Chapter 991: Chapter 992: Ambush
What?
Upon hearing this, Bai Wenrou’s face immediately changed! Her aunt was kidnapped by someone? She instantly furrowed her brows, a cold gleam flashing in her eyes.
“Who are you?” Bai Wenrou asked coldly, her tone exuding a fierce aura.
“Hehe, you don’t need to worry about that. I’m not here to waste words with you. If you want your aunt to be safe, hand over the USB drive immediately! And don’t think about playing any tricks or seeking help, especially notifying that Ye person. If you don’t follow my instructions, if I find out you asked for help, or the USB drive you hand over isn’t the one I want, we’ll tear up the ticket! You can wait to collect your aunt’s corpse.”
The voice on the other end laughed coldly, speaking with a vicious tone.
Bai Wenrou’s expression changed, and she shouted, “You must be from the Qi family, right? I warn you, if my aunt is harmed in any way, I will ensure all of you are doomed!”
“As long as you cooperate obediently, we won’t harm the old woman! We’re all civilized people here, we just want the USB drive, not interested in human lives.”
The man on the phone snorted coldly, then his words turned harsh, full of warning: “Officer Bai, as long as you hand over the USB drive to us, no one will be harmed. Otherwise, it would be mutual destruction! We’ve been pushed by you to a corner, who knows what crazy things we might do. You should know, maniacs won’t be rational, so don’t test our limits. Otherwise, a reckless madman can be a hundred times more terrifying than a ferocious beast!”
Upon hearing this, Bai Wenrou’s face turned somber.
After a long while, she took a deep breath and said, “Fine, I promise you, I’ll hand over the USB drive! But you must guarantee my aunt’s safety. Otherwise, not only will you not get the USB drive, but I’ll also risk my life to wipe all of you out.”
The other side replied casually, “No need to scare me with those words. As long as you cooperate, that old woman will definitely be fine! I’ll send you the address later; you bring the USB drive over and leave it at the designated spot, then you can take the woman away.”
After finishing, without waiting for a response, the other side hung up the call.
Beep beep!
Listening to the dial tone from the phone, Bai Wenrou tightly clenched her fist and slammed it onto the table, “A bunch of damn bastards!”
After taking a few deep breaths, she gradually adjusted her breathing, took a deep breath, released her tightly clenched fists, and returned to the living room expressionlessly.
Picking up the bag thrown on the sofa, she checked the USB drive inside, then hung it over her shoulder again, walking out the door with a grim face.
…
Qing An Street, built in the 90s, was now considered an old street due to city renovations.
The street wasn’t large and was very narrow, being in a rather remote area, there weren’t many people coming here.
At this moment, there were only a few shops around, flashing dim yellow lights, with fluctuating brightness, appearing very calm amidst the bustling city.
The meeting place chosen by the other party was precisely on Qing An Street; conducting illegal underground activities here wouldn’t attract attention!
Bai Wenrou drove to Qing An Street, glanced around through the window, finally stopping by a closed barbershop on the left side of the street.
She opened the car door, got out, came to a nearby trash bin, took out a plastic-wrapped item from her bag, and placed it at the bottom of the bin.
After scanning around, she turned and returned to the car, starting it up again, leaving the area quickly.
About five minutes later, while driving to another street’s intersection, Bai Wenrou stopped the car and took out her phone to call Hu Liping.
“I’ve done as you asked, when will you release my aunt?”
The voice of the man from earlier sounded again, “Don’t rush, once my men verify the goods and find the USB drive accurate, they will naturally release the old woman!”
“Alright, I hope you keep your word.”
Bai Wenrou said calmly, then hung up and sat in the car waiting.
After another fifteen minutes, Bai Wenrou’s phone rang; it was the kidnappers calling, indicating they had verified the goods.
“How is it? Any problems with the USB drive?” Once connected, Bai Wenrou asked coldly.
“Hehe, looks like Officer Bai really has feelings for her aunt, no tricks played on this matter! Since that’s the case, I’ll keep my word, head to Qingjiang Pier’s warehouse number eight and pick your aunt home!” The kidnappers didn’t beat around the bush, speaking directly.
Upon hearing this, Bai Wenrou’s eyes slightly narrowed, her hand holding the phone unconsciously tightened a bit.
Because as she knew, Qingjiang Pier’s warehouse number eight had been abandoned for years, with few people there!
Their purpose for asking her to go there now…
Thoughts raced in her mind, she calmly replied, “Okay, I got it.”
After saying so, expressionlessly, she hung up the call.
However, she didn’t rush to drive to Qingjiang Pier, frowned thinking for a while, sighed, and then called Ye Xuan.
After the call, a wave of melancholy hit her, seems she would owe the other party a favor again.
The owed favors were piling up, wondering when they might clear it!
Nonetheless, resolving this wasn’t the immediate priority. Bai Wenrou quickly adjusted her mindset, set the navigation to Qingjiang Pier, and drove swiftly there.
Qingjiang Pier wasn’t near the city center, Bai Wenrou drove for a full fifty minutes before finally arriving on a straight road leading to warehouse number eight at Qingjiang Pier, driving another two hundred meters would reach the destination.
Meanwhile.
At the railing edge of a high building rooftop at Qingjiang Pier, there were two people leaning.
One was a gaunt man in a black windbreaker, holding a cigarette in his mouth, leaning back against the railing, slowly wiping a sniper rifle.
Beside him was a short-haired man with a scorpion tattoo on the left side of his neck, holding binoculars, observing the pier’s activity.
These two had been waiting here for a long time!
“She’s here.”
The tattooed man suddenly halted the binoculars and spoke.
“How many came?” The man in the black windbreaker continued wiping the gun without lifting his head.
“Only one car, didn’t bring anyone else, should be her alone.” The tattooed man reported while observing.
“Are you sure? Double-check!” The other instructed.
“No need to look again, I’m very sure. If anyone escaped detection under my nose, I wouldn’t survive!”
The tattooed man grinned, affirming.
“Heh, this chick really is bold, daring to come alone like this, not afraid we’d kill her?”
“Maybe, she’s too confident in herself, never thought we’d ambush here!”
The two chatted cheerfully, exchanged glances, both revealing cruel smiles.