Chapter 174 - Hostage Situation

Elder Shi watched the news that had started playing early in the morning. Thankfully he had been warned by Ah Hai, early this morning about the upcoming storm so he had already instructed his public relations team. This scandal was going to be a big blow to his company's reputation and they had to work with the police to salvage what was possible. He leaned back in his armchair with his eyes closed as he foresaw his lifetime's work fall. But he did not have any regrets, he reflected. He had already made provisions for his employees and shareholders to suffer the least. His granddaughters were also going to be safe from that monster. He could sit back and rest finally.

Just then, he heard the sound of the butler greeting someone and frowned. He had specifically told the staff that no one was to be allowed inside unless they were family. So who could have been invited inside? The next second the sound of a gunshot echoed in the otherwise silent house. Elder Shi felt his heart shiver and with trembling hands, he dialled a number that he had recently stored in emergency contacts. Getting up with the help of his walking stick, he tried to walk to the door as fast as he could to lock it against the intruder but his hand froze when he heard what the person had to say, "Old Shi, do not try to contact anyone if you want your Yang Mei to live and come down fast."

Elder Shi froze as he recognized the voice of the man. He looked down at the phone in his hand which was connected and breathed a name into it before disconnecting the call and walking out of the door.

Seeing Elder Shi, Yang Mei tried to break free of the ropes that tied her in place and struggled to warn her grandfather even though her mouth was shut with a gag. Her eyes turned red when she saw the man she had shunned for so many years walk towards his death only to save her.

The man who stood with his gun pointed at her head gave a small smile and greeted the old man,"Old Shi. A small world isn't it? We meet again after so many years. Who would have expected that my dearest enemy would become the grandson in law of my once dearest friend. I should be happy for you but I find that I am not so as my friend I hope you will forgive me for this. Now I don't wish to hurt you unnecessarily so please do me a favor and come sit here. I will simply tie you up before leaving and the rest dependson your nephew and how much filial piety he has towards you.Elder Shi looked at the man and asked only one question"why?"

"Because Ah Hai is responsible for everything that was done to me and my family. So naturally he has to pay.And this is a golden opportunity with his main weakness involved.I have been following his career since the begining just waiting for him to commit a mistake and I took every opportunity to make him fall but he only continued to rise!So now that this opportunity fell into my l.a.p, I would naturally make full use of it."

With that,the man slowly tied,Elder Shi and went out of the house. Shi Qinglan would be here soon and so will Ah Hai. After having sent the message to Shi QInglan, the man sent a message to Shi Xaio Ai.It was the same picture of Yang Mei and an instruction to not tell anyone else.

Shi Ai was at present at the hospital helping the people there to be transferred into other hospitale. The Public Relations team was set to release their official statement regarding the acquisition of this hospital by KSS,with her at the helm. They were going to use this opportunity to establish their authority that they would not tolerate such means once the new people were in place.It was actually being showcased as forceful acquisition but was in fact done with share transfers from her mother's and grandfather's shares. She held a phone is her hand to make emergency calls but what the enemy did not know was this was not the phone she used. Ah Hai had already changed her number for such an occassion and he was the one who received this message and sent Shot after the sender.

After a while when there was no response from Shi Ai,the man made another call and Xu Li soon stood outside the hospital flashing her KSS badge to the police who had sealed the entry of the hospital. Once inside,she located Shi Xaio Ai in a few minutes and without giving the woman a chance to speak,caught hold of her arm and dragged her to a staircase.Shi Ai tried to get her hand out of Xu Li's grip but to no avail. Once they had found a secluded corner,Xu Li showed her the image she had of Yang Mei tied up,before saying,"This is your sister Madam.Your biological sister who is tied up and ready to be killed while your husband protects you. You were the one who was supposed to be the bait for Shi Qinglan but what is your sister doing there?I bet you did not know that Miss Yang is your real sister and not someoneplanted by Ah Hai. Your sister who has always sacrificed herself is going to do the same today because your husband has planned to keep you here safe while you believe that Shi QInglan will attack you here. Do you really believe your uncle will be able to enter this place with all the police. Shi Qinglan has already made his move and you sre here safe and sound."

Shi Ai snatched the phone from Xu Li's hand as she recognized the place where Yang Mei was tied up but asked,"Why are you involved in this,Miss Xu? You have a vendetta against me so naturally you wish to lead me into a trap and since you cannot force me you are showing these images to me to come with you?"

Xu Li gave a chilling smile at this."You are right Miss Shi,I cannot force you to come with me and this is indeed a trap but the reality is also there. Your people are in our grasp.What are you going to do?"