from outside the window.
The two burly men glared at Lu Yi fiercely a few times before retreating one after the other.
Lu Yi slowly turned his head to look at the door.
"Because you're stupid, so stupid that even she can't stand it!"
The figure on the ground suddenly blurred as Gu Huainan lunged forward, his hand raised high...
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