For about three seconds, Yihshyong froze. His body felt stiff. He couldn't move at all. When Yihshyong was able to move his body, he turned his head to the left. Iren's face was very pale. But he seemed okay. At least, that's what was in Yihshyong's mind.
Yihshyong saw his lap. Songfei's bag was no longer there. His feet felt heavy. Yihshyong looked down. He tried to see what happened to his feet. It turned out that the bag that he had previously lapped had fallen under the seat. The object was right on his legs.
The car that had just crashed into their car from the front immediately moved backwards. The front hood of the car looked wrecked. But from the way the car retreated, Yihshyong concluded that the car did not suffer severe damage. In an instant, the car stepped on the gas, leaving them. At high speed, the car shot straight along the road section located to the left of the intersection.
"They're running away!" Yihshyong shouted.
Many cars stopped. Several people approached their car. Their faces showed both concern and curiosity. Gongshi tried to open the front door of the car. But he couldn't open it. Apparently, the collision with the car had damaged the right front door.
Jinqkang looked okay. At least, he seemed not hurt at all. After removing the seat belt he was wearing, the young man quickly opened the front left door. The door turned out to be easy to open. Jinqkang jumped out of the car right away.
Yihshyong once again turned to his left side. Iren was still sitting. He said nothing. Rising worry in Yihshyong's mind. Iren looked so shocked. A split second later, Yihshyong decided to catch up with Jinqkang out of the car. He did not forget to bring Songfei's blue bag out. Gongshi came out of the left front door, which had previously been opened by Jinqkang.
The flow of traffic, which was relatively quiet, now became crowded. Because their cars were right in the middle of the crossroad, the traffic was hampered. The car from each crossroad section must run slowly.
Iren was still inside. Jinqkang reentered through the left front door. He tried to open the left rear door. After the door opened, Yihshyong and Gongshi, who were already standing in front of the back door, immediately helped Iren.
Gongshi helped Iren unbuckle the seat belt that was wrapped around him. After the seat belts were undone, Yihshyong and Gongshi dragged Iren out of the car. Yihshyong was surprised because Iren's hands were so cold. Straight away, he and Jinqkang carried Iren to the side of the road.
The traffic police quickly arrived there. They quickly regulate the traffic that has become congested.
Since departing from home, no police escorted them. In fact, they also did not escort from afar.
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Yihshyong was sure that the police were definitely at their destination.
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"Could it be an ambush, Sir!" Jinqkang looked at Yihshyong.
"I don't know if this was intentional or just a simple accident," Yihshyong said. "But it doesn't make sense."
"Right, Sir!" their driver said. "Those thugs definitely want everything to run smoothly. Things like this will only hinder their plans."
Yihshyong nodded. "This is bizarre. I can still understand why they were following us. Maybe they wanted to make sure we didn't take the police or other people there. But an accident like this?"
"What if it turns out to be the other party?" Jinqkang asked.
"Other parties?" Yihshyong gaped.
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"Isn't it possible that there are other parties who don't want the handover of the ransom to actually take place?" Jinqkang said.
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"But we have even switched vehicles," Yihshyong said.
"If they know about it, it means they have been watching us tightly," Jinqkang said.
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Yihshyong was taken aback.
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Yihshyong could only shake his head. He couldn't explain it.
"It's all uncertain. Regarding the accident that just happened, there is always a possibility that the driver was drunk."
Jinqkang nodded. "You're right. But we still have to open up to all possibilities."
"This is an intentional or pure accident. We will discuss it later," said Yihshyong.
"Now what, Sir?" Jinqkang looked around them.
"Soon we have to find another vehicle. I don't want us to get there late!" Yihshyong uttered those words in the strongest possible tone of voice.
"Take it easy, Sir! You don't need to worry. Let me take care of Mr. Nangong and this car. Mr. Shimen and Mr. Duanmuh, please just continue the journey there, "said Gongshi.
Yihshyong looked left and right. Just like before, Jinqkang glanced around the intersection. He seemed to be looking for something.
"Sir! There is a pay phone. I went there first to inform Mr. Tsaehorng," said Jinqkang.
Yihshyong nodded. "Right, you should tell this right away."
After launching the sentence, Yihshyong reached into his coat pocket. He pulled out a neatly folded piece of paper.
"Take this." Yihshyong held out the paper to Jinqkang.
Jinqkang opened the paper. Inside was written a telephone number.
"Whose number, Sir?"
"This is a telephone number of the house right behind our house. Earlier, Iren gave this number to me. The police gave him when he gave the statement to the police this morning. Besides calling Tsaehorng, I also want you to call the police there. "
"Alright, Sir!" Jinqkang nodded.
But Yihshyong soon changed his mind.
"Mr. Gongshi, please take care of Mr. Nangong for a moment here. I will go with Mr. Duanmuh to call several people."
"Yes, Sir!" Gongshi replied.
