After the off-road vehicle drove out of the Provincial League Committee Family Compound, it first drove west for a while, then headed north. It seemed that there was a clear destination.
Li Rui saw this and was secretly shocked. He asked tentatively, "Brothers, I am just an ordinary Section Chief. I don't have much money. You are asking for money from the wrong person. Don't think that I am driving a BMW X5. A friend lent it to me. I didn't buy it myself. "
After he said this, he suddenly realized that he had said something wrong. If he said this, wouldn't he be selling Zixuan out? If these four evil men were really here for money and couldn't get money from him, they would definitely force him to lure Zixuan out. Then she would be in danger. Thinking of this, he wanted to slap himself. But on second thought, he could still salvage the situation. At worst, he would rather die under their knives than betray his dear wife Zixuan.
The short fat man turned around and looked at him. His eyes were extremely ferocious. He grinned and said, "Do you have a painting in your hand that is worth tens of millions?"
Li Rui's heart skipped a beat. Only now did he realize that he had thought too much. They were not after his wealth at all. Instead, they were after the painting of the Old Temple in the Mountains. Stunned, he cried out, "How did you know?"
The short and fat man said with a smile, "So there is such a painting, right? It is in your hometown, Qingyang, right? Well then, we will go to Qingyang now. If you obediently hand over the painting to us, we will let you go. "
Li Rui was shocked and shouted, "You know that my home is in Qingyang? Who the hell are you? "
He asked, but in his heart, he had already thought that this group of people should be the creditors and subordinates of Kang Chengfu, the assistant principal of the Provincial Agricultural University. Because in the whole Jingnan City, only Chi Guohua, Kang Chengfu, and Professor Liu Shiqi from the School of Art of Shannan University knew about the painting. First of all, Liu Shiqi could be excluded because he did not know that he was from Qingyang. Secondly, Chi Guohua could be excluded because Principal Chi was aboveboard and would not reveal the secret of the painting to outsiders. Only Kang Chengfu knew the value of the painting and knew that he was from Qingyang. What's more, he owed a huge amount of money that he could not repay. He was most likely to leak the information to the creditors, intentionally or unintentionally. Since the other party was jealous of the great value of the painting, they would naturally have evil intentions and kidnap him to force him to hand over the painting.
Li Rui had thought of this point, but he did not expose their identity in front of them, because he was worried that after he exposed their identity — even if he did not know their exact identity, they would only expose their collusion with Kang Chengfu. In order not to be caught by the police, they might kill him afterwards. Otherwise, if he called the police afterwards and let the police look for clues directly from Kang Chengfu, they would definitely not be able to escape.
The short fat man laughed and said, "This is what you want to ask, so I have to tell you. You know Kang Chengfu from the Provincial Agricultural University, right? That old guy owes us millions of yuan, and he can't pay us back even if he sells his house. We went to him to collect the debt. I don't know what he was thinking, but he actually told us that you have a painting worth tens of millions of yuan. But we have no enmity with you, and we can't rob your painting for no reason. So we ignored him after hearing that. But not long ago, he suddenly called me and said that you were going to the Provincial Agricultural University, so he wanted to use you to make a deal with me. He wanted me to get the painting from you, and he would write off the millions he owed me. I thought about it, and this deal was worth it. Although it was a little unethical, there is an old saying that people die for money, and birds die for food, so it was not unethical. So, if you want to blame someone, don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame Kang Chengfu for betraying you! "
While listening to him, Li Rui noticed that although he was smiling, there was a strong murderous intent in his eyes. His words implied that he wanted to kill Li Rui after the deal was over. For example, the first sentence he said already implied that he wanted to kill Li Rui. However, he wanted to be a prostitute, but he still wanted to establish a monument for his chastity. He deliberately put the blame on Li Rui, as if Li Rui was the one who wanted to die. Of course, even if there was no murderous intent in his words, the secret he revealed was enough to kill Li Rui ten times over. When Li Rui realized this, his heart instantly fell into the abyss, but he quickly pulled himself together and began to think hard about how to save himself.
The current situation was critical, but it was not the most dangerous step yet. Although it was obscure, it was very clear that as long as Li Rui did not take out the painting, they would not kill him. In other words, Li Rui still had a lot of room to maneuver and chances to save himself before he finally handed over the painting.
Li Ruixin thought quickly and came up with a plan in an instant. "Now I am in a speeding car, and there are people on both sides threatening me with knives. I can't fight back. It's better to show weakness and confuse them. When we get back to Qingyang's house, they will definitely let me get out of the car. Otherwise, I won't be able to enter the house to take the painting.
