Chapter Ten: The Kidnapping Case of Mutual Consent

  H City, a nearly 150-meter-high skyscraper still stands out in this city of high-rise buildings. For the surrounding buildings that are less than 20 stories high, this gigantic building with an area of over 100,000 square meters is simply a huge steel-reinforced concrete beast.

  At this moment, in a certain room of this giant building, some unknown conversations are taking place.

  "What? You're saying he bought four more jade and spent over 400,000?" Pearl's face was filled with an incredulous expression as she stared at the stiff-faced Qing Lang opposite her.

  "Yes, I've asked the price of the four pieces of jade, and I even spent some money to buy back the photos that were taken before." Qinglang said as he handed several photos to Zhenzhu.

  "Was anything useful asked? Why did he buy so many jade?" Pearl took the photo, but only glanced at it briefly and didn't see what was special about it.

  "I've asked around, and two of them said that he seemed to have gone in, taken a look around, and then came back to buy it directly without even negotiating the price, and didn't even want it wrapped. Another shop owner said that he wandered around the store for a long time, but at the time, he didn't seem to have his bank card with him, so he didn't have enough money, and left. Later, he rushed back to buy it. None of those shop owners knew what he was buying jade for."

  "Where else did he go before going to the antique market for the second time?" Pearl frowned.

  "He went to the ATM but didn't withdraw any money." Qing Lang secretly let out a sigh of relief, fortunately Little Liu had observed very carefully at that time.

  "Where did he get so much money from?" Pearl narrowed her eyes slightly, "400,000 yuan is not a small amount for an ordinary white-collar worker. He easily spent it on a few pieces of unknown stones. Moreover, before going, he checked the balance in his bank card at the ATM. In other words, he didn't know how much money was in his bank card beforehand, and it's also possible that the bank card was given to him by someone else...... Liu Hai is just a timid person who easily slipped away, looking at his appearance, it's unlikely that he would leave a large amount of money for an unrelated person. The only one who can make sense is Long Tian..."

  "Have you investigated his background clearly?" Pearl suddenly asked this question.

  "Yes, Ye Feng, 20 years old this year, is an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. His tuition fees were all donated, and the money he earned from part-time jobs was barely enough to fill his stomach. After entering university, Liu Hai accidentally discovered him and gave him a fixed salary of 1,000 yuan every week, which solved his university tuition and living expenses. There's nothing special about him, except that he has excellent academic performance and often goes to the library to read books. He also got to know Long Tian half a year ago at Emperor Bar, and since then, Long Tian would almost go there every week to support him, their relationship is very good, never had any conflicts." Qing Lang told all the information he gathered.

  "Could it be that Long Tian is really good at that? But as far as I know, he has many women..." Pearl shook her head in puzzlement.

  "Keep an eye on him for two more days, if you still can't find anything unusual, then bring that kid over as a bargaining chip. In the next two days, I'll also ask someone to help identify what's in these photos and see if they can figure out any tricks." Pearl used her hand to push aside several clear jade stone photos, but her gaze was raised upwards, looking at Qing Lang.

  "Yes!" The green wolf nodded in response and slowly walked out of the room.

  Taking the elevator to the underground parking lot, after getting in the car, Qing Lang let out a deep breath and then made a cold hum, "Hmph, women are just women, doing things so cautiously. Bring that little brat here, slightly intimidate him, won't he confess everything?"

  Just as he was grumbling in the car, the phone suddenly rang.

  Qing Lang picked up the phone, "Xiao Liu, what's going on? Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on that kid? Are you slacking off again?"

  "It's not... boss, you asked me to keep an eye on that kid, but after he went back to school, he directly entered the dormitory and closed the door, even pulling down the curtains. I couldn't see anything!" A young man's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Boss, does he have something valuable on him? If so, we don't need to keep an eye on him anymore. We can just find an opportunity to put a hood over his head and bring him back. After getting what we want, we can just throw him away somewhere..."

  The green wolf slowly closed his eyes, the voice on the phone was still ringing in his ears, but he was still thinking about the feasibility of the plan just now. In fact, they had done such robberies many times before and never failed, nor did they leave any clues for the police.

  After simulating it several times in his mind, he slowly opened his eyes. "Xiao Liu, still follow the old routine, find an opportunity to bring him back. Don't let him see your face, he has some relationship with Long Ge, if he sees you, he will trouble you."

  "Got it, boss! I'll go call a few brothers!" The phone transmitted Xiao Liu's proud voice, as if he was happy about his own brilliant suggestion.

  Ye Feng returned to his dormitory and spent a few minutes getting familiar with his strength and speed, then pulled open the white floral window curtains and opened the window.

  "Huh, this strange feeling...... it seems like I'm being stared at by something......" The unusual sensation coming from not far away made him look in that direction. It was a pale and thin young man with an unnatural expression who turned his head to the side after meeting his gaze.

  "It's really been targeted......" Ye Feng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This guy should be under that woman's command."

  "Should he teach him a lesson or pretend not to know?" Ye Feng was somewhat hesitant, on the one hand he wanted to try out his current skills, but on the other hand, he was worried that taking action would affect the balance of power between Dragon Brother and that woman.

