Chapter 118: Endangering Lives
When Cheng Ge finished using the restroom and came out, he waited by the sink for nearly two minutes for Wen Ling. Feeling that something was wrong, he called out to Wen Ling inside, but when there was no response, his heart began to hang in suspension.
Given Wen Ling’s personality, it was impossible for him to go back on his own first.
Cheng Ge called Wen Ling while checking his location. The other party never answered, and Wen Ling’s location was no longer in the restaurant.
The location was in a house next to a small alley not far from the restaurant, and it wasn’t moving.
[Cheng Ge: 001! 001! What happened to Wen Ling?]
[001: Since it involves the plot of a central character, the System can only inform the Host that Wen Ling is currently in danger.]
Cheng Ge was extremely anxious. He hurried in the direction of the location. He sent Wen Ling’s location to Wang Lei and called him as he ran.
Wang Lei had just finished eating when the phone in his pocket suddenly rang. Looking at it, it was a location from Cheng Ge. Just as he was puzzled, Cheng Ge’s call came through.
“Lei-zi! Lei-zi, help me call the police! Wen Ling might have been kidnapped! He’s at that location. See if the police can go there.”
Wang Lei: “…Ah? You’re saying Wen Ling was kidnapped!?”
[001: A reminder to the Host: the System predicts that if the Host continues to act, there may be danger.]
Cheng Ge “tsked” in his heart and sent Wang Lei a shared location.
“High probability! Hurry and call the police for me. I just sent you my shared location. If Wen Ling isn’t at the first location, tell the police to follow my location.”
Wang Lei knew Cheng Ge wouldn’t joke about such things. He instantly panicked. “Okay, okay, okay… wait a moment, it’s so dangerous, don’t go yet!”
“You already said it’s dangerous,” Cheng Ge replied.
How could he bear to let Wen Ling fall into such danger? If any accident happened because he was late, it would be something he could never accept in his life.
“Yeah! It’s so dangerous, don’t go yet! Wait for the police… hello?”
“Hello!”
Cheng Ge had already hung up.
“What’s wrong? What happened? Who?” Several boys nearby had heard Wang Lei’s loud voice.
“Wait a moment, wait a moment, don’t make a noise yet. I need to call the police first…”
Cheng Ge ran non-stop to the alley. Wen Ling’s location was in the building next to it.
It was an old, flat-roofed building that was completely out of place with the surrounding high-rises.
The door was locked. Cheng Ge circled the house and finally found a window. He carefully pushed it open and leaned in.
Cheng Ge’s gaze moved to a pile of brushwood in the corner, and his brow twitched.
Wen Ling was indeed inside, blindfolded and unconscious.
Cheng Ge quickly checked the surrounding environment. He found a stone on the ground and threw it inside. No one else came in to check, so Wen Ling should be alone in the room.
“Wen Ling? Xiao Wen, Xiao Wen.”
Getting no response, Cheng Ge directly dismantled the window and climbed in.
“Xiao Wen? Xiao Wen?” Cheng Ge patted Wen Ling’s face and checked his temperature. His temperature was normal. Although he hadn’t woken up, there should be no major issues.
Cheng Ge supported Wen Ling’s back with one hand and slid his other hand under Wen Ling’s knees to pick him up.
He staggered a few steps as he stood up.
Cheng Ge held Wen Ling tight, his footsteps unsteady. That bad premonition in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
Approaching the window, his vision grew more and more blurred. At the moment he touched the window sill, everything went black before his eyes, and he fell straight backward…
“How is it, Big Brother? Can you get through?”
“Get through my ass! Damn it! No one’s answering!”
“Then what about our final payment!? We couldn’t have been cheated, could we!? Big Brother, we won’t get caught…”
“Caught my ass! Damn you, is this your first time? Acting so cowardly! You keep calling. I’ll drive and take them to the suburbs first.”
The car was started. Cheng Ge lifted his eyelids with blurred consciousness. It was pitch black before his eyes.
