Chapter 71: Jiang Chuzhou Has Been Kidnapped
Qin Lou followed the Black Panther coach all the way to the abandoned car factory.
He hid behind a tree. Seeing the man enter and lock the door tight, he felt something was wrong. After confirming there was no one around, he darted to the corner with a swift stride, then looked up at the two-story-high windows.
Qin Lou turned and looked at the pile of stone bricks beside him. He tapped them twice with his foot; they were solid enough.
He put on his gloves, used the pile of stones for leverage, and with a light tap of his toes, he easily scaled the high wall. His hands precisely grabbed the gaps between the stones, and he leaped up section by section.
Some stones came loose and grazed his brow. He didn’t even blink. Within a few steps, he reached the window.
Fortunately, there was a protruding ledge at the window that could accommodate him in a crouch. However, it was a bit narrow. With his height of 190 cm, he could barely stand on the edge.
The glass was somewhat worn, but it didn’t hinder him from seeing inside clearly.
Qin Lou shifted his body to the side to avoid blocking the sunlight and being discovered. Half of his body was practically suspended in the air, but he remained expressionless. He only poked out his eyes, scanning the situation in the factory with a sharp gaze.
When he saw the young man tied up, he was shocked. He looked several times in disbelief before confirming he hadn’t mistaken him.
Why was Jiang Chuzhou here?!
And he was tied up?
There were several bodyguards in the warehouse.
The Black Panther coach was standing right in front of Jiang Chuzhou.
His enemy was right before his eyes, yet the feeling of being unable to strike him down for revenge was gnawing at his heart, causing intense pain.
Qin Lou suppressed his feelings. He quickly took out his phone and sent a message with the location to the police, then disguised himself and kept a close eye on the room, waiting to see what would happen.
Inside the room, Jiang Chuzhou was helped up into a chair, but the ropes on his body were still tightly wound.
The moment the tape on his mouth was torn off, he barked out in anger: “You fatass! Are you tired of living?! You dare kidnap me? Believe it or not, I’ll send you all to jail! Hurry up and untie me!”
The Black Panther coach’s face instantly darkened. He hated being called a fatass most of all. But because the person before him was the young master of the Jiang Group—the Jiang family owned the largest tourism business in Nanshi and was wealthy and powerful—no matter how angry he was, he could only endure it. When he smiled, the fat on his face squeezed together:
“Young Master Jiang, don’t be so agitated. Let’s talk things out.”
“I have nothing to talk about with a despicable person like you!”
Jiang Chuzhou twisted his body forcefully, causing the chair to shake. He roared: “Untie me!”
“Young Master Jiang, if you pretend you didn’t hear anything and swear not to say a word about what happened, I’ll let you go. Also, we can split the prize money fifty-fifty.”
The Black Panther coach tremblingly held up five fingers. The thought of splitting the money made his heart ache.
But what could he do? Who told this young master to hear them?! And it wasn’t just anyone! It was Young Master Jiang from the investors! If he didn’t settle this quickly, his team would be completely finished…
“Pah! Do you think I care about your stinking money?!”
Jiang Chuzhou spat a breath at him. He truly looked down on such trash who used vile methods to win.
“You’re really shameless, aren’t you?! You actually dare to cheat in such a major international race? I’m going to have the organizers ban your team! I’ll make sure you can never participate in a car race again!”
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Especially thinking that his five million and the team he liked almost went down the drain, his anger grew even more.
Looking at the young man who was grit-toothed and showing no intention of being accommodating, the Black Panther coach’s face instantly changed:
“Young Master Jiang, if you must be this heartless…”
“Then I can only…”
His voice was sinister. Jiang Chuzhou felt his skin crawl. His anger vanished, and his hands and feet began to shake uncontrollably:
“Wh—what do you want to do?!”
He closed his eyes in terror, thinking he was about to be silenced by the other party. However, the expected pain didn’t come. He carefully opened his eyes to see that the coach had actually knelt before him with a thud!
Jiang Chuzhou was dumbfounded.
Wait… what was this act? A sympathy play?
“I can only kneel down and beg you!”
The Black Panther coach bent over, grabbing Jiang Chuzhou’s ankle, and recounted his hardships with a nose full of snot and eyes full of tears:
“I have elders and youngsters to support. My mother just died, and my wife is sick in the hospital. I only took the risk of cheating as a last resort. I really had no choice; I just wanted to earn some money to support my family, waaaaah!”
Jiang Chuzhou disgustedly struggled with his feet, which could still move slightly, and kicked the man’s face hard. “I don’t care who died. It’s useless even if your whole family died! Winning without merit is just wrong! I will not bow to evil forces!”
“So, there’s no room for negotiation on this matter, is there?”
The Black Panther coach, seeing him so resolute, felt half his heart turn cold. When had he ever begged someone so humbly?!
“Negotiate my ass! Do you even have the face to say such words? Are you worthy of the fans who like your team? Are you worthy of the club that provided you with top-of-the-line cars?! You and your team don’t deserve any of it!”
Jiang Chuzhou’s face was flushed with excitement. If he hadn’t overheard it by accident, everyone would have been kept in the dark. Since he knew, he wouldn’t let this villain get away with it!
“Alright, alright! You forced me…”
The Black Panther coach slowly stood up, reaching for the small bag at the back of his waist. He had been completely provoked.
Outside the window, because the distance was too far, Qin Lou couldn’t hear the conversation between the two. However, he could just barely see that the Black Panther coach’s expression wasn’t right. Sure enough, in the next second, the man pulled out a dagger—the sharp point was aimed viciously at Jiang Chuzhou’s heart!
