The Supreme Wild Young Master
Chapter 158: Late Night Spy_1

Chapter 158: Chapter 158: Late Night Spy_1

In the afternoon, Zhu Qing hadn’t received any calls from the kidnappers or found any clues.

Zhang Xian comforted Zhu Qing a bit, emphasizing the importance of Gao Longfei, Xu Lei, and Shen Nanshan to protect her, and then he arrived at the school alone.

As soon as he entered the school gate, he heard a wave of discussion. It was about the challenge. Apparently, news of Zhao Fuyuan’s defeat was now known to the whole school.

He was somewhat curious, as Zhao Fuyuan, as long as he wasn’t an idiot, wouldn’t be boasting about his own embarrassment. The member of the Taekwondo Society also wouldn’t be so stupid as to expose Zhao Fuyuan’s humiliation.

How did this news reach other people?

Fortunately, although the students knew that Zhao Fuyuan had lost, they did not witness the fight, so the credibility of the rumors was not high.

What Zhang Xian didn’t know was that the credibility of this news was very high. Almost no one doubted it. Because this news was spread by Lin Ruoyi, the school beauty who would dare to dispute her words?

Even if there were a few dissenting voices, they would disappear under the relentless bombardment of a large group of pursuers, not daring to go against the tide.

"Brother-in-law..." Zhu Yan ran from afar and asked, "Did you fight Zhao Fuyuan and sent him flying with a slap? Why did you run away before?"

Xia Xiaohua also ran over, "Zhang Xian, what do you mean? Why did this happen?"

"There is nothing curious about it." Zhang Xian said, "I just didn’t want too many people to know, so I didn’t show up when there were many people around. But, I don’t know who leaked this out."

Xia Xiaohua frowned slightly, "Zhang Xian, are you crazy? How can you save face for Yan Yan if you don’t let people know about it?"

Zhang Xian said, "Is it necessary? If I hadn’t fought Zhao Fuyuan, he would definitely be maddeningly arrogant. I quietly took him out, and he still dares to swagger in front of me? Others might not know, but anyone with discerning eyes could see the trick. Moreover, when Yan Yan is being despised, Zhao Fuyuan dares not to show off, and this can quickly dissolve the silent battle."

Upon hearing this, Xia Xiaohua nodded. Since Zhang Xian had taught Zhao Fuyuan a lesson and he dare not to show off again, the rumors naturally cease.

"Zhang Xian, you skipped class again."

Suddenly, Wen Yulan walked over with anger, "What’s going on? Don’t my words count?"

"Well..." Zhang Xian said with a somewhat frustrated tone: "Teacher Wen, I really had an emergency this afternoon, and I had no choice."

Wen Yulan crossed her arms and asked, "What emergency?"

Zhang Xian said, "I can’t tell. But there was indeed an emergency."

"You..." Wen Yulan was infuriated.

There was an emergency, but it wasn’t convenient to tell. What difference did it make compared to not saying anything at all? Was this an excuse for his truancy? And what a ridiculous excuse it was.

"Yan Yan, let’s go home." Zhang Xian wasn’t in the mood to win an argument with Wen Yulan, he took Zhu Yan and went out.

Now that Liu Xiaowen’s whereabouts are unknown and Zhu Yan is Liu Xiaowen’s daughter, he was somewhat afraid to face Zhu Yan. He just hoped that things would turn out well.

"Hey..." Seeing Zhang Xian leaving, Wen Yulan quickly chased after him.

What did this guy mean? She was still a teacher, right? Couldn’t he give her some respect? What did it mean to leave without saying a word? Did he think that he could act lawlessly just because he had saved her before?

...

In the villa, Zhu Qing sat on the sofa, her face full of worry.

Allthough she was worried about her father, she at least knew that he wasn’t in danger. But today she was worried about her mother and wondered how she was doing.

Gao Longfei sighed, "Sister Qingqing, I think you need to calm down and stay normal. When Sister Yan Yan comes back and sees you in such a state, it will be hard for her not to suspect something."

Zhu Qing nodded and tried to return to normal. However, when she thought about her mother’s situation, she couldn’t help but worry again.

"Ding ding ding..." Suddenly, the ringing of a mobile phone sounded.

Zhu Qing reflexively took out her phone and answered, "Hello, this is Zhu Qing."

"Zhu Qing?" A gloomy voice came from the phone, "Good, you’re the one I was looking for. Now, your mother is in my hands. If you don’t want her to die, prepare 50 million cash for me by this time tomorrow. Don’t be late. And don’t try to call the police. It will only make your mother’s death faster. We just want money, if you cooperate, nothing will happen."

"Fifty... fifty million... I... Where would I get so much money?" Zhu Qing didn’t control the family finances, let alone that it seems like they didn’t have that much money at home. Even if they did, she couldn’t access it. "Hello, could you let my mother take the call? I’m just a little girl, not the family head. If you want me to get fifty million, I need to ask my mother where the money is."

"Sure..." There was a pause from the phone, and soon Liu Xiaowen’s voice could be heard, "Qingqing, don’t listen to him, we don’t have that much money."

Upon hearing Liu Xiaowen’s voice, Zhu Qing asked, "Mom, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"I’m fine, you don’t have to worry about me. These guys want to bring down our company, and we can’t let them succeed, it’s the result of your father’s hard work."

Zhu Qing said, "Oh, come on, why do you care about the company at a time like this?"

"I..." Liu Xiaowen wanted to say something, but the voice of the guy from before came on the phone, "Lady, I didn’t call you to chat, but to ask about the money. Don’t blame me if you keep talking nonsense."

