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One week before the college entrance examination, the school officially closed, and Cheng Ying and Cheng Le had to move all their things home because of boarding.

Originally, Chi Yu said that he was going to pick him up that day. Cheng Yang had a class, and the end of the second year of high school was approaching, so it was not easy to ask for leave, but then he couldn't go because of an emergency, so he came over a week before and insisted on leaving the car for him. It will be a little easier that day at least.

Chi Yu was going to wait for a while, but Cheng Yang softened his attitude a little more, and sent him the car that he didn't usually drive for transportation. He didn't expect to buy a new one, and Cheng Yang definitely wouldn't want it.

Now he takes the subway to and from get off work every day, although it is not far away, but sometimes the evening self-study ends too late, Chi Yu is still not at ease that he always walks at night alone, especially in winter nights, when the road is often empty.

He knew it was inappropriate to show his desire to invade his life now, but he couldn't help but want to give him the best.

I made an appointment with Cheng Le and the others in advance, and before Cheng Yang set off at noon the next day, I received a call from Cheng Ying.

As soon as she spoke, Cheng Yang could tell that her voice was not right, "What's wrong?" He asked.

"I just saw Cheng Le get into someone else's car and leave." Cheng Ying's tone was obviously a little nervous, "Brother, are you here to pick us up today?"

"Whose car?" Cheng Yang froze when he closed the door.

"I don't know." Cheng Ying said, "I just saw a man come down, said a few words to Cheng Le, and then pushed him away in the cart."

Cheng Yang asked what the man looked like, Cheng Ying roughly described it to him, he was not tall, he was very thin, he was about 60 years old, he was dressed in shabby clothes, and his shoulders were shrunk like a hunchback. It looked a little abnormal.

Cheng Yang asked what was abnormal, but Cheng Ying couldn't tell. She had just left school and was a little far away, so she felt that the person was not in the right state. But what is certain is that Cheng Le and that person should know each other, because they got on the bus. During the process, the man put his hand on his arm and pushed, but Cheng Le didn't resist much.

"But if he wants to leave, he won't fail to tell me." Cheng Ying said, "And I called him just now, and his phone was turned off."

Cheng Yang realized who he was almost the second she described the person's appearance.

Cheng Linsheng.

Cheng Ying had never seen him before, so she couldn't recognize him. Even if she had seen the photos, Cheng Linsheng's appearance was quite different from before.

Cheng Yang asked her to wait at the school gate first, and he came to pick him up now, and when he hung up the phone, he immediately called Cheng Le, and sure enough, the phone was turned off.

Cheng Yang had a bad feeling. He forced himself to calm down first. What was Cheng Linsheng's purpose in taking Cheng Le away? Money?But if it's for money, why did you have to return it the previous time.

However, apart from money, he couldn't think of any other possibility for the time being. @无限好文, all in Jinjiang Literature City

Cheng Le is a high school student. Even if he had a little savings from a part-time job before, he would not have more than 1 yuan on him at most. Cheng Linsheng would rather take his 1 yuan than ask him to take the initiative to deliver it to his door?

He certainly didn't believe that Cheng Linsheng didn't dare to talk to him directly because he was afraid of him. If he was really afraid, he wouldn't harass Cheng Le again and again. Unfortunately, he didn't have Cheng Linsheng's contact information in his hand. He didn't want it at the beginning because he thought he would never again unusable.

After receiving Cheng Ying, Cheng Yang went back home. If Cheng Linsheng really wanted the money from him, he would most likely bring him back to get it. This is the only place he can think of to go, even though his intuition tells him Unlikely.

After Cheng Ying got in the car, she explained the situation again, and then murmured a few words in a low voice. She tensed unconsciously, and it was obvious that she was very nervous.

Cheng Yang is also very nervous. He has no trust in Cheng Linsheng now, he doesn't know what he will do, and according to Cheng Ying's description, his state when he took Cheng Le away was even a bit scary, but Cheng Le still didn't resist too much, maybe he was worried that he was his father, maybe Cheng Linsheng told him something, no matter what the possibility was, one thing is certain, Cheng Le didn't tell him the truth.

When he got downstairs, he asked Cheng Ying to go up first, and tried to make several phone calls, but there was still no news. He thought of the worst possibility, Cheng Linsheng kidnapped Cheng Le, if this is the case, the first time to ask for a ransom should be to contact him, But his phone was silent from beginning to end.

Cheng Yang waited in the car for a while, and when he thought more and gradually became anxious, he suddenly received a call from Jiang Mingyang.

