Chapter 2266 — A Call for Help
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"Sister Yaoyao, do you think this kidnapping might have nothing to do with Brother Arrow-Brand, that it wasn't aimed at him?" Shen Yushu had turned it over and over in her mind but could think of no reason why anyone would move against Wang Xinyan.
"I don't know yet, but I find it strange too. What could they possibly hope to achieve by abducting Wang Xinyan?" Gu Mengyao was just as puzzled.
The phone rang. Wu Chengtian hurriedly picked it up, glanced at the caller ID, and his heart tightened. He answered at once. "Young Master Pi..."
Though Wei Zhao had said that Pi Zhifeng was his follower too, which by seniority made him Wu Chengtian's junior, it was Wu Chengtian who now needed the Pi family's help, so he did not dare put on airs.
"Brother Tian, just call me Little Pi. I discussed it with Grandfather, and tonight we set out overnight for Donghai City. I hope we make it in time!" The Pi family had made its decision, staking everything on Wei Zhao, so naturally they were far more courteous to Wu Chengtian now.
"That's wonderful. I'll give you the address..." Wu Chengtian quickly told Pi Zhifeng the address of the villa.
After noting it down, Pi Zhifeng said they would drive over right away...
Hanging up, Wu Chengtian let out a long breath. "It's settled. Pi Zhifeng and Old Master Pi are coming overnight. With a Heaven-Rank expert like Old Master Pi in the fight, I'd say there should be no problem!"
"Phew..." Gu Mengyao breathed a sigh of relief as well. Thinking about it, things were strange sometimes—the Pi family had once been an outright enemy, and now they had become Wei Zhao's followers, coming to help.
"Miss Gu, shouldn't we contact Wang Xinyan's family now? Something has happened to her, so we ought to notify her family..." It suddenly occurred to Wu Chengtian that they had overlooked one thing: getting in touch with Wang Xinyan's parents. Perhaps from them they might glean some clues and the reason for the kidnapping. After all, from Wei Zhao's side, they simply could not think of any reason Wang Xinyan would be abducted.
"You're right, I forgot..." Gu Mengyao smacked her forehead and quickly dialed Bai Weituo, hoping to ask him to look up Wang Xinyan's parents' contact information.
Leader Bai was a professor at the school, so looking up Wang Xinyan's records would be easy enough. Wu Chengtian could also have used the Xiao family's channels, but the Wu family and the Xiao family were at odds just now, and Wu Chengtian was unwilling to invite that trouble.
Qiu Lingshan had not expected to encounter a kidnapping case on her very first day in office! And the case's central figure was a family with some power and influence, connected in some way to the prominent Xiao family.
The abducted girl's mother was named Xiao Qinlin, a member of the Xiao family. Her father, Wang Xuben, was a medicinal-herb merchant in the city. Though his business was not especially large, it was considered one of the local star enterprises.
Their daughter had been abducted, so Qiu Lingshan was under considerable pressure. On her very first day as head of the criminal investigation unit, a major case like this had broken, leaving her no time to settle in before she had to throw herself into tense work.
Fortunately, Qiu Lingshan had handled several similar cases back in Songshan City, so she quickly began analyzing the circumstances of the case.