After returning to the room, Ruan Xingwan lay on the bed. Although he felt tired all over, he was not sleepy at all.
Half an hour later, the phone on the bedside table vibrated several times.
Ruan Xingwan picked it up and saw that it was Zhou Cishen's phone number.
She waited until the phone was almost finished ringing before she answered the call.
Soon, Zhou Cishen's voice came: "Are you asleep?"
Ruan Xingwan said: "No."
"Still can't sleep?"
Ruan Xingwan said nothing.
There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and Zhou Cishen said again: "I'll be back on the plane tomorrow afternoon."
After a while, Ruan Xingwan said oh.
Zhou Cishen said: "Did something happen to you?"
Ruan Xingwan said: "No, what can happen to me?"
"There's something wrong with you."
"..." Ruan Xingwan said angrily, "There's something wrong with you."
At this time, someone seemed to be named Zhou Cishen on the other end of the phone. He whispered: "If you have anything to do, wait until I get back. If you are really urgent, just go find Jiang Yan. Don't take risks alone."
"knew."
There seemed to be a lot of urgency, and Zhou Cishen said again: "I'll ask Jiang Yan to contact you later. Don't turn off the phone."
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, Ruan Xingwan took a long breath, as if all the uneasiness and anxiety he felt just now had disappeared.
The whole night, Ruan Xingwan didn't sleep much.
The time written in the blackmail letter was eight o'clock in the evening the next day. Ruan Xingwan did not prepare to raise five million, but prepared an empty box.
She always felt that the person who sent her the blackmail letter this time should be related to the person who sent her into the twilight three years ago.
Otherwise he wouldn't be able to have these things in his hands.
Most of those people back then were Xie Rong's subordinates. Ever since Xie Rong sent her to the hospital last time, they seemed to have disappeared out of thin air and never appeared again.
The group of people was a mixed bag, and the photo might be in the hands of more than one person.
Thinking of this, Ruan Xingwan felt completely powerless.
It is useless to call the police to deal with these people. They have no fear of the law at all.
In the afternoon, Jiang Yan was late. He stood in the studio and glanced around, and finally looked at Ruan Xingwan: "Speaking of which, I should have sent you a gift when you opened the business, but I thought that
You probably don’t want to see me at that time.”
Ruan Xingwan smiled perfunctorily. To be honest, she didn't really want to see him now, Zhou Cishen's dog-headed military advisor.
Jiang Yan leaned against the front desk: "I heard from Zhou Cishen that something happened to you. What happened?"
Ruan Xingwan said: "It's not a big deal."
After thinking for a while, Ruan Xingwan said again: "Please lend me a few people."
"Of course you can borrow someone, but Zhou Cishen asked me to follow you until he comes back. You tell me first. If the matter is not serious, I will give the person to you directly and I won't go."
Ruan Xingwan looked at him, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he was hesitating.
Jiang Yan noticed her worry and tapped his fingers on the table a few times: "You don't want Zhou Cishen to know?"
Ruan Xingwan did not plan to tell Zhou Cishen about this at first, but she also knew very well that even if she asked Pei Shanshan to accompany her, with the strength of the two of them, they would not be a match for each other.
So when Zhou Cishen asked Jiang Yan to contact her, she didn't refuse.
After a while, Ruan Xingwan took the blackmail letter from his bag to him and stated emphatically: "I had no intention of actually giving him money, let alone asking Zhou Cishen for money. I just wanted to go there first.
Look at the situation and find an opportunity to call the police."
Jiang Yan: "..."
Jiang Yan fully understood Ruan Xingwan's concerns.
After all, not long ago, in Zhou Cishen's eyes, Ruan Xingwan was a woman who valued wealth as much as life and would do anything to achieve her goals.
If this matter had been discussed before their divorce, Ruan Xingwan would have been unable to explain it clearly.
Jiang Yan glanced at the content of the blackmail letter and immediately asked: "Where do you have the photo?"
Ruan Xingwan pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
Jiang Yan asked again: "Are you sure it was taken at that time?"
Ruan Xingwan took a deep breath: "Yes."
"This is strange."
"What's weird?"
"It was twilight at that time, and all the people involved in this incident were dealt with completely. There was no reason for the photos to be left."
Hearing this, Ruan Xingwan was slightly startled: "Deal with it?"
Jiang Yan put down the blackmail letter and looked at her: "You were also Zhou Cishen's wife at that time. Even though he always said he hated you, how could he really let this matter leak out?"
Therefore, everyone only knew that Ruan Xingwan was sold to the dusk, but no one really knew who he was sold to and what happened that night.
Even Ruan Xingwan himself has never thought about this matter.
After a long time, she said: "Anyway... don't tell him. I'll go check it out tonight. If the other party just wants money, I'll find a way."
Since the other party sent her these photos, it means that he must still have the negatives there. If she rashly calls the police and alerts the snake, she will only be in vain and the photos will be exposed.
Jiang Yan said: "I'd better go with you."
Ruan Xingwan said: "But he said he would only let me go alone."
"Just say I'm your driver."
Jiang Yan looked at the box she placed next to her, "You have to be more serious when it comes to acting. You don't have any room for negotiation."
Jiang Yan handed the box to the men following him and asked them to prepare it before continuing to say to Ruan Xingwan: "Don't worry, I won't tell Zhou Cishen. I will go with you tonight to ensure that everything is handled properly."
Ruan Xingwan nodded: "Thank you."
At night, the car stopped in front of a residential building near a middle school.
As soon as Ruan Xingwan got out of the car, he heard a hoarse man's voice in the darkness: "Go to the roof over there."
Ruan Xingwan looked over and saw a large flat floor on the second floor not far away.
At this time, Jiang Yan got out of the car.
The man immediately said: "Didn't I tell you to come alone?"
Jiang Yan raised his hands: "I just sent her here. My friend, it's not safe for girls to go out at night. All you want is money. Why bother with so much? The film is still in your hands, and we can't do anything to you.
"
In the darkness, the man paused and then said: "Just stand there, don't move, don't move even a step!"
"Okay, okay, I won't move."
As he said that, Jiang Yan glanced at Ruan Xingwan, who carried the box and walked to the second floor over there.
As he stepped onto the last step, Ruan Xingwan heard the man's voice in the distance again: "Didn't I ask you to bring five million?
How many are here?
You’re fucking playing with me!”
Ruan Xingwan's voice was calm: "This is only a part. When you give me the negatives, I will give you the rest."
"Bah! Stop doing all these twists and turns with me and get the rest of the money quickly, or I will post the photos online and make you unable to hold your head up as a human being for the rest of your life!"
Ruan Xingwan stared at the darkness and frowned slightly.