Jiang Mingyang asked him if something happened over there.

Cheng Yang frowned, and asked him how he knew, Jiang Mingyang said that Chi Yu answered the phone, and then hurriedly said that he would go to his side.

Cheng Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he figured it out almost immediately.

It's not that Cheng Linsheng didn't call, it's just that he didn't call him.

However, he no longer has the extra thought to think about how they met and why they kept in touch. Now he only wants to know about Cheng Le's safety.

He suppressed the anxiety in his heart and the anger that was looming in his heart, and contacted Chi Yu for the first time. Unexpectedly, the phone was also shut down there. Jiang Mingyang said that he might be on the plane, because he walked directly from the venue, and went over there. Three or four hours at the fastest.

Since Cheng Ying called him, assuming that Chi Yu received Cheng Linsheng at the same time, it would have been almost two and a half hours.

Cheng Yang put down his phone, slammed his hand on the steering wheel, and his chest heaved violently.

The powerlessness of sitting still made him want to explode uncontrollably while blaming himself.

Now you don't need to think about it, he already knows why Cheng Linsheng didn't want his money that day. The reason is very simple, because someone has already given it to him, and it must be more than he can give, so he didn't take Cheng Le away immediately. Calling him but choosing to contact Chi Yu is also because he knows where to get what he really wants.

Chi Yu's call didn't get through until more than an hour later, Cheng Yang had completely calmed down by then, and asked him for his address.

"Don't worry about Cheng Yang, don't worry." Chi Yu's voice sounded normal, "I will bring Cheng Le back safely."

"Address." Cheng Yang repeated in a cold voice.

Chi Yu hesitated for a moment, and gave him an address. Cheng Yang clicked on the navigation and found that it was an abandoned factory not far from where Cheng Linsheng lived.

He had been to Cheng Linsheng's place just now, and he was not there. Since he thought of using this method, he would definitely not choose his own home with his vigilance.

"Don't come here, find a place to wait for me." Chi Yu said, "Trust me, I have a solution."

Cheng Yang took a deep breath, "How much does he want?"

After a short silence, Chi Yu said, "...200 million."

"do you have?"

"Have."

"Call the police." After saying these two words, Cheng Yang hung up the phone and started the car quickly.

Chi Yu touched the address given by Cheng Linsheng. The factory area is very large, and the outside is full of weeds and abandoned reinforced concrete raw material barrels. It is sparsely populated and the planning is chaotic. Cheng Linsheng's car was found at the gate of the factory.

He walked in, turned around a room, his footsteps sounded in the quiet space, and a voice came from inside the next second, "Who?"

"Me." Chi Yu followed the voice and was about to walk in, when Cheng Linsheng stopped him suddenly, "Stay there and don't move!"

Chi Yu stopped in his tracks, the light became dimmer as he went further in, and a little further inside, there was an unpleasant smell of iron in the air.

"Where's the money, did you bring it?"

"Let me see Cheng Le first, I want to make sure he is safe."

There was a rustling sound, followed by some disordered footsteps. Cheng Linsheng pushed Cheng Le to the place facing the door. He stood behind him, looking around Chi Yu vigilantly, making sure that there was no one else besides him. After there was no one else, he pushed Cheng Le and walked a few steps forward.

Cheng Le's hands and feet were tied with a rope, and his mouth was covered with tape. He stared at Chi Yu with wide eyes, shook his head, and whimpered.

Chi Yu took a closer look at him, and he was relieved when he found that there was no injury.

"Where's the money?!" Cheng Linsheng was obviously getting impatient, he pulled out a knife, put it on Cheng Le's neck, and yelled at Chi Yu.

Chi Yu's heart was startled, but he still steadied his voice and said, "You want too much, I can't get it together..."

"Then what are you doing here?!" Cheng Linsheng's eyes were fierce, and a trace of madness flashed in his red eyes, "You want to lie to me again, don't you?"

Chi Yu shook his head, "I didn't lie to you. Since I dared to come here alone, it is no good to lie to you. If you want cash, you have to give me time. I have already asked my assistant to rush here. It will take two more days at most. In an hour, the money will definitely be sent to you, so let him go first."

"No, I don't believe you!" Cheng Linsheng waved his knife twice, feeling agitated, "I want money, take the money, or I'll hack him to death!"

From the moment Chi Yu came in, he found that Cheng Linsheng was in a very bad state. His whole face was distorted, as if he had fallen into a kind of anxious madness, so that every word he uttered was like a hoarse roar. Trembling, the blade hit Cheng Le's fragile neck, as if it would swipe across it uncontrollably in the next second.

