Chapter 145: Fortune Telling
Chapter 145: Fortune Telling
The kidnapper approached Jiang Qianhui with a dagger. Zhan Yanxun's eyes were covered, but he knew from the sound of footsteps that the kidnapper was getting closer to Jiang Qianhui. He panicked and struggled even more violently.
"hurry up."
Zhan Yanxun's voice was low and urgent.
He stood in front of Qiao Weiwei, hoping she would quickly untie his ropes.
However, although Qiao Weiwei tried to untie Zhan Yanxun's ropes, she pretended that she couldn't.
The technique was chaotic, and the person seemed to be in a hurry.
In reality, she was waiting for Jiang Qianhui to be killed before untying the ropes on Zhan Yanxun's hands.
The kidnapper raised his dagger, ready to stab her, but suddenly stopped, looked at Zhan Yanxun and said, "Let's play a game. Zhan Yanxun, you do the work. If you kill her, I'll let you go."
"Untie my ropes, and I will do as you ask. You must keep your promise."
"Don't you need to think about it? It seems you two are really sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams; you both want the other dead just to save your own life."
"I am Zhan Yanxun. What kind of woman can't I have? Isn't she worth my life? Untie my ropes. I'll help you do it, and I hope you'll keep your promise and release me and Qiao Weiwei."
Jiang Qianhui looked at Zhan Yanxun. When the kidnapper asked that question, he already had the answer in his heart.
"You are healthy and wealthy, and you could stay together forever, but you don't cherish it. You don't deserve to be husband and wife."
Jiang Qianhui frowned slightly. This kidnapper... is it him?
Qiao Weiwei was very happy, and her eyes were full of provocation when she looked at Jiang Qianhui.
The kidnapper looked at Jiang Qianhui and said mockingly, "Your husband abandoned you for someone else, and you're not sad at all?"
"Isn't this just human nature? Instead of being sad, shouldn't you think about how to keep yourself alive?"
"Even now, you still don't think you're going to die. You're really tough."
"Because I can read faces, I will live a long life and won't die here. But you, your forehead is dark and your fate is very strong, which will bring misfortune to your child. Your child will be in poor health and probably won't live past six years old."
Upon hearing this, the kidnappers instantly became fierce.
"What nonsense are you spouting? My child is perfectly fine. You're talking nonsense, I'll kill you."
Even if you kill me, it won't be enough to cover your child's medical expenses.
The kidnapper raised his dagger but stopped mid-air. Jiang Qianhui saw the kidnapper's expression. She had investigated Old Zhu; he was extremely stingy. Although he dared to hire someone to kill, the price he offered probably wouldn't be very high.
His child has a serious heart condition, and the treatment costs are extremely high; the amount Old Zhu offered was definitely not enough.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have seen Zhan Yanxun and kidnapped him as well.
"how do you know?"
“As I just told you, I can read faces. Looking at your face, you are not a vicious person, but you are world-weary. You feel that you are living a peaceful and down-to-earth life, so why did fate have to befall your child? Your child’s illness has exhausted all your savings and sold all your property, but it is still just a drop in the ocean to save your son.”
The kidnapper was trembling all over.
"My son...can he get through this?"
The kidnapper didn't say whether he believed or not, but his eyes were pleading and devout as he looked at Jiang Qianhui, as if she were a god before him.
"As long as you believe me, I guarantee that once your son passes the life-or-death ordeal of turning six, his life will be smooth sailing from now on."
Qiao Weiwei watched as the kidnapper's expression softened, and the murderous intent and ferocity in his eyes seemed to be instantly purified.
She was like a deity, purifying a sinful soul.
Qiao Weiwei saw the kidnapper put down the dagger. Was Jiang Qianhui about to escape?
"Mr. Jiang, you're amazing! You persuaded the kidnappers with just a few words. I've never heard of you being able to read faces before. You'll have to teach me sometime."
Upon hearing Qiao Weiwei's words, the kidnapper's eyes immediately turned fierce again.
"What? You can't read faces at all? You're talking nonsense. Are you trying to fool me?"
Jiang Qianhui glanced coldly. "Damn it, even the national treasure is being brought out."
Qiao Weiwei wanted to kill her!
Jiang Qianhui tried her best to keep her emotions in check and said, "Was it Old Zhu who sent you to kidnap me?"
At this point, if I don't show him how capable I am, he won't believe me.
The kidnappers were stunned for a moment.
"how do you know?"
"If Old Zhu hadn't come looking for you, you'd probably be dead under the wheels of a car by now."
The kidnapper's eyes visibly widened; no one could comprehend just how shocked he was.
He was indeed at his wit's end. The pressure to pay his son's medical bills was relentless, and he couldn't take it anymore. All he wanted was to die; he wanted to exchange his life for his son's.
He had it all planned out: he'd find a luxury car on the road and have it run him over. He'd leave the mother and son with compensation money, which would save his son's life.
However, before he could do that, Lao Zhu approached him and said he would give him 20 yuan if he killed Jiang Qianhui.
Although 200,000 yuan is far from enough to treat his son, it can extend his son's life, so he is willing to take the risk.
When Fang saw Zhan Yanxun in the car, he knew he could raise enough money for his son's medical treatment.
Jiang Qianhui saw through everything, which completely panicked the kidnappers.
"Who are you?"
“I am the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. Let me go. I promise to take full responsibility for your son’s illness. If you kill me, the money Old Zhu gives you, plus Zhan Yanxun’s ransom, will be enough to cure your son’s illness. But have you ever thought that you will become a murderer and have to live on the run? Your wife is immobile. How will she take care of a seriously ill child?”
"You even know that my wife has difficulty moving around!"
The kidnappers' pupils contorted in shock, but Jiang Qianhui remained remarkably calm.
In her previous life, her father was driving and she was sitting in the back seat. The car was moving normally when suddenly someone rushed out. Her father couldn't brake in time and hit and killed the person.
During the subsequent compensation investigation, it was learned that this person had a wife with disabilities in both legs and a son suffering from a serious heart condition.
Although the traffic police determined through surveillance footage that the deceased should bear the primary responsibility, her father still took full responsibility for the deceased's son's medical expenses until the child recovered.
When she first saw the man, he looked vaguely familiar, but she couldn't quite place him. Then his black-and-white portrait became clearer in her mind. She realized then that it was him.
"You...you really are good at reading faces. You even know that my wife has a disability in both legs. Do you really think my son can live past six years old?"
“I assure you, he will live past six years old, but if you do something bad, your sins will be added to his body. He will surely die young.”
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