Cheng Ge was blindfolded, and his mouth was gagged with cloth. His hands and feet were not only tied but felt limp and powerless.
Everything was strange and terrifying. The only thing that could put Cheng Ge at ease was the familiar scent of Wen Ling in his nose. His cheek was touching Wen Ling’s hair.
[Cheng Ge: 001?]
[001: Present.]
[Cheng Ge: What is the danger level for Wen Ling and me?]
[001: High.]
[Are our phones still on us? In the car?]
[They are not.]
Cheng Ge’s heart felt a bit cold. He leaned his head slightly toward Wen Ling.
[Cheng Ge: Are they after our money or our lives? Our lives?]
[001: Yes.]
[Cheng Ge: Who is the mastermind?]
[001: Beyond the scope of the System’s answers.]
Cheng Ge was annoyed and tried to lean closer to Wen Ling. He thought for a moment: [How can I find out?]
[How should I ask so you can tell me?]
[001: Guess.]
[Cheng Ge: Meaning it’s someone I know.]
[001: Yes.]
[Cheng Ge: Someone who has a grudge against me? Or an old score?]
[001: Yes.]
[A woman?]
[No.]
Cheng Ge furrowed his brows: [The family of that girl from before?]
[001: No.]
So it was a man, and he had a grudge against Cheng Ge.
Cheng Ge grew anxious: [Then doesn’t that just leave Lin Yuchen?]
[001: Yes.]
Damn it…
Cheng Ge felt a chill down his back. [Didn’t you say Lin Yuchen was about to die?]
[001: Yes.]
[Huh?] Cheng Ge’s heart felt even colder. How could he cause such trouble if he was about to die?
Wait…
Cheng Ge’s heart suddenly sped up: [Is there another Lin Yuchen!?]
[001: Yes.]
[Cheng Ge: The Lin Yuchen in the hospital isn’t the one who has a grudge against me.]
[001: Yes.]
[Holy crap…] Cheng Ge really wanted to cough blood from anger. [Can’t you just say it directly? What kind of broken rules are you following? What kind of broken world is this…]
Before Cheng Ge could finish cursing, he was muted.
[001: Host, watch your language. If it’s detected, the System will be judged as having violated regulations and will be discovered.]
Cheng Ge pressed against Wen Ling’s forehead and closed his eyes helplessly. [I know.]
“Hey, Big Brother! Big Brother, I got through!”
“Ask him when he’s going to make the final payment.”
The voices of two men came from the front again. Cheng Ge listened intently.
“He—he said we can do whatever we want with them… he hung up…”
“Shit! Damn him. He better not run into me again, or I’ll damn well stab him.”
“What should we do? Big Brother, what should we do now? Let’s run…”
“Run? Run my ass! We’ll deal with them first.”
“How—how do we deal with them?”
There was a long silence from that side. Cheng Ge kept waiting, only to hear the phrase “dispose of the bodies.” His heart sank halfway.
The car kept driving. The road grew bumpier and bumpier, and the car body shook violently.
Cheng Ge squeezed his fists, feeling that his strength had recovered a bit. He let out a sharp cough and used all his strength to call out “Big Brother” twice toward the front.
Because his mouth was gagged, his words were slurred and unclear.
The car fell silent for a moment. Cheng Ge’s heart stopped beating. He called out “Big Brother” twice more, even trying hard to offer a fawning smile.
One of the men adjusted his seat backward, pressing against Cheng Ge’s leg. Immediately after, a large clump of Cheng Ge’s hair was ruthlessly grabbed, pulling him up into a sitting position.
Cheng Ge felt the person beside him move slightly; the strength of the movement was very weak.
Before Cheng Ge could speak, he was punched in the face. “What are you noisy about! You’re about to die and you’re still noisy!”
Cheng Ge really fucking wanted to slap the one opposite him, but he still tried hard to smile, attempting to make his words clear: “Big Brother, let’s discuss something.”
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