33 Escape
◎Lu Jinnian passed away◎
"Just keep talking, don't be afraid." Lu Lin's voice was slightly tense.
Bai Xia was about to say something when her cell phone suddenly lost signal. Someone must have been jamming the signal. She turned around and saw that the car behind her was already catching up.
Until she heard a loud "bang" in her ears, she lowered her head and hugged her head, only to see the glass blanket pierced by the bullet. It was obvious that the other party was forcing her to stop the car.
Fortunately, the car had intelligent driving, so she could only lower her head and hold the steering wheel, but the car behind her suddenly stretched out a hand and pointed it directly in her direction.
It seemed as if if she didn't stop the car, she would be hit on the head next time.
She couldn't risk her life to withstand someone else's shooting accuracy.
Bai Xia glanced at the hillside in front of him, gritted his teeth and suddenly braked the car to the ground.
The car behind her also surrounded her in an instant, and several big men got out of the car. Only two of them had guns in their hands, and they pointed them at the front car window without saying a word.
Bai Xia opened the car door, then raised his hand and walked out.
A big man immediately took out a cell phone and car keys from the car, then threw the cell phone on the ground and crushed it.
"Boss, we've caught up with them!"
A big man picked up his cell phone and dialed a number. He heard the voice inside and then turned back to look at Bai Xia.
"I'll give you 100 million. You can transfer the money now." She glanced at the five people in front and behind.
Hearing this, two big men seemed to be a little moved and looked at each other. It seemed that they heard that this girl's family was quite rich. If she could come up with 100 million now, it would be much more profitable than them doing a single job.
"Stop the tricks!"
The leading man pointed a gun at her head and signaled the other two to tie her up immediately to avoid any more accidents.
"What if she really gives 100 million?" The big man on the left seemed tempted.
The purpose of this business is to make money. Reputation is nothing. At worst, you can just change your name and continue doing it.
"Yes, if she can't come up with it, we won't lose anything." Another one agreed.
Could it be that they, with just a few people, couldn't even take care of a little girl?
Hearing this, the leading man thought for a moment, looked the girl up and down, then took out a cell phone from his pocket and handed it to her, "Don't play tricks, or I'll take your life right now!"
The other two also took a step back, but did not tie her up immediately. Instead, they kept an eye on the movements around them.
Bai Xia took the phone and looked around. In the afternoon, there was no one on the mountain road, and the bottom of the hillside was nowhere to be seen. All he could hear was the water flowing.
"This phone has no signal." She looked innocent.
One of the big men immediately went to the car behind and turned off the signal jammer, then pointed the gun at her head, as if the bullet would pierce her forehead if she made any unusual movement.
Bai Xia pressed a few buttons on the phone, then handed it to the big man, "Just enter your account number."
Seeing this, several people's eyes lit up. They didn't expect that this little girl could really come up with 100 million. But even so, they still had to catch the person back. After all, they had promised the employer, and how the other party dealt with it at that time was none of their business.
When one of the men with a gun took the phone, Bai Xia turned sideways and kicked the gun out of the man behind him. At this time, the man in front suddenly reacted and pulled the trigger at the girl's shoulder.
The bullet pierced through her arm, and the intense pain made Bai Xia gasp, but she still turned around and kicked the gun out of the other person's hand with a side kick. They only had two guns, so maybe they could still take a gamble.
At this time, an electric baton came towards her. She immediately locked the other's arm and punched the big man in the temple.
"Damn!"
Another big man cursed and swung an electric baton. Bai Xia kicked him in the abdomen with her leg, but the size difference was too big. Not only did the man not retreat, but his fist brushed past her ear and the electric baton came down.
Bai Xia stretched out her hand to hold the other person's arm, and kicked him away with a knee kick. While the other two went to pick up the gun, she slid down the hillside without saying a word.
Seeing the girl disappear into the woods, the men couldn't help but curse and spit on the ground. "This little girl is actually playing tricks! I should have known not to listen to her nonsense!"
"I told you that you can't trust her. Would a normal person be so calm when faced with a kidnapping? Use your brains and think about it, you idiots!" The leading man looked at them with a gloomy expression.
The latter all looked helpless, "Who knew this little girl was so good at fighting? Damn, no wonder she doesn't even have a bodyguard even though she's so rich!"
"What nonsense are you talking about! Even if he's dead, we'll fish his body out!"
The leading man was too lazy to talk to them. Without saying a word, he took a rope from the car, tied it to the car seat, wrapped the other end around himself, and then slid down the hillside.
