Chapter 236: A Few Small Fries Want to Kidnap Me? Sister Gu Will Teach You a Lesson

Then he said, "Miss Gu, we are sincere about this cooperation."

On Gu Shengsheng’s WeChat, a friend request from an unknown contact appeared.

’Good, having a WeChat contact makes things even better.’ She believed that by now, Zhang Lianqing would be able to monitor her phone. She had uploaded its data at the police station last time.

The other party initiated a video call, and Gu Shengsheng answered.

She saw her grandma in a lavish, opulent room. The decorations were all gold-colored, and the bed looked incredibly expensive.

Gu Shengsheng herself had never stayed in a place like this. ’Does a place like this even exist in Rui City?’

Her grandma nervously faced the screen, her expression full of surprise as she looked at Gu Shengsheng. "Shengsheng... I miss you so much."

"Where is this? The people who brought me here all said they were your friends."

Gu Shengsheng nodded. "That’s good. Are you settling in okay?"

Grandma nodded. "I am. It’s great. The bed here is so soft my back hurts from sleeping on it. And there are no mosquitoes! The toilet isn’t even an outhouse. Oh, city life has so many rules. The people are nice, too. They look fierce, but they’ve all been very good to me."

"Shengsheng, you don’t need to worry."

"Just focus on your own things. Grandma is doing just fine. A person has to make their own choices and not be tied down."

After saying this, her grandma hung up. "I have to go. This hotel offers all sorts of services. That young man who sells health supplements on TV is here too. He’s so nice."

Hearing this, Gu Shengsheng immediately sent a message to Zhang Lianqing. Her grandma’s description was crystal clear. She had even provided many details for a location fix, including the young man selling health supplements, who was practically an idol to the middle-aged and elderly.

A person like that would be easy to locate.

Zhang Lianqing replied, "We have a precise location."

"Our colleagues in Rui City are already on their way. Your grandma will definitely be safe."

The kidnappers apparently noticed something was wrong and quickly ended the communication. Afterward, Gu Shengsheng couldn’t get back in touch.

Ten minutes later, the police sent Gu Shengsheng a message: "Miss Gu, your relative has been secured and is at the station."

"She is currently giving a statement. Everything is fine."

Gu Shengsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She was still heading out. The whole affair was very strange, but she had no real interest in figuring it out.

Rui City was a place filled with memories for the original Gu Shengsheng, but to her, a person from a parallel timeline, this place was completely unfamiliar.

Gu Shengsheng thought for a moment. ’I’ll cancel the hotel I just booked, go see Grandma, and then head back to Beijing City.’

As she strode down the street, Gu Shengsheng felt like she was being followed.

Something felt off behind her, as if someone was furtively tailing her.

Gu Shengsheng kept walking. Based on the footsteps, there were no more than five people.

’No more than five... I can handle that.’ So she deliberately turned into a small alley.

When she reached a corner, she suddenly quickened her pace.

She heard rapid footsteps following close behind.

Three men huddled together. "Where’d she go?"

"Where did she disappear to?"

"Useless! Find her, now! She was right in our grasp, we can’t just let her get away!"

"..."

As they spoke, one after another, Gu Shengsheng came around the corner and swung the small iron hammer from her bag.

The men dodged quickly, so she followed the principle of proximity and kicked the man closest to her right in the ass.

The men then regrouped, staring at Gu Shengsheng warily.

She asked, "What do you want?"

"Are you the ones from the kidnapping today?"

The men had fierce expressions. They clenched their fists and faced Gu Shengsheng. "Miss Gu, we’ve come to ask you to do something for us. We hope you’ll do this the easy way, not the hard way."

Gu Shengsheng crossed her arms and chuckled. "I’d love to see how you plan on dealing with me."

Her eyes filled with disdain. As one of them rushed at her to attack, she lunged forward and grabbed him by the throat.

She said, "I can handle the lot of you."

One of the thugs was panting, sweat beading on his forehead. "Miss Gu. We really... we just want to ask for your help. You don’t have to be so tense."

"We just couldn’t get a meeting with you, so we had to resort to this... less than ideal method."

Gu Shengsheng’s expression was cold. "Kidnapping my grandma, and now trying to kidnap me. You really think this is ’asking for help’?" ’I’m not some naive fool.’

After she said this, the hulking men looked at each other, at a loss.

Gu Shengsheng braced herself for a tough fight, but to her surprise, the four men exchanged a glance, came to an agreement, and knelt down in unison. "Miss Gu, we’re begging you, please help us! Right now, you’re the only one who can help us with an appraisal!"

"If we didn’t use this method, we’d have no way of getting your attention!"

Gu Shengsheng was speechless at this synchronized maneuver. She said flatly, "Impossible."

Just then, one of the "kidnappers" answered a phone call. He listened respectfully before hanging up and getting to his feet.

He turned to Gu Shengsheng and said, "Our apologies, Miss Gu. We shouldn’t have used such an inappropriate method to contact you."

’...? What is this now? Why are these so-called kidnappers acting like they’re playing house?’

She had thought from the beginning that these kidnappers weren’t very professional; the information about her grandma had led the police right to them.

At the time, she thought it might be a trap and didn’t believe it could be that simple. But now, with this latest antic, Gu Shengsheng truly felt like she was losing brain cells.

Gu Shengsheng was still on guard, ready for them to counter-attack at any moment, but instead, one of them hesitated before leaving and said very politely:

"Miss Gu, please don’t feel guilty about hitting us. We don’t mind."

Gu Shengsheng: "..."

"You really shouldn’t feel bad, Miss Gu. We’re leaving now. Our boss will contact you later."

With that, the men’s figures vanished at the mouth of the alley.

It was clear their fighting skills were probably subpar. Their muscles were just for show, likely the weak kind you get from chugging protein powder.

However... their escape technique was the real deal. They must have run away so often they’d perfected it through experience.

For that, Gu Shengsheng had to admit she was impressed.

Now, she was no longer in a hurry to leave Rui City. This so-called "boss," who could track her movements and pull all sorts of stunts to get her attention, was clearly no ordinary person.

Mainly, Gu Shengsheng had a feeling they were after her appraisal skills.

She had never encountered anything like this before. In Beijing City, it was mostly just browsing markets. But Rui City bordered another country, and the methods of treasure appraisal were much more varied.

It seemed Gu Shengsheng would have to stay and get to the bottom of this.

’To understand this place, the best people to find are probably that grandfather-grandson duo, Qin Guocheng and Qin Shou.’

When it came to the top dog of Rui City’s appraisal scene, it had to be Qin Guocheng.