Zhu Qing quickly said, "OK, I’ll ask right away."

"Qingqing..." Liu Xiaowen’s voice came from the cell phone again, "Your mom said, don’t listen to them... Ah..."

Zhu Qing heard Liu Xiaowen’s scream, her face drastically changing as she hastily responded into the phone. Initially, Liu Xiaowen had adamantly refused to reveal where the money was, only caving after Zhu Qing’s threats.

Knowing that her mother was safe and that the kidnapper was after money brought Zhu Qing some peace. At least for now, her mother was safe until tomorrow at this time.

Not long after, Zhang Xian and Zhu Yan returned.

Upon seeing them, Zhu Qing stood up and said, "Zhang Xian, come out with me. I need to discuss something with you."

Zhang Xian nodded, telling Zhu Yan to shower first before turning and exiting the villa.

"The kidnapper called just now and asked for fifty million ransom," Zhu Qing said. "But right now, our family can only come up with about seven million at most. We’re short by a staggering forty-three million."

Zhang Xian let out a sigh of relief, saying, "Qingqing, money isn’t a problem, we just need to know that your mom is okay. Plus, this gives us a clue."

Zhu Qing then said, "I know, I’m going to borrow money now. Come with me. My dad had many friends in the past, I believe there should be someone among them who won’t just stand by."

Zhang Xian consoled Zhu Qing a bit, and they set off together to borrow money.

However, the road to borrowing money this time was not easy. All of their past well-to-do uncles and aunts are now indifferent, let alone willing to lend money.

Although some entities with decent relations to the Zhu Family agreed to lend money, the relative amounts were not substantial. Zhu Qing had borrowed from everyone in Yantai who had dealings with the Zhu Family. Yet, she only managed to borrow three million in total.

Now, they were still short by an entire forty million.

Zhang Xian was helpless, pulling out his cell phone to dial Dong Qian’s number, "Qianqian, have you eaten yet?"

"Brother Zhang Xian, why did you suddenly think of calling me?"

Zhang Xian was somewhat embarrassed.

It seemed that he seldom called Dong Qian when he was free and never for idle chatter. His conscience was tingling at the thought of only considering Dong Qian now that there was a problem.

After composing himself, he asked, "Qianqian, there’s some trouble on my end, I need some money. Could you discuss it with your father?"

"Sure, go ahead. I’m at home now."

Zhang Xian took a deep breath and said, "Qingqing’s mom has been kidnapped, and they’re asking for fifty million."

"Ah... Auntie has been kidnapped?" There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of running footsteps, "Brother Zhang Xian, wait a moment, I’m going to find my dad now! I’ll have you talk to him!"

Zhang Xian held Zhu Qing’s shoulders, feeling quite moved. Whenever he asked Dong Qian for help, she never hesitated.

Zhu Qing was also touched, "Zhang Xian, you must treat Qianqian well in the future. If it really doesn’t work out, then I’ll step away! I think Qianqian is a good girl."

Zhang Xian stared angrily at Zhu Qing, "What are you talking about? We haven’t come to that point yet. We’ll discuss it when we get back to Tiandu."

...

Dong Tianchen was generous. Even for the staggering sum of forty million, he showed no hesitation, vowing to transfer the money to Zhu Qing’s account at the fastest speed possible, even if it meant disturbing the bank at night.

With the issue of money solved, Zhang Xian escorted Zhu Qing back home. He advised her not to let Yan Yan find out about the situation. After which, he quietly left the house.

Given the extent of the opponent’s actions, he felt it was necessary to resolve the situation quickly. Hence, he decided to sneak into the homes of Tao Jinbao and Song Yuzhe that night. Both of these individuals were rivals of the Zhu Family and carried the greatest suspicion.

"Why is there no reaction?"

Peering through the bedroom window of Tao Jinbao, Zhang Xian watched as Tao Jinbao made love on the bed, feeling rather frustrated.

Logically, if something like this happened and Tao Jinbao was a suspect, there should be some manifestations. However, after a lengthy observation, everything about Tao Jinbao seemed normal.

For a full three hours, although Tao Jinbao mentioned Zhu Pharmaceuticals, it was all relating to the acquisition. He didn’t mention a word about the kidnapping. It was totally unrelated to the incident.

"Ah..." Suddenly, Tao Jinbao shivered and collapsed onto the bed.

The beautiful woman seemed unsatisfied, kicking Tao Jinbao off the bed as she complained, "Mr. Tao, what’s the meaning of this? Every time you leave me unsatisfied, I can never enjoy it."

Tao Jinbao was a bit embarrassed, "Baby, I just underperformed, I swear it won’t happen next time. I promise to take you to cloud nine."

The beautiful woman angrily retorted, "You always say that, but when have you ever taken me to cloud nine? Now, looking at you just pisses me off."

Hiding outside the window, Zhang Xian could clearly see the beautiful woman’s white body, a look of disdain on his face. It turned out Tao Jinbao was quick on the trigger, ending just after a few rounds.

However, his mind was not on it now. With a sweep of his eyes, he quietly jumped down and disappeared into the darkness.

"Since Tao Jinbao has shown no signs, I’ll go and investigate Song Yuzhe’s side. This guy is also eyeing Zhu Pharmaceuticals."

In the dark night, Zhang Xian floated by like a ghost, causing a whooshing sound. If anyone saw this, they would definitely be astonished to the point of dropping their jaw. This speed, wasn’t it comparable to a small car?