The police station was bustling with activity. Lu Lin sat inside, watching the chief making phone calls to dispatch personnel. The man's fingers were clenched tightly, his cold, three-dimensional features tense.
Assistant Xu also hurried to comfort him, "Don't worry, at least the lady sent us her location, so she shouldn't be too far away."
Lu Shuo closed his eyes, his breathing sometimes rapid and sometimes slow, but the blue veins on the back of his hands still betrayed his inner anxiety and impatience.
At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Bai Ruanwen and Song Xun walked in with anxious expressions. Assistant Xu hurried forward to explain the current situation.
"The young lady was kidnapped along with her car after leaving the Song family. There is no trace of the driver now, but the young lady spoke to the president on the phone before, and the situation is not optimistic. Fortunately, there is the location provided by Miss Bai." Assistant Xu frowned.
Lu Lin stared at Song Xun coldly, "Your Song family really knows how to employ people."
Bai Ruanwen stood between the two of them, his voice choked with sobs, "Xia Xia's safety is the most important thing now."
Before her daughter took off her watch, she discussed putting a positioning device in her daughter's hairband. The moment her daughter lost contact, she also called Lu Lin. Fortunately, the positioning is still there.
"This area is a suburb. There used to be several chemical plants here, so there are relatively few people living nearby. Miss Bai should be in the Guanglingpo area, so searching for her will probably take some time." The director looked serious.
Song Xun thought for a moment and said, "We can use drones to search. Our company's new products currently have technical support in this area."
"That's great. After all, the equipment in our bureau is limited. When we deploy them all, we can deter the kidnappers." The director said in a serious voice.
Song Xun didn't hesitate and immediately took out his cell phone to make a call.
The atmosphere in the office was tense. Bai Ruanwen's eyes were red. She turned around and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Then she looked at Lu Lin again, "Xia Xia will be fine."
She didn't know whether she was comforting others or herself. She couldn't imagine how she would face it if something happened to her daughter.
Lu Lin looked at the woman with complicated eyes, but ultimately said nothing.
He lost his mother, he lost his lover, and he must not lose his daughter again.
Until Song Xun walked in, embraced Bai Ruanwen, whose eyes were red, and looked at Lu Lin, who was tense. Then he stepped forward and put a hand on his shoulder, "I'm sorry, I didn't take good care of Xia Xia. Uncle Li has been with my father for twenty years, and we never thought he would do such a thing. It was my inconsiderateness that led to this."
He also wanted to punch himself. If he could solve all the problems, Xia Xia wouldn't have to offend so many people. He felt sorry for Xia Xia and Lu Lin.
"Sorry?" Lu Lin suddenly smiled.
Suddenly, he punched Song Xun in the nose. He grabbed the man's collar with one hand and pressed him against the wall, his eyes bloodshot. "She trusts you so much. She usually doesn't even take my car, but is willing to take your Song family's car. Is this how you treat my daughter? Why don't you just die!"
Bai Ruanwen closed her eyes and turned to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes. The director quickly stepped forward to separate them. "Mr. Lu, calm down. Don't be impulsive. We will definitely find Miss Bai. Impulsiveness won't solve any problems."
Song Xun's eyes gradually turned red. He grabbed Lu Lin's arm and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry."
Lu Lin let him go, then walked to the window and stared at the vehicles moving outside. He couldn't imagine what a girl would encounter after being kidnapped. He couldn't even protect his daughter.
Assistant Xu answered the call immediately when his phone vibrated. However, his expression changed when he heard the news. He hurried to Lu Lin's side and said, "The chairman heard from somewhere that the young lady had been kidnapped and had a sudden heart attack. She has been sent to the hospital."
Lu Lin paused, glanced at Song Xun coldly, and walked out of the room without saying a word.
The river water was very cold, the sky was gradually getting dark, and the vegetation was lush all around. After Bai Xia climbed ashore, he rested for another minute. Knowing that those people would definitely catch up with him, he could only keep moving forward while covering his bleeding shoulder.
Being in a wealthy family is so dangerous. After all, hundreds of billions of dollars are involved. To those people, a life is nothing. It was her own carelessness. She had been cautious for so many years, but in the end, she fell into trouble because of a moment of negligence. Facts have proved that one should never have any luck mentality.
The driver must have tampered with her car while she was eating, forcing her to take the Song family's car back. So if they wanted to arrest Song Qiming, they had to get the driver's confession.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Bai Xia felt increasingly dizzy, a sign of excessive blood loss.
