Chapter 191: Chapter 0191: Xiao Jiu (Part 3)_1
 

When the two of them grabbed Tang Ning, they both had shown their faces, so someone might recognize them if they went looking. Old Third was different, though—he was driving the car at the time, and not many people know him, so he might not get recognized.

“Boss, I’ll go take a look right now,” Old Third said, and then walked out of the room.

Boss and Old Second stood at the window, parting the curtains just enough to peek through to the street below.

Down below, next to the car, stood three young hoodlums.

One of them was about seventeen or eighteen years old with a cropped haircut and a faint scar at the corner of his eye, giving him a somewhat murderous air.

The cropped-hair lad’s eyes never stopped moving as they scanned the rented rooms above, his gaze as slippery as an eel. He quickly spotted one of the curtains opening a crack, someone snooping from inside.

It seemed as though he hadn’t noticed at first, and quickly bowed his head.

Standing next to the cropped-hair youth were two other punks with dyed hair, also around seventeen or eighteen years old. One had green hair, the other red, and both were rather thin.

Those three hoodlums looked like they hadn’t been in the game long, their faces still held a bit of youthful naivety.

“Xiao Jiu bro, the car seems fine, the license plate is different,” Green Hair said.

Smack!

A slap landed on his head, and cropped-head Xiao Jiu cursed, “Are you an idiot? Who wouldn’t change the license plate after abducting someone?”

“But the color of the car is wrong too, Boss said the car they took people with was grey, this one is black,” Green Hair continued.

Smack, another slap struck his head.

“Taking you two morons as my brothers, I must have really bad luck,” Xiao Jiu said resentfully, pointing at the van and exclaiming, “This is grey, it only looks black because the lighting’s dim!”

“Xiao Jiu bro is really smart, you’ll definitely make a name for yourself someday,” said the red-haired youth.

Smack, yet another slap landed on Red Hair’s head.

“Apart from kissing ass, what else can you do? With the both of you having brains like this, how are you ever going to get anywhere?” Xiao Jiu scolded.

“It doesn’t really matter whether we can make something of ourselves, as long as Xiao Jiu bro can. We’ll just follow your lead, bro, do the grunt work, anything,” Green Hair said with a chuckle.

“Knowing you two is really my bad luck,” Xiao Jiu muttered disdainfully.

“By the way, Xiao Jiu bro, we didn’t do well in school and ended up on the streets, but you had good grades. Why drop out of school and get into this life instead of going to college?” Red Hair asked curiously.

“Isn’t it because Xiao Jiu bro’s dad got sick and needed money fast? Otherwise, why would he choose this life?” Green Hair explained.

The three were chatting nonsensically when Old Third came downstairs. His gaze fell on the three hoodlums, and he said coldly, “The car’s mine, what about it?”

Old Third had been a bit worried, but after seeing what the trio looked like, he relaxed.

At first glance, these three punks looked like they could still be in high school. As if they could cause any real trouble.

“We are looking for…”

Green Hair was about to speak when Xiao Jiu pulled him back and stopped him, then said to Old Third, “Our car got stolen, and it looks a lot like yours. Can we take a look at yours?”

“Damn it, why the hell should I?” Old Third exclaimed in anger.

“Who the hell are you cursing?” Xiao Jiu raised his eyebrows threateningly.

Old Third was fuming inside. If he and his brothers weren’t in the middle of a big job, he’d have taught these punks a lesson already.

But in order to get the job done smoothly with the girl, Old Third held back for the moment.

Pulling out his keys from his pocket, he unlocked the car door and said gruffly, “Look carefully, is it your car?”

Xiao Jiu got inside, took a quick look around, sniffed, and then came out saying, “Sorry, wrong car.”

“Get lost!”

Old Third cursed, locked the car again, and went upstairs.

Xiao Jiu continued walking forward with two underlings.

“Damn, another wasted trip,” Green Hair cursed.

“Xiao Jiu bro, where do we look now?” Red Hair asked.

The two looked at Xiao Jiu when he didn’t respond, only to see his hand shaking uncontrollably, clutching the cell phone and trembling violently.

“Shit, why can’t I get through,” Xiao Jiu swore while trying to make a call.

“Xiao Jiu bro, what’s wrong?” Green Hair asked, puzzled.

“That car just now, it was the one used in the girl’s kidnapping.”

Xiao Jiu desperately tried to call the Boss, but all he got was a busy signal.

“How do you know it’s them? Their appearance isn’t at all like what the Boss described,” Green Hair said.

“Are you dumb? The guys who snatched her definitely wouldn’t show their faces again. Just now I saw someone in one of the rooms upstairs peeking through the curtains. It’s very possible the girl is in that room,” Xiao Jiu said.

“We were shouting so loudly just now, of course someone would peek,” Green Hair said.

“Do you know what my strongest sense is? My nose. I can tell, that car used to have a woman in it. There is a woman’s scent in the car,” Xiao Jiu stated.

“Damn, we’re gonna strike it rich,” Red exclaimed excitedly.

“Why can’t the call get through, I’m going insane here,” Xiao Jiu said, frantic.

The thought of the two million almost within reach made him tremble with excitement.

With that money, he could do so much, and his dad’s surgery fees would no longer be a problem.

Finally, the call connected.

“Boss, I found that girl,” Xiao Jiu said urgently.

Hotel room.

Xiao Jiu’s boss, Bald Li, answered the call. Hearing that Xiao Jiu had found someone, he asked urgently, “Xiao Jiu, are you sure? We have already had a dozen false alarms, making a fool out of me.”

“Absolutely certain.”

“Did you see her?”

“No, but I trust my judgment,” Xiao Jiu said.

“You didn’t see her, so on what basis do you believe? Just now, which of our brothers didn’t trust his judgment? They all ended up with false alarms,” Bald Li said.

Ye Xiong came over, snatched the phone from him, and said, “Hello, my name is Ye Xiong, I am the missing girl’s brother-in-law. May I ask how you are so sure you’ve found my cousin?”

“The car is gray, the license plate was switched. While we were checking the car, someone from upstairs was watching us. Most importantly, I smelled a girl’s… scent inside the car…”

Xiao Jiu took a deep breath and recounted the events.

Ye Xiong, having dealt with all types of people, knew within a few sentences that the hooligan he was talking to now was different from the ones earlier.

He was sharp, clear-headed, and articulate.

Ye was more than ninety percent certain that this car was the same one used in Tang Ning’s kidnapping.

“Good, keep a close watch. It’s best if the girl doesn’t come to any harm. I’ll arrive within fifteen minutes. Soon, the two million will be yours,” Ye said after getting the address, then hung up the phone.

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