After dinner, Lu Chengchuan went home when he felt better.
Zhou Yaning failed to recruit him, and after leaving the restaurant, she said she had something to do and asked him to take a taxi home. Lu Chengchuan didn't care whether she really had something to do or not, and turned around and took a taxi home.
A week later, in the evening, Lu Chengchuan was out killing a few monsters. Nothing much happened that week, except for the expansion of the black fog, the kidnapping in Anyang City, and the disappearance of many people.
He was about to go home when Zhou Yaning called. Whenever this phone rang, it meant something had definitely happened.
"Captain Zhou, what's wrong?"
"Come quickly, something happened."
Zhou Yaning's tone was very calm, with a hint of coldness in it, as if someone had died in the family. Lu Chengchuan replied with a "OK" and sent his location.
Soon Zhou Yaning sent a message saying "the car is on the way", and Lu Chengchuan had to wait there.
According to previous practice, the car would arrive in half an hour. However, the matter must have been very urgent, because in less than 20 minutes, Qian Xiaoling drove over.
"Mr. Lu, get in the car!"
Qian Xiaoling was very anxious, which could be judged from her expression and tone.
After he got in the car, Qian Xiaoling said nothing, stepped on the accelerator, turned around at the intersection ahead, and sped away. The scenery on both sides quickly receded, and twenty minutes later, Qian Xiaoling drove all the way to the government office building.
“Follow me!”
Qian Xiaoling got out of the car, closed the door, and took Lu Chengchuan straight to the twelfth floor.
"What exactly happened?" Lu Chengchuan took the opportunity to ask as he took the elevator upstairs.
"Do you know about the recent kidnapping?"
Lu Chengchuan nodded. "The TV report said that many people were kidnapped and disappeared. Is that why she asked me to come?"
"The mayor's daughter has been kidnapped. Just an hour ago, a group of thugs kidnapped the mayor's daughter and her friends at school. Now they are nowhere to be found, and the kidnappers haven't sent any letters demanding money."
"Do you know where the kidnappers came from?"
"A foreign mercenary organization called Black Tower is notorious internationally. They claim that they can do anything if they have enough money." Qian Xiaoling knew some inside information, and she did not hide it when Lu Chengchuan asked her.
"Foreign mercenaries? Do they dare to come here?"
Lu Chengchuan was very suspicious that the mercenaries dared to come here.
The Shenghua Republic is not a war-torn area. It is easy for mercenaries to be found if they come here to fish in troubled waters. There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the streets, and they even dare to kidnap people in school. It is a bit crazy.
"Nowhere is peaceful right now. If we're not fighting a war, we're fighting monsters. The Black Tower mercenaries are taking advantage of the chaos to get in."
"Have you found the mastermind? Who hired them to kidnap the mayor's daughter?"
"No, it happened only an hour ago. The people in the serious crime squad have almost pulled out all their hair but still haven't found any clues." Qian Xiaoling didn't know who was the mastermind behind the incident.
"We're here. The captain is in a meeting. Let's go sit in the office for a while."
Qian Xiaoling took him to another office where other people were also there. When they saw Lu Chengchuan come in, they immediately stood up and greeted him.
"I'm not your leader, why would I do this?"
The scene was like a high-ranking official visiting his subordinates, who were flattered. But Lu Chengchuan wasn't their leader; he was at best a non-staff member of the Investigation Bureau.
When everyone realized what was happening, they looked a little embarrassed.
The main reason was that they all knew Lu Chengchuan and knew how powerful he was, so they couldn't help themselves for a moment when they saw him coming.
Lu Chengchuan sat down with them and waited for Zhou Yaning to come out.
"Does the Investigation Bureau have to do something like finding someone?" Lu Chengchuan started chatting with them when he had nothing to do.
The Investigation Bureau has so much to do. They have to deal with monsters and they also have to help with kidnapped people. They don't know what they are supposed to do specifically, but they do everything.
"That's what the Investigation Bureau does. We have to take action when necessary."
Qian Xiaoling has been in the Investigation Bureau for three years and can be considered an old hand. Before the monster appeared, their main job was to assist in the investigation of various cases.
"Mr. Lu, what did you do before?"
As they chatted, they talked about Lu Chengchuan. The Investigation Bureau had investigated his past information, but only their captain and director were qualified to read it, so they didn't know Lu Chengchuan very well.
What they wanted to know most was how Lu Chengchuan practiced martial arts to become so powerful.
"Me? I don't have anything to say."
Lu Chengchuan didn't want to talk about this. Qian Xiaoling and the others were disappointed and didn't dare to ask any further questions.
After chatting for more than ten minutes, Zhou Yaning hurried in and saw Lu Chengchuan, but her expression did not change.
"It's all here. Let me talk first." Zhou Yaning didn't have time to greet anyone, and quickly flipped open her notebook. "The Serious Crime Unit hasn't found the mastermind behind this. Now all exits in Anyang City are blocked, and some side roads are also guarded. The higher-ups want us to cooperate with the Serious Crime Unit and capture those Black Tower mercenaries."
"If you have any questions, please tell me quickly." After explaining the current basic situation, Zhou Yaning asked them if there was anything else they wanted to know.
"Captain, where should we find someone?" Chen Long stood up and asked.
This is also the question that everyone wants to know. Without any clues, where can they find people? Do they have to turn Anyang City upside down and even dig up the concrete floor?
"Let's go to the school first and see if there are any traces left at the scene." Zhou Yaning replied.
After the words fell, Qian Xiaoling stood up: "Captain, how many people are there? Are there any people with special abilities?"
"There were several witnesses at the scene, including seven Black Tower mercenaries, all of whom were psychics. There may have been a few more hiding in the dark cooperating with them, but the exact number of them is still unknown."
After the two asked, the others remained silent, and Lu Chengchuan also remained silent.
"Mr. Lu, do you have any questions?"
Lu Chengchuan remained silent, so Zhou Yaning took the initiative to ask him. She knew Lu Chengchuan couldn't offer any useful information, but she still tried to ask out of habit.
"I don't know. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know the mayor's daughter was kidnapped. By the way, what's the mayor's daughter's name?"
"Her name is Li Xin. Now that everything is settled, let's go to school first."
"Ms. Li was abducted at 5:52 p.m. She was out with her friends when she was abducted by several masked men. She offered no resistance during the entire process."
A group of seven people took a car to the school where the mayor's daughter studied. In the car, Zhou Yaning told Lu Chengchuan some basic information.
Anyang University, the highest institution of learning in Guangnan Province. The mayor's daughter was a sophomore, and today was Wednesday, class time. Li Xin was about to go home after class in the evening when she was abducted at the school gate.
At the gate of Anyang University, Lu Chengchuan and his companions parked the car on the side of the road and the seven of them got out. It was now dark and the lights at the school gate were the only illumination.
"How can I find clues? I don't see anything here."
There were people coming and going at the school gate, and it seemed that the kidnapping case had not affected other students.
Across from the school gate was a food court where students liked to buy food and snacks. Lu Chengchuan wasn't a professional detective, so it was difficult for him to solve the case.
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