Chapter 11: Kidnapping Suspicions

When the plane arrived in Wushi, it was close to 6 p.m.

Before getting off the plane, Li Jingwei took out a business card of his own, solemnly handed it to Zhou Chenggang, and said, "Mr. Zhou, it is a blessing to be able to meet you. This is my business card, and I hope you will accept it. I really hope to have the opportunity to ask you for advice in the future. ”

Zhou Chenggang glanced at the business card and said with a smile: "The young man is very good, and I am very happy to know you." But you're working in the U.S., and I'm afraid we'll not be able to see each other again when we go back. Haha!"

As he spoke, he put away Li Jingwei's business card. However, he did not tell Li Jingwei his contact information, but took off the bracelet on his left wrist and handed it to Li Jingwei. Then, he simply waved goodbye to Li Jingwei and took the lead towards the exit of the cabin.

Li Jingwei actually very much hoped that Zhou Chenggang could give him a business card, or leave a contact information or something, but seeing that Zhou Chenggang had no such intentions, he also felt a little helpless.

He glanced at the bracelet in his hand, and for a moment he didn't know what to do with it. This bracelet looks dark black, as if it has been worn with you for a long time. Although Li Jingwei doesn't understand this kind of literary play like bracelets, he still faintly feels that this bracelet must not be simple to be worn by a master like Zhou Chenggang.

So, he wanted to return it to the other party, but saw that Zhou Chenggang had disappeared. Seeing this scene, he casually put the bracelet in his pocket, and he himself did not have the habit of carrying these small accessories.

However, he felt that it was very rude to Zhou Chenggang to do this, after all, this may be the belongings that the other party has worn for many years. Thinking of this, he took it out of his pocket again and brought it to his left wrist.

After Li Jingwei and Zhang Yuanpeng converged, they got off the plane together. As soon as I walked out of the exit of the airport, I saw Meng Kai who came to pick me up.

Originally, the two wanted to settle down at the hotel first, and then contact Meng Kai. Unexpectedly, after Meng Kai received the notice from Zhang Longcheng and Zhuge Qingxuan, he knew that the matter was urgent, so he rushed directly to the airport to pick them up.

This Meng Kai is tall and powerful, and he looks slightly older than Zhang Yuanpeng. But unlike Zhang Yuanpeng's practice of Tai Chi, Meng Kai seems to be practicing external kung fu.

"Brother Yuanpeng, let's go to dinner first, and then go to the hotel, right?" Meng Kai and Zhang Yuanpeng knew each other well, so they spoke more casually.

"Hehe! You are the head snake of the land, let's listen to your arrangement. Zhang Yuanpeng was not hypocritical, and replied briskly.

"This little brother is Li Jingwei, the grandson of Old Man Xiao?" Meng Kai looked at Li Jingwei and asked.

"Uncle Meng, it's the kid. This trip to the Tianshan Mountains is going to cause you trouble. Li Jingwei replied respectfully.

"Well, that's good. Just for you to dare to go down to the cold pool for Old Man Xiao, that is a gentleman. Meng Kai gave Li Jingwei a thumbs up and continued, "Let's go, let's go to dinner and talk while eating." ”

For the Tianshan Cold Pool, I'm afraid no one is more familiar with it than Meng Kai.

The familiarity mentioned here does not mean knowing the location of the Tianshan Cold Pond and so on, but having a deep understanding of the terrible things about the Tianshan Cold Pool. He himself had tried to go down to find the Tianshan Ice Spirit, but in vain he returned, and he was almost injured, but fortunately returned to the shore in time.

He believed that Xiao Chufeng had told Li Jingwei about the danger, but Li Jingwei still came resolutely, which shows his determination to help his grandfather heal. This Meng Kai is already affectionate, and Li Jingwei's approach is highly appreciated by him.

Monkai is also a talkative person, so a meal is enjoyed by both guests and hosts. Subsequently, Meng Kai took the two of them directly back to the pre-booked Jade Emperor International Hotel. When checking in at the hotel front desk, the three of them felt something unusual.

These are not to say that the hotel is luxurious. Instead, during the check-in process, there was a heroic female police officer standing at the front desk of the hotel, carefully checking the identity documents of each check-in. When Li Jingwei's U.S. passport was checked, he even called his superiors to report it.

In addition, in the lobby of the hotel, you can also see that there are police officers who seem to be asking some hotel staff about something.

This situation made Meng Kai feel a little unclear. In the afternoon, before he went to pick up Zhang Yuanpeng and the others, he had come to the hotel once, and everything seemed to be normal at that time.

As soon as the three of them finished checking in, they saw a group of people walking in briskly from outside the hotel. At the forefront were two burly young men. I saw that the two of them were walking, their eyes glancing around sharply.

He was followed by an old man dressed plainly, who looked to be in his seventies, but in good spirits and with vigorous steps. The old man walked without saying a word, with a hint of anger in his eyes.

Walking behind the old man was a middle-aged man with an anxious face, about half a step behind the old man. The middle-aged man wears a pair of delicate black-rimmed glasses, and his hair is meticulously combed back to his head, giving people a sense of elegance.

Behind the middle-aged man, there were several people with solemn faces. Behind are a dozen bodyguards.

After these people entered the hotel, they did not pause at all, and went straight to a special elevator inside the hotel.

When the three of them took the elevator upstairs, they heard two passengers muttering something in a whisper, to the effect that a guest of this hotel had been kidnapped, and the kidnappers directly demanded a ransom of 50 million US dollars, and threatened to call the police at will, but if they couldn't get the money before noon the day after tomorrow, then wait to collect the body.

