As expected, the study room has been renovated, and various books, antiques and other decorations are placed in an orderly manner. The overall style is still heavy and steady, echoing Kang Jieming's age and personality.
Everything else has changed except for one painting.
Kang Yingqiu walked to the painting: "Uncle likes this welcoming pine very much? It seems a little old and has not been replaced."
As she said this, she wanted to reach out and touch the painting.
Kang Jieming said: "Yes, this painting was given by a friend when I was young. Although it is not an expensive painting, the friendship is worth thousands of gold."
Kang Jieming led Kang Yingqiu to see other things. Kang Yingqiu touched the painting doubtfully, but unexpectedly discovered that there was a mystery behind the painting.
But she didn't have time to look any further because Kang Jieming was already calling her.
She thought to herself: What is in it?
After strolling around for a while, Kang Jieming left her to eat at home. Her mother was taking care of her father at the hospital. It was hard to refuse Kang Jieming's hospitality, so she had no choice but to agree. After eating with Kang Jieming and his wife, Kang Jieming was a little tired and was ready to go upstairs.
Rest and let Kang Yingqiu do what she wants.
With doubts in her heart, she made sure that Kang Jieming had gone upstairs, so she slipped into the study, walked to the picture, and slowly opened it to take a look...
Nothing.
The color of the wall is the same as the surrounding ones. Did you think too much just now? After watching too much TV, you always feel that there are many traps everywhere?
Kang Yingqiu didn't give up and knocked on the wall behind the painting and the surrounding walls. Sure enough, the sound was different. She was as excited as if she had discovered a new world, but she didn't know how to open it.
While he was busy, a cold voice came from behind: "What are you doing?"
Kang Yingqiu whispered: "Ah...uncle..."
Kang Jieming's expression was cold and he looked at her with sharp eyes, making Kang Yingqiu at a loss what to do.
"If you like this painting, I will give it to you..." Kang Jieming said.
"No, no, it was given to my uncle by his friend. How could I have the nerve to ask for it..."
"That's right, you don't need to covet the things that others give me. Don't look at things that you shouldn't look at. Don't miss things that aren't yours." After saying that, Kang Jieming turned around and said, "You have been here for a long time, so your father must have thought about it too.
You, please go back first."
"Oh..." Kang Yingqiu ran away quickly as if she was about to receive an amnesty.
But after she left, she was still full of doubts. What was hidden behind it?
Kang Jieming looked at Kang Yingqiu, and the worry in his heart welled up again.
There has been progress in the search for the other four kidnappers. Three of the four kidnappers who escaped have died, and one is still missing.
The police said to Zhuo Xi, Lin Anxin and Xixi who came to identify them: "It seems that they were murdered and silenced."
Lin Anxin held on to her last glimmer of hope: "Isn't there another one? Maybe that one escaped?"
The police said: "I hope so, but it is also possible that we did not find the fourth body. If he had successfully escaped, he would have contacted me, because the buyer wanted to kill them and silence them. How could he resist on his own?"
Woolen cloth?"
Zhuo Xi said: "I hope he is still alive. Maybe he is seriously injured now and is not able to cooperate with the police."
The hope was slim, and that person seemed to have disappeared from the world.
Xixi looked at the frowning Lin Anxin and Zhuo Xi, and suddenly thought: "Uncle policeman, how about we spread a false news?"
"What false news?" the three adults asked together.
"The mastermind behind the scenes is eager to kill people. If that person is still alive, they must be more anxious to find him than we are. If we say that we have caught the fourth kidnapper and pretend to inadvertently reveal that he is going to be deported from a place
When he goes to another place, those who want to kill him will definitely kill him on the way. At that time, we can lay out the plan in advance and catch the real culprit."
Xixi spoke eloquently. He had read many detective novels and used them at critical moments.
The policeman laughed and said: "Children are pretty good at using their brains. The method is feasible, but I'm afraid it will inadvertently hurt innocent people. Moreover, if the fourth person is sure to be dead, the other party will not be fooled at all."
"How do you know if you don't try? It is much better to take the initiative than wait for the result. It can be said that the fourth kidnapper was seriously injured and could not reveal who was behind it, so he had to be sent to the hospital for treatment." Xixi added.
"Then... who revealed this news? Assuming that he really defected to the police, according to the usual rules, the police would not be able to spread the news before catching the real culprit."
Xixi was speechless. There are no such details to consider in novels. Usually what the hero and heroine want to do can be easily accomplished by just saying "let someone reveal the news."
Lin Anxin touched his head: "It's a good idea that you have. Maybe the police officer will consider it."
"I just don't want my father to be wrongly accused..." Xixi said, "These two things must be connected. The person who kidnapped me and the person who framed my father must be the same person."
Lin Anxin also believes it, but what's the use of believing? What they need is evidence.
