Chapter 158: Old Feud, Life Hangs by a Thread
The scimitar was taken away by two burly men, and she was picked up with a scream, and before going out, she looked back at us, her eyes full of fear of the unknown, and begging. She wants us to save her, even though this sudden kidnapping was entirely caused by her recklessness.
Shen Yebai and I glanced at each other, seeking his advice, and he shook his head gently at me, signaling me not to be silent. I watched as the cutlass was thrown out of that door in despair, and I couldn't tell whether I should feel worthy or pitiful. I tossed around outside for a while, I didn't know what I was moving, and after a while there was no sound of fragments, only silence.
"Do we really care about her?" I still asked the question in my mind.
"They won't hurt her until they get the money from their family, she's not in danger for the time being, let's find a way to get out on our own." Without waiting for Shen Yebai to reply, Li Shaoqing explained to me first, and at the same time looked around at the surrounding movements, tugging on his bound hands vigorously, trying to break free from the control of the rope.
βheoοΌ Rich friends. A familiar voice came from outside the door.
I thought that the kidnappers outside had gone, but I didn't expect the cunning monkey to turn back again. We looked at him, and we didn't know what he was coming back for. Li Shaoqing stopped what he was doing and didn't want the kidnappers to be suspicious, but as soon as the monkey came in, he had actually noticed some loose ropes in Li Shaoqing's hands, and his eyes glanced at it.
"I knew that kung fu was so powerful, how could I be willing to be tied up here?" The monkey squatted in front of Li Shaoqing, looked at the somewhat loose rope in his hand, and smacked his lips.
"I'm coming back this time to bring you a big gift." The monkey pulled out a small, boxy object from the pocket of his jacket, which looked like an electronic instrument with a timekeeping screen on it, and I watched his movements in confusion, wondering what he was trying to do.
"Do you know what this is?" The monkey had that wicked smile on his face, and shook it in front of Li Shaoqing with the things in his hand.
"It's a ticking time bomb, I managed to get my hands on one from a robber, it's really expensive. Hung out in the middle of a group of cowardly thieves for so long just to have a chance to tie this bomb to you. Imagine what a gorgeous scene it would be when the red number on this bomb counts down minute by minute, counts to zero, and then explodes on you! It's a shame I can't see it. The monkey raised his head and closed his eyes to imagine the moment the bomb exploded, with an intoxicated expression on his face.
"Why are you doing this? Our ransom has already been given to you. I was in a hurry, and I didn't think about it, so I said it.
"Ransom? Hahahaha. How much money do you think I'll have left over from that ransom money? His piercing gaze turned to me, and I shuddered at the sight of his gaze.
"Tell me, how much more do you want?" Li Shaoqing is much calmer than me, and if spending money can be exchanged for our peace, he will definitely agree unequivocally.
"Money! Of course I want to. But now, all I want is your life! The monkey suddenly approached Li Shaoqing, one hand resting on the back of the chair, and the flame of hatred burned in his slender eyes. He stared at Li Shaoqing so hard that his whole face was almost on him.
I really don't understand, before this they were two people who didn't know each other, why did this monkey have to put him to death?
"Why are you doing that?" Li Shaoqing's face was expressionless, and I couldn't even tell if he was also afraid.
"That's a long story. But it's not your fault. After all, it is impossible for the wise and martial old chairman to tell his son about the mistakes he made back then, so you should not know. The monkey seemed to be caught in some painful memory, "But you should remember Liang Shufen, right?" She used to like you very much, and she always compared you to me. β
"You're talking about the babysitter in our family who used to steal things and was kicked away? Who is she? It seems that Li Shaoqing does know this person.
"She didn't steal! Never! She's been a babysitter in your house for so long, why don't you trust her? Why kick her out of the house and ask her to pay the chairman's wife for the sky-high necklace? If it weren't for you pressing hard, how could she have left me, a child who was only a few years old, and hanged herself? After hearing Li Shaoqing's words, the monkey shouted at him like crazy, rubbing his fingers vigorously in his hair, as if a memory full of horror was opened, and his mind was full of seeing his mother's body hanging on a white rope, as if he had returned to that dilapidated house, and experienced another heart-rending pain.
Li Shaoqing looked at him and remained silent, he couldn't say anything now that would irritate this madman, otherwise he would probably kill himself by mistake in a state of insanity. Shen Yebai and I were stunned, not knowing that there were so many secrets hidden behind this kidnapping.
"I lost my only mother, I became an orphan and was sent to an orphanage by a group of adults I didn't know. If my life had passed peacefully, I don't think I would have been able to devise revenge as much as I do today, no one knows what inhuman torture I had suffered in that dark orphanage, the caretaker was a madman, but what he didn't expect was that I would eventually escape. Do you know how an eleven-year-old survives on a street full of strangers? Hehe. A bitter sneer appeared on the monkey's face, and he glanced around the three of us.
"Forget it, I'm not here to complain today, I'm here to avenge my mother. I endure humiliation to this day, dealing with all kinds of thieves, bandits, and robbers, just to destroy what is most dear to my enemies! His huge business group could not find a more suitable heir than you, and I want him to lose his beloved son and the hard work of his life. I want him to feel the despair I felt when I saw my mother's body. As he spoke, the monkey tied the time bomb to Li Shaoqing's chair, tightened the rope that bound him, and checked the handcuffs on his wrists.
I thought that we paid the ransom, and this trip was mostly thrilling, but I didn't calculate that Li Shaoqing and the kidnappers had such a deep hatred, all of this turned out to be a plan! The monkey must have been planning for this for a long time. The way of exchanging money for lives now seems to be unworkable, how on earth can we get out of this hellish place?