50 million US dollars is not a small amount, and when converted into Chinese currency, it will cost nearly 400 million. Obviously, these kidnappers are also familiar with the way, and they know that to prepare such a huge sum of money, even for the wealthy family of the giant businessman, it is not possible to do it immediately, so they are given less than two days to prepare.

Because the kidnapping did not take place in the hotel, the police did not order the hotel to close, but only asked the hotel to check the identity of the guests more carefully.

Hearing that such a kidnapping case occurred, Meng Kai and Zhang Yuanpeng didn't pay much attention to it. None of the people of the Xuanyuan Dragon Alliance will participate in these secular affairs. Since the police have received the report, they are bound to take corresponding action, especially when it comes to such a big person, they will definitely be more eager to solve the case.

When they arrived at the hotel room, Monkai told the two that they had prepared the Humvee SUV and parked it in the garage below the hotel to set off early tomorrow morning.

Only then did Li Jingwei know that Meng Kai had prepared the corresponding outdoor equipment, and the equipment he brought seemed to be useless. Because, comparatively speaking, Monkai is more prepared and professional. It seems that this Meng Kai seems to be a rough mine, but in fact he is careful.

In a luxurious suite on the top floor of the Jade Emperor International Hotel, an old man sat on a sofa in the living room, unfurnished. This old man was the one Li Jingwei and they saw in the hall. It turned out that several middle-aged people behind him were standing not far from the old man with uneasy expressions at the moment.

"It's not too early, stay for a while, you go and rest first. The old man said to the few people who were standing.

This old man is Wei Hailong, the founder of Tenglong International, and the middle-aged man he let stay behind is the fourth son Wei Chuanzhi. The old man had no daughters under his knees, but he had five sons, and according to the Confucian principle of "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith", they were named Wei Chuanren, Wei Chuanyi, Wei Chuanli, Wei Chuanzhi and Wei Chuanxin.

These five sons are under the old man's **, and each of them is a powerful character in the business world, and is known as the "Webster's Five Tigers". The reason why Tenglong International has been able to develop into a leading private enterprise group in China is that each of these five brothers has made great contributions. What is even more commendable to outsiders is that these five brothers are very united. In this way, when it is external, it is equivalent to holding the force into a fist, which is unstoppable.

Because the five sons are very capable, in recent years, Mr. Wei has gradually retreated into the background and no longer directly participates in the management of Tenglong International.

In the third generation of Webster, it is still a man who is thriving. The five sons gave birth to a total of fourteen grandsons to the old man, but only one granddaughter, Wei Rulan.

Although most Chinese people still prefer sons over women, Wei Hailong is no exception. But if there are more grandchildren, it is not uncommon. And the granddaughter is only one, plus the girl is careful, well-behaved and exquisite, she has always been very pleasing to the elderly, you can imagine how precious Wei Rulan is in the old man's heart.

This is also the reason why after knowing that his granddaughter was kidnapped, the old man rushed to Wushi by special plane as soon as possible.

After a few people left, Wei Hailong said to Wei Chuanzhi again: "Chuanzhi, sit down." Tell me what you know. ”

After Wei Chuanzhi sat down, he said to the old man: "Dad, the situation is like this now. In order to celebrate your birthday, Rulan previously entrusted the local Tang Xiaomao to look for the Tianshan Snow Lotus and wanted to give it to you as a birthday gift. This Tang hat is a native of the locals, and usually makes a living as a guide for expeditions or tourists going to the Tien Shan Mountains. “

"This afternoon, Rulan was originally going to the Hope School in Weiwei Village to check the progress of the project. However, at noon, I received a call from Tang Xiaohao, asking him to go to the Tianshan Mountains to pick up snow lotus. As a result, he met the kidnappers on the mountain on the way, Tang Xiaomao escaped, the three bodyguards who were responsible for protecting Rulan were killed, the secretary Li Jingxi was injured and released, and Rulan and Wei Chao were taken away. Li Jingxi told me all these things. The kidnappers asked her to bring us a message and ask for a ransom. “

"What's the matter with that Wei Chao, how are you with Rulan and them?" Wei Hailong asked.

"Wei Chao is the son of Wei Rucheng of Delong Group, I mentioned to you before, he has been pursuing Rulan, this time he had to follow Rulan, but he was also arrested by the kidnappers.

The old man pondered for a while, and then asked, "Is there any news from Wei Rucheng's side?" Did the kidnappers extort ransom?"

"Wei Rucheng heard that after you came here, you are rushing over here, and it is estimated that you will arrive in about half an hour. It is unclear whether the specific kidnappers demanded a ransom. Wei Chuanzhi paused, and then said:

"Regardless of whether the kidnappers want a ransom from the Wei family, it is now basically certain that the kidnappers are coming for Rulan. Now Tang Xiaomao's whereabouts are unknown, but the person I sent to investigate came back and said that Tang Xiaomao's wife and son were picked up from home and had not returned home for almost a week. So I judged that this Tang Xiaomao must have participated in the kidnapping plan, and it is likely that he deliberately deceived Rulan to go up the mountain. Of course, it is also possible that he was coerced and deceived Rulan into going up the mountain. As for what exactly his role in this plan, it is not yet known. “

As the fourth eldest of the "Wechsler Five Tigers", Wei Chuanzhi is the most low-key among the brothers, but his methods are the most aggressive. Thoughtful, always planning and then acting, one blow will win. It is precisely because of this that it is also the most feared of competitors among the Webster Five Tigers.

Wei Chuanzhi saw that the old man didn't speak, so he lowered his voice and said, "Dad, do you think this incident is related to the chip project we really secretly developed?"

Wei Hailong glanced at his son and knew what he was thinking.