Chapter 135: Kidnapping?

Dropping those words, the tattooed man left the villa, and naturally, Qin Xueer was taken away as well.

Hearing this, Xiao Ye's face remained expressionless.

"If anything happens to Xiaoxue, I will make you pay!"

Xiao Ye said coldly, standing up from the sofa and walking out of the villa.

With Qin Xueer's safety hanging by a thread, he could not be bothered to deal with Old Madam Qin and directly dialed Red Dragon's number.

"Xiaoxue is in trouble. I will send you the address. Pull up the surrounding surveillance footage and find out who took her."

Red Dragon agreed, and Xiao Ye continued.

"Find that punk as fast as you can. Within half an hour, I want to know where he is."

With that, Xiao Ye hung up the phone, a deep sense of irritation burning inside him.

Judging from Old Madam Qin's description, she must have offended people from the underworld.

If that was the case, Rat should know something about it.

"Young Master Xiao, what are your orders?"

Rat asked directly from the other end of the line.

"Xiaoxue has been kidnapped. I'm calling to find out what's going on."

Xiao Ye's expression flickered with uncertainty. With so much time passing, he worried that something might have happened to Qin Xueer.

Based on Old Madam Qin's description, Xiao Ye described the physical characteristics of those men to Rat, but it only made Rat frown.

"Young Master Xiao, to be honest, most people running in the streets look pretty much like that."

Xiao Ye felt even more unsettled. Even though Rat tried his best to comfort him, he could not calm down.

Just as his life was finally getting back on track, another mishap like this had to occur.

At that moment, Red Dragon's investigation yielded results.

A photo of the man had been sent to Xiao Ye's phone, and he immediately forwarded it to Rat.

With just a single glance, Rat recognized the man's identity.

"This guy is a small-time thug under Dabiao, usually dealing in usury and loan-sharking. Young Master Xiao, are you short on money lately?"

Rat asked out of curiosity.

"No, this has nothing to do with me. Where is he right now?"

Xiao Ye denied it and pressed for the location.

"If nothing unexpected has happened, he should be here."

Rat typed out a location on his phone and sent it to Xiao Ye.

"However, I must remind you that this Dabiao is ruthless and cruel. He was actually Tiger's former boss."

Just as Xiao Ye was about to move out and hang up the phone, Rat added that detail.

This was something Xiao Ye had not anticipated.

"I understand. Leave the rest to me."

Before Rat could offer backup support, Xiao Ye had already hung up.

...

At that moment, Qin Xueer was inside an underworld-controlled building, having not yet suffered any real danger.

The tattooed man was a subordinate who had followed Dabiao for many years. The instant he saw Qin Xueer, despite being captivated by her looks, he decided to keep her and present her to Dabiao.

Looking at Qin Xueer, he already envisioned his own step-by-step path to promotion.

Who says he couldn't become the next Tiger?

Qin Xueer was tied to a chair, struggling against the ropes with her arms, unable to move.

Knowing that Old Madam Qin had accumulated yet another massive debt, her heart was filled with complete and utter disappointment.

Dabiao was currently in a meeting and temporarily unavailable to see the tattooed man.

The agenda of the meeting was the restructuring of the underworld order after the devastation caused by Xiao Ye.

Naturally, this was a high-level meeting, something a thug like the tattooed man had no qualifications to attend.

"Little beauty, I'm going to take you to meet someone in a bit, so you better be a good girl."

The tattooed man flashed an evil smile as he spoke to Qin Xueer.

Terror filled Qin Xueer's face; she probably still didn't understand why she had ended up in this place.

She had only learned about Old Madam Qin borrowing from loan sharks after arriving at the Qin family residence.

It was merely seven hundred thousand, a sum she was still capable of paying off now.

She had witnessed Old Madam Qin desperately trying to make her stay earlier.

Even though everything was caused by the old woman, she still could not extinguish the profound disappointment in her heart.

The situation was critical, and having fallen into the hands of this tattooed man, flying away on her own wings was an absolute impossibility!

What made it even more desperate was that she hadn't told a single soul when she went out this time.

For a brief second, Qin Xueer felt like giving up.

As memories of past events flashed through her mind, her world began to turn gray.

Yet, upon a second thought, Xiao Ye's face surfaced in her mind.

She simply couldn't bear to let him down, and she resolved never to give up!

Qin Xueer let out a muffled cry of agitation, burning with fury!

However, at that moment, all she could produce were whimpering sounds.

"Stop yelling. This is my territory; no one is coming to save you."

The tattooed man looked at her sinisterly and reached out to stroke Qin Xueer's cheek.

In utter disgust, Qin Xueer jerked her face away to show her defiance, but the tattooed man merely chuckled.

Time ticked away second by second, and with every passing second, the sense of helplessness in Qin Xueer's heart grew heavier.

She could feel danger approaching. She didn't know if Xiao Ye would come, but she chose to believe.

While the tattooed man was distracted, Qin Xueer began trying to loosen the ropes around her hands, knowing she had to stay calm and patient.

Checking his phone and estimating the time, the tattooed man put on his jacket and walked over to Qin Xueer, ready to take her away.

Right at that moment, shouts echoed from the corridor outside, followed by the sound of a heavy object crashing to the floor. The tattooed man frowned.

He opened the door and shouted outside.

"What's going on out there? Can't you keep it down?"

The very next second, he saw the corridor littered with unconscious bodies, and straight from the other end came two charging figures!

The tattooed man hurriedly slammed the door shut and pressed his body against it, hoping to buy some time.

With a deafening crash, the door was kicked open. Before the tattooed man could even react, he and the door panel were sent flying backward together.

The arrivals were none other than Xiao Ye and Red Dragon, and they had made it in time.

The moment she saw Xiao Ye, the tension in Qin Xueer's body instantly evaporated.

For some reason, tears began to stream down her face. Despite enduring so much, she still proved to be a tearful mess in front of Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye rushed to Qin Xueer's side, violently ripped apart the thick hemp ropes, and pulled her into his embrace.

"It's alright, I'm here."

With just those few words, the dam of Qin Xueer's tears finally broke completely.

The tattooed man crawled out from beneath the fallen door. For a moment, he thought the intruders had used some kind of heavy breaching tool, the sheer impact leaving him dizzy and disoriented.

"Who the hell are you two?"

The tattooed man asked with difficulty, pushing himself slowly up from the floor.

Regaining his composure, Xiao Ye patted Qin Xueer's back and said to Red Dragon,

"Take her away first. I'll handle things here."

"Bastards! Do you think this place is somewhere you can just walk in and out of as you please?"

The tattooed man roared, preparing to block their way out.