Chapter 77 Playing Tricks
“Zhao Jin said… the group that kidnapped Xiao Yuqing is most likely after those female students, we have to protect him.” After Sang Xing finished speaking, he tried his best to make himself inconspicuous.
"He wants us to help deal with the kidnapper and then extricate them from this matter."
Song Wenxian felt a headache coming on just thinking about the cases that Zhao Jin and his gang were involved in.
Zhao Jin and the others spoke as if he had all the power and influence in the world and could erase their traces with a flick of his finger.
He's not what he used to be, and Luo Huayi has put him in the public eye. If he makes another wrong move, outsiders will find out about his relationship with Zhao Jin...
Song Wenxian raised his hand and pressed his temples.
But if we cut ties with Zhao Jin directly, what if they become insatiable and keep using these old stories to threaten him...?
Song Wenxian felt that he was caught in a dilemma.
After thinking for a long time, Song Wenxian finally put his hand down, revealing his bloodshot eyes.
"Tell Zhao Jin... to put his mind at ease."
"I will clean up the mess."
"But remember to make them keep their mouths shut."
Seeing the fierce look in his boss's eyes, Sang Xing immediately understood what he meant but didn't say.
Only the dead can keep a secret forever.
“Yes,” Sang Xing’s expression hardened. “I’ll go right away.”
Song Wenxian called out to Sang Xing, who was about to turn and leave, "First, do everything you can to help them find the kidnapper who kidnapped Xiao Yuqing."
"Also, don't get involved in this matter, and don't leave any evidence that you've communicated with them."
Sang Xing nodded and quietly withdrew.
...
Zhao Jin sat in the van and breathed a sigh of relief after receiving a positive reply on the other end of the phone.
“Young Master Song agreed,” Zhao Jin put down his phone and looked at Li Ran in the driver’s seat. “His investigation will be much more efficient than ours.”
“Brother Zhao,” Li Ran was still a little worried about the text message Xiao Yuqing had sent, “did you think the text message demanding money was sent by Xiao Yuqing or by the kidnappers?”
"Did the kidnappers abduct Xiao Yuqing out of personal grudges, or were they after money?"
Zhao Jin sneered, "I've already spoken to Young Master Song's men about the money. No matter what the kidnapper's motives are, we're not going to lose out on this trip."
Li Ran and the others turned their heads and saw Zhao Jinbi's gesture.
"Four...five million?" Li Ran's eyes widened, and he involuntarily swallowed. "Young Master Song agreed?"
Zhao Jin smiled and said, "We brothers have been worried sick about Xiao Yuqing, so it's not too much to ask for some compensation for emotional distress, is it?"
"Besides, our brothers from the underworld were also helping us this time. If we don't have money to smooth things over, who will do the work for us?"
Li Ran nodded hurriedly, "Yes, normal expenses, normal expenses."
“Once we’ve dealt with Xiao Yuqing, we’ll have one less person to split the money with. As for the rest… we’ll still split it the same way as before.” Brother Zhao put his hand down. “Perfect, let’s take advantage of Xiao Yuqing’s situation to push all our previous messy debts onto her and settle everything.”
The group understood each other perfectly; with a huge sum of money within easy reach, they relaxed considerably with their smiles.
...
“That taxi was a fake taxi, and the license plate was also fake.” Zhao Jin received the reply, his expression becoming much more contemptuous. “But no matter how thorough their planning was, they never expected that our people could find out where they went.”
Li Ran flattered Zhao Jin a few times, then asked, "Shall we take some men over now?"
Zhao Jin texted his brother on the other end of the phone, instructing Li Ran to drive, "Yeah, let's solve this once and for all, directly addressing the root cause of the problem."
Six or seven vans slowly pulled up in front of the unfinished building.
An empty taxi was parked brazenly in the open space.
It was the fake taxi that kidnapped Xiao Yuqing.
After getting off the bus, Li Ran felt that something was off about the place.
I feel like I've seen this somewhere before...
He only realized what was happening when Zhao Jin called out to him. "Brother Zhao, why do I feel like this place... looks like that unfinished building where Young Master Ji had his accident?"
The group of people were taken aback.
My gaze swept across the open space and finally settled on a section of the wall that had been smashed.
The exaggerated tire tracks left on the ground by the intense friction of the tires are still very clear.
Li Ran felt a chill run down his spine. "Brother Zhao, is it a coincidence or...?"
Many burly men with tattooed backs got out of other cars, carrying machetes, iron bars, and other similar tools. "What's wrong? Why are you just standing here spacing out instead of going inside?"
Zhao Jin snapped out of his daze and pointed at the wall, asking, "Is this the scene of Young Master Ji's car accident?"
The burly man leading the group sneered, "What, scared by the car accident?"
"No," Li Ran hurriedly explained, "I just feel like the other party chose this location for some other purpose..."
"What kind of purpose is this? It's just an unfinished building that's good for hiding people, isn't it?" The burly man scoffed. "Hurry up and go in and take care of that kidnapper, then dispose of the body. I have other places to go."
Zhao Jin glanced at his phone.
The thugs that Song Wenxian arranged are already on their way here.
“Song Shao’s men will be here soon,” Zhao Jin thought of the money in his hand and decided to strike first. “Let’s deal with Xiao Yuqing and the kidnappers together first.”
"To prevent Song Shao's men from coming over and hearing anything they shouldn't from Xiao Yuqing."
Li Ran had no choice but to hurry up and catch up with them.
They had taught some fools a lesson before, so they weren't averse to taking action.
However, Li Ran was always uneasy.
Especially after stepping into this unfinished building.
An eerie silence enveloped the empty building; in such an environment, even their footsteps echoed.
Dozens of people searched the stairs floor by floor, and finally, they heard some strange noises on the third floor.
The leader paused, and the others stopped as well.
The commotion became even more pronounced once the noisy footsteps stopped.
Not far away, at the corner of the wall, there was a soft rustling sound, like something alive struggling and writhing.
Almost instinctively, everyone present thought of Xiao Yuqing, who had been kidnapped.
The leader, along with his henchmen, gripped their machetes tightly and steadily advanced.
After turning past the obstructive partition wall, the group shouted angrily and charged straight up.
The remaining people also rushed to provide support.
The smile that had just appeared on Zhao Jin's lips froze on the spot.
The sound was coming from a stereo playing a recording.
The room was empty.
"We've been tricked?!" The burly leader slammed his knife against the window frame, his face full of resentment.
"Brother Tao, it sounds like someone is calling for help!" Li Ran ran a few steps toward the door and shouted, pointing to another stairwell.
It was definitely a woman's voice.
Very weak.
The noise they made was so loud that if Li Ran hadn't had such sharp ears, they wouldn't have noticed it at all.
"Let's go!" Brother Tao waved his arm, and the group ran towards the stairwell that Li Ran pointed to.
A cell phone, still playing a recording and with its screen lit, lay quietly on the steps.
"Damn it..." The burly man was completely enraged by this blatant provocation. He stomped on the phone and viciously ordered the others, "Six people in a group, split up and move out!"
"Whoever catches this bastard first gets 800,000!"
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