Chapter 296

The next morning, Li Xin was still asleep when He Qiong woke him up.

"A Xin, hurry up and get up, your Teacher He is looking for you."

"Hmm, his tone isn't very good."

Li Xin opened his eyes lazily and said, "Give me the cell phone."

He took the cell phone, called He Min, and asked:

"A Min, if you have something to say, just say it."

"A Xin, early this morning Xian Di came to see me, saying her uncle was kidnapped again, and her father knows my relationship with you, so he wants to ask you for help finding him."

After He Min finished speaking, Li Xin had two words pop into his head: "Serves him right!"

"A Min, give my number to Tang Zhudi so she can talk to me."

"Okay, I got it."

He Min hung up, his expression changed slightly, and he wondered, "Who is that woman on the other end of the line?"

"Wait till he comes next time, I'll drain him dry and make him flirt everywhere!"

After composing his thoughts, he went to the living room and said to the Tang father and daughter, "Mr. Tang, A Xin said to have your sister call him."

Then he found a sticky note on the desk, wrote a number, walked over to them, and handed it to Xian Di.

"Thank you, Teacher He; after this matter is settled, I will surely repay you handsomely!"

He Min smiled and waved his hand: "Mr. Tang, no need for pleasantries; you'd better hurry with your business—Mr. Wang's affair is urgent."

……

Repulse Bay, Wang Baiwan's villa.

In the living room, many busy bank staff were counting money.

Tang Zhudi held a ladies' cigarette between her fingers, puffing away one after another.

At that moment, the cell phone beside her rang, and Tang Zhudi hurriedly answered.

"Mrs. Wang, how are the cash preparations? You don't want anything to happen to your husband, do you?"

"Don't mess around; sixty million dollars is a huge sum—I'm still raising it. How is my husband?"

The voice on the other end said, "As long as you get the money, Mr. Wang will definitely return safely—don't do anything foolish!"

Tang Zhudi quickly replied, "Don't worry, this isn't the first time! I have experience—I won't short you a cent."

Tang Zhudi had just hung up when Central District Serious Crimes Unit's Chen Jiaju noticed.

He quickly said, "Mrs. Wang, you must trust the Royal Police; this ransom cannot be paid."

"Police records show that paying the ransom gives only a twenty percent chance of rescuing the hostage—the risk is huge!"

"Trust the Royal Police?"

"Besides patrolling the streets, what good are you? You're all a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

"You're wasting taxpayers' money for nothing!"

"If we don't pay the ransom and the kidnappers kill the hostage, can you bear the responsibility?"

Tang Zhudi said angrily, her words blunt, even to the point of saying she had completely lost faith in the Gangdao police!

Under their protection, the kidnappers still managed to abduct her husband, and she herself also suffered a considerable fright.

Chen Jiaju's face flushed red; he couldn't utter a rebuttal, since he was the one tasked with protecting the Wang couple.

During their unpleasant conversation, the landline in the living room rang again.

Tang Zhudi hurriedly got up, picked up the phone, and said, "I'm still raising the money—you also need to give me some time."

"Big sis, it's me—I contacted Mr. Li Xin of Red Letter through Xian Di's teacher; he has wide connections, maybe he can help."

"Quickly jot down the number—Mr. Li wants you to speak with him personally."

After Tang Zhudi got the number, she quickly called Li Xin: "Mr. Li, I'm Tang Zhudi—I assume you already know the situation; just tell me any conditions you have."

Li Xin was eating breakfast at that moment, and he put down his chopsticks.

"Mrs. Wang, I'll ask for payment after the fact; for now just stall the kidnappers—don't give the ransom, or else your husband will end up feeding fish in the sea."

"Leave this to me; I'll have your husband back soon."

Li Xin hung up the cell phone and then made several calls.

He forgot the specific details of the matter, but he still had an impression of a few of the kidnappers' identities!

Two hours later, Huashe called him.

"Big Brother, according to the info you gave, Hong Dingbang is a sergeant in the Central District Serious Crimes Unit, and he's quite close with the Xichang Hall of Harmony."

"The leader of the Hall of Harmony is Wu Guohua, also a mainlander, who together with his brother Wu Guoren established their current turf."

"Time is tight, so we've only uncovered this much so far; the brothers are still digging deeper and need a bit more time."

Li Xin smiled and said, "That's enough; leave the rest to me—I'll handle it."

After hanging up, he called Han Bin and said, "Brother Bin, it's A Xin—check where Wu Guoren of the Xichang Hall of Harmony went out to sea."

"If you can get an exact location, that'd be better—I'm in a hurry, so hurry up!"

Han Bin was somewhat speechless, "Is this how you beg for help?"

"Just thinking about the big moneymaking scheme A Xin mentioned, he endured it!"

"It's a small matter; the ship has a GPS, easy to find—just wait for my call, it won't take long."

Waiting for Li Xin to hang up the phone.

He Qiong looked curious and asked, "A Xin, who kidnapped Wang Baiwan this time?"

"How many times has this happened now?"

"Wouldn't it be better to spend a little money and hire some bodyguards? Do you really think everyone is Uncle Huo?"

He Qiong's words were spot on—among Gangdao's rich, every last one of them, only Mr. Huo dares go out without bodyguards.

Nobody dares to provoke him yet!

Li Xin smiled and replied, "You still don't know what kind of person Wang Baiwan is!"

Even when a dung cart passes by his villa gate, he has to give it a taste to see if it's salty or bland!

Who would spend money to hire bodyguards?

The free protection from the Gangdao Royal Police—what a high cost‑performance ratio!

He Qiong glared at him—this damned A Xin, still eating!

What he said is just too... whatever!

But to satisfy my curiosity, I still hurriedly asked: 'Do you know who the kidnappers are? Tell me.'

Li Xin thought for a moment, looked at her and said: "It's just some people who take issue with Wang Baiwan, trying to shake him down."

This loser is stingier than stepping on horse dung! During Mid‑Autumn he gives employees mooncakes, but a single mooncake is divided into sixteen portions.

He has also reached a certain level; otherwise he couldn't pull this off.

He Qiong heard this, covered her mouth and chuckled; she also knew about this.

This has become a fun topic at everyone's gatherings, talked about for over half a year!

He Qiong laughed for a moment, then asked: "A Xin, you said Wang Baiwan is worth millions, why is he still like this?"

What else could it be?

Misers have always been plenty; even when others have knives at their throats, they still cling to useless gold and silver.

Li Xin felt both amused and exasperated; without strength, no matter how much money he has, he can only end up as others' prey.

So, he values his security company more than his own eyes.

These brothers work their lives for him, and he will give them a life free of worries about food and clothing.

Full weight, full measure; giving even a little less is disrespect to these people!

(Big Brother! These past few days the little black room has left me exhausted; today I finally regained some condition.)