CHAPTER 325: CHAPTER 325: EACH WITH THEIR OWN THOUGHTS

Xu Ke and Sheng Wenhao waited for the kidnappers’ call, while also anticipating the message from the hacker, keeping their men on standby, just waiting for news about Lin Mengyao.

For the first time, the atmosphere in the Xu Family manor was so tense. In the living room, there were only Xu Ke, Sheng Wenhao, and Housekeeper Zhao. All the servants had been driven to the small courtyard in the back, making the vast manor quiet and deserted like a dead mansion.

At this tense moment, the telephone in the living room suddenly rang, breaking the silence.

Xu Ke answered the phone as quickly as possible, "Hello!"

The other end of the phone came with a laugh tinged with an electronic sound, "Your wife is now in my hands. If you want her to live, do as I say. Otherwise, I will send your wife to Hell." The menacing voice amplified through the speaker echoed in the empty room.

"Your wife is so beautiful, just perfect for my brothers to satisfy their cravings. Playing with a rich man’s wife must be especially exciting, don’t you think so, our Xu Family heir?"

"If you dare to touch her, I, Xu Ke, will make you pay a hundredfold," Xu Ke said through gritted teeth, clenching his fists tightly.

"I’m so scared, hahaha!" The mechanical laughter was arrogant, sharp, and piercing, as if the sound was vibrating along with the listener’s brain.

"Don’t make promises so soon. To fight us, you first have to know who we are, hahaha. Look at our Xu Ke, truly the heir of the Xu Family, such humorous words. But what you just said annoyed me, and I’m not in the mood to continue talking with you, so let’s make it short. No calling the police. If I find out you did, we’ll immediately execute the hostage." The mechanical voice spoke slowly.

"Also, sign the transfer papers, transferring all assets under your name. Remember, it’s all. You can secretly keep a tiny bit, but otherwise, we’ll consider it as breaking the deal, and we’ll dismember your wife and mail her to you. Remember, this is not a joke, I’m serious." The voice on the other end was earnest, even through the mechanical sound.

"Time, place," Xu Ke asked without any hesitation, frowning.

"Of course, as soon as possible. Let’s say I give you three hours to prepare. In three hours, place the signed transfer papers in Huangpu District. I’ll contact you once you’ve done everything and reached Huangpu District." With that, the call ended abruptly, giving Xu Ke no time to respond or ask questions.

"Damn it, who gave these people the guts to target our sister-in-law and even covet the Xu Family? Aren’t they afraid of bringing doom upon themselves?" Sheng Wenhao fiercely punched the sofa cushion beneath him, speaking with a venomous tone.

"A bunch of desperadoes, what would they be afraid of," Xu Ke said softly. There was no expression on his face, no hint of tension, but his hands under the table clenched tighter, causing blood to ooze out.

"So, what do we do now?" Sheng Wenhao ruffled his hair in frustration, asking.

"Wait, wait for the opportunity to strike once and for all," Xu Ke’s gaze fell on the corner of the coffee table, his gentle tone carrying a hidden murderous intent, "Grandpa Zhao, please help me prepare a property transfer document as requested by them," Xu Ke said, looking at Housekeeper Zhao with his dark eyes.

"Yes, Family Head, I’ll go do it now." Housekeeper Zhao nodded, gave a standard noble bow, and then exited the room.

As Housekeeper Zhao turned away, his straight lips slightly curved, but when you looked again, it seemed as if there was no change, as if everything before was just an illusion.

Three hours might seem fast, but for everyone today, it’s particularly long.

The warehouse in the suburb was unbearably hot. The summer flies buzzed irritably, adding to the agitation that couldn’t be relieved even by ice-cold beer and fresh spicy crayfish.

"Boss, when will these three hours be up? Look, none of us have even touched a woman for so long, and this little lady is so pretty, how about it?" said a man with a build resembling Zhu Bajie from TV dramas, peeling a crayfish, his gaze rising towards his boss, asking tentatively.

As soon as the man spoke, everyone in the warehouse seemed to have been pressed on pause. All eyes were fixed on the man referred to as the boss, their gazes containing a hint of eager anticipation.

The beautiful woman, comparable to a star, lay unconscious within their reach—a huge torture for them.

"Once this job is done, when we go abroad, you can have all the fun you want. But for now, control yourselves. None of you can touch this woman. If I find out anyone did, don’t blame me for being ruthless and taking your life," the man called the boss said, sweeping a warning gaze around the warehouse, his voice laced with harshness that left no doubt about the truth of his words.

"Boss, saying such things for a woman makes us brothers feel betrayed. Which one of us here hasn’t braved life and death with you? Now you speak such harsh words for a woman. Do you still consider us brothers?" The fat man who spoke earlier tossed the crayfish back into the basin, looking at the boss with dissatisfaction, his tone accusing.

"If I didn’t consider you my brothers, I wouldn’t stop you. Do you know who this woman is? Do you know her identity?" A cold smile appeared on the man’s face as he was called boss. He took off the plastic bag off his hand and threw it on the table, facing his brothers.

"She’s the Xu Family Master’s woman, right? We knew that when we kidnapped her. But so what? Over the years, haven’t we played with women with status and reputation? Why not her?"

Though others didn’t speak, their eyes clearly expressed agreement—they all thought the same.

The cold smile on the boss’s face grew more pronounced. "Since you know her identity, you should know who stands behind her. Do you believe if you touched her," he said coldly.

"You’re willing to die for messing around with a woman, but I’m not ready to die yet," the boss snorted coldly.