Ch. 1111..1120

Chapter 1111: Tracking

 

 

After learning that someone was missing, the traffic police quickly gave an answer. They agreed to let Tan Ron and the others investigate the surveillance cameras and also contacted the criminal police to let the police find the person.

The families of the missing people and the criminal police gathered at the traffic police brigade, blocking the originally spacious hall of the traffic police brigade. The police of the traffic police brigade felt that these people were a little familiar. When they took a closer look, wasn’t the leader Tao Zhi? The pretty girl beside him must be his sister.

Tao Zhi had brought many people over. These people were the Tao family’s bodyguards. If he wanted to find someone, it was definitely not enough to rely on the police. More people meant more forces. He had to find Tian Tian as quickly as possible.

However, he had brought too many people with him and had already affected the normal order of the traffic police brigade. The traffic police had no choice but to let those people wait outside, leaving only a few family members to watch the surveillance cameras.

Tan Rou briefly explained the situation. “She left the dessert shop at about 3:30 in the afternoon. From the surveillance cameras in the dessert shop, we could see that she was heading to the side of the road. Her pendant was broken by the roadside, so there should be a car waiting for her by the roadside. The car door broke her pendant.”

“Yes.” The police officer in charge of the surveillance quickly pulled out the surveillance footage from that area. “Do you have any witnesses? Do you know what kind of car it is and what the license plate is?”

Tan Rou shook her head. “No, so we can only trouble you to help us investigate, but we have the suspect’s photo. As long as he drives or passes by the traffic cameras, he will definitely be photographed.”

“Alright, I understand.” The police officer’s hand moved a few times on the computer screen. “Wait a moment, we’ll check the surveillance footage now.”

The police officer worked quickly. He divided the surveillance video into several parts and called a few colleagues over to let them watch it together.

Tan Rou and Tao Zhi were not idle either. They watched the video together with the police officers, especially Tao Zhi. His eyes were glued to the computer screen, afraid that he would miss any detail.

It was a high-tech era now. If one knew the appearance of the criminal, they could input his appearance into the database and let the computer do the first layer of screening to filter out all the people who looked like him.

However, the computer would also have errors, which would require a second round of manual screening. The photos provided by Tan Rou were very clear, which could reduce the difficulty of screening.

“Do you think it’s this person?” A police officer shouted.

When Tao Zhi heard the sound, he immediately rushed over to watch the frozen video. Under the high-definition camera, Zhu Ren’s face was magnified. “It’s him. Look at the license plate number!”

Tan Rou stared at the screen carefully. Her gaze was attracted by one of the images. She tapped on the screen and said, “Let’s zoom in here.”

The police officer zoomed in on the picture. There seemed to be a person lying in the back seat of the car.

Tao Zhi clenched his fists. “That’s my wife!”

Tan Rou reached out and stroked Tao Zhi’s back. “Big brother, pleasecalm down. Tiantian must have been unconscious. Zhu Ren is best at mixing chemicals. He must have used some chemicals to make Tiantian fall asleep. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken Tiantian away so easily.

Tao Zhi tried his best to remain calm. “Yes, I know.”

After knowing the license plate number, they began to track the car. Under the surveillance, no car could escape. However, when they found the car, they realized that it didn’t belong to Zhu Ren at all. It was only rented by Zhu Ren at the last minute, and it was also under Zhu Ren’s real name.

Tao Zhi punched the table, causing it to shake a few times. “Zhu Ren, I will definitely catch him and make him die a horrible death!”

The police officers who came to investigate the case were shocked by him. When they heard Tao Zhi’s words, they all looked at Tao Zhi and reminded him, “Mr. Tao, I know you’re very worried about your wife’s condition, but please calm down first. You can’t kill people casually.”

Tan Rou said, “Officer, I’m really sorry. My brother is just too worried about sister-in-law’s safety. I’ll take good care of him.”

Tao Zhi was just confused by the anxiety. He took a deep breath and said, “I will do things according to the law. After I catch him, I will hand him over to the police.”

However, he could not guarantee what would happen before he handed it over to the police.

The police were skeptical. They had seen many family members who lost control of their emotions, so when they were handling the case, they also paid attention to Tao Zhi to prevent him from doing anything extreme.

 

Chapter 1112:1112 Blackmail

 

 

Since the car was rented by Zhu Ren and had been returned, the boss didn’t know where Zhu Ren went. This way, the clues were cut off again.

Tao Zhi was usually a very calm person, but Tian Tian was in trouble. He couldn’t calm down at all and kept pacing around the room. He was still considering whether he should tell the Tian Family about this. The Tian Family had handed Tian Tian to him, but it had not even been half a year, and he had lost Tian Tian. He really did not know how to explain this to the Tian Family.

Tan Rou sat on the chair and thought about what happened today. If Zhu Ren had planned to kidnap Tian Tian for a long time, why would he use his real name to rent a car? If she were Zhu Ren, she would definitely erase all traces of herself.

This meant that Zhu Ren’s kidnapping of Tian Tian was a spontaneous decision, and it was made in the past few days.

