Chapter 220
Chapter 220-1: Block bullets
The American GMC container truck drove at frightening speeds that ordinary trucks couldn’t contend with. The huge truck had an additional steel bumper, and after charging out of the street, it quickly got onto the expressway.
When the people on the streets called the police to inform them of armed criminals, the police asked for a number plate, but the one who called realized that the two trucks didn’t actually have number plates!
They could only conduct a search based on the appearance of the truck, and the efficiency of this was incredibly low. After all, blockading the expressway which surrounded the city wasn’t something that could be done in a minute or two. Furthermore, the economic losses and traffic jams that would be caused weren’t things that the police department could easily handle.
Inside the large container, Yang Chen and the other two took out their cellphones, and realized that there was no reception at all. This meant that these criminals were well prepared, and had used some way to seal off the cellphone signals.
“What do we do, where are they bringing us? They wouldn’t bring us to to the suburbs just to kill us, right?” Tangtang was after all a young lady, no matter how naughty she was usually, she was still afraid when put in such a situation.
Yuan Ye caringly consoled her, “Don’t worry Tangtang, I will protect you, I definitely won’t let them harm you.”
“How are you going to protect me? Didn’t you see that they have guns? Are you going to take a shot for me like in Martyrs of the Revolution?” Tangtang dejectedly asked.
Under the dim light, Yuan Ye paused for a while, then with a resolute gaze he said, “I will. If they really point a gun at you, I will protect you. If they want to shoot you, they will have to pierce through my body first!”
Yuan Ye’s words were incomparably sincere, every word was resounding, like a promise with his life as a price. He was also this generous whenever Tangtang asked for something.
Tangtang looked at Yuan Ye in a daze, and was out of it for quite some time before she broke into laughter. All of the fear in her were swept away, “Yuan Ye-ge, you’re too much, how wants you to block bullets? Besides, how could they be so silly as to only shoot you? Can’t they just shoot me from the back?”
“I… I’m being serious.” Yuan Ye’s face was a little red, but in a moment of desperation, he didn’t know how to express how he truly felt.
Tangtang reached out her fair little hand and pressed it against Yuan Ye’s mouth, then made a “quiet” gesture, “Don’t say such things, it’s hurts for me to hear.”
Yuan Ye was stunned by Tangtang’s sudden gentle tone, then agreed to her request.
Hearing these innocent youngsters saying such touching words, Yang Chen felt like sighing. His relationship with Lin Ruoxi seemed less like a married couple than theirs.
“If they really intend to have us get off the car then shoot us, I’d think that they’re merciful. I’m afraid that the way they want to kill us may not be by guns.” Said Yang Chen.
Yuan Ye and Tangtang were both bewildered, and asked, “What are they going to do then?”
“For example, they might throw the whole container into the middle of the sea, along with us and the car in it, or they might throw some grenades into the container, blowing us up inside here.” Yang Chen casually brought out two examples, and said, “That way, it’d be more effective than using guns as it’d be harder to trace.”
Hearing this made their scalps go numb. Yuan Ye slapped his own thigh, “If I knew this was going to happen I’d bring some bodyguards out. I originally thought that by driving an ordinary car like this, nobody would notice.
“This won’t happen, we won’t die so easily. They must have some motive for capturing us. Besides, once we’re missing, your family will definitely look for us, they won’t have their way so easily!” Tangtang had calmed down quite a bit.
Yang Chen asked, “Just how many enemies do your families have? I have already bumped into two kidnapping attempts on Tangtang, could it be that your Yuan Family has this problem as well?”
“Yuan Ye shook his head, then frowned and said, “If it’s about enemies, then there are quite a number. Uncle Fang’s Fang Family and my Yuan Family do have many people who hate us to the bone. There are also many families in other provinces who have enmity with us, but there are very few who dare to do it so brazenly, for once they do this either family would fight to the death. Which is why I don’t understand just who is it that is so impatient as to use such a method to kidnap us.”
“As expected, it isn’t easy living as a wealthy person……” Yang Chen nodded in understanding.
While the three conversed, the truck seemed to have come to a stop. The container’s doors were then opened, and the armed men commanded the three to get off.
With guns pointed at them, they naturally didn’t delay and obediently got off the truck. Only then did they realize that they were at a small empty pier.
On a coastal city like Zhonghai, piers like these were innumerable even if those directly by the sea were excluded. Most of them were no longer in use, but the government hadn’t torn them down yet.
“Where are we?” Yuan Ye asked Yang Chen.
“How would I know? It hasn’t even been a year since I returned.” Said Yang Chen.
A man carrying a gun pressed the gun’s barrel against Yuan Ye’s back, “Why are you chatting!? Move!”
Under the supervision of the eight gunmen, the three could only follow them into the cargo warehouse by the pier. On the waters, there were several small speedboats anchored, it was evident that they were well-prepared to flee by sea.
The warehouse’s huge metal door was pushed open from within by a robust man who also held a gun, and once they all entered, the door was immediately closed. No one was left outside to guard, and there was nothing noteworthy of the warehouse if one looked at it from the outside.
Inside the considerably large warehouse, it looked rather decrepit and had a moldy smell. The beams were all coated in rust, and gave off the feeling as if the whole structure could fall at any time.
Yang Chen noticed that there were over twenty of these criminals in the warehouse, and they were all completely silent like a well organized terrorist group. They stood spaced apart and monitored all around the warehouse.
