The Byoukidere Is Her Sweetie-Chapter 155 - : 155: Jiang Zhi’s nightly visit, secret meeting with Fang Bao at the pigsty (first update)

Chapter 155: 155: Jiang Zhi’s nightly visit, secret meeting with Fang Bao at the pigsty (first update)

“The dragon’s eyeball looks a bit strange, it’s, it’s red.”

Red…

Jiang Zhi opened the picture on his phone, “Like this?”

The man glanced at it and immediately nodded, “Yes, that’s the pattern!”

Ah Wan tiptoed over and peeked at the screen, “Who is this person?”

It was Hua Jun.

A red eyeball on a black dragon was also tattooed on his neck, and like the already-murdered 0893, he was a member of the Black Dragon Society.

Jiang Zhi called Qiao Nanchu, concise and to the point, and directly asked, “Do you have a file on someone called Ah Hao in your Criminal Intelligence Department?”

Qiao Nanchu pondered, “Ah Hao?”

Ah Hao must be an alias.

Jiang Zhi added, “Code name, 0893.”

0893, Jiao Zihao.

Qiao Nanchu was surprised, “How do you know this code name?”

He not only knew the code name, but he also guessed, “An undercover narcotics officer?”

A person with a fake background who still had close ties with the police could be nothing but an undercover, as far as Jiang Zhi could imagine, and coincidentally, Zhou Xufang got involved last month with the Drug Enforcement Team’s case.

With so many clues, guessing the identity of 0893 wasn’t hard.

Qiao Nanchu did not hide it, “Yes, he’s our colleague from the Drug Enforcement Team.” He asked, “What happened?” Jiang Zhi was not someone who meddled without a reason.

“My girlfriend has been kidnapped, and it started because of 0893.”

Qiao Nanchu understood, “Did Zhou Xufang have contact with him?”

Jiang Zhi was succinct, “A single encounter.”

Then it wasn’t hard to guess, “0893 had information, and after his sacrifice, the trail went cold. The people on that side probably suspect your girlfriend knows something.”

Those in that line of work typically would rather kill the wrong person than let anyone slip by.

Zhou Xufang was the last person 0893 met before his sacrifice, and regardless of whether those people had any concrete evidence, they would see Zhou Xufang as a thorn in their side.

“Send me all the related information.”

Qiao Nanchu asked, “Not going to the police?”

Jiang Zhi was steadfast, “No police, those people dare to do anything, I’m afraid they’ll kill the hostage.”

For him, Zhou Xufang came first, everything else could wait.

“What demands have they made?”

“Five million.”

They kidnapped someone and demanded money.

That wasn’t in keeping with the style of those people.

Qiao Nanchu theorized, “They most likely feigned a typical kidnapping for ransom to avoid making a big scene. After all, you and the Jiang Family are not be underestimated.”

Nor was Zhou Xufang.

Others might not know, but could Qiao Nanchu be unaware? A professional errand runner, Z by himself could trouble an entire errand company, but there was one thing he still couldn’t figure out, “What’s the point in kidnapping her? If they didn’t intend to kill her, why bother taking her captive?”

This point, Jiang Zhi also had not figured out.

“Boss.”

Ah Wan came over, holding a cardboard box, “You’ve got a delivery.” There was no recipient or sender on the package. Ah Wan explained, “A kid delivered it, said someone asked him to.”

Jiang Zhi hung up and opened the box.

Inside was only a cell phone. Jiang Zhi pressed the power button. The phone’s desktop was clean, without anything, and just a few seconds after powering on, a message popped up.

It was the kidnappers sending the time and place of the transaction.

Ah Wan glanced over, “Two days later?” Why wait two days?

The phone rang.

Jiang Zhi put it to his ear and answered.

It was the kidnappers’ leader, Hong San, “Received it?”

“Hmm.”

“Use this phone for contact about the transaction.”

Jiang Zhi asked, “Why wait two days?” He couldn’t wait, not even for a moment. He needed to immediately bring Zhou Xufang back to his side.

Hong San was nasty over the phone, “That’s none of your business, it’s our affair.”

Two days.

Jiang Zhi couldn’t bear it, he was frantic, “I can pay more, let’s trade sooner.” No matter how capable Zhou Xufang was, he was filled with fear, afraid of any unexpected event.

Moreover, no matter how capable Zhou Xufang was, she was only human, not invulnerable, and he couldn’t help but worry.

Hong San snickered arrogantly, “Are you the kidnapper or are we the kidnappers? We say when the trade will take place, if you can’t wait, just say so, I’ll tear up the ticket [kill the hostage], and that’s the end of it.”

Jiang Zhi’s fingertips, holding the phone, turned slightly white, “Don’t provoke me.”

