The old man turned around and took out a cardboard box from the cabinet next to him. When he opened the carton, the old man's hands kept shaking. Cheng Liping finally understood, because there was a hand in it. Strictly speaking, the palm of a left hand. The palm of the hand had been chemically treated, and the flesh was not too damaged, and the edges of the wound were not decomposed. The most striking thing is that on the ring finger of the palm, there is also a huge diamond ring.

"This is my son's hand." The old man said sadly.

Cheng Liping frowned and said, "He was kidnapped?" Is there any alarm? ”

The old man shook his head and said, "I was kidnapped a month and a half ago. Alarm? There was no way to call the police, he was kidnapped in Karachi. ”

Cheng Liping was stunned. Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, on the edge of the Arabian Sea, how could Boss Zhou's son be kidnapped in that place?

The old man saw Cheng Liping's question, slowly sat on the chair, and explained to Cheng Liping. It turned out that his son was a loser, and when he was studying in other places, he contracted a bad habit, and he was proficient in eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling. The rest didn't matter, but the gamble was so great that I went to Macau to Las Vegas, lost and went to Dubai, and then ran to Karachi. In just a few years, almost all the old man's family business has been lost. At the beginning of August, someone called the international call and said that Zhou Shiqiang had lost $7.5 million on their side and had not been able to pay it back. They gave Mr. Zhou a month, and if they couldn't pay back the money, they cut off Zhou Shiqiang's left hand and sent it back. In another month, it will not be on it, and it will be the right hand, followed by the legs, and finally the head.

Mr. Zhou hugged his head and said angrily: "Although I have always hated him and is not angry, but I am ...... one of his sons" He did not say any more, and the sound of sobbing was inaudible, but Cheng Liping could feel the despair and helplessness of being a father. It's just that how can he help with this favor, not to mention that Karachi is far away in a foreign country, even if he is willing to risk his life, he doesn't dare to guarantee that he can save Zhou Shiqiang back.

Moreover, Cheng Liping still has a question, why does Mr. Zhou keep an eye on himself?

The old man wiped his tears and said slowly, "Do you know who I am?" ”

Cheng Liping shook his head and didn't speak.

The old man said, "My original name was Zhou Jianjun. ”

Cheng Liping's eyes widened, and Huo Ran stood up. Zhou Jianjun, it turned out that he was Zhou Jianjun.

Younger generations may not have heard of this name, but Cheng Liping saw a movie when he was a child, about a soldier who fights alone against hundreds of militants. The prototype of that soldier is Zhou Jianjun. After retiring from the army, Zhou Jianjun served in the local armed forces department of Licheng, and later joined the business sea, becoming the richest man in Tuobin Province at the age of 40. It's just that Cheng Liping never thought that Zhou Jianjun, who was once beautiful, would now fall to this point, and his leg was lame, and his son was kidnapped by others.

"I came to you because I saw that you had the shadow of my youth." Mr. Zhou said in a deep voice, "I know this request is ambiguous, but I really have no other hope. If you can help me bring Shiqiang back, the Lion Bar will be your property from now on. ”

After saying this, Mr. Zhou looked at Cheng Liping with faint old eyes, as if he was afraid that he would get a disappointed answer. Cheng Liping did not promise, nor did he refuse, let alone regard the Lion Bar industry as a very important thing. He was just weighing whether to help the old man fulfill his only wish.

Agreeing to him with enthusiasm is naturally a very simple matter. But Karachi is a foreign country after all, in case of accidents, how can elderly parents survive?

The expectant light in Mr. Zhou's eyes gradually dissipated, and finally turned back to the palm of his hand, and said softly: "Anyway, thank you for coming." ”

Cheng Liping sighed, pushed open the door, and walked down the stairs to the lobby of the bar. Xiao Hei and the group of security guards were still sitting on the ground, and they were no longer hostile to Cheng Liping, with a look of concern and despair on their faces, looking at the second floor quietly.

Cheng Liping wanted to leave the Lion Bar in stride, but he knew that if he left, he would definitely feel guilty for the rest of his life. Because if he had helped Zhou Jianjun last month, Zhou Shiqiang might not have this palm cut off. If he doesn't go, Zhou Jianjun can't blame himself, but people's hearts are flesh and blood, and Cheng Liping really can't bear to let a dying old man be so heartbroken.

Cheng Liping slowly walked to the bar, took a bottle of wine in his hand, drank most of the bottle, and then turned his head and shouted to the second floor: "Uncle Zhou, prepare the information you know." I took this job. ”

With a "crunch", Zhou Jianjun rushed out of the door, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes excitedly, and bowed deeply to Cheng Liping. Cheng Liping didn't know if he was right or wrong in making this decision, but since he had agreed, he couldn't regret it. After listening to Zhou Jianjun's general situation, Cheng Liping left the lion bar with a heavy heart.

