"Yes."
Du Zhiguo nodded repeatedly and took out a photo album from under the coffee table in the living room.
The photos in the album were all taken by Du Zhiguo for Du Weiwei. From birth to elementary school, he would take a group of photos almost every year. Perhaps Du Zhiguo wanted to use these photos to give Du Weiwei a perfect childhood, but …
Ye Zi took out a single photo of Du Weiwei from the album. The little girl in the photo was cute and sweet.
When she smiled, there were two shallow dimples on the side of her lips.
"Then, Mr. Du, we'll take our leave first."
Ye Zi got up and prepared to leave.
Du Zhiguo also stood up and walked Ye Zi and the others to the door. But at that moment, the phone in the living room rang. Du Zhiguo returned to the living room and answered the phone. "Hello …"
"Du Zhiguo."
A androgynous voice came from the phone.
Ye Zi, who was just about to leave, saw Du Zhiguo's expression suddenly change. She hurriedly walked to his side and frowned deeply. She lowered her voice and asked, "Who called?!"
Du Zhiguo pressed the speaker button and an androgynous voice came from the phone again. "Your daughter is now in our hands. If you want your daughter to live, prepare three million in cash immediately."
Kidnapping?!
Ye Zi's frown deepened. She hurriedly took out a pen and paper from her backpack and wrote, "Listen to your daughter's voice."
Du Zhiguo understood what Ye Zi meant and hurriedly nodded. He said to the phone, "How can I be sure that my daughter is in your hands? I want to talk to my daughter."
The person on the phone obviously hesitated for a moment before saying, "I will send the video to your phone."
"I …"
Beep beep beep …
Du Zhiguo still wanted to say something, but the other party had already hung up.
Du Zhiguo turned to look at Ye Zi. It was just a phone call, but his face was instantly drained of all color. He was as pale as a piece of white paper. Ye Zi could clearly see that Du Zhiguo's lips were trembling and his body seemed to be not listening to him.
"I … I should … what should I do?!"
Du Zhiguo's voice began to tremble. He looked at Ye Zi as if he was looking at a life-saving straw.
Ye Zi frowned. The situation had changed. From a missing little girl case, it had evolved into a kidnapping case. It was no longer something that Ye Zi could control. After pondering for a while, she slowly said, "Let's call the police!"
"Report to the police?!" Du Zhiguo was obviously hesitant. "If we call the police, will they kill the hostages?!"
Hearing this, Ye Zi lowered her eyelashes and fell into deep thought.
Just now, she had suggested to let Du Zhiguo and Du Weiwei talk. However, the kidnapper did not reject, nor did she agree to Du Zhiguo's request. Instead, she hung up the phone.
This did not rule out the possibility that Du Weiwei had been killed by the kidnappers.
However, no news was perhaps the best news.
Du Weiwei was still a child. Ye Zi also hoped that the kidnappers might still have a little bit of humanity and not hurt a child.
Now, there was no other way. The only thing they could do was to call the police.
"Mr. Du, I think we should call the police first. After all, the police have more experience in dealing with this kind of thing than us. They also know how to rescue the hostages." Ye Zi muttered.
Du Zhiguo thought for a moment.
He felt that Ye Zi's words made sense.
After all, the police were far more experienced in dealing with this kind of thing than him. After pondering for a while, Du Zhiguo nodded at Ye Zi.
Ye Zi nodded slightly, took out her phone, and dialed Chen Mo's number.
She told Chen Mo everything from the beginning to the end. Then, Chen Mo drove to the Forest and Sunshine District where Du Zhiguo's house was located.
Chen Mo did not lead the team. He was worried that there were kidnappers monitoring Du Zhiguo's house. Once they found out that the police were near Du Zhiguo's house, it would not be a good thing for the safety of the hostages.
The elevator reached the top floor of Du Zhiguo's house. Chen Mo deliberately went up an extra floor and then went down a flight of stairs. He wanted to check if there were any hidden dangers in the surrounding environment.
Then, Chen Mo sent a text message to Ye Zi to inform Ye Zi to open the door for him.
Chen Mo walked into Du Zhiguo's house and briefly understood the situation. After learning what had happened, Chen Mo installed a listening device in Du Zhiguo's house. From the looks of it, there was no way to find out Du Weiwei's whereabouts. The only thing they could do was to wait for the kidnappers' next call.
Chen Mo pulled Ye Zi to a corner and frowned. He lowered his voice and asked, "Little girl, why are you involved in everything?!"
