Zhou Yuan appeared to be only in his early thirties, it was hard to imagine that a major figure in the underworld was so young!
"Little Zhou, this matter is entrusted to you!"
"Brother Liu, what are you talking about? If it weren't for you and Sister Rumei back then, I would have been chopped to death by my enemies long ago. So this matter is on me!"
Zhou Yuan showed no airs in front of Liu Zhendong; he had been saved by Liu Rumei and Liu Zhendong once.
Liu Zhendong was not polite either. He turned and introduced, "Mr. Ye here is a benefactor to my elder sister and me. The one who was kidnapped this time is Mr. Ye's fiancée."
Zhou Yuan was stunned. Someone who could make Liu Zhendong so polite was naturally no ordinary person, so he quickly stepped forward.
"Mr. Ye, since you are a benefactor to Brother Liu and Sister Rumei, you are also my benefactor, Zhou Yuan. Leave your wife's matters to me!"
"Then I'll trouble Brother Zhou!" Ye Cangtian said politely.
After all, the other party was a major figure in the local underground forces, a "local snake." Frankly speaking, the other party's willingness to help was entirely due to the favor of Liu Zhendong and Liu Rumei.
Ye Cangtian thought for a moment and suddenly asked, "Brother Zhou, do you know Chairman Tao of Suhang City?"
Zhou Yuan was stunned, and then said, "Mr. Ye is referring to Tao Chuanping of the Tao family, right? He is the chairman of the Jiangnan Province Pharmaceutical Merchants Association and the chairman of the Tao Group. Do you have any grievances with him, Mr. Ye?"
Liu Zhendong, standing beside them, looked at Ye Cangtian and hesitated, "Mr. Ye, do you suspect that Miss Tang's disappearance is related to him?"
"Although I'm not sure, if he really ordered it, I will make him regret coming into this world for the rest of his life!"
Ye Cangtian's face was cold, and he exuded a strong killing intent.
The two people beside him were startled by his imposing aura and took two steps back. Liu Zhendong was fine, as he had witnessed Ye Cangtian's strength.
But Zhou Yuan's expression became serious. This Mr. Ye's aura was so strong; who exactly was he?
...
The sky had already darkened!
An old-fashioned black Santana was driving on a country road. The four robbers in the car were discussing excitedly what they would do with the bounty.
They had already reached the territory of Suhang City. Thinking of the five million bounty they were about to receive, excitement flickered on their faces.
However, they were completely unaware that their identities and the kidnapping incident had already been exposed.
Now, the underworld forces of Suhang City were searching for their whereabouts in a massive operation!
Although Yangzhou was less than three hundred kilometers from Suhang City, they could not take the highway and needed to avoid some surveillance facilities, so they had to choose this country road.
It took them a full six or seven hours. The sky was already dark when they finally returned to Suhang City.
Baihua Town!
This was a suburban-urban fringe area on the outskirts of Suhang City.
Because it was close to the city center and had become a government demolition and planning area last year, most residents had already moved away, leaving only some working-class office workers still living there.
After a dusty journey, the Santana drove into a repair shop in Baihua Town.
It was called a repair shop, but the facilities inside had been emptied, and there was a large "demolish" character on the wall at the entrance.
The car stopped in the repair shop, and the four kidnappers got out of the car. Then they opened the trunk and carried out the burlap sack.
"Boss, this lady has woken up!"
As soon as the burlap sack was opened, Tang Xinwan, who had been unconscious, slowly woke up.
She opened her eyes and looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, especially the four kidnappers looking at her with smiles that were not smiles, which immediately made her face change slightly.
Tang Xinwan was a little flustered and a little angry, "Why did you kidnap me?"
The bald middle-aged man who was the leader revealed a row of yellow teeth and said as a matter of course, "Of course it's for money. If you're sensible, just stay put, or don't blame us for being rough with you."
Tang Xinwan gritted her teeth and calmed herself, "How much money do you want? I'll give it!"
The bald middle-aged man chuckled, "Yo, money makes a difference, doesn't it? The confidence in your voice is different! From now on, we brothers should only look for rich women like this."
"Boss, why don't we just extort money directly from her? There's no need to hand her over."
"You know nothing. It's dangerous to let them go after kidnapping them. Remember that male teacher last time? Damn it, we almost got caught." The bald middle-aged man slapped the back of his subordinate's head.
Last time, they had extorted money and then released the person. But as soon as they released the person, the other party called the police.
Fortunately, they hadn't shown their faces the whole time, or they would have been arrested long ago.
This time was different. They had shown their faces in front of this woman. If they extorted money and then released her, their situation would be very dangerous.
Tang Xinwan's face turned pale as she listened to their conversation. From the kidnappers' words, it seemed that someone had instructed them to carry out the kidnapping.
She said coldly, with some unwillingness, "You'd better let me go, or if the company finds out I'm missing, someone will definitely come to save me!"
Tang Xinwan thought of Ye Cangtian. If he knew she had been kidnapped, he would definitely find a way to save her.
It was already dark, and several hours had passed since she was kidnapped.
She believed that Ye Cangtian could find her because he seemed to have never disappointed her.
However, the four kidnappers burst into laughter at this moment.
"Hahaha..."
"Little girl, you probably don't know yet? This place is hundreds of kilometers away from Yangzhou."
Tang Xinwan was stunned. The sliver of hope that had just ignited in her heart instantly plummeted to the bottom!