Walking the Path of a Workaholic in Cliché Novels (QT) Chapter 128

At around 8 or 9 in the evening, a gentleman wearing glasses came over carrying a small box, followed by two burly thugs. The scarred man’s face shifted when he saw the man. He walked over and asked, “What are you doing here?”

The man with glasses laughed twice, “The boss told me to inject the young master with something good.” As he said this, he patted the box.

“Why didn’t I hear this order?” The scarred man blocked the road. “You didn’t come here on your own? Didn’t you want to snatch the mission from me before?”

“Wu Bai, are you out of your mind? Why am I here to cause you trouble? Humph, if the boss hadn’t ordered me to come here, I’d be hugging a pretty one and having a great time right now.”

The scarred man took out a cigarette and put it back: “The boss asked me to keep an eye on him. I’ll take care of this matter. You go back.”

“Wu Bai, do you think this is your home? I don’t care who your grandfather is. Here, you have no say.” The man with glasses walked around the scarred man with the box and walked to the iron gate. “This is it, open the door.”

At this time, the He family had already received the news.

He Chengjue arrived at the old house. Grandpa He and other members of the He family were already there. Li Yufeng also hurried over. She hadn’t washed her face and her hair was loose. As soon as she arrived, she asked He Chengjue, “What happened?”

He Chengjue wiped his face and said, “Atong was kidnapped.”

“What?!”

“Last time, after A-Tong was set up, didn’t you hire a bodyguard company to protect him?” Li Yufeng didn’t care about her image. “How do you do things?”

“Those bodyguards are really useless. We asked them to protect people, but they disappeared. Several people fainted in the alley with this letter on them.”

He took out the letter: “This is it.”

The letter said that He Tiantong was kidnapped by them, and the kidnappers asked Mr. He to call this number to contact him personally, and not to notify the police. He Chengjue, who received the letter, was at a loss, so he went to find his father, the pillar of the He family.

As for the other members of the He family, they were called by Grandpa He.

“It looks like you came prepared.” The uncle was silent for a while and then looked at his younger brother. “You haven’t offended anyone recently, have you?”

“Of course I didn’t.” He Chengjue was so worried that he kept turning around. “I actually hope that I have offended someone. At worst, I can ask that person for help. It’s better than the current situation where I don’t even know who it is.”

“Calm down, we are also very anxious, but what’s the use of being anxious?” The second aunt was dizzy after being turned around by him, “Dad, think of a way to see if you can find someone to ask.”

Grandpa He was nearly seventy years old, but he was much calmer than He Chengjue. He immediately called a “businessman” with whom he was in frequent contact. This “businessman” was in the dark area and had a lot of information.

The ‘businessman’ first lamented that a lot of things really happened today, and then said that he would go and ask first.

Not long after, the ‘merchant’ over there got some information: “I can’t give you an accurate answer right now about who it is. However, there is information that someone has sold your grandson on the black market.”

“What news? Who did this child offend?” asked Grandpa He.

“There’s a photo of your grandson in a magazine. Someone took a fancy to it and wanted to spend $10,000 to buy it overseas. Then a guy named Zhang Ming provided a clue. However, as far as I know, he’s just looking for small-time scoundrels who don’t have the ability to kidnap. I can help you find Zhang Ming and these three guys first. As for the kidnapping, give me a day.”

“Okay, thank you.” Grandpa He hung up the phone.

“Who is Zhang Ming?” Second Aunt walked around in the hall, “Why do I feel like this name sounds familiar?”

He Chengjue’s face turned pale instantly. He thought about how he had taken Zhang Yu and Zhang Ming to An Yinong’s villa yesterday. Perhaps it was at that time…

“Pa!” He suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself, scaring everyone.

“Yes, it’s Zhang Yu’s nephew. They went to Tiantong’s villa yesterday.” He Chengjue said intermittently. He looked at his father, “Dad, you must rescue Tiantong. I’ll be willing to spend all my money to do that.”

Li Yufeng suddenly raised her head and looked at He Chengjue, but she knew that it was useless to blame him at this time, so she just wiped away her tears and said, “Do they want money? I can mortgage my house and sell my jewelry for one or two million.”

