Lu Jingchen vaguely heard Song Qiao’s voice, but when he stopped to listen closely, there was no sound at all. The man’s face became increasingly grave, and the feeling of panic in his heart grew stronger, like a gnawing anxiety.

He began to pray that Qiaoqiao would be safe.

Quickening his pace towards where the gunfight had taken place, Lu Jingchen didn’t call out Song Qiao’s name this time but cautiously advanced, even turning off his phone’s flashlight.

The closer he got, the louder the gunshots became. Just as Chu Munan was about to see what was happening, he saw two people struggling not far away. Narrowing his eyes slightly, he realized that one of them was Chu Munan. For a moment, Lu Jingchen was stunned, but without a word, he strode quickly towards them.

But the next second, he stopped, eyes widening as he heard a gunshot. The next second, he saw someone emerging from the darkness, holding a gun.

Chu Munan’s body seemed frozen as he looked down at his wounded chest and then slowly collapsed.

...

When Song Qiao woke up, she felt dizzy, her whole body weak and limp. Hearing a familiar voice next to her, she opened her eyes slightly and immediately saw Xu Qian looking at her with worry. Her mind instantly became clear, and she anxiously called out, "Mom..."

Since she and Lu Jingchen had been together for so long, and they had married directly six years ago, Xu Qian was very satisfied with her, insisting that Song Qiao call her mom.

Song Qiao had no objections and was very willing to call her mom.

Since her mother passed away when she was in her teens, she had gone nearly two decades without a mother’s love and care, which Xu Qian provided.

Xu Qian helped Song Qiao up. They were now in the place where Xu Qian had originally been confined. Though neither of them were tied up now, apart from being unable to leave, they were relatively free to move around.

Helping Song Qiao up directly, Xu Qian’s eyes were full of concern as she asked, "Qiaoqiao, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Song Qiao shook her head, "Mom, I’m fine, but what happened to your forehead? Did they do anything to you?"

"The injury on my forehead is no big deal; I just accidentally hit the steering wheel in a car accident. It’s nothing serious." Xu Qian helped Song Qiao sit down, "But you—how did you get caught by them?"

Upon hearing this, Song Qiao was momentarily taken aback and then replied, "I’m sorry, Mom. Actually, they mainly wanted to catch me. It’s because of me that you got caught here. It’s my fault for getting you involved..."

Hearing Song Qiao’s words, Xu Qian was a bit displeased and immediately said, "What are you saying? These people clearly have ulterior motives. If I hadn’t gone out today, I wouldn’t have been caught, and you wouldn’t be involved."

When the people brought in the unconscious Song Qiao earlier, Xu Qian was really taken aback. Through their conversation, she learned that they caught her because of Song Qiao, but if she hadn’t been captured and used as a threat to Song Qiao, Song Qiao wouldn’t have been brought here.

Thinking of this, she felt very guilty, blaming herself for carelessly getting caught and thereby causing Song Qiao to be captured as well.

Song Qiao’s eyes turned red, and she said, "If it weren’t for me, none of this would be happening. Jingchen and..." Stopping for a moment, she continued, "Jingchen and Dad already know you’ve gotten into trouble. They should be looking for us now. Mom, don’t worry, you’ll be alright..."

Just not sure how Chu Munan is doing now.

Those people clearly have extraordinary abilities and even have guns. Who knows if Chu Munan can handle them.

Xu Qian said nothing more. Since they were already captured, nothing they said could change that, and she just comforted herself inwardly.

Patting Song Qiao’s hand, she said, "Since you just woke up, those people probably drugged you with sedatives. If you feel unwell, be sure to tell me."

Song Qiao nodded and replied, "I just feel a little dizzy and weak all over, but nothing too serious."

Xu Qian let out a sigh of relief upon hearing this and continued, "You should rest a bit and regain your strength. Those people probably won’t do anything to us for now."

Song Qiao nodded.

...

Xu Qian was missing, and Song Qiao was missing too.

For a moment, Lu Jingchen was on the brink of losