Chapter 436 Acting
At first, Lou Bancheng was really anxious, like an ant on a hot pot. However, the situation is different now. Lou Xiao'e has been successfully rescued, and his heart has finally settled down. In this case, it is better to follow the clues and play a good play with Xu Damao.
Lou Bancheng smiled, stared at Xu Damao, and said slowly: "A friend in need is a friend indeed. I am still short of some funds. I think it would be better to sell the house."
Hearing this, Xu Damao cursed in his heart: "You old fool, you don't want to sell your own house, but you are thinking about mine. This is really unreasonable!" However, he naturally couldn't reveal his true thoughts, so he forced himself to remain calm, looked at Lou Bancheng, and said with a smile: "Dad, you are right, but tomorrow is the deadline for payment. It's probably too late to sell the house now."
Lou Bancheng nodded slightly to show his understanding, and then changed the subject: "Oh, by the way, I remember giving you a few vases. Those things should still be worth some money. Once I sell them all later, I think I can fill the funding gap."
Xu Damao felt relieved after hearing this. After all, they were just some worthless vases. He responded casually, "That's great, Dad. Then please send someone to drive the vases over later."
Lou Bancheng smiled slightly and nodded slightly to show his agreement. This time he didn't say anything more.
Xu Damao was not too upset. He just asked out of concern, "Dad, tomorrow is the day when they will ask for money. Do you have any plan to deal with it?"
Lou Bancheng knew very well that Xu Damao's purpose of this trip was nothing more than to gather information. He nodded, his expression revealing determination and anger: "Damo, you don't have to worry. These ignorant guys dared to bully my daughter. I will make them pay for it."
Xu Damao looked at Lou Bancheng and frowned slightly: "Dad, have you called the police?"
Lou Bancheng shook his head and said firmly, "Nonsense! My daughter is still in their hands. How can I call the police? That will only make them more arrogant. When the time comes, I will go with you."
Xu Damao shook his head secretly. He didn't want Lou Bancheng to get involved. After all, if Lou Bancheng found out, the plan might fail. He comforted him, "Dad, don't worry. I will definitely bring Lou Xiao'e back safely."
Although Lou Bancheng knew something about Xu Damao's plan, he still decided to cooperate with Xu Damao. He thought that this was a good opportunity to teach Xu Damao a profound lesson: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, but if you can't do it well, don't blame me."
Xu Damao nodded: "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely take care of this for you, just wait and see."
But what Xu Damao was thinking was, what would Lou Bancheng do if he saw that his daughter was dead? He would have to wait for death at home.
The more Xu Damao thought about it, the happier he became. He almost laughed out loud. But then he realized that now was not the time to be happy, after all, Lou Xiao'e was still being held. If he laughed at this moment, all his efforts would be wasted.
Xu Damao returned to the courtyard happily and saw Yan Bugui: "Xu Damao, why did you come back by yourself? Your father-in-law didn't come with you."
Xu Damao was very puzzled: "Why did he follow me back? My dad is raising money now. These damn bandits, why don't they kidnap me?"
Yan Bugui didn't know what to say to Xu Damao. After all, he didn't expect Xu Damao to be so hypocritical, but he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xu Damao returned home and saw that there were indeed fewer vases in the house. However, when he thought about the money coming into his account tomorrow, he could do whatever he wanted.
That late night, Xu Damao's mood was like a surging wave, unable to calm down. He was so excited that he tossed and turned, unable to close his eyes all night. When the first ray of sunlight at dawn shone through the gap in the curtains and shone on his exhausted face, he set out on the road to Lou Bancheng's house with obvious dark circles under his eyes.
Seeing Xu Damao like this, Lou Bancheng couldn't help but ask with concern: "Xu Damao, why do you look so tired? Didn't you sleep all night?"
Xu Damao had never expected that the dark circles under his eyes caused by his insomnia due to excitement would attract other people's attention. He sighed and replied helplessly: "Dad, you may not understand. Whenever I think of Lou Xiao'e's suffering, I feel like my heart is broken. How can I sleep peacefully? This kind of pain is really indescribable."
Lou Bancheng felt disgusted when he heard this, but he had to endure it in order to find evidence against Xu Damao so that he could be sent to prison in the future. He knew that only in this way could his daughter Lou Xiao'e live a stable life.
This was Lou Bancheng's true thought deep in his heart. So he took out a bag of money from the back of the car and said to Xu Damao in a serious tone: "This is the ransom demanded by the robbers. You must ensure the safety of my daughter. If anything happens to her, I will never let you go."
Xu Damao secretly complained in his heart, he wanted to take the money and run away immediately, but he also knew that the show had to go on. So he looked at Lou Bancheng with forced calmness and said confidently: "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter properly."
Lou Bancheng didn't say anything, but turned around expressionlessly and went straight upstairs.
The more Xu Damao thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was strange, but when he thought of the thick stack of banknotes in his bag, his greed instantly overcame his reason. He quickly took out his share of the money from his bag and hurried to the agreed location.
At the same time, Lou Bancheng was driving to the destination, and naturally arrived earlier than Xu Damao. When he saw the comrades from the Public Security Bureau who had been waiting there, Lou Bancheng hurried forward and said flatteringly, "Comrades from the Public Security Bureau, I will be relying on you in a while!"
Lou Bancheng looked outside and thought that when the time came, he would catch Xu Damao red-handed and see what he could say. It would be a good opportunity to vent his anger for his daughter and let Xu Damao live out his life in jail.
The comrade from the Public Security Bureau nodded solemnly and responded, "Don't worry, as long as we catch the perpetrators red-handed, this matter will be settled in a matter of seconds."