Chen Ping had never seen such a scene before, and he was so shocked that he quickly took a few steps back.
Dong Hu was still howling miserably on the ground, but the second hall master stepped on his head.
"Shut up! You're a loser."
His ferocious face was pressed against the ground, his eyes rolled back and tears streamed down his face.
The few people who were still kneeling outside the house collapsed on the ground, looking at the scene in the hall, feeling chilled from head to toe.
Ye Chongwen was so horrified that he wanted to speak, but he was like a mute and couldn't utter a single sound.
He Qingxuan felt nauseated and covered his mouth and nose. He seemed calm, but his fingers were tightly pinching his sleeves.
No one said anything in the hall, except Dong Hu, who lay on the ground and twitched all over.
Cruel, rough, and hierarchical, this is the real Jianghu gang!
Cao Lei is ruthless and decisive, without blinking an eyelid. He seems to be in his sixties, but in fact he is the most terrifying.
Chen Ping suspected that Cao Lei was deliberately trying to discredit himself because he revealed the matter in front of everyone, causing Cao Lei to lose face.
"Tell me, how many times have you done this business?" Cao Lei asked as he slowly walked back to the main seat.
The second hall master pulled Dong Hu's hair, "Speak quickly! Otherwise I will chop off your other hand!"
Dong Fox regained his composure, panted heavily and replied with a cry: "The first time, the first time, ah, the first time!"
"First time?" Cao Lei looked gloomy, obviously not believing it.
"Really, really!" Dong Huhu clasped his arm tightly, with veins popping up on his face, "It was my...cousin...my cousin wanted me to kidnap...Chen Tianrui, ah! The other two people were also there at the time...
...just drop by...ahhh!!"
Before he finished speaking, he screamed in pain uncontrollably, and cold sweat had soaked his entire face.
The Second Hall Master frowned and thought for a moment, "Your cousin? The scholar from Wang Laoer's family?"
"Why are you a scholar again? Tsk tsk." Cao Lei was a little surprised.
"It seems to be called Wang Linsheng!"
As he said that, the Second Hall Master looked at Chen Ping, obviously waiting for his reaction.
Only then did Chen Ping understand the whole story and asked through gritted teeth.
"Then Wang Linsheng asked you to kidnap them just to deal with me?"
"Yes, yes...he said he wanted to lure you out and teach you a lesson..."
"Then why don't you write to me!"
"This, I, I..."
Cao Lei put down his teacup, smiled contemptuously, and said, "Do you still need to ask? It's probably because this guy got rich and changed his target temporarily."
"Then Wang Laoer usually relies on his ancestral land to collect rent. Wang Linsheng is also a puss who shrinks his tail when scared. He would never have the guts to engage in kidnapping and extortion." The second hall master also agreed with Cao Lei's statement.
……
Two days ago, late at night.
Outside a remote abandoned temple in the west of the city.
"Master Wang, come with us to inspect the goods."
Wang Linsheng's expression was startled, and then he asked ecstatically, "Have you caught the person?"
"Just take a look for yourself and you'll know, right?" The young man smiled and narrowed his eyes.
"Okay, let me go in and take a look!" Wang Linsheng was extremely excited and immediately followed him into the ruined temple.
As soon as he entered, Wang Linsheng saw seven or eight big men sitting in the middle of the courtyard of the ruined temple. All of them had sinister faces, which made him shudder at his feet.
I was surprised and thought, why didn’t I see these people yesterday? Where is my cousin?
"Mr. Wang, what's wrong with you?" The young man still maintained a smiling expression.
Wang Linsheng didn't think about it carefully. When he came back to his senses, he found Chen Tianrui blindfolded and slumped on the steps in front of the temple, with his hands and feet tied tightly.
He suddenly became angry and stepped forward to kick him, regardless of how many times he stepped forward.
Chen Tianrui was injured, and his head hit the ground heavily. After struggling for a few times, he passed out.
