Chapter 447: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

"Help? Are you all brainless? Why are you just standing there?" Before Feiying could speak, A Qing had already started issuing orders on his behalf.

But not a single person stepped forward to "help."

These men were all Feiying's subordinates and only recognized Feiying as their boss; A Qing was used to giving orders, but having changed locations, no one was buying it.

Of course, if it were a minor matter, these desperadoes would still give him some face.

It was just that things were different now; that was explosives, and high-potency explosives at that. Helping would be brainless—as if they were in a rush to die!

Seeing that no one listened to him, A Qing stepped forward to help himself.

"Get lost—"

Sheng Hanyu loathed him.

"Bastard, you actually tricked us?"

A Qing suddenly flew into a rage, his voice rising sharply.

"Feiying, Feiying, we've been had! The explosives on him are fake, they're high-quality replicas!"

A Qing was so angry he paced in circles; he had never suffered such a great humiliation.

He was confident he understood every weapon in the world, yet Sheng Hanyu had pulled such a massive bluff right in front of him, and he hadn't even realized it.

"Bastard."

Unable to vent his anger, A Qing threw a punch at Sheng Hanyu's face.

Sheng Hanyu dodged, then delivered a swift Sweeping Leg; A Qing fell to the ground, landing face-first!

He scrambled up, about to retaliate, but was stopped by one of Feiying's men: "That's enough. Now is not the time for personal vendettas. Don't forget your Head of the Family's big plan."

Although A Qing was still unwilling, he sullenly stopped.

Sheng Hanyu was hog-tied and brought before Zhu Yiwen.

"Old friend, we meet again." Zhu Yiwen sat behind his desk, just as he had been before.

Sheng Hanyu wore a mocking expression: "You are always so hypocritical. You clearly hate me to death, yet you still put on such a fake act. It's exhausting."

Zhu Yiwen's smile froze on his face.

Not leaving him any face at all—was this because he saw him as a tiger fallen from the mountains?

"Why didn't Shi Youxuan come?" Zhu Yiwen was still "thinking" of Shi Youxuan.

"My wife didn't want to see you, so I didn't let her come." Saying the words "my wife" in front of him, Sheng Hanyu felt refreshed.

Zhu Yiwen's expression darkened completely, looking very ugly: "So you two really did get back together? Women are such cheap creatures. No matter how much a man hurts them, as long as he offers a little benefit, they forget all their past hatred..."

"Shut up! Say one more word, and I will make sure you die without a burial place."

Sheng Hanyu's eyes were wide with rage. He could accept Zhu Yiwen using any method to deal with him or hating him.

But he could not listen to him badmouth Xuanxuan—not even a single word!

Xuanxuan was his woman; he would not allow anyone to disparage her.

"Bang!"

A Qing suddenly struck, punching Sheng Hanyu in the face; his left eye socket quickly turned black and blue, swelling up.

It was the same principle as Sheng Hanyu not being able to accept others disparaging Shi Youxuan.

A Qing, who was fiercely loyal to Zhu Yiwen, likewise could not accept others being disrespectful to the Head of the Family!

Once he stood steady again, Zhu Yiwen stopped A Qing from hitting him further and asked: "Mr. Sheng, are you ready to talk to me properly now?"

Zhu Yiwen wanted him to recognize reality; this was not Jiangzhou, and it was not Sheng Hanyu's territory.

This was his, Zhu Yiwen's, territory—don't be so arrogant!

"How did you get out?" Sheng Hanyu asked.

Zhu Yiwen frowned: "That is none of your business. Let's talk about the cooperation instead."

Originally, Zhu Yiwen had wanted to get Shi Youxuan, but he ended up kidnapping the wrong person and brought back a Lüshi.

The Lüshi was useless to him, but the fact that this woman who looked exactly like Shi Youxuan had Jian Yining as a boyfriend was very interesting.

That was why Zhu Yiwen had wanted to use Jian Yining and Jin Wan'er to trade for Shi Youxuan.

Feiying only wanted money, but Zhu Yiwen wanted the person!

As it turned out, Shi Youxuan didn't come, but Sheng Hanyu did.

Although the person who arrived deviated from his expectations, it would do.

Sheng Hanyu didn't make quick money, but his ability to attract wealth was equally astonishing.

