Ding Xiang hung up the kidnapper's phone, called Ding Haoran down and waited to answer the phone, and then drove to the mine with Ding Haodang. Neither uncle nor nephew spoke, and the atmosphere in the car was very depressed. Ding Xiang opened the window and clicked on
A cigarette started to smoke.
"Uncle, are we going to talk to Bai Chen?"
"Is there any other way now? We can't just watch Haomiao being killed." Ding Xiang said while looking out the window.
"Uncle, why do you think these kidnappers attacked our family?"
"Let's raise all the money first and then talk."
The office building of Renjia Coal Mine is majestic. Because he called in advance, the uniformed doorman not only did not stop him, but also stood at the door and saluted respectfully. Bai Chen enthusiastically led his men downstairs to greet him, his face filled with joy.
A confident smile.
"Welcome, welcome, welcome Mr. Ding and Brother Ding to come over for guidance." Bai Chen stepped forward and extended his hands to shake hands cordially with Ding Xiang and Ding Haodang.
"Mr. Bai, guidance is out of the question. The Renjia Coal Mine is much higher than us in terms of size and management."
"It's a joke, it's a joke, let's call Mr. Ding a laugh."
After the guests and hosts were seated in the conference room, Bai Chen asked in a tentative tone:
"Mr. Ding is here to talk about the mine?"
Ding Xiang looked at Bai Chen, lowered his head and said in deep thought:
"The last time we talked, our price was 38 million. I wonder if Mr. Bai reported it to your boss?"
"Oh, I reported to the boss when I got back that day. Alas, after the report, the boss scolded me and asked me to continue talking. I have been thinking about how to explain to you these days."
"Then the price of 18 million you offered last time can be increased a little more?"
"Oh, this price matter is more difficult to deal with. I am writing a report and am going to report it to my boss again and try my best to get it."
"Well, let's add a little more to the 18 million to make a round number of 20 million. What do you think?"
Bai Chen was shocked when he heard Ding Xiang's words, and then a happy smile appeared on his face. He grinned widely and said:
"Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Ding to be so happy, so I have nothing to say. With only 2 million, I can definitely find a way to get the boss to agree. No problem, Mr. Ding, I'll take care of it."
"I have a condition."
"Ah, the conditions? Please tell me." Bai Chen said, suppressing his smile.
"Now we have signed the intention. Today you will transfer 10 million in cash to me." Ding Xiang looked at Bai Chen and said.
"Oh, so urgent? Did something happen to Mr. Ding?"
"Something happened, can you meet the requirements?"
"Well, I have to understand the financial situation and report to the chairman before I can reply to you."
"Okay, we'll wait here."
Bai Chen stood up and walked to the door, then turned around and asked:
"Mr. Ding, are you really in such a hurry? The price is actually okay..."
"Really anxious, please reply to us as soon as possible."
"Okay." Bai Chen nodded and walked out of the conference room. The sound of Bai Chen's footsteps leaving quickly could be heard outside the conference room.
An hour later, Bai Chen pushed open the door of the conference room furiously. It could be seen that his face was slightly flushed because he was anxious.
"Mr. Ding, I'm very sorry. I have been discussing with the finance department for a long time, and currently we can only get 8 million in cash. This was only obtained by using the money paid to employees. What do you think?"
Ding Xiang looked at Bai Chen's troubled face and coughed dryly and replied:
"Eight million is fine."
"Oh, I really can't help it. If I can extend it for a few days, it's still easy to get it. I'm very sorry." Bai Chen kept explaining to Ding Xiang.
"Forget it, hurry up and sign the contract and transfer the money."
"Okay, because I was in a hurry and didn't have time to draft an agreement. Take a look at this agreement we had with Dongbao Coal Mine some time ago. If there is no problem, we will use this version."
Ding Xiang and Ding Haodang took the agreement and looked at it carefully. They felt that it would only be a waste of time if they continued to get entangled in the agreement, so they signed the agreement according to Bai Chen.
While the Ding family was actively raising funds, Su Zhengyang and the others were also non-stop searching for clues, striving to find the hiding place and rescue the hostages before the kidnappers made a deal with their families.
The southwest area of Zhongjiang City is the juncture of mountainous areas and plains. There are several tributaries flowing into Zhongjiang City and numerous large and small lakes. It is the area with the richest tourism resources in Zhongjiang City, and it is also the area with the most backward economic development in Zhongjiang City.
As the city adjusts its development direction and positions the development strategy of the southwest region as tourism and green countryside, it has overall raised the level of sewage discharge requirements in this area, causing some of the original factories in this area to move out, leaving many dilapidated factories and
architecture.
Su Zhengyang investigated the southwest area for more than a long time, but found no clues. In the afternoon, he received a call from Mouse, saying that someone had recently seen activities in the original Hongqi Chemical Factory. Su Zhengyang summoned Gu Yan and Lu Yingwei to drive there together
, they carefully observed the situation on both sides of the road along the way, paying attention to whether there was a suitable place for the kidnappers to hide.
