The ringtone of the mobile phone is Zhao Liu's. "E small┡ said┡."

When Chu Tianqi came closer, Zhao Liu had already looked at the caller ID and said to Li Jian, "Officer Li, my brother-in-law's phone." ”

"He Xi?" Chu Tianqi and Li Jian asked in unison.

Zhao Liu nodded: "Hmm." ”

Chu Tianqi and Li Jian said at the same time: "Pick up." ”

Zhao Liu connected the phone: "Brother-in-law, where are you?"

"Liu'er, come and save me, I'm being targeted. He Xi's voice was low and urgent.

"Brother-in-law, where are you? What's the matter, why are you being targeted?" Zhao Liu said busily.

"Don't ask so much, I'm in the old factory of the Happy Cement Factory in the suburbs. They said they were going to kill me, come and save me. He Xi's voice was full of fear, "Aren't there police officers by your side? Let them help you, you beg them." ”

Zhao Liuda was surprised: "Ah, where is the place you are talking about? I don't know ......"

Chu Tianqi snatched Zhao Liu's mobile phone and said into the phone: "On the outer wall of the cement factory, is it written in big red letters' with happiness cement, happiness always follows'?"

"Yes, yes, you are ......" He Xi's voice stopped abruptly.

Returning the mobile phone to Zhao Liu, Chu Tianqi said "go", took the lead in running to the side of the road, and reached out to stop a taxi.

This time, the three of them did not all sit in the back seat, but Chu Tianqi sat in the passenger seat. He said to the driver: "Happy Cement Factory." ”

"Happiness...... Cement plant? The driver shook his head, "Why don't you change cars?" ”

"You just go straight, I know the way. Chu Tianqi pointed forward with his hand.

"Okay. With that, the driver pressed the meter, and the taxi rushed forward.

Chu Tianqi went to the Xingfu Cement Factory, when he was still a student at Hexi University, when he and a few classmates went to do social research. In order to write the research report plainly, he, Yun Xiangyu and Yu Tao also lived there for two nights, and Chu Tianqi even went to the workshop to work for two days. However, he was taking a bus at that time, and he only remembered that he could see the big chimney of the cement factory in the distance from the east side of the city.

But eight or nine years have passed, and great changes have taken place in the provincial capitals, including the suburbs, especially in many places, which have also been demolished and turned into high-rise buildings. How can you still see the big chimney at a glance?

With his memory, Chu Tianqi commanded the route of advancement, and he made two mistakes for this.

Seeing that it was getting farther and farther away from the city, and the people who pointed the way were also a little confused, especially the fierce man with a mole on his face sitting in the back seat, the driver hesitated and said: "Is it a mistake? ”

Knowing the driver's thoughts, Chu Tianqi said in a gentle voice as much as possible: "Master, don't worry, we will calculate it for you according to the chartered car, and you will pay as much as you want." ”

"But, I'm in a hurry...... Otherwise, I'll wipe a few small pieces, and you can give forty dollars. The driver accompanied him carefully.

"That's not good, aren't you refusing to take us? Put us in this place, where are we going to take a taxi? Even if you don't want a penny, you can't do it. As he spoke, Chu Tianqi pointed ahead with his hand, "Master, look, isn't there a big chimney in front?" ”

"Oh, oh, why don't I look like a cement factory?" the driver's tone was unsteady.

"Less nonsense, take a taxi to give you money, let you go wherever you want, and not go to the crematorium. Li Jian interjected and choked the driver.

The muscles on the driver's face moved, and he didn't speak again. But looking at that expression, it clearly looked like he was going to the crematorium.

"Ding Woo Bang", the mobile phone rings.

Zhao Liu took out his mobile phone, looked at the caller ID, and said in a low voice: "My brother-in-law's." ”

Chu Tianqi turned his head, glanced at Li Jian, and said to Zhao Liu: "Pick up." ”

"Huh. Zhao Liu agreed, pressed the answer button, and called out, "Brother-in-law." ”

"Brother-in-law, you shouted wrong, I'm not your brother-in-law. A voice from the Yin Forest came from the phone.

Zhao Liu raised his head in astonishment and glanced at Chu and Li.

The voice on the mobile phone continued to come out: "Your brother-in-law is in my hands now, if you want to save him, take two million." ”

"What? two million?" Zhao Liuda was shocked, "How can I have money? Who are you?"

"Don't talk nonsense, you don't have any money? Don't his two sons live in high-rise buildings and drive cars?" the other party's voice was cold, "If you bring money, you can take away the living people with all your tails, and if you can't get money, then ...... By the way, don't call the police, otherwise don't blame us for being polite. Happiness Cement Plant. When the other party said this, his voice stopped abruptly.

Holding the mobile phone, Zhao Liu's face turned pale, and he muttered: "Two million, two million." ”

Suddenly, the car jolted, and the car almost crashed into a cement pile on the side of the road.

"Damn, I'm blind, how do you drive?" Zhao Liu threw his anger on the driver's head.

Chu Tianqi noticed that the driver's face was pale, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his sideburns, obviously frightened. It is estimated that the driver was not frightened by the little danger of the car just now, he should have heard the content of Zhao Liu's phone call, and he must have been frightened by the three masters in the car, and he must have regarded these three people as gangsters.

The car dropped a lot, but the body still shook a few times from time to time, like a hemiplegic sequelae patient, it seems that the driver is really scared.