The other uncles and aunts also said that as long as the person could be exchanged, money would not be a problem.

Grandpa He sighed: “Now it’s not about money. The other party is coming for me, or perhaps, for our family. I’m afraid they have big plans…”

He didn’t say anything more. If the kidnappers only wanted money, maybe they would release the hostage after they got the money. But this was obviously for other reasons. The kidnappers were all vicious villains. Who knew if they were not satisfied, they would kill people?

“I’m contacting this person now.” Grandpa He picked up the phone and dialed the number on the letter, one digit at a time.

The voice of the phone concerned the He family, especially He Chengjue and Li Yufeng, whose palms were almost scratched by their own scratches.

Finally, the call was connected, and Grandpa He spoke: “I am He Jizu.”

A man’s laughter came from the other end: “Mr. He, long time no see, are you still in good health?”

“You? Mr. Yu?” Grandpa He recognized the man’s voice at once, and at the same time he understood the reason why his grandson was kidnapped – half a year ago, this man had come to him to discuss cooperation.

But Grandpa He was a businessman and didn’t do such shady things, so he refused on the spot. He didn’t expect that his refusal would anger this person and even implicate his grandson.

“Are you here to discuss the cooperation with our He family in making a movie?” Grandpa He asked directly.

“That’s right, but now it’s not just about making movies.” A man’s arrogant voice came from the other end, “I want half of your shares in He’s Film and Television.”

The faces of the He family members changed. This was really asking for too much. The eldest uncle of the He family was even more hesitant to speak. He was reluctant to give up the family business, but he also couldn’t bear to ignore his nephew.

Only Grandpa He’s expression remained unchanged. He continued, “This is a serious matter. We need to discuss it.”

“We can discuss it, but you only have one day. Whether your grandson can survive or not depends on your decision.”

Grandpa He put down the phone, and a group of He family members surrounded him. He wanted to say something, but couldn’t, and his face turned red with anxiety.

“I know what you want to say.” Grandpa He shook his head, “Let me be quiet for a while.”

Everyone stared at Grandpa He nervously until he picked up the phone again.

But this call was made to the ‘businessman’. Grandpa He asked him to help, to see if he could find a ‘big brother’ who could speak for them and act as a middleman to help them talk: “We really can’t afford half of the property, but we can pay one third. As long as the child is safe, our He family is willing to spend money to avoid disaster.”

The ‘merchant’ was also straightforward and said directly: “I can help, but something happened today. Xie Jiu was attacked and the whole city was in chaos. I will help you contact them tomorrow.”

After a pause, he continued, “Don’t worry, Mr. He. Your grandson disappeared this afternoon, and we have contacted him. There is only a letter, no other things (body tissue).”

Grandpa He understood what he meant: “Thank you for your help anyway. I will reward you handsomely after the matter is done.”

The moon was at its zenith, and the entertainment venue was in full swing. The system saw someone coming outside the door. It was about to wake up the host, but suddenly saw the host open his eyes: “Who?”

It turned out that he had never really fallen asleep.

“It was a man wearing glasses and carrying a box, followed by two muscular men.”

An Yinong frowned, he had a bad feeling.

The iron door opened, and their shadows fell into the small room. The man with glasses looked at An Yinong, who had his back to them, and raised his hand: “Hold your hands and feet, so as not to ruin things when struggling.”

Two muscular men were about to go over after hearing the order.

“Wait a minute!” The scarred man stopped them, “I am the person in charge of this matter. I need to ask the boss first, and then decide whether to let you do it.”

“Wu Bai,” the man with glasses turned his head, “You and I don’t get along very well, but I wouldn’t lie to you like that. But you, are you a little weird today?”

The scarred man sneered: “I don’t believe you.”

The man with glasses turned cold and said, “Do it.”

The scarred man also sneered: “No one is allowed to move.”

They were so loud that An Yinong had to wake up even if he didn’t want to, so he woke up and looked at the scene in horror.

“Our young master is awake? That’s good. Will you be a good boy or do you want me to force you?” The man with glasses opened the box, revealing a glass bottle filled with liquid and a syringe.

