138: Chapter 138 Jiang You is Being Held Hostage 138: Chapter 138 Jiang You is Being Held Hostage Jiang You paid no attention to them, simply walking past the two and heading towards Xing Siyang.
Ever since he returned to Beijing that day, she followed him the very next day, luckily she had several engagements in Beijing.
Back then, she was scheming every day to create chances to encounter him.
Afraid that being too forward might frighten him away.
Now, she’s so preoccupied with Xing Siyang that she didn’t notice a man in a duckbill cap approaching her.
The man’s one hand was hidden in his jacket, arms crossed, head bowed as he walked.
Tang Sirou saw Jiang You bustle in and, curious about who she was looking for, glanced over.
But the next second, she sharply noticed that the approaching man seemed to be hiding a black handgun in his arms.
She recognized it from Lou Ziang’s place, so it looked familiar.
She took another careful look, and her pupils suddenly constricted.
In horror, she pointed at the man and said, “Auntie, it looks like that man has a gun in his arms.”
They were close by; she spoke without deliberately lowering her voice, so the man heard her immediately.
A ruthless glint flashed in the man’s eyes.
In a flash, he pulled out the handgun and aimed at Jiang You, the closest to him.
Before Jiang You could react, her arm was seized by the man, who pulled her forcefully.
The man looped his arm around her throat, forcing her to stand in front of him.
“Bang!”
The man fired a shot at the ceiling.
“Ah…”
People in the store immediately screamed, rushing to escape.
Jiang You only felt a deafening buzz in her ears, shrinking in fright, and screamed as well.
Instinctively, she reached to claw at the hand across her neck.
Xing Siyang was not far away, but the incident happened too suddenly, completely unexpected.
“You, come here!”
“Or else, I’ll blow your heads off!”
The man held Jiang You captive, with the gun pointed at Tang Sirou and Lou Ruozhi, who were scared out of their wits, realizing it was too late to run.
The three of them were trapped by the man near the cashier.
At this moment, Jiang You felt utterly unlucky!
If it wasn’t for idiot Tang Sirou, why would she be taken as hostage?
The entire store was surrounded by the police.
“Captain Xing, Captain Chen, we can’t break through from other entrances, this is the only entrance we can use.”
Chen Chen was visibly frustrated; if that person hadn’t shouted earlier, this wouldn’t have happened.
He looked at the grim-faced Xing Siyang and asked, “What should we do?”
Xing Siyang never expected Jiang You to be here.
With hands on hips, he spoke in a deep voice, “First ask for his demands, if they’re not excessive, agree to them, and ensure the hostages’ safety first.”
Chen Chen: “Okay, I’ll ask.”
The assailant had a handgun, and they didn’t dare to attempt a rash breakthrough.
Moreover, the man wasn’t just anybody.
He was a well-trained mercenary, ruthless and fearless of death.
He had been under surveillance by Xing Siyang and the others for three full days.
Inside the store.
Jiang You obediently crouched down with her head in her hands, as nothing was more important than saving her own life.
Besides, she believed that Brother Siyang would save her.
But then –
There were two ‘mosquitoes’ buzzing irritably near her ear, really annoying.
Unable to bear it anymore, she snapped, “Shut up, you’re so annoying!”
Then, a voice fell in unison with hers: “Shut up, cry again, and I’ll send you off first!”
Jiang You and the man in the duckbill cap both froze.
She looked up at the man sitting opposite them and chuckled, “Hey, big brother, great minds think alike, birds of a feather, huh?
These two are too noisy.”
Lou Ruozhi and Tang Sirou huddled together, trembling with fright.
In stark contrast to these two, Jiang You was not scared at all.
The man’s venomous and sharp gaze swept over them, then landed on Jiang You: “You’re not afraid?”
Jiang You blinked her apricot-shaped eyes, nodding like a pecking chicken, her face also carried a sweet smile: “Scared, but, you see, I know you’re not a bad guy, big brother.
You look like a good person, so you definitely won’t harm an innocent commoner like me.”
After hearing her words, the corner of the man’s mouth twitched slightly: “…”
It was the first time he had ever been told he looked like a good person, absolute nonsense!
The man sinisterly said, “Little girl, I’m not some good guy.”
Jiang You earnestly replied, “Ah, that’s okay, as long as I think you’re a good person.
Nowadays people who are good claim to be bad, while the bad ones claim they have the heart of a kind good person.”
Her words were nothing short of speaking in veiled criticism.
After speaking, her gaze inadvertently flicked towards the two people beside her.
