With a "bang," the foreigner fell under the ashtray where he had been plotting against him for so long, his gun falling far away. Baozi shook the ash off her hands and stomped on his face twice more, cursing, "Do you think I'm an idiot? What kind of friend's gathering is this?"
I quickly pulled her aside and complained, "Why didn't you wait until I finished counting to three?"
Baozi said, "Didn't you watch TV? Usually, if they count to three, the game is over." She had barely finished speaking when she suddenly covered her mouth and rushed back into the room she'd just come out of. I opened the door and saw it was a simple bathroom. Baozi was gagging at the toilet a few times, but nothing came out. I went over and patted her back, asking, "What's wrong?"
Li Shishi chuckled softly, "I'm afraid my cousin-in-law is pregnant."
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what I meant, and they all looked at me with smiles. I excitedly grabbed Baozi's hand and asked, "Is it true? How many months pregnant?"
Baozi wiped his mouth and said, "I don't know either."
Li Shishi asked, "When did the reaction begin?"
Baozi said, "I just drank a glass of milk, and then it started."
I suddenly remembered what the shop owner had said, and sighed to the heavens, "Expired milk can kill people!"
At that moment, Shi Qian crawled in through the window and pointed at the foreigner on the ground, saying, "What should we do with this guy?"
Xiang Yu pressed the door latch and said, "There's another one here."
When I went behind the door, I saw that the guy who had been held captive by Xiang Yu for so long was unconscious and was urinating and defecating; he was probably suffering from serious aftereffects. The guy who was knocked down by Baozi was also unconscious; you know, Baozi's brick-wielding skills are at a level 6.
I kicked both of their guns far away and said, "Let's go first, we'll leave this to the police."
Chapter Sixty-Two: Private Matters and Public Affairs
As we left the guesthouse, the silence was shattered by the blaring of police sirens—in books, this usually means the protagonist has already left, and that's exactly what happened to us.
On the bus, I noticed that although Baozi's expression was calm, her body was trembling slightly. I asked her, "Are you scared?"
Baozi glanced at us and nodded sheepishly.
I said, "Why didn't you hold back at all when you were hitting people? What did the person who took you away tell you?"
Baozi said, "At first, there were two Chinese people. They came to my shop and didn't say anything to me, they just asked me to come over."
I rolled my eyes at her and said, "Are you out of your mind? You just went with them?"
Baozi said, "Can't we stay? They're both carrying guns. Others may not have seen it, but I saw it clearly. The two of them were pointing their guns at me from under their clothes for a long time. If I don't leave, the baozi shop will be a bloodbath."
Hua Mulan laughed and said, "Baozi is really a responsible boss."
I said, "And then?"
"Then they handed me over to those two foreigners. The foreigners were quite nice to me, saying they were waiting for me to come and join their party. But I'm not stupid. I originally thought they were going to tie me up and wait for me to come and pay ransom, but after I drank a glass of bad milk and kept going to the toilet, they weren't so wary of me anymore, and that's when you guys came."
Xiang Yu laughed and said, "So, we were a bit too harsh on those two foreigners just now."
Now it seems the story goes like this: Goodbai hired Lei Laosi to kidnap Baozi because he knew two foreigners would be too conspicuous in our small town, and he didn't want to break ties with us before things were settled. The problem arose because Lei Laosi and his friend, those two country bumpkins who had never handled guns before. When they brandished their guns, Baozi naturally understood what was happening and became wary. But the two foreigners knew nothing and were still clinging to their beautiful lie. As for Baozi drinking spoiled milk and constantly needing to use the restroom, which allowed them to successfully ambush him from behind, that was pure luck.
However, Baozi had indeed suffered quite a bit, spending six long hours knowing she was being held hostage. Xiang Yu, unusually kind, patted her head and asked, "Weren't you scared?"
Baozi glanced uncomfortably at Zhang Bing and said, "...It's alright." She knew Zhang Bing was prone to overthinking, and her jealousy could be quite intense. However, we all know that Xiang Yu's concern was more like that of an ancestor.
Zhang Bing smiled and said, "Baozi, what are your thoughts after this?"
Baozi sighed, "Being rich isn't easy—" She suddenly grabbed my hand and said, "By the way, how much money did they ask you for?"
I asked, puzzled, "How much?"
Baozi said, "They kidnapped me just to get money from you, didn't they?"
Baozi's thinking is spot-on and quite normal. She thinks people kidnapped her to extort money from me. Actually, the situation is similar. I haven't figured out a reason or excuse yet; I was too focused on getting her out.
I asked in a consultative tone, "One million?"
Wu Sangui and his men talked nonsense, some saying 500,000, some saying 2 million, but Li Shishi said the most, 5 million.
Baozi smacked his lips and said, "Looks like I'm not worth much money. They went to all the trouble of tying me up and they still want more. By the way, I just don't understand why they needed two foreigners to tie me up. Is our family so rich that it's world-famous?"
I was speechless. With my meager savings, in the eyes of truly wealthy people, I'd barely escaped poverty.
Baozi then asked, "Also, how did you find me? I thought even if you were looking for me, the police would come first, and then the special forces would secretly infiltrate..."
us:"……"
Baozi continued, "They used guns and cannons to kidnap me, and even hired two foreigners. Even if we gave them all the money we had, would it cover the costs?"
See, my son isn't stupid, he's just too lazy to calculate things.
As I drove, I said, "I'll tell you slowly later."
Wu Sangui asked in astonishment, "Aren't you going to tell her?"
Baozi asked curiously, "Tell me what?"
Li Shishi said, "Since my cousin hasn't made up his mind yet, let him think about it some more. Perhaps... waiting until we leave is a good option."
Baozi, completely bewildered, asked, "What are you talking about? Xiaonan, where are you going?"
Li Shishi gently held Baozi's hand and said, "It's nothing, Cousin-in-law. This matter is not just a simple kidnapping; there are also grudges and feuds involved, so I don't know how to tell you."
Baozi glared at me and said, "Why don't you just say so? You've made all the money, so naturally some people are jealous of you. The pie shop next door even picked a fight with us."
I nodded and said, "It's good that you understand it that way."