Hong San retorted, “Then don’t you provoke us.” His tone sneering and menacing, as expected of someone from the underworld, with a natural violence, “The phone in your hand has a little something installed in it. Don’t get any funny ideas, if you dare to track or listen in, I can’t guarantee your girlfriend will still be eating and sleeping well.”

It had to be said, striking the vital point was very effective.

Zhou Xufang was Jiang Zhi’s weak spot, hit with precision every time.

Having a weakness meant they weren’t impregnable and were easy to manipulate. Jiang Zhi had lived for over twenty years, and this was the first time he wanted to enact furious destruction but felt powerless to do so, “Let my girlfriend talk on the phone.”

Hong San liked his compliance and put the phone on speaker above the pig cage.

Then, Jiang Zhi heard the voice he had been contemplating.

“Jiang Zhi.”

Her voice did not seem in too bad shape.

Jiang Zhi asked her, “Did you have breakfast?”

Zhou Xufang obediently replied, “Yes.” But she was a bit dissatisfied and told Jiang Zhi, “Only bread.” And it was tough, hard to chew.

The kidnappers: Then what the hell do you expect to eat!

Jiang Zhi then inquired, “Anything else, have you had anything to drink?”

Zhou Xufang, “There’s water.” They didn’t give milk!

However, those kidnappers apparently didn’t want to harm her; they provided food, drink, and even allowed her to use the restroom, just not a toothbrush. Zhou Xufang said, “Jiang Zhi, can you ask them to buy me a toothbrush?”

The kidnappers: “…”

Did this girl forget she was kidnapped?

Jiang Zhi agreed, his tone cooling slightly, but his next words were meant for the kidnappers, “I’ll pay one hundred thousand US dollars for a toothbrush for my girlfriend.”

The kidnappers: “…”

They wanted to kick over the cage and make both the hostage and her family shut up. But thinking about one hundred thousand dollars, they restrained themselves.

Everyone has a price.

Jiang Zhi continued asking about his girlfriend’s needs, “What about sleeping, where do you sleep?”

When it came to this, Zhou Xufang got a bit upset, “In a cage.”

Hearing that, Jiang Zhi became both angry and annoyed, “They put you in a cage?” His treasure, too delicate to risk and too precious to endanger, simply kept in a cage!

She pitifully admitted, “Hmm, and it’s a pig cage.”

“…”

Jiang Zhi wanted those people dead.

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Zhou Xufang grew more despondent as she spoke, “They even put the cage in the pigsty.” While playing the delicate damsel was real, there was indeed some injustice, “It stinks so much I can hardly eat.”

Jiang Zhi: Outrageous!

Kidnappers: Can’t eat? Did a dog eat the two bread rolls and three buns this morning?!

Zhou Xufang continued to play the role of a frail and delicate flower, “Jiang Zhi, can you give them more money to get me a different place to sleep?”

She sat in the cage, clinging to the steel bars as she moved closer to the phone, comical in her dishevelment, saying, “It’s fine to make the trade in two days, just get me out of the pigsty.”

This was a pig farm, after all, and a transaction two days later was not important, she thought. Wait and see.

That’s what she wanted to say.

Hong San realized something was amiss and immediately took up the phone, “Nonsense!” he cursed, then turned off the speakerphone and said to Jiang Zhi, “Cut the crap, don’t think I don’t know what you’re scheming.”

Looking at the fragile-looking young girl, he speculated that she too must have some tricks up her sleeve, else how could she ensnare the young master of the Imperial City Jiang Family?

Hong San glanced at the person in the cage, his wariness increasing by several notches.

Jiang Zhi didn’t mention much about the pigsty but followed Zhou Xufang’s lead, saying, “Get my girlfriend a different place to sleep.”

Hong San scoffed, picking up a wooden stake and knocking on the cage, “You think she’s here as a guest?”

Jiang Zhi said, “I can pay extra.”

This damned splurging with money!

Rich bastards really are too much!

Hong San spat on the ground, “Don’t do anything, wait for my call.” He snorted, stepped on the iron chain on top of the pig cage, and issued a grim threat, “I have men watching. If you have any contact with the police, I’ll make sure both your girlfriend and I go down together.”

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Zhou Xufang sneakily peeked around.

Hong San kicked the cage, looking menacing, “What are you looking at!”

She immediately shrank back, terrified, trembling for a while before she cautiously said, “Big brother, can we put some bedding in the cage?” She added, “I can pay extra.”

Screw your extra!

The ugly face of the capitalist, it’s truly unbearable!

Hong San sent a message, changing the ransom from five million to eight million, then told his subordinates, “Keep your mouths shut tight about the ransom.”

The men nodded in acknowledgment.

In this world, not many can resist the temptation of money, even if they still have a mission to fulfill.

Hong San glanced at Zhou Xufang again, “Ah Wang, go get some bedding.”

Ah Wang nodded and set off to get the bedding.