The owner of the car rental shop said that he had only rented the car for half a day and had sent it back on time. When he rented the car, Zhu Ren also asked the owner if he could lower the price, which meant that Zhu Ren was short of money.

Zhu Ren was originally working in a national secret agency, so his salary definitely wouldn’t be low. If he resigned from there normally, he would definitely find a better job, and his salary would not be low either.

However, Zhuang Liu had found out that Zhu Ren had left the laboratory without any notice. He had not even submitted an official resignation application to his superiors. The people in his original unit did not know where he had gone.

Zhu Ren was wearing an old down jacket, and his shoes were not from this season. If he was not mentally ill, it meant that he did not have much money on him.

Could he have kidnapped Tian Tian for money?

At this moment, a letter was sent to the mailbox at the Tao family’s main entrance. The letter was not sent by the postman, but by the errand boy.

Technology was so advanced now that it was much faster to contact someone with a phone than with a letter. Moreover, the Tao family did not have any relatives who could be contacted by letter, so they all guessed that this letter was sent by the kidnapper.

As expected, the letter was written by Zhu Ren. He even pretended to greet Tao Zhi, as if he was not worried that others would find out his identity.

In the letter, Zhu Ren asked the Tao family to prepare five million in cash and twenty-five million in foreign bank checks for him. He also asked them to send them to the place he specified. They were only only given one day. If he did not see the money within one day, he would kill Tian Tian.

It had to be said that Zhu Ren was still very smart. Thirty million in cash was too much for him to take away. If he asked the Tao family to arrange a check for him from a local bank, he would be caught by the local police as soon as he cashed the check.

After getting the money, Zhu Ren would definitely not stay in the country. The best way was to go abroad, so he had to get the Tao Family to prepare money for him abroad. Moreover, it was not from a single country. He had to prepare five million each for a different country, so he had five countries to choose from.

Mrs. Tao was flustered. When she saw the letter, she immediately agreed to pay. “He just wants 30 million, right? We’ll give it to him. As long as he doesn’t hurt Tiantian, it doesn’t matter how much we give.”

Mr. Tao frowned. “This isn’t a question of whether or not we give him the money. It’s a question of whether or not he’ll let Tiantian back if we give him the money. If we give him 30 million and he still doesn’t let Tiantian back, where are we going to find him?”

“We must prepare this money first and send it to the designated location according to his request.”

Tan Rou nodded and said, “His goal should be money. He won’t hurt Tiantian for now. Let’s hurry up and prepare the money. Then, send it to him. When he appears, we’ll catch him.”

The idea was very good, but Zhu Ren was a very vigilant and bold person. If he realized that something was wrong, he would definitely not appear. Therefore, the Tao family had to arrange for someone to ambush him there and not let him discover it.

Five million was a small amount to the Tao family, but it was now popular to use bank cards to transfer money. Who would still use cash? Everyone in the Tao family was mobilized. They went to all the banks in the Capital before they could gather the five million that the other party wanted.

Fortunately, Zhu Ren wanted five million. If he wanted thirty million in cash, the Tao family would probably have to go to another city to exchange for cash.

 

Chapter 1113:1113 No one took the money

 

 

After the Tao family prepared the cash, they waited for the time to pay the money. They didn’t know if Zhu Ren would bring Tian Tian along this time.

The place Zhu Ren chose was a very lively place. He seemed to know the Tao family’s situation very well, so when he sent the money, he didn’t let the young men of the Tao family send the money. Instead, he let the women of the Tao family do it. This time, he had asked Madam Tao and Mrs. Tao to come together. Five million in cash was not light. If they did not send two people over, they would not be able to carry the box with the money. Moreover, these two noble ladies would not have much ability to hurt him.

Madam Tao and Mrs. Tao carried two suitcases and waited on the streets of the city for a long time. It was winter, and the wind could freeze people to death. The two weak women were definitely going to fall sick after standing in the cold wind for so long. However, neither of them chose to leave because they were not sure if Tian Tian was still alive. They had to wait for Zhu Ren to come and get the money.

The time Zhu Ren mentioned was six o’clock in the evening. The sky darkened earlier in winter. At six o’clock, the sun had already set. Even with the street lamps, it was not as bright as during the day.

Madam Tao and Mrs. Tao waited in the cold wind for more than an hour. Their bodies were frozen, but Zhu Ren didn’t come.

The Tao family couldn’t bear to let the two of them suffer from the cold wind, so they talked to them through the earphones in their ears. They wanted them to leave first and drink something to warm up before coming back.

Mrs. Tao refused. She said to the old lady, “Mom, the weather is too cold. You’re not feeling well, so you should go back first. I’ll just wait here.”

Madam Tao was unwilling to leave. “I don’t even know how Tiantian is doing now. If I have to go back and wait, I definitely won’t be at ease. Moreover, the other party asked the two of us to deliver the money here. If we don’t follow his request, what if he gets angry and hurts Tiantian?”

Mrs. Tao was also worried. They could return home first, but they couldn’t risk Tian Tian’s life. Tian Tian’s hometown was not in the Capital. She did not have many relatives or friends in the Capital. She only had her husband and his family.