Wang Linsheng remembered that day, when he was kneeling in front of this guy, humiliating himself, and his eyes were red with anger.
The young man stepped forward and grabbed him, took him to a side room far away, and handed him a pen and paper with a smile.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, shouldn't you write a letter to the academy first?"
"Ah, yes, yes," Wang Linsheng beamed at the thought of beating Chen Ping right away, "I'll write it right now!"
He didn't notice anything was wrong, he moved his pen as fast as he could, and quickly finished the letter.
"That's it, go and bring Chen Ping over and replace him. As long as you let me beat him up, you will definitely be rewarded!"
The young man did not reach out to pick it up. Several big men next to him looked at each other and smiled, and one of them stood up.
"I say, Mr. Wang, you go to such great lengths just to call someone over and beat him up. Isn't that appropriate?"
"What's inappropriate? He bullied me first, and he deserves this beating!" Wang Linsheng said angrily.
Who would have thought that as soon as these words were spoken, several people laughed even louder.
"Why are you laughing?" Wang Linsheng frowned and asked in confusion.
"Young Master Wang has misunderstood, we are not trying to stop you," the man grinned, "we just want you to write a new letter."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Linsheng suddenly felt that something was wrong.
He stared at the rough face and asked in a trembling voice, "Why write another letter?"
"Because we kidnapped not only one person, but also He Qingxuan from the He family and a man named Ye Chongwen."
"You... why are you tying them up?"
"They were there at the time, so it's convenient." The big man looked indifferent.
"Where's my cousin? I want to see him. This is different from the agreement!" Wang Linsheng shouted that he wanted to see Dong Fox.
"What's your name? This is what your brother ordered." The big man slapped him on the back of the head and said.
"Don't fight, don't fight, then what do you want to write?" Wang Linsheng covered his head in fear and begged for mercy.
"Why are you pretending to be stupid!" Another person sneered.
"Isn't kidnapping and extortion just asking for money? The owner of Tianxiang Pavilion, the young master of the He family, has a net worth of not only 10,000 but also 8,000. What's wrong with asking for ransom?"
"Eighteen thousand is a bit low. I think two hundred thousand taels is more appropriate." The young man decided on the ransom amount.
"What?!" Wang Linsheng was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly changed, "You are breaking the law!"
"Hahahaha, is it illegal?"
"Young master, you still know how to break the law?"
The young man lost his gentle expression and said contemptuously: "You are the one asking for the price, you are the one asking for the price. What the hell do you care about us?"
Wang Linsheng felt the winter chill hitting his head, and his face turned pale.
"No! I just want to give Chen Ping a good beating, you...I, I, I won't do this order anymore!"
Only then did he finally realize that these people were interested in making money and had completely lost touch with his own ideas.
I turned around and was about to leave here, but when I turned around, I was kicked by someone and flew out again.
Fortunately, this time he landed on his front and did not faint immediately. He only curled up on the ground and gasped in pain.
"Don't be shameless. If I ask you to write, just write!"
However, before he could stand up, someone grabbed the back of his neck and lifted him up.
Wang Linsheng screamed, "No, no, no, this... according to the law, you will be exiled, ah!!"
The big man snorted coldly, threw him to the ground, and kicked him down again.
Wang Linsheng's already thin body could not withstand such strength. He coughed violently in pain, broke out in cold sweat, and shouted urgently.
"Don't... don't fight! Ouch! Don't fight!"
"San'er." The big man stopped and his face trembled, "Give him paper and pen. If he doesn't write, chop off his hand and send it to the Wang family!"
Wang Linsheng's head buzzed and he begged: "I'll write! I'll write! Don't cut off my hand."
The paper and pen were thrown in front of him. Wang Linsheng picked it up with trembling hands and feet. When he picked up the pen, his stomach hurt and blood flowed from his nostrils.
"Grudge, hurry up and write!"
"Okay!"
When Wang Linsheng thought about these troubled days, tears burst out of his eyes uncontrollably, and he even felt a little aggrieved in his heart.
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