The man quickly grasped the subtle dynamics among the few people present.
Really couldn’t tell whether to call her stupid or naïve.
At this moment, Lou Ruozhi mustered the courage and said to the man tremblingly, “Um, young man, if you let me go, I’ll give you as much money as you want.”
As she said this, she began to rummage through her bag, frantically pulling out a bank card.
Then she handed it over, saying, “This card has one million in it, the password is three 1s, followed by three 8s.”
The man gave her a glance, and before he could speak, Jiang You was one step ahead.
“Ah, Mrs.
Lou, why so stingy?
Only a million.” Jiang You gasped in shock, her words sharp and shrewd: “Surely your entire outfit is worth more than a million, right?”
“Why only give Brother here a million?
Who are you looking down upon?” Jiang You shook her head and clucked her tongue several times.
Lou Ruozhi was completely petrified, not understanding at all what Jiang You was trying to do.
“Bro, let me tell you, this lady here, she’s the wife from a wealthy family, she has everything in excess but most of all money.
You could extort a good sum from her, enough for your retirement and then some, might even have leftovers.”
Jiang You was getting more enthusiastic as she spoke, not at all seeming like a hostage.
“…”
The man frowned tightly and shouted, “Enough, shut up, I’m not interested in your money!”
Jiang You instantly closed her little mouth.
But in her heart, she was muttering: If money doesn’t attract him, then he’s not a habitual robber.
Sigh!
That makes things complicated; a criminal who doesn’t want money is tough to deal with and hard to trick.
Why did she have to be so unlucky?
To be caught up in this!
Outside, someone with a megaphone shouted, “Attention inside, I am Captain Chen of the criminal police.
If you have any demands, just say them, but please don’t harm the hostages.”
After Captain Chen finished shouting, there was no immediate response from inside.
But after a few seconds, the man shouted outside, “Prepare a car for me in the parking lot, I want to leave.”
Captain Chen glanced at Xing Siyang, and the man nodded, “I’ll arrange it.”
Captain Chen replied to the person inside, “Okay, we’ll arrange that for you.”
Inside the store, the man pressed the tip of his tongue against the corner of his mouth, his gaze chillingly bizarre as he swept over the three people crouched on the ground.
“In a moment, I’ll need a hostage to leave with me.
The three of you, who wants to stay, who wants to go?”
Tang Sirou was the first to react; she immediately shook her head and said, “You…
take her with you, my…
health is weak, afraid I’ll slow you down.”
She pointed at Jiang You beside her.
Jiang You: “…”
Jiang You looked towards Lou Ruozhi.
Lou Ruozhi avoided her gaze, also pointing at her, and said, “I’m old, it’s not convenient to take me, you can take a younger person as a hostage.”
Jiang You laughed, her eyes full of sarcasm as she looked at Lou Ruozhi.
She had actually naively hoped that this woman, if she had even a shred of conscience, wouldn’t abandon her own daughter to death, right?
After all, she was her own flesh and blood, even if she was incredibly immoral, surely she wouldn’t choose her, right?
But the next second, reality slapped her in the face, shocking her awake.
“Ms.
Lou, you really have opened my eyes!
It seems that you truly don’t deserve to have blood ties with me, since you’ve made your choice, then from this moment on, we are finished!
Consider today as repaying you for giving birth to me all those years ago.
From now on, you go your own sunny path, and I’ll cross my own log bridge!
It’s best that our paths never cross again!”
Jiang You said these words very calmly, she indeed had been very disappointed with her before, and had also harbored resentment.
Resentful that she was so heartless, wondering why she gave birth to her if she didn’t want her!
But now, she felt thoroughly disheartened, her heart as dead as withered wood, such a person simply did not deserve her hatred!
Hating her, she felt it would only dirty her own heart!
Lou Ruozhi caught a glimpse of Jiang You’s gaze, and shuddered through her body.
In the past, even when Jiang You was disrespectful towards her, she had never felt the fear that gripped her heart like now.
Jiang You stood up, looked at the man, and sighed, “Brother, it seems I have no choice but to be your burden.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be very obedient, and I’ll definitely help you escape.
Just don’t hurt my face, I rely on it to make a living, I beg you, Brother~”
She touched her own smooth cheek, speaking earnestly and sincerely, her expression pitiful.
The man: “…”
He wasn’t foolish, he could tell that these three people knew each other.
Jiang You usually didn’t act cutesy or kittenish; once she did, it was too much for anyone to bear.