Qin Lou’s expression changed drastically.
Inside the room, Jiang Chuzhou was scared out of his wits. He had been pampered since childhood and had been well-protected. When had he ever faced such danger alone? His earlier arrogance vanished instantly, and he pleaded in fear:
“Y-y-you, don’t do anything rash! M-m-my family has money! I’ll give you as much money as you want! Don’t kill me! If you kill me, my father, who doesn’t even blink when he kills, won’t let you off!”
“Too late, Young Master Jiang. I gave you a chance, but you didn’t cherish it. Why should you have vast wealth while I have to carry millions in debt? I’m not reconciled! I’ve been poor for too long! As long as I kill you, no one will know about the cheating! Go to hell and tell it to the ghosts!”
The Black Panther coach held the dagger and approached step by step. It wasn’t the first time he had killed someone.
“What the fck, what the fck! Stay calm!!!”
Jiang Chuzhou’s body went weak. His teary eyes reflected the glint of the dagger.
He hadn’t lived enough! He didn’t want to die! He hadn’t finished squandering his father’s assets yet, and he was going to die here…
If he died, he wondered if his father would be sad…
No, he wouldn’t.
That father who had nothing but the family business in his eyes and heart had never cared about him!
Dying was fine too. In any case, his father could find another stepmother and have another child.
Mom, I’m coming to find you…
Jiang Chuzhou closed his eyes in despair.
Just as the dagger was about to be plunged into his chest, there was a sound of shattering glass—huala—and a sharp wind brushed across his face. The stray hairs on his forehead were also lifted.
He opened his eyes in confusion and saw that Qin Lou had actually dropped from the sky and was standing in front of him. His long windbreaker was wrapped in a chilling killing intent. Shards of glass flew everywhere, landing on his shoulders.
Jiang Chuzhou was entranced. He didn’t notice a glass shard falling and cutting his cheek until a sharp pain brought him to his senses. He was instantly surprised and overjoyed: “Q-Qin Lou? Why are you here?!”
This black-clad assassin falling from the sky also truly startled the Black Panther coach. He had just been kicked by the other party; the dagger flew out, and his wrist was also fractured.
He clutched his hand in pain and hurriedly backed away, ordering the bodyguards: “A-attack them! Kill them!”
“Qin Lou, don’t let him get away!”
Jiang Chuzhou shouted excitedly. He couldn’t move right now. Looking at the coach running out, he grew frantic. In his excitement, the cut on his face began to seep blood, the pain making him take a breath: “Hiss…”
“I know without you saying it.”
Killing intent surged in Qin Lou’s cold eyes. He automatically ignored the several bodyguards surrounding him; his eyes held only the enemy who was stumbling as he ran away.
Seeing the tall and powerful bodyguards, who also had iron rods in their hands, Jiang Chuzhou held his breath.
It was over. Could Qin Lou win against them?
He couldn’t care about that much. With that fatass not watching him, he began to rub the rope against the edge of the chair to save himself.
On the other side, the lead bodyguard raised an iron rod and was about to smash it hard onto Qin Lou’s head.
Qin Lou nimbly dodged, grabbed the man’s arm, turned smoothly, and used the momentum to throw him out forcefully. The bodyguard stumbled a few steps and knocked over the chair beside him.
Seeing this, the others rushed in all at once.
But how could these people be a match for a professional assassin? Within a few moves, they were all taken down.
“Holy crap! So cool!”
Jiang Chuzhou watched Qin Lou take on ten men while he was cutting the rope. He was in utter awe.
Just as the Black Panther coach was about to reach the door, his back knee was suddenly hit hard by something. He lost control and fell flat on his face, letting out a series of pained cries.
Qin Lou reached him in a few steps, grabbed him by his back collar, pulled him up, and questioned him with hatred: “What did you do with my brother?!”
He had been holding this question for fourteen years.
“What brother?! Get away! Aaaaah!”
The Black Panther coach shouted and bit down on his wrist.
Qin Lou angrily threw him out forcefully.
Fortunately, the material of his clothes was good, and the bite didn’t reach his skin.
He disgustedly brushed off his sleeve.
“Ah…!”
The coach gave a scream, the back of his head hitting several car tires. He went straight into a faint.
Qin Lou walked over and kicked him twice.
No movement.
He felt depressed. He hadn’t asked about the truth of his brother before the man went into a faint. It seemed he shouldn’t have used so much force. It seemed he had to take the man to the police station before he could interrogate him.
He turned and walked quickly toward the tied-up young man.
With a kacha sound, Jiang Chuzhou cut through the rope. Before he could be happy, he turned and saw that behind Qin Lou, the coach who had fainted was actually holding a handgun, the dark muzzle aimed at the man!
His pupils shrank, and he shouted in terror:
“Watch your back! He has a gun!”
Just as he finished speaking, a gunshot rang out!
The bullet broke through the air!
At the same time, Qin Lou reacted quickly. He instinctively wanted to sidestep, but he immediately thought that Jiang Chuzhou was right in front of him—if he dodged, the other would surely die!
It was too late!
In that critical moment, Qin Lou pounced on Jiang Chuzhou, pinning him to the ground. The bullet instantly brushed past his shoulder, tearing through the nylon windbreaker.
The flesh was burnt and dripping with blood.
He didn’t care about the pain and quickly used his foot to kick the dagger on the floor toward the coach who had fired the shot.
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