But she still gritted her teeth and continued to move forward. There was a positioning device in her hairband, and the heroine would definitely be able to find herself.
Until two drones suddenly flew over the sky, Bai Xia almost thought it was an illusion. Isn't this the company's new product?
The drone seemed to pause in the air, and at this moment a sound was heard from behind.
“There!”
There were rustling footsteps coming from behind, and Bai Xia could only run forward quickly with the help of a wooden stick.
With a "bang", the bullet hit her feet and Bai Xia was forced to stop. The footsteps behind her were getting closer and closer.
He saw two figures chasing him quickly from behind. It seemed that there were only these two people, and they only had one gun in their hands. Judging from the situation, they would not really kill him unless they had no other choice.
"This little girl can really run, it's fucking weird!"
A big man cursed and took out a pistol from his waist, then walked up to the girl and pointed it at her without saying a word.
"Run! Why don't you keep running? How dare you lie to me!" The big man was so angry that he put a gun to her forehead.
The other person also took out a rope to tie her hands. He was sweating profusely after chasing her all the way, and was afraid of another accident, so he raised his hand and wanted to knock her out with a knife.
Bai Xia raised her elbow and hit him hard on the nose, kicked the pistol away with her leg, turned around and kicked him in the neck. However, she was severely exhausted, and the big man just took a few steps back and was about to pick up the gun.
"The boss wants to catch him alive!"
The other man gave a warning and suddenly hit Bai Xia's wound with a straight punch. The latter hissed and his face turned pale, and then he was knocked to the ground by another punch.
The pain from the wound went straight to the top of her head. Bai Xia's face turned pale. She saw an arm reaching out. She suddenly locked the other's arm with both hands, crossed her left leg across the big man's neck, and suddenly knocked him to the ground.
As the armbar was formed, the sound of an arm breaking was heard, and a cry of pain that resounded through the sky came out of the big man's mouth.
"Damn!"
The other big man picked up the gun and pointed it at the girl's abdomen without saying a word. The sound of a gunshot rang out in the sky.
Bai Xia was stunned, his heart still beating wildly. He turned around and saw a team of fully armed police officers running towards him. There was a helicopter flying in the sky.
The big man with the gun was hit in the head and fell straight to the ground, and the big man whose arm she had removed was also stunned and looked around in fear.
"Miss Bai!"
The leading policeman quickly took off his coat and put it on the soaked girl. The big man on the ground was instantly pinned down and handcuffed.
The police looked at the gun on the ground in disbelief. The two kidnappers still had guns in their hands, and this Miss Bai could actually break a man's arm. No one would believe it if they told others about it.
Bai Xia no longer had the strength to speak and could only let the police carry her onto a stretcher. When they reached the main road, she saw many police cars parked around her, as well as a large number of drones.
"Xia Xia!"
Bai Ruanwen pushed open the car door and ran towards her daughter crying. It was not until she saw her daughter's pale face and the bloody hole on her shoulder that she felt she couldn't breathe.
"It's okay, I'm not hurt."
Bai Xia lay on the stretcher and reached out to hold her mother's arm. "I knew Mom would find me."
During the time she was missing, the heroine must have been the most worried. They were just a little bit away from being separated forever, but perhaps she still had a little bit of luck.
Bai Ruanwen couldn't help herself any longer and leaned over to hug her daughter, "I'm sorry, Xia Xia, it's my fault that I didn't protect you well."
"It's fine."
Bai Xia reached out to wipe away the tears from her face. Perhaps because he was too tired, his vision finally became blurred.
"Xia Xia!"
"Miss Bai needs to stop the bleeding. The situation is not optimistic."
Tonight, a large number of police cars are traveling through the city center. Social reporters have begun to ask the police, but the police have not disclosed any case details.
Bai Xia didn't know how long she had slept. When she woke up, she saw someone sitting beside the bed, wiping her hands with a hot towel. It seemed that he had been crying for a long time, and his eyes were red and swollen.
"Xia Xia?"
Seeing his daughter open her eyes, Bai Ruanwen couldn't help but stand up and pressed the bell immediately.
As the doctors and nurses came in and examined him, Bai Xia understood that he had lost too much blood and needed to rest well, and absolutely could not do any strenuous exercise.
As the saying goes, "If you don't plan for the future, you will have immediate worries." Fortunately, she actively exercises, otherwise she might be captured and killed.
It is really a blessing in disguise. It is true that people must never have any luck mentality, and the most important thing is not to sit in anyone else's car.
