487: Chapter 487 Liu Shanshan is Kidnapped 487: Chapter 487 Liu Shanshan is Kidnapped After having a hearty breakfast at Fang Min’s place, Tangyu and Fang Min rushed to the company.
Even Fang Min, who usually arrived at the office quite early, didn’t get there until almost nine o’clock today.
“Min-jie, Tangyu-ge, good morning.” As the two entered the company, a voice came over to them.
They saw Wang Dazhuang walking over with a strange smile on his face, his eyes looking at Tangyu and Fang Min with an odd glint.
Tangyu could tell it was a suggestive look; obviously, Wang Dazhuang, whose mind was full of dirty thoughts, hadn’t come up with anything good.
“Yeah, morning.” Fang Min nodded briefly, then quickly headed to her office, deliberately putting some distance between herself and Tangyu.
Tangyu wanted to go back to his office but was stopped by Wang Dazhuang.
Wang Dazhuang winked and smirked at Tangyu, asking with a sleazy laugh, “Did you score?”
Tangyu rolled his eyes in annoyance, “Score your head.”
“Heh heh, Tangyu-ge, you definitely won’t score with my head, but don’t lie to me.
I’ve seen it all.
Are you going to tell me there’s nothing going on between you and Min-jie?
Otherwise, why would you come to the office together?
And so late, too.
Don’t tell me it’s a coincidence; the only coincidence is that you spent the night together last night,” Wang Dazhuang said.
Tangyu felt like spitting blood.
Wang Dazhuang was really on the ball, inferring so much from one glance.
Seeing that Tangyu didn’t refute, Wang Dazhuang’s smile became even more suggestive and sleazy, his eyes brimming with admiration, envy, and jealousy, “Why are you always so dominant, Tangyu-ge?
Heh, don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.
Jeez, even Min-jie has fallen for you; you’re like a god, Tangyu-ge, you’re truly the only god in my heart.”
“Scram, scram, scram!” Tangyu kicked Wang Dazhuang and waved him off without any good humor, wondering if coming to the office had been a mistake.
As he passed by Zhao Xinxin’s office, Tangyu glanced inside but didn’t see Liu Shanshan.
He didn’t know why, but not seeing Liu Shanshan gave him a sense of loss and an indistinct feeling of unease.
Shaking his head, he walked toward his office.
He hadn’t taken many steps when his phone rang; it was Liu Shanshan’s number.
Tangyu was momentarily startled.
He looked around but didn’t see Liu Shanshan anywhere.
Wasn’t she in the office?
Why was she calling?
Maybe she thought he hadn’t come in today?
“Hello, Shanshan, I’m at the office,” Tangyu answered the call.
“Is this Tangyu?” But the voice on the other end of the phone wasn’t Liu Shanshan’s, it was a cold male voice.
Hearing this voice, Tangyu’s expression turned grim, and a sharp light flickered in his eyes.
No wonder he’d felt anxious just now; it turned out something had happened to Liu Shanshan.
Tangyu calmed down right away and asked coldly, “Who are you?
What have you done to my friend?
I warn you, if you dare hurt a hair on her head, I will make you wish you were dead.”
“Humph, humph, humph.” The voice on the phone chuckled coldly, “I think you don’t understand the situation at all.
I really dislike what you’re saying, and in fact, I’m the one who should be saying such things, not you.
That little girl looks quite delicate and pretty, dewy-eyed, and probably an untouched young miss too.
Humph humph, if you keep being so arrogant, I can’t guarantee my brothers won’t do something to her.”
Tangyu was furious and wanted to kill someone.
However, he knew the utmost importance now was to remain calm and stabilize the other party, to prevent them from doing anything outrageous, otherwise Liu Shanshan’s life would be ruined.
“What do you want?
Just say it,” said Tangyu.
“Humph humph, now you’re talking sense.
If you want the girl unharmed, starting now, you’ll do as I say, or you’ll bear the consequences.
Oh, and don’t even think about calling the police, or the results will be clear to you.
By the way, we have eyes everywhere; the moment you call the police, we’ll know.
Believe it or not, it’s up to you.
But if you care about the girl’s life, go ahead and try,” said the voice on the phone.
“Rest assured, I won’t call the police.
Tell me what you want me to do.
I’ll do as you say, provided you don’t harm my friend,” Tangyu said.
“Relax, our target is you, not the girl.
As long as you follow my instructions obediently, I won’t harm her.
The girl’s life is in your hands.
Now get downstairs, hail a taxi, and I’ll tell you what to do next,” the voice ordered, then hung up the phone directly.
After hanging up, Tangyu didn’t hesitate and ran outside, nearly bumping into Zhao Xinxin, who just happened to be walking by.
“Tangyu, what’s the rush?” asked Zhao Xinxin.
“Got an emergency, I’ll explain to Xin-jie when I get back,” Tangyu said, and without waiting for Zhao Xinxin’s response, he run off.
Seeing Tangyu in such a hurry, Zhao Xinxin was left frowning in confusion.
Upon leaving the Empire Trade Tower, Tangyu quickly scanned the surroundings and soon spotted someone watching him from the opposite building.
It seemed the other side wasn’t bluffing; they had placed numerous lookouts.
It was even possible they had bugged his mobile number, and they would know the moment he called the police.
