Chapter Fifty-Four: Kidnapping

  After school in the afternoon, Leng Bing walked alone on his way home with a heavy backpack.

  When Zheng Guomin first arrived at junior high school, he still wanted to appoint him as the class monitor. In their opinion, which child doesn't like being a class monitor? Little kids all like to show off, and becoming a class monitor is one of the best ways to do so.

  However, Leng Bingxue politely declined, as he was now preoccupied with more important matters and didn't have the energy or interest to play this "house" game with these children.

  Actually, whether he reads or not is not important to him, as he was already a university graduate in his past life. Moreover, after rebirth, with his ability to remember everything at a glance, as long as he goes to read books, there is no knowledge that he cannot grasp. For him, reading and studying are no longer the only way to succeed, and not attending school will not be regrettable. It's just that he doesn't want his family to worry about it, nor does he want everyone to think of himself as a monster.

  In my past life, I was not good at foreign languages. Although he never liked foreign languages, it's clear that the most spoken language in the world is Chinese, so why do international communications have to use English? And domestically, English has been elevated to an unreasonably high status, and you even need to take exams for it? You can't graduate without getting a level 4 certificate? This is simply absurd. However, as a tool, if I want to understand more and earn foreign money, I don't oppose mastering several foreign languages.

  I started learning English from the first year of junior high school. Language is based on vocabulary, but it's not just about vocabulary. Although I have memorized the Oxford Dictionary during my free time, I still dare not to be careless and specially bought a portable listening device to practice my listening and speaking skills. He doesn't want to end up being mute and deaf in English.

  Of course, Leng Bing Xue's behavior in school made him seem a bit proud and aloof to his classmates, and he didn't fit in with the crowd. Moreover, he was good at studying and looked very handsome, so there were naturally not many people who dared to approach him, as a result, he often walked alone.

  Changfu is also a city built on the mountain, with the rapid development in recent years, it has both the prosperity and noise of a big city, as well as the simplicity and randomness of a small county town. The First Middle School is located in the north of the city, near the foot of the mountain, and the road leading to it is all downhill. The streets on both sides are lined with shops of all kinds, including those selling daily necessities, wine and beverages, stationery, bread and pastries, hair salons, as well as small restaurants and hotels, making it a bustling and crowded place with a thriving business.

  After walking through this several hundred meters long street, you will arrive at the more prosperous Zhonggu Lou. However, Leng Bingxue wants to walk to a quiet alley beside Zhonggu Lou, and after passing through this alley for about 500 meters, then turn right and walk through another small street of about 500 meters, you can quickly reach the Municipal Government's residential compound at No. 57 Chaoyang Road.

  Since Hong Gang left Changfu and moved to Shudu with his family, Leng Yunfei took over as acting mayor. Liu Wenjun, the director of the municipal government's general office, had prepared the mayor's mansion in the municipal government's residential compound and repeatedly asked Leng Yunfei to move in. After all, it was not proper for the mayor not to live in the municipal government compound but instead stay in the municipal party committee compound, although he was also the first deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, there was no rule saying he couldn't live in the municipal party committee compound.

  Leng Yun Yi actually didn't care and was too lazy to bother, as long as he had a place to live. However, Leng Bing Han's words changed his mind. Because Leng Bing Han said: "Although you are noble and upright, think about it, if you don't go live there, who else would dare to live in that room? Wouldn't that be wasting resources? And if you don't move out of this place, others who want to move in can't, can they not have any thoughts about it?"

  It was like this, the cold and stern home moved from Binhe Road 39, Municipal Committee Compound to Chaoyang Road 57, Municipal Government Compound. The house is still a two-story building, but it's obviously bigger and better than before, after all, it's the mayor's house, definitely the best in the entire municipal government residential compound.

  In domestic officialdom, there is an emphasis on seniority and hierarchy. It's impossible for a deputy mayor to have better housing than the mayor, as this would violate the rules within the system.

  As the crowd dispersed, the number of people leaving school was getting smaller and smaller, especially after entering the small alley, it was almost impossible to see students, he was already very used to this situation, it was like this every day.

  As he walked, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, as if something was off. This wasn't because he had discovered any problem, but rather a kind of intuition.

  Since the breakthrough in the 1000-meter long run in second grade, the five small light balls inside his body have formed a kind of aura between each other, flowing and supplying him with a special energy to improve his physical condition. After so many years, there has not been much progress, but the original air flow system only operates along a fixed trajectory. Now he can simply control these air flows through consciousness, making them deviate from their original trajectory in a short period of time and reach any corner of the body.

