Chapter 66 Kidnapping After a Feast
"Ah Sui!"
Lou Yansui gasped for breath, yet still felt the oxygen being taken away from her mouth and nose. A sharp ringing sound rang in her ears, and her heart pounded faster and faster until a sharp pain shot through her chest.
Large beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and blurry, distorted images began to appear before his eyes. Even with his eyelids closed, the images remained clearly imprinted in his pupils.
"Ah Sui... Ah Sui!"
The first wife shook him awake forcefully: "Ah Sui, how are you?"
Lou Yansui suddenly grabbed her hand, his strength incredibly powerful, like a drowning person struggling for their life: "Mom, Mao Mao..."
Over there, Commander Lou had already quickly dialed another number and issued orders to his men: "Search the entire city, as well as the villages around Haicheng! Summon everyone at every city gate and ask if any children have left the city today—at any cost, you must find my daughter!"
"It's alright, Mao Mao will be alright." The eldest wife comforted her youngest son, "Your father has already sent people to look for her, she will definitely be found."
“Mao Mao is a lucky star, isn’t she always very lucky?” Third Madam comforted Xia Xiaoxiang, who was about to faint, “Even if she’s been arrested, good people are always protected by heaven, she’ll definitely be alright.”
Xia Xiaoxiang shuddered and suddenly looked up at the door: "I'm going to find Mao Mao!"
She shook off the third concubine who was supporting her, and when she got up, her legs were so weak that she almost couldn't stand. She staggered towards the door. It took several concubines a lot of effort to finally pull her back and put her back on the sofa.
The wives all chimed in, urging her to calm down.
"You don't know where Mao Mao was taken, you have no idea where to look for her."
"The commander-in-chief has already sent people to look for them; they will definitely be faster than you."
"Don't worry, calm down. We'll let you know as soon as we have any news."
“But…but Mao Mao is still so young.” Xia Xiaoxiang sobbed uncontrollably, “She’s only three years old, what does she know! If she encounters bad people, she won’t know how to run away, what if she…”
The thought of that terrifying possibility made Xia Xiaoxiang almost faint.
"I only have one daughter, Mao Mao. If anything happens to her... I... I..."
The third concubine quickly covered her mouth.
"Pah! Pah! Pah!" the third concubine shouted angrily. "Don't talk nonsense! Mao Mao is lucky and has a long life ahead of her! Maybe she'll come running back on her own soon!"
The First Madam also held Lou Yansui's hand tightly, as if trying to transfer her body temperature to him: "That's right, Mao Mao is a little lucky star, she has a lot of good fortune, and God will definitely bless her."
Soon, the brothers who were away from home also rushed back.
"What's going on?!"
Lou Hongjian didn't even have time to park his car before rushing straight into the flowerbed. He scrambled out from among the branches and leaves, rolling all the way to the door: "How could Mao Mao have been kidnapped?!"
Upon entering the room and seeing his younger brother sitting in a wheelchair, he abruptly stopped in his tracks.
The last time Lou Yansui was kidnapped, he was studying abroad. When he rushed back after hearing the news, all he found was his younger brother lying in a hospital bed, looking utterly despondent and contemplating suicide.
But at this moment, Lou Yansui's condition doesn't seem much better than it was then.
It seemed to be suspended by only a thread thinner than a spider's silk, on the verge of collapse.
Lou Hongjian's teeth chattered, but he managed to maintain his composure as he walked to his elder brother's side.
He asked in a low voice, "How is it? Any news about Mao Mao?"
Lou Heming gently shook his head at him.
Worried gazes, even through the lenses of gold-rimmed glasses, fell upon Lou Yansui.
The call was from the police station.
Miss Zhang couldn't catch up with the bandits, so she immediately called the police. When she heard that the missing person was the warlord's daughter, all the police in Haicheng were alerted.
But the criminals had planned this all along and made thorough preparations, and the police have yet to find any trace of Mao Mao.
"Ring ring—"
The phone rang again.
Lou Fengju strode over and grabbed the microphone before his father could.
"Hey? How's it going? Any news about Mao Mao?"
Xia Xiaoxiang sat up straight immediately, and everyone looked at him hopefully, hoping to get a good answer from him.
But Lou Fengju's expression gradually turned serious: "What did you say?"
"The Zhang family received a kidnapping notice from the kidnappers? And the Zhang family's young master has also been kidnapped?"
Lou Fengju turned around and exchanged glances with his family members; everyone's expression was extremely grim.
Especially Xia Xiaoxiang and Lou Yansui.
The two were as pale as paper, their hands and feet were ice-cold, and they were almost devoid of human warmth.
"Take control of the messenger," Lou Fengju said into the phone. "I'll interrogate him myself."
Lou Heming stood up: "I'll go to the bank to withdraw money first."
Madam Lou said, "I still have some left, so I'll make more preparations."
At this moment, no one was polite to Madam Lou.
Lou Hongjian barely managed to suppress his panic, as if reassuring someone else, but also as if reassuring himself, he murmured, "It's alright, Dad has already sent people to look for it, they'll find it soon..."
It's different from last time.
Last time, Lou Yansui was kidnapped while playing outside the city, losing the initiative. The kidnappers then went straight for torture, which led to the tragic consequences.
If it were just for money, then they wouldn't have harmed Mao Mao's life.
It's okay, everything will be alright.
Lou Fengju took the gun and went out the door.
Looking at her pale youngest son, the first wife felt as if every piece of news was like rubbing salt into his wounds. She couldn't bear it and said, "A-Sui, why don't you go and rest first, and wait for news from Mao-Mao..."
"No."
Lou Yansui gripped the armrests of his wheelchair tightly, his back ramrod straight, the veins on the back of his hands bulging from the effort: "I'm waiting for Mao Mao to come back."
“Ah Sui…”
The first wife looked at him, sighed with pity, but did not try to persuade him any further.
At this point, no amount of persuasion will be of any use.
Only hearing the news of Mao Mao's safety with his own ears and seeing Mao Mao return home with his own eyes could put his mind at ease.
The atmosphere in the small living room was somber.
As the sky outside the window gradually darkened, even breathing felt like carrying a heavy burden.
How scared must Mao Mao be right now?
Lou Yansui's vision gradually went black, and it seemed as if nightmare-like pains were beginning to emerge all over her body.
She's so young, so tiny. Won't she cry pitifully when something like this happens?
Does she ever wonder when he will come to save her?
...
"uncle--"
"uncle--"
The little girl called out repeatedly, and Hu Dahu pushed open the door to the side room while cursing.
"What are you yelling about? Be quiet! If you keep shouting, I'll gag you!"
"oh."
Mao Mao obediently shut her mouth, and after a while, she said again, "Uncle, I want to eat something."
As if in response to her words, both children's stomachs made gurgling sounds at the same time.
Hu Dahu glared at the two round little dumplings in front of him with a fierce face: "Stay put!"
"But I'm hungry." Mao Mao looked at him with her big, bright eyes, "Uncle, can you give me something to eat first, and then kidnap me after I'm full?"
Hu Dahu: "..."
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