From Evil Sect Leader to Doctor-Chapter 320 - 295: Swift and Decisive

Chunliang knew about the incident involving Shu Yuanhang in Penang, and he suspected it was related to a big figure there. If it was indeed this person’s doing, then this big shot was quite bold to take cross-border action. Does the bastard not realize that although we are far, those who offend China will be punished?

The first person Chunliang thought of was Hua Zhuyue. Hua Zhuyue was someone from the Jianghu. Previously, when there was a theft at Huichun Hall, even the police couldn’t find clues, yet she managed to solve it. Nanjiang was her base, so he believed she could find a way.

Chunliang sent a photo to Hua Zhuyue, asking if she recognized the old lady in the photo.

Hua Zhuyue quickly called and asked him what was going on.

Chunliang told Hua Zhuyue that the old lady in the photo had just kidnapped his friend’s son.

Hua Zhuyue was outraged upon hearing this news: "Incredible, Huang Si Po has really become more despicable, stooping to human trafficking."

Upon hearing her immediately name the old lady, Chunliang realized he had found the right person: "Sister Hua, can you help me find this person?"

Hua Zhuyue replied, "Sure, I’ll have someone look into it immediately. What? Didn’t you report to the police?"

Chunliang sighed and said, "This isn’t just a simple kidnapping. They want more than just ransom." He briefly explained Shu Yuanhang’s situation to Hua Zhuyue.

Hua Zhuyue also thought this was a very complicated matter. If it was for ransom, the kidnappers probably wouldn’t harm Xiaonianzu before getting the money. But if it’s premeditated revenge, especially if the mastermind is that big figure from Penang, their goal might be to make Shu Yuanhang feel the pain of losing a child, putting Xiaonianzu in grave danger.

Hua Zhuyue immediately contacted her connections. Huang Si Po belonged to the Thousand Gate faction, which is said to have been founded by the Fu Xi Clan. Legend has it that after Nuwa patched the sky and left, the Fu Xi Clan deeply felt the hardships of the people, so they established the Xian Door and left behind the Three Skills of Xian Door to forge faith in the human world.

The Three Skills of Xian Door were originally meant to save and aid the world, but people turned them into devious schemes. Xian Door transformed into Thousand Gate under the control of a group of treacherous, deceitful individuals.

The Three Skills, meant for saving people, also changed in nature due to the evil in people’s hearts, turning sincerity into deception, equating Thousand Gate with fraud.

Huang Si Po, who kidnapped Xiaonianzu, was a well-known figure in the Thousand Gate. Thousand Gate has titles of four heavenly kings and eight generals, and Huang Si Po was once one of the eight generals. Fifteen years ago, Huang Si Po was in her prime. Her son, Huang Jiucheng, established a small and medium-sized enterprise investment and guarantee company, raising funds and lending money, peaking at over a billion in funds.

Eight years ago, the case broke out, and her son was prosecuted for illegally absorbing public deposits, ending up in jail. Huang Si Po tried various means to gather funds to reduce her son’s sentence. In fact, she was the real boss of the company, and after the company’s bankruptcy and her son’s imprisonment, Thousand Gate distanced themselves from her to avoid getting implicated and expelled her from Thousand Gate.

Huang Si Po then went back to her old trade and was reportedly caught once. Jianghu has its own rules, and even in Thousand Gate, Huang Si Po’s method of targeting minors was despised by her peers.

While Chunliang was gathering clues through Hua Zhuyue, Tong Guangsheng and his son met in the parking lot outside the Polar Ocean World. Shu Yuanhang explained the whole incident to his father, and Tong Guangsheng was full of regret. He shouldn’t have left early today, but he was too weak recently and couldn’t hold on.

"Yuanhang, you should have told me sooner. Had I known, I wouldn’t have let Nianzu out of my sight under any circumstances."

Shu Yuanhang was also feeling down. It’s not that he didn’t want to say, but there’s always been a gap between him and his father. If his son wasn’t kidnapped, he wouldn’t have revealed this matter.

Tong Guangsheng, seeing his son’s state, couldn’t bring himself to blame him and sighed, "If they want money, that’s easy to handle. But if they only seek revenge, things get tricky."

Shu Yuanhang said, "I didn’t expect his reach to be this long, having influence even domestically."

Tong Guangsheng shook his head, "A big figure from Penang is nothing here. If he dares to come, I’ll teach him a lesson in no time." He paced around uneasily.

At this moment, a taxi pulled up next to them, and Chunliang got out of the car.

Shu Yuanhang informed his father that he had given the meeting location to Chunliang.

Chunliang asked, "Did the kidnappers call?"

Shu Yuanhang shook his head, looked at his wrist to check the time, and realized it was five minutes before the time the last call mentioned.

Tong Guangsheng said, "I’ll take the call when it comes."

Shu Yuanhang said, "They’re coming for me."

Tong Guangsheng asked, "Have you ever been to the battlefield?"

Shu Yuanhang shook his head.

Tong Guangsheng said, "I’ve seen all kinds of situations. I’m good at dealing with people like them!"

Right then, Shu Yuanhang’s phone rang, and Tong Guangsheng gestured for him to hand over the phone.