  That feeling is just like practicing qigong, after emitting qi, the places where the air flows are very hard and full of energy. After trying it out in cold ice, a fist filled with air flow can easily penetrate a brick wall without suffering any damage. However, the time limit is only about 20 seconds, I suppose that as practice progresses, there will be breakthroughs, this may also be the result of many years of hard training.

  There are also some extra gains, and it's not clear whether it's due to the practice of Long Xuan Yuan Gong or other reasons. When the five light balls circulate inside the body, they seem to have also driven the formation of a magnetic field around the body with the body as the center. Within several meters of the body is the range of this magnetic field. Without thinking or controlling it, you can perceive the movements and changes around your body through this magnetic field, just like bats use sound waves to detect their surroundings. If there's anything wrong, you can feel it.

  Now he seems to have felt a discordant factor affecting the smoothness of this magnetic field. This is also his first time having such a feeling in all these years.

  Before he could even think about what was happening, several tall figures emerged from behind him and blocked his way.

  This sudden situation gave him a fright, and after a closer look, he saw that they were several big men with ferocious faces, staring at him fiercely. One of them asked: "Are you Leng Bing Han?"

  Leng Bing Han gave them a cold glance, and had a bad premonition in his heart. These people didn't have good intentions, and it was clear they weren't here to chat with him. If it were his timid past life, he would definitely be trembling with fear. However, he wasn't worried now. With a strong foundation, one's courage grows. He had a set of skills and treasures, what was there to be afraid of? Therefore, he replied calmly and steadily: "That's right, I'm Leng Bing Han. What's the matter?"

  "Haha, we've finally found you! Take him away, brothers!" Several people laughed happily, their faces looking even more sinister and evil: "If anyone's to blame, it's your old man for offending someone, don't blame us!"

  Several people rushed up to catch Leng Bing Han.

  Originally, Leng Bing Han had planned to round up the group and turn them in to the police, but then he thought better of it. Even if they were all caught and handed over to the authorities, it was unlikely that the true cause and mastermind behind the scenes would be uncovered. It was better to play along and see how things developed.

  He didn't resist, just like a child of the same age, with a few pretended fears, and was taken away very obediently. They obviously came prepared, saw that they had succeeded, and immediately their accomplices drove up in a van, a group of people got on quickly with cold faces, and the car sped away immediately.

  A passerby on the side suddenly reacted and shouted "Kidnapping, kidnapping, come and save people..."

  Perhaps because of his young age, the several big men seemed to not pay much attention to him, without covering their eyes or tying up their hands, they just surrounded him in the middle and spoke without any reserve.

  One of the men with a scar on his face said with a smile: "Boss, this deal is too easy, isn't it? Just for this little kid, we easily got ten thousand yuan. Who is this kid anyway?"

  Another blonde said: "Yes, this little thing still needs to be done by us, it's really a bit of an exaggeration. But easy is always better than difficult, as long as there's money, who cares who it is?"

  "That leader said, 'What's with all the nonsense? We've never asked about our employer's identity or reasons. Isn't it easy enough? Easily getting 100,000 is enough for us to live comfortably for a year or two. Ah Long, you can also go back and marry your little beauty now.'"

  The driver, Ah Long, chuckled and said, "Hehe, I've already talked to Xiaomei about it, this time when we get back, we're getting married."

  Huang Mao patted Ah Long's shoulder and said with envy: "Ah Long, you're so lucky. From now on, someone will warm your bed every day. Alas, it's not like us, still a lone wolf."

  The eldest brother scolded him, saying: "Xiao Huang, you still have the nerve to say that. You're not young anymore, stop fooling around and going whoring every day. It's time for you to learn from Ah Long and settle down properly."

  "Hey, boss, we're just trying to make a living with our heads on the line, no guarantee for tomorrow. If one person eats their fill, the whole family won't go hungry. Who dares to have high hopes? It's better not to harm others."

  The boss sighed softly and said, "This road won't last long. If you're willing, it's better to give up early, I won't blame you."

  "What are you talking about, boss?" Knife Scar glared at the others and said indignantly: "We don't know how to do anything else. Are we supposed to go back to farming? What else can we do?"

  Others, including Huang Mao, also chimed in: "Yes, big brother, we were all brought up by you, and everything we have is thanks to you. We just want to follow you and get rich, with no second thoughts."

  ……

  All the way, Leng Bingxue observed the situation outside the window and found that this van was heading out of town. Changfu City was not big to begin with, and after a while, they had already driven out of Long'an Street and reached the outskirts, still moving outward. He listened to these kidnappers talk for a long time but didn't hear any useful information, only knowing that someone had bought their services to kidnap him. Suddenly, he said, "Do you know who I am? Why did you kidnap me? Aren't you afraid of causing big trouble?"

