novelraw Chapter 259 - 237 This is Kidnapping
Chapter 259 - 237 This is Kidnapping
He stubbed out the half-smoked cigarette in his hand and turned to walk downstairs.People at the company were already arriving one after another. Ignoring their greetings, he leaned on his cane with one hand and left in the driver’s car.
Just like any other day, Shen Yanchen left early for work. Gu Qimiao woke up late, ate the breakfast from the microwave, and then slowly walked to work herself, saying she needed more exercise.
Walking on the familiar road, fewer people were around as she neared the art gallery area, the street becoming notably quieter.
While she was standing at the traffic light waiting, she saw a black car approaching from the side of the road. She thought it was just passing by and paid no attention to it.
However, even though the light was green, the car stopped on the pedestrian crossing.
Just as she leaned forward in curiosity, a man in black exited the car and pulled her inside.
Gu Qimiao immediately screamed, "Who are you all?"
Her first reaction was that this was a kidnapping, as her marriage to Shen Yanchen was known throughout the city. Surely someone was kidnapping her for ransom.
The car door shut, and anxiety grew in her heart. When she settled into the seat and saw the man beside her, she exclaimed in shock, "Mo Ming bro?"
Gu Moming looked at her with a smile that was far less gentle than usual. His smile lacked warmth, "How have you been?"
Gu Qimiao quickly glared at him, "What are you doing? You scared me to death! I thought it was a kidnapping!"
"This is a kidnapping," Gu Moming said, slowly taking a rope from the side. Before Gu Qimiao could react, he grabbed her hands and began to tie them tightly.
Gu Qimiao panicked and tried to pull her hands back, but she wasn’t strong enough. She could only helplessly watch as he tied her hands securely.
"What are you doing? I have to go to work! Stop messing around!"
Gu Moming finished tying the knot, gently patted her head, and said, "Be good, I won’t hurt you. I just need you to help me act in a play to scam some money."
Gu Qimiao immediately understood his intention and urgently warned him, "What you’re doing is illegal! I have some money, I can give it to you."
"I don’t want yours; I don’t need money." He simply wanted an excuse to play with Shen Yanchen.
No matter how much Gu Qimiao tried to persuade him, the car stopped at an abandoned construction site.
Gu Moming did not immediately open the door. Instead, he took a roll of adhesive tape from the rear windowsill, bit off a piece with his teeth, and said to her, "Sorry to trouble you."
Before Gu Qimiao could make a sound, he sealed her mouth with the tape.
He grabbed her hand and led her up the newly formed stairs. There were no railings on either side, making the climb nerve-wracking.
Gu Qimiao kept making "mmm, mmm" sounds, but Gu Moming paid no attention to her.
It seemed he had prepared for this. Upstairs, there were already quite a few people gathered, and Gu Qimiao was tied to a chair.
Gu Moming took out his phone and recorded a video of her, likely to send to Shen Yanchen.
The situation made her very worried that something might go wrong. She didn’t want either Gu Moming or Shen Yanchen to get hurt.
Moreover, this whole thing could have been avoided. She couldn’t understand why Gu Moming was acting so irrationally.
When Shen Yanchen received the message, he was in the middle of a meeting. Seeing the content of the message, he announced the end of the meeting and immediately got up, calling Xu Zijun to leave with him.
Gu Moming had provocatively sent the location and the amount of cash needed.
He Ye, driving the car, said, "Brother Yanchen, handing over the money should solve it, right? That person must be desperate for money!"
Shen Yanchen didn’t respond, but took out his phone to call Gu Moming, only to find it was turned off.
Although he knew Gu Moming might not harm Gu Qimiao, it wouldn’t prevent her from being scared.
In the video, she was bound to a chair with her mouth taped shut, her eyes wide open, making "mmm, mmm" sounds, looking very distressed.
Maybe he found him too lenient. If only he had been harsher last night, Gu Moming wouldn’t have done something so absurd now.
And that man was a lunatic; he might destroy their happiness just to make things end badly.
The location was in Mai City, just a 20-minute drive away.
Shen Yanchen pushed open the car door, carrying a cash-filled box. He Ye followed closely behind, and cars continued to arrive, surrounding the abandoned construction site.
"Brother Yanchen, be careful." He Ye’s hand was already on the grip of his gun as he quickly walked in front of Shen Yanchen, scouting the area as they moved forward.
"You’re here?" From a spot without walls, Gu Moming looked down at Shen Yanchen, who was climbing the stairs.
Shen Yanchen glanced up, his face dark and menacing.
Gu Moming said, "Come up alone."
He Ye stopped his steps and glanced back at Shen Yanchen.
"Wait here." Shen Yanchen said, bypassing He Ye and heading up alone.
Seeing Gu Qimiao tied to the chair, a murderous intent appeared in his eyes.
Gu Moming moved forward a step using his cane, blocking Gu Qimiao from Shen Yanchen’s view, "Where’s the money?"
Shen Yanchen threw the box at his feet, the cash spilling onto the ground. Gu Moming signaled, and a man beside him picked up the box.
"I’m taking her with me."
Shen Yanchen took a step forward, but Gu Moming raised a hand to stop him, "Hold on."
"You’ve come all the way here. Wouldn’t it be a waste to leave just like that?"
Gu Qimiao kicked the chair, making a slight noise, frowned at Shen Yanchen, and kept making unclear sounds from her mouth.
Gu Moming took another step forward, beckoning to someone nearby, all the while keeping his gaze fixed on Shen Yanchen, "About that punch I got last night, how are we settling it?"
Shen Yanchen gave him a fiercely cold look and, without warning, charged forward, punching Gu Moming in the face.
The punch sent him stumbling, barely kept from falling by a nearby man.
On the chair, Gu Qimiao’s noise grew louder, seeing Gu Moming getting hit.
Before Shen Yanchen could make another move, Gu Moming’s men surrounded him. Seeing this, He Ye gestured to his men below, and soon their footsteps shook the floor as they came upstairs.
He Ye efficiently surrounded Gu Moming’s men.
Gu Moming laughed loudly, threw away his cane, and limped over to Gu Qimiao. Looking at Shen Yanchen, he said, "Let’s start the killing. Being a couple in the underworld isn’t so bad, is it?"
Everyone held a very real gun. Gu Qimiao, watching this unfold, felt both scared and worried.
This whole situation was fabricated from nothing. She did not want either of the two men to get hurt.
Just as Shen Yanchen was about to move, he spotted a man beside them turning his gun toward Gu Qimiao.
He quickly reached out to stop him and twisted the man’s arm behind his back, but the bullet had already been fired...