Ransom For Hans

"Do not move!"

Luci was shocked and tensed where she was at this moment. She didn't even have time to get up. Sweat was already pouring down her face and body, while the backpack she was carrying and placing in front of her chest he hugged tightly.

"Confirm who you are!" the order of the person who said don't move earlier. The muzzle of the gun was still pressing against Luci's head. The girl tried to move away but when she shifted her body a little so as not to get too close to the gun, someone else who was somewhere actually cornered, Luci.

"Just shoot her. She wants to run away!" said the man.

"N-no. I have no intention of running away," Luci stuttered out of breath. Her throat was now filled with nervousness and panic.

"I said confirm who you are!" snapped the man who pointed at her with a gun.

"I – I came here because I was asked. So – someone messaged me earlier. There's a boy I need to pick up," Luci stammered. The girl's hands trembled uncontrollably.

Then the gun that Luci was pointing was lowered. Next Luci was arrested by two men wearing suits and ties. Even Luci's body was lifted by the two people by the way Luci was flanked in the middle, while her arms were grabbed and lifted by the two men.

Luci did not dare to ask and shouted because everything would be in vain. What time was it now? Would the sunrise soon? Would, soon, many good people in this place be able to help Luci?

'I hope they won't do anything bad to me!' Luci thought with tears in her eyes from fear.

For her, violence like this was something she was afraid of. Even though she was a girl who was strong at hitting people because she had little martial arts skills. But for her, they were too much for her to be defeated. After all, there would be a lot of people here who would attack her if she did anything to offend them.

The two people who dragged and lifted Luci earlier had brought her o another room.

'Damn, how many rooms are there in this place? If I can fight and defeat them, it's not necessarily that I can escape and get out of here," Luci thought.

Luci's body was thrown onto the floor after arriving at the new room. In front of Luci was already a table behind which was a very tall swivel chair.

On the chair sat a man with his back to Luci. The man wore a fedora hat and lit a cigar or cigarette and smoked it.

"Golden, he's here," said one of the men who had brought Luci here earlier.

Then the man sitting in the swivel chair waved his hands in the air. The two of them immediately retreated and came out

Luci backed away slowly because she was too scared. She looked around but everything was dim and dark, so she couldn't see anything. It's gloomy here.

"Finally, you come. I thought you wouldn't come," said Golden.

He sucked in his cigarette deeply and then rolled the butt into the nearest ashtray. The chair swiveled slightly to make it easier for his hands to reach the ashtray.

From his voice, he was about forty years old. But his face was not visible because it was still too gloomy here.

"Was– was it you who texted me earlier?" asked Luci carefully. She didn't want to ask him where Hans was direct. Could he be wrong? Who knew this was also a trap? Who knew Hans wasn't here?

'Could they have been stalking me earlier? Do they know I've earned a lot of money today?' asked Luci in her mind.

Golden nodded his head slowly and mysteriously. Now he propped his face on his clenched hands.

"So you know why you were summoned here?" asked Golden in his voice as hoarse as a heavy smoker.

"I don't know for sure. But I want to pick up the child," answered Luci, trying to remain calm. She didn't want to appear nervous and easily intimidated.

"You know this is the Evil Fort, right?" asked Golden.

"Yes, I know," nodded Luci firmly.

"What goes in here will be difficult to get out. And anything that can get out of here isn't going to be free." Golden took a cigarette and lit it with fire. He smoked and enjoyed the cigarette in the dim light.

'So they want my money? As I thought, they must have been stalking me from Alan's party earlier. Ah, is he one of Sia's men? No, that's impossible. Then how could Aunt Arum be involved?' Luci's mind wandered all over the place.

"What do I need to pay?" asked Luci.

In her heart, Luci prayed that the two hundred million she currently held would be more than enough to pay and save Hans. Even if it was possible, hopefully, what was asked for was not up to two hundred million because she still kept the hundred in the car that she would hand over to her partner later.

The room's lights turned on suddenly after Golden snapped his fingers in the air. Now Luci could see how clean and tidy the room was, a room with walls painted white, and with a polished floor. There was no pool table here but there was a very large cupboard filled with alcoholic drinks. There were also various kinds of weapons displayed on the walls.

When Luci looked in all directions and widened her eyes how surprised she was when she saw Aunt Arum sitting on a chair while a man stood and pointed at her head with a long rifle.

Then another man came forward, the man was also behind Aunt Arum's chair. He was wearing a suit too and a gun like a gun was in his hand.

The man walked towards a wall not far from Luci. Then his hand pressed several parts against the wall. A button appeared on the wall. And once the button was pressed, the wall lifted to reveal Hans sleeping on the treatment bed with the IV beside him.

"She lost another gamble," explained Golden with his hand twirling a cigarette. Golden sucked in another cigarette and then rolled the still-lit butt into the ashtray. The 'she' that Golden meant was Aunt Arum.

"The amount is one hundred million, that's the amount you have to pay," Golden closed by clasping his hands together.

Golden was a man who had a stern and ruthless aura. His skin was wrinkled and dull from cigarette smoke. His teeth were yellow and a bit dirty. His teeth were now lined up because Golden was grinning at this moment.

Meanwhile, the man who opened the wall to show where Hans was had already raised the gun in his hand. He had even locked the bullet and the gun was ready to be fired. The gun was aimed at Hans who was drooping unconscious.

"If you don't pay today, the child will die," Golden threatened again, showing his smirk.

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