CHAPTER 366: CHAPTER 310 CAN SAVE YOU

"When I finally saved up enough money to max out my diamonds and even found a girlfriend online, just as we were about to meet, you guys banned me because I had an antivirus program installed."

SMACK!

Another slap landed.

"Give me back my girlfriend! Give me back my first love!"

Muggle was so frantic he was on the verge of tears.

It wasn’t even entirely my fault, so why are they taking it all out on me?

"After losing my girlfriend, I was forced to become a man of culture, and I’ve been one for years! I collected countless premium resources, and then you went and reported my media player?"

Yet another slap.

Muggle felt dizzy, the world spinning around him.

"I can’t watch my videos, so I thought I’d listen to music, right? What the hell? You started pulling the copyright card? I could understand if others did it, but a company that started with piracy has the nerve to talk about copyright?"

SMACK!

"You’re charging for game skins now? Aren’t those supposed to be free?"

SMACK!

"Fine, charge money! But why are you running all these damn lotteries? Can’t you just set a clear price? Lotteries, lotteries... I’ll lottery you to death!"

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

A few more slaps followed.

Xia Liang was initially debating whether to rescue the man. But after hearing what the big guy had to say, an endless wave of sympathy washed over him.

Honestly, if I had to deal with all that garbage, I’d be furious too. They’re really not acting like human beings at all.

"Stop hitting him! What I want is the ransom. Once that huge sum of two hundred Yuan is in our pockets, you can have all the skins you want," Scarface, who was playing cards, said with a wave of his hand.

Muggle nodded repeatedly, so moved he was about to cry.

The boss is always the sensible one. If they get the money, they won’t kill the hostage.

Two hundred Yuan might be a huge sum, but to him, it was pocket change. He could just run a few more lotteries in his popular games later. If that didn’t work, he could just tack on a slightly higher service fee for V-Pay transfers.

"Bro," the big guy said to Scarface, "this guy looks dapper and suave, but he’s a two-faced phony. How about this: I’ll give you half of my forty-Yuan cut if you let me be the one to kill him."

How could Scarface refuse such a bizarre request? Kidnapping was a one-time deal anyway; it would be hard to nab the same guy again. Killing him was fine. Plus, he’d make an extra twenty Yuan.

"No problem. We’ll do it your way."

The weight that had just lifted from Muggle’s heart came crashing back down. Damn it, this isn’t how it’s supposed to work! The deal was you’d let me go if you got the money! You get your cash, and I’d make it up through some business deals later. So my two hundred Yuan is just going down the drain?

"Sirs! We have to be reasonable here!" Muggle struggled violently in his chair.

He inwardly cursed his bodyguards. They were supposed to be top-tier security.

Who would’ve thought they’d get lost at Xizhi Bridge? They’ve been wandering around for over three hours, and that’s how I ended up getting kidnapped.

Scarface ignored him completely. He just had his men throw Muggle into the inner room and went back to his card game. The deadline was one-thirty. If the money wasn’t ready by then, they would kill the hostage. They might as well relax while they waited.

In the dim room, Muggle lay in a corner, tied up like a pretzel.

So many tech tycoons came to Shangjing for the internet summit, so why did they have to kidnap me of all people? Wouldn’t that other big-shot have been an easier target? Is it just because I’m better-looking than him?

"Four-Eyes, you’re looking well. Must’ve made a killing on those Ninja game lotteries, huh?"

A soft male voice spoke from the darkness nearby.

This made Muggle tense up, thinking one of the kidnappers was a pervert with some weird kinks. But a big boss is a big boss, and his composure held. Besides, the voice sounded familiar. After thinking for a moment, he realized—wasn’t this the driver he’d seen online a few days ago? He had even thought about hiring him to be a spokesman for his racing game!

"Is that you?"

"Shh, keep your voice down," Xia Liang said with a smile, patting Muggle’s chest. "I really didn’t expect to get an order from a big shot like you here in Shangjing. How did you manage to call for a ride?"

Tears and snot streamed down Muggle’s face. "Brother Flash, you have no idea. When they first grabbed me, they didn’t have time to search me. Once we got to the courtyard outside, I just started tapping my phone blindly. I can’t believe I managed to open the Didi app! It must be fate, Brother Flash."

A jolt of pain shot through Muggle, who was twisted up like a pretzel, but his spirits lifted. "Brother Flash, I’ve seen your videos! Your driving is incredible. Once we’re in your car, no one will be able to catch us. Untie me, quick, let’s get out of here!"

As he spoke, Muggle wriggled on the ground like a caterpillar.

Xia Liang shook his head. "Who said I was going to save you? I was just curious why my passenger was a no-show, so I came in to check."

"Why won’t you save me? C’mon, Black Flash, stop joking around," Muggle pleaded, trying to inch closer to him. "Save me and we’ll be brothers. Besides, if you successfully rescue a hostage, you’ll definitely get a reward from your company and a commendation banner from the police. I’ll even personally gift you five hundred Q-Coins. How about it? A good deal, right?"

What the hell?

Xia Liang slapped him across the face, the force of it matching the big guy’s earlier. "Are you serious? You offer those guys outside two hundred Yuan, but you offer me five hundred Q-Coins? You really are a piece of work, aren’t you?"

With that, he stood up to leave.

Muggle couldn’t let him go. He clamped his teeth onto Xia Liang’s pant leg. "You’re a Didi driver! You have to act like one! You can’t just accept a ride and not complete it! That’s unacceptable!"

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for triggering a hidden mission.

Ensure the customer’s safety.

Mission Reward: 40 Work Points, 51% of shares in the Chanel Company.]

A hidden mission triggered.

Xia Liang sneered. "What’s it to me? I arrived at the pickup location. You never showed up. My story will hold up anywhere."

Hmm? When he puts it that way, he kind of has a point!

Muggle quickly changed his strategy. "Okay, okay, how about this? If you get me out of here, I’ll give you two hundred Yuan, too. Not Q-Coins, but two hundred real, hard Yuan. How does that sound?"