Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 247 Rescue in Progress (3)

The moment Ke Yu hung up the phone, Duan Yiheng realized that she was being controlled by Chen Liangyi.

What's infuriating is that Ke Yu only uttered one word.

He was quite certain it was "bin".

Duan Yiheng immediately contacted Uncle Deng and said, "Have the police immediately search for street names in City B that start with 'bin' or addresses that include residential areas, shopping malls, and various buildings."

Uncle Deng responded immediately and added, "There are many vehicles coming out of the funeral home, and we are already checking them."

Duan Yiheng was taken aback, then muttered to himself, "Funeral home."

Uncle Deng: "What did you say?"

“We should investigate around the funeral home.” Duan Yiheng suddenly perked up. “We should investigate everything. This is just my guess.”

"it is good."

Just as Duan Yiheng hung up the phone, his phone suddenly received a video.

The video's cover was covered in blood. Duan Yiheng glanced at An Qi, who was staring at him, and then turned the volume down to mute.

When the video started playing, Duan Yiheng saw that Ke Yu's thigh had been shot through a bloody hole.

His heart sank, and the next second, another video was sent over.

It was a surveillance video of Lin Xi being beaten, accompanied by the following text: "At eight o'clock, a person went to the entrance of the noodle shop opposite the east gate of the funeral home. If he didn't come, the next bullet would pierce Lin Xi, from her legs to her limbs, and then to her heart."

"Stop the car," Duan Yiheng ordered immediately.

The bodyguards were confused, so Duan Yiheng quickly ordered, "Take Anqi to the police station and hand her over to Duan Zheng. Tell Uncle Deng that Lin Xi is in the area near the funeral home and that he should cooperate with the police. Be quick."

"But you—"

"Everyone get out of the car." Duan Yiheng opened the car door. "Give me the car keys."

The bodyguards dared not disobey his orders and could only watch helplessly as Duan Yiheng drove away alone.

The distance from the mountain where the old man was buried to the funeral home was not short. Duan Yiheng arrived at the funeral home just before eight o'clock.

He parked his car haphazardly, strode across the street, and arrived at the entrance of the noodle shop mentioned in the text message.

Before he could even look around, a black Volkswagen stopped in front of him.

The car window rolled down a crack: "Get in, sit in the back."

Duan Yiheng opened the back door and was startled to find Chen Jingyi inside.

"Mr. Duan, please get in the car."

Duan Yiheng got into the car, and the vehicle slowly started moving.

Chen Jingyi said, "Throw all your accessories, such as your cell phone and watch, out the window."

Duan Yiheng didn't argue with her. He took off his watch and threw it out the window along with his phone.

With Lin Xi in her hands, Duan Yiheng was hesitant to act rashly.

"What did you do to her?" Duan Yiheng asked.

Chen Jingyi chuckled and showed her phone to Duan Yiheng: "You and Duan Mingxuan really love her."

In the surveillance footage, Lin Xi was asleep, leaning against Duan Mingxuan.

Duan Yiheng, his face expressionless, asked Chen Jingyi, "Why is Duan Mingxuan there?"

Chen Jingyi said, "He recognized my people and followed me all the way. Actually, Brother Shan had already discovered him. He was about to jump out of the window to save Lin Xi, so I hit him with a stick."

"Ke Yu is dead?" Duan Yiheng asked calmly.

Chen Jingyi suddenly laughed: "No wonder you were able to remain calm in the face of danger when Yin Fan was handed over to you. Duan Mingxuan is not as good as you in this respect; he always does good things but ends up making things worse."

"What do you want to do?" Duan Yiheng asked in a negotiating tone. "As long as you don't harm Lin Xi, I'll agree to whatever conditions you set."

"Armed guns, murder, kidnapping..." Chen Jingyi stated clearly, "Do you think I still have room for negotiation with you?"

