Chapter 878 — Another Fifty Million
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Qiu Lingshan was a little displeased at being told "you're no match," but she also understood that she truly wasn't. Her strength and Uncle Qing's were about equal—one an inner-school expert at the late Yellow Rank, the other an outer-school expert at the peak of the late Yellow Rank—and in a real fight, they would be evenly matched.
Yet the kidnappers had gravely wounded Uncle Qing with a single palm strike. If Qiu Lingshan went, the result would likely be the same!
"Then... be careful... Little Silly Girl is cheering for you!" In Qiu Lingshan's heart, for some inexplicable reason, there was a stir of worry... He pushed her around so much, and yet she was worrying about him? Qiu Lingshan couldn't make sense of her own feelings...
"Ha, all right." Wei Zhao hung up.
Songshan City was so named because of the many mountains nearby. Apart from Shuangyan Mountain, which had been developed into a tourist attraction, the steeper ranges remained undeveloped, and ordinarily no one went up them.
Among these steep mountains was one called Nanjingzi Mountain—a local folk name, of course. As for its official geographical name, almost no one could say for certain, and it was even doubtful whether the name appeared on any map at all.
It was called Nanjingzi Mountain because it lay to the south of Songshan City, and "mirror" referred to its sheer, rocky face—after rain, it grew as smooth and slippery as a mirror. In short, there was nothing on this mountain worth having, and ordinary folk would never climb it.
And today, at the foot of this mountain, two vehicles were parked: one a Donghai-plate Mercedes-Benz, the other a Toyota Previa commercial van.
Up on the mountain, Zhen Yingjun had just finished his call to Gu Pengzhan using the voice changer, and for a moment he hesitated. Originally, he had planned to demand two hundred million from Gu Pengzhan, then have his way with Gu Pengzhan's daughter and Shen Yushu, kill Wei Zhao, and consider the score settled.
But then he heard that Gu Pengzhan was willing to add another fifty million, and his heart was instantly stirred! Fifty million—just fifty million! His own medical treatment had only cost forty million in total, and here Gu Pengzhan was casually throwing in fifty million more! The condition was that Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were not to be harmed!
To say Zhen Yingjun was unmoved would be nonsense—he was genuinely tempted. What kind of sum was fifty million? Never mind fifty million; for ten thousand yuan you could hire a woman. If he went ahead and violated Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu himself, the price would be a bit too steep!
Though it was the first time he had ever heard of someone voluntarily offering kidnappers more money, Gu Pengzhan's reputation was sterling, and he believed that as long as Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were returned safely, Gu Pengzhan would honor his word. Still, there was a lingering reluctance in his heart!RO