Ye Zi pouted. She did not want to do this, but …
Sigh!
Ye Zi sighed softly in her heart. She was almost like Detective Conan now. No matter what kind of case the detective agency received, the final result would always turn into a big case, and it would always be related to the criminal police.
There were no tears to cry!
Ye Zi shook her head helplessly and said in a low voice, "I did not want to do this. This morning, we received a request from Du Zhiguo to find his missing daughter. Who knew that when we arrived at his house, the kidnappers would call. If we did not understand, I am afraid that they would think that we are the kidnappers."
Chen Mo smiled faintly. "I am really a little suspicious now."
"Stop!" Ye Zi looked angry and glared at Chen Mo. "We are good people."
Chen Mo could not be bothered to argue with Ye Zi. He raised his hand and rubbed her little head, messing up her neat hair. "Alright, leave this to us. You should leave with them first. It would not be good if the kidnappers found out."
Ye Zi nodded. "Okay, I got it."
Ding dong!
At this moment, Du Zhiguo's phone sent a video.
In the video, Du Weiwei's mouth and eyes were covered and she was tied up. Her body could not stop trembling, and she looked very scared.
"Come and see!"
Du Zhiguo really couldn't bear to see his daughter suffer. He closed his eyes and collapsed weakly on the sofa like a frosted eggplant.
Ye Zi and Chen Mo walked over and took Du Zhiguo's phone from Jian Xia. They also saw the same video.
"Little girl, don't be afraid. Uncle will not hurt you. Come and talk to the camera."
"Uncle, I am begging you to let me go."
The video was very short, but in it, they could hear the voices of a man and Du Weiwei.
After listening to it, Ye Zi and Chen Mo looked at each other. In the video, the owner of the voice did not change his voice.
They could hear that the owner of the voice in the video was a young man.
Ye Zi frowned and began her bold hypothesis. "Male, the voice sounds very young, around 20 to 30 years old. From the video, it can be seen that Du Weiwei is still alive. Also, the time shown in the video was this morning. I believe that the kidnappers did not kill the hostage."
She frowned and looked at Chen Mo. Seeing that Chen Mo did not say anything, she continued, "In the video, Du Weiwei said 'uncle' and 'you'. From this, it can be seen that she saw the kidnappers."
Chen Mo looked up at Ye Zi and nodded, indicating that he agreed with Ye Zi's words.
Du Weiwei had seen the kidnappers. This was probably not good for the little girl's safety. Even so, the kidnappers would probably kill the hostage after receiving the ransom.
Chen Mo had investigated similar cases before, so he knew what this meant for the hostage.
Right now, he only hoped that the hostage would be alive. At the same time, he was waiting for the kidnappers' next call.
"Police comrade, Detective Ye, what should I do now?!"
Du Zhiguo was completely flustered. He did not know what he should do, whether he should follow the kidnappers' instructions or not.
Chen Mo said, "Prepare the ransom first."
Du Zhiguo said without thinking, "Okay, I'll go to the bank now."
"I'll go with you." Ye Zi said, "I can pretend to be Weiwei's mother. This way, I can ensure your safety."
But at this moment, Jian Xia spoke. Her voice was calm and slow. "Let me go."
"You go?!"
Ye Zi frowned and looked at Jian Xia.
Jian Xia nodded and said, "You are too young. You don't look like the mother of a nine-year-old child. If the kidnappers really send someone to follow Mr. Du, they will definitely notice this."
Jian Xia's words were not unreasonable. Ye Zi was only 22 years old this year, and Du Weiwei was already nine years old. Ye Zi did not look like a nine-year-old child's mother.
Ye Zi thought for a moment and nodded at Jian Xia. "Be careful."
Jian Xia gave Ye Zi a "don't worry" look and left the Du family with Du Zhiguo.
Du Zhiguo and Jian Xia got into the car, but his hands were trembling. He could not even insert the car key accurately into the keyhole.
Jian Xia looked at Du Zhiguo and took the car key from his hand. "Mr. Du, let me do it."
Du Zhiguo swallowed hard and nodded at Jian Xia.
After the car started, Jian Xia drove directly to the nearest bank in Sen He Guang District. Because of the large amount of money, it would take time to withdraw cash from the bank. Du Zhiguo chose to go to the bank where he worked.
Through his connections, Du Zhiguo quickly withdrew three million from his bank card. Then, Jian Xia and Du Zhiguo left the bank.
However, on the way, Du Zhiguo received a second call from the kidnappers.
Ring, ring, ring …
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