257: Chapter 257 Calm and Composed

Just as his finger scrolled to Wu Ya's number, Chen Guangke called back.

Just as Shen Yan was about to answer the phone, Chen Guangke suddenly called out to him.

"Wait!"

After saying that, he walked over to Shen Yan and placed the dagger in his hand against Shen Yan's neck.

"Alright, you can answer the phone now."

Shen Yan: "..."

Was it really necessary to guard against him so strictly?

If he had really wanted to do something, he would have done it long ago.

With Wang Tian's meager skills, he couldn't control him at all.

Thinking this, he swiped to answer the call.

"I was just taking a shower. Why are you calling me so many times?"

Chen Guangke got straight to the point and answered, "I need five million right now. Do you have five million or not?"

There was a long silence on the other end of the line before a voice asked, "What do you need five million for?"

As the voice fell.

Shen Yan felt the dagger against his neck press a bit closer.

He lowered his head and replied very calmly, "I've taken a fancy to a new car and plan to get the top-spec version. Do you have it? If you do, transfer it to me quickly."

There was silence on the other end again.

One second... five seconds... ten seconds...

Two minutes passed.

It was still silent on Chen Guangke's end.

Just as Wang Tian was about to think something was wrong, Chen Guangke finally spoke.

"Fine, since you want to buy it, I won't stop you. Five million, right?"

Shen Yan gave an "mm" in response.

Then, Chen Guangke said to him, "I have it, but I don't have that much in my personal account. I'll have to transfer some from the company account."

"How about this, I'll start the process for you and see if I can get it sorted before morning."

Shen Yan looked up at Wang Tian, asking with his eyes if this was okay.

Seeing Shen Yan's questioning gaze, Wang Tian gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement.

Regardless of whether it was tomorrow morning or tomorrow noon, as long as he could get that five million, it would be fine.

Having successfully borrowed five million, Shen Yan hung up the phone and continued to sit steadily in the middle of the sofa.

"Are you sure you want to keep holding that knife against my neck?"

Hearing Shen Yan's question, Wang Tian snorted and said, "Who knows what kind of tricks you'll pull? Don't worry, I'm definitely not letting you out of here until I get the money."

Since Wang Tian wanted to do something pointless, Shen Yan naturally wouldn't stop him.

He nodded, reached out to nudge the dagger Wang Tian held against his neck slightly away, then tilted his head and closed his eyes to rest on the sofa.

Wang Tian: "..."

Get a grip on the situation, will you?!

I'm kidnapping you right now!

Looking at the handsome man in front of him with closed eyes, Wang Tian withdrew the dagger, shook his somewhat numb hand, and sat down across from Shen Yan.

Then, he stared intently at Shen Yan with bloodshot eyes.

The reason he was staring at Shen Yan like a ghost was simple: he was afraid Shen Yan would escape while he wasn't paying attention.

Time passed minute by minute.

The hands of the clock soon turned to the number two.

Just as Wang Tian was starting to feel a bit drowsy, there was a sudden knock at the door.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Hearing the knocking, Wang Tian was instantly alert.

He quickly moved to Shen Yan's side, slapped him on the shoulder, and then pressed the dagger back against Shen Yan's neck.

"Speak! Did you call the police?!"

Shen Yan slowly opened his eyes and looked at Wang Tian as if he were an idiot, saying, "Didn't you watch me make the call the whole time?"

Wang Tian choked on his words.

He had indeed watched Shen Yan make the call.

But... if it wasn't the police, who would come knocking on someone's door in the middle of the night?

Could it be... could it be Chen Guangke?!

While he was wondering, he poked Shen Yan's throat with the dagger.

"Go take a look."

Shen Yan had no objection.

He stood up and walked toward the door step by step.

He walked to the door and looked out through the peephole, discovering that the person knocking was Chen Guangke.

"It's Old Chen."

After confirming it was Chen Guangke, Wang Tian didn't know whether to feel relieved or more tense. He held his breath and asked Shen Yan, "Why would he come here? Did you give him some kind of secret signal? Did he call the police?"

Shen Yan: "...If he had called the police, would he have shown up here alone?"

On second thought, Wang Tian felt Shen Yan was right.

If Chen Guangke had really noticed something was wrong, the person knocking on the door now should be the police.

"Then ask him, why did he come to your place?"

Shen Yan did as he was told.

Soon, they knew why Chen Guangke had come to their door.

"The five million has been gathered. Do you want a transfer or a card deposit?"

"If it's a direct deposit to the card, it probably won't be that fast—at least until evening. If it's a transfer... we might still have to go through the Bank, but it'll be a bit quicker."

Hearing this, Shen Yan glanced at Wang Tian, whose face was flushed with excitement behind him.

"Agree to it! Tell him to do a transfer!"

As the voice fell.

Shen Yan immediately said to Chen Guangke, who was standing at the door, "Just do a transfer then."

Saying this, he expressionlessly used a tone of concern and told Chen Guangke, "It's very late now. You should go back."

Chen Guangke asked in a low voice, "Not going to invite me in?"

Shen Yan refused decisively.

"No need. It wasn't a big deal to begin with. Thanks for helping me out."

Chen Guangke lowered his head, gave a vague response, and then turned to leave.

Seeing Wang Tian still excited and agitated behind him, Shen Yan curled his lips and asked, "Are you satisfied now?"

If it were the old Wang Tian, he certainly wouldn't be satisfied.

After all, he used to be from a wealthy family who bought cars, houses, and bags.

That five million would only have been enough for him to spend for two or three days.

Thinking of buying cars, houses, and bags, Wang Tian was filled with anger.

He had kept many young mistresses before and had found all sorts of ways to give them gifts every day.

He had originally thought these mistresses would help him out now that he had fallen on hard times, but he didn't expect them to just turn tail and leave once they saw he had no more value to be squeezed.

If he had known, he wouldn't have spent that money on those women!

Shen Yan: "...Are you mute? Why aren't you saying anything?"

Hearing the questioning, Wang Tian apologized subconsciously, "Sorry, I accidentally spaced out..."

Only after apologizing did he realize what a ridiculous thing he had done.

"Don't forget that you're just a hostage right now, and your life is in my hands. How dare you question me!"

Wang Tian became angry from embarrassment and once again pressed the blade of the dagger against Shen Yan's neck.

He had originally thought Shen Yan would beg for mercy, but he didn't expect Shen Yan to burst out laughing.

Not only was he laughing, but there was also a mocking look in his eyes.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny! Believe it or not, I'll chop you up right now!"

Shen Yan tilted his head back, avoiding Wang Tian's dagger, and said to Wang Tian word by word with the attitude of one looking at an ant:

"Stop pretending. If I'm gone, there's no way you'll be able to fly far away with that five million."