The three were led into a corner of the warehouse, and one of the men who seemed be a leader pointed at three stools.
“Obediently wait here. Do not make any random moves or we will immediately kill you!”
Chapter 220-2: Block bullets
Saying that, three men came up front, led Yang Chen and the other two to sit, and handcuffed their hands behind them.
Yang Chen didn’t resist, for he knew that these people were just subordinates. The real mastermind would definitely enter the scene last. Besides, they had not done anything that would threaten their lives, so he was in no rush to make a move.
A short while later, the metal door was once again opened, a handsome man who wore suit and tie entered, with a large unkempt man who was in the middle of digging his nose following behind.
Yang Chen looked closely and was rather surprised as he didn’t expect the culprits to be this master and servant pair, Xu Zhihong and Hairy Ball!
That day, Xu Zhihong and Zeng Xinlin had both lost tons of money due to Lin Ruoxi’s schemes. The Zeng Family withdrew from the power struggle in Zhonghai, while Xu Zhihong’s Donghua Science and Technology suffered disastrous losses which would impair their ability to compete with Yu Lei in the future.
From then on, Xu Zhihong seemed to have become a lot more meek, there was no news of him. Unexpectedly, once he appeared, it was because he was involved in a kidnapping.
Xu Zhihong and Hairy Ball walked closer and were evidently astonished that other than Yuan Ye and Tangtang who they expected to be here, Yang Chen was also there sitting in the corner! This wasn’t part of their plan!
“It’s been a while, Mr. Yang.” Many emotions surfaced in Xu Zhihong’s eyes, and he wore an insincere smile, “It’s truly unexpected that you’d come here to be a guest, Mr. Yang.”
Yang Chen smiled at him, but say a thing.
Hairy Ball laughed out loud, “Boss, it seems like this brat is destined to die under our hands! We weren’t able to kill him previously, but he’s still caught now!”
“Shut up!” Xu Zhihong frowned and berated, then turned and said to Yuan Ye and Tangtang, “Young Master Yuan, lady of the Fang Family, this humble one is Xu Zhihong. I believe that the two of you should know who I am.”
Yuan Ye glared at him, “Xu Zhihong, your Xu Family is a well known clan in Zhonghai, do you mean to declare war with our Yuan Family and Fang Family by doing this!?”
“No no no. Of the Yuan and Fang Family, one is an economic powerhouse, while the other is a big shot in the government. My Xu Family is stuck in between, how could we dare to declare on the your elders?” Xu Zhihong waved to express disagreement.
Although Tangtang had only met Xu Zhihong a few times, she was still very knowledgeable about the powerful families in Zhonghai. Seeing that it was the Xu Family who she had no enmity with who kidnapped her, she loudly cursed, “Xu Zhihong you coward! You can’t win in business world, but also can’t get a high post in the government, so you’re now resorting to unscrupulous means to get your way? My dad and the others won’t let you off!”
Xu Zhihong didn’t seem to mind at all, he coldly laughed and said, “Miss Tangtang, Mr. Yuan Ye, although it is pointless to be saying such these to you, you don’t seem to actually understand. Since I have personally came and let you see me, that evidently means that I do not intend to leave a way out for myself.”
“What do you mean by that, you want to kill us!?” Yuan Ye nervously asked, his body subconsciously shifted to block Tangtang.
When Tangtang saw Yuan Ye shift with no hesitation, her eyes began to turn moist.
Xu Zhihong waved his finger, “Don’t say such unpleasant things, I actually don’t like to see blood. But of course, my subordinate might like it very much. I invited the two of you to sit here today mainly to take advantage of the fact that the elders of both families will be at the same place to celebrate Mr. Yuan’s birthday, and so that we need not send the same message twice. Additionally, the economy hasn’t been good and the governmental policies aren’t fair to us, so we want to take advantage of this opportunity to let your elders have a good chat. With the two of you here, I believe that your elders would be very willing to negotiate with us.”
Saying that, Xu Zhihong ordered someone to bring over a weird looking phone which seemed to have undergone various modifications.
“Later on when the phone connects, your elders will definitely have many things they want to ask the two of you. When that happens, don’t just cry, remember to speak more.” Xu Zhihong’s eyes were squinted, giving off a murderous feeling.
Yuan Ye and Tangtang weren’t stupid. They roughly understood Xu Zhihong’s goal, and fiercely glared at him. However, they knew that it’d be a waste of energy to curse at him.
Yang Chen had even more questions in his mind. Since Xu Zhihong has made his appearance, this meant that he no longer cared about the consequences and wanted to be at war with the Yuan Family and the Fang Family. There is no doubt that he’s doing this for benefits. After being plotted against by Lin Ruoxi, Donghua Science and Technology has had a hard time, which made Xu Zhihong take a risk out of desperation.
Yuan Ye was the Yuan Family’s only son. So as to ensure Yuan Ye’s safety, it’s very possible that they’d be blackmailed by Xu Zhihong. Tangtang is also someone who can involve many people, and just with her father alone who was the Municipal Secretary, she had enormous power.
However, if Xu Zhihong only had Xu Family’s backing, then he was definitely too reckless. After all, after what happens today, he would no longer have a way out. No matter whether Yuan Ye and Tangtang leave safely or not, they would face the attacks from both families! Therefore, there had to be someone else who was participating that possessed great power. Just who was it who would dare make such moves against the Yuan Family and Fang Family?
Right at this time, the specially modified phone rang.