Chapter 347 A nightmare
"Are we kidnapped?" Jiang Ranran snuggled tightly into Xiang Nuan's arms and asked in a low voice.
"It looks like it should be." Xiang Nuan hugged him tightly, which also gave her fearful heart some support.
They had been locked up in this dark room for who knows how long. From the moment they were thrown in, no one paid attention to them except for someone who put a quilt in the middle.
There are absolutely good reasons to give away quilts. This is an abandoned rough brick house in a deserted field. Without this quilt, they would probably freeze to death.
They were wearing down her last psychological defense, and when she couldn't bear it anymore and cried and begged for mercy, she would agree to all their requests. I have to admit that this trick is much more effective than intimidation and threats.
"Do they want money?" Ran Ran asked next.
"I don't know." Xiang Nuan gently stroked his cheek and said softly: "Don't be afraid, baby, I'm with you."
Jiang Ranran shook her head, but held her tighter.
Xiang Nuan wrapped the quilt tightly. She thought it would be a long night and she had to calm down and persevere.
It was getting dark, so she put Ran Ran on the ground and tried to push the door open. The door looked shaky and might fall apart at any moment, but it just couldn't be pushed open. At first, she tried cautiously, but when she found that no one was paying attention, she shook desperately, but to no avail.
This brick house only had a palm-sized window, which was high up on the roof. With Xiang Nuan's height, there was no way to reach it. There was almost nothing at hand that could be used as a stepping stone, and the little hope turned out to be an unattainable fantasy.
I don’t know how long it took, but the door opened. A man in full armor and wrapped like a mummy threw in a bottle of water and a small piece of bread, and then locked the door without saying a word.
"Who are you? What do you want to do?" Xiang Nuan slapped the wooden door hard, but there was no response.
"Come on, Ran Ran, you have to eat something." Xiang Nuan handed him the bread and water and forced him to eat it.
"What about you?"
"I'm not hungry."
Jiang Ranran didn't speak, but tears began to fall.
He had never experienced such a situation. Although it was different from the kidnapping he imagined, without the vicious villain yelling, it was still terrifying enough.
Will they be locked up here forever? Will he die?
"Do you think dad will save us?"
"Of course. There must be a lot of people out there trying to find us. We just have to be strong and wait for them, okay?"
Jiang Ranran blinked his big eyes. He wanted to nod, but he had no confidence at all.
"Baby," Xiang Nuan took his hand and rubbed it gently, "We are in danger now. What should we do in this situation?"
Jiang Ranran sniffed and said with difficulty: "Protect yourself."
"Why don't we think about ways to protect ourselves?"
Jiang Ranran really started to think and calmed down little by little. For him, as long as he is with Xiang Nuan, he won't be so sad. He still has a warm embrace to rely on.
After a long time, so long that Ran Ran fell asleep in her arms for an unknown number of times, the door opened again. The "mummy" handed her a mobile phone and a note with only one sentence and a string of phone numbers written on it: "Ask Jiang Chao to call this mobile number."
This person didn't even want to speak aloud, and only communicated with himself through a note. It is not difficult to imagine that this note will disappear after being used. He disguised himself so well, which must have been a careful plan. Xiang Nuan couldn't help but think that even if the police found this place in the future, they wouldn't find any clues. Even if one day she comes face to face with this person, she won't be able to identify him. Why Jiang Chao? Beat the drum to the warm heart. But she couldn't think about that much. Her first reaction was to call Jiang Yunhui first.
"You can only call Jiang Chao, otherwise your son will be taken away." "Mummy" seemed to see through her mind and handed her the second note.
Xiang Nuan took a deep breath, stood beside Ran Ran, and dialed Jiang Chao's number.
"It's me."
The moment the call was connected, her tears flowed down disobediently. She could no longer control her emotions and said with sobs: "Call this mobile number now."
Xiang Nuan read the phone number to him. Jiang Chao's frantic voice came over the phone, asking her where she was and if she was injured. Xiang Nuan had no time to respond, and the phone was snatched away by the "mummy".
"Who are you?" Xiang Nuan grabbed his collar, but he pulled his wrist away and pushed him back into the house. The door closed again.
Jiang Ranran ran over and hugged her tightly, wiping away her tears. Xiang Nuan didn't want to cry, but once the tears started flowing, he couldn't hold them back.
Jiang Chao? Why Jiang Chao? Whose phone number could it be? She kept thinking. Maybe all this has something to do with the fight between the Jin and Jiang families. Her so-called "deception" finally became the target, and she really succeeded in attracting everyone's attention.
"Are you calling dad?" Ran Ran asked eagerly.
"To Uncle Jiang Chao."
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"Did Uncle Jiang Chao catch us?"
Xiang Nuan was asked, she thought for a while and shook her head firmly.
"No, maybe the bad guy wants us to send him a message."
This twist and turn was so complicated that Ran Ran didn’t understand it for a while. What does Uncle Jiang Chao have to do with them? What can you say to them?
Xiang Nuan doesn't understand either. Names flashed back in her mind one by one until they stopped at the three words Zhai Jinpeng.
Could it be him?
What's the motive?
Why not go to Jiang Chao directly instead of going through all the trouble?
Xiang Nuan had a headache thinking about it, but she suddenly realized that no matter what conspiracy these people had, they had never intended to harm her from the beginning to the end. The meaning of kidnapping her was to blackmail Jiang Chao.
But...how could she become a bargaining chip against him? He just needs to sit back and watch, call the police decisively, and then wait for the police to solve everything. This is the most sensible way to deal with it.
Settle down, she told herself. Regardless of why it was her, what we want to think about now is what will be the consequences if Jiang Chao agrees to the other party's needs? What are the consequences if you don't agree? If... if he hadn't made that call at all... Xiang Nuan didn't want to think about the worst, but she had to force herself to find countermeasures one by one.
She didn't know how much time passed, so long that she couldn't feel the passage of time. She heard a sound on the door.
She was wary of guarding Ranran, not knowing whether the door would be opened at any time. But no, everything was quiet again. After a while, the sound of a car starting was heard. The sound became farther and farther away and gradually disappeared.
She cautiously and slowly walked to the door and pushed it tentatively. This time she actually pushed it! She suddenly pushed the door open in disbelief, and then she realized that there was a vast wilderness outside. Except for the stars in the sky, there was no light, and there was no human habitation at all.
She checked her surroundings eagerly, and sure enough, there were no traces of those people left. Xiang Nuan couldn't even determine how many people they were. She tried hard to identify the direction again, but it was clear that she didn't have the skills to tell the location by looking at the stars as mentioned in the book.
This must be far away from the road, otherwise she would definitely see faint lights or hear the sound of cars passing by. Now except for the rustling sounds of various unknown creatures in the wilderness, she couldn't grasp a straw that could help her escape.
Forget it, she returned to the house and nestled her almost frozen body next to Ran Ran. She decided to wait for dawn...