If they didn’t save Tian Tian, she would definitely be heartbroken.

Ever since Tian Tian and Tao Zhi got married, Mrs. Tao had treated Tian Tian as her other daughter. The Tao family didn’t have many girls, so they naturally had to take her seriously.

This time, Tian Tian had been kidnapped. The Tao family definitely had to save Tian Tian. No matter the price, as long as Tian Tian could return safely, they would pay any price.

“Alright, then let’s continue waiting here.” Mrs. Tao rubbed her hands and said into the earpiece, “Don’t come out. We’ve been waiting for so long. We can’t waste our hard work.”

Tan Ron clenched her fists. She wished she could find Zhu Ren and kill him right now. However, Zhu Ren was too smart. Even now, he still could not find out where he lived. The Zhuang family and Tao family had sent many people to search, hoping to find something.

Madam Tao and Mrs. Tao waited for another two hours, but Zhu Ren still did not appear. However, he sent someone a note, which meant that he was very satisfied with the situation tonight, but he still did not believe that the Tao family would obediently send the money back. Therefore, he could give his family another day to prepare. Tomorrow night at six o’clock, they would still meet at the same place and also 2 women to send the money.

Zhu Ren was very cautious. This time, the people he requested were also women. They were Aunt Tao, who looked very weak, and the youngest girl of the Tao family, Tan Rou.

Tan Rou felt a little lucky when she saw Zhu Ren asking her to send the money over. She couldn’t bear to let her family be exposed to the cold wind for so long. Moreover, if she could see Zhu Ren, he would never escape from her.

Madam Tao and Mrs. Tao were sick. Their bodies weren’t that good to begin with. Moreover, they had been exposed to the cold wind for nearly four hours. It would be strange if they didn’t fall sick.

Tan Rou covered Mrs. Tao with the blanket. The unconscious Mrs. Tao suddenly grabbed Tan Ron’s hand and muttered, “Tian Tian, save Tian Tian quickly.”.

Tan Rou held her hand and said softly, “Mom, just rest for now. I will do my best to save Tiantian.”

 

Chapter 1114:1114 Appeared

 

 

The next night, Tan Ron and her aunt carried their luggage over. They wore thick jackets and were prepared to be exposed to the cold wind for the entire night.

However, they didn’t have to wait for long. About half an hour later, a man wearing a mask appeared beside Tan Rou and the others. He pretended to be looking at the billboard by the roadside, but in fact, he was talking to Tan Rou and the others.

“Have you prepared the money I asked for?” Zhu Ren asked in a low voice.

Aunt Tao was more nervous. Her voice was trembling when she spoke. “We… We’ve already prepared the money. It’s all in these two boxes. After you take the money, let our children go.”

Zhu Ren smiled. “Sure. As long as you do as I ask, I will definitely send that little girl back.”

“Can we meet Tiantian?” Tan Rou asked. Her voice was trembling as if she was very afraid.

Zhu Ren noticed her as soon as she spoke. Seeing that she was very young, he immediately knew who Tan Rou was. “Oh, you must be Tao Zhi’s sister. You’re really pretty!”

His greedy gaze lingered on Tan Rou as if he wanted to eat her up.

Tan Rou immediately bit her lip and hid behind Aunt Tao. “You… Are you going to let Tiantian go or not?”

Zhu Ren liked girls who were very beautiful but timid. The moment he heard Tan Rou speak, his heart was attracted to her.

“Since you’re worried about her safety, why don’t you come back with me to take a look? Don’t worry, I will never hurt you.”

“No, I’m not going with you. Mom and Dad say you’re a bad person.” Tan Rou deliberately avoided Zhu Ren’s gaze and appeared very nervous.

“I changed my mind. There are two boxes here,” Zhu Ren suddenly said. “I can’t carry them all by myself, so I need someone to accompany me back. I think you would be a good fit. Wiry don’t you come along with me?”

Aunt Tao would definitely not agree. She stood in front of Tan Rou and pretended to be calm. “My child is timid and weak. He won’t be able to handle it. So, I’ll go with you. Don’t worry, I don’t have any weapons on me. I won’t hurt you.”

Tan Rou could feel Aunt Tao trembling. She was a very timid woman. Even when her in-laws bullied her in the past, she did not dare to resist. How could she not be afraid when facing kidnappers? However, to protect her niece, Aunt Tao still stood up against this terrifying man.

Tan Rou tugged at Aunt Tao’s down jacket from behind and whispered into her ear, “Aunt, don’t worry. I can protect myself. We don’t know how Tian Tian’s condition is right now, so I have to go and see her. I will go with him later. You must pretend to be very nervous and not let him take me away. I will also cooperate with you to act.”

Aunt Tao knew that Tan Rou was skilled at fighting. She was there when Tan Rou used silver needles to fight the armed thugs at the engagement party. Aunt Tao knew very well that Tan Rou was a smart child. However, Tan Rou was her niece. How could she watch her niece take the risk?

“No, I can’t let you take the risk,” Aunt Tao replied in a low voice.