Su Zhengyang and others stopped at the entrance of Hongqi Chemical Factory and saw that the original factory gate had been demolished, leaving only two tall gate pillars standing there. All the doors and windows of the guard room had been removed, and a tattered
A wooden bench lay alone in the filthy interior.
The yard is full of weeds, and in some places the grass is taller than a person's height. There are two obvious ruts going in from the yard gate, and there are suppressed weeds above the ruts, and the height of the suppressed weeds is
It is about the same height as the unoverwhelmed weeds next to it. From this point, it can be seen that the rut marks were formed recently, and the vehicle entry and exit are not too frequent.
Su Zhengyang, Gu Yan, and Lu Yingwei took out their pistols and held them in their hands, stepping on the ruts and walking slowly in. Mosquitoes were flying in the grass. From time to time, small animals swooped away under their feet. They walked dozens of steps inside.
, a building that looked like a warehouse appeared in front of us. The doors and windows of the warehouse had all been removed, and the cement floor indoors was still intact. The roof of the warehouse had completely collapsed, and there were some scattered garbage piled inside. The shriveled corpses of mosquitoes were all over the ground, spreading
There was an unpleasant smell.
The three of them left the warehouse and continued walking along the ruts. Behind the warehouse was a three-story factory building. There were dark holes on the wall after the doors and windows were removed. The rut marks disappeared at the door of the factory building. Look
It looks like the vehicle may have driven into the factory.
The three of them did not enter rashly. They listened at the door of the factory for a while, but did not hear any movement inside the factory. Su Zhengyang quietly entered the factory through the door first. After confirming that the factory was safe, Gu Yan and Lu Yingwei also followed.
.There are many cardboard boxes, newspapers and plastic bottles stacked in the factory. Next to these waste products, a tricycle parked quietly.
They slowed down and quietly surrounded the pile of scraps and tricycles. When they got closer, they saw a dirty man curled up sleeping on a "bed" made of several cardboard boxes. They saw
After all this, they relaxed and put away their pistols. Gu Yan walked up to the man and kicked him.
After the man woke up, he looked at the three Su Zhengyangs standing in front of him with a pair of frightened eyes. He huddled up and had no intention of standing up. Su Zhengyang knelt down and looked at the man and asked:
"Do you live here?"
The man seemed to understand what Su Zhengyang said and nodded with fear on his face.
"Has anyone else been here?"
The man shook his head and still did not speak.
"Are there any abandoned factories around here?"
The man nodded again.
"You can't speak?"
The man nodded and said in a very hoarse voice:
"meeting."
"Stand up and show us where there is an abandoned factory." After saying this, Su Zhengyang held his knees and stood up.
The man got up from his "bed" and stood in front of Su Zhengyang. The top of his head was not as high as Su Zhengyang's shoulders. He took a few steps outside and said to Su Zhengyang.
"Go south along this road. There is a relatively large factory over there."
"Is there anyone in that factory?"
"Yes, they are all the same as me."
"Why don't you join them?"
"They bullied people and stole my bottles. I just moved here a few days ago."
"Are there any other abandoned factories in this area?"
"Yes, on the way to that big factory, there is a small road heading west, and there is a factory at the end of the small road."
"Is there anyone there?"
"No, people died there in the past few years. They all said there was a ghost there and no one dared to go there."
After coming out of Hongqi Chemical Factory, Su Zhengyang and the others first went to the larger factory that the scavenger mentioned. Although this factory was also overgrown with weeds, there was an obvious road with few weeds from the door to the inside.
This time they drove directly to the factory and drove along the road until they reached a relatively large two-story factory building.
As soon as Su Zhengyang and the others got off the car, they saw figures moving in the factory. These figures were running towards both sides of the factory. When Su Zhengyang and the others entered the factory, no one could be seen. There were many piles of picked goods piled in the factory.
There were piles of garbage, some big and some small, some high and some short. In the middle of these garbage, there were many of the "beds" they just saw at the Hongqi Chemical Plant.
Su Zhengyang and the others looked around the factory and found that there were stairs at both ends of the factory. They guessed that those people might have gone up the stairs to the second floor, so he waved his hand and asked Gu Yan and the others to go up the stairs from the other side.
, he walked towards the stairs on this side by himself. The iron handrails on the stairs had been removed, leaving only the spiraling steps.
The three of Su Zhengyang went up to the second floor. The group of people who had just run away saw someone coming up from the stairs on both sides. They all gathered nervously in the middle of the factory building.
Su Zhengyang saw that they were all scavengers in tattered clothes, so he walked up to them with a smile and said hello to them. He said loudly from a distance:
"Don't be afraid, we are not bad people. We want to ask you something."
Seeing Su Zhengyang's smiling face, the group gradually relaxed their vigilance and stood a dozen steps away from Su Zhengyang and the others, watching curiously.
"Why did you run?"
Everyone looked at him, but no one answered. Su Zhengyang saw an older man standing among the group of people, so he took two steps forward and said:
"Brother, why are you running? We are not bad people."
Everyone else looked at the older man. He hesitated a few times and said in a low voice:
"Some bad guys come here to beat people."
"Oh, has anyone else been here?" Su Zhengyang asked.
The older man and the scavengers beside him nodded.