The kidnapper here is quite a talent.

"I don't care who you are!"

The kidnapper's rough voice came through, making Shen Yuan's ears buzz. "Shen Yuan, right? Your woman is in my hands!"

"Don't play any tricks with me!"

"One billion, in unmarked old bills!"

The kidnapper roared, "Get it ready and drop it in the trash can!"

Shen Yuan held his phone, stayed silent for three seconds, and then let out an extremely helpless sigh.

"Hello, Mr. Kidnapper!"

Shen Yuan was very polite.

"First of all, Liu Ruyan is not my woman. We have absolutely nothing to do with each other."

"If you want to kill the hostage, just do it!"

"Could you tool characters please take your damn jobs a bit more seriously?"

Shen Yuan sighed helplessly.

If we're following the plot... can you put some heart into it?

Can you at least try?

Liu Ruyan and I have no relationship whatsoever, where the hell did this kidnapping plot come from?

Do you really have to force this domineering CEO falls in love with a poor girl trope on me?

Next, I suppose I should start preparing the cash, then go on a solo rescue mission, carrying one billion in cash all by myself...

Finally, after a fierce battle, someone gets hurt, I protect you, you protect me, and all that...

Then, Liu Ruyan and I naturally fall in love amidst a hail of bullets, and live shamelessly happily ever after?

But...

Shen Yuan: Which idiot came up with this plot?

Can I even lift one billion in cash?

Oh, it seems like the current me actually can!

No, that's not the point. The point is... could this be any more freaking ridiculous?

"Shen Yuan, don't play any tricks!"

The kidnapper roared, "Let me tell you..."

"Tell me my ass!"

Shen Yuan yawned, "Bro, listen up, let me do the math for you..."

"A hundred-yuan bill weighs about 1.15 grams. Based on this calculation..."

"One billion in cash requires ten million bills!"

"The total weight would be approximately 11.5 tons!"

"That's roughly equivalent to twenty-three adult pigs, or about six or seven family sedans!"

Shen Yuan said, emphasizing every word, and then cursed, "Are you a damn retard?"

"Trash can, trash can your grandpa!"

"Whose damn trash can can hold one billion?"

"What kind of massive misunderstanding do you have about trash cans?"

"Also, old bills..."

"Old my foot! Who keeps that much cash at home nowadays?"

"One billion in cash, do I run a minting factory at home?"

"Even if I go to the bank to withdraw it, the bank would have to use money counters for over a dozen hours!"

"Bro, with your brain circuitry..."

"You really aren't suited to be a kidnapper."

Shen Yuan guided him patiently, "I suggest you quit immediately. Stop being a kidnapper and go home to farm!"

The kidnapper fell silent.

He probably realized he was quite brain-dead.

After a long while...

The kidnapper's voice came through again, lacking the previous ruthlessness. Instead, it carried a hint of grievance and confusion, "Then tell me, how are you going to give me the one billion?"

Shen Yuan was taken aback by this question, and then he laughed.

"Why should I give it to you?"

Shen Yuan asked curiously, "Liu Ruyan isn't my woman. If you ask me for money, I can only say..."

"It's never going to happen in this lifetime!"

Shen Yuan chuckled.

Kidnapper: "..."

Weren't they told this girl was the apple of Shen Yuan's eye?

Why is it now...

"Mr. Kidnapper, do you have any other questions?"

Shen Yuan asked very politely, "If there are no questions, I'm going to hang up now!"

Kidnapper: "..."

"I'm killing the hostage!"

The kidnapper was completely out of ideas and said.

"Okay!"

Shen Yuan remained polite and gently dug at his ear. "Anyway, if you slaughter her, you'll just be taking out the trash for society!"

"But, Mr. Kidnapper..."

"Murder is a serious felony!"

"Does it make sense to sacrifice the rest of your life for a piece of trash?"

Shen Yuan smiled. "Goodbye, Mr. Kidnapper. I'm hanging up to call the police now!"

"P-psycho!"

The kidnapper cursed angrily, his tone full of frustration and fury, yet he was completely helpless.

Shen Yuan hung up the phone and then forwarded the phone number to Uncle Gou.

[Uncle Gou, help me check the general location of this number!]

Chu Yang looked at Shen Yuan sideways and raised his middle finger.

"What are you doing?" Shen Yuan also looked at him sideways.

Chu Yang snorted coldly, "Pfft, scumbag!"

"You said you wouldn't care about Liu Ruyan, but now you're asking for the phone's location..."

"And then go save her!"

Chu Yang turned his head away haughtily, "You say one thing but mean another!"

"Isn't this for villain points?"

Shen Yuan smiled, "After all, I can farm forty thousand in one night!"

Chu Yang took a deep breath, "You can farm more than forty thousand from me in one night!"

Shen Yuan shrugged, "I can't bear to hit you!"

Chu Yang's face twitched, and he turned his head expressionlessly. "Psycho!"

"I'm leaving!"

Chu Yang stood up and strolled out.

Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow, "You have to go save Liu Ruyan!"

Chu Yang paused his steps, whipped his head around, his face full of question marks.

He pointed at his own nose in bewilderment.

Me?

"Why should I!?"

Chu Yang stomped his feet, bristling like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"After all, you just left an impression in her heart!"

"You are my beloved friend, my brother!"

"I need to be paid extra!"

Shen Yuan snapped his fingers, "You still have to fight me for the Shen family fortune!"

"Hmph!"

Chu Yang turned his head awkwardly, "Stop playing around, just get rid of Liu Ruyan already!"

Shen Yuan spread his hands, "I'm still young, I don't want to go down the path of crime!"

"You having Uncle Gou help you track the phone... is already a crime!" Chu Yang roared.

"As long as I don't make big mistakes, making constant small ones is fine."

Shen Yuan licked his lips. "This is called walking the edge of the rules, understand?"

Chu Yang: "..."

Why did it feel like what he said made so much sense!

Very quickly...

Uncle Gou's message came through.

The power of money was fully demonstrated. In just a few minutes, the exact location of the phone number had been pinpointed.

[Young Master, it's located. It's in an abandoned chemical plant in the northern suburbs. The location is quite remote, and there is no one around.]

Shen Yuan looked at the message, a wicked smile curving his lips. He waved at Chu Yang and said briskly, "An abandoned chemical plant in the northern suburbs. Go, Pikachu, I leave the task of saving the world to you!"

Chu Yang: "..."

Right now, he wanted to twist Shen Yuan's head off and kick it like a ball.

"Fine, I'll help you one more time!!"

Chu Yang looked at the location, turned around, and walked out.

"Wait, find Uncle Gou and call up eight bodyguards!"

Shen Yuan lay down on the bed and shouted at Chu Yang's back.

Damn it, if a domineering CEO novel doesn't have a kidnapping, it's letting the plot down, right?

Do tool characters really have to follow the plot?

Time flew by...

In the blink of an eye, the night passed.

Rumor has it...

It was said that when Chu Yang arrived at the abandoned chemical plant with his team of bodyguards, the scene was extremely awkward.

The kidnappers weren't fighting or killing, nor were they forcing Liu Ruyan to make calls. Instead, they were sitting around her, earnestly trying to persuade her.

Stop with the domineering CEO falls in love with her drama.

Regarding this, Shen Yuan expressed...

This kidnapper is a real genius!

The kidnapper's moral compass is, holy shit, actually that of a normal person?

This kidnapper is an absolute talent!