Translator: Ink Hub
Editor – Beryll

Just then, Wang Chao’s phone suddenly rang. He picked it up, listened for a moment, and his face instantly drained of color.

“It’s bad! Madam, Madam has been kidnapped!”

“What?!”

The moment these words were spoken, everyone present was startled. The “Madam” he referred to was Liu Muhan’s mother, Xia Feiyan!

Liu Muhan’s expression darkened. She immediately grabbed her phone to call her mother, but Wang Chao said with a trembling voice, “Chairwoman, the kidnappers used Madam’s own phone to call…”

Hearing this, Liu Muhan’s face turned deathly pale. She might be a strong-willed woman and a CEO, but she was still only a girl in her early twenties. Faced with such a situation, she instantly lost her composure.

At this moment, the old man said in a deep voice, “Give the phone to me…”

A moment later, Old Man Liu slammed the phone onto the floor in a fit of rage, gritting his teeth as he said, “In this day and age, there are still people who dare to commit such heinous acts!”

“Wang Chao, call the police immediately! Bring these criminals to justice!”

Wang Chao, however, gave a bitter smile. “Old Man, the kidnappers explicitly stated that we must not call the police, or they will kill the hostage. Should we…?”

At this point, the pale-faced Liu Muhan also said urgently, “Grandfather, if they want money, just give it to them. We cannot risk Mother’s safety!”

Old Man Liu fell silent for a moment after hearing this, appearing to age several decades in an instant. He waved his hand and said, “The kidnappers demanded that we stay right here at the cafe. We are not allowed to go anywhere.”

“Muhan, call back and start gathering the money. They want 100 million. Have the cash delivered here.”

“Wang Chao, go and clear out the cafe. Don’t cause too much of a scene.”

The two nodded hurriedly. Old Man Liu sat down with a bitter smile and looked at Yang Ling and Lin Xiaoshuang, who was pale and visibly shaken. “I apologize. The kidnappers are afraid that if you leave, you might call the police, so they have demanded that you stay here as well.”

“I’m sorry for scaring you. I will compensate you later.”

Lin Xiaoshuang had completely lost her composure and nodded frantically in a panic. Yang Ling, however, remained calm, though a faint glimmer of light flickered deep within his eyes.

One had to admit, the Liu family truly possessed immense influence. In less than two hours, a Mercedes-Benz van filled with cash was parked outside the cafe.

Just then, the kidnappers’ phone rang again, ordering everyone to move thirty meters away from the van.

The Liu family had no choice but to comply.

A moment later, an ordinary minivan drove up. A man wrapped entirely in black, wearing a Pigsy mask, stepped out. He walked quickly to the van, started the engine, but did not leave immediately.

Old Man Liu received another call from the kidnappers. They had changed their minds; they didn’t just want the 100 million in cash—they also wanted 100,000 shares of Muhua Group stock!

There was one more condition: they had to be able to keep up with the cash-filled van to the designated signing location. If they couldn’t keep up, not only would the cash be gone, but the hostage would be killed!

Furthermore, they were forbidden from using their own luxury vehicles; they had to use that beat-up minivan!

This was clearly a deliberate attempt to humiliate the Liu family!

Old Man Liu was burning with fury. Given his status, the fact that these thugs were this arrogant was infuriating.

Under normal circumstances, one phone call from him would ensure these kidnappers couldn’t escape even if they fled to the ends of the earth. But now, the Liu family’s Achilles’ heel was being held tightly in their grip!

He had no choice but to compromise!

He glanced at the young people behind him and shook his head slightly.

Back in the day, when he served on the battlefield in North Korea, he had been a captain of a transport company. When it came to driving skills, he doubted any of the young people here could compare to him.

But his old bones…

“So be it…”

Old Man Liu, Liu Baichuan, sighed softly. “Muhan, Wang Chao, come with me to the car.”

“Xiao Ling, Xiaoshuang, there’s nothing left for you to do here. You should head home quickly.”

Footnotes:
TN1: The “North Korea battlefield” reference is a common historical nod in Chinese literature, referring to the Korean War (known in China as the War to Resist America and Aid Korea).

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