Chapter 378 Brainstorming
“This…” Hua Baichuan thought for a moment, “The surveillance footage shows that the last place he was driving was on a rural dirt road outside the Sixth Ring Road, under the overpass!”
"Hmm." Wen Ni nodded, took out a pen and paper to write down the key information, and then asked, "How did you contact the bandits about the previous seven million?"
"I always use waterproof boxes, and according to the time the bandits asked me to do, I usually throw them into the sea off the south coast in the middle of the night! The sea is vast, and we have no way of tracking the drifting trajectory of the boxes!"
Upon hearing this, Wen Ni fell silent.
The brain rapidly integrates the known information!
“Given the Hua family’s background, we couldn’t find Hua Zhuo even if we searched the land three feet deep. The downstream branch in the southern coastal waters is adjacent to foreign territory, so why would the bandits choose to meet there…” Wen Ni said coldly, tapping her finger lightly on the table. “Could it be that they are not currently in the country?”
"You also think... Hua Zhuo was taken out of the country by them?" Hua Baichuan's face turned pale.
Wen Ni could tell that Hua Baichuan had considered these points in her analysis.
He just didn't want to believe it!
After all, once he leaves the country, Hua Zhuo's life is almost certainly in danger!
"Kidnapped and taken out of the country!? What... what do we do?" Madam Hua collapsed into the arms of a maid, so shocked and trembling that she could not even open her eyes.
"It's over, it's really over this time."
Hua Baichuan sat on the sofa in despair, his clenched fists trembling slightly. "I sent some people to Myanmar to gather information, but the waters there are deep, and something just happened in Myanmar, so it's very difficult for any news to get out!"
“I, Hua Baichuan, have roamed both the legitimate and criminal worlds for decades. I never imagined that I would be defeated by a bunch of filthy water ghosts! Ah Zhuo... it's because your father is useless! It's because your father couldn't save you.”
"Don't say anything discouraging!"
Wen Ni remained calm and composed. She picked up her phone and said, "I know a local Burmese man who might be able to help."
"real!?"
Hua Baichuan and his wife looked up at the same time, their hope rekindled.
A phone call ends and then comes a long wait!
One hour, two hours.
It was 9 p.m., and the informant still hadn't replied.
"I must be so senile to believe a young girl like you..." Madam Hua leaned against the sofa, her face pale and weak. "It's been over two hours and there's still no news!"
“Minmin!” Hua Baichuan shook his head, not letting his wife speak recklessly. “Wen Ni has done her best to help us. No matter what the outcome, it is Hua Zhuo’s fate.”
“Zhuo… Zhuo’er, my Zhuo’er…” Madam Hua was in tears, shaking her head repeatedly.
A heavy, somber atmosphere filled the living room.
"Ring ring ring...!"
The cell phone rang suddenly and urgently.
Hua Baichuan and his wife reacted the most intensely, leaning forward with their eyes practically glued to the phone!
"Hello? Brother Gang." Wen Ni answered the phone.
“Hua Ying! I’ve been waiting at the den you asked me to find. They just received news that they’ve mobilized nearly half of the underground forces in Myanmar to sweep through the entire region, but they still haven’t found the person you’re looking for!”
My brother lowered his voice again as he finished speaking.
"Moreover, because you exposed the inner workings of the Burmese government, it has caused internal strife within Burma, and the situation between Burma and China is also very tense. With the situation so tense, no one is bold enough to kidnap Chinese citizens and bring them into the country without authorization!"
“No…” Wen Ni frowned.
Upon hearing the word "no," the overly anxious Madam Hua immediately rolled her eyes and nearly fainted. "My son... my son... where are you...?"
"Okay, I understand, thank you." Wen Ni pursed her thin lips and hung up the phone.
My gaze then fell back to the maps spread out on the table!
"What we just looked at are maps showing the routes and topography of the rivers, seas, and surrounding villages and towns along the border between the two countries. Considering that Hua Zhuo disappeared along a village road near the border and the rendezvous method was sea transport, the entire clue points to a route into Myanmar..."
However, even after two hours of intensive searching, Ya Bi was unable to find Hua Zhuo within Myanmar's borders.
Could it be...?
Was she deliberately misled by the bandits?
Perhaps... they didn't even leave the country!
"If they didn't leave the country, where else could they hide? How did they manage to escape the Hua family's pursuit?"
Mrs. Hua was still wailing.
Annoyed by the noise, Wen Ni coldly raised her eyes and said, "Shut your mouth."
"..."
Mrs. Hua sobbed a little, her crying subsided slightly.
"What are you thinking about?" Hua Baichuan sensed something and quickly walked over. "Are you thinking that Hua Zhuo might be somewhere?"
"Look, if you follow this tributary downstream, it does indeed end in Burmese territory, but we've overlooked something." Wen Ni's finger moved downwards, finally stopping at the border in the lower left corner of the map!
In the dense mountainous terrain, along both sides of the water, are very small and inconspicuous house icons!
"here!"
"Surrounded by mountains on three sides, with no communication within the village, and adjacent to the border, it's not only an excellent hiding place, but it also allows us to easily receive ransom payments flowing downstream, and can even mislead you into searching overseas!"
"I hadn't even considered this before, I was only thinking that Hua Zhuo had been kidnapped and taken out of the country! No wonder there were always bird calls in the background of the videos the kidnappers recorded for me!" Hua Baichuan slammed his hand on the table, his eyes sharp and his aura even more intense. "Old Wu! Take your men and come with me to rescue Hua Zhuo right now!"
"I'll go too."
Wen Ni got up and grabbed her coat.
Old Wu hesitated slightly, "Boss Hua, is she going too?"
"Don't let her slender build fool you, she's incredibly capable!" Hua Baichuan said as he put on his coat and walked away. "She might be able to help us!"
"……clear!"
Although Lao Wu and the other bodyguards had their doubts, the situation was urgent and they dared not delay.
The group rushed out of the villa, covered in dust, and started their vehicle.
Mrs. Hua sat on the sofa, her heart filled with anxiety. "Can I really find my A-Zhuo at the place Wen Ni mentioned... God help me, God help me..."
11:50 PM.
The moon hangs high in the sky.
The border region is surrounded by dense forests, with babbling streams flowing through the middle, and sparse wooden houses arranged in two rows on both sides.
In the stillness of the night, most of the villagers were fast asleep. Only one or two houses still had their lights on.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!"
"Splash~"
Water splashes as it washes over the machete, rubbing against its sharp blade!
The fierce-looking man raised his eyes, revealing a huge scar that stretched from the corner of his eye to his cheekbone—it was terrifying!
He looked at the knife in his hand with excitement.
Behind the knife was Hua Zhuo, who was bound hand and foot and had a tattered rag stuffed in his mouth!
Hua Zhuo was filthy from head to toe.
Only those eyes, bright and clear yet tinged with coldness, held an unyielding arrogance!
Behind him, on the ground, were stacks of burlap sacks half the height of a wall.
“It’s already this late, and Hua Baichuan still hasn’t dissolved the Hua Group as we demanded,” another man said in a hoarse voice.
The scarred man glared at him. "He really values money over life? I underestimated Hua Baichuan. He's willing to abandon his own son?"
"Second Master, should we wait any longer?"
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