Silly Bride

Chapter 62

told her to share her location while she drove and to be careful. That aside, he promised to make all preparations to back her up.One and a half hours later, Louis appeared with a massive suitcase in hand.It was filled with gold bars, weighing more than a hundred pounds.“We’ve installed a tracker in one of the semi-hollow gold bars, Mr. Xavier. The bodyguards in Teams 1 and 2 are ready to set out anytime. Here’s a bulletproof vest. Do put it on.”Louis had some conscience in the least, for he also prepared a bulletproof vest for Winnie.When Xavier and Winnie were all geared up, the kidnapper also called right on the dot.It was still a mechanical voice that had been processed through a voice changer. “We have a car in the underground parking lot, Mr. Fairchild. It’s a Volkswagen with a license plate of XXXX. Drive our car over. There’s a walkie-talkie in the car. After getting into the car, we’ll contact you through the walkie-talkie. Do you understand me?”At that, Xavier sneered. Well, he’s the first person who dares speak to me in such a tone.Ignoring the kidnapper, he said to Winnie beside him, “Let’s go! Bring the gold bars along.”Then, he hung up the phone.Winnie was rendered speechless, her jaw dropping.I’ve watched quite a number of police shows in the past and heard of many kidnapping cases around me, but he’s probably the first person in the world to hang up on a kidnapper. Besides, he doesn’t look as though he’s going to pay a ransom. Instead, he appears as though he’s going to raid them.Shortly after, they reached the underground parking lot and found the car mentioned by the kidnapper.Before getting into the car, Winnie checked the car over. Soon, she discovered two things.“There are surveillance cameras and electronic jammers in the car. We probably won’t be able to use our phones, and they’ll be monitoring every single move of ours.”Her phone had been specially modified, however, so that pathetic interference had no effect on it.Xavier wasn’t surprised by all that. He merely complimented her with a half-smile.“You look very professional, Ms. Houghton. I’m all the more curious as to who exactly you are. Are you a police officer?”“Haha, you’ve got a rich imagination, Mr. Fairchild. Do get into the car.”While saying that, Winnie circled over and climbed into the driver’s seat. Meanwhile, Xavier sat in the backseat.In no time, the car drove out of the residential area, as per the kidnapper’s instructions.Due to the presence of surveillance cameras, neither of them spoke a single word during the drive.The car made three or four rounds in the city and suburbs before finally heading toward its true destination.It was an abandoned quarry on the riverbank in the suburbs. The kidnappers were hiding in an abandoned wreck after abducting Yulissa.No sooner had Winnie driven in than someone locked the iron fence outside the quarry.In the blink of an eye, four masked kidnappers surrounded them.One of them held a gun and used it to force Winnie and Xavier out of the car.The other three eagerly opened the trunk and dragged out the suitcase containing the gold bars.Just when they were about to open it, Xavier drawled, “Shouldn’t you be handing me the hostage as I hand you the money when I’ve shown such sincerity?”One of the kidnappers’ eyes glinted with greed as he stared at the suitcase, and he bellowed, “I want to inspect the goods first!”However, the kidnapper holding the gun pointed it at him. “Don’t touch it first. Take them in to talk to Boss.”Having no other recourse with the gun pointed at his head, the lackey could only yield.Thus, Winnie and Xavier were promptly brought onto the wreck.It was a wrecked ship that ran aground. The instant they stepped into the wreck, two kidnappers locked the hatch.The cabin was terribly dark, only illuminated by a lamp on the ceiling and the sunlight streaming through a broken window.There was a chair under the lamp, on which a person was bound. It was none other than Yulissa.Her right hand had been simply bandaged. Her face was pale, and her hair was damp, sticking to her cheeks. Her mouth had also been taped. On the whole, she appeared to be in bad shape.Nonetheless,