Chapter 47

Time passed, neither fast nor slow, and Zheng Xiaotian had been working for a month now.

Today, Zheng Xiaotian got up very early. He had been competing with Lin Ziyuan for a month, and he had never won. Every time, she was always earlier than him. He felt that she must be cheating. Since it was acceptable to arrive at 8:59, he decided to get up early and arrive at 8:59. After all, he wasn't late, so it didn't matter how much she scolded him. Whatever.

The car stopped in front of Lin Ziyuan's house.

"Ha, I won. Finally, I won. They say that every woman has a few days when she's not feeling well, and she's bound to make a mistake. Look, she made a mistake today. Although I feel a bit petty, I'm petty, so what? I finally got here early once." Zheng Xiaotian said excitedly in the car.

One minute passed. It was 9:00, but Lin Ziyuan didn't appear.

At 9:05, 9:10, and 9:15, Lin Ziyuan still didn't show up.

Zheng Xiaotian scratched his head. He wondered if she was deliberately messing with him, making him wait. But that seemed too boring. As far as he knew, Lin Ziyuan was a very time-efficient person. Except for sleeping and unnecessary waste of time, she would never waste time on him.

Zheng Xiaotian took out his phone, found Lin Ziyuan's number, and dialed it.

"Hello!"

The call was answered, and the voice on the other end was very low.

Zheng Xiaotian hung up. He thought he must have dialed the wrong number.

Zheng Xiaotian dialed Lin Ziyuan's number again.

"Hello!"

The call was answered, and the voice was still very low. Clearly, it was a man's voice, probably around 25 years old, but he was deliberately lowering his voice to sound like he was 35 to 55.

"I'm looking for Lin Ziyuan!" Zheng Xiaotian was 100% sure he hadn't dialed the wrong number. He dialed this number every day to find Lin Ziyuan, and he remembered every digit clearly.

"Find her if you want to pay. One billion yuan, not a cent less, or it's no deal!" The person on the other end hung up.

Zheng Xiaotian was stunned. He wondered if the person was joking. One billion yuan? From a bodyguard? Even if he agreed, where would he get the money? And why was the person so arrogant? He hadn't even finished speaking when the call was hung up. Who was this for? For him to see?

Zheng Xiaotian dialed Lin Ziyuan's number again. Today, he was determined to confront the person.

"Why you again? Have you prepared the money?" the person on the other end asked.

"Damn, I thought you were talking about a lot. One billion yuan? Is that all it takes?" Zheng Xiaotian asked.

"Quick and straightforward, rich man. If you had been this straightforward earlier, we could have had a good chat. One billion yuan is enough. We are people of our word. As long as you pay, we will release her. What do you think?" the person on the other end said.

"Alright. Tell me the location, and I'll bring the money." Zheng Xiaotian said nonchalantly.

Zheng Xiaotian didn't have one billion yuan, but the store did.

Zheng Xiaotian decided to buy one billion yuan in fake money, take it there, and burn it for the person after dealing with them. However, he should discuss it with Young Master Xiao first. If he could avoid going alone, that would be even better.

"Alright, I'll send you the location for the ransom exchange. Remember, don't call the police. Otherwise, Lin Ziyuan's life will be over." The man hung up.

"Damn, the old man is giving in. He sent someone to pretend to call and act like a suitor, demanding one billion yuan." The man said to the few companions in front of him.

"Giving in is good. But we need the money, the person delivering the money, and Lin Ziyuan. We need to make the old man lose both money and people. We can't let him think we're easy to provoke. He even put us on the blacklist as soon as he got our call. That's outrageous, it's making us angry." A tall man said.

"Actually, we don't have to be so extreme. After all, the old man isn't easy to provoke either." A man with acne said.

"You're right. The old man isn't easy to provoke. He might send someone to attack us. So, we should prepare machine guns and grenades. If he comes peacefully, we won't say anything. If he has any tricks, we'll keep him. We'll try not to lose. Weapons can be replenished with money." The tallest man said.

Zheng Xiaotian probably didn't know that while he was planning to buy fake money, the other side wasn't a pushover either. They had already prepared heavy weapons.

At the same time, Zheng Xiaotian was on the phone with Young Master Xiao.

"Master Tian, are you kidding me? You said Lin Ziyuan was kidnapped?" Young Master Xiao confirmed over the phone.

"Am I that boring? Would I joke about something like this?" Zheng Xiaotian rolled his eyes and said into the phone, "Help me find out who did this. Then I'll go talk to them."

"Do you think it's possible that someone from the underworld did this? Do they have the guts? Lin Ziyuan, regardless of her powerful background, is not someone to mess with. Unless they don't want to stay in the city, no one would do this for no reason." Young Master Xiao said honestly.

Young Master Xiao was also shocked. Lin Ziyuan was kidnapped? The other side must be desperate for money.

"Can't count on you. I'll prepare the ransom." Zheng Xiaotian was about to hang up.

"Master Tian, if it's about money, just say how much you need." Young Master Xiao said.

"No, no." Zheng Xiaotian shook his head and said, "How much can fake money cost? Thirty or forty yuan will do."

Young Master Xiao hung up. He thought, Master Tian is really something. He's willing to pay the ransom, but he's paying with fake money. Not only is he playing a trick, but he'll also settle the score in the end.

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