Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 230 - 230 227 Kidnapping

Chapter 230: Chapter 227 Kidnapping Chapter 230: Chapter 227 Kidnapping Old Mister Lou was hit at the coccyx, resulting in a slight fracture.

Such an injury might not be serious for young people, as resting at home for a month or so would suffice for a full recovery. But for the elderly like him, the doctor’s exact words were that he needed at least two months of care.

“Xiaotie, help me with the hospitalization paperwork and hire a caregiver for me. Front the money for now, and once I’m better, I’ll withdraw some to repay you,” he said.

Old Mister Lou didn’t want to trouble the two of them, so as soon as the hospital admission was settled, he urged them to leave.

“Go about your business. Don’t worry about me; I won’t die,” he insisted.

Hearing him say this left Lao Er feeling quite helpless.

But the old man was stubborn and adamantly refused to let them stay at the hospital. With no other choice, they followed his wishes and hired a caregiver to look after him at the hospital.

On the way back, Jiang Yan discussed with Lao Er, “When you have time, check out the storefronts nearby. If we can buy one, we should.”

The two had made quite a bit of money over the past six months. Most of their profits were in the business account, leaving just a portion for their salaries.

They should have enough money in the business account to cover a modest storefront.

Renting was too insecure. Today’s incident, although they could ignore Lou Jin’s ranting, was still unsettling when someone claimed the right to the house so brazenly, telling you to leave.

Lao Er shared a similar sentiment, and they discussed where to look for storefronts. Just then, Jiang Yan’s phone began to buzz insistently. Pulling it out, he saw the call display with two characters: “Jiabao.”

Lao Er shivered upon seeing that, feeling like goosebumps were about to pop out.

Ever since starting college, his brother had become increasingly flashy!

“Jiajia…”

“It’s me, Yang Dan. Jiajia has been taken. I’m chasing them…”

Jiang Yan’s face turned pale in an instant. He sat up quickly and tried to remain calm as he asked, “Which road?”

Yang Dan’s voice trembled with tears, “On, on Rainbow Road, they’re heading towards… which road is that, sir? Where are they going in that direction?”

“National Road 549, Miss. Tell the police and your friends to hurry. Once on the national road, I might not be able to keep up,” the driver informed.

“Yang Dan, don’t hang up. Sir, head to National Road 549; it connects to Rainbow Road,” Jiang Yan instructed.

Lao Er quickly took out the remaining three hundred from his wallet and placed it by the driver’s right hand, his voice pleading, “Please drive faster. We’ll compensate for any scrapes or damages on the car.”

The taxi was only so big, and the driver had already heard Jiang Yan’s conversation, knowing someone had been kidnapped.

Daring to kidnap openly in broad daylight, have criminals become so brazen?

“Hold on tight!”

At the upcoming traffic light, the roughly forty-year-old taxi driver floored the accelerator, making a swift right turn without slowing down. The honking behind them was incessant, but he only focused on the road ahead, never easing off the gas pedal.

“Young man, we can reach the national road in ten minutes from here. Ask for the license plate number of the car you’re chasing.”

Yang Dan recited a string of numbers, and Jiang Yan repeated it before turning to grab Lao Er’s phone and dial Yu Heng.

Upon learning his sister had been kidnapped, Yu Heng was taken aback. As he was about to alert Lin Fei, he heard Jiang Yan say, “Tell Lin Fei there are only two possible kidnappers, Ye Junqi or Yu Xin.”

Last time, Yu Xin was detained for two days by Lin Fei before being released. It was certain she harbored a grudge against Jiajia, but without a penny to her name, did she have the means to engineer this kidnapping?

It was Ye Junqi who seemed to be the more likely suspect!

First, Jiang Yan had outsmarted him, and his hatred for Jiang Yan was sure to run deep; second, his father’s arrest was directly connected to Jiajia, who was also his girlfriend…

Although Ye Gaojun was arrested, there were still many who evaded capture. For them, snatching a young girl would be a piece of cake.

“Nine times out of ten, it’s Ye Junqi.”

