Chapter 365: She Offers Ten Times the Price

The atmosphere around them was somewhat heavy.

Shen Lingfeng's expression was also cold and stern, yet he still maintained a shred of composure as he spoke to the manager: "Please, do not spread word of this matter..."

"Yes, yes, then... should we call the police?" the manager asked cautiously.

"No."

Li Beijue and Shen Lingfeng answered in unison.

Having said that, the two of them subconsciously exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with the same worry and unease.

Shen Lingfeng said directly to Li Beijue: "Do not let anyone else know about this. I will send a message to Ke Hao, telling them to finish their meal and take Mobai and the others directly back to the Base."

"Mm."

Li Beijue nodded in agreement; at this moment, there was nothing else to be done.

With a dark expression, he walked with long strides toward the entrance, intending to wait in the car first.

Shen Lingfeng followed immediately.

The two men walked out of the restaurant one after the other; almost as soon as they stepped outside, Li Beijue's phone rang.

"The phone!"

Shen Lingfeng looked toward Li Beijue's pocket.

Li Beijue hurriedly grabbed his phone and pressed answer.

"President Li, we have already found it. Twenty minutes ago, there was only one black van near the restaurant. The other party seems very familiar with the city's surveillance facilities; it looks like they were deliberately avoiding certain routes, but we still managed to track them. The last location they appeared was near an abandoned residential complex in the old town, and after that, we lost the signal..."

"Send me the address. Take people there, the more the better. Conduct a carpet search where the vehicle last disappeared!"

Li Beijue gave the order in a deep voice and hung up the phone with some irritation.

Why did those people take her to the old town?

Do they want money?

Or...

Countless terrifying thoughts flashed through Li Beijue's mind in an instant.

"There's news, right? Where is it?"

Shen Lingfeng's urgent voice rang out, pulling Li Beijue back to his thoughts.

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for a moment; even though he knew now was not the time to be petty, a trace of inexplicable sourness still rose in his heart.

"If you can keep up, then come."

Li Beijue dropped this sentence and lifted his foot to walk toward where he had parked his car.

He knew that Shen Lingfeng had also driven a car today.

Sure enough, Shen Lingfeng immediately understood his meaning and, without another word, got into his car as well.

The car lights flashed.

Two cars, one after the other, sped off and disappeared into the night.

Looking at the location on the screen, Li Beijue wished his car could fly.

Jiang Baobao...

Nothing must happen to her!

On the other side—

Jiang Baobao felt groggily as if she had been thrown onto the ground.

Her head was splitting with pain, and she subconsciously wanted to reach out.

But as soon as she moved, she felt a sharp ache in her wrists.

Her hands... why couldn't she move her hands?

Her consciousness was still somewhat blurred; she reacted for two seconds, then suddenly opened her eyes wide!

Kidnapping!

She had been kidnapped!

Jiang Baobao suddenly looked up and, caught off guard, met a pair of emotionless, gloomy eyes; her heart skipped a beat.

"Oh? You're awake?"

The tall, sturdy man's tone was no longer as simple and honest as it had been on the phone; instead, it carried a hint of playfulness.

Both of them had their faces covered, leaving only their eyes visible, so their features could not be seen at all.

Jiang Baobao subconsciously held her breath and did not speak.

Stay calm...

At a time like this, she must stay calm!

Li Beijue and the others should have already discovered she was missing; she had to find a way to stall them first!

Jiang Baobao did not notice at all that the first thing she thought of was someone's name, as she forced herself to calm down quickly in her heart.

Her hands were tied behind her back to a thick concrete pillar.

Her feet were also firmly tied at the calves, allowing only for simple bending.

"What do you want?"

Jiang Baobao asked in a low voice, trying hard to maintain her composure, though her voice trembled slightly at the end.

The two men were drawn by her question; they first exchanged a glance, then both let out a sneer.

"Can't tell, you've got quite a lot of guts."

The thinner man "complimented" Jiang Baobao and continued to lower his head to fiddle with the things in his hands.

Panic flashed in Jiang Baobao's eyes, and she hurriedly continued: "If you want money, whatever amount the person who hired you to kidnap me is paying, I can pay many times more."

He was certain that the man in front of him would not refuse.

Because she had already realized who was behind today's events.

Lu Qing'er!

She clearly knew long ago that she had hired people to deal with her!

She never expected that she would fall for it so easily!

She actually thought of using the excuse of delivering gifts to the team members!

Jiang Baobao looked somewhat annoyed, waiting for the two men in front of her to name their price.

Immediately after, she heard the other party ask playfully: "Oh? How much can you offer? I heard... you're into e-sports? You must earn quite a bit from winning a match, right?"

Jiang Baobao did not answer, carefully recalling the scene in the study that day.

Lu Qing'er said that day... a deposit of thirty thousand, and after the deed was done... another fifty thousand...

"I can give you one million directly, as long as you let me contact my family, I can have them bring the money over immediately, so you can take the money and leave, and I won't call the police or have anyone track you!"

Jiang Baobao spoke without hesitation, directly increasing the original price by more than ten times!

The two kidnappers also did not expect her to be so generous, and were stunned for a moment.

A glimmer of hope flashed in Jiang Baobao's eyes, and she hurriedly pressed her advantage: "If you want more, that's fine too!"

"Heh." The tall man suddenly let out a sneer: "You are quite generous, but it's a pity... we want more than just money."

He exchanged a look with the thin man who was adjusting the equipment, their eyes holding a meaning only they understood.

A mere eighty thousand yuan was certainly not worth the risk of kidnapping...

But those "criminal records" were worth it.

"That person" promised that as long as this matter was accomplished, everything they had done in the past would vanish into thin air.

Jiang Baobao was stunned upon hearing this, her brain spinning rapidly.

Besides money, what other demands had Lu Qing'er promised them?

As Jiang Baobao thought, her peripheral vision caught sight of what seemed to be a machine aimed at her.

She looked over instinctively, only to see a small video camera.

"You...?"

Jiang Baobao's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of foreboding rose instantly.

Immediately after, she saw the two men squat down in front of her.

A cold blade pressed against her chin.

"Hiss—"

Jiang Baobao gasped, feeling a sharp pain in her chin as warm liquid flowed out.

"Such a pretty little face, it would be a real pity to ruin it; better to save that for last..."

The man's tone was full of regret.

Jiang Baobao shrank back instinctively.

Were they planning to disfigure her?

This was exactly the kind of thing Lu Qing'er would do!

No... she had to find a way to keep stalling them!

Jiang Baobao was just about to speak, when the next second—

"Click—!"

She saw the button on the front of her shirt being flicked open by the sharp blade, falling to the ground.