Yu Zhou was completely unaware of the uproar outside.
However, even if he hadn't known, he could have guessed it to some extent.
Someone specially invited by a provincial TV station being kidnapped in Ningzhou would surely cause a sensation, a shock, perhaps not much less than a major event.
It wouldn't even be surprising if the entire municipal bureau was alerted, because Yu Zhou was not only an entrepreneur but also a businessman with some standing who collaborated with the provincial TV station.
Under these circumstances, Yu Zhou didn't even need to think twice; the commotion this time would likely be even bigger than the incident when his wife was abducted in Jiangbei.
But was this really the case?
After everything calmed down and he looked at the people inside the van, Yu Zhou began to have doubts. It was likely that this was not a kidnapping, nor a move by his competitors to put him to death.
Didn't he see that these seven or eight people, though excited, showed no signs of nervousness like robbers?
And they were all young people, their faces showing a sense of longing. With just this expression, even Yu Zhou himself would find it hard to believe that they were desperate criminals or kidnappers.
Because they looked like ordinary people, not even thugs.
"Brother, judging by your attire, you don't seem like a poor person. Shall we talk?"
Finally, one of the young men who had been watching Yu Zhou, and hadn't even bothered to wear a mask, spoke up.
His demeanor suddenly became amiable, which left Yu Zhou completely bewildered.
What was this? Shouldn't they be talking to him after kidnapping him, or better yet, not letting him see them at all?
But these people not only didn't wear hoods, they even wanted to talk to him.
Were they so confident that no one could catch them? Or had they already decided not to let him leave alive?
Yes, at this moment, Yu Zhou couldn't figure out what was going on.
Logically, if these people had kidnapped him, they shouldn't be acting like this. Either they truly didn't intend to let him live, or this wasn't a kidnapping at all.
But if it wasn't a kidnapping, what was that scene just now? Were these people playing a joke?
It wasn't that Yu Zhou looked down on them, but based on what he saw, they showed no signs of being desperate criminals; they were just a group of young people yearning for the future.
However, what was their purpose in kidnapping him?
Well, at this point, even Yu Zhou felt a bit confused. He couldn't figure out what kind of oddballs he had encountered. Yes, oddballs; besides that word, Yu Zhou couldn't find any other adjective.
"Talk? With so many of you controlling me, how can we talk?"
Yu Zhou wore a bitter expression. Without knowing their objective, it was best to try to probe them.
He didn't want to say the wrong thing and lose his life by accident.
After all, some things might seem simple, but when you truly try to figure them out, it's hard to anticipate other possibilities.
As it seemed, these guys didn't look like robbers, but you couldn't just base everything on your imagination, could you? What if they looked unlike robbers but actually were?
One wrong move, and he would be bleeding from his mouth.
Yu Zhou would absolutely not take a risk that could cost him his life, even if he knew with high probability that these people were not desperate criminals.
"Heh heh, we were forced into this desperate measure!"
"Don't worry, we sought you out for a great opportunity, not a kidnapping, and we definitely won't ask your family for ransom."
Among them, the simple-minded one sitting in the passenger seat said, clearly winning the agreement of everyone in the small van.
They all began to nod solemnly, which made Yu Zhou even more perplexed.
What was all this? You kidnapped someone, yet you acted like I'm a good person. Who would believe that?
But the situation was indeed so absurd to Yu Zhou. Such a group of people who were so incongruous had actually kidnapped him. This was something that he couldn't have even imagined before.
It was really no wonder Yu Zhou was bewildered; he had never expected something like this to happen.
"What is your purpose? If it's really not a kidnapping, then just say it!"
"Anyway, I have no money and no influence here. It's useless for you to do anything to me."
Yu Zhou wasn't sure if they knew who he was, but that didn't matter. Even if he was exposed on the spot, so what?
After all, in the eyes of many, businessmen never told the truth.
Who he was, those who knew him knew clearly, so it didn't matter.
"Don't worry, we didn't bring you here for kidnapping; it's a good thing, a great thing."
"We want to help you make money! And not just a little, but a fortune. In just a few months, you'll make more money than you could ever imagine in your lifetime."
Finally, the more slick-looking young man spoke. His excitement was such that even Yu Zhou felt as if they might be telling the truth.
"Make money, a fortune, and in a few months, earn money I can't imagine in my lifetime?"
For a moment, Yu Zhou's mind raced. Those words sounded so familiar.
It wasn't his fault. A subscription certificate, in just a few months, an investment of over ten thousand yuan had already earned him nearly two million.
Such terrifying returns, perhaps that could be called making a fortune.
Yu Zhou had seen a lot, but seeing the excited expressions of the people in that small van, his mind immediately began to form some ideas.
Could it be, could it be that?
The only possibility he could think of was the popular male selling something in this era, but these people looked too excited for that.
And to kidnap someone directly, even for selling something, wouldn't it be voluntary?
He couldn't understand the look of longing on their faces at all, because he had never encountered such a situation.