Liu Xiaoyuan took Su Xue home and then went to work at the hotel.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Xiaoyuan was teaching Lu Siyao martial arts when his phone rang. He saw that it was Liu Longhui calling.
"Hey, Long Hui, what's up?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked with a smile.
Liu Longhui said, "Xiaoyuan, I heard from the villagers that your dad was taken away in a black seven-seater van. I felt something was wrong, so I called you. Did you ask someone to pick up your dad?"
Upon hearing Liu Longhui's words, Liu Xiaoyuan felt that something might have happened, since he hadn't asked anyone to pick up his father.
"Long Hui, thank you. By the way, do you know the license plate of the van?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked.
Liu Longhui said, "I don't know. I asked her too, and she didn't see it clearly either. You know, when the older folks in the village look at a car, they don't look at the license plate. They only look at the appearance of the car."
"Xiao Yuan, has something happened to your uncle?" Liu Longhui asked.
Liu Xiaoyuan said, "It's nothing, Long Hui, you don't need to worry about it. Okay, I'm hanging up now." After saying that, Liu Xiaoyuan hung up the phone.
If your father got into a van, there are only two possibilities: either he was tricked into getting in, or the van belonged to someone he knew.
If you were tricked into joining, the other party is definitely targeting you. If it's the latter, then there's no need to worry too much.
"Xiao Yuan, what's wrong?" Lu Siyao, who was practicing martial arts, noticed that Liu Xiaoyuan's expression was a bit off and quickly asked.
Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile, "It's nothing, Siyao. I have something to do and I have to go first. I won't be able to practice martial arts with you today."
Lu Siyao said obediently, "It's okay, Xiaoyuan, go ahead and do what you need to do."
Liu Xiaoyuan had his reasons for not telling Lu Siyao about this. If someone had tricked his father into getting on the bus, Liu Xiaoyuan would make them pay a heavy price. And as a police officer, Lu Siyao certainly wouldn't allow Liu Xiaoyuan to act recklessly, so Liu Xiaoyuan simply decided to keep it a secret.
Liu Xiaoyuan then dialed his father's cell phone, but it was switched off. His father's phone was a Nokia feature phone, which could last for almost a week on a single charge, so it was impossible for it to be switched off.
Unless the phone is broken or turned off intentionally.
With his phone switched off and Liu Longhui mentioning that incident over the phone, Liu Xiaoyuan was immediately certain that something had happened to his father.
I'd better not tell Mom about Dad's accident yet, so she won't worry.
Liu Xiaoyuan drove home first to see if his mother already knew about it.
When Liu Xiaoyuan got home, he tried his best to act normal. His mother saw that he had come home so early and asked him a question.
"Mom, I heard from Longhui that Dad got into someone else's car, is that true?" Liu Xiaoyuan asked tentatively.
Mom said, "I know, your dad must have run into someone he knows again and went drinking."
Hearing his mother say this, Liu Xiaoyuan breathed a sigh of relief. It was the best thing his mother thought this way, so he wouldn't have to lie to her.
"Mom, I have something to do, so I won't eat dinner. I have to go out for a bit," Liu Xiaoyuan said as she left the house.
It was already dark when Liu Xiaoyuan became very anxious. The kidnappers hadn't called him yet, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
If the other party is not targeting me, but my father, then wouldn't waiting here like this without calling the police be harming my father?
Thinking this through, Liu Xiaoyuan took out his phone and decided to call the police first, just in case.
Just as Liu Xiaoyuan was about to call the police, his father called him. Liu Xiaoyuan immediately answered the phone: "Hello, Dad, where are you?"
"Liu Xiaoyuan, right? I'm not your dad, but if you insist on having me as your dad, that's not impossible. Good son, why don't you call me 'Dad' again?" A man's arrogant voice came from the other end of the phone.
Ignoring the other party's provocative words, Liu Xiaoyuan asked, "What exactly are you trying to achieve by kidnapping my father? If you have any problems, come at me directly. What kind of skill is it to kidnap my father?"
The other party chuckled and said, "Liu Xiaoyuan, don't get so agitated. We're not afraid of not being able to get you, so we had no choice but to resort to this tactic."
"Where are you? I'm coming right now!" Liu Xiaoyuan asked directly, not bothering with pleasantries.
"Haha...that's great!" The other party laughed loudly and said, "Liu Xiaoyuan, you're really straightforward, I like it. Here's what we'll do: if you want to see your dad, come to the riverbank in the county town. We'll be waiting for you here. If you call the police, we might put you in a sack and throw you into the river. Then you might really have a stepfather."
Faced with the other party's insulting words, Liu Xiaoyuan was furious, but he could not vent his anger now. He would wait until he got there before he could unleash it.
"Okay, I'm coming right now!" Liu Xiaoyuan immediately started the car, stepped on the gas, and drove towards the riverside in the county town.
Liu Xiaoyuan just wanted to get to the location designated by the other party as soon as possible, so that his father would suffer less.
The car was going very fast, and Liu Xiaoyuan wasn't thinking about anything, because driving with two minds would be extremely dangerous.
Since it was impossible to drive directly to the riverbank, Liu Xiaoyuan parked the car on the side of the road and walked down to the river.
On his way to the riverbank, Liu Xiaoyuan finally had time to think about some things.
Why would someone kidnap his father to force him out? Liu Xiaoyuan hasn't made any enemies recently, has he? Moreover, it's clear that this was premeditated; they even investigated his family situation, knowing they couldn't easily target him directly, so they targeted his family instead.
Who could this person be? Liu Xiaoyuan wondered, but he really couldn't figure it out.
However, no matter who this person is, Liu Xiaoyuan will never let this person get away with using his family as leverage.
Upon reaching the riverbank, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately spotted a dozen or so figures about a hundred meters ahead. As a master of the second level of the Innate Realm, he could clearly see the scenery a hundred meters ahead even at night.
Liu Xiaoyuan walked over, and when he arrived in front of these people, he saw that his father's hands and feet were tied with rope, and his mouth was taped shut with transparent tape.
"Gentlemen, I'm here. Please release my father." Liu Xiaoyuan said, looking at the dozen or so people in front of him.
If his father hadn't been there, Liu Xiaoyuan would have already gone on a killing spree, sending those dozen or so people to meet their maker. Daring to kidnap my father, Liu Xiaoyuan, you'll all regret ever being born!
You can hit me or scold me, but if you dare to touch my family, I'll make you suffer a terrible death!
(End of this chapter)
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