Song Xun stood at the door, looking at the girl on the hospital bed and feeling extremely guilty.
"Uncle Song?" Bai Xia also noticed the person at the door.
Bai Ruanwen brought the porridge and fed her daughter spoonful by spoonful, but when she saw her daughter's pale face, her heart ached uncontrollably.
Song Xun approached the bed, his eyes full of self-blame. "The driver has been found, and he admitted that it was Song Qiming who ordered it. Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you."
At this point, his eyes welled up with tears. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for not screening the people around me well. Otherwise, I wouldn't have..."
The moment he heard Lu Lin's words, he felt that he deserved to die. Xia Xia believed in him so much, even more than his biological father, but he was indecisive and let Xia Xia fall into such a mess. If he could have dealt with the company's parasites earlier, Xia Xia would not have been in trouble.
"I'm sorry, if I could be as decisive as your father, you wouldn't..." His face was full of guilt.
Bai Xia smiled and grabbed his arm. "Everyone has their own personality. Uncle Song is already very good. You can't turn your back on him just because of me. To Grandpa Song, he's his own brother who has been through thick and thin with him. It's normal for him to feel sorry for him. You don't have to feel sorry for me."
There is no perfect person in the world. Instead of being strict with others, it is better to focus on yourself. It’s like she no longer cares about the male protagonist. As long as he abides by the law, he can be arrogant, but he just needs to not treat his employees harshly.
"The police have already gone to arrest them, as well as the shareholders involved. I will definitely not let them go this time!" Song Xun grabbed the girl's wrist with a burning gaze.
Bai Xia smiled, then opened her mouth and swallowed the porridge her mother fed her, until she noticed a figure swaying at the door, and she looked at the heroine again.
The latter seemed to be hesitant to speak, "Your great-grandfather had a heart attack when he heard you were kidnapped, and he's still in the intensive care unit."
Bai Xia's face changed, and he suddenly sat up, holding his shoulder. He forced Song Xun to bring a wheelchair over, saying that as long as he didn't move, there should be no problem.
After leaving the ward, she found that it was Lu Shuo who was walking outside, holding a box of cake in his hand. It was the one she usually liked to eat.
"you……"
Lu Shuo looked at the girl and seemed to be hesitant to speak. He said that inheriting the family business was not that easy. If he were kidnapped, he would not be able to run away for so long.
He had heard that Bai Xia had run from the factory to the mountains alone, and those people had guns in their hands. He really had to admire them.
"Are you crying?" Bai Xia glanced at the red corners of his eyes.
I didn't realize this guy is so emotional.
Lu Shuo frowned, then turned his head away, "Grandpa is still trying to save me, so why shouldn't I be sad?"
He didn't know whether he was worried about his grandfather or Bai Xia, probably both. Although his grandfather and Bai Xia usually scolded him the most, he also knew that they were truly doing it for his own good. Otherwise, Bai Xia could have ignored him, but she still tutored him all these years.
"How did great-grandfather know that?" Bai Xia looked solemn.
Lu Shuo walked in front and pressed the elevator button. "Grandpa has his own information channels. How could he hide it from him? I didn't know it yet, but Grandpa already knew it. Fortunately, the housekeeper sent him to the hospital in time."
He was stunned when he heard that Bai Xia was kidnapped, and before he could react, something happened to his grandfather.
When Bai Xia arrived at the third floor, there were many people sitting outside the intensive care unit. Yao Yun was comforting Lu Qihui, whose eyes were red. Lu Lin was nowhere to be seen. When he asked, he found out that he was inside changing into isolation suits.
"Xia Xia!"
When Lu Qihui saw the girl in the wheelchair, he immediately turned pale with fright. Both his granddaughter and father had been in trouble, so his mind was still in a mess.
"I'm fine, I just lost too much blood and can't move." Bai Xia explained, then walked to the door and looked at the old man inside through the glass.
He had many instruments plugged into his body. Lu Lin was sitting next to him, with his head down and his expression unclear. No one knew what they were talking about.
"After I leave, you can separate the family."
The old man lay there sighing almost inaudibly, "Out of sight, out of mind. This will prevent you and your father from becoming enemies. I was wrong to think that by bringing you together, you would all become a family sooner or later."
The sound of instruments beeping filled Lu Lin's ears. He lowered his eyes, making it impossible to see his emotions. After a long pause, he finally spoke, "I understand."
Looking at his grandson beside him, Lu Jinnian slowly stretched out his withered hand. "Your father doesn't care about anything. You've been forced to endure so much since you were a child. I'm also at fault. If you want to blame someone, blame me. From now on, you must take good care of Xia Xia, respect her ideas, and don't force her to do things she doesn't like."