If Zhu Yiwen wanted to make a comeback, he had to have such a person under his control!

Sheng Hanyu knew exactly what he was thinking.

In order to control Sheng Hanyu to make money for him, Zhu Yiwen did not make things difficult for him.

Jin Family Villa.

When Shi Youxuan opened her eyes, she thought she had just had a dream!

Where is this?

No, it wasn't a dream.

"Sheng Hanyu, Sheng Hanyu, you big liar! You lied to me again!"

She pulled off the quilt, got out of bed, and ran outside barefoot.

She remembered now; she had originally planned to go deliver the money with Sheng Hanyu, but that bastard had actually lied to her and gone himself.

The door opened.

Everyone was outside.

The first thing Shi Youxuan saw was "herself."

No, it was Jin Wan'er, who looked exactly like her.

"Are you Xuanxuan? I've heard of you for a long time; my name is Jin Wan'er." Jin Wan'er grabbed her hand, looking a bit excited, but more so delighted and happy.

Jian Yining said to his girlfriend on the side: "Look, I didn't lie to you, did I? I told you the two of you looked exactly the same, but you didn't believe me; you believe me now, right?"

Jin Wan'er chided him playfully: "I never said I didn't believe you."

Then she happily said to Shi Youxuan: "Xuanxuan, I think we should have a good chat."

Shi Youxuan was not in the mood.

She said patiently: "Fine, let's talk later; I need to go out now."

However, everyone seemed unable to see that she was in a hurry; not only did they not make way, they even blocked her path.

Everyone was talking at once.

They told her to calm down and be patient.

They said the police were already following the clues to find the person, and even if she went out, she wouldn't be able to help, so it would be better to wait at home in peace!

She understood the logic, but she couldn't do it.

She couldn't do it, and she couldn't get out; so many people were watching her, and even when she went to the restroom, there was someone waiting at the door—she couldn't even fly out if she had wings.

Jian Yining told Shi Youxuan that the mastermind behind their kidnapping was Zhu Yiwen, and Feiying was just someone he had hired, or rather, they were in a cooperative relationship!

"Zhu Yiwen? So it was him causing trouble behind the scenes!" Shi Youxuan finally understood why Feiying insisted on her going to exchange for the hostages.

Zhu Yiwen had always treated Shi Youxuan as a cash cow; possessing Shi Youxuan meant he could have a continuous stream of money.

But how long had he been in Prison?

Had he gotten out so soon?

Jian Yining told her about the time he was kidnapped.

One day, he accidentally overheard the kidnappers chatting and learned that Zhu Yiwen hadn't been released from Prison normally, but was on parole.

He obtained the qualification for parole because he held dirt on a high-ranking official in L Country, and by using A Qing to threaten that person, Zhu Yiwen was able to succeed and quietly get out of Prison.

The first thing he did after getting out was to contact Feiying to plan the kidnapping!

Back when they hadn't fallen out, Zhu Yiwen had once warned Jian Yining to watch out for Feiying; at the time, Jian Yining hadn't taken it to heart, but Zhu Yiwen had always remembered it.

He wanted to kidnap Shi Youxuan, but he couldn't infiltrate Jiangzhou.

Long before Zhu Yiwen went to Prison, his influence in Jiangzhou had already been purged by Sheng Hanyu.

So he thought about finding a breakthrough through Jian Yining.

Zhu Yiwen knew that Shi Youxuan and Jian Yining had a very close relationship, and if something happened to Jian Yining, she would never sit idly by.

So Feiying's people followed Jian Yining, but they unexpectedly discovered Jin Wan'er.

At first, he also mistook Jin Wan'er for Shi Youxuan; since the real target had appeared, there was naturally no need to kidnap Jian Yining.

But Jian Yining was quite a man; he didn't abandon his girlfriend at the critical moment, and in order to protect her, he was kidnapped along with her!

When they arrived at the location, the two of them saw Zhu Yiwen.

That was when Zhu Yiwen realized he had kidnapped the wrong person.

So he had Feiying step forward to demand a ransom and set conditions!

They each took what they needed: Feiying wanted the vast majority of the ransom, while Zhu Yiwen only wanted the person.

From beginning to end, his target had always been Shi Youxuan!