Ouyang Li was not one to easily admit defeat, but the sleepiness was starting to creep into her bones.
It was freezing at the start, but over time, it did not seem like that anymore. All she knew was that she was starting to take a back seat in her own body.
Frankly, it was dangerous. If she fell asleep, she would probably not wake up ever again.
“Li, why would you want to do this to yourself? Kidnapping their kid with Rong Jilin to take down Nanshi Corporation is a foolish idea that would never work. You should know that Rong Jilin is not a good man. If you continue working with him, you'll be digging your own grave eventually. Hurry up and tell me where the kid is at. Then, I'll get someone to let us out, or else we'll both really meet Dad in the afterlife!”
Ouyang Qi was still trying to persuade Ouyang Li to tell him the location. He was a man, so he was in a better condition than his sister.
“Ouyang Qi, are you insane? I can't believe you're trying to drag me to hell with you. Are you really my brother?”
Ouyang Li was already struggling to hold on. In fact, she was sure that the grim reaper was standing right beside her. It was even tiring for her to speak.
“Li, I'm your brother, and that's why I'm trying to get you to turn over a new leaf! If you refuse to do that, I'll really be meeting Dad with you in the afterlife to apologize to him in person,” Ouyang Qi said as he glanced at his watch.
He was the one who had instructed his men to lock the door from the outside. They had also agreed on a time for his men to open the door and send them to the hospital.
Without a doubt, he would not let himself die with his sister. It was not as if he had lost his mind.
Even if he actually wanted to die, he would never involve his sister in the matter. That was something he could not bring himself to do.
There were ten more minutes left before someone came to open the door.
If Ouyang Li still refused to reveal where the child was, then this plan would be a failure.
“Li, come on. Tell me where the kid is. If you don't, we're both going to die!”
By then, Ouyang Li was sure that she was about to die. “I don't know where the kid is. They handed the kid over to Rong Jilin's men after kidnapping him.”
Ouyang Qi pressed on. “So the kid is with Rong Jilin?”
“Yes... Yes, he hid the kid. I don't know where he hid him.”
After some time had passed since the siblings' discussion, Ning Ran received a call from Ouyang Qi, who asked to meet her, but she never thought it would be in a hospital.
He dramatically had two blankets around him, yet he was still shivering.
Ning Ran was baffled by the sight of him. “Did you catch the flu?”
“Something like that. I've asked you to come to tell you that the kid is with Rong Jilin. My sister told me this herself,” Ouyang Qi quickly informed.
“Ouyang Li said it herself?”
Ning Ran was not surprised to learn that the child was with Rong Jilin, but she was certainly shocked to hear that Ouyang Li was the one who revealed it.
She and Nan Chen had been thinking of all kinds of ways to make Ouyang Li talk, and yet, the latter refused to say anything.
Thus, Ning Ran could not help but wonder if the information was genuine.
“She really did say it,” Ouyang Qi repeated, guessing what was on Ning Ran's mind as he studied her dubious expression.
“I locked her in a cold store and forced her to spill the beans. There's no way this is fake. Go to Rong Jilin. If he won't say anything, then call the cops on him. They'll surely be able to get him to talk.”
Ning Ran inhaled sharply. “You locked up Ouyang Li?”
A bitter smile appeared on Ouyang Qi's face. “I had no other choice. Nothing gets to her, so I had no choice but to threaten her that I'll kill her with me. Thank god she believed it.”
Ning Ran was impressed by how ruthless Ouyang Qi could be. She never thought he would be able to do something like that.
“But the police can't arrest him based on a mere statement from Ouyang Li. We still don't have any evidence,” Ning Ran remarked with a shake of her head.
“We still need to give this a try, don't we? Ouyang Li said that the kid is with him, so it has to be true. We need to find the kid as quickly as we can.”
Ning Ran nodded. “Thank you. At least we now know that the child is with Rong Jilin. I'm going to talk to Nan Chen about this.”
Ouyang Qi waved his hand dismissively. “Go now then. I wanted to tell you about this over the phone, but I'm a little paranoid right now. I'm scared that someone might be listening to our calls, so I had to ask you to make a trip here. Your priority is to save the kid, so hurry along.”
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