Yihshyong and Jinqkang ran across the intersection to a pay phone box. There were two people queuing in front of the pay phone. Yihshyong told them he had just had an accident. He had to make some calls immediately. The two of them nodded. They allowed Yihshyong and Jinqkang to stand at the front of the queue.
The phone case was transparent. People could see inside, and people inside could see outside. The person on the phone apparently also saw the accident that they had just experienced. When he noticed that Yihshyong and Jinqkang were standing at the very front of the queue in front of the telephone booth, the person hung up right away. He opened the door of the telephone box.
"Please, Sir!" the man said.
"Thank you," Yihshyong replied.
They both quickly went inside. At first Jinqkang gave news to the pager company to continue the news to the pager brought by Tsaehorng. After that, he called the painting exhibition site to inform Tsaehorng's other assistants who were then on duty there. After that, it was Yihshyong's turn to call. He called the police who were in the house behind their house. He reported that there was a possibility that they would arrive a little late because there had been an accident, so they had to change vehicles.
Lastly, Jinqkang called Tsaehorng's parents' house. Tsaehorng's parents were currently on vacation in another city, which was very far from their gigantic city. Tsaehorng's brothers did not live there either. Even so, Jinqkang had to give news to the house.
From the words that came out of Jinqkang's mouth, Yihshyong knew it was the butler in the house who received the call. Yihshyong had met the butler. At that time, the butler also took Tsaehorng's parents to the hospital to visit Tsaehorng.
Of course, at that moment, Yihshyong had not realized that Tsaehorng's family owned Shindongchaang. He and the others only knew that they were rich people. Only the rich could afford to pay for a professional butler.
On that occasion, Yihshyong had heard Shannchyuan talking a little with the butler. The Butler told Shannchyuan that he had worked as a Butler in the house of the Tsaehorng family for twenty years.
"Sorry, Sir, we took a long time to call," Yihshyong said to the people queuing in front of the telephone box.
"It's alright. We understand. Has anyone been hurt?" Ask one of them.
"Fortunately, no one, Sir. We were all wearing seat belts. After all, our car was running at low speed," Yihshyong replied.
"I'm grateful! I saw earlier that the person who hit seemed drunk," said another.
"Perhaps, Sir! Excuse us, Sir, we have to hurry. There is an important thing we must immediately do," said Jinqkang.
"Please, Sir! Later I will give a statement to the police. I hope they will catch the culprit quickly," said the person.
Yihshyong and Jinqkang then returned to where they had left Iren. However, both Iren and Gongshi were no longer there. Jinqkang poked Yihshyong's shoulder and pointed to their right. It turned out that Gongshi was standing not far from there. In front of the old man, there was a policeman who was asking for information.
Gongshi waved at them. Yihshyong and Jinqkang immediately approached him.
"Mr. Shimen, when you were in a public phone box, someone came to us. Mr. Nangong knew that person. He invited Mr. Nangong to get a rest inside his car. Mr. Nangong then followed him. He asked me to tell you and Mr. Duanmuh to walk in that direction!" Gongshi pointed to where their car came from.
"Who is he?" Yihshyong asked.
"I don't know, Sir! But you were asked to go there as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Sir! Is it okay if we leave you here?" Yihshyong asked.
"It's okay. Don't worry." Gongshi smiled. "You just go straight there now. Don't be late. Let me take care of everything here."
Yihshyong and Jinqkang ran in the direction Gongshi had just pointed. The situation on the road has turned so crowded. The incident became a spectacle of many people. Inevitably, it resulted in traffic jams on the road.
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"Shyongge!" a loud voice came. Yihshyong and Jinqkang were about one hundred meters from the intersection where the accident occurred. Yihshyong looked around, looking for sound sources.
Iren, the person they were looking for, stood about ten meters from where they both stood. Looked like he was okay. Still a little pale, but he could move freely.
Yihshyong and Jinqkang approached Iren right away.
"Where have you been? Who did you meet?" Yihshyong asked.
"Never mind, we should not talk much. Our time is very limited. Now we continue the journey by riding that vehicle!" Iren pointed at a dark blue sedan that stopped about five meters from them. The car parked on a minor road connected to the big road. Straightway, Iren approached the car. Yihshyong and Jinqkang followed behind him.
"Come in!" A voice came from inside the car. Simultaneously, the left front door of the car opened. Iren entered the vehicle without the slightest doubt. But the doubt overwhelmed Yihshyong. However, time was urgent. He had no other choice. Yihshyong got into the car through the back door. Jinqkang followed Yihshyong in and sat in the back seat.
"Come on, Sir! We're leaving now," said Iren.
"Yes, Sir!" said the person behind the wheel of the dark blue sedan.
Yihshyong watched the person. It turned out that he was a neighbor who lived in the house to the left of their house. This afternoon, the man had met them when they escorted Juger to the car before he was taken to the hospital.