Chapter 1954: Falling for a Lure-the-Tiger-Away-from-the-Mountain Scheme

What the middle-aged man saw was the face of a strange woman!

She is not Jiang Motian!!

Why did this happen...

Does that mean the plan failed!?

This result made the middle-aged man feel so unwilling!!

This unwillingness made his chest feel as if a fire had been ignited.

The next second, he turned his head and shouted at the young man who was carrying out the mission: "Is this the person you brought back?"

"Is, is there a problem?"

"You take a good look, and then answer me if there is a problem!!"

The young man leaned over, pushed up his glasses again, and took a careful look...

He gasped, muttering in disbelief: "Who is this person!?"

"Jiang Motian said her name was Wei Yangyang!"

Hearing this, everyone else in the car was shocked.

It was also their first time doing something like kidnapping.

So, as soon as they saw someone enter the car, they were all extremely nervous.

Especially the one who knocked the person out; he didn't even dare to look at her face before striking.

After Wei Yangyang fainted, her hair covered her face, and no one dared to brush it aside to take a close look at her face.

As a result...

They actually made such a huge mistake!!

The middle-aged man grew angrier the more he thought about it; finally, he raised his hand and knocked the young man on the head, shouting: "You are the one who ruined the big plan!!"

The man who was hit didn't say a word, while his head hung lower and lower.

The atmosphere in the car became increasingly dismal.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Motian was also thrown into a panic.

She kept feeling that something had happened to Wei Yangyang!

Rolling her eyes, Jiang Motian called Xie Wanyi.

And as soon as she opened her mouth, she asked: "Is Xiaolin still following Yangyang?"

"No, Xiaolin just reported to me that he saw a friend of Sun Qing's beside Wei Yangyang and has already chased after them."

So, was Wei Yangyang completely taken away?

With no one knowing her whereabouts?

This, this...

A thought flashed through Jiang Motian's mind.

Then she blurted out: "Could it be that we've fallen for a lure-the-tiger-away-from-the-mountain scheme!"

Xie Wanyi could hear Jiang Motian's panic.

This made his heart tighten, and he hurriedly asked: "What happened?"

"Wei Yangyang was lured away and has disappeared!"

Jiang Motian was completely anxious.

She gripped her phone tightly with one hand and pressed her forehead with the other, unable to keep her voice steady.

Seeing this, Xie Wanyi comforted her: "We can still use the phone to determine her location."

"Can we still do that if the phone is turned off?"

Xie Wanyi thought for a moment and gave a positive answer: "Yes, but we need to find the last person who called Wei Yangyang."

"There's no need to look for that; it's ten to one that it was me!"

"In that case, it's much simpler. I'll teach you what to do; you start operating it, and I will immediately send people over."

Jiang Motian's mind was in chaos right now.

She couldn't think of a better way either.

So she agreed quite readily.

On the other end of the phone, Xie Wanyi taught her carefully.

Jiang Motian followed along, learning every word without missing a beat.

After hanging up the phone, she proceeded to operate it according to what Xie Wanyi had said.

In the end, she actually managed to pinpoint Wei Yangyang's location!

But before Jiang Motian could be happy, a large hand reached out and took the phone directly from her!

Jiang Motian was shocked!

She was about to turn around and snatch it back!

But after seeing who the other person was, Jiang Motian lost the desire to snatch it.

She was only puzzled: "Brother, why is it you?"

Li Xingyan could have left directly.

But the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

He worried that the two girls would get carried away once they were happy and wouldn't care whether their bodies could handle it.

So, after hesitating for a moment, Li Xingyan chose to observe from the shadows.

He hadn't expected to see Jiang Motian's panicked appearance.

Jiang Motian's expression was clearly saying: something has happened!

As Li Xingyan walked over, he heard what Jiang Motian said.

Instantly, Li Xingyan panicked!

But Li Xingyan did not rush to reveal himself.

Only after Jiang Motian found Wei Yangyang's whereabouts did he take the phone and mutter, "So, Yangyang is here..."

Seeing Li Xingyan, Jiang Motian seemed to have found her backbone.

She looked up and asked, "Should we chase after them now?"

"Wait a moment."

Wait?

Jiang Motian thought her brother would be more anxious than she was.

But she didn't expect...

Under Jiang Motian's puzzled gaze, Li Xingyan took out his phone and found a number in his blacklist.

Then he called it back.

The middle-aged man on the other end was currently frowning in distress.

But he didn't expect that, upon turning his head, he would find Li Xingyan calling him!

Instantly, his eyes lit up!

The man steadied his mind before answering the phone and saying with feigned aloofness, "Is Mr. Li willing to talk to us now?"

Li Xingyan ignored what the man said and only asked, "Is my sister in your hands?"

"... Yes, that's right."

"Then let's set a time and place to meet."

"No need to meet; you return our land to us, and we will give you the person!"

Upon hearing the other party's demand, Li Xingyan knew their identity.

These villagers were not people of great evil or wickedness.

But they were prone to extreme actions.

Li Xingyan still could not let his guard down.

Taking a deep breath, Li Xingyan promised, "As long as you don't hurt her, I can give the land to you, and furthermore, I will not hold you responsible."

"Th-that's a deal, you must keep your word!"

"That goes without saying, but the procedures for transferring land are cumbersome and cannot be completed in a day or two. Why not let me give you a large sum of money so you can move to a new place and start over?"

This proposal made the man's emotions very agitated.

He gripped his phone and shouted, "No, that is our home!"

"But the environment there has already changed."

"But the bond has not been broken!"

"Your bond in your heart hasn't broken, but what about the others toward you? Do you think that after the deed is done, they will treat you as heroes?"

"That is only natural!"

Li Xingyan laughed softly.

Then he said, "Gratitude is only fleeting; the benefits you hold in your hands are what last."

"Hmph, you are truly shallow!"

"Fine, then let's follow your not-so-shallow plan to its conclusion. The original plan was for you and your accomplices to make sacrifices, while the villagers enjoy the benefits you bring and live with peace of mind, right?"

"So what if it is?"

"Then have you thought about what will happen to your families? They receive the fewest benefits and lose the pillars of their homes; because you went to prison, the children won't even be able to hold their heads up."

"That won't happen, the villagers won't look down on them!"

"But what if your children leave the mountain village? The stain on their family will follow them for the rest of their lives!"

This...

The man stopped talking, his lips pressed tightly together.

Before they came, they knew that sacrifice was inevitable.

But who was truly willing?

Now that Li Xingyan had brought it up like this, the middle-aged man... also didn't want to give up on himself.

His eyes darted around, and finally, the middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Truly worthy of being Li Xingyan, your eloquence is remarkable!"

"Whether my eloquence is remarkable or I am simply speaking the truth, you can judge for yourself. Of course, you are also free to refute me."