Shu Yuanhang hesitated before putting the phone on speaker.

"Shu Yuanhang, your son is with me!"

Shu Yuanhang was about to speak when Tong Guangsheng stopped him: "Ten million! I’ll give you ten million!"

Shu Yuanhang felt secretly distressed; they were not here for the money at all.

Yet, Xu Chunliang admired him silently. Age brings wisdom, after all. Although this kidnapping was to retaliate against Shu Yuanhang, the specific perpetrators were most likely not the subordinates of that Penang big shot. To do such a thing domestically, they probably hired a local criminal gang with money. It can be confirmed that Huang Si Po was involved in this kidnapping.

Tong Guangsheng’s offer clearly shocked the other party. By proposing a ten million price right away, Tong Guangsheng had carefully thought it through. These people wouldn’t risk everything for a little money. Tong Guangsheng’s offer had to be overwhelming to move the other party from the beginning. Only by causing the kidnappers’ psychological wavering and arousing their greed, could there be a chance for success.

"Who are you? Let Shu Yuanhang speak!"

Tong Guangsheng said, "I’m Shu Yuanhang’s father. The child you kidnapped is my grandson. My name is Tong Guangsheng. You can check my enterprise. I own Xianhong New Agriculture Group. I don’t know how much the other party gave you. One thing I can guarantee is that the price I offer will be much more than what he offered you."

"We are not doing this for money!"

"Fifteen million! As long as my grandson is safe, I promise not to call the police and will act like this never happened."

"Tong Guangsheng?"

"It’s me. My information is easy to find. I’ll give you half an hour to consider. Let me be clear, if anything happens to my grandson, I will use this money as a bounty. I want every person involved in this kidnapping to pay with blood!"

After finishing his words, Tong Guangsheng hung up the phone.

Shu Yuanhang was startled by his father’s actions, his emotions heightened: "Why did you hang up?" He worried that his father’s actions would anger the kidnappers.

Tong Guangsheng said, "Get in the car. Someone must be observing us nearby."

They got into the car, and Tong Guangsheng said, "If it were that person from Penang, no matter how much I offer, he wouldn’t be tempted. What he wants is for you to feel the same pain. If these kidnappers were merely hired by him, then ten million would be enough to tempt them, twenty million could make them forget about so-called professional ethics."

After saying this, Tong Guangsheng was already panting heavily. His body was originally weak, plus he was worried about his grandson’s safety, the internal pressure was immense, and it was now a strain to hold on.

Xu Chunliang was secretly impressed by Tong Guangsheng’s decisive actions. After all, he was someone who had been through the baptism of blood and fire. Tong Guangsheng had a clear judgment of the current situation. He was negotiating with the kidnappers in a special way, gambling on human nature, gambling on the greed in people’s hearts.

Just twenty minutes passed when the kidnappers called: "Thirty million! We want cash, giving you six hours."

"In six hours, I can only gather twenty million." Tong Guangsheng cursed the kidnappers for their greed, but as long as the other party named a price, it meant they were wavering internally, and they had the potential to turn back.

"Less than thirty million, and you can wait to collect the corpse. Cash, we want cash!" The kidnappers were very cunning, knowing that electronic transfers have considerable risks, so they demanded cash. They also investigated Tong Guangsheng, knowing he indeed possessed wealth worth several hundred million at least.

"Thirty million in cash? It’s impossible to achieve within six hours; you need to give me more time. Also, prove that my grandson is alive!"

"Grandpa..." cried a voice from the other end, Xiaonianzu’s voice. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Nianzu!"

The phone returned to the hands of the kidnappers: "Thirty million in cash, I’ll give you eight hours. No police, no publicity, I’ll notify you of the specific location."

This time it was the kidnappers who hung up the phone.

Gathering thirty million in cash in one day is almost impossible, especially in today’s era of widespread electronic payments. Tong Guangsheng had twenty million in cash, due to both his dislike of bank deposits and because cash can avoid a lot of trouble.

Tong Guangsheng called Zhan Aihua: "Old Zhan, how much cash can you help me prepare?"

Zhan Aihua said: "Would fifty thousand be enough?"

Tong Guangsheng said: "At most? Use all your connections!"

Zhan Aihua realized right away that Tong Guangsheng was in trouble: "I can gather about two hundred thousand!"

"Alright, get it ready immediately, I’ll send someone to pick it up."

Tong Guangsheng hung up and called Wang Jinwu, instructing him to prepare as much cash as possible and to drive to Nanjiang immediately after gathering it.

The reason for enlisting Zhan Aihua to help gather cash was the concern that the money wouldn’t be enough. Given Wang Jinwu would need at least five hours to prepare the cash and drive to Nanjiang, even if Tong Guangsheng used all his connections, he could gather at most twenty-three million, leaving a seven million shortfall of the three million the perpetrators demanded.

Xu Chunliang also tried to find solutions. He didn’t have many friends in Nanjiang, but he knew some wealthy individuals well. He first thought of Hua Zhuyue. As the Blue Star’s deputy CEO, she should be able to find ways, just as an emergency measure. Tong Guangsheng could repay her the money as early as tomorrow.