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Published at 2nd of December 2022 06:13:15 AM


Chapter 41

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Chapter 41: Lu Hua

Chang Qing was looking for an opportunity. So when the makeup artist came in again, Chang Qing pushed her to the ground.

“Be quiet.” Chang Qing told her in a low voice.

The makeup artist was very calm. She said, “Don’t waste your time. You can’t escape.”

Chang Qing licked his dry lips and whispered, “You don’t understand the situation. Your plan is full of loopholes. What makes you think you can really get that ransom?”

The makeup artist also pretended to be innocent, “… Our main goal is to get Qin Lang and Lu Zheng back together. The ransom is second.”

Chang Qing smiled. The makeup artist might really think so, but it’s one thing to make Qin Lang and Lu Zheng reconcile, and it’s another thing to take the ransom. It seems that she is really greedy for the ransom.

It really doesn’t make any sense to take such a big risk by doing such a thing unless it was for money.

Chang Qing covered her mouth and gave Lu Hua a signal. Lu Hua hurriedly handed over the rope.

Chang Qing tied her up tightly and put her into a corner.

The rest of the day was spent waiting in silence.

In the eyes of everyone, a thin and weak man like Chang Qing and a child like Lu Hua were really powerless, so no one took them to heart.

But Chang Qing was a man after all. When Lu Hua was worried about whether they could escape, Chang Qing smiled while stuffing a knot into the makeup artist’s mouth. “I used to drive a truck to deliver goods to Tibet,” he said lightly. It often happens that a yak suddenly jumps out on the Tibetan highway and the driver has no time to avoid it, killing the yak.”

Lu Hua blinked, not knowing why he said this. Chang Qing smiled at her and replied softly: “At this time, the herdsmen will rush over to claim compensation. If it’s a female yak, The price of one head will be overcharged to hundreds of thousands. If you don’t give it then all the surrounding herdsmen will come over with weapons. Most drivers are scared to death. If they can give money, they will give it. If they can’t, they will call the police. The police can’t handle it either. Generally, they bargain with herders, and the price of more than 100,000 yuan has reached 20,000 yuan, and the price of 70,000 or 80,000 yuan has reached 50,000 to 60,000 yuan and if they cannot give it, they will use goods to pay it. At that time, I killed a yak that had rushed onto the road. “

Lu Hua swallowed, “Then what?”

Chang Qing said, “The herdsman asked for 80,000 yuan right off the bat. I wanted to reason with him. The herdsman is from Tibet. He speaks Tibetan, and can only say 80,000 yuan in Chinese. He didn’t understand what I was saying. Seeing that I didn’t want to give it, he blew a whistle. Seven or eight herdsmen poured out all of a sudden, all of them armed with knives and farm tools. They looked fierce. If we didn’t pay them they would beat our brains out.”

Lu Hua was anxious, “That’s too much! How can this be!”

Chang Qing gestured for her to be quiet, then he continued, “I was very poor at that time, and my savings were less than 1,000 yuan. I drove a truck with my master at that time. My master knew some Tibetan, so he bargained with them, but they refused. They insisted on 80,000 yuan. I was still very young at that time, just 18, so I fought with them.”

Lu Hua: “…And then what!?”

Chang Qing said, “I didn’t have any money. My master didn’t have any money either. He wasn’t by his wife’s side when she gave birth. He specially made this long-distance delivery in order to earn money for milk powder. So I said to them, you can kill me, and I’ll pay for the life of that yak.”

Lu Hua: “…”

Chang Qing said: “They didn’t understand what I was talking about. They all held me down. My master was so anxious that he called the police. The police was also Tibetan but they knew Chinese. They came over to try and stop the fight.  After a long afternoon of arguing they negotiated it down to the market price of 15,000 yuan.”

Chang Qing lowered his eyes and smiled: “At that time, I really thought that if they’d let it go I was willing to die in exchange for that yak’s life.”

Lu Hua’s nose felt sour and she said, “You’re so stupid. How can human life be compared with an animal’s?”

Chang Qing said: “At that time, I was very poor. I even ate just mantou  and pickled vegetables for three meals a day. When I met this kind of thing, I was both aggrieved and angry. It was the yak that rushed up. We were just driving on the highway normally. Why should I bear a debt so high that I didn’t even dare to think about it? I was so full of anger that for a moment I felt that it didn’t matter if I died.”

He raised his eyes to Lu Hua and smiled softly, “The current situation is similar to that at the time, Xiao Hua. I’m not afraid of them, not at all, because I want to protect you.”

Lu Hua wiped her eyes and said, “Even now you’re sweet-talking me.”.”

Chang Qing pinched her cheek and said, “I just want you to believe me.”

Originally, he didn’t belong to this world. If he ended here, it wouldn’t be a bad idea. He didn’t save Lu Xuan. At least, he would save Lu Hua.

Chang Qing said, “Get ready.”

He kicked the makeup artist and said softly, “I need a favor, okay?”

The makeup artist stared at him blankly and quickly lowered her eyes.

