CHAPTER 330: CHAPTER 330: SNEAK ATTACK

"This is absolutely thrilling, but do you even know where we are and what we’re doing? Do you think you’re acting in a TV drama? A cheesy soap opera? Come on, get real, okay? We’re committing a robbery here, and you two are under the control of me, the kidnapper, so behave yourselves. I hate these cheesy soap operas that make me sick. If you do anything to upset me, I’ll just have to kill a few people to cheer myself up."

The man’s words made the atmosphere at the scene even more oppressive.

"Why are you still staring at me? Hurry up and get your phone out and transfer the money to me. If you don’t move, do you believe I’ll break your leg?" The man said, firing a shot in Xu Ke’s direction. The loud gunshot scared away the birds resting outside and made the atmosphere in the warehouse incredibly quiet.

"If you don’t hurry up, I can’t guarantee where the next bullet will land." The man threatened Xu Ke, holding the gun.

All eyes in the warehouse were on Xu Ke. Xu Ke found his phone on the ground, unlocked it, opened it, and dialed a familiar number. The sound of the call going through echoed in Xu Ke’s ear.

"Put it on speakerphone, and don’t try any tricks in front of me." The man said, waving the gun at Xu Ke.

Following the man’s instructions, Xu Ke put the phone on speaker. As soon as the call connected, Xu Ke spoke, "Housekeeper Zhao, organize all my liquid assets and transfer them in batches to..." Xu Ke paused and looked at the kidnapper, clearly waiting for him to give his account number.

The kidnapper swiftly recited a string of bank account numbers.

"Did you get the account number just now? Just transfer it to that account." Xu Ke said and was about to hang up when the kidnapper spoke, "Don’t hang up yet. Why hasn’t your housekeeper responded? Are you trying to trick me?" The man began to move his gun from pointing at Xu Ke to pointing at Lin Mengyao.

He realized that threatening no one else present could achieve the quick compromise that threatening the woman next to him could. Sure enough, Xu Ke compromised again.

"Housekeeper, my friend wants to hear you speak. Say something for him." Xu Ke said into the phone.

"Yes, young master, I have noted down everything you just instructed, and I’ll take care of the bank transfer immediately." Came a somewhat old voice from the other end of the call, slightly relaxing the tense body of the kidnapper.

"And the plane, how long until it arrives?" The kidnapper asked again.

"How much longer for the plane?" Xu Ke glanced at the pale Lin Mengyao, his eyes filled with anxiety, but his voice remained calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Your plane is currently departing from Korea, and it will take approximately five hours to reach Shangjing. Please be patient." The elderly voice answered again.

"Five hours is too late. It must be faster; I need to see everything I want in at most three hours." The kidnapper had been holding the gun for a long time, and though he initially felt fine, it had become a strain on his body, causing an impatient tone in his voice. Xu Ke’s eyes briefly brightened.

He finally saw hope for rescuing Yaoyao.

"I’m sorry, this isn’t something we can control. Five hours is the longest estimate; we can’t determine when the plane will arrive earlier. We hope you can patiently wait." The calm voice reiterated, regardless of the kidnapper’s words, consistently suggesting patience, much like a certain online shopping customer service.

Sheng Wenhao originally felt something was off, and now he was even more certain of his speculation, nearly laughing out loud. He suppressed himself by tightly clenching his fists, the pain of his nails digging into his palms preventing laughter.

Lin Mengyao, restrained by the kidnapper, lost consciousness due to her head injury. She had only recently recovered from a serious illness, and her body couldn’t withstand such an ordeal.

Lin Mengyao lost consciousness without warning, catching everyone off guard, including the kidnapper, who was taken aback by her sudden fainting. Before he could react, she had slumped to the ground, this unexpected development briefly distracting the kidnapper, and in that moment, another gunshot rang out, startling the just-landed birds into flight.

"Ah!" The kidnapper, who had seemed so invincible moments before, cried out loudly in pain. His gun had already fallen to the ground, with a bloody hole now in the hand that had been holding the gun, blood gushing out.

Everyone looked in the direction of the gunshot to find that it was Xu Ke who had fired.

"Bang!" Another gunshot rang out, and the man’s other unharmed hand now had a bloody hole, with bright red blood flowing out.

"Bang! Bang!" Two more gunshots rang out, and bloody holes appeared in the man’s remaining two legs.

At this point, it could be said that the man’s limbs had all been incapacitated.

"Hurry up and untie everything from yourself, take these people back to the manor and lock them up. Remember, don’t let anyone see. I want to give them a proper welcome." Xu Ke put down the gun, his delicate face tightly drawn, eyes revealing undisguised murderous intent, then he swiftly picked up the unconscious Lin Mengyao and disappeared from sight, leaving everyone stunned.

The security guards, who had been tied up, managed to free themselves from their restraints and were stretching their limbs. They turned their attention to the bound kidnappers on the ground.

"Get to work, buddies." The security team leader said, patting his head.

Once they had taken the kidnappers back to the manor and locked them up, Sheng Wenhao went to the hospital and found Xu Ke in his room.

"I’ve brought the people back and locked them in the basement. What do you plan to do with them? How’s your sister-in-law’s condition, according to the doctor?" Sheng Wenhao asked, looking at Lin Mengyao, who now had a bandage on her head and a pale complexion.

"The doctor said she has a slight concussion and needs a few days of rest in the hospital. As for those people, let them starve for three days, only giving them water, no food." A hint of murderous intent appeared in Xu Ke’s eyes.

If it weren’t for his desire to stay with Lin Mengyao here, he would’ve long since gone to the manor to torture them to death one by one.

How dare they treat his Yaoyao like this; it’s an unpardonable crime, Xu Ke thought, gritting his teeth.

"Oh, and move them to another location after you return. Send me the address once it’s done. Remember, you’re the only one to handle this. Don’t tell anyone or let anyone see you." Xu Ke seemed to remember something and instructed Sheng Wenhao, his dark eyes filled with cold frost.

"Not even Housekeeper Zhao?" Sheng Wenhao quietly asked after seeing Xu Ke’s demeanor.

"Correct, not even him." Xu Ke’s eyes darkened, resembling the blackest of nights.