Yet the man in front of her, wearing a cap covering half his face, was completely unresponsive, his half-visible face as cold as ice, colder and harder than her brother’s icy demeanor.
The man glanced at Lou Ruozhi, his gaze growing darker and more threatening, and Lou Ruozhi felt a chill run through her whole body.
He smiled coldly, “You have such a mother, it truly is pitiful.
For your pitifulness, I’ll spare your life.”
Jiang You blinked her eyes, nodding excitedly in agreement with what he said.
“All right, thank you, Brother, you are really kind.
Rest assured, I’ll cooperate with you.”
Jiang You didn’t look at all like a hostage; the uninformed might even think they were on the same side!
After saying this, she even took the initiative to walk over and let him take her as a hostage.
“…”
Her eagerness left Lei Yan somewhat dumbfounded.
Following that, he knocked Lou Ruozhi and Tang Sirou unconscious right in front of Jiang You, and also…
Jiang You watched as he pulled out another gun from his waist and fired a shot at each of Lou Ruozhi and Tang Sirou’s thighs.
Since it was a silencer gun, there was no noise.
She didn’t react at all, she just stood there dumbfounded, watching the fresh red blood gushing out of their legs.
Lei Yan looked up at her dazed expression and said coldly, “What?
Feeling sorry for them?”
Jiang You came back to her senses and quickly shook her head: “No.”
She felt nothing, but—
She was a bit scared now and licked her lips, “But, killing people, isn’t that…
not good?”
“They won’t die, just bleeding a little.”
Hearing this, Jiang You blinked.
“Oh.”
Just then, someone outside yelled, “The car is ready for you.”
Before long, Lei Yan took Jiang You and left the shop through the safety passage.
After she came out, she didn’t see Xing Siyang and felt somewhat listless.
She thought he had been outside all this time.
In the parking lot, they got into the car that was prepared for them.
They quickly left.
Chen Chen also led his team in pursuit.
The car sped away, Jiang You almost felt nauseous.
Lei Yan’s driving skills were excellent, he soon lost them.
Suddenly, he slowed down the car and looked at Jiang You in the passenger seat: “Can you drive?”
Jiang You was still somewhat in a daze, but was clear-headed enough to nod her head.
“Then come over now, you drive.”
Jiang You looked at the moving car and shook her head: “You…
stop the car first.”
Lei Yan’s face was expressionless, and his voice turned colder: “Hurry up, it won’t kill you, if you dawdle any more, I won’t be able to guarantee it later.”
Jiang You, threatened by him, could only comply.
Because she had not yet caught up to Siyang, she couldn’t die yet.
After changing seats, Lei Yan quickly said: “Remember, never stop the car, there is a bomb on it, once you stop, the car will be detonated immediately, and you won’t have a chance to escape.”
Jiang You’s face turned pale instantly, “You…
you’re not lying, are you?”
Lei Yan saw her bravery from before but now her face turned pale with fear, he curled his lip.
“Do you think I would lie to you?
Or do you think they would sincerely prepare a car for me?
Of course not, they are just trying to catch me.”
Now Jiang You only felt her mind was in chaos, sniffling…
she was still so young, she didn’t want to go to Heaven just yet.
“Don’t worry, as long as you don’t stop the car, just keep driving.”
Jiang You could only nod her head.
She could only follow Lei Yan’s instructions and drive towards the highway.
As the car entered the highway, there were already roadblocks set up for the interception.
Jiang You saw the police cars and barriers not far ahead, and was confused.
Should she stop the car, or drive through?
The next second, the man’s words from before echoed in her mind.
She could only hit the gas pedal hard.
Xing Siyang who set up the interception on the highway in advance, had seen that the driver was Jiang You, and his brows furrowed.
“Captain Xing, it looks like this car doesn’t intend to stop.
Could they be planning to drive through?” a colleague commented.
“Captain Xing, it looks like there’s only the hostage on the car, Lei Yan is gone.”
Indeed, Jiang You had no intention of stopping; she steered towards the less crowded area and drove through.
“Bang!”
Everyone was shocked!
What was going on?
But the next second, the car slowed down.
Sensing something was wrong, Xing Siyang immediately got in the car and gave chase.
Before getting in the car, he said, “Don’t hurt her.”
After catching up to Jiang You’s car, Xing Siyang rolled down the window and shouted at her: “Jiang You, stop the car.”
Jiang You, who didn’t want to cry, burst into tears when she saw him.
“Wuwu, Siyang, I can’t stop, that man said there are explosives in the car, and if I stop, it will explode, I…
I’m not married yet, I don’t want to die.”
