Chapter 61: Threat
As soon as Ye Xingzhou went downstairs, the bodyguard came over in a hurry.
As soon as the first sentence came out, Ye Xingzhou's face changed and he strode out.
Ten minutes ago, Qi Xing and Lin Zhinian were drinking coffee in a cafe outside the casino, and the two were kidnapped together.
The waiter at the cafe could only give a general account of what happened, but no one could tell clearly who the other party was or what the license plate number was.
Qi Xing's phone fell on the side of the road, and when he called Lin Zhinian's phone, it was turned off.
Ye Xingzhou waited calmly in the police station for two hours, but apart from answering the police's repetitive questions, there was no progress.
When he was asked the same question for the third time by a different policeman, he stood up with a gloomy face and left.
When he heard footsteps coming in, Qi Xing sat up alertly and smelled the scent of food.
Someone came forward and put down the plate in front of him, and pulled off the tape covering his mouth. Qi Xing called out to the other person, "Untie my eyes, or I can't eat."
The man who brought him the food cursed and tore off the black cloth that bound his eyes.
Qi Xing opened his eyes and saw one of the people who had kidnapped them just now in front of him. He was cursing and looked very impatient.
He raised his handcuffed hands and gestured to untie them as well.
"Just eat it like this!" The other party said this and turned away.
The sound of a door slamming was heard, and Qi Xing curled his lips. He saw that in the other corner of the room, Lin Zhinian was still blindfolded with a black cloth, sitting against the wall, not daring to move, his face still pale.
They had been kidnapped by that group of people and brought here with their eyes blindfolded and guns pointed at their heads. Qi Xing looked at the sky outside and estimated that it had been more than two hours.
This place looks like an abandoned villa. I don't know how many people are guarding outside. I definitely can't run away.
"Teacher Lin?" he called in a low voice.
Lin Zhinian finally responded and said in a hoarse voice: "Mr. Qi, where are you?"
Qi Xing saw that his feet were also handcuffed, so he could only move his butt slowly to Lin Zhinian and help him untie the cloth that bound his eyes.
Lin Zhinian blinked slowly and was slightly relieved to see Qi Xing.
Qi Xing asked him: "Have you offended anyone? Do you know where these people came from?"
Lin Zhinian frowned, "No, I don't know. I just got here the day before yesterday, and I've been at the exhibition hall today and yesterday. The people I've interacted with were all people who came to participate in the art exhibition."
He looked at Qi Xing and said guiltily, "I'm sorry for getting you into trouble."
"Forget it, it's already like this, there's no point saying these things." Qi Xing waved his hand and tried to touch his cell phone, but couldn't find it. He didn't know whether he had dropped it or it was taken away by those people. His watch and wallet were also gone.
"Are they robbing us?" Lin Zhinian also discovered that all the more valuable things on him were gone.
Qi Xing: "Robbery is just a side job."
Lamenting his bad luck, he moved back to his previous position, bent down, and ate with difficulty with his handcuffed hands, although the taste of the baked potatoes and bread was really not very good.
When he was halfway through eating, he looked up and saw Lin Zhinian still sitting against the wall in a daze, not touching his food at all. Qi Xing reminded him, "You'd better eat something, otherwise if you have a chance to run later, you won't have the energy."
Lin Zhinian looked over and asked hesitantly, "Aren't you afraid at all?"
"What's the use of being afraid? Sitting here crying won't change the facts. Besides, there are two of us now, so the situation is pretty good." Qi Xing thought cheerfully. As long as it wasn't to kill him or rape him, he would be quite calm. After all, it wasn't the first time.
"Relax, Ye Xingzhou will definitely find a way to save us."
This sentence was to comfort Lin Zhinian and himself. It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid at all, but this was the only way.
After leaving the police station, Ye Xingzhou went straight back to the casino and found the person he had discussed business with before.
The other party was a little surprised to see him come back, and motioned for him to sit down while smoking a cigar: "Master Ye, do you have anything else to do?"
Mr. Tang is a Chinese immigrant from three generations ago and speaks fluent Chinese.
Ye Xingzhou got straight to the point and said, "My friend was kidnapped by someone here. I can give you all the benefits as long as you use your connections to help me find him, or provide clues, no matter what method you use."
The other party raised an eyebrow.
The business they just discussed was something they both had intentions for. He wanted to rely on Ye's company to let the investment company under his name get a share of the Chinese mainland market, and Ye's company also wanted to open up the market here. It was indeed a perfect match. Compared with dealing with Ye Wanyao, a villain who did not keep his word, it would be much simpler and more efficient to cooperate directly with Ye Xingzhou. The only thing they did not agree on was the distribution of benefits. As a result, only a few hours later, this person came back and said that he would give him all the benefits just to save a kidnapped friend?