An Yinong’s pupils shrank slightly and all the muscles in his body tensed. He thought of something that the underworld used to control people, something that should never be touched – drugs.

He looked up sharply and saw the man with glasses extracting all the fluid and moving closer with the needle. An Yinong’s heart was shivering with cold. He wanted to avoid them, but the two muscular men were already in front of him.

“Host!” The system’s legs went weak.

An Yinong clenched his fists, and the black shadow opened his eyes.

“I haven’t agreed yet.” The scarred man grabbed the man with glasses.

“Do you want to die?”

The man with glasses wanted to fight, but the man with the scar refused to let him. The atmosphere on both sides was so tense that it seemed like a fire was about to break out.

At this time, one guy who was doing odd jobs before, ran over and asked, “What are you going to do to our Brother Bai?” He was as agile as a monkey. He jumped in front of the man with glasses and kicked the syringe in his hand away. The syringe hit the wall hard and fell down.

“Ah!” At this moment, the handsome young man happened to take a step back and stepped on it, breaking the tube of the syringe with his foot, and the liquid inside spilled all over the floor.

“Oh, did I break something?” He jumped up. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.”

However, the man with glasses became more and more certain that the man with the scar was deliberately looking for trouble. He finally couldn’t help it: “Damn it! Do it!”

An Yinong just stared at the two sides fighting. He probably knew that the two men were repaying a favor, and the scarred man was fighting because of his previous affection, but why did the two sides fight like this? And they were so ruthless that they were both going to kill people.

“What’s happening here?”

The system was also confused: “I don’t know either.”

A dozen big men were fighting in such a small place, and innocent people were bound to be affected. Seeing that he was about to be hit, An Yinong was about to get up and dodge, but the handsome young man appeared again. He kicked the big man, but was grabbed by the other party and dragged to the ground.

“Be careful!” The dark-skinned guy came up to help and barely subdued the muscular thug.

“Host, he seems to be helping you!” the system shouted.

“I know.” An Yinong stepped back and leaned against the wall.

“Do you want to go up and help?”

“They are fighting among themselves now, but if I intervene, things will go wrong. It’s better to do nothing, whether it’s for them or for me.”

Several people were injured in the fight. The man with glasses and the man with scar left, saying that they would let the boss make a decision. The remaining few people were grimacing and applying bruise wine.

The big iron door was closed again, and the boxes were packed up. No one paid any attention to An Yinong inside for the time being.

An Yinong leaned against the wall, breathing slowly and steadily. What he feared was not death, but that after being controlled by drugs, he would neither be a human nor a ghost, and his life would be worse than death.

“Host, are you okay?” the system asked carefully.

An Yinong raised his head and stared at the marks on the wall where the syringe had fallen: “I’m fine, I just suddenly figured out something.”

“What’s up?”

“In the plot, the original owner was also kidnapped once. Because the main perspective was Wen Long, there was no detailed description of what happened to him, but his condition after returning was probably more than just torture…”

He took a deep breath and said, “I remember that the person Wen Long offended was a gentle man wearing glasses. Others called him ‘Dr. Poison’.”

The system hadn’t figured out the relationship yet, so An Yinong continued, “There’s one more thing. The He family knew exactly what kind of person Wen Long was, so why did they agree to the relationship between him and Wen Long when the original owner asked, and even used money and resources to help him?”

“So what?”

“So, if the original owner was kidnapped, it was not just because Wen Long offended someone, but also because… the reason why I was kidnapped today. Then after the original owner collapsed, would the He family choose to agree to all his requests out of guilt? Including helping Wen Long?”

The system was stunned: Oh my god, this speculation was very reasonable.

“The others are from large families, but He Tiantong is He Chengjue’s only child. If they can only kidnap one person, I would be the most suitable one. These people have been targeting me for a long time. If I am not kidnapped today, I will be kidnapped tomorrow. Moreover, in the plot, the He family paid a price to redeem the person, but look at what happened to the original owner.”

An Yinong looked outside: “The only difference between me and the original owner is that he was kidnapped earlier, and at that time, the man with the scar on his face and his younger brother had not yet joined the gang.”

“But am I going to continue counting on these people’s sudden kindness?”

“No, I must leave here.”