Fortunately, there are no ditches on the side of the road, and the distance is relatively close, and I walked for about ten minutes, and finally arrived at the destination - Happy Cement Factory.

The three of them got out of the car and walked towards the factory gate with their legs raised.

"Can you pay for the car?" asked the driver weakly in the back.

"Pay for the car after the charter. Li Jian replied back.

"Can you pay half of it first?" in case, I mean, if something happens to you, then my money is not ......" The driver said this, and hurriedly changed the subject, "It's okay to pay together, it's okay." ”

Chu Tianqi stopped and said, "Give him half first, how much?"

"Half is a hundred. The driver held out a finger.

Li Jian took out a hundred yuan, walked to the taxi, and handed over the money: "Here you go, wait honestly." ”

"Good. The driver nodded again and again and took the hundred-dollar bill.

……

Chu Tianqi looked at it, the gate of the cement factory was rusty, and above the gate was an iron arched door, which was inlaid with the five big characters of "Happy Cement Factory". The exterior walls on both sides of the gate have also been mottled, but the slogan on the wall can still be distinguished, which is exactly "with happiness cement, happiness always accompanies you". Glancing at the courtyard again, there was no sound of any machinery, equipment, or vehicles, nor any dust floating or rising, it seemed that the factory had already stopped production, and I am afraid that there was not even a janitor.

"Ding Bang", the mobile phone ringtone rang again, it was still Zhao Liu's mobile phone.

The number is still He Xi, needless to say, it must still be the same person just now.

Sure enough, as soon as the phone was connected, the eerie voice came: "Boy, who are those two people next to you? Is it his son?"

"Ahh Zhao Liu responded casually and looked up at the courtyard.

"You don't have to look around, we'll see you later. The other party's voice came, "What about you, who are those two people next to you?

Just now, when Zhao Liu heard one million and confirmed that He Xi was controlled by the other party, his expression revealed horror and fear. But now it's calm, after all, it's also a person who often fights and kills. He sneered: "Friend, you overestimate me, don't you? Do you think I'm a big chief, and there are always people around me to protect me? These are just my two friends, and when you called just now, we were just rushing here." ”

"Oh, that's what I said. The other man's voice was full of jokes, "I wonder how you can rush here, and it's too fast." ”

"We're going to look for him, we're going to settle some accounts with him, and we're going to know he's definitely here, so we're here. Speaking of this, Zhao Liu asked rhetorically, "Is there anything strange?"

"That's reasonable. Did you get the money?" asked the core question.

"Hahaha, it's all about eating and shelfing, why don't you even understand 'paying with one hand and delivering with the other'?" Zhao Liu asked again, "You won't be impersonating, right?"

"Oh, it seems that you are also from the rivers and lakes, so it saves me a lot of words, you come in from the small door and go directly to the big warehouse in front of you. The other party's voice stopped there.

Zhao Liu put away his phone and looked at Chu and Li.

Chu Tianqi said "go" and went first.

The sharp sword dragged Zhao Liu, ran forward, took a step ahead of Chu Tianqi, and pushed open the small door on the big iron gate. Then he turned around and whispered, "You're in the back." And gestured with his eyes.

Chu Tianqi understood that Li Jian was worried about himself and protected himself. The meaning of the eyes is also obvious, it is clearly to tell yourself: if the situation is not good, pull your legs and run. He didn't speak, but nodded and followed behind Li Jian and Zhao Liu.

The three of them walked slowly forward.

When he ran towards the front warehouse, Chu Tianqi quickly looked around. There are a lot of weeds growing in his yard, and there are also some discarded debris, and the row of houses near the door is all shattered, and it is obvious that there is no one here.

After walking less than fifty meters, the three of them entered the large warehouse in front of them.

Although it was sunny outside, it was a different scene inside the whole warehouse.

As soon as they stepped through the small door of the storeroom, several bright lights came, and the three of them had to cover their faces with their hands and flash to the side.

It may be that when they saw the three of them dodging, there was immediately a sound of "haha" laughter in the warehouse, and there was more than one person who heard the laughter.

The strong light didn't keep chasing, and soon the three of them got used to the light inside and saw the general situation.

The warehouse is very large, with a span of 200 meters from east to west, a depth of about 100 meters from north to south, and a height of more than 20 meters. The whole light in the warehouse was dim, but there were bright lights in a few places, it was the light from the strong light flashlight, and it should be the strong light flashlight that hit them just now.

A voice sounded, like the voice of the person who had just called: "Come, inspect the goods a priori." As soon as he finished speaking, there was a particularly bright light in mid-air.

In the light appeared a man tied to a pillar with duct tape on his mouth.

Chu Tianqi looked fixedly, and the place where there was light was not hanging in the air at all, but there was a small second floor. When he came to investigate, he unloaded the goods in this warehouse, and he didn't see the second floor at all, so he must have added it later.

The voice continued: "Let the goods say something." ”

I saw a hand stretched out next to the pillar of the kidnapper and tore off the tape from the mouth of the tied man.

The tape was torn off, and the tied man shouted, "Liu'er, save me." ”

"Brother-in-law, you wait. Zhao Liu hurriedly responded.

"I ......" As soon as the kidnapped man said another word, the hand next to him reached out again, and the tape paper that had just been torn off returned to the man's mouth.