"What?" Song Jiaping asked nervously, receiving a call from his subordinate, "Did you see clearly? Miss Mengyao was kidnapped?"
His subordinate said on the phone, "That car was going to hit Miss Mengyao first, but it hit someone else and directly pulled Miss Mengyao into the car."
"Where did you lose sight of that car? I'll be there immediately." Song Jiaping could no longer sit still. Without telling Tianyi, he left the house where he was hiding and drove to the intersection his subordinate had sent him.
When he arrived at the intersection, he found that the traffic flow was heavy and the traffic lights were complex, no wonder his subordinate had lost them.
But thinking of Mengyao being in danger made him very anxious.
Logically, Mengyao's social circle was simple, and with her personality, she wouldn't make enemies.
During this time, apart from the divorce from Jiaxi, she hadn't left the Huangfu family's mansion.
Jiaxi was hospitalized for saving her, so this kidnapping shouldn't be done by Jiaxi.
It could only be professional kidnappers who knew she was a wealthy heiress and wanted to kidnap her for ransom.
As long as these people didn't get the ransom, Mengyao was temporarily safe.
His car was parked at the intersection, blocking the cars behind him. The honking sounds were incessant, but he didn't notice.
It wasn't until a driver behind him, who couldn't bear it any longer, came and knocked on his car window that he came to his senses. He apologized several times and quickly drove the car away.
Song Jiaping drove to a road with less traffic and pulled over. He immediately called Su Kangxi.
As soon as the other party answered, he said in a hurry, "Officer Su, Huangfu Mengyao has been kidnapped. Can your police station quickly investigate who did it?"
Kangxi said, not surprised, "Our police have received the report. She was kidnapped on the road in front of a law firm. Her husband is also injured and hospitalized. Both their families have reported it, and our police station has established a special task force with responsible personnel. You don't need to worry too much."
"Did you find the license plate of the kidnappers' car? Whose is it?" Song Jiaping had learned the license plate of the black van from his subordinate, but he couldn't find it online.
He also couldn't access the specialized website of the vehicle management office.
Kangxi said, "I can only tell you that the license plate is fake and doesn't exist at all. Also... I cannot disclose the specific information our police have found about this kidnapping case to you. I hope you can understand."
"I understand." Song Jiaping knew he had rules to follow and didn't want to make things difficult for him.
Kangxi comforted him, "You can wait at your residence with peace of mind. Our police will definitely rescue the hostage."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Song Jiaping hung up and returned to his residence. It seemed that to get firsthand information, he could only rely on himself to hire people to investigate.
...
After Jiaxi was sent to the hospital, he remained in a coma.
His parents were both by his side in the hospital, not knowing when he would wake up.
Jiaxi's mother sat outside the intensive care unit, constantly shedding tears. It was she who had arranged for a lawyer for Jiaxi and made an appointment with Mengyao for them to handle the divorce procedures.
Jiaxi was originally unwilling to divorce Mengyao and refused to go to the law firm.
In the morning, she persuaded Jiaxi that even if he didn't want to divorce and wanted to apologize to Mengyao and be forgiven by her, he had to see Mengyao first.
If it weren't for the divorce procedures, Mengyao wouldn't see him, so he agreed to go to the law firm.
In the morning, Jiaxi's mother sent him off and watched him drive away. She never expected such a major incident to happen before they even entered the law firm.
Now Jiaxi was seriously injured and in a coma, and Mengyao was kidnapped, her life and death unknown... Jiaxi's mother felt immense self-blame.
...
In the Huangfu family's mansion, Huangfu Sisong and his wife each held their mobile phones, fearing that the kidnappers would call.
Mengqi and her husband rushed over after hearing the news. Yao Feili stayed by their side, ready to help if needed.
Mengqi paced anxiously in the hall, wishing Mengyao had told her before divorcing Jiaxi, so she could have accompanied her and prevented bad people from taking advantage.
"Mengqi, stop pacing, you're making me dizzy," Wu Xiufang said, unable to bear it.
Mengqi stopped pacing and came to Wu Xiufang's side, saying, "Mom, why didn't Mengyao tell you about the divorce procedures?"
"I don't know what she was thinking. We'll only know after she's out of danger," Wu Xiufang frowned.
"What's the point of discussing this now? We need to find Yao Yao as soon as possible and get her out of danger." Huangfu Sisong was nervous and scared. He had already lost one child, and he couldn't lose another.
Wu Xiufang comforted him, "Those kidnappers just want ransom. As long as they don't harm Yao Yao, we'll give them whatever they want."
Huangfu Sisong still worried, "If those kidnappers know we called the police, won't they kill her?"
"Dad, why do I think the people who kidnapped Mengyao are strange?" Yao Feili said, "If they wanted ransom, why did they hit Hong Jiaxi? According to the surveillance at the time, were they trying to hit Yao Yao?"
Huangfu Sisong was stunned when he received the news and hadn't thought about it at all. He said, "You mean these kidnappers wanted to hit her first and then kidnap her. But Hong Jiaxi was there at the time and pushed her away?"
Yao Feili said, "It should be like that. These people are vicious."
Huangfu Sisong's face instantly turned pale.
Mengqi immediately stopped him, "Don't talk nonsense, are you not worried enough about Mom and Dad?"
Yao Feili just wanted to help them analyze. Seeing Huangfu Sisong's expression become even more solemn, he didn't dare to say more.
Wu Xiufang, however, said more calmly, "Yao Yao will be fine. She's blessed."
"Yes, yes," Yao Feili echoed, "We have to believe the police. They will definitely catch these people and rescue Yao Yao..."
Before he finished speaking, Wu Xiufang's phone suddenly rang, and everyone became tense.
The police, who had already tapped their phones, immediately activated the listening devices and signaled Wu Xiufang to answer.
Wu Xiufang pressed the speakerphone and said, "Hello."
"Your daughter, Huangfu Mengyao, is in our hands. We want fifty million ransom, or we'll kill her." The other party was about to hang up.
Wu Xiufang quickly said, "I want to hear my daughter's voice. Is she safe..."
But before she could finish, the other party had already hung up.
The police officer in charge of monitoring regretfully shook his head at them and said, "The time was too short, and we couldn't monitor the kidnapper's location. We will immediately check this incoming call number to see if we can find any clues."
The air in the entire hall seemed to freeze. Everyone was thinking that the kidnappers wouldn't even let them hear Mengyao's voice. Had Mengyao already... already met with misfortune...