“Got it. I’ll inform Lin Fei.”

Ten minutes later, the taxi carrying Jiang Yan reached the national road.

On the other side, the taxi Yang Dan was in was getting farther and farther away from the black car Jiajia had been taken in. She was both anxious and afraid, “Can you please drive a bit faster? I’m begging you.”

“It’s not that I don’t want to speed up, miss, but the car can’t handle it… How about this, I’ll take the exit to the national highway up ahead, there’s a shortcut that can take us straight there.”

“Yang Dan, I see that car, you guys take the shortcut.”

After hanging up the phone, Yang Dan couldn’t hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. It was all her fault; if she hadn’t asked Jiajia to go out shopping with her that day, none of this would have happened.

The driver didn’t really want to give chase; after all, they were kidnappers, what if something happened?

“Miss…”

“Master, I’m begging you, my friend testified against human traffickers, and now they’re retaliating against her…”

Human traffickers?

Upon hearing this, the driver immediately floored the accelerator. Such despicable scum were worse than thieves, he had to chase them, it was imperative.

In fact, Yang Dan didn’t really know the details. She had only caught bits and pieces of the conversation when Jiang Yan was on the phone with Yu Heng, combined with what she had previously heard from Yu Feng, she could guess the general situation.

But that woman…

Thinking back to when Jiajia was dragged into the car at the roadside, the glimpse of the woman’s face, it felt familiar as if she’d seen her somewhere before.

Half an hour later, they got back on the national highway from the shortcut, and right then, the car that had taken Jiajia was not far ahead. However, it was swerving erratically, as if someone was fighting over the steering wheel.

“What’s going on?”

The driver eased off the accelerator and began to slow down immediately.

But the driver of the car in front seemed to be blind, as he plowed straight toward a row of stone bollards on the side of the road not far ahead. With a loud “bang,” the car hit the bollards, flipped on its side, skidded half a turn, and then, with another bang, rolled over, ending up tilted at the roadside.

The driver quickly pulled over, and Yang Dan didn’t wait for the car to stop completely before opening the door and rushing out.

Another car pulled up urgently behind them, and Jiang Yan burst out of it like a shot.

“Jiajia…”

The overturned car was smoking. Someone was coughing while pushing the car door open to crawl out. His forehead was gashed, and blood covered his head and face.

But Jiang Yan still recognized him at a glance—it was Ye Junqi!

He grabbed Ye Junqi by the collar, lifted him, and slammed him down hard on the ground, leaving Ye Junqi, who was already dizzy, seeing stars and unable to move for a long while.

Xiaotie came from behind and followed up with a kick, and then the three of them didn’t bother with him any longer, hurrying to open the door to find Jiajia.

“I’m… I’m here…”

Mu Jiawen was squatting with her head hugged between the two rows of seats. Aside from her clothes being a bit dirty and her hair somewhat disheveled, she looked a bit shocked, but otherwise, she didn’t seem to be hurt.

Jiang Yan took her hand and helped her out of the car, thoroughly checking her over several times. Apart from a few scratch marks on her neck and a scrape on the back of one hand, he couldn’t see any other injuries at the moment.

“I had the spray you gave me last time with me, and I sprayed it on all of them just now…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Jiang Yan hugged her tightly.

He had been terrified!

Seeing that Jiawen was alright, Yang Dan also breathed a sigh of relief. When Jiang Yan let go of Jiawen, she hurriedly stepped forward to inspect the wounds on her neck. “You’re bleeding, let me wrap it with a handkerchief.”

She bent down to get her handkerchief and suddenly saw a swift black shadow out of the corner of her eye, barreling towards them.

Even though an accident had occurred here, since the stopped vehicles were at the roadside, traffic on the national highway continued unimpeded, with cars coming and going continuously.

The shadow was moving too quickly. Yang Dan didn’t even have time to look up before instinctively throwing her shoulder forward in a shove!

Whether it was her own strength or the assailant’s weakness, she managed to knock the figure away from the roadside area, sending it stumbling into the national highway…