Zhuang Liu’s voice came from Tan Ron’s earpiece. “Rourou, think about this again. We don’t know what Zhu Ren has been doing these past few years, and we don’t know how good he is. If you go over rashly and get injured, we won’t be able to save you immediately.”

“You don’t believe in my ability?” Tan Rou asked.

Before Zhuang Liu could answer, Zhu Ren saw that their mouths were moving and said impatiently, “You two don’t have to discuss anymore. I’ll only take the little girl with me. If you don’t agree, I’ll shoot you right now.”

As he spoke, he took out a pocket-sized pistol from his pocket. The gun was completely black, completely blending into the night. If Tan Rou and the others weren’t close, they wouldn’t have been able to tell that there was a gun.

Tan Rou seemed to have mustered up a lot of courage. “I can go with you, but you have to promise not to hurt me or Tiantian.”

 

Chapter 1115:1115 Temporarily Safe

 

 

Zhu Ren smiled maliciously and nodded. “I agree.”

Tan Rou seemed to heave a sigh of relief. She walked out from behind Aunt Tao. “Then I’ll go with you.”

Zhuang Liu saw that there was no way to stop Tan Rou. He could only say to Tan Rou, “Okay, you must protect yourself. I will followyou.”

Zhu Ren seemed to have heard Zhuang Liu’s words. He warned, “I know that you two have a listening device on you. Take it out and throw it away now. Also, your people can’t follow us. Once I find out, I won’t hesitate to shoot you.”

Tan Rou looked scared again. “Don’t hurt me. I’ll listen to you.”

Then, she said to Aunt Tao, “Aunt, let’s listen to him. He has a gun in his hand. I’m very scared.”

Aunt Tao was extremely nervous. She didn’t want Tan Rou to leave with Zhu Ren, but her niece was too opinionated. Even if she wanted to stop her, she couldn’t stop her niece’s decision.

Zhuang Liu did not agree. “Xiao Rou, don’t listen to him!”

Tan Rou hid and secretly replied to him, “Alt Liu, don’t worry. I’ll be fine.” After saying that, she took the earpiece from her ear and threw it into the sewer. “I’ve already taken it off. Please don’t do anything. I’m really scared.”

Zhu Ren seemed to be pleased by her fear. He smiled and said, “Now, pick up the box on the ground and follow me. Go wherever I tell you to go. Otherwise, I’ll shoot you.”

Tan Rou tried to lift two big boxes full of money. Then she said, “But these boxes are too heavy. I can’t lift them at all.”

Zhu Ren also tried to lift it. Five million in cash was indeed a little heavy. If he wanted to carry the cash away, he couldn’t just carry it with his two arms. Therefore, he added another request at the last minute, asking the Tao family to get him a car without a license plate.

The Tao family did have a lot of cars, but all of them already had a license plate so they could only buy one now. Fortunately, there was a large shopping mall nearby. Usually, there would be an auto show on the first floor of a large shopping mall, so the Tao family spent a lot of money to buy the car that was displayed in the hall.

“Do you know how to drive?” Zhu Ren pointed the gun at Tan Rou.

Tan Rou wanted to say that she didn’t know how to drive, but Zhu Ren said, “If you don’t know how to drive, then we’ll walk back. It’s still a long way. I wonder if your sister-in-law will starve to death by the time we get there.”

Tan Rou frowned. “I can drive but I’ve only gotten my license a few months ago, so I’m not good at driving.”

Zhu Ren did not care about this. A four-wheeled car would always be faster than a human’s two legs. Even if Tan Ron’s driving skills were not good, as long as he held the gun against the back seat, Tan Rou would not dare to play any tricks.

After Tan Rou and Zhu Ren got into the car, the people from the Tao family and the Zhuang family drove their own cars and followed them.

Zhu Ren took out the earpiece he got from Aunt Tao and said to the Tao family, “Stop following us. If you continue to follow us, shoot this woman’s leg.”

Tan Rou also said, “Dad, Mom, don’t follow us anymore. This big brother said that as long as we let him leave safely, he won’t hurt us. I’m going to see Tiantian now. You guys go back first. I’ll definitely bring Tiantian back safely.”

The Zhuang family and the Tao family seemed to have heard Tan Ron’s words and their car instantly disappeared. However, this did not make Zhu Ren let his guard down. He commanded Tan Rou to circle around the highway and then shuttle through the old district city of the Capital. After driving for more than two hours, they finally stopped at a dilapidated old town in the suburbs.

There was no one living in this town anymore. The word ‘Demolition’ was written on the wall of the town. This place was about to be demolished.

Zhu Ren brought Tan Rou to one of the rooms. As soon as they entered, Tan Rou saw Tian Tian who was tied up. Her eyes were narrowed and her chubby face was pale, but her slightly open lips showed that she was still alive.

Tan Rou heaved a sigh of relief. It was fine as long as she saw that Tian Tian was safe.

Zhu Ren’s voice came from behind. “Little beauty, are you thirsty? Do you want a glass of water?”

Chapter 1116:1116 Tian Tian Is Still Alive

 

 

Tan Ron didn’t dare to drink the water Zhu Ren poured for her. Who knew what was inside?