Things took a turn for the better that afternoon when Lin Anxin suddenly received a strange phone call.
"Are you Lin Anxin?" The voice over there was very low, as if it was deliberately kept low.
"Yes, who are you?" Lin Anxin asked doubtfully.
"I was one of the people who kidnapped your son that day. I warn you not to call the police. If you call the police, this matter will only do you harm and no good."
When Lin Anxin heard this, a chill ran down his back: "You are really not dead... I beg you, please cooperate with the police, I will definitely prove for you that you are willing to surrender. Also, who is the person behind the scenes?
?”
"You want to know? I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. I called you today. I originally wanted to surrender. However, several of my brothers died for no apparent reason. The buyer didn't give us any money. I have no family, but my
Several brothers have families. If you prepare 500,000 for each of my other four brothers, I will surrender to the police and reveal the buyer behind the scenes!"
"Half a million yuan per person?!" Lin Anxin was surprised.
"Don't tell me you have no money! You don't have money, Yin Haoze has money!"
"He can't protect himself now. All his funds have been frozen. How can he get the money?"
"Anyway, you can figure it out on your own. Let me tell you, if you want Yin Haoze to be safe and sound, you'd better cooperate with me! If you dare to call the police, I will kidnap your son for real, or kill you directly! I have all your relatives and friends in my hands
Here, let’s see how many you can save!”
Or, stop talking and hang up the phone.
Lin Anxin was left shaking with fear.
Her first reaction was to call Zhuo Xi: "Zhuo Xi..." She started crying before she could say anything, and hurriedly told the whole story.
Zhuo Xi was at Zhuo's mother's house and had to rush back after hearing this.
Seeing that Zhuo Xi looked wrong, Zhuo's mother said coldly: "I have long said that she is too complicated and there is no good thing in being with her. Look, every time something happens to her she will cause trouble for you."
Zhuo Xi felt very sad, but it was hard to say anything to Zhuo's mother. Even if she said something ugly, what she said made some sense.
Before going out, Zhuo's mother gave another instruction: "Just click as far as you can, your own safety is the most important thing! Don't become the second Lu Xiaowen!"
Her words fell into Zhuo Xi's heart. Regarding Lu Xiaowen's death, he had seriously considered whether his devotion to Lin Anxin would one day make him a victim of their family just like Lu Xiaowen?
However, he couldn't do it even if he wanted to stand by and watch. He just felt very tired.
The money was quickly prepared. Two million was nothing to Zhuo Xi. Zhuo Xi and Lin Anxin sat at home waiting for the kidnapper's second call.
"Peace of mind..." Zhuo Xi said.
"Huh?" Lin Anxin asked nervously.
"After this incident, I hope we can live together peacefully, okay? Let's change the environment. For you, I am willing to go abroad and give up everything I have now." Zhuo Xi said.
"Zhuoxi, can we... please not talk about this now?" Lin Anxin was confused and really was not in the mood.
"No, I want to say it now. The kidnapper has been arrested, and the person behind the frame of Yin Haoze will also be caught. Nine times out of ten, it is Kang Jieming, but there is no definite evidence. Yin Haoze's matter is over, and I don't want you to have anything to do with him anymore.
. To be honest, we are implicated by him every time, and there are always many disputes in our lives because of him. His existence affects the relationship between us too much."
"Zhuoxi...I don't want this either, you know." Lin Anxin explained.
"I understand that some things are beyond your control, but how about we change the environment, where it's just you, me, and Xixi. You're over thirty, how about giving me another child? If you like it, how about you?
It’s okay to have a few children. Our family will live a peaceful life. As long as we have children, my mother will also like it. She won’t be so bored, and she won’t care too much about you.”
Isn't this kind of life what Lin Anxin once hoped for? However, it is too difficult for her to dream of such luxurious peace at this time.
The phone rang again, and Lin Anxin hurriedly answered the call as if she had been electrocuted: "Hello!"
"Are you ready for the money?!"
"It's ready, how can I give it to you?"
"You don't have to give it to me. I'll give you four account numbers. These are the accounts of my brothers and their families. I will surrender after the money arrives!" After saying that, he asked Lin Anxin to take a note and write down the account number, "Here.
If you don't get paid for an hour, you will never find me, just wait until Yin Haoze goes to jail!" With that, he hung up the phone again.
Lin Anxin had no choice but to operate online banking and remit 500,000 each according to the account number he provided.
She waited quietly for him to call again, but she never did.
Zhuo Xi also contacted the police station quietly, but no one surrendered.
Lin Anxin's heart grew colder inch by inch. She felt that she had been deceived.
The night was very long. She was waiting for news about that person, but she was also afraid that what she got would be another news. He had not done what he promised. But according to his current situation, if he did not surrender, the consequences would be even worse. So, the only way
It may be that he was found by the buyer and killed.