Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 637 - 639: Bundled Sale

At this time, Xia Xiao took advantage of the kidnappers’ inattention to take out her phone and check it. She saw missed calls and messages from Gao Jiaxing and the children, Professor Yang, and others. Xia Xiao had earlier set her phone to silent, and now she was holding it, composing a message to send.

She didn’t know where the kidnappers were heading or what their purpose was, but soon they arrived at a coastal location.

Shitou and Xiao Shanyue were being held in a coastal villa. Two of the kidnappers went out to meet the ones who had lured people away in a car earlier, leaving a severely injured bald kidnapper and a female kidnapper behind to guard.

Both Shitou and Xiao Shanyue had their hands tied behind their backs, but aside from not being allowed to leave the room, they were free to walk around inside.

"Eat," said the female kidnapper, bringing over bread and water.

Shitou spoke up, "Auntie, how can we eat with our hands tied? And we can’t drink the bottled water either."

The female kidnapper looked at Shitou and said, "Starve if you don’t drink."

Then she left. To tell the truth, when Xia Xiao heard this, her eyes filled with murderous intent. She texted Gao Jiaxing to inform him that she had followed them to the seaside, watched the kidnappers enter the villa, and saw two leave.

Xia Xiao didn’t go into much detail in her texts. The three kidnappers hadn’t returned yet. On the one hand, she hoped that Gao Jiaxing and his team would come quickly to spare Shitou and Xiao Shanyue from suffering; on the other hand, she wanted to quickly find out which organization was after Shitou.

She thought to herself, once she knew which organization it was, she would definitely take it down.

Xia Xiao took a look around the villa, which appeared to be only a temporary base. The villa was almost empty, with only a computer; the kitchen didn’t even have food—just a bunch of bread, water, sausages, and instant noodles.

Xia Xiao had not yet let Shitou know she was there, partly because she thought it wouldn’t hurt for Shitou to experience this setback, as there was no immediate threat to his life.

Soon, the sun set, and night fell.

The other three kidnappers hadn’t returned. Due to their injuries, the bald kidnapper and the female kidnapper didn’t move around much, and the room where Shitou and Xiao Shanyue were kept had surveillance cameras.

Xia Xiao was relieved she hadn’t made a reckless appearance. She remained invisible and hadn’t used a surveillance detector, merely keeping watch near the room where Shitou and Xiao Shanyue were held. It was only by spotting the screens next to the computer room that she realized there were surveillance cameras.

Xia Xiao returned to the room where Shitou was held and scrutinized the interior carefully. She wore soft-soled shoes, so her footsteps were virtually inaudible.

After a thorough check, she finally spotted a pinhole camera in the white conduit above the door. After observing Shitou and Xiao Shanyue’s condition, Xia Xiao went back out to monitor the two kidnappers.

Before long, she saw the bald kidnapper making a call. They were demanding a ransom of eighty million for Shitou and Xiao Shanyue, planning to sell them off.

The other party thought the demand was excessive, and after some haggling, the bald kidnapper said, "You’re dealing with two genius children here. If you’re not interested, I believe their families will be willing to pay the ransom."

Eventually, the other side compromised, insisting on seeing the children before paying.

The bald kidnapper told them to transfer half the money first, or they would sell Shitou and Xiao Shanyue to someone else. After a while, the female kidnapper’s phone rang; she nodded toward the bald kidnapper and lifted her phone to indicate the money had arrived.

The bald kidnapper laughed, "Old buddy, we’ve been working together for many years. Your decisiveness has always been what I value most. Don’t worry; I’ll deliver the two genius kids to you. When it comes to the rest of the kids, you’ll get to choose the best of the lot at that time, the price is negotiable."

Xia Xiao was stunned. There were other kids? 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

After the bald kidnapper ended the call, Xia Xiao thought that was it. But then the bald kidnapper made another call, "How are those kids doing?"

A voice over the phone replied, "Don’t worry, we’ll set sail after two in the morning. Hurry and bring the kids over for the meetup."

"We’ll head there as soon as Houzi arrives," the bald kidnapper said. "We’ll definitely be there before two."

Xia Xiao had thought there were only five kidnappers, but they were part of a human trafficking ring, with other kids being held elsewhere.

Xia Xiao fell silent, regretting that she hadn’t heard the bald kidnapper mention where the others were. These people surely knew, so they didn’t need to say more.

The female kidnapper was delighted to see four thousand had been deposited, "Never would’ve thought Black Hawk would pay up so easily. If I had known, I might have asked for a billion and he might have agreed."

"We still have the other half to receive," said the bald kidnapper. "Let’s not push our luck, eighty million is already sky-high. After many years of partnership, Black Hawk has proved to be the most forthright. Let’s just accept what we’ve got, besides, we can’t afford to offend Black Hawk."

As the bald kidnapper finished speaking, the female kidnapper nodded and added, "The profits from these two genius children will be split among us. Too bad we won’t get a share of those kids on the boat."

"You’re getting greedy," the bald kidnapper said. "We had a clear deal—if we could snatch kids from the Genius Youth Class, the money would be ours. Those kids on the boat are none of our concern."

Xia Xiao didn’t dare to get too close, for fear of being discovered. These kidnappers were clearly experienced, and despite their gunshot wounds, they didn’t cry out in pain and could still move about, indicating exceptional physical condition.

As they discussed, their conversation reached Xia Xiao’s ears without missing a word. From their talk, Xia Xiao learned that there were additional children on a boat, all bought by this organization from traffickers.

The organization specialized in selling humans overseas; they were an international criminal gang. Xia Xiao’s expression turned cold.

Quickly, she slipped back into her hiding space, primarily because the invisibility duration was short. Xia Xiao had to keep track of the time meticulously to avoid accidentally revealing herself.

Xia Xiao then moved to a secluded spot and texted Gao Jiaxing that she had overheard the kidnappers’ phone conversation—there was a ship at the seaside with children on board, preparing to set sail at two in the morning, and they planned to bring Shitou there for the meetup.

Gao Jiaxing replied that he’d already captured the three kidnappers and had extracted information from one of them. He instructed Xia Xiao to not act rashly and stay safe.

Xia Xiao read the message over and over, letting out a sigh of relief, and a smile finally broke out on her face. It was good that they had been caught.

Xia Xiao returned to where Shitou was. Shitou and Xiao Shanyue sat tightly together in a corner, unable to speak because their mouths were sealed with tape, communicating only through eye contact.

Xia Xiao noticed that Shitou had a small knife hidden in his hands and was cutting the ropes. She approached and gently took hold of Shitou’s hand.

Shitou stiffened for a moment, then relaxed and whispered, "Grandma."