Take her as my wife

Upon arriving at Huilin Residential Area, Tan Wen asked a resident for directions to the property management office. When the staff member saw that they were wearing police uniforms, his heart skipped a beat, and his expression became noticeably unnatural.

They felt guilty because they had lied to Jiang Ni and the others not long ago.

So when Tan asked him to check the surveillance footage, he became particularly hesitant and dragged his feet for a long time without taking any action.

Tan Wen didn't have the patience to waste time with them, so he pushed past the property management staff and headed towards their monitoring room.

Xie Tao understood his feelings and didn't say anything, but followed him inside to check today's surveillance footage.

Tan Wen recalled the time and rewound the video directly to the period when Jiang Ni was in danger. There were dozens of surveillance cameras, and the thumbnail image quality was not very clear, but Tan Wen almost immediately locked onto the surveillance area where Jiang Ni was located.

When he saw Jiang Ni being knocked unconscious by a masked man covering her mouth and nose, Tan Wen slammed his fist on the table. He noted down the man's car and license plate number and asked Xie Tao, "Senior, please contact the CCTV in this area to see if we can track the car's whereabouts."

"Sure, but it will take a bit of time."

Jiang Ni remained calm when she woke up to find herself in an unfamiliar room.

Her hands and feet were bound with rough nylon ropes, and after struggling for a few moments, her wrists and ankles became red and painful.

This was the first time Jiang Ni had ever experienced being kidnapped.

However, the surrounding environment did not look as gloomy and terrifying as depicted in the TV series; on the contrary, it was quite luxurious, clearly a high-end hotel.

After observing her surroundings, she heard footsteps approaching.

"What kind of lawyer is she? I'll see how capable she really is."

Jiang Ni waited for the person who was supposed to speak to enter the room and sit opposite her.

The two locked eyes, and Du Yucheng's fierce arrogance slowly turned into a frivolous and dissolute one: "Oh, a pretty lawyer, no less."

He stood up, approached Jiang Ni with interest, grabbed her chin, and forced her to look up at him: "You? You dare to disregard even my dad's feelings, and I heard you wouldn't even accept three million in lawyer fees—how much did that family pay you to represent them in court?"

After being refused when they asked the elders of the Wang and Tong families to settle their matter privately, Du Yunhui secretly hired someone to monitor them. Coincidentally, Jiang Ni came to see them today, and Du Yunhui received the news and specially asked someone to "invite" Jiang Ni to have a good talk.

There was just a slight mishap in the middle.

The person in charge was too talkative, and Du Yucheng found out about it.

So "please" became "kidnapping".

Du Yucheng saw the person first.

Jiang Ni tilted her head, shook off his hand, and said calmly, "I've already spoken to your parents; it's not about money. Mr. Du, your actions constitute kidnapping. If I suffer violence, sexual assault, or other harm during this process, I could face a minimum of ten years in prison for multiple offenses. I hope you will act calmly."

When she mentioned the word "sexual assault," her gaze turned cold and fixed on Du Yucheng's hand that had touched her chest.

"Damn it, do you think I need one more woman than you have? You paid me and you're practically begging me to sleep with you more often, what are you pretending for?"

He said that, but he withdrew his hand.

He's not stupid. His father was willing to lower himself and spend three million to hire a lawyer, so he couldn't possibly be an ordinary person.

Seeing that Jiang Ni could remain calm and composed in such a situation, he knew that she was no ordinary person.

Maybe we can actually settle his car accident case.

"Attorney Jiang—is your surname Jiang?" Du Yucheng sat back in his chair, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff. "I killed that couple in the accident, and I regret it very much, but the dead can't be brought back to life. Instead of thinking about how to send me to jail, why not give me a chance to care for their parents in their old age and see them off in their final days? What do you say?"

Jiang Ni's attention wasn't on his sophistry, but rather on his cigarette case.

It was an exquisitely designed silver square box, the material of which was indiscernible, but it did not have any cigarette brand logo on it.

Noticing that Jiang Ni's gaze had fallen on his cigarette pack, Du Yucheng awkwardly and quickly stuffed the pack into his pocket.

He pressed further, "Attorney Jiang, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Jiang Ni responded calmly, "That seems to make sense. Then, Young Master Du, please release me first, and we can talk things over."

Du Yucheng assumed she was afraid of his methods, so he smiled, raised his chin, and ordered his men, "What are you standing there for? Untie Attorney Jiang! You clueless idiots!"

The rope was untied, and Jiang Ni rubbed her wrists, which were red from being tied up. Her skin was as white as snow, and the red marks around her wrists added a touch of sadistic, morbid beauty.

Du Yucheng was incredibly envious. If it were any other woman here today, he would never have let her leave the room.

However, Jiang Ni cannot be touched for the time being.

"Attorney Jiang, if you don't like three million, five million will do. If you're satisfied with the outcome of the case, my dad definitely won't treat you unfairly. We can entrust all the legal work of Tianheng Real Estate to your law firm. I also promise you that I will definitely pay that family the full amount of compensation. I saw that you went to see them today. You should talk to them and ask them to issue a letter of understanding, not to pursue my criminal liability. Maybe they will be more willing to accept that."

"I'll give it a try," Jiang Ni agreed more readily than Du Yucheng had expected.

His face lit up with joy, and he immediately came up with another idea, warmly inviting, "Great, then thank you for your trouble, Attorney Jiang. If you're free tonight, would you like me to treat you to dinner?"

Jiang Ni said, "Next time. You suddenly 'invited' me here today. My boyfriend was on the phone with me at the time. He probably misunderstood and is looking for me everywhere now."

"Boyfriend? What does Attorney Jiang's boyfriend do? You're so lucky to have such a beautiful and capable girlfriend like you." Du Yucheng said as he stubbed out his cigarette butt in the ashtray next to him.

The remaining cigarette butt was particularly loose, and the tobacco inside fell out, quickly burning into a wisp of white smoke by the sparks.

Jiang Ni said, "He is a student at the Public Security University and is currently interning at the police station."

Du Yucheng was not alarmed by the words "Police University" and "Police Station". He even chuckled and teased Jiang Ni, "Attorney Jiang likes relationships with younger men, huh? Actually, I'm younger than Attorney Jiang. I'm only twenty-one this year."

"I really can't tell," Jiang Ni thought to herself.

Tan Wen was twenty years old. No matter how calm and experienced he was, his face was still youthful and full of vigor.

Du Yucheng was only one year older than Tan Wen, but he was clearly a lifeless shell, his body hollowed out by wine and women.

Jiang Ni ignored him and changed the subject: "Young Master Du, could I borrow your phone to make a call?"

Du Yucheng shrugged and gave his subordinate a look.

Jiang Ni took the phone and dialed Tan Wen's number—she had only recently memorized Tan Wen's number, and she never expected it to actually come in handy today.

The call went through, but no one answered yet.

The next second, Jiang Ni heard a phone ringing and a loud banging on the door.

Du Yucheng's men exchanged glances, then cautiously moved closer to the door.

Before they even got close, the sturdy solid wood door was kicked down!

Not only were the people inside dumbfounded, but Xie Tao and his group were also speechless with astonishment.

A solid wood door.

Xie Tao counted; Tan Wen kicked him a total of six times.

How can this kid be so strong?