Chang Qing said, “If you don’t agree, I’ll shove this hairpin down your throat. The edges and corners of this hairpin are quite sharp. I don’t know if it will cut through your esophagus. If you don’t get to the doctor right away, you’ll die of internal bleeding, right? “

His expression didn’t look like he was joking at all.

Makeup artist: “…”

Chang Qing said, “How about it? Do you agree?”

The makeup artist nodded slowly.

Chang Qing said, “Well, when I take out the gag, you call someone over and say that Lu Hua ate something bad and threw up.”

Chang Qing thought for a moment, then said, “You call that bald head over here. He doesn’t look too smart. He looks like he’ll be easy to deal with.”

The bald man was the big guy in the t-shirt who was attracted by Lu Hua’s howl at the beginning.

The makeup artist nodded. Chang Qing took out the gag in her mouth, lowered his voice and said, “Don’t play tricks. You’re also a smart person. My chance of escaping is uncertain but the chance of me stuffing a hair clip into your mouth is 100%.”

The makeup artist paused, cleared her throat, raised her voice and called out the big guy’s name a few times.

The sound insulation effect of this wooden room wasn’t very good, but it also took her yelling several times before they heard the impatient voice of the big man, “What’re you yelling about?”

Chang Qing quickly stuffed the gag back into the makeup artist’s mouth, then stood behind the door. After the big fellow opened the door and walked in. He gave a soft ‘shh’ sound and at the moment when the big fellow turned to look over, Chang Qing threw sawdust at his face.

After a while, the big man knelt down clutching his □□.

During this process, he hardly made any movement. Chang Qing covered his mouth again, kicked his crotch again, and closed the door leaving a gap so the big man slammed into the ground.

Lu Hua looked dumbfounded.

Chang Qing still didn’t know what impact his actions had on her, but in the future, Lu Hua would end up kicking the crotch of the young masters who made fun of and bullied her. As a result, Lu Zheng was often asked by parents for an explanation. He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Her image as a lady was gone forever.

Chang Qing tied the big man up beside the makeup artist. His physical quality was generally not so good. After only this amount of activity, he was covered with a layer of fine sweat. The hair he’d sprayed back with hairspray fell in a messy manner over his forehead.  He was quite a bit of a mess.

He gasped then wiped his sweat. He reached out and picked up the gun that the big man had brought in. He turned to look at Lu Hua and smiled, “Look, am I awesome?”

Lu Hua covered her wide-open mouth, felt awkward for a moment. Then said from the bottom of her heart: “Awesome, you’re even better than my second brother.”

Chang Qing smiled and glanced down at the gun, “M416 assault rifle, gun? Your equipment is very good.”

He loaded the bullet and motioned at the big man, which made him close his eyes in fright.

In the face of death, even the most ferocious people will be afraid.

Chang Qing looked at the makeup artist and said softly, “If there is a fight, it would be better to have a meat sandbag that blocks bullets, right?””

Makeup Artist: “..…”

Chang Qing just pulled the makeup artist, let Lu Hua hide behind him and walked out the door openly.

This was a small wooden house. It was unrealistic for several big men to crowd inside, so most of them camped outside.

As soon as Chang Qing went out, the guard saw it. He was startled and hurriedly blew his whistle. Soon, several big men climbed out of the tent and aimed their guns at him.

Qin Lang and Fatty Wang also came out. When he saw Chang Qing, there was a trace of surprise in his eyes, which quickly sank into his eyes.

Chang Qing’s gun was aimed at Qin Lang. He looked directly at Qin Lang and said softly, “I really want to kill you now.”

Qin Lang looked at him and smiled. “You wouldn’t dare.” He paused, as if curious. “Do you know how to use a gun?”

The others listened to their hearts, and the fear in their eyes lessened a little. They couldn’t help but move a little closer to Chang Qing.

Chang Qing also laughed. “Why not? The Lu family is rich. I go to the beauty salon and also go to the shooting gallery. My results always hover around the ninth and tenth rings. The coach always says it’s a pity that I don’t go to the Olympics.”

Qin Lang smiled faintly, “That is indeed a pity.”

Chang Qing said, “Don’t believe me? Do you want me to shoot you for you to see?”

Fatty Wang stood in front of Qin Lang, squinting at him. “We’re not going to do anything to you,” he said. “You just have to stay here until it’s over. Why fight us?”

Chang Qing watched him protect Qin Lang tightly behind him, and couldn’t help but be speechless. What kind of charm does Qin Lang have? The original owner trusted him, the makeup artist and Jenny both spoke for him, and even this fat man was willing to let him treat him as a meat shield.

Compared to Lin Yifeng, this fellow is more like the protagonist!

Chang cleared his throat and spoke to them nicely, “How about this. You let Lu Hua go and I’ll stay.”

Fatty Wang looked at him and said nothing.

Chang Qing said, “I’m Lu Zheng’s elder sister-in-law. It’s the same effect if I stay instead of Lu Hua.”