Such methods weren’t hard to imagine; many people could bug a mobile number—a skilled hacker could do it, for instance.
Of course, Tangyu wasn’t foolish enough to use his phone to call the police.
Actually, he hadn’t even considered calling the police.
Catching a taxi, the driver turned around and smiled at Tangyu, asking, “Where to, handsome?”
Tangyu took out two hundred yuan and gave it to the driver, “Just take me around randomly.
I just want to have a look around Donglin City.
You run the meter, and when the money runs out, just drop me off.”
“Alright.” The taxi driver immediately let out a happy chuckle; it was a good deal indeed, and he was enthusiastically chatting with Tangyu about the positives of Donglin City, but Tangyu had no interest in listening to the driver’s prattle.
It took a full ten minutes before the phone rang again, but this time it wasn’t Liu Shanshan’s number that appeared—it was an unfamiliar one.
These people were incredibly cautious, probably using a disposable phone that could be tossed after use, making it impossible to track any useful information through technical means, even if one tried.
“Go to Longgang Wharf.” It was the same cold voice as before, which hung up right after the instruction.
“Master, to Longgang Wharf,” Tangyu said.
“Why suddenly head to Longgang Wharf?
There’s nothing fun there; it’s almost deserted and has been abandoned for a long time,” the driver wondered aloud.
“A friend of mine is there, asked me to come over,” Tangyu lied casually.
It took over forty minutes to finally arrive at Longgang Wharf, a remote and virtually abandoned old dock.
Getting out of the cab, Tangyu told the driver to keep the change and sent him away, then he began to look around, spotting a surveillance figure some dozens of meters away.
After waiting there for five minutes, the phone rang again.
Before the other party could speak, Tangyu said, “I’m already here.
What do you want me to do now?
Rest assured, I haven’t called the police.
With so many of you watching me, I’m sure you’ve tapped my phone as well.
You’d know if I have alerted the authorities.
You can do whatever you want with me, just don’t harm my friend.”
“Heh, better safe than sorry.
Enough with the chatter.
Do you see a small wooden boat by the river?
Row yourself over.
You should be able to spot a search boat about two kilometers straight ahead.
Come on over,” the other side replied with a chilling sneer.
After hanging up, Tangyu jumped into the small boat and started to row towards the larger vessel.
The two kilometers took him more than twenty minutes to cover.
As he approached the ship, a rope was thrown down, which Tangyu used to climb aboard, only to be met by two guns pointed at his head.
Tangyu gave the two men a displeased glance.
He turned his attention to a man before him, who looked to be in his early thirties with a sinister face—definitely not the kind-hearted sort.
“Where’s my friend?” Tangyu demanded.
“What’s the rush?
You’ll get to see her.
But before that, let me introduce someone to you,” the man said, stepping aside afterward.
Tangyu looked over, three figures emerged from the cockpit, two of them pointing guns at him.
“Zhou Tao, it’s you,” Tangyu’s eyes narrowed slightly, his expression growing cold and somber.
The mastermind behind it all turned out to be Zhou Tao, which was somewhat unexpected for Tangyu.
On his way there, Tangyu had considered possible culprits such as Zhou Jie, Liu Dingyang, or the second tiger of Yun Province, but Zhou Tao had not crossed his mind.
“Humph, Mr.
Tang, you didn’t expect it to be me, did you?” Zhou Tao’s sneer turned into a vicious grin, his face full of rage, his eyes brimming with hatred, resembling someone out for blood.
“To be honest, I didn’t expect it to be you.
You sure have the guts to provoke me.
I wonder where your confidence comes from,” Tangyu replied indifferently, his gaze sweeping around the deck; aside from the six people there, there were a few more inside the cockpit on standby, all armed, and one more person on the cockpit roof holding a submachine gun.
This group appeared to be quite formidable; even their heavy weaponry was well prepared.
The gunmen didn’t worry Tangyu much; his only real concern was that they had Liu Shanshan in their custody, which was enough to make him exercise caution.
“This is all your doing.
You’ve made my life a misery; don’t you think I should take revenge?
Mr.
Tang, because of you, my father and I ended up in this mess.
Don’t you think I should act this way?” Zhou Tao said with undisguised fury.
Tangyu replied with a faint smile, “From your perspective, you definitely should.
But from my point of view, you’re asking for death.
Everyone must face the consequences of their actions, and you, Zhou Tao, are no exception.
I’d say it’s your own karmic retribution.”
At Tangyu’s words, Zhou Tao’s features twisted with insanity, “So arrogant even at death’s door.
I’m curious where you get your confidence from.
Can’t you see the situation you’re in?”
Tangyu let out a scornful laugh, “So what if the situation is not in my favor?
I have nothing to truly fear; there’s no dread where there is no fear.
Whatever you want to do, I won’t be scared of you.
Zhou Tao, it’s me you want to deal with.
I’ve come as you asked, and I’ve complied with everything; I haven’t alerted the authorities.
If you’re upset, take it out on me.
There’s no need to harm the innocent, right?
Let my friend go, and we’ll settle our scores afterward.
How about that?”
“Haha, release that girl, you think it’s that easy?
Why should I listen to you?” Zhou Tao scoffed, almost laughing.
Tangyu’s expression turned icy once more, his gaze hardening as he glared at Zhou Tao.