The more Chi Yu watched, the more terrified he became, "Don't hurt him! I'll give you the money, 200 million cents is not a lot, as long as you give me time!"

What Cheng Linsheng wanted was nothing more than money. With Cheng Le in his hands, it was impossible for Chi Yu to confront him head-on. On the one hand, he hurried over to ensure Cheng Le's safety, and on the other hand, there was really no way to deal with him. Collect so much cash in the short time required.

He wanted to appease Cheng Linsheng and let him wait with him, but apparently Cheng Linsheng's vigilance and abnormal mania made him impatient. When Chi Yu took a step forward and tried to persuade him to put down the knife, Dragging Cheng Le back a few steps abruptly.

"Don't come here! If you dare to move one more step, I'll be rude to him!" He glared at him fiercely.

"Let go of him first, he's still young, he's afraid of you like this." Chi Yu stopped moving, and tried to slow down his tone, "I'll be your hostage, I'll give you my assistant's phone number, and he's rushing on the way."

"I don't believe you, you don't keep your word! Don't try to play any tricks, money, I want to see money now!" Cheng Linsheng tightened his arm on Cheng Le's arm, his eyes became slack, But he was so vicious and terrifying, he kept waving the knife in his hand, "Where's the money?!"

Cheng Le was so frightened that he couldn't be more frightened, his helpless eyes were full of tears, Chi Yu couldn't help shouting at him: "Don't forget that he is your son!"

"What is a son! If you give me money, I will let him be your son! Aren't you precious my son? Are you willing to give me money for him? Money!" He repeatedly stepped back, yelling, "If you don't have money, everyone will die, and you will die too. I will kill you..."

Because his movements were too chaotic, Cheng Le couldn't keep up with his heels and tripped. He fell backwards and hit Cheng Linsheng's chest, rolling him to the ground with him. dragged up.

It was too late to untie the rope, Cheng Le's hands and feet were bound and he would not be able to run away, so Chi Yu could only try his best to push him into the corner.

From the corner of his eye, he saw that Cheng Linsheng had already stood up. Without thinking, he turned around and rushed towards him.

Cheng Linsheng is almost sixty years old, shriveled and thin, and his physical fitness is far inferior to him. If he hadn't been worried about Cheng Le, Chi Yu would have believed that he would not be his opponent. , desperately tearing at him.

Chi Yu tried to kick the knife out of his hand but failed.

Cheng Linsheng stood up and hacked around with a knife to stop him from approaching. The next second, he looked towards Cheng Le. Obviously he knew which side was the easiest and most beneficial for him to stop now.

Chi Yu saw his intention and ran over to block it with his hand. The knife cut a line on his arm, and blood gushed out immediately.

However, he didn't care about this, grabbed Cheng Le's collar and threw it to the other side again, and at this moment, the knife fell again.

It is almost impossible to avoid it, Chi Yu thought in vain, Cheng Linsheng really wronged him, he did not cheat him, he kept satisfying him, gave him a lot of money, just begging him not to harass Cheng Yang again .

However, Cheng Linsheng's appetite was really too great. It's not that he couldn't deal with it, but he always thought that he was Cheng Yang's father after all...

Just when he regretted that he should listen to Cheng Yang's words and call the police first, a figure flashed in front of him, and someone stood in front of him.

Chi Yu's heart was shocked, he opened his eyes wide, he didn't think about anything at that moment, he almost pushed the person away instinctively.

The knife fell, grazed Cheng Yang's arm, and stabbed deeply into his shoulder.

I don't know how much effort was used, Chi Yu felt that he should have been penetrated.

The blood on his face immediately faded away, and he let out a painful cry in a muffled voice.

Cheng Le's sobs seemed to grow louder, followed by the sound of his body falling in the distance, and Cheng Linsheng's painful roar...

He was unconscious, his body was shaking, and his whole body was twisted in pain. In a daze, he felt someone running towards him.

Cheng Yang hugged him into his arms, took off his clothes and pressed on his wound, "Chi Yu!"

"I'm fine...it's fine." Chi Yu's body convulsed uncontrollably, and he seemed to be unable to feel anything. At this time, he still didn't forget to put on a smiling face to comfort him, but his eyes were quick It went dark again, "...Cheng Yang."

He stared at his face, looking right and wrong, "...I helped you with money again, knowing that you would be unhappy if you knew about it...and you would be farther away from me, but I still want to help you... This time I really just want to help you... I have no other intentions, don't get me wrong..."