Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 405 - 404: I’ve Figured It Out

"Any news yet?"

"Not yet, the call was from a public phone, and the caller can’t be found. They don’t seem to be local."

Kang Bo sighed. The most difficult part of this kidnapping case was finding the person.

In this era without cameras, it was all based on door-to-door investigations, akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Kang Bo chatted with Fang Shaohan for a while, left two people for surveillance nearby, and then took his team away to continue the investigation.

Fang Shaohan saw off his old friend, expressed his gratitude, returned to the room, sat by Gu Xiaoqing’s bed, held her hand, and said softly, "Leave it to me, okay?"

Gu Xiaoqing hugged a pillow, her brow tightly furrowed.

"Don’t be like this, it makes me feel a little heartache."

Fang Shaohan embraced Gu Xiaoqing and said softly, "Before I came, I called Auntie, and I could tell from her voice she didn’t know anything, so I didn’t say anything."

"Okay."

Gu Xiaoqing buried her head into the pillow.

"You haven’t eaten anything all morning, and it’s already noon. I’ll get you something to eat."

Fang Shaohan considerately poured Gu Xiaoqing a glass of water, then went out to a nearby hotel to order some light food and brought it back to the hotel.

Like this, Fang Shaohan stayed with Gu Xiaoqing until late at night; neither of them felt an ounce of drowsiness. During this time, the old doctor that Kang Bo mentioned had also come, applied some medication to Gu Xiaoqing, confirmed it was just a sprain without any bone injury, and left after some massage.

Until late at night, Fang Shaohan leaned against the bed, holding Gu Xiaoqing’s hand, never leaving her side. He knew that at this moment, Gu Xiaoqing needed someone with her, needed her family to get through this together.

At three in the morning, suddenly Fang Shaohan felt someone pushing him.

"Ah, sorry, I..." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

He was indeed a bit tired; he had been working overtime these days, and after receiving the call late last night, he took immediate leave and listened to Kang Bo’s explanation of the case while preparing for the earliest flight. He arrived in Guang City early in the morning and hadn’t rested for a minute on the way.

"Thank you, Shaohan."

Seeing Fang Shaohan taking such good care of her, Gu Xiaoqing couldn’t deny she was touched, but her heart ached as well.

Seeing Gu Xiaoqing regain a bit of spirit, Fang Shaohan shook his head worriedly and asked, "Are you okay?"

As he spoke, he placed his hand on Gu Xiaoqing’s forehead.

"I’m fine. Shaohan, I’ve figured it out. I know who did it."

"What?"

Fang Shaohan was instantly stunned; could it be that Gu Xiaoqing had been in a daze since the morning call, thinking about who did it?

He was both laughing and crying, "You, how could you know such people?"

"No, no, Shaohan, listen to me. I’ve always felt something strange, some clues inside. Plus, the call from the kidnappers this morning confirmed to me that someone is definitely involved in this."

Gu Xiaoqing’s eyes were sharp; she would never let go of anyone who hurt her family!

Generally, women would become vulnerable at such times.

But who was she?

She was Gu Xiaoqing, who in her past life endured and survived under her husband’s domestic violence and ultimately perished tragically under his abuse.

She even dared to fight human traffickers at a young age for her brother.

She was Gu Xiaoqing, so she possessed a strength that many men did not, a strength that even a raging storm couldn’t destroy!

"Hmm, go ahead."

Fang Shaohan trusted Gu Xiaoqing, went to wash his face to sober up, and listened earnestly to Gu Xiaoqing.

"You know what my father is like, even if he has a little money, he walks down the street like an honest man from the countryside. He won’t argue with anyone, nor will he flaunt his wealth."

Fang Shaohan agreed, Gu Ruhai was a typical farmer; even if he had money, he wouldn’t spare the money to buy himself a drink.

When there’s water, he’d never opt for bottled water.

In terms of endurance, he was the kind who would squat down and eat from a lunchbox without regard for appearances.

"When we stayed here, the food my father mostly ate was steamed buns, noodle soups, and other cheap meals. He looked just like a public employee on a business trip."

"Yes, I understand Uncle."

Fang Shaohan nodded, agreeing with Gu Xiaoqing’s assessment.

"But then they demanded three million, and later increased to five million. The confidence in their voices, it was as if they knew I could come up with that money. Last night they demanded today noon, but this morning they postponed it to tomorrow noon."

"What do you mean?" Fang Shaohan looked puzzled, not understanding the issue.

"Because the reason I came to Guang City this time..."

Gu Xiaoqing explained her purchase of an herbal tea trademark and factory, of course not mentioning the kickback.

Because she concluded that this had nothing to do with President Wang.

She only briefly mentioned her intent to go into the herbal tea business; Fang Shaohan didn’t even ask what brand of herbal tea Gu Xiaoqing was acquiring.

It wouldn’t matter even if he asked.

"Are you saying that the other party learned about your funds through the acquisition amount?"

Fang Shaohan was surprised by where Gu Xiaoqing got all that money, but now wasn’t the time to ask.

Exactly, Gu Xiaoqing had indeed discovered this point.

She offered President Wang a top price of four million, adding the kickback made it a total of 4.2 million. This meant Gu Xiaoqing needed at least five million to secure the project.

The kidnappers initially asked for three million, probably knowing Gu Xiaoqing used two million to acquire Wang Xiaoji, plus gave President Wang a 400,000 kickback.

So it was calculated that Gu Xiaoqing should easily raise three million.

Thus, they called in the middle of the night, pushing for a quick deal the next day.

But then?

Later the demand increased to 500,000, clearly intending to force Gu Xiaoqing to sell off Wang Xiaoji to gather 500,000. So the morning call moved the deadline to tomorrow noon, buying Gu Xiaoqing some time to sell Wang Xiaoji and gather funds.

"Then, isn’t that President Wang highly suspicious?"

"No, it should be that Sales Department manager Xiao Wu."

Gu Xiaoqing asserted confidently.

"If I took over Wang Xiaoji, he’d lose his job. Originally he climbed to that position through his father-in-law, and if he lost this job, he’d be even more worthless at home. I think he wanted to sabotage my deal."

Gu Xiaoqing also suddenly recalled the words of that spectacled man in the Sales Department when he spat words at her and her father.

It’s clear that the other party had a motive as well.

"More importantly, in the first call, the kidnapper didn’t know it was my father. They referred to him as ’my person.’ But what about the second call?"

Fang Shaohan widened his eyes in surprise, looking at Gu Xiaoqing and said, "The other party knew it was your father!"

"If my father disclosed our relationship, they would have known from the first call. Not during the second call. I think it was during the second extortion call when Brother Kang had started inquiring at the factory, that’s when they found out about our relationship."