Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1185: A Very Strange Hostage

Chapter 1185: Chapter 1185: A Very Strange Hostage

In an unfinished building on the outskirts, Lin Xi was tied to a chair with an expression of disgust and even said, "You guys always pick unfinished buildings or abandoned factories, can’t you be a bit more creative?"

After hearing this, Sister Hong looked bewildered, "You’re my hostage right now, can’t you act a bit more like a hostage?"

"Right, I am a hostage." Lin Xi immediately put on a look of the fear a hostage should have, "Please don’t hurt me, I’m still so young, I haven’t even gotten married yet, and recently there’s a woman trying to take my place, so I absolutely mustn’t be harmed, Sister Hong, you’re a woman too, you can understand, right?"

"What are you going on about?" Sister Hong began to dial Lin Yue’s number, but seeing Lin Xi’s expectant look made her uneasy, so she hung up the call.

Lin Xi became anxious, "Weren’t you going to call my brother, why did you stop, hurry up and let my dear brother know that his beloved sister has been kidnapped by you guys."

Sister Hong got more and more irritable and directly pressed a gun against Lin Xi’s head, threatening fiercely, "Shut up!"

"Alright, I’ll speak less, let’s all maintain the necessary restraint and calm," Lin Xi, also a bit afraid of the other party losing control, fell silent.

Sister Hong thought it over but didn’t know what to do when she suddenly thought of someone, so she called Chris.

Chris was incredulous upon learning of this, wondering how Lin Xi, with her abilities, could have been captured by Sister Hong. Could there be some mistake? So, he immediately rushed to the unfinished building, and upon arriving, indeed, it was Lin Xi.

Sister Hong said just one thing, "How about it, the person you asked me to find, I caught her."

This was beyond Chris’s expectations, and he frowned deeply, "I asked you to investigate someone related to Lin Xi, and you actually captured her for me, you’re really something. Didn’t I say not to attempt to touch these few people? Have you forgotten my instructions?"

Hearing Chris’s stern tone, Sister Hong became nervous and quickly explained, "Her brother is one of my subordinates, his name is Lin Yue. Recently, a batch of my goods was intercepted by the police, led by Su Hui. I’ve been very discreet about the transport of goods, not many in the gang know about it, and Lin Yue is one of them. So I suspect Lin Yue is the undercover agent, plus the photo and recording you gave me show Lin Yue and Su Hui know each other, and I’ve also heard their plans to bring down our gang."

"What, Lin Xi’s brother is in your gang?" Chris thought the coincidence was too much and now the situation had deviated from his plan. He had originally wanted Sister Hong to just observe the daily lives of Lin Xi, Gu Fan, and Su Hui, hoping to find some way to deal with Gu Fan through minor details in their lives. He hadn’t expected that the information he provided to Sister Hong would contain a recording of their intention to take down Sister Hong’s Gang, on top of the recent interception of goods, no wonder Sister Hong was anxious.

Chris had been taught since childhood that if things don’t go according to plan, you have to learn to adapt.

"Alright then, let’s just go with this." Chris walked up to Lin Xi, then glanced at her indifferently, "We’ll make a trade, how about that? Your brother is working for Sister Hong’s Gang right now, and you don’t want anything to happen to him, do you?"

"Of course, but you know, if you’re thinking of using this to force Gu Fan to hand over the old house, I think you might as well forget it. Your organization X has tried so many times and it’s never worked, why be so stubborn and insist on hanging yourself from the same tree?" Although Lin Xi’s words weren’t pleasant to hear, they did make some sense.

Sister Hong was shocked, this Lin Xi actually knew about Organization X and even faced Chris with composure. It was only then that Sister Hong realized she had acted impulsively out of anger, and by kidnapping Lin Xi, she now knew that the people targeted by Organization X were definitely not simple.

Chris turned back and said another sentence, "Have your people take Lin Yue, and tell him his sister is in our hands."

"Alright!" Sister Hong nodded. This was also what she wanted to do. With Chris’s order, she felt even more confident to proceed.

"Don’t you hurt my brother, or I’ll never let you off," Lin Xi became anxious. Behind Sister Hong stood the people from Organization X, which was totally unexpected.

Chris smiled faintly, "Rest assured, as long as you cooperate, I guarantee your brother will be unharmed."

"How should I cooperate?" Lin Xi felt she had been reckless this time; she should never have fallen into enemy hands.

Lin Xi thought that it would be easy to break free now and not difficult to leave this place, but such a retort would put Lin Yue in danger and also prevent her from using this opportunity to help Lin Yue break free from the gang’s control permanently.

Chris went on to say, "I believe it won’t be long before you marry Gu Fan. What I want you to do is to find a way to get Gu Fan’s parents to transfer the old house into Gu Fan’s name, then persuade Gu Fan to add your name to the house deed, making the old house a joint property between you two. Afterwards, you divorce Gu Fan and turn the house into your sole property, and then sell that old house to us."

"Jeesh, what kind of brain do you have? If you can’t find a way with Gu Fan, you try to take a shortcut through me," Lin Xi was exasperated with Chris’s idea.

In response, Chris also admitted that he was out of options. Strong-arm tactics were of no use against Gu Fan and only resulted in losses.

"Fine, I agree to your terms, as long as you can ensure my brother’s safety," Lin Xi had no choice but to agree for fear that the other party would lose their temper and harm Lin Yue.

However, Chris did not trust Lin Xi at all. Squinting his eyes, he sized her up and added another sentence, "If I’m not mistaken, you must be planning to betray us and even mount a counterattack once Lin Yue is safe."

"How could that be? I’m the most trustworthy person you’ll find. You can ask around. You know about my past identity, right? Back then, my word was my bond, especially when it comes to..." Lin Xi wanted to say more, but Chris interrupted her, "Don’t bring up your glorious deeds from hundreds of years ago. The you of the past and the you of now are at odds with each other."

Lin Xi thought about it and realized there was indeed nothing to be proud of.

But Sister Hong on the side was utterly confused. What did he mean by the you of the past and the you of now being at odds? Could one be enemies with oneself?

At that moment, Sister Hong’s phone rang. It was the person ordered to take Lin Yue. Unfortunately, they did not catch him, and the boy had escaped.

This really angered Sister Hong, and she ordered all her subordinates to go out and search for Lin Yue. They must look wherever he could possibly have gone and bring him back to her.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xi’s eyes lit up, "What, my brother escaped? Then what am I doing staying here? I need to go home for dinner, too."