Lu Lin paused for a moment, but he still held the withered hand, but said nothing.
"I don't know if I can see Xia Xia for the last time. You have to let it go. There are all kinds of women in the world. There is no need to be stubborn." Lu Jinnian's voice became weaker and weaker.
"Great grandfather!"
The door of the intensive care unit suddenly opened, and Bai Xia walked in wearing an isolation suit. Lu Lin suddenly raised his head and saw his daughter's pale face. He immediately went over to support her thin arm.
He went to see his daughter in the hospital bed, but she didn't wake up, and the old man had issued a critical illness notice.
"Xia Xia..."
Lu Jinnian's originally dim eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly stretched out his hand towards him, "Xia Xia...does it hurt..."
“It doesn’t hurt!”
Bai Xia squatted down and held the old man's hand. Unable to hold back any longer, she lowered her head and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "I'm sorry for making you worry."
The old man raised his hand with difficulty and stroked the girl's head. "Grandpa has lived for many more years and earned a lot. You are already an adult. You must take good care of yourself and your father in the future. He can't be left without someone to take care of him..."
"Great grandfather!"
Bai Xia tightly grasped the old man's wrist. Seeing the old man close his eyes, she quickly looked towards the door, "Doctor! Doctor!"
As the doctors and nurses filed in, Lu Lin helped his daughter to the side and closed his eyes to hide the emotions surging in his eyes.
"Chairman Lu no longer has any vital signs. My condolences!" The doctor sighed.
Bai Xia raised her hand to wipe away her tears. She knew that Lu Jinnian didn't want to suffer. He had said that he wanted to leave in a conscious state, rather than being a vegetative patient with vital signs who had to be rescued again and again.
But if it weren't for her accident, maybe the other party could have held on for another two years.
"It has nothing to do with you. Go back and rest." Lu Lin patted her arm.
Bai Xia didn't say anything until she walked out of the intensive care unit, then sat in the wheelchair again and let Bai Ruanwen push her back to the ward.
Hearing the news, Lu Qihui couldn't help but wipe away his tears. Yao Yun kept comforting him, while Lu Shuo sat there with his hands covering his face.
Although he had received many critical illness notices before, Lu Jinnian had always survived. But this time everyone realized that he was almost a hundred years old.
"Don't be sad, your great-grandfather will definitely be watching you in heaven. Only when you are well will your great-grandfather be at ease." Bai Ruanwen comforted softly.
Bai Xia raised her hand to wipe away her tears, "I know."
She had obviously made many preparations, but it was not until this moment that she realized it was not so easy to let go.
It seems that everyone loves this child in the group pet article, but it is also a test for her. She watches the people around her leave one by one, but she can only get used to the disappearance of life.
"Mom will always be with you." Bai Ruanwen raised her hand and gently touched her daughter's head.
She seems to be more dependent on her daughter than on her daughter being with her.
Bai Xia turned around and smiled at her, "I will always be with Mom."
Their eyes met, Bai Ruanwen raised the corner of his mouth, and then pushed her back to the ward.
Bai Xia fell asleep again on the hospital bed. She did not dream of Lu Jinnian. Perhaps he had said everything he needed to say. When she woke up, she did not see her mother, but someone sitting next to her.
The man seemed to have not rested for a whole day and night. He lowered his head and his shirt was slightly wrinkled. His cold and three-dimensional face showed a bit of fatigue, no longer his usual cold and arrogant expression.
He opened his eyes when there was the slightest movement on the bed. When their eyes met, Lu Lin rubbed his forehead with his hand, then stared at her shoulder, "Does it hurt?"
Bai Xia frowned, "...What do you think?"
Who wouldn't feel pain after being shot and bleeding so much?
Lu Lin didn't say anything, his expression gradually became obscure and difficult to understand, with a sense of guilt and reluctance hidden in his eyes.
She suddenly grabbed his sleeve and said, "I want to drink porridge."
Listening to the girl's soft voice, something in Lu Lin's eyes seemed to slowly melt away, and his voice was hoarse, "I'm sorry."
It was his fault that he failed to protect his daughter. The child was inexperienced and didn't understand the unpredictable nature of human nature. Didn't he understand that too?
"Things in the world are inherently unpredictable. How can anyone predict them? Although my great-grandfather has passed away, you still have other family members, and I won't ignore you."
Bai Xia blinked, "I'll keep an eye on you."
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