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Five million!
Wu Huai-min couldn't help but laugh. This year's fiscal revenue in the county barely covered various expenses, and there were even delays in paying some salaries. He had no money to achieve any results.
However, this money was required to be used only for education and transportation, which meant repairing schools and roads, giving him a headache. Still, having this unexpected windfall would make this year's finances much more comfortable.
Thinking about those factories that burdened the finances, he suddenly had an idea and asked Li Yue, "I wonder if Jiang Youming has returned to his hometown to invest in some industries or open a factory..."
"Sorry," Li Yue, who hadn't drunk much and was still quite sober, politely declined the suggestion. "Our company is involved only in high-tech Internet industries; we don't engage in other sectors!"
"Dingling... dingling..."
Before Zhou Huaimin could say anything, Li Yue's phone rang.
"Excuse me, I need to take this call!" Li Yue said courteously as he stepped out of the private room. "Hello?"
...
Jiang Qingyu, bound and locked in her room, had been starving for an entire night. She could only feel the passage of time by watching the changes in the light projected through the closed curtains.
Now she could only blame herself for encountering such a bold person who didn't even give her a chance to react before tying her up. At the same time, she longed for someone to come to her house.
Unfortunately, no one came. Due to her usual reputation, if she went to talk with neighbors, they would appear friendly on the surface. However, being alone with no daughter around and having already fallen out with her in-laws made it seem normal to outsiders that no one was home.
"Hoo... hoo..." Leaning against the corner of the table, she was desperately trying to rub against the ropes binding her. As for believing that that bastard would let her go after finishing his business—who would believe that? The more people who knew about it, the more people who would want a share of the money. It wouldn’t be surprising if she starved to death inside.
As for not thinking about ransom demands, that was out of fear of retaliation. Not demanding ransom could at least prevent financial loss; once a ransom was demanded, it would be a fight to the death. Zhao Qiang just wanted to make a few hundred thousand without being targeted by such tycoons.
Feeling her wrist loosened, Jiang Qingyu was overjoyed as she began to untie herself. She changed out of her pants that had been soiled due to incontinence and burst into tears.
At that moment, she suddenly thought about going directly to Jiang Yizhou's house to report that guy; perhaps she could establish a connection with their family...
Thinking it through, Jiang Qingyu tried to open the door but found it locked from outside. At this point, she didn’t care that it was her own home; she grabbed a hoe from where they stored miscellaneous items and smashed it against the glass before forcefully breaking open the old wooden window.
This house was built by her parents when they were young, an old house of several decades. The window frames had long since rotted and were soon smashed open.
"Yu Jie, what are you in such a hurry for? I haven't seen you wandering around the village lately!" The former Jiang Qingyu was known for being idle, not farming, relying on various schemes to take advantage of others and borrow money. It was only in the past few months that she had been living extravagantly thanks to the money her daughter sent back.
"It's all because..." Jiang Qingyu shook her head. She had no interest in chatting with these women as she usually did, ignoring their mockery. "Never mind, are Maoqiang and Gao Qingzhen at home?"
"They are. You’re looking for..."
Before she could finish, Jiang Qingyu hurriedly ran towards Jiang Yizhou's house.
"What kind of people are these?"
"You only just noticed? Don't mind her; let's continue with our own business!"
Arriving in front of Jiang Yizhou's strikingly different house, she directly grabbed Gao Qingzhen's hand, who was washing dishes at the sink outside. "Sister-in-law, someone is planning to make a move against your family!"
What followed was the scene where Li Yue received a phone call. Her mood soured; how could so many things happen just from visiting Jiang Yizhou's family? There were donations to collect, supervisors to assign to oversee the use of those donations, and now they had to intervene in a planned kidnapping case.
"Auntie, please don’t worry. I’ll head back right away. By the way, Xiao Ya, find Xiao Ya first!" Li Yue soothed Jiang Yizhou's parents and turned back into the private room. Seeing Zhou Huaimin's questioning gaze, she directly explained the situation.
As Li Yue expected, Zhou Huaimin eagerly assured her, "This is unacceptable. Sister Li, don’t worry. I will immediately send someone over to handle it; no one involved will escape!"
If this matter jeopardized the five million they had secured and potentially future donations, it would all vanish into thin air. They needed to impose severe penalties and strike hard.
As a result, a Deputy Director Xing from the Public Security Bureau brought a team along with Li Yue and the others. This was procedurally appropriate; there was a kidnapping case involved, albeit still in the planning stage and with a larger number of people than usual, but it was within acceptable limits. If Zhou Huaimin went personally, it would have been excessive.
...
Gao Qingzhen soothed the even more frightened Jiang Qingyu. This woman hadn’t eaten or drunk anything all night. After learning the news, she felt so hungry that Gao Qingzhen heated up some leftover food for her.
After finishing her meal, she began to worry about what would happen if they couldn't catch Zhao Qiang. What if he found out she was the one who reported him? Would he run away and come back for revenge? Or even if he got caught, would he seek revenge after being released from prison?
"Officer, how's it going? Have you caught them yet?" Jiang Qingyu repeatedly asked.
The person who arrived here was Su Guowei from the local police station, sent by his superior to take a statement from this somewhat nervous woman.
He had received the order and thought that someone had already been kidnapped, which startled him. Upon arriving, he realized it was just a conspiracy, which made things easier; the worst part of a kidnapping case is when the kidnappers have a hostage.
However, it seemed that this family had a very wealthy son who planned to make a donation to the county, so they needed to handle this carefully and quickly catch the suspects.
"Our colleagues are currently assessing the situation, don't worry, ma'am. We have already contacted the girl; she is visiting a friend and is absolutely safe!"
Meanwhile, Xing Kai kicked open the door of the anesthesiology department at the rural hospital. Zhao Qiang, who was discussing matters with his cousin, an anesthesiologist, was startled. What was going on? He hadn't done anything yet; he was just planning to buy something...
"Take them all away!" Xing Kai glanced at the situation on the table. "This should confirm the conspiracy to kidnap; take away the evidence on the table as well."
"What are you arresting me for? I haven't done anything yet! What crime have I committed?" Zhao Qiang protested stubbornly, refusing to be handcuffed. Clearly, he thought that as long as he hadn't carried out the kidnapping, it didn't count as a crime.
"Conspiracy to kidnap is still kidnapping. Behave yourself!"
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