"Damn, it was Kang Chengfu who did it. F * ck, he betrayed me. F * ck, when this is over, I will teach him a lesson!"
Li Rui shouted angrily with a face full of resentment.
When the short fat man heard Li Rui say "when this is over, I will teach him a lesson", he obviously believed Li Rui's words and thought that Li Rui would let him go if Li Rui handed over the painting. He could not help sneering secretly and looked at his partner on the left side of Li Rui. Both of them showed a cruel smile at the same time.
The short fat man said with a smile, "You have to teach him a lesson. Don't worry, we will take you back on the way back. You can go to Kang Chengfu again. We don't care how you punish him, haha. "
Li Rui pretended to be afraid and said, "No, you don't have to take me with you on the way back. I … I am really scared of you. As long as you can keep your words, I will hand over the painting and you will let me go. "
The short fat man stopped smiling and said seriously, "As long as you are honest and obedient, everything is negotiable."
Li Rui thought to himself, "Yes, it's easy to talk about anything, even if you want to kill me." He still smiled and said, "Then I'm relieved. In fact, I don't care about that painting at all. You may have heard from Kang Chengfu that the painting was not drawn by Wenxing himself at all. It was only drawn by his daughter and stamped with his seal. Therefore, although it was worth tens of millions of yuan in name, in my eyes, it was only 3,000 yuan because I bought it for 3,000 yuan. If you want to take it away, I don't care at all. Therefore, you don't have to play with knives and guns. It will hurt our friendship, haha. "
The short fat man had already turned around. Hearing this, he turned back to look at him and asked curiously, "What did you say? We don't know about this. Can you tell me in detail? "
Li Rui told him everything about how he bought the painting of the Old Temple in the Mountains and the secret behind it.
The short fat man could not believe his ears. He squinted and asked, "Really? You are not lying to me, are you? "
Li Rui raised his hand and said, "I can swear that if I lie to you, I will be stabbed to death immediately. Of course, you can also call Kang Chengfu and ask him if it is true. If it is not, you can stab me to death immediately. "
Seeing that he dared to say so, the short fat man guessed that it was true. He said in a daze, "Kang Chengfu, that old bastard, did not mention this to us. According to what you said, if it is not painted by some great artist, then it is still worth 40 million?"
Li Rui said, "It should be no problem. The painting of the Wen family's girl is so good that it can be passed off as the real thing. Besides, it has the early seal of Wenxing and the appraisal of Professor Liu Shiqi of Shannan University's Art School. It is definitely worth it."
The short fatty was calculating in his heart. If that painting was really bought for three thousand yuan, and this Li guy really didn't care about it at all, then he had to consider whether he should kill him to keep his mouth shut. After all, it was better to not kill people if he could. He couldn't guarantee that one day something would go wrong and he would be caught by the police. There were two completely different endings between a murder case and a murder case. Who would want to die when they were alive?
As he was thinking about this, the driver also gave him a look, indicating that he should reconsider whether to kill Li Rui to shut him up.
The short fat man understood and asked Li Rui, "Was it really bought for 3,000 yuan?"
Li Rui nodded repeatedly, "How can it be wrong? And it was reimbursed by the Municipal Government. I did not spend a single cent. If you want it, I can give it to you directly. You don't have to do this. It is too scary, haha. "
The short fat man was still not sure and asked again, "If we take your painting and sell it for 40 million yuan, won't you feel bad at all?"
Li Rui smiled and said, "Then why should I feel bad? Even if it was sold for 400 million yuan, I would not think about it at all, let alone 40 million yuan. I am an official, and I don't have to worry about food and clothes. I am not short of money, and I will be promoted in the future, so I will not need money. So I never care about money. Even if you sell it for 40 million yuan and give me one or two million yuan as a favor, I will not dare to accept it. Why? Because I am afraid of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. " After saying that, he laughed and said, "So you want that painting. You should have said so earlier. I can just give it to you directly. Why are you like this? Haha, isn't it good to be friends?"
The short fat man was moved by his words and told the driver, "Find a place to stop after we get on the highway. I am going to pee!" He said and gave him a look.
That little brother understood what he meant and nodded in agreement.
Ten minutes later, the Ford off-road vehicle entered the highway to Qingyang City. After driving for five kilometers, it stopped in the emergency lane. The driver turned on the double flash and got out of the car with the short fat man. They went to the roadside to pee.
The two stood in front of the railing of the highway and slowly tied their pants. The short fat man took the opportunity to say, "If what he said is true, let's not kill him."
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