"What friends are so important?"
Ye Xingzhou: "You don't need to ask so many questions. As long as you can do it, I can sign a contract with you now."
"That's not necessary," the other party waved his hand, "It's too shameless to ask you to give up all the profits. I believe in harmony and long-term development in business. You just need to agree to what I said at the beginning and take a step back."
"Sure." Ye Xingzhou answered readily.
The other party was also very satisfied. Since he had agreed to save someone, he did not delay and called someone in. He signaled Ye Xingzhou: "Tell him the details. He will definitely help you find the person within three days."
"I can't wait for three days," Ye Xingzhou said in a deep voice, "one day, at most one day, I must see him come back."
The other party smiled and said, "Okay, let's try our best. Do you have any idea who kidnapped your friend?"
Ye Xingzhou: "Ye Wanyao, it must be him."
"Actually, I was kidnapped once when I was a child." Qi Xing spoke up and tried to chat with Lin Zhinian to avoid the atmosphere being too depressing.
Lin Zhinian: "...What happened next? Who kidnapped you?"
Qi Xing: "It was my dad's business rival. I don't remember clearly, but it was similar to what happened now. He was tied up and locked up, but he ate and slept as usual. Later, when my grandfather's people found me, I was still sleeping."
Lin Zhinian didn't know what to say for a moment. He knew that Qi Xing was comforting him in disguise. He was almost thirty years old, but in a dangerous moment, he was not as calm as a kid in his early twenties. It was really useless.
"If I hadn't said anything, you wouldn't have sent those two bodyguards away, at least you wouldn't have gotten into trouble."
"This has nothing to do with you," Qi Xing sighed, "It's true that I was too careless. We won so much money in the casino. It's dangerous to go out alone. We might even get robbed. I just don't like having bodyguards watching me all the time, especially when I'm alone. I didn't have much psychological trauma when I was kidnapped. Later, my dad arranged two bodyguards for me to follow me wherever I went. They would stand outside the classroom and watch me when I was in class, so no classmate wanted to play with me, and that's why I became rebellious... Never mind, there's no point in talking about this."
As he spoke he yawned. He had actually been exhausted after playing in the casino for a whole day and night. Now he was left here alone. He estimated that no one would come to cause trouble for him in the short term. He felt very sleepy and just wanted to take a nap.
"Teacher Lin, I'm going to take a nap. You can keep an eye on it first. Call me if you need anything."
Qi Xing leaned against the shabby sofa and quickly closed his eyes. Lin Zhinian forced himself to suppress his fear. At least, he couldn't let Qi Xing look down on him.
Ye Xingzhou stayed in the hotel above the casino, holding Qi Xing's phone in his hand, staring at the gradually unfolding night outside the window. The bodyguard behind him didn't dare to say a word.
Until Qi Ronghua's call came in, Ye Xingzhou pressed the answer button and spoke first: "Uncle Qi."
The other party was stunned and recognized his voice: "Are you Ye Xingzhou?"
"It's me." Ye Xingzhou said.
Qi Ronghua: "Where's Qi Xing? Are you with him?"
Ye Xingzhou: "He fell asleep and left his phone with me. I'll ask him to call you back tomorrow."
Qi Ronghua: "Did Qi Xing go out to play with you?"
Ye Xingzhou: “Yes.”
Qi Ronghua didn't ask any more questions: "Let's do this for now."
Before Ye Xingzhou could say anything, the other end hung up immediately. Ye Xingzhou calmly pressed the black screen.
The bodyguard came in and reported the news he had just received: "Mr. Tang's people found out that Ye Wanyao came here a few days ago and seemed to be looking for a way to buy bombs. As for his hiding place, they are still looking for it."
Ye Xingzhou's eyes were cold and gloomy. The secretary who had been staring at the computer stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "I haven't contacted Ye Wanyao yet, but I just received a video communication address in my mailbox. It should be sent by him."
Ye Xingzhou walked back to the sofa and sat down. The video call was connected. Qi Xing and Lin Zhinian, who had been missing for five or six hours, appeared on the screen. They were both handcuffed and blindfolded, sitting in a corner of the room.
A voice processed by a voice changer sounded: "Ye Xingzhou."
Ye Xingzhou said coldly: "Ye Wanyao."
The other party smiled sinisterly, neither denying nor admitting: "Tsk tsk, I never thought I would see you in such an embarrassed state."