“Thank you, but I’m not thirsty now. I’d better not drink.” Tan Rou’s tone was very calm. If one looked closely, one would notice that her tone no longer had the fear from before. “How’s my sister-in-law? Why did she faint?”

Tan Rou had already compared her strength with Zhu Ren’s. After all, Zhu Ren was a researcher, so he definitely couldn’t beat her. It would be easy for her to knock Zhu Ren out. However, she was worried that Zhu Ren had drugged Tian Tian to make her unconscious. Zhu Ren was good at making potions. If he drugged Tian Tian, it would be troublesome.

“I didn’t do anything to her.” Zhu Ren closed the door and slowly approached Tan Rou. “I told her to eat, but she refused to, so she fainted from hunger.”

Tan Rou was angry and sad. She was angry that Zhu Ren kidnapped Tian Tian and made her suffer. The sad thing was that Tian Tian was too silly. No matter what, she should have eaten something. It had been almost three days, and she had not eaten anything. She would definitely faint from hunger.

“Do you have anything to eat here?” Tan Rou asked.

Zhu Ren paused and opened the box on the ground. “You can’t cook anything here. I only have instant noodles.”

Tan Rou didn’t want to eat it herself. She was giving it to Tian Tian. Although instant noodles were not very nutritious, there was nothing else to eat here. There was no gas here, there was still electricity and water. It was probably the electricity left behind to make it easier for the demolition machine to work.

Tan Rou was busy boiling water to make instant noodles. She washed the kettle several times before she used it to boil water.

Zhu Ren was sitting on the side. There were two large boxes on the table in front of him. The boxes were filled with neatly stacked cash. His attention was all on the cash and he didn’t see what the two girls were doing. He didn’t think they could do anything funny.

Tan Rou first fed Tian Tian some water. She was not in a hurry to untie Tian Tian because she was still unconscious. She had to wake her up and hide somewhere. Otherwise, if they fought later, it would not be good if Tiantian was hurt.

Tian Tian was very resistant to Tan Rou feeding her water. She was probably still worried that the water was poisonous, so Tan Rou approached Tian Tian and hugged her. Then, she whispered in her ear, “Tian Tian, I’m Rourou. I’m here to save you.”

Tian Tian seemed to have heard Tan Rou’s voice. She opened her eyes slightly and opened her mouth. However, she did not have the strength now, and Tan Rou did not know what she was saying.

Tan Rou fed the water to Tian Tian. “Drink some water first. Then eat something. Once you have the strength, we’ll leave.”

She had a locator manufactured by TR on her, so Zhuang Liu and Tao Zhi must have brought the police over.

Tian Tian obediently drank the water. Tan Rou had risked so much to save her, so she couldn’t be a burden.

Zhu Ren smelled the money and closed the box with satisfaction.” Aiya, it’s good to have money!”

“Sir, you’ve already received the money. Can you let us go now?”Tan Rou asked.

Zhu Ren laughed. “Of course I can let you go, but not now.”

He slapped the table. “You! Make me a bowl of instant noodles too.”

Tan Rou’s brain was working quickly. Then, she pretended to be reluctant. “Is the instant noodles in the box next to you? Just pour some water and soak it yourself. I don’t have time now.”

Zhu Ren would not allow anyone to disobey him. In this room, he was the master. “I told you to come over and soak the noodles. Just come over. Don’t talk so much nonsense!” He slammed the gun on the table as if he wanted to scare Tan Rou.

Tian Tian was frightened by him. “That’s… That’s a gun!”

Zhu Ren played with the gun in his hand and smiled. “If you don’t listen to me, I’ll shoot and breakyour legs!”

Tan Rou pretended to be scared. She trembled and said,” Okay, I’ll come over and make instant noodles for you now but you have to promise not to hurt us.” Zhu Ren agreed. “Come over quickly!”

Tan Rou fed Tian Tian a few more mouthfuls of instant noodles before placing the bowl on the table. She then walked over to Zhu Ren and made him some instant noodles.

 

Chapter 1117:1117 You’re courting death.

 

 

Zhu Ren was in a very good mood at the moment. His family background was not good and he had to rely on other people’s financial support to finish his studies. For so many years, he had been working for others. There were leaders above and disciples below. He had never been happy for a day.

The leader was an old man who would only keep finding trouble for him, and his little disciple would steal his credit. This made him very unhappy.

However, what he could not tolerate the most was Tao Zhi’s arrival. Tao Zhi was smarter than him, more handsome than him, and more popular than him. Every time he saw Tao Zhi, he wanted to kill Tao Zhi.

Now, Tao Zhi’s sister and wife were in his hands. They had to do whatever he wanted them to do. If they didn’t listen, he could break their legs or even kill them. He liked the feeling of controlling others. Only by controlling others and obtaining endless money could he feel happy and at ease.

“Hurry up. If you don’t send the instant noodles over, you’ll starve to death.” Zhu Ren impatiently urged Tan Rou, “You’re indeed a young lady. You’re so slow when doing such a small thing. However, your face is quite beautiful. It suits my taste.”

Tan Rou had a gentle smile on her face. “Really? That would be my honor.”