  "There has been no news of Longge and her getting into a physical fight yet, it's likely that both sides are in a state of stalemate, with neither side able to gain the upper hand. That's why this deadlock has occurred. Those people have only been keeping an eye on me so far, without making a move against me, possibly for the same reason.

  Yefeng roughly guessed what would happen if he were to make a move based on a series of events. "Once the fuse is lit, the conflict between them will become unstoppable, and that's when it'll be time to see who's stronger. If that's the case, I'd rather not be the one to light the fuse."

  "Uh, this way Longge will be in the light and I'll be in the dark, at least it can create an unexpected effect. When the real struggle between the two begins again, presenting a highly tense stalemate, my appearance should tip the scales of victory towards Longge. Now, it seems that I need to keep a low profile, let the enemy forget my existence......" Ye Feng made his final decision, to conceal his strength and wait for changes.

  Pretending not to notice anything unusual, Ye Feng shifted his gaze away and closed the glass window, then sat back down on the bed.

  He pulled out his phone from his pocket and checked the time, it wasn't even 5 o'clock yet. At this hour, calling his dorm brothers to eat together was definitely not going to work. But Ye Feng felt a wave of hunger pangs coming on, "Forget it, they won't be eating until at least 6:30, I'll just go ahead and eat first."

  Although the school cafeteria's food is not bad, this time Ye Feng did not plan on eating in the cafeteria.

  "I don't know, whether that feeling is accurate or not. Today, I'll eat at a slightly remote place and see if that kid follows me..." Ye Feng was also an expert with great courage, now having enough self-defense ability, he didn't need to worry about his own safety issues. As long as the other person didn't have a gun in hand, they couldn't pose any threat to him. What he most wanted to know right now was whether that person had coincidentally seen him or was actually secretly monitoring him.

  "Hey, Big Fool, Liu Zi, where are you guys now?" The thin young man just dialed a phone call.

  "Oh, just now the big boss said that there's a kid from XX University whose family is extremely wealthy, and I'm supposed to keep an eye on him. He just said that today we can find an opportunity to make our move, so come over now! Bring two or three strong brothers, that kid isn't short. Just as he was about to hang up the phone, he suddenly saw Ye Feng walking out of the dormitory building. 'Big Dumb, hurry up, that kid has come out of the dorm, and he's been holed up for an entire afternoon - if we don't seize this opportunity, who knows when he'll come out next?'"

  Hung up the phone, Xiaoliu's eyes swept over Ye Feng, and he secretly thought, "I didn't notice earlier, this kid is really a handsome guy."

  Pretending to be nonchalant, Xiaoliu turned her head to one side and lit a cigarette.

  If he had seven layers of certainty that the other party was monitoring him just now, then he is nine layers certain now. Because the guy who pretended to wait for someone stood in a newly built dormitory building, and the interior decoration was still freshly done, not a single student had moved in yet. And he still pretended to be waiting for someone, occasionally looking up at the upstairs, which made Ye Feng very speechless.

  After leaving school, Ye Feng walked towards a small path because there were fewer people on that path, so it was just right to see if the guy had followed him. Moreover, at the end of the small path not far away, there was also a porridge shop with a quiet environment, and Ye Feng happened to want to eat something light as well.

  Although Ye Feng didn't look back all the way, the faint sounds coming from behind him were telling himself that the other party had followed.

  Ye Feng's mouth curled up in a cold smile, "As expected!"

  Yefeng entered the porridge shop and ordered a steamer of small buns, a bowl of preserved egg with lean pork congee, and began eating very comfortably.

  "What took you so long? He's almost finished eating, if we're any later, who knows when the next chance will come!" Xiaoliu glared fiercely at the big guy leading the way from a corner of the alley.

  "Isn't the time just right?" The big guy stuck his head out and took a glance in the direction of the porridge shop.

  "Alright, get ready, your cars have been brought over, right? Later, all of you put on headgear, don't let him see your faces." Xia Liu was the first to put on a black headgear, revealing only his two eyes.

  Ye Feng ate his fill and drank enough, let the boss settle the bill, and was about to head back along the original route.

  As he approached the first corner, he narrowed his eyes slightly. He could clearly feel that there was something dangerous waiting for him there. However, he still didn't stop in his tracks. He probably guessed that the guy who had been secretly watching him couldn't hold back this time and would make a move against him.

  Just as he walked to the corner, Ye Feng was blocked by two burly men with their heads wrapped around, and he put on a look of astonishment. He was then held down by one of them, who stuffed his mouth with a cloth strip.

  Then he was covered with a bag by someone behind him.

  "What do these guys want to do? Are they going to kidnap me?" Ye Feng pretended to struggle for a few seconds, and then felt himself being lifted up. In less than a minute, he was thrown into a car.

  "Haha, it seems I don't need to take action, you guys are coming to me automatically. Well, I'll play along with you then, and hopefully get a glimpse of the mastermind behind the scenes!" Ye Feng lay in the car, secretly smiling to himself.