"Qiaoqiao, no!" Yang Jianguo immediately stopped her. "We can't call the police. Qiaoqiao, you saw what the letter said. If we call the police, they will..."
Yang Jianguo's eyes reddened as he spoke.
Yang Minghui toiled his whole life, facing the loess soil with his back to the sky.
Just when their lives were about to improve, however…
Jiang Qiaoqiao was about to persuade Yang Jianguo.
Huo Beixiao's calm and composed voice came from the front of the car, "Brother, Qiaoqiao is right, we should call the police now."
"They said they wanted us to pay 200,000 yuan to ransom my dad, but even if we took the 200,000 yuan, there was no guarantee they would release him."
Only by calling the police first, and then using this 200,000 yuan as bait to lure them into revealing their whereabouts, can we possibly find a chance to rescue Dad.
Hearing Huo Beixiao's words, Yang Jianguo painfully grabbed his hair and tugged at it a few times before finally making up his mind, "Okay, let's go call the police."
On the way to the police station, Jiang Qiaoqiao asked Yang Jianguo, "Brother, does Mom know that Dad is missing?"
Yang Jianguo shook his head. "I was afraid my mom would worry if she found out, so I thought I'd go back and check first, and that's why I didn't tell her."
Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded, "Then let's not tell her about this for now."
"Yes, that's what I think too."
Jiang Qiaoqiao went to the police station with the extortion letter.
The Public Security Bureau immediately opened a case and formulated a plan, sending police officers to pose as Huo Beixiao's friends and go back to Yangjia Village with them to investigate the situation and see if any suspicious people had appeared in the village.
*
"This morning someone called our village committee looking for your dad. After your dad answered the phone, he rushed out."
At first, we thought there was a problem with the building materials we bought from the duck farm, and that he had gone to negotiate. But he still hadn't returned by the afternoon, and I realized something was wrong. That's when I suggested that Jianguo call and ask if he had gone to the city to look for you.”
After returning to the village, they went directly to the village committee to find Yang Mingcai and ask him about the situation.
"Thank you, Uncle." After thanking Yang Mingcai while controlling her emotions, Jiang Qiaoqiao asked, "Uncle, could we see the village committee's telephone?"
Yang Mingcai didn't hesitate and quickly told them to go check the telephone.
Telephones of this era already allowed users to check call logs.
The police officers who accompanied them recorded the phone number that had been dialed.
One of the police officers took the phone number and went back to the city to investigate, while the other stayed behind to visit the villagers with Jiang Qiaoqiao and the others.
However, after visiting all the places, no useful clues were found.
Yang Minghui and his wife are good-natured and have always been kind to others in the village, never having any conflicts with anyone there.
In addition, the villagers had limited knowledge and experience. Although they knew that Yang Jianguo and Jiang Qiaoqiao had made some money in the city, they did not dare to ask for such an astronomical sum as 200,000 yuan.
Therefore, the suspicion of villagers can be basically ruled out.
On the way back, Yang Jianguo was even more distressed and remorseful. He held his head and pounded it, saying, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault! If I had insisted that Dad go to the city and not build that duck-raising shed, Dad wouldn't have had this accident... Waaah..."
Hearing Yang Jianguo's suppressed sobs, which he couldn't control, Jiang Qiaoqiao felt terrible.
She grabbed Yang Jianguo's hand, "Brother, don't blame yourself. Actually, I think the kidnappers were after me. If anyone's to blame, it's me..."
As she spoke, her voice became somewhat choked with emotion.
In this life, she came back to repay the Yang family for raising her and to lead the Yang family, who had given her warmth, to a better life.
But now...
If Yang Minghui doesn't come back safely...
When they returned to the city, they went to the police station first.
The police have already checked the phone number that dialed the village committee.
"It was a public phone booth, and we can't find out who made that call yet."
The answer was as expected, but Jiang Qiaoqiao's heart still sank uncontrollably.
"Officers, I will prepare 200,000 yuan. Please help us rescue our father. If necessary, we can do without the money, as long as he is safe."
At this moment, Huo Beixiao spoke calmly and composedly.
The police officer nodded solemnly to him, "Rest assured, protecting the lives and property of the people is our duty."
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