Zhu Ren waved her over. “The lights here are too dim. Come closer and let me take a good look at your face.”

Tan Rou walked over with the bowl of instant noodles in her hands. However, she glanced at Tian Tian from the corner of her eyes. When she saw that Tian Tian’s face had regained some color, she felt relieved.

“I heard that you’re already engaged. Your marriage partner is the head of the Zhuang family in the Capital, right?” Zhu Ren was still rambling on.

At this moment, Tan Rou had already walked to his side. When she heard him ask about her engagement, she smiled. “Yes…. but what does this have to do with you?”

Zhu Ren was very dissatisfied with her attitude. “Why are you so arrogant?! Now that you’re in my hands, you’ll do whatever I tell you to do. Hurry up and feed me the noodles!”

Tan Rou did not do as he said. Instead, she weighed the bowl of instant noodles in her hand. “You know what? In my eyes, your actions are courting death.”

Zhu Ren glared at him. “You dare to resist me?” As he spoke, he was about to shoot Tan Rou.

Tan Rou wouldn’t give him a chance to hold a gun. She immediately placed the steaming bowl of instant noodles on Zhu Ren’s head. The hot water was about too degrees Celsius. The instant noodles water flowed down Zhu Ren’s hair and burned his face red.

Zhu Ren didn’t have time to dodge. He quickly took the bowl of instant noodles and covered his face and head. “It’s hot! It’s hot! Give me icewater!”

He studied pharmaceutics, so he naturally knew that he had to use ice water to apply a cold compress after being scalded. Therefore, he closed his eyes and ran to the tap, wanting to use the cold water to wash away the heat on his body.

Why would Tan Rou give him the chance? She kicked Zhu Ren to the wall and picked up the pistol on the table. After unlocking the safety, she fired two shots at Zhu Ren’s legs. Her shot was very accurate. It hit the knee without missing at all.

Zhu Ren’s scream immediately came from the house. In this desolate old village, this kind of scream was really too scary.

Tian Tian, who witnessed the scene with her own eyes, was so scared that she almost fainted. She had seen Tan Rou and a murderer fight with guns, but she had never seen Tan Rou shoot a gun, nor had she seen blood come out of her body.

Fresh blood gushed out like a small fountain and they were flowing non stop!

“Don’t look.” Tan Rou only noticed Tian Tian’s condition after she was done. “It’s too dirty here. Close your eyes quickly. Big Brother and the rest are outside. They will probably come over soon after hearing the gunshots.”

Tian Tian closed her eyes silently. She was tired, cold and hungry. Now, she could finally have a good rest.

Zhuang Liu and Tao Zhi could not sit still after hearing the gunshots upstairs. They ignored the police’s objections and rushed up as fast as they could.

Tan Rou and Tian Tian were sitting on the chairs. Tian Tian had fainted, so Tan Rou was hugging her. She seemed to be very afraid.

“Xiao Rou! Are you hurt?” Zhuang Liu threw himself in front of Tan Rou and asked with a trembling voice.

Tan Rou smiled at him. “I’m fine.”

Tao Zhi took Tian Tian from her arms. “What’s wrong with Tian Tian?”

Tan Rou said, “She fainted from hunger. Quickly bring her home.”

 

Chapter 1118:1118 Zhu Ren Was Taken Away

 

 

Tao Zhi picked up Tian Tian and was about to leave when someone suddenly jumped out from the corner and blocked Tao Zhi’s way.

“Tao Zhi…Why did you get so many good things?” Zhu Ren gritted his teeth. Why are you the eldest young master of the Tao family in the Capital?”

“You’re crazy!” Tao Zhi kicked Zhu Ren’s chest, causing him to roll on the ground. “Get lost!”

Then, he carried Tian Tian and left.

Tan Rou instructed, “Tian Tian has been starving for almost three days now. She can’t eat oily food now. It’s best to cook some plain porridge for her.”

“Okay, I’ll take good care of her. I’ll leave the rest to you guys,” Tao Zhi said.

Tan Rou nodded. “Don’t be too angry. The most important thing now is to take care of Tiantian. We’ll talk about the rest when she wakes up.”

She was worried that Tao Zhi would continue to blame himself for this. Tao Zhi sighed. “I understand.”

The next step was to deal with Zhu Ren’s matter. The police were right next to him, so Tan Rou couldn’t do anything to Zhu Ren. She squatted down and pinched Zhu Ren’s legs a few times. The blood on his legs stopped flowing out.

Zhu Ren couldn’t bleed too much. If he died like this, it would be too easy on him.

The police officers who followed her felt that it was very magical. They were still thinking about how to treat the wound. They did not expect that the little girl would press on the criminal’s leg a few times and the wound would stop bleeding.

“What was that gunshot just now? Which one of you shot someone?” the captain asked coldly.

Tan Rou knew that this matter could not be hidden. Zhu Ren could not have shot her in the leg. Tian Tian was still unconscious, so she wasn’t the one who got shot either. There were only three of them inside which naturally meant that she was the one who shot Zhu Ren in the leg.

“Officer, I fired those two shots just now.” Tan Rou looked scared again. “At that time, that bad guy said he was going to shoot us. I was so scared that I rushed up and tried to snatch his gun but I don’t know how I did it, so I shot him in the leg.”

