Dinner was laid out, and it had gotten somewhat cold. No one picked up their chopsticks.
Gu’s mother and father insisted on waiting for their son-in-law to arrive before eating. Gu Nuan had spent quite a while trying to persuade them, but to no avail.
Everyone here could feel it, even people like Gu’s parents, who normally would stay out of matters, could distinctly sense a tense atmosphere spreading throughout the room.
Uncle Qi originally followed Zhang Sanfeng’s order to investigate a nearby gathering, but before he could find anything, it was no longer necessary.
The latest information, which came from Zhao Mengjin, indicated that Xiao Shumei and her sisters had gone to meet an old friend of Xiao Shumei.
This coincidental encounter with an old friend aroused deep suspicion in Xiao Yebai and Zhang Sanfeng, as they were well aware this was a common trick used by those people.
Indeed, that was the case. When Xiao Shumei and her sisters got into the car and reached the meeting place, they suddenly realized the person was not someone they knew.
The three sisters turned pale abruptly.
A group of people dressed in black then locked the three of them in a room. Following that, thunder roared and a torrential rain began.
At first, the three sisters couldn’t understand, what use did these people have for kidnapping all three of them?
Their family, the Xiao Family, was at risk of bankruptcy at any time. If they wanted ransom, wouldn’t kidnapping them on a regular day have been easier? ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝓷𝓮𝓽
Eventually, the eldest, Xiao Shumei, who was comparatively rational, quickly thought of something. In the dark, small room where they were confined, she said to her sisters, "They must be eager to get the property rights to the Xiao family’s house. They suspect it’s in our hands, and kidnapping us is the only way to force someone to reveal themselves."
"But, none of us can figure out who has the property rights, is it really useful for them to kidnap us?" Xiao Shuju and Xiao Shuzhu seriously doubted this.
"They think it’s useful, they must have obtained some kind of clue," Xiao Shumei said. Suddenly feeling regret, she wrapped her arms around herself and whispered softly, "If I had known, I should have listened to Yebai, stayed there, waited for him, and not met anyone, not gone out."
"Elder sister, are you suggesting, Yebai knows them?" Xiao Shuju, even more astonished, pointed a finger toward the door at the kidnappers.
Xiao Shuzhu then remembered something along with Xiao Shumei and sighed, "We haven’t spoiled Yebai’s plans, have we? Considering Yebai asked us to wait a few days, he might have wanted to see who could be more patient. Whoever stood down first, would win. But now—"
"No way," Xiao Shuju hurriedly denied, "We meant well, how could good intentions result in bad outcomes?"
But in reality, it seemed as if everything was indeed developing in the worst direction they had feared.
They were unarmed and all frail women; outside it was pouring rain, and the men guarding them were strong and burly, making escape utterly impossible for them.
Who were these people who had kidnapped them, and why did they know Xiao Yebai, their younger brother?
The intention to forcibly take over their Xiao Family’s Changda Group’s SUNV company was dark. As far as they knew, they didn’t even recognize this company, let alone had any conflicts with anyone from there.
An unrealistic thought suddenly flashed through Xiao Shuzhu’s mind, her lips parted slightly as she exclaimed, "Ah?!"
"What is it?" Xiao Shumei and Xiao Shuju both looked at her in unison.
"Could it be—" Xiao Shuzhu couldn’t help but shiver, "these people, are they the ones who had kidnapped Yebai before?"