"Xiao Qiang, do you know where Shu Ya has gone?"
Hao Jian barged into the HR department to ask Xiao Qiang. As Shu Ya's confidant, Xiao Qiang was the most likely to know where Shu Ya might be.
"President? The president said she was going to discuss a collaboration with President Sun. At this time, she should be at the bank. What happened?" Seeing Hao Jian so anxious, Xiao Qiang was startled and somewhat puzzled.
"Shu Ya's phone is off. I suspect she's in trouble," Hao Jian said with a furrowed brow and growing tension.
"Ah? That's impossible, right? Even when she's asleep, the president's phone is always on!"
Xiao Qiang couldn't believe it and quickly dialed Shu Ya's number, indeed finding that Shu Ya's phone was off.
Then she directly grabbed her purse and headed outside. "I know where that bank is. I'll go with you."
"Mhm!" Hao Jian nodded firmly, his unease steadily mounting.
But as they were waiting for the elevator, Hao Jian ran into Zhang Zicong.
Upon seeing Hao Jian, Zhang Zicong let out a cold chuckle, "Yo, in such a rush, what are you up to?"
"None of your damn business!"
Hao Jian bluntly retorted without a shred of politeness. He was in no mood to engage in small talk with Zhang Zicong.
"Heh, getting pretty arrogant, aren't you? But your arrogance won't last much longer," Zhang Zicong snorted.
Once Shu Ya was dead, the group would be his, and the first thing he would do is kick Hao Jian out of the group!
Hearing this, Hao Jian couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He could tell that Zhang Zicong was not making empty threats but was truly planning something. Could it be that Shu Ya's sudden unavailability was due to him?
"What have you done?" Hao Jian asked with a stern face, now almost certain that Shu Ya's sudden disappearance, even if not Zhang Zicong's doing, must be related to him.
"You'll find out in due time," Zhang Zicong smiled smugly and said,
"Soon the group will fall into my hands, and as for you and Shu Ya, heh, I'm afraid you'll be getting married in the underworld!"
He had already planned it out. After dealing with Shu Ya, Hao Jian would be next!
This guy was so hateful that he couldn't quell his hatred unless he killed him.
"There are always so many idiots in this world," Hao Jian sighed helplessly.
Zhang Zicong's foolishness stemmed from his belief that he could control everything. Didn't he realize that even if he truly killed Hao Jian, given Hao Jian's relationship with Xu Donghe, would Xu Donghe let him off the hook?
With Xu Donghe's financial power and connections, bringing down Shu Ya Group would take mere minutes. Only thinking about the immediate gains without considering the repercussions—that was why he could never be a leader.
Humiliated by Hao Jian's words, Zhang Zicong's face suddenly turned cold, "Be arrogant all you want, but once I take control of the group, I will make sure to torture you to death in the most cruel way!"
Right at that moment, the elevator arrived. Hao Jian kicked out fiercely, sending Zhang Zicong flying into the elevator.
Then Hao Jian, holding Shu Ya's hand, quickly stepped into the elevator and immediately closed the doors!
"You dare hit me?" Zhang Zicong's eyes were filled with rage, wishing he could tear Hao Jian to pieces.
"Hao Jian, don't act rashly. He's a director of the group, and with cameras here, if he calls the police, you might be in trouble," Xiao Qiang reminded.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zicong regained some confidence and sneered, "Kid, dare to hit me again? If I don't make you rot in jail, my name isn't Zhang Zicong!"
Hao Jian chuckled coldly and picked up the walkie-talkie, "Later, help me delete the surveillance room footage."
Zhang Zicong and Xiao Qiang were dumbfounded at the same time.
"Why not just do it now?" Hao Jian's smile on his face became more and more brutal as he stomped on Zhang Zicong's chubby face repeatedly!
The elevator reached the first floor, and the employees inside were aghast to see Zhang Zicong unconscious with the imprint of a shoe on his face, while Hao Jian and Xiao Qiang had already disappeared.
"Do you suspect that he kidnapped the president?" Xiao Qiang asked Hao Jian after buckling her seat belt.
"Almost certainly." Hao Jian said while starting the car, "What I'm afraid of now is that he might have plans beyond just kidnapping Shu Ya."
Xiao Qiang's expression stiffened, "You mean he might want to kill the president? What should we do then?"
"Nothing," Hao Jian said expressionlessly. "If Shu Ya is dead, I'll make him pay a price more painful than death," his eyes brimming with menace.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qiang felt a pang of jealousy for some reason. She even thought to herself how wonderful it would be if she were the one kidnapped this time.
When Hao Jian and Xiao Qiang arrived at the scene, they found the bank surrounded by crowds of people and cordoned off with police tape.
It was only then that Hao Jian realized that there had been a bank robbery, and Shu Ya was currently trapped inside.
At that moment, Hao Jian couldn't help but admire the other party's clever tactics: using a robbery to cover their real intent so that even if they killed Shu Ya, no one would investigate the cause of death. It was a perfect deception.
No wonder Zhang Zicong dared to be so arrogant just now; he knew that even if the scheme was uncovered, it would not implicate him!
Immediately, Hao Jian pushed past the police line, ready to enter the bank.
"What are you going to do?" Xiao Qiang looked at Hao Jian in astonishment.
"You're asking the obvious? Of course, I'm going to save Shu Ya," Hao Jian replied without expression.
"Are you crazy? Those criminals have guns, and you're going in empty-handed? That's suicide. Better wait for the police to rescue her."
Xiao Qiang advised him out of concern, just as Hao Jian didn't want to see Shu Ya in trouble, she didn't want to see anything happen to Hao Jian either.
But Hao Jian shook his head doggedly, with a defiant tone, "No! I'm the only one who can save my woman!"
Then he no longer paid attention to the stunned Xiao Qiang and walked purposefully towards the bank.
Xiao Qiang cursed bitterly, but her eyes were brimming with tears. She was filled with rage, hating that it was not her trapped inside, for then she wouldn't have been so deeply hurt by his words just now!
"Hey, hey, hey, you can't come in here, get out!" A police officer blocked Hao Jian's way.
Hao Jian, eyes gleaming fiercely, rebuked him. He was beginning to lose control of the rage within him; his fiancée's life hung in the balance, and he was becoming quite irrational.
"Hey, kid, pretty arrogant, huh? Get out now! Otherwise, I'll charge you with obstructing official duties!"
Seeing Hao Jian's defiant attitude, the police officer was incensed and started shouting at him.
Hao Jian suddenly looked up, his dark, deep eyes narrowed dangerously to a pinpoint, resembling the pupils of a beast, staring down the police officer.