"But the call got disconnected."
At this point, the young man gasped loudly for breath. After a long moment, he continued, "After that, no matter how many times I called, nobody answered."
"Yesterday, I got another call from her."
"She asked if I'd gotten the white snake."
"She said she was going to die soon."
"Her voice was hoarse and weak."
"I said I was going to call the police."
"She said no. She only wanted the white snake. That was all she wanted."
"Then she hung up again."
"Xiao Xiao, I don't understand what happened to my girlfriend, or what's happening to her now."
"The only thing I can do is take the white snake to her, like she asked."
"Xiao Xiao, I know this white snake is very important to you."
"But please, save my girlfriend."
"I'm begging you."
"Xiao Xiao, please give me the white snake."
The young man rambled on. "I know this white snake is very expensive, but the most important thing now is saving a life."
"I'll pay you back little by little later, okay?"
"Of course, I mean a reasonable price."
Not an outrageous amount like he'd just demanded.
"Xiao Xiao, please save my girlfriend!"
"Why does the other person want the white snake?"
Zhao Luzheng couldn't help asking.
It was this guy's girlfriend who was in trouble, so why was he asking for Third Brother's white snake?
Third Brother's white snake was certainly beautiful, but if this really was a kidnapper, wouldn't it make more sense to demand a ransom?
This was so strange.
Had someone really kidnapped a person just to get a white snake?
Was this a TV drama, or was the kidnapper not right in the head?
"I don't know."
The young man irritably ran