The captain did not believe Tan Ron’s words. “Is your marksmanship that accurate? He didn’t hit anywhere else but his knees. In my opinion, it shouldn’t be easy to hit the knee, right?”

Tan Rou naturally had her own excuse. “When I snatched the gun over, the muzzle was facing down. Then, I shifted the gun to the side and aimed it at his knee. At that time, I was thinking of using up all the bullets in the gun. As long as I used up all the bullets, he wouldn’t be able to hit us.”

The captain of the criminal police team still had a conflicted expression on his face. “But…”

Zhuang Liu said, “We’re both shooting enthusiasts. When we’re free, we’ll go to the shooting club to practice. Although we’re not using real guns, the difference isn’t that big, so it’s not unusual for us to shoot.”

Tan Rou quickly chimed in. “Families like ours are very vulnerable to assassination. That’s why we can only learn some self-defense skills.”

The captain could only believe it, but he reminded him, “In the future, if you encounter such a situation, don’t rush forward rashly again. You got your hands on the pistol this time but you might not be lucky next time. If you get hurt in the process of handling it, it won’t be good.”

Tan Rou listened obediently. “Alright, officer. I won’t take any more risks.”

This was obviously a lie. Even a room full of police officers combined might not be as powerful as her. Why would Tan Rou listen to these police officers? Moreover, if they listened to the police, they would probably have to come over and collect Tian Tian’s body by now. Sometimes, one still had to rely on his own judgment.

The matter was finally resolved. All that was left was to interrogate him. Zhu Ren was injured, and the police had to take him to the hospital for treatment. The victim and the victim’s family probably did not have time to be questioned by the police, so the captain of the criminal police planned to leave with his men first.

“Miss Tan Rou, tomorrow morning at around ten o’clock, our men will send someone over to ask more about the situation. I wonder if it’s convenient for you?” the captain asked.

Tan Rou said, “Let’s wait for another two days. The criminal has been caught. There’s no need to be afraid of him escaping. My sister-in-law’s condition isn’t very good. I want to wait for her to fully recover before accepting the police’s questioning.”

 

Chapter 1119:1119 Zhu Ren’s Hatred

 

 

The captain of the criminal police had no objections. Although he wanted to close this case, they had to take into account the feelings of the victim. Moreover, the criminal had already been caught. It would not affect the outcome if they interrogated him one day earlier or one day later.

Tian Tian lay in bed for an entire day and night while Tao Zhi sat beside her bed to accompany her.

“Air Zhi…” Tian Tian opened her eyes and saw Tao Zhi sleeping by her bed. “Are you tired? Then come to bed and sleep.”

When Tao Zhi heard her voice, he immediately woke up. He grabbed Tian Tian’s hand tightly and asked with concern, “Tian Tian, how do you feel?” Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something first?”

Tian Tian smiled and said softly, I’m fine now. There’s no need to be so nervous but I’m indeed a little hungry. I feel like I can swallow a cow now.”

Tao Zhi caressed Tian Tian’s cheek and said, “I’ll get someone to bring porridge over tonight. Rourou said that you haven’t eaten anything for three days and it’s not suitable for you to eat things that are difficult to digest. Let’s have some porridge first. When you’re better, I’ll take you to eat roasted whole beef.”

In order to make Tao Zhi less worried, Tian Tian deliberately tried to liven up the atmosphere. “I don’t like to eat roasted beef. I only like cakes. Let’s go buy cakes in a few days.”

Tao Zhi agreed. “Alright, I’ll buy your cakes once you’ve recovered.”

When Tian Tian was able to walk, the criminal police sent someone over to question her. Tian Tian didn’t hide anything and told him everything she knew. That afternoon, she walked to the car with Zhu Ren. Zhu Ren opened the door to the back seat and sprinkled something on her face. She became dizzy after smelling it. She did not know what happened after that. When she woke up again, she was already in that room.

There were too many people on the road that day. There were also many cars parked by the road. The cars blocked the view, so no one noticed that she was drugged and taken away.

Tao Zhi wanted to kill Zhu Ren immediately, but he couldn’t do anything now that Zhu Ren was in the police station.

The next morning, Tan Rou and Tao Zhi went to the police station together. Tan Rou was here to record her statement because she had shot Zhu Ren. Whether it was intentional or not, she had to be here.

Tao Zhi was here to find Zhu Ren. He really wanted to know why Zhu Ren had kidnapped Tian Tian. Did he really just want money?

After Zhu Ren saw Tao Zhi, he was very calm and did not look as crazy as before. Tao Zhi sat opposite Zhu Ren. He clenched his fists so tightly that the veins on the back of his hands were bulging. If it weren’t for the police watching him, he would have dragged Zhu Ren up and beaten him up.

“Why did you kidnap my wife?” Tao Zhi tried his best to remain calm. “I’ve already let go of the matter of you poisoning me back then. I didn’t expect you to actually want to harm my wife!”

“I didn’t want to harm your wife.” Zhu Ren rolled his eyes at him.

