At this moment, Xu Yan's phone rang. It was a call from the police.
"Hello, Mr. Xu. After our investigation, we've identified the vehicle used in your sister's kidnapping. The license plate was fake, but the car came from an illegal car dealership. Usually, those who use such vehicles are just mercenaries."
In the abandoned factory.
"Guys, after this meal, it's time for us to part ways!" The tough - looking bandit stood up first and toasted the other kidnappers.
They were just doing a job for money. To prevent being traced later, they came from different places. After this deal, they would go their separate ways and never see each other again.
"Among the vast sea of people, let's meet again if fate allows!" The six of them toasted in unison.
"Hehe, little girl." A kidnapper with a fawning look and extremely lecherous eyes whistled at Xu Qingqing. "If you let us guys have some fun before you die, you probably won't die in vain..." After saying that, he took the opportunity to grope her several times.
"Mmmmmm..." Xu Qingqing tried her best to twist her body. She couldn't speak, so she could only show her resistance through these actions.
"Come on, Lao San. We can't touch this one. The person who paid said we should kill her right away and make it clean. There are plenty of women out there. Don't even think about this one."
"Yeah, Lao San. This woman is very unlucky. You might as well spend some money to find a prostitute. If you touch her, you might end up in trouble."
The others tried to persuade the man to give up his dirty idea.
Just as they were about to take action, the sound of sirens and many vehicles driving in came from below the abandoned factory.
"What's going on!" The second - in - command, who was holding a knife and about to make a move, heard the sound.
The abandoned factory was as high as a five - story building, and they were currently on the third floor.
"Brother! Guys! There are... policemen downstairs! So many policemen!" The sixth kidnapper, who was doing this for the first time, stammered.
It seemed they had been discovered. There was no way forward or backward. They dragged Xu Qingqing to the open area on the third floor. The abandoned factory was actually an unfinished building.
"Don't do anything stupid!" The policemen shouted through a megaphone downstairs.
"You guys better not move, or I'll push her down!" After saying that, the leader pretended to push Xu Qingqing downstairs. Falling from the third floor would likely leave one seriously injured or dead.
While the police and the bandits were in a stand - off, Lu Chuanbai and Xu Yan exchanged a look, then they got into the thorn bushes and went straight around to the back of the factory. He planned to go up with a few policemen from there.
Lu Chuanbai and several policemen with guns went around the back. They tiptoed carefully up the stairs. Coincidentally, just as they were about to succeed and reached the third floor, a policeman accidentally tripped over a beer cup on the ground, and they were discovered.
"Qingqing, don't be afraid." Since they had been discovered, Lu Chuanbai didn't hide anymore. He immediately comforted Xu Qingqing, who was being tightly held by the kidnappers.
"Mmmmmm." She twisted her shoulders, and tears welled up in her eyes.
"You're surrounded! Surrender now and strive for leniency!" The policemen tried to persuade the kidnappers.
Each policeman was armed with a gun. The kidnappers had never intended to survive when they took this job. They knew this girl had offended someone, so they had thought about the consequences. At worst, it was just death.
The leader slowly dragged Xu Qingqing to the edge outside the building. Lu Chuanbai shouted to stop him: "What are you doing! Don't!" The policemen downstairs also tried to stop him.
The other kidnappers saw what the leader was doing and stood behind him, pointing their guns at the policemen.
"Ah!"
Xu Qingqing was pushed downstairs, and the kidnappers were subdued by the police!
"Hold on to me! Qingqing!" At the moment she was pushed downstairs, Lu Chuanbai quickly ran over and grabbed her hand. The concrete floor was uneven, and their hands were rubbed raw.
Bang bang -
The guns of several kidnappers were kicked away. At the moment the gun was kicked away, the third kidnapper shot Lu Chuanbai in the shoulder several times.
After some effort, Xu Qingqing was safely pulled up. Lu Chuanbai was now in a daze. With two bullet wounds, he felt drowsy!
"Don't fall asleep!" Xu Qingqing kept patting him, trying to keep him awake.
Lu Chuanbai knew his eyelids were heavy and his head was dizzy. Seeing that the woman he loved was safe, he felt relieved: "It's good that... you're okay." Then he fainted.
When they arrived, there was also an ambulance. Lu Chuanbai was sent into the ambulance.
Below the abandoned factory, there were reporters broadcasting the news.
"Hello, viewers! Today, a kidnapping case occurred in the southern suburb of Qingchuan City..."
The news quickly caught the attention of the whole nation. The abandoned factory, which was always known as a haunted building, added more heat to this news.
The kidnappers were taken back to the police station one by one, and Lu Chuanbai was sent into the emergency room.
At the Gu family's.
Gu Anrou was sitting in the dining room having dinner with her father and mother. Watching the TV broadcast, Gu Anrou felt a panic. The kidnapping had been exposed! Wouldn't she be exposed by those kidnappers?
"I'm not eating anymore!" She slammed down her chopsticks and went back to her room, leaving her father and mother looking puzzled.
Back in her room, Gu Anrou nervously dialed the mysterious person's number. "Are those people you sent reliable?"
"Scared?" The mysterious person sounded nonchalant.
How could Gu Anrou not be scared? If the matter was exposed, both she and the company would be ruined. If the stock price was affected by her, she didn't know how her father would deal with her!
"I'm not sure about that. I didn't find those people myself. I just told someone to do it according to Miss Gu's requirements." The mysterious person seemed fearless.
Not getting the answer she wanted, Gu Anrou hung up the phone. She called Lu Chuanbai, trying to feel out the situation.
The phone kept ringing, but no one answered. After a series of Chinese and English prompts, Gu Anrou hung up the phone impatiently.
She couldn't just sit and wait for disaster. She picked up her bag and was about to go to Lu Chuanbai's company.
In the hospital, Lu Chuanbai was being rescued!
Xu Qingqing, Xu Yan, and Lu Qi were waiting for him outside.
The light in the emergency room was always on. Xu Qingqing paced back and forth anxiously. Sometimes she folded her hands in prayer. She blamed herself. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have to suffer and get shot twice for nothing.
At the Lu Group.
The news of Lu Chuanbai's accident was suppressed. Although the news was being broadcast, everyone's faces were heavily mosaicked. Only the assistant in the company knew that Lu Chuanbai had had an accident.
Seeing Gu Anrou coming, the assistant stopped her. "Miss Gu, without Mr. Lu's permission, you can't go in."
Gu Anrou tried to force her way in, but the assistant held her back. "Please don't make things difficult for me. Thank you for your understanding, Miss Gu."