When his eyes were tied up again, Qi Xing struggled symbolically. Fortunately, the other party just warned them to be quiet and left.
He tried to call Lin Zhinian: "Teacher Lin?"
Lin Zhinian responded tiredly: "I'm fine."
Qi Xing was about to say something, but Ye Xingzhou's voice suddenly rang out in the quiet space: "What do you want to do?"
His voice sounded a little unreal over the airwaves. Qi Xing was stunned and called out subconsciously: "Ye Xingzhou? Ye Xingzhou, are you there?"
Ye Xingzhou was still asking: "What exactly do you want to do?"
Qi Xing quickly realized that they could hear Ye Xingzhou's voice, but not the other way around.
Ye Xingzhou asked twice in a row, and the other person answered him in a strange tone: "Nothing, just watching the fun, I didn't expect those people to be useful, buy one get one free, and they actually kidnapped your new love and old love together."
Ye Xingzhou was not surprised. Ye Wanyao had probably been eyeing him since the first day he came here, but there were too many people around him and it was difficult to take action, so he set his sights on Lin Zhinian who happened to be here too.
"I'm just curious. I heard that you were having a hot relationship with your ex-lover before, and you took him out together in a high-profile manner. Now you are having fun with your new lover here and spending a lot of money. Are you too loyal or too romantic?"
The other party's voice was full of ill intentions, but Ye Xingzhou's face showed no emotion: "It has nothing to do with you."
Qi Xing couldn't help but frown. He had probably guessed who had kidnapped them.
"That's right. One is my first love that I've been thinking about for more than ten years, and the other is my new love who's so tender that you can squeeze water out of her. I would also like to enjoy the happiness of having both of them. People like you probably don't have much sincerity, otherwise why would you attack the Lin family's company?"
Ye Xingzhou raised his eyes indifferently: "Since you know, why bother doing these meaningless things."
"Whether it's really meaningless or not, we have to try it first," Ye Wanyao laughed hoarsely, "If it really was meaningless, you wouldn't even give me the chance to tell you this."
Ye Xingzhou: "Just tell me what you want."
Ye Wanyao: "Send a letter to China right now, resigning from the position of chairman of the Ye Group's board of directors. I want to see the announcement before 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon local time, and then I will let you go."
Ye Xingzhou agreed expressionlessly: "Okay."
"You are indeed a romantic man. It seems that I misunderstood you." Ye Wanyao's laughter became more and more strange. "I forgot to tell you just now that I will only release one person. You can choose one of the two of them. Also, you have to pick him up in person tomorrow. Oh, let me remind you again that they can hear our conversation. I specially gave it to them. I can't help it. Who told me that I just love to watch this kind of drama."
Ye Xingzhou lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then asked him, "What if I don't go?"
Ye Wanyao said viciously: "Then you can just wait for them to collect your bodies together."
"I choose Lin Zhinian."
Ye Xingzhou made the decision quickly and with great conviction.
In the video, Qi Xing turned slightly to the side, and Ye Xingzhou couldn't see his face clearly, and didn't even pay much attention to him.
Ye Wanyao: "You've decided so quickly? As expected, the old love still has more weight. That's right, after all, she was the one I always thought about back then. But, you're not going to care about the other one?"
"Don't worry about it," Ye Xingzhou said coldly, "He is the prince of Ronghua Capital, the lifeblood of Qi Ronghua, and he is protected by Mr. Chen from Qingping Garden. If you touch him, they will definitely investigate to the end. You will never be able to return to Huaicheng in this life. I am happy to see it."
Ye Wanyao suddenly raised his voice: "How dare you scare me?!"
Ye Xingzhou: "If you don't believe it, you can try it."
Ye Wanyao gritted his teeth and gasped, and finally said, "Just wait for me tomorrow," and cut off the communication.
Ye Xingzhou slammed the notebook shut.
The secretary tried to persuade him: "Do you really want to go there in person tomorrow? He will definitely not let him go easily. If he really bought the bomb..."
Ye Xingzhou closed his eyes and leaned back into the sofa, blocking out the secretary's voice with silence.
After the conversation ended, Qi Xing lowered his head and was stunned for a moment, then heard Lin Zhinian calling him in a young voice.
"Don't make any noise," Qi Xing came back to his senses and reminded the other party, "Let's not talk anymore. There must be surveillance cameras installed here."
He himself stopped talking. Now he was really worried. That bastard Ye Xingzhou would definitely come and get killed tomorrow.
...Can he handle it?
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