  At the sound of the knife scar, a cold smile spread across his face: "Who cares who you are, as long as there's money to be made, we'll even bind the King of Heaven."

  Huang Mao also smiled and said, "So tell us, who are you? Can you scare us to the point of pissing our pants? Hehe, hurry up and let's get this over with."

  Although he didn't know the meaning of his sarcasm, for his own plan, he still pretended to be an ordinary little kid showing off his family background and said: "My dad is the mayor, can you still escape after kidnapping me?"

  "Mayor?" Several people were shocked by the words and looked at each other, seemingly hardly daring to believe what they had just heard.

  After a moment of silence, the leader's face sank and said fiercely: "Children should not lie, children who lie will be punished."

  "Cut!" Cold Ice sneered disdainfully: "I'm a good kid, I never lie. My dad is the mayor of Changfu City, Leng Yunyi. What's there to deceive you about? Don't believe me? Go ask yourselves and see if I've deceived you or not!"

  Several people looked at each other in dismay, and everyone seemed to see a mixture of trust and terror in each other's eyes.

  "Damn it!" Scarface slapped the armrest and said to the leader, "Boss, that Li guy has cheated us."

  Huang Mao seemed somewhat anxious and said: "What's to be done? The mayor's child has been kidnapped, won't the entire city's police turn upside down?"

  The big brother slapped Huang Mao's ear and scolded: "If you're afraid, get the hell out of here now."

  Diao Cicai pulled out a sharp dagger and placed it on Huang Mao's neck, saying: "Boss, this kid knows too much about us, we can't just let him go like that. Let's get rid of him."

  Huang Mao was so frightened that he became flustered, his voice even trembling slightly, and said: "Boss, don't listen to Zhang Sheng, I'm not afraid, nor do I have any other intentions. I just think the ransom for this time is too low. Kidnapping the mayor's child should at least be worth three times, no, five times more, at least five times."

  "Longsheng, you son of a bitch, quickly put down the knife and stop being so arrogant all day long. You think you're something special just because you have a scar? I'm not someone to be trifled with either. If you've got guts, put down the knife and let's settle this one on one."

  The scar didn't care about him, but the knife in his hand was withdrawn, and the blade was already tightly attached to Huang Mao's neck. The chill of the blade penetrated into his body through Huang Mao's skin, making him feel a creeping sense of horror, and he was trembling with fear.

  The big brother stared straight at Huang Mao, his sharp eyes seeming to pierce into his heart, as if seeing through his thoughts. After a while, he finally spoke up and said: "Changsheng, put away your knife, our knives are not for brothers."

  After hearing the big brother's words, Knife Scar slowly retracted his knife, but instead of putting it back, he placed it at his mouth, stuck out his tongue and lightly licked the blade. Then, with a cold gaze, he looked at Huang Mao with a sinister smile, as if looking not at a person, but at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

  The car quickly left the main road and turned into a dirt road. As it passed by, it raised a cloud of dust that filled the sky.

  After bumping along the dirt road for nearly half an hour, the car drove into a remote farmhouse. After getting out of the car, they locked the cold and icy girl into a room with iron bars on the windows. The leader ordered: "Changsheng and Xiaohuang, take care of the child, don't let anything go wrong, I'll go with Along to call the employer."

  Dào bāo and Huáng Máo chimed in unison: "Boss, don't worry, a little brat like him can't even flip over our palms!" After saying this, the two exchanged a disdainful glance before quickly shifting their gaze away.

  The leader seemed to be used to it and thought that the dissatisfaction among his subordinates was more beneficial to his balance and management, so he didn't say much and left in a van.

  Leng Bing Han carefully observed the house and found that the walls were made of earth, and the door was a wooden one. Perhaps for an ordinary child or even an adult, it would be quite solid, but for him, it was simply not worth mentioning, unable to exert any restraining effect.

  He is now in a location, based on his own observations and estimates along the way, probably about 10-15 kilometers northeast of Changfu City, estimated to be at the junction of Taihe Village in Anning Town or Liuhe Village in Xinxiang.

  He roughly sorted out his thoughts, today was the first kidnapping in his life, and the reason for the kidnapping was that his father, Leng Yunyi's work had offended some people, but who? Would it be Hong Gang? But would he risk ending his career for that little grudge? Anyway, he is now a regular hall-level cadre, as long as he doesn't make any big mistakes, the domestic system is up but not down. But if it wasn't him, then who else could it be? He was able to pay a price of 100,000 yuan to hire people to kidnap himself, what did he want to achieve?

  At that time, one million yuan was not a small amount of money, enough for an ordinary family to live on for a lifetime. Who has such spare money and courage?

  Kidnapping is a serious crime, especially when it involves the mayor's son.