mtl008 Chapter 144: Kidnapped
Chapter 144: Kidnapped
Zhan Yanxun struggled to move his body to find the broken piece of metal. After a lot of effort, he finally found it and accidentally pricked his hand. However, he ignored the pain and tried to use the broken piece of metal to cut the rope on his hand.
Just as Zhan Yanxun was trying to untie the ropes binding his hands, he suddenly heard a noise.
Then the kidnapper carried a woman in.
Upon hearing footsteps, Zhan Yanxun stopped what he was doing and lay back down in his original position.
"President Zhan, President Zhan, are you alright? President Zhan, wake up, please let me go."
Qiao Weiwei shouted desperately, "The person this kidnapper is carrying is actually Qiao Weiwei?"
The kidnapper threw Qiao Weiwei to the ground, cursing, "You shameless woman, how dare you play me like this! Where's the money?"
“The Zhan family has already given me the money. I need to confirm that Zhan Yanxun is still alive before I can give it to you.”
"You really aren't afraid of death."
"I'm not afraid of anything for President Zhan. Besides, you're just after money. You can take the money and leave. The Zhan family has so much money that they won't bother with you. But if you kill someone, you won't be able to escape no matter where you are."
Qiao Weiwei spoke stubbornly, while Jiang Qianhui smiled coldly. They were truly going in the same direction. But was this all orchestrated by her?
Tangyuan cautiously approached Zhan Yanxun.
"President Zhan, wake up quickly."
"How is this going?"
Zhan Yanxun pretended to have just come to his senses, and Qiao Weiwei said in a flustered manner, "President Zhan, you and President Jiang have been kidnapped. The kidnappers demanded that you not call the police and that one of you carry 500 million yuan in cash to make the transaction. But I was afraid that you would be in danger, so I came over."
"President Zhan, look how sincere Qiao Weiwei is to you. She's even willing to walk right into your trap and risk her life."
Qiao Weiwei said, trembling slightly, "Of course I'm afraid of losing my life, but if I lose my life because of my temper, I'm even more afraid that something will happen to President Zhan."
Jiang Qianhui found it a bit funny; was she just a tool?
"Qiao Weiwei, how much money did you give the kidnappers? Your acting was quite good, very natural. You were even so scared that you portrayed it so vividly. Film academies should use your performance as teaching material."
“President Jiang, how can you think of me like that? I’m just an ordinary person. How could I let kidnappers hold you hostage?”
Qiao Weiwei ran up to Zhan Yanxun and said, "President Zhan, you must believe me. I didn't order the kidnappers; it wasn't a staged event."
“Jiang Qianhui, it’s one thing for you to speak harshly to her, but now that this has happened, how can you still falsely accuse her of instigating this?”
Zhan Yanxun stood protectively by Qiao Weiwei's side, looking as if he was afraid that Qiao Weiwei would be hurt.
Seeing Zhan Yanxun protecting Qiao Weiwei, a bitter look appeared in Jiang Qianhui's eyes. During the car accident, he had rushed to her without hesitation. That was a sense of responsibility, but now, protecting Qiao Weiwei, it was a genuine expression of affection.
The kidnapper suddenly laughed and said, "What a show! A love triangle? I didn't expect to kidnap the three of you by accident. I haven't watched a show in ages, so I'm going to have to watch something good today."
Zhan Yanxun said coldly and menacingly, "I don't care who you are. You take the money and leave. I swear in the name of the Zhan family ancestors that I will not pursue this matter against you."
“That won’t do. They’ve both seen what I look like. They must die.”
Qiao Weiwei said anxiously, "I can give you money if you want, and I can even give you my life if you want someone dead, but please don't hurt President Zhan. He's blindfolded right now, he doesn't know who you are at all, please don't hurt him."
Qiao Weiwei stood in front of Zhan Yanxun, looking as if she was willing to die for him. Jiang Qianhui looked at her and remembered that in her previous life, she had held a dagger to her neck and told Zhan Yanxun to leave her and go. She seemed to be just as fearless as she was.
They were truly in love, but she was just a villain.
The kidnapper arrogantly said, "Zhan Yanxun, look at this woman. She cherishes you so much. She's willing to die for you. But she doesn't seem to be your wife."
At this moment, the kidnapper walked up to Jiang Qianhui and said, "Your husband's mistress is willing to die for him. What about you? If you die, I'll release Zhan Yanxun. Are you willing?"
"I don't want to."
The air went silent for a moment...
Jiang Qianhui calmly said, "Let me go. I think they'd probably rather die together, so let them die together and grant them their wish."
At this moment, Qiao Weiwei said in a sobbing voice, "President Jiang, how could you do this? How could you want President Zhan to die? He was your husband."
“You know he’s my husband, but seeing you two acting like this disgusts me. If you want to die together, wouldn’t it be better to grant your wish?”
"President Jiang, you've gone too far."
Qiao Weiwei looked at the kidnapper and said, "Kill me. As long as you don't hurt President Zhan, I will give you whatever you want, even my life."
With such a resolute statement, Jiang Qianhui became increasingly convinced that this was all a staged performance by Qiao Weiwei!
"Brother kidnapper, you heard that too. Grant them their wish. Let them die together. I promise I'll build them a tomb so they can be buried together."
"President Jiang, you've gone too far."
Just then, the kidnapper's phone rang.
"Hey."
"Has the matter been resolved? Was the person killed?"
"We haven't killed it yet. There's a big fish here, buy one get one free."
"Why complicate things? I'm telling you, all we need to do is kill Jiang Qianhui. Why make such a big fuss?"
The abandoned warehouse was quiet, and Jiang Qianhui had exceptional hearing; she heard the phone call, and the voice sounded familiar.
She closed her eyes, and the voice that came to mind was Old Zhu's.
That is Old Zhu, Qin Lao's capable subordinate.
So this person wasn't summoned by Qiao Weiwei, nor was it a performance orchestrated by Qiao Weiwei herself; it was Old Zhu.
Because she wanted to collaborate with Old Qin on developing the mine he had deemed unusable, he was now considering hiring someone to kill her, believing that if she were killed, he could continue to persuade Old Qin to sell the mountain at a low price.
She was still careless.
Qiao Weiwei said to Zhan Yanxun, "President Zhan, don't be afraid. I will definitely protect you. If he wants to hurt you, he'll have to step over my dead body first."
At this moment, Zhan Yanxun was blindfolded, so his expression could not be seen.
Jiang Qianhui actually chose to live rather than let him die!
The kidnapper hung up the phone.
"Madam Zhan, I'm sorry, you've already made your choice. I should have kept my promise and let them both die. But someone paid to have you killed. Look at you, you're in danger and you want your husband to die. It's clear you're not a good person and have offended others. Remember to be a good person in your next life and treat others kindly."
The kidnapper pulled out a knife and said coldly, "Now you have to choose how you die. Do you want a knife plunged into your heart, or a slit in the throat?"