Qin Lang however said calmly, “No.”

Chang Qing looked at him over the fat man, “Why not?”

Qin Lang whispered: “Lu Hua must stay. I still want to be the hero saving the beauty.”

Chang Qing: “…….”

Chang Qing held back his anger. He didn’t want to argue with Qin Lang, who was addicted to acting. “Am I not beautiful?” He asked.

Qin Lang looked at him and chuckled, “Beauty is beauty, but ah, our original plan was to have Lu Hua.”    

When Fatty Wang heard Chang Qing admit that he was Lu Zheng’s sister-in-law, his eyes lit up. He gritted his teeth and glared at Chang Qing. His gaze as sharp as a knife. He wanted nothing more than to stab him to death.

Chang Qing was puzzled by the hatred in his eyes. After a pause, he didn’t look at the fat man’s eyes “I know your plan,” he said to Qin Lang. “You let Lu Hua go and I’ll stay. Otherwise, I’ll have to shoot you. At worst, we’ll die together.”

As Qin Lang was about to say something else, Fatty Wang smiled grimly. “Alright, since you’ve said so, I’ll grant you your wish. I can let Lu Hua go, but you have to stay.”

Chang Qing looked at him quietly and said after a while, “OK.”

He called out to Lu Hua, “Lu Hua, run forward. Don’t look back. Run as far as you can.”

Lu Hua couldn’t help but say “…What about you?”

Chang Qing laughed and said softly, “Didn’t we have a deal at the beginning? Just run forward. I’ll be fine if you’re fine.”

Lu Hua couldn’t help crying. No matter how stupid she was, she knew how dangerous it was for Chang Qing now. If these bad people were angry, they would deal with him after she left.”… okay.”

She should be sensible now. Chang Qing created this opportunity for her, and if she didn’t run, all his efforts would be in vain.

“You don’t have to worry. It’s a deal. I’ll be fine so you’ll be fine.” Lu Hua wiped her tears and said to Chang Qing.

Chang Qing nodded to her, kicked her lightly, then pointed her in a direction with his chin, “Run that way.”

Lu Hua held the blanket, took one last look at Chang Qing, and started to run forward.

Several big men tried to give chase, but were stopped by Fatty Wang.

The two groups of people were deadlocked for almost two hours, and Fatty Wang said, “Enough. It’s been so long, we can’t catch up even if we wanted to. So put down the gun.”

Chang Qing raised his eyes and smiled at him. “It’s said that artists are bold1. What makes you so bold as to do such a thing as kidnapping? I’m curious.”

“But even if I ask you, you won’t give me the answer. Forget it.”

After he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and threw down the gun. When he threw away the gun, the person behind him immediately rushed up and pressed him to the ground.

Fatty Wang stepped forward and stretched out his hand to slap him. As soon as he raised his hand, Qin Lang grabbed his wrist from behind him, “What are you doing?”

Fatty Wang replied, “Teaching him a lesson.”

However, Qin Lang said, “No.”

Fatty Wang held back his anger. “Why not? Don’t you hate him? He caused trouble for you with Lu Zheng and made him so angry with you that he blocked you. You’re not angry at all? “

Qin Lang sighed and said, “No, I have to be the hero who saves the beauty.”

In fact, what he said wasn’t convincing at all. All the people present, including Fatty Wang, were paying attention to other things. Most of them wanted money. Fatty Wang wanted Lu Zheng’s life. Qin Lang was talking to himself and his performance of wanting to impress Lu Zheng was no longer valid.

If he really had this idea, then he wouldn’t have let these two groups of people meet each other, nor would he have coldly watched Fatty Wang release Lu Hua.

But no one refuted his words openly. Jenny and the makeup artist were still using his plan as a cover to ask for money. As long as they got the money, they could go abroad anonymously, so they supported him wholeheartedly.

At this time, Fatty Wang still felt that he was naive, and he wasn’t going to indulge him in talking about getting back together with Lu Zheng. He said bluntly,  “Save my ass. He comes out with his gun pointed at you, and you’re thinking of a heroic rescue? He knows that we have directed and acted this whole thing by ourselves! “

Qin Lang said aggrievedly: “That’s not my fault.”

The makeup artist was released, and she said, “We originally persuaded Lu Hua.”

Fatty Wang said, “Enough!”

After being stirred up by Qin Lang, he didn’t want to teach Chang Qing a lesson, so he had Chang Qing tied up again and thrown into the wooden house, and then sent people put to find Lu Hua.

After doing this, Fatty Wang was exhausted. Qin Lang poured him a glass of water, but Fatty Wang didn’t drink it. He suddenly regretted, “We did this, didn’t we?”

Qin Lang lowered his eyes, “Maybe it’s wrong.”

Fatty Wang didn’t say anything. He looked at Qin Lang’s handsome face, and the trace of wavering in his heart disappeared. At this point, he had no choice but to continue.

His intention to kill Lu Zheng didn’t change. He was just worried about hitting a stone with an egg.2




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