It was daytime, and there was no problem wearing sunglasses, so Amei put them on as instructed.
"Let's go," Huang De Han said, taking the lead and walking out.
Amei quickly followed.
As they walked out of the alley, Huang De Han carefully observed the surroundings. There were no surveillance cameras nearby, neither in the alley nor inside it.
"Where are we going?" Amei asked after getting into the car.
Huang De Han didn't answer Amei's question. Instead, he took out Xiao Xiao's bag from the back seat of the car and said, "Hold this bag. Inside, there's a set of clothes. I will take you to the art academy. Stand at the entrance of the school for a while, then walk to the right. A van will stop for you. Don't be afraid. Just get in..."
"No, what exactly do you want me to do?" Amei interrupted Huang De Han, anxiously asking.
"I just want you to pretend to be someone else. Don't worry, I won't harm you."
Although Huang De Han said that, Amei was still worried. "Why do I have to get in the car? Who will be in the car?"
"Don't be afraid of the people in the car. They are all my friends. Trust me, they won't do anything to you. When you arrive at a certain place, take off everything I gave you, change into the clothes in the bag, and then you can leave."
"Why?" Amei asked, puzzled.
Huang De Han's face grew serious. "Don't ask so many questions. Just do as I say, understand?"
Reluctantly, Amei nodded.
Huang De Han took out two thousand yuan from his wallet and handed it to Amei, saying, "Here's two thousand yuan. One thousand is your reward, and the other thousand is hush money. After you go back, you must not tell anyone about this, understand?"
Amei's eyes lit up when she saw the money. She smiled widely and eagerly accepted the cash, repeatedly promising, "I understand, I understand. I can keep a secret, I won't tell anyone."
In the morning, when Huang De Han came to work, he had already arranged everything. Through special channels, he bought a scrapped van, fixed it up, and found two people online to drive the van and pretend to kidnap Xiao Xiao. Of course, this Xiao Xiao was actually Amei.
Huang De Han started the car and drove to a busy pedestrian street. The two of them got out and strolled around, with Amei even buying a cup of milk tea from a tea shop.
They held hands and walked through the street like a couple.
Huang De Han purposely took Amei to crowded places.
After half an hour, Huang De Han brought Amei back to the art academy.
After Amei got out of the car, Huang De Han drove back to the company.
This way, he had evidence of not being present.
Following Huang De Han's instructions, Amei stood by the roadside and played with her phone for a while, then walked in the direction to the right.
After walking about two hundred meters, a dilapidated van quickly approached and stopped next to Amei.
Amei knew this was arranged by Huang De Han and didn't feel very scared.
As soon as the car came to a stop, two masked men jumped out and forcefully pulled Amei into a van before speeding away.
They drove purposefully to places without surveillance cameras, taking numerous twists and turns. Finally, they parked the car at the entrance of an unmonitored alley and instructed Amei to get out.
By this time, Amei had already changed her clothes inside the vehicle. She took off Xiao Xiao's dress and shoes, replacing them with the clothes that Huang De Han had prepared for her.
She neatly packed the dress and shoes in a bag from the car, following Huang De Han's instructions to deposit them in a storage locker at the supermarket.
