Chapter 1285: Kidnapping Jin Wan'er to Threaten Shi Youxuan

She lunged toward the doorway and pulled hard on the door.

The door was locked from the outside; there was no way to get out!

Out of instinct, she wanted to smash the door and shout for help, attempting to get someone outside to let her out.

Her fist was raised high, but at the last moment, Wan'er stopped and did not knock.

She couldn't knock; knocking now would only alert the enemy, and she feared that instead of bringing rescuers, she would only summon the villains.

Wan'er decided to save herself.

There was a window in the room, so she walked over to look outside; she was on a high floor, and from this height, it looked like at least twenty stories up.

The window was locked tight and could not be opened.

It seemed the only way out was the door.

She tried hard to calm herself down; she had to find a way to leave this place quickly.

Just then, there was a noise at the door, and Wan'er hurried back to the bed to pretend to be asleep.

The person who entered was a dwarf.

He came in carrying a tray, and on the tray were four dishes and a soup, with rice as the staple food.

"Pretty Auntie, get up and eat; I made all the food today. My cooking is quite good, you know, get up and have a taste." The voice was milky and cute, but Wan'er hated him to the core.

It was this voice and appearance that had deceived her, making her think the other party was truly a child; as it turned out, she was the one who was truly naive, to have fallen for such a big trick.

"Auntie, stop pretending. You are smarter than I imagined. Most people in your situation would definitely be screaming and shouting, yet you are able to rationally think about how to escape."

"But everything you do is a waste of effort. There is surveillance in your room; we saw that you had already woken up."

Jin Wan'er:...

Since she had been exposed, she stopped pretending to be asleep.

She jumped off the bed, preparing to hold the dwarf hostage to escape.

But as soon as she made a move, she realized the dwarf was highly skilled; she didn't even get past one move before she was subdued.

The dwarf wasn't angry and still said in a milky voice: "Auntie, you are very cunning. It seems we underestimated you; we must be even more vigilant."

Wan'er was tied up tightly with a Rope, and when the dwarf tried to feed her, she turned her head away and refused to eat.

"Auntie, you had better eat. People are like iron and food is like steel; if you don't eat a meal, you'll feel famished. If your stomach is empty, your brain won't get enough blood, and you won't be able to think of a way to escape."

He pestered her relentlessly, and Wan'er was incredibly annoyed.

She snapped: "Can you stop talking in that tone? It's extremely disgusting."

"Fine, eat."

The tone was normal now, but Wan'er still refused to let him feed her, demanding he untie her so she could eat by herself.

"No way. If I untie the Rope, what if you try to run?" The dwarf wouldn't budge.

"I promise I won't run. Besides, your companions are all outside; even if I wanted to run, I couldn't get away."

The dwarf then untied her Rope, threatening her to be obedient and behave, and her days here wouldn't be too difficult; otherwise, he would make her wish she were dead!

She had no appetite.

However, the dwarf was right; people are like iron and food is like steel, and going on a hunger strike out of spite was useless.

After Wan'er finished eating, the dwarf contentedly picked up the tray and prepared to leave.

"Wait."

Wan'er called him back and asked: "Do you know who I am?" She wanted to use her husband's reputation to scare them.

Given the Jian Family's reputation in Jiangzhou, ordinary petty thieves would be intimidated.

The dwarf answered directly: "I know. You are Jian Yining's wife and Shi Youxuan's sister. Your husband and sister are both big shots. Actually, if you hadn't returned to family life for the sake of your child and husband, and had continued as a Lüshi, your achievements would have been remarkable."

Wan'er:...

He really knew everything; it looked like he had done his homework.

The more this was the case, the more terrified she became. They weren't ordinary thieves; why kidnap her?

Could it be for the Treasure?

The last piece of the map for the Ji Family Treasure was on her back. She began to feel nervous, breaking out in a cold sweat and trembling uncontrollably.

Wan'er was not Shi Youxuan; she hadn't experienced as many things, and thinking of this, she couldn't help but lose control.

"Please let me go; I don't know anything about the Treasure."

As soon as she said it, she regretted it; wasn't this like saying "there is no silver buried here"? But the words were already out, and like spilled water, they could not be taken back.

"So you do know about the Treasure!"

It wasn't a question, but a statement; a gleam appeared in the dwarf's eyes.

"I don't know, I don't know anything."

Meanwhile.

The housekeeper found a letter at the main gate, and her intuition told her it wasn't a good thing.

In this day and age, communication is so advanced; who would still use the method of writing a letter?

Furthermore, no one had discovered who delivered the letter or when it was placed at the gate.

On the envelope, there was typed text: To be opened by Shi Youxuan.

The letter was delivered to Shi Youxuan's hands. She pulled out the envelope, and inside was a sheet of A4 paper with the same printed text—Jin Wan'er is in my hands. If you want her to be safe and sound, come to the Nian Dai Cafe at 12:00 noon to meet.

Come alone, do not tell anyone about this, and do not call the police, otherwise, you can wait to collect Jin Wan'er's corpse.

There was no signature, nothing at all.

Her first action was to call Wan'er, but the phone was turned off.

Then she called Wan'er's home, and the servant said she had taken the child to school and hadn't returned yet.

Under normal circumstances, she should have been back by now.

That person didn't seem to be lying; Wan'er must be in his hands!

She checked the time; it was 11:30, with half an hour left until 12:00.

There is no time left; I'll just go over there first and see.

Nian Dai Cafe.

Although it was high noon, there wasn't a single person there.

There was a very familiar figure by the window, and Shi Youxuan's heart skipped a beat.

Zhu Qingrui.

It must be him.

She walked up close; a strange man was sitting in the seat, his face was very unfamiliar, but his back was exactly the same as Zhu Qingrui's.

"Sit, what would you like to drink?" The voice was also similar.

"Zhu Qingrui?"

"Yes, it's me." He admitted it quite openly.

"It really is you. You actually dare to come to Jiangzhou; you have a lot of nerve."

She sat down.

A waiter came over and handed her a drink menu: "Ma'am, what would you like to drink?"

"No need, I won't be drinking anything."

She had not forgotten the last time, when her aunt Ji Yingjie drank a cup of coffee in a cafe, only for the drink to be spiked with a sedative.

The waiter left, but Shi Youxuan did not leave.

She was very curious: "Didn't you go through all that trouble to get plastic surgery just so you wouldn't be recognized by us? Yet you admit it so openly so quickly; wasn't all that suffering from the surgery in vain?"

Zhu Qingrui picked up his cup and took a sip, calm and composed: "It wasn't in vain. I didn't just get plastic surgery to avoid being recognized by you; the most important thing is that it makes it easier to work at the Presidential Palace."

"Don't think too highly of yourself. Although I hate you, you don't hold such an important position in my heart."

Shi Youxuan: "I thank you for that. I would prefer it if you never thought of me at all. What are you risking so much to find me for?"

Zhu Qingrui: "You should have already seen that letter, and you should have already made that phone call, so you should know why I am looking for you?"

After speaking, he looked around.

Surprised: "You came alone? You actually didn't bring any bodyguards."