Zhou Xufang, seeing the bedding secured, suddenly lit up with hope, “Then can you make the cage bigger? It’s too small, I can’t lie down.”

A pig cage for holding Zhou Xufang, who was one meter seventy, was a bit of a stretch.

Hong San tugged at the corner of his mouth, his smile turning cold, “Change the cage? We’ll just chop off your legs, then you’ll fit.”

“…”

This bad guy!

Zhou Xufang moved to the edge, shaking her head like a bobble-head, “No need, I can just curl up and sleep.”

Hong San turned around, giving a signal.

Outside the pigpen, there was a table with three computers on it, and a man with very thick glasses and sparse hair sitting at one of them. He made an ‘OK’ sign and started working on the computer.

She supposed he must be a colleague of Shuangjiang, Zhou Xufang thought.

Hong San turned off the phone he was using to talk with Jiang Zhi and took out another one. He walked aside, speaking softly, “President Zhang.”

Zhou Xufang perked up her ears at once.

A woman was on the other side of Hong San’s call.

“How’s it going, is she still behaving?”

The voice was gentle, belonging to a young woman.

Hong San responded with great respect, “They have been very cooperative.”

The woman softly cautioned, “Don’t let your guard down. The young master of the Jiang Family is not one to swallow his anger. Be extra careful these next few days.”

Hong San replied, “I understand. I’ve been keeping someone on him constantly; he won’t have any contact with the police.”

The woman hummed in acknowledgment, then asked, “And the woman?”

The woman referred to Zhou Xufang.

Zhou Xufang immediately buried her head and shivered.

Hong San glanced back at her and said, “She’s being very compliant.”

The compliant Zhou Xufang moved her ears and continued to listen obediently.

The woman further instructed, “Don’t overdo it. Just hold them for two days. Once the goods are in hand, you can release them. Don’t make a scene.”

Goods? What goods?

Why hold them for two days? Zhou Xufang was full of questions.

Hong San responded, “I got it.”

Shengdu Opera House.

Twelve hours had passed since Zhou Xufang had been kidnapped. The computer was on, and SpongeBob popped up on the screen, saying, “We’ve narrowed it down.”

Jiang Zhi and Xue Baoyi both looked over.

“Where?” Jiang Zhi asked.

SpongeBob on the computer screen moved aside, and a map appeared. Shuangjiang remotely controlled the screen, zoomed in on the map, and highlighted a specific area.

“Within the range we previously identified, excluding the routes that Mr. Zhou has already ruled out, there’s only a pig farm,” Shuangjiang, using a synthesized voice reminiscent of a commercial, said, “named Xingfu Yowo.”

Jiang Zhi looked at the map, “Is there any surveillance nearby?”

“It’s a small town in the Northern Suburb, with no surveillance in a several-mile radius.”

The area, sparsely populated and wide-reaching, only had a few inhabitants in the town, most of them either pig farmers or poultry breeders.

Now that they had found the kidnappers’ hideout, Xue Baoyi thought they could assault it and catch them off guard, “I’ll arrange the team.”

Jiang Zhi stopped her, “Don’t spook them.”

Xue Baoyi’s steps faltered, confused, “What do you mean? Aren’t we going to rescue them?”

“Right.”

Xue Baoyi: “?”

Jiang Zhi offered no explanation.

Of course, they couldn’t just storm in grandiosely. As night fell, with the moon just peeking through the clouds, outside the breeding village of the North Suburb, dogs barked as a tall shadow stretched under the streetlamp, shortening as if emerging from the night.

He was dressed in a black mask and beanie, walking past the entrance to the village.

Xingfu Yowo was a rather large pig farm, with over a hundred pens. However, it had been obviously cleared, and not a single pig was in sight.

Jiang Zhi only saw a light and a few cameras. He picked up a few stones from the ground, took aim, and threw them. The cameras that were hit moved out of position, and he proceeded to approach stealthily from the blind spot.

In an iron barrel for diesel, a fire burned, cracking occasionally as the wood popped. Around the fire, there were three tables with five men sprawled across them, snoring loudly. Another one sat awake to guard the night, but he too couldn’t resist the lure of sleep, nodding off, his head drooping repeatedly. The height of the pig pens exceeded one meter, and from his position, he could only see the corner of the pig cages, not the people inside.

He moved closer.

Just as one of the sleeping men turned over abruptly, he raised his palm, ready to strike first.

But the man turned back to sleep.

At the same time, his hand was grabbed. Looking up, he saw Zhou Xufang crouching down. She placed her finger on her lips, signaling him to stay silent.

He nodded.

Zhou Xufang tightened her grip on his hand, and then—

His view blurred, the wind whipped across his face, and he found himself lifted off the ground, swiftly pulled by her out of the pigsty, several hundred meters away in the blink of an eye.