When everyone around still hadn't reacted, An Junxi, who was closest to Gu Jinxiu, instinctively went to grab Gu Jinxiu's leg, "What are you doing!"
This grab only reached Gu Jinxiu's shoe, Gu Jinxiu didn't even have time to scream before he was thrown into the car.
The two bodyguards realized what was happening, they pounced towards the car, but the door was about to close. An Junxi grabbed the door handle to try to delay, the masked man fiercely chopped her hand away. She felt a sharp pain in her wrist, but she gritted her teeth and didn't let go. The man simply pulled her into the car and instructed the driver, "Drive!"
So the car started to speed down the road before the door was even closed, An Junxi's leg still hanging outside. She felt a bodyguard catching up and grabbing her leg. The driver saw the relentless bodyguard in the rearview mirror, and he floored the accelerator while continuously making sharp turns with the steering wheel. The car sped up, the bodyguard stumbled and fell, rolling several times on the road before stopping.
The car turned at the end of the road, heading who knows where.
It was only then that An Junxi realized she was in serious trouble. She still tried to struggle, one of the men reached out and gave her a hard chop on the back of her neck, she blacked out.
The man wanted to kick An Junxi out of the car, but the driver stopped him. He said in a low voice, "Although I haven't seen this woman before, she was picking up Gu Jinxiu from school, so she must be someone familiar to Gu Yikun. Keep her, she's another bargaining chip."
The people in the back thought it made sense and pushed An Junxi further into the car, then shut the door.
The car drove even faster and quickly disappeared into the traffic.
After who knows how long, a bucket of cold water splashed on An Junxi's head. She woke up from the coma, dazed for a while before she understood the current situation.
Her hands and feet were bound, unable to move, she looked around with her head raised, feeling bitter. It was a large abandoned warehouse, with several windows welded with thick burglar bars. Wild grass over one meter high grew outside the windows, clearly in a remote area, no idea where or how far from the city. Moreover, she had no idea what ransom they wanted for Gu Jinxiu.
And her? She's just an extra! Who would pay to ransom her!
Looking at the several burly masked men in front of her, she tried to calm herself down, finally noticing Gu Jinxiu was not around. She asked them, "Where's the young master of the Gu Family? I know you're just after money, but I'm just a regular person from an ordinary family, I really have no money!"
The nearest man threw a watermelon knife to the ground, the blade shone with a white chilling light, making An Junxi's legs go weak. What, no money means killing her?
She shrank back as much as she could, "How much money do you want?"
Another man spoke in a strange voice, "Not much, originally seven hundred million, since you're Gu Jinxiu's cousin, add another two hundred million, nine hundred million."
An Junxi's eyes bulged out in shock, "Nine hundred million?" She's never seen money above seven digits in her life! Let alone in billions!
"Who said I'm Gu Jinxiu's cousin? Big brothers, my family really has no money!" Inwardly cursing, did the kidnappers not investigate the Gu Family thoroughly before making a move? Cousin? When did she become a relative of the Gu Family!
Kidnapper One stared at her for a while, saying, "Gu Jinxiu said himself, you're his cousin, picking him up from school." Otherwise why would she risk her life trying to save him during the kidnapping?
An Junxi almost spat out a mouthful of blood, that little brat, where did he learn such schemes from? Getting kidnapped himself is enough, why drag her down too! Randomly claiming relatives!
The Gu Family's genes are truly terrifying!
An Junxi regretted deeply, she should never have gotten involved in this mess, unwittingly dragging herself into it, this is far worse than dealing with lawsuits.
She didn't dare argue with the kidnappers, they're ruthless people, who knows what they'd do if they find out Gu Jinxiu lied.
"Where's Gu Jinxiu?" Considering what the kidnappers said, Gu Jinxiu must have been awake for a while and talked to them.
An Junxi sneezed, inwardly cursing the kidnappers' ancestors, couldn't they wake her normally? Why throw cold water, have they watched too many cop movies?
Although it's not cold now, catching a cold in this remote area would be tough.
The kidnappers were rough and unkind, Kidnapper Two opened the rusty door behind An Junxi, grabbed her like a chicken and tossed her inside.
She groaned in pain.
With a bang, the door closed. Outside, there were faint sounds of a phone call, likely the kidnappers negotiating with the Gu Family.
Gu Jinxiu was sitting in the corner, he was also tied up, his face bruised but in good condition, unusually calm.
Gu Jinxiu spoke first, "What do we do next?"
An Junxi rolled her eyes, "Little cousin, your family is so wealthy. Paying nine hundred million to ransom us is just losing a strand of hair, isn't it?"
Gu Jinxiu ignored her sarcasm, "I saw on TV, many desperate people kidnap rich kids for ransom, even if they get the ransom, some still kill the hostages."
An eight or nine-year-old boy, talking about "killing hostages" as casually as saying "the weather is nice today."
An Junxi couldn't help asking, "You're in second grade. Shouldn't you be watching Peppa Pig? What do you usually watch?"
Gu Jinxiu gave her a disdainful look without answering her, instead saying, "You should thank me for saving you. If I hadn't said you were my cousin, they might have already dumped you in the mountains or killed you."
Speaking of it made An Junxi furious, "Now they want nine hundred million! Let me tell you, this money will definitely be counted on your dad's expense, I was dragged into this!"
Gu Jinxiu said, "Don't worry, nine hundred million is nothing to my father. But we can't just sit and wait for rescue, do you have any ideas?" He was still a child, despite having good genes and a smart mind, he leaned heavily on An Junxi at a critical moment.
An Junxi temporarily set aside their grievances, trying to struggle with her bindings, but it was futile and only hurt more.
She gave up struggling, observing the surroundings carefully. There was only one window in the room, she sat on the ground unable to see outside, only seeing the top half of a tree in the distance, a kapok tree.
Sunlight shone in from the window, judging by the direction and the light, An Junxi estimated it should be around six in the evening. She asked Gu Jinxiu, "How long have you been awake?"