“I just want to get some money from you! The reason? I’ve worked for so many years. Why did you take away the honor that originally belonged to me?”

“I never wanted to steal your honor. You know that I won’t stay there for too long. If you didn’t poison me, I would have left in a few years!”

“Why should you leave just like that?” Zhu Ren was a little agitated. “Since you don’t care about that place at all, why do you go there in the first place?!”

“That’s not something I can decide,” Tao Zhi sighed.

He didn’t like staying there, but he didn’t know where to go, so he rested there for the time being. After his hand was injured, Tao Zhi had no reason to stay there anymore. He left without hesitation.

The reason why he didn’t pursue the matter of Zhu Ren poisoning him was because he didn’t want to stay any longer. Zhu Ren poisoning him gave him a reason to leave. Zhu Ren didn’t care about Tao Zhi’s difficulties. He only felt that Tao Zhi was an eyesore. “I don’t regret poisoning you at all. I only regret that I didn’t go a little further and only poisoned your hand!”

Tao Zhi’s eyes were filled with ferocity. “Then I won’t go easy on you either, We can still dig up the things that happened back then and interrogate them again. Kidnapping and poisoning, I think you can spend the rest of your life in prison.”

 

Chapter 1120:1120 Holding a Banquet

 

 

Tao Zhi didn’t have time to waste on Zhu Ren. After Tan Ron gave her statement, they went straight back. On the way back, they even brought some snacks for Tian Tian.

It was almost the New Year, but her family was in trouble one after another. Madam Tao’s superstitious heart began to feel uneasy again. In recent years, she had been a vegetarian and chanted after Buddha, wanting to pray for her family. The older she got, the more she believed in the theory of ghosts and gods.

The old lady loved to eat meat when she was younger. In order to face Buddha devoutly, she endured a month without eating meat. It was obvious that she wanted to pray for her family.

After Tian Tian returned, Mother Tao and Madam Tao’s cold had also recovered. Madam Tao felt that there had been too many things that had not been going well at home recently, so she wanted to hold a charity banquet for charity and bring some good fortune to her family.

The family did not object and actively prepared the things needed for the banquet. As time was tight, the Tao family did not invite many guests. They were all people who had a good relationship with the Tao family.

When Tian Tian heard that there was going to be a banquet at home, she immediately jumped up from the bed. “When is it going to be held? What should I wear? Xiao Rou, what do you think of my velvet dress?”

Tan Rou was shocked by her actions and could not react for a long time. “Don’t be too excited. Sit down and rest for a while. There are still three days before the banquet. We still have time to pick out our dresses.”

Tian Tian sat cross-legged on the bed and said sadly, “Alt Zhi won’t let me go out. He said that I should rest for a few days, but I’m fine. If I don’t go out, mushrooms will grow on my body.”

Tan Rou chuckled and gave her half of the peeled tangerines. “He just wants you to have a good rest. Besides, aren’t I here to accompany you now? With me accompanying you, will you still feel bored?”

Tian Tian shook her head and said, “I just feel that this is taking up too much of your time. Aren’t you busy with a big project? Time should be very tight now, right? Because of my matter, you’ve been delayed for so many days. I feel a little embarrassed.”

“Tiantian, you’re my good friend and my sister-in-law, so we’re family.” Tan Rou comforted her.

“In my heart, nothing is more important than family. If I had to choose again, I would still choose to look for you.”

Tian Tian was touched by her words. She hugged Tan Rou tightly and cried. “Rourou, when you came to save me that day, I really wanted to cry but I was afraid that I would affect you, so I didn’t dare to make a sound.”

Tan Rou hugged her. “It’s okay now. You can cry if you want to.”

Tian Tian wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and smiled. “I don’t want to cry anymore. With you, Ah Zhi, and Dad, Mom, Grandpa, and Grandma by my side, I feel very at ease. You don’t have to worry that I’ll be sad or afraid. As long as I think of you, I won’t be afraid of anything.”

Tan Rou looked at Tian Tian and suddenly smiled. “Big Brother’s worries are unnecessary. You’re much more optimistic than him. I think he should be the one who needs someone to accompany him.”

Tian Tian smiled as well. “If you’re free, you should talk to him as well. He’s been frowning a lot these days.”

Tan Rou agreed. “Alright, I’ll keep an eye out.”

She thought for a moment and asked, “Tiantian, do you want to pick out some jewelry for the banquet together?”

Tian Tian wanted to go, but the Tao family was very worried that she would be in danger. They had not allowed her to go out today. “But I can’t go out now.”

Tan Rou said, “Who said that we have to go outside to do so? Our family has a jewelry brand. As long as we make a call, the store will send the jewelry over for us to choose from.”

Tian Tian’s family was also rich, but they were not that overbearing. She was still looking forward to the scene of the jewelry being placed in front of her. “Then when can we do that?”

Tan Rou waved her phone. “Anytime.”

She made a phone call and the jewelry brand under the Tao family immediately brought over all the new designs for this year and sent them directly to Tan Rou’s Source Creek Manor.

There was a jewelry room in Source CreekManor. Tan Rou didn’t use it usually, but now she could use it.