Duan Yiheng looked directly into her eyes: "Lin Xi has been missing for more than ten hours now. I can't possibly not use the police's resources. Guess how long it will take them to find you?"

Chen Jingyi said frantically, "I didn't expect to leave alive either."

Faced with such kidnappers, Duan Yiheng was speechless.

But he couldn't just sit and wait to die; even delaying for a second would be good.

"Why did you bring me here?"

You'll find out soon enough.

The car turned from the main road into what seemed to be a dead-end forest, with branches slapping against the car body as it swayed gently.

Duan Yiheng saw the white buildings in the distance and felt calmer.

He hid his excitement at the prospect of seeing Lin Xi, determined to ensure that Lin Xi and Duan Mingxuan would leave alive, no matter what.

This is his responsibility.

In fact, from the moment he got on the bus, Duan Yiheng had already anticipated that the outcome of the negotiation would be impossible.

Because Chen Jingyi came in person, and also because he wasn't blindfolded.

Chen Jingyi thus revealed the route to him, telling him: no one will leave alive, including herself.

What a madman!

A car horn woke Lin Xi and Duan Mingxuan. Duan Mingxuan hadn't slept, and he stared warily at the garage door.

Lin Xi stared intently, her heart pounding in her chest. If Chen Jingyi were to come in this time, they were likely in grave danger.

With a gun pointed at him, Duan Yiheng finally stopped at the garage door and asked Chen Jingyi, "Are Lin Xi and Duan Mingxuan inside?"

Chen Jingyi didn't answer him and opened the door directly.

Duan Yiheng disappeared into the darkness, unseen by Lin Xi and Duan Mingxuan. Duan Mingxuan even instinctively stood in front of Lin Xi to block her path.

"Can you try a different way of binding me?" Duan Mingxuan complained. "My hands and feet are almost ruined."

Chen Jingyi smiled and turned to look at the doorway.

Lin Xi suddenly felt a pang in her heart. She stared intently into the darkness, feeling as if someone was standing there.

Chen Jingyi tilted her head slightly: "Go in."

Duan Yiheng strode forward and appeared under the lights.

"What are you doing here?" Lin Xi panicked completely.

Duan Yiheng strode over and immediately went to check on her bound hands and feet.

"Untie it." Duan Yiheng turned to look at Chen Liangyi, his tone no longer calm.

Chen Jingyi gestured for Brother Shan to step forward. The tall, strong man used a dagger to pry open the self-locking nylon cable ties on Lin Xi and Duan Yiheng.

Lin Xi's wrists and ankles were already bleeding, and the wounds were a blurry mess.

His hands, feet, and joints were so stiff that he couldn't even stand up.

Duan Yiheng knelt down, lifted Lin Xi onto his other bent leg, and turned to ask Duan Mingxuan, "How are you?"

Duan Mingxuan nodded: "I'm fine, but Xiao Xi was tied up for a long time."

Duan Yiheng gently stroked Lin Xi's face, comforting her, "I won't let anything happen to you."

Chen Jingyi chuckled, but before she could speak, a loud noise suddenly came from upstairs.

Chen Jingyi's face darkened, and she said to Brother Shan, "Close the door here and come upstairs with me."

Lin Xi instinctively gripped Duan Yiheng's clothes tightly: "It must be Ke Yu."

Duan Yiheng breathed a sigh of relief, as this undoubtedly gave him some time.

He took off his suit jacket, picked up Lin Xi, and carried her to a chair to the side.

He spread his coat on the dusty chair and made Lin Xi sit down: "Sit still."

Duan Yiheng turned to look at Duan Mingxuan: "Come with me and see if we can find any useful tools."

Duan Mingxuan frowned: "They have guns, so it's useless for you to use any tools."

Duan Yiheng sneered: "And then just wait here to die? I'd like to see how she can take three lives with just one gun."

Duan Mingxuan choked and obediently searched along the wall.

He can only pray that Ke Yu will be of some use and keep Chen Jingyi occupied for as long as possible.