The time of the city

Chapter 154 Escape Plan

An old man was sitting in a rocking chair under the dim light, holding a photo and gazing at it. The woman in the photo was beautiful and gentle, with curved eyebrows and bright eyes as if there were stars in them. Her long black hair was shining in the sun. Beside her stood a slightly older man, with an upright posture, wearing a dark black suit, and his eyes were full of heroic spirit.

The old man stroked the outline of the woman in the photo and said slowly, "Akang, what would Xixi look like if she were still alive?"

"She will definitely be an elegant and beautiful lady, just like you, godfather."

Qiao Zhengrong seemed very satisfied with this answer. A rare smile appeared on his dignified face. He put the photo into a drawer beside him and said, "I hope my daughter can bless A Feng and the Qiao family in heaven."

At this moment, the housekeeper hurried up the stairs. He came to Wu Kang's side, leaned over slightly and whispered something in his ear. Wu Kang raised his lips slightly and nodded, signaling the housekeeper to go down.

"Godfather, Lin Yuan is here."

"Oh? Did you bring something?" Qiao Zhengrong played with the walnut in his hand, his eyes slightly narrowed. The look in his eyes could not be captured under the dim light.

"I don't know about that. I heard from the housekeeper that he was quite angry."

The round and shiny walnut kept spinning at his fingertips. Qiao Zhengrong smiled and said, "Let him wait. The less anxious we are, the more anxious he will become. Don't let him think that we can negotiate with him. We must get the medicine." Wu Kang nodded and left the study.

After waiting for a long time, with no one coming down, Lin Yuan paced back and forth in the living room. His heavy footsteps echoed in the empty living room. His brows were furrowed, his eyes filled with anger and anxiety. Looking up, he saw Wu Kang in the stairwell and stopped abruptly.

"Xiaoxiao, where did you take her? What are you going to do?" He yelled, his chest heaving with anger. "The medicine has been destroyed. You can't get anything from me."

"Dean Lin, don't be so excited. Go and pour Dean Lin a glass of water." Wu Kang instructed the servant beside him.

Then he came to the living room and plopped down on the sofa, lighting a cigarette. As the smoke rose, Wu Kang slowly spoke, "Since Dean Lin doesn't have any medicine, then we can just keep going. We have plenty of time, but we don't know if Lin Xiao can hold on. We really want to cooperate with Dean Lin, what a pity."

"What on earth is Qiao Zhengrong trying to do? Don't hurt Xiaoxiao." Lin Yuan was so anxious that he was about to cry.

"Xiaoxiao was once my granddaughter-in-law. Don't worry, as long as Dean Lin hands over the medicine, we will release Lin Xiao immediately and strongly support your Lin family hospital in the future." Qiao Zhengrong walked down slowly from upstairs on crutches.

"Mr. Qiao, it's not that I don't want to give it to you. The medicine has indeed been destroyed. You just said that Xiaoxiao was once your granddaughter-in-law. So, we, the Lin family, don't want the investment anymore. We will return all the previous investment. Please let Xiaoxiao go."

"Director Lin, we are not discussing this with you." Wu Kang raised his cell phone, and Lin Xiao's pale and sickly face appeared on the screen, with several doctors in white coats standing beside her.

Lin Yuan almost threw himself at the screen, his voice hoarse and sorrowful, "Director Qiao, please let Xiaoxiao go. Don't hurt her."

"Let's put it this way. We're not unreasonable people. Dean Lin said you don't have it anymore, but at least the recipe is here. At the very least, as the old dean's son, you should be able to make it. We'll give you some time. If it takes too long, we'll dig out Lin Xiao's internal organs, eyes, and nose..."

"Stop talking." Lin Yuan clenched his fists as if ready to make a decision. He closed his eyes and squeezed out a few words through his teeth. "Give me a month and I'll give you the medicine."

"It's been too long. I can't wait any longer." Following Qiao Zhengrong's signal, one of the doctors on the screen stabbed Lin Xiao's wrist fiercely, and blood gushed out instantly.

"Ah~~" Lin Yuan watched everything happening on the screen and knelt on the ground crying. His daughter has always been afraid of pain. She would cry for a long time when she got vaccinations when she was a child. Now she was stabbed so badly that he didn't know how painful it would be. Although Lin Xiao just lay there without any expression or words, as a father, he knew how much pain she was in.

"How long will Dean Lin wait? Please tell me again. I just thought I misheard."

Lin Yuan practically begged, "Two weeks at the shortest. My father's prescriptions were almost destroyed by then. I need time to research. Besides, it takes time to procure the materials from abroad. Give me two weeks."

"Okay, it'll just take two weeks. I'll send my people to the lab with you to keep an eye on you. Don't try any tricks. Once the drug is successfully developed and I've tested it and it's OK, I'll naturally release Lin Xiao."

After the negotiation, Lin Yuan walked out of the Qiao family's house. He was trembling all over and his face was pale. The assistant came over to help him up and asked, "Dean, what's wrong with you?"

"From now on, I am a sinner." Lin Yuan looked up at the sky and smiled palely.

.......

It was already night in Europe, the moonlight casting a cold shadow. Nan Feng strolled through the vineyard. Having been imprisoned here for several days, his doubts grew deeper and deeper. His brow furrowed, his eyes searching for a place to escape. He observed that besides Zhao Qiang watching him, there were also a group of people standing guard at the front and back gates of the manor 24 hours a day.

Grandpa must be plotting something by locking me up here. He wouldn't want to hurt Xiaoyu, would he? With this guess in his mind, Nan Feng became more determined to escape.

Looking at Zhao Qiang who was following him less than half a meter behind him, Nan Feng was furious. "It's okay for you to follow me during the day, but you also follow me at night. Why don't you sleep with me? Don't you have anything else to do?"

Zhao Qiang lowered his head and said respectfully, "My job is to watch over you. I can just sleep outside your door when you sleep."

Nan Feng rolled his eyes, speechless for a moment. Suddenly, a dog hole not far away caught his eye. He jumped up and realized that the dog hole led to the outside. His eyes lit up, his frown relaxed, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up. Dog hole, dog hole, dog hole. As long as he could escape, he would crawl through any hole. He set his escape plan for tomorrow. As long as he could escape Zhao Qiang's surveillance, his chances of escape were still very good.

Ever since Lin Xiao was kidnapped, Qiao Mu has been sitting at the door of the ward. It has been more than half a day since he spoke with Lin Yuan, but Lin Xiao has not been sent back. A few hours ago, he called Lin Yuan, and Lin Yuan's voice sounded very wrong. He told Qiao Mu that Lin Xiao would be sent back in two weeks. When he wanted to ask in detail, Lin Yuan hung up the phone, and when he called again, it was just a busy tone.

Two weeks was too long, he couldn't wait, he wanted to keep an eye on Lin Xiao all the time.

He picked up the phone and called Ni Jiamu. The call was connected. "Amu, help me. Xiaoxiao was kidnapped by Qiao Zhengrong. My family is unwilling to help me find her. Only you can help me."

"Okay, I'll send someone to check."