Chapter 1955: Don't Ruin My Plans

The person on the other end of the phone went quiet.

After a moment, that person said, "Fine, take the money, but let's be clear: you won't pursue any further responsibility!"

"Rest assured, I am gathering the money now. Is ten million enough?"

This number made the man's eyes widen.

He hurriedly said, "Enough!"

"Then just let me know once you have confirmed the time and place to meet."

"Fine..."

The middle-aged man had barely uttered the two words before the other party hung up the phone.

How decisive.

The people beside the middle-aged man finally waited for him to hang up the phone.

They all looked very anxious, and one of them even asked, "What's the situation? Are we really not taking the land and asking for money instead?"

"Yes, the variables with the land are too great; it's better to take the money."

The man did not want to admit that he already had selfish motives, so he found a more reasonable excuse.

As for the others, their hearts were already in chaos, and they did not care much about the compensation.

It was just that...

Someone raised a question: "But she isn't really Jiang Motian... what if we get found out?"

"For now... we can only keep up the ruse and get the money first!"

The middle-aged man suddenly felt like a gambler.

Sitting at the card table, his thoughts became very wild.

He even felt a bit out of control.

As for Li Xingyan, he had already called his assistant and told him to gather ten million as quickly as possible and bring it over.

This was no small sum, and the assistant wanted to ask a few more questions.

But Li Xingyan scolded him directly: "Don't talk too much, just go do it!!"

The assistant shivered from the shout and, at that moment, did not dare to say another word.

Jiang Motian watched from the side, knowing that her brother was panicked and flustered at this moment.

But was she not the same?

Jiang Motian breathed hard to calm herself down a little, then said to Li Xingyan, "Wanyi's people will be here soon; we will go to pick up Yangyang together then!"

"No, I'm going alone."

Li Xingyan's refusal made Jiang Motian frown.

She said anxiously, "It's too dangerous to go alone. If there are more people, it at least puts pressure on them, and we can look out for each other!"

Li Xingyan, however, directly rejected Jiang Motian's words: "Having more people is exactly what makes things go wrong!"

"Why?"

"The other party isn't a group of heinous criminals; their mentality isn't that strong when they do bad things. If the pressure is too great, they might just throw caution to the wind!"

This...

Fine, Jiang Motian felt that what her brother said actually made quite a bit of sense.

But Jiang Motian also had her own persistence: "Since they aren't heinous criminals, then if Wanyi's people follow from a distance, they won't notice."

Li Xingyan was about to respond, but his phone rang.

It turned out to be the other party sending him the time and address for the meeting.

Li Xingyan's eyes darkened, and he said, "They can follow however they want, but if they dare to ruin my plans, I won't spare them!"

After saying this, Li Xingyan turned and left.

He was making a call while walking, seemingly urging his subordinates to get the money to a certain place as quickly as possible.

Jiang Motian was just about to step forward to follow.

But she was bumped into by a passerby.

And in that moment of distraction, she watched helplessly as Li Xingyan got into a car and sped away.

"Brother, wait for me!"

Jiang Motian was so anxious she stamped her feet.

Fortunately, at this moment, Xie Wanyi's people arrived.

Jiang Motian recognized the person leading them, her face lit up, and she hurriedly asked, "Can you find a way to follow my brother?"

"We can."

"Then let's set off quickly! But be sure to be careful; don't let the people who kidnapped Yangyang discover our presence, or there will be trouble!"

"Understood, please rest assured."

With this promise, Jiang Motian relaxed a little.

But her hands were still clenched tightly.

At the same time, she was silently praying: Yangyang, you must be alright!

Li Xingyan followed the agreement and arrived at a remote forest.

The plants in the forest grew wantonly and looked very lush. But there were many crisscrossing branches, and it was easy to get hit if one wasn't careful.

When the wind blew, the branches swayed, inexplicably sending a chill through one's heart.

Li Xingyan walked into this place with a grim expression.

Not long after walking, he saw a few people dressed in plain clothes.

Those few people were also looking at Li Xingyan, a trace of nervousness flashing in the depths of their eyes.

The middle-aged man in the lead took a deep breath.

Afterwards, he hid his nervousness and walked toward Li Xingyan.

Out of instinct, he wanted to exchange a few pleasantries.

But thinking of the status of both parties at this moment...

The middle-aged man spoke directly: "Where is the money? Why didn't you bring it with you?"

"That sum of money is very heavy; how could I possibly carry it with me? Naturally, it is nearby, hidden in a safe place."

As Li Xingyan spoke, he looked around and then asked, "Where is she?"

"She, she is in the car over there."

"Bring her over, and then I will tell you where the money is."

Hearing this, the young man's heart gave a violent jolt.

If Li Xingyan found out that the woman in the car was not his sister...

They would likely end up with nothing!

The young man was extremely nervous, his lowered eyes darting about uneasily.

The middle-aged man was still relatively calm; he said to the young man, "Go and invite the young lady over. By the way, the wind is strong here and it's easy to get grit in your eyes, so take good care of her."

"Understood."

The young man turned and walked toward a car.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly.

The middle-aged man also knew that their secret could no longer be kept.

But so what?

Right now, Li Xingyan was all alone, while they had several people on their side!

That money, one way or another, could be obtained!

However...

The young man who had just left came running back in a panic.

He whispered to the middle-aged man, "It's bad, the woman is gone!"

What!?

The middle-aged man asked with a look of shock, "What is going on!?"

"I understood your hint, so I went to the trunk to look for a hat to cover the woman's face. But after I found the hat and looked at the back seat of the car... she was gone! Sigh, if I had known, I wouldn't have looked for the hat!"

"You idiot, that woman ran away before you even went over there!"

"Then, what do we do?"

"Of course, we find her and bring her back as soon as possible!"

The two people over there were chatting endlessly, but Li Xingyan had already lost his patience.

He furrowed his brows and asked coldly, "Where is she? I want to see her!"

The middle-aged man's eyes shifted, and he said with a smile, "The young lady hasn't woken up yet; please wait a moment."

"I won't wait. Bring her here now!"

"No, what kind of brother are you? What harm is there in letting your sister sleep a little longer?"

"I'll say it again, I want to see her! Otherwise, don't even think about getting this money!"

Seeing Li Xingyan using the money to pressure them, the middle-aged man sneered.

He retorted, "You are the only one here; do you think you can outmatch us!?"

Although extorting money was wrong.

But thinking back to how they had stood in front of the Li Corporation every day, begging without regard for their dignity, and Li Xingyan had remained indifferent...

A sense of resentment suddenly welled up in the middle-aged man's heart!

This resentment even made the middle-aged man want to silence Li Xingyan for good!

Li Beijue's expression darkened in an instant; he stood up abruptly and strode out with long, swift steps.