Chapter 29: 029 No More Acting, Lay Cards On The Table
“It doesn’t matter if she has no money, what about her parents?”
After Brother Song said this, he still tilted his ear to listen, confirming that the girl in the bedroom next door hadn’t woken up.
Just as Wang Heng was hesitating whether to reveal a trump card, the other party made the first move.
Brother Song said: “Eighty-twenty split.”
Wang Heng: “……What did you say?”
Brother Song held up two fingers on one hand and eight on the other, saying solemnly: “The money from her parents, you and I split eighty-twenty. What do you think? No need to act, I know you’re not her relative, definitely her friend. I have her parents’ contact info, and I specifically asked, her family has no relatives in Rongdu.”
Wang Heng rubbed his temple: “The disguise dropped so fast…… But I want to ask you first. Has anyone told you that as a kidnapper, you don’t seem very professional?”
Brother Song immediately shook his head: “What kidnapper, that’s too uncouth. And with this method, I’ve already gotten remuneration from several clients.”
“Remuneration……”
“Be more elegant, you’re a university student, an intellectual, don’t say things so unpleasantly.”
“Then may I ask how much remuneration you’ve gotten?”
Brother Song pondered, this kid is probably already a bit tempted to split the money, that’s why he’s asking such a question.
So he tempted: “A full three hundred thousand, how about it?”
Wang Heng: “For these few hundred thousand, the risk you’re taking isn’t small.”
Brother Song shook his head: “Not much risk, you know I only kidnap, don’t tear up the ticket, and won’t do harmful things, just lock people up for a few days, wait for the money to hit the account, route it through an overseas account, launder it clean and transfer back. This house isn’t mine, the car isn’t mine, I haven’t left any traceable clues.”
“And not harmful……”
“Of course, I didn’t even touch your mobile phones or wallets. In the domestic security environment, the strictest crackdowns are on vicious criminal cases, like murder and such. But I haven’t touched a hair on your heads, how is that vicious?”
Wang Heng said thoughtfully: “And the targets you choose, their social relationships aren’t local……”
Brother Song: “Intelligent, you hit the key point. So those parents have two choices: report to the police, or transfer money to me.”
Wang Heng: “But these two choices aren’t conflicting, they can perfectly report to the police and give money, let the police monitor your account.”
Brother Song: “That’s where the video recording and audio come in. With those, send them to the parents, tell them before I receive the transfer, their child won’t get a single bite of food. If they report to the police, that’s even better, I’ll say I’m going to tear up the ticket directly. Do you think any parents will report to the police? Any parents won’t pay?”
Hearing this, Wang Heng couldn’t help but secretly sigh, this guy’s criminal plan is truly tight. Lure the child into the dark room and lock them up, cut off outside contact, then pressure those helpless parents…… The key is, the blackmail evidence is very convincing, the blackmail amount is within the parents’ payment range, the success probability is really not low. And no physical harm, the police’s pursuit won’t be too strong. Even some parents, as long as the child is safe, might not report to the police from start to finish.
But the next moment, Brother Song changed the subject, pained: “But you pulled out my bug and camera, that’s trouble. I can’t negotiate with the client’s parents now!”
Wang Heng crossed his arms: “So you want me to cooperate, film Pei Ningle’s helpless state?”
Brother Song clapped lightly: “Intelligent, exactly. Young man, don’t rush to refuse, think carefully, I take this at least with the risk of getting caught, you have zero risk. You’re also a victim, no evidence points to you.”
Wang Heng narrowed his eyes: “Heh, if there are still remaining bugs in the house now, that would be evidence of guilt.”
Brother Song was stunned, then earnestly persuaded: “I have no reason to screw you over, and as long as you don’t screw me, neither of us will get caught. Finish this business safely, and you’ll get a windfall, isn’t that good?”
Wang Heng: “That simple?”
“That simple,” Brother Song added, “Like this, I can give you two thousand cash now. Once her parents’ money hits my account, I’ll immediately transfer you twenty percent. Even if the rest has issues, that’s my loss, your remuneration is absolutely safe.”
Wang Heng fell silent.
Brother Song secretly rejoiced, feeling this deal might be steady. He didn’t urge, just quietly waited. Besides, Pei Ningle was sleeping in the bedroom just one wall away, he didn’t dare push too hard or too fast, or if he accidentally woke the girl, things would be more trouble……
But suddenly, Wang Heng said: “Sorry, I refuse.”
Brother Song’s eyes widened: “What?”
Wang Heng: “I don’t like taking this kind of money, so forget it.”
Brother Song hesitated, pained: “Then like this, thirty percent for you! Can’t go higher, I have costs too!”
Wang Heng still shook his head: “Even fifty-fifty with you won’t work, I’m not doing it.”
Brother Song’s cheek twitched, immediately threatening: “If you don’t agree, fine, I won’t let you out either. When you’re about to starve to death, you’ll agree even if you don’t want to.”
Wang Heng: “We’ll talk about it then.”
Brother Song stood outside the window staring at him for a good while, snorted coldly, turned and left.
Wang Heng listened attentively, noticing the footsteps didn’t go far, but turned a corner and disappeared. Obviously, Brother Song hadn’t gone far, still in this old building.
He walked to the bedroom doorway, paused for a few seconds, quietly pushed open the bedroom door. But because the hinges were badly rusted, even a light push made a piercing “creak creak” sound.
The young girl on the bed woke up immediately, shouting: “Who!”
Wang Heng had only wanted to check if she was asleep, but unexpectedly woke her up, helplessly knocked on the door: “It’s me, Wang Heng.”
“You…… do you have something to say to me?” The young girl instinctively wanted to pull the quilt tight, but found she wasn’t covered by a quilt.
After all, having a broken bed with a mattress in this place was already pretty good, of course there was no pillow or quilt.
Wang Heng sighed: “A few hours ago you were so restless, I thought you’d be sleepless. Unexpectedly, you slept better than me.”
The young girl touched the back of her head: “Hehe, I’ve always been a good sleeper…… I even had a nickname in class, Sleeping Beauty.”
“That good?”
“Yeah.”
“Then you keep sleeping, won’t disturb you.” With that, Wang Heng was about to retreat and close the door.
But only then did Pei Ningle finally come to her senses, remembering her situation, picking up the worries she wouldn’t notice in sleep.
The young girl hurriedly asked: “Do you have a way to escape?”
“No, wait till dawn.”
Wang Heng closed the bedroom door.
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