In order to prevent his parents from worrying, Cheng Liping had to lie to the second elder again. Fortunately, with Liu Weiguo's help, he won't be able to wear it for a while. Then there is Tian Zicheng's side, and I have to find a suitable reason, although this girl looks very simple, her mind is very delicate. At the end is Xu Jingwen, who has a big personality and is very easy to fool, anyway, Cheng Liping is also a white lie, not deliberately deceitful.

Sure enough, when she heard that Cheng Liping was going to do a confidential matter, Xu Jingwen immediately nodded in understanding and said, "Okay, it just so happens that I also want to go back to Hong Kong to see my father, and you can come to Hong Kong to pick me up after you finish your business." ”

Cheng Liping was in a cold sweat, it's no problem to pick you up in Hong Kong, but if this is the case, isn't it just raw rice cooked and ripe. After thinking about it, the beds were all on the table, but they were not cooked rice. If you have time to go to Hong Kong, then take it.

Seeing that Cheng Liping agreed, Xu Jingwenle smiled, hugged Cheng Liping's arm tightly, and did not let go. Cheng Liping couldn't cry or laugh, so he directly dragged Xu Jingwen to the bed and hugged her to sleep.

The two of them were very quiet this night, there was no physical collision, but they gossiped for most of the night. Early the next morning, Cheng Liping went to the east of the city to explain the things on the side of the decoration company. After the business matters were dealt with, Cheng Liping asked Du Deyong to have dinner together, saying that when he was away, he asked him to help take care of it, so as not to threaten the safety of his parents.

Du Deyong readily agreed, and asked suspiciously: "Are you sure you are going abroad to inspect the food market?" ”

Cheng Liping smiled: "If not, do I dare to tell you this?" ”

Du Deyong said: "It's the same. Don't worry, the Special Patrol Brigade is full of my people, and I will go back and say hello to them, and ask them to send police officers over to wander around often. ”

Cheng Liping thanked him and raised his glass to toast Du Deyong. Du Deyong waved his hand and said, "Don't drink, I'm on duty." ”

Cheng Liping said: "The official has been reinstated? ”

Du Deyong said triumphantly: "That's not, except for me, no one is suitable for this position." ”

After having dinner with Du Deyong, Cheng Liping called Liu Weiguo again. Liu Weiguo was in the jungle, the signal was not good, and he could not be contacted. Cheng Liping had no choice but to tell He Yong and the conscience chef that he was going abroad to do something, and when Brother Liu came back, remember to tell him.

Cheng Liping's passport is ready-made, but it takes a lot of work to fly to Karachi. There are very few flights from within the country to Karachi, and you have to make a halfway stop. In terms of fees, it was not within the scope of Cheng Liping's concern, because Mr. Zhou gave him a VISA credit card, which contained a full 200,000 US dollars.

From Licheng to Suxu, take a high-speed train from Suxu to Beijing, and then transfer to the subway to the Capital International Airport. Although the time was relatively tight, Cheng Liping was fortunate that at half past six o'clock that night, there happened to be a Pakistan Airlines flight to Islamburg. Swiped the card to buy a plane ticket, directly deducted more than 1,000 US dollars, not his own money, Cheng Liping was not distressed, ate something at the noodle restaurant in the airport, and went directly to the security check.

got on the plane, and the beautiful Brazilian airstress guided Cheng Liping to her seat and gave him a thin blanket intimately. After a day's drive, Cheng Liping was tired and tired, and fell asleep in his seat before the plane took off. In a daze, just after falling asleep, a person patted Cheng Liping's shoulder and said politely: "Excuse me, excuse me, please let me in." ”

Cheng Liping looked up and saw that it was a man in his forties, white and clean, and the smile on his face looked very kind. Cheng Liping hurriedly got up, but forgot his seat belt and almost hit his head on the baffle of the seat. The man stretched out his hand to help Cheng Liping block it, the force was very strong, Cheng Liping's face did not move, but his heart was secretly cold.

The man sat in the innermost seat, by the window, and carried a medium office bag in his right hand. Stuffing the bag on the luggage rack, the man politely thanked Cheng Liping again. Cheng Liping nodded in response and continued to sleep with his eyes squinted. But I don't know what's going on, even though he is tired, Cheng Liping can't sleep anymore.

After about six hours of flight, the plane landed at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Istanbul. Since Cheng Liping had to transfer planes, he came down to eat something casually. Surprisingly, the man actually sat opposite Cheng Liping again.

Cheng Liping took the initiative to say hello and said with a smile: "Hello." ”

The man smiled as well and said, "Fortunately." First time here? ”

Cheng Liping nodded and said, "Go to Karachi." ”

The man was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "What a coincidence, I also went to Karachi." ”

Cheng Liping shook hands with him and said his name, but did not say his true purpose for going to Karachi. The man claimed to be a senior engineer of a certain mining group, named Lu Jianping, and went to Karachi to assist in the exploration of mineral energy. Cheng Liping knew that what the other party said was a lie, but he pretended to be undoubted and casually chatted with him about coal resources.