Xing Siyang was taken aback.
Three minutes later.
After much persuasion from Xing Siyang, Jiang You finally stopped the car.
She sat in the driver’s seat, stifling a sob, and glanced at the people outside the window, “It really didn’t explode.”
This car was prepared by Xing Siyang; he knows the situation on the car.
And within such a short time, Lei Yan couldn’t have possibly installed this thing in the car, nor did he have these items.
“Alright, get out of the car.”
It wasn’t until she got out of the car that Jiang You realized that man had been deceiving her.
Damn!
She had been on pins and needles for so long, almost ready to sacrifice herself.
“By the way, Brother Siyang, that man jumped from the car, he did it in the tunnel,” said Jiang You.
When she saw him jump from the car, she was completely stunned, but she couldn’t stop, and with no phone in the car to contact Xing Siyang, she thought for a moment she was really going to meet her father and grandfather.
Xing Siyang made a call to Chen Chen, asking him to immediately take people to search the tunnel.
The hopes were slim, but they still had to search.
“Let’s go, I’ll take you back.”
Jiang You bit her lip: “Brother Siyang, did I cause you trouble?”
Xing Siyang gently touched her head: “No, it has nothing to do with you.
It’s fine as long as you’re safe; otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to explain to your sister-in-law.”
After sending Jiang You back, Xing Siyang called Su He.
“Sorry, I let him get away,” he said to Su He on the phone.
Su He didn’t seem to mind: “Brother Siyang, don’t say that.”
Xing Siyang had joined the criminal police force, and Lei Yan was one of the suspects who had appeared in the restaurant that day.
When Su He found out he had gone to Yue City, she handed the matter over to Xing Siyang.
“This person has strong anti-investigation abilities, it will take some time to find him.
Having spotted him today, I guess he might have deliberately let us know.
Since you tracked him to Yue City, he has been disappearing, and it has been impossible to find any trace of him.”
After hearing this, Su He fell silent for a while.
If that was the case, then her earlier discovery of his whereabouts was deliberately leaked by him.
“Okay, I understand, thanks for your hard work.”
“It’s part of my job, don’t be so formal with me.
By the way, when are you coming back?” asked Xing Siyang.
Su He: “In a few more days.”
Xing Siyang: “Oh, right, something else happened today related to Jiang You…”
He roughly explained the situation.
It is six o’clock in the afternoon in Country Y.
A private mountain villa.
Jiang Yan had been discharged from the hospital, and although he was not fully healed, his amazing recovery allowed him to be discharged, needing only bed rest.
The villa is also equipped with various medical facilities and has a medical team.
Moreover, she and Xiao Si are here.
It was only after that day that Su He found out that Xiao Si was also a doctor, and even the personal doctor of Jiang Yan.
After Su He ended the call with Xing Siyang, her expression became somewhat gloomy.
The father and son beside her could clearly feel it.
Jiang Yan asked: “What happened?”
Su Baobao also asked: “Mommy, what did Uncle Siyang say?”
Su He stretched out her hand to gently rub the little one’s head: “It’s nothing, go out and play with Uncle Xiao Si for a while; mommy has something to discuss with daddy.”
The little one blinked: “Oh, okay~”
Su Baobao quickly got out of bed, put on her shoes, and went out with her tablet.
After Su Baobao left, she opened the video sent to her by Xing Siyang.
“Just watch it,” she handed the phone to him.
The content of the video was already explained by Xing Siyang.
The surveillance video had sound, so Jiang You’s voice could also be heard in the room.
As he watched, the man’s complexion became even more grim than hers just now.
She said: “Brother Siyang said Jiang You wasn’t hurt, she might have just been startled, so you don’t need to worry too much.”
She hadn’t expected there to be such a turn of events.
Lou Ruozhi really didn’t deserve to be the mother of Jiang Yan and Jiang You.
But there was another point she was very curious about: Lei Yan actually had let Jiang You go.
People from the Xuanqing Organization were not that kind-hearted, but he really did let Jiang You go.
She didn’t know whether to say that her little niece and little sister were incredibly lucky or that they had struck it big.
It wasn’t long before Jiang Feng came in.
“Young Madam, Master Five.”
He had just entered when he sensed a chill in the air, which made him a bit uneasy.
What happened to Master Five?
Did he have a fight with the Young Madam?
It didn’t seem like it, though.
The next second, the man’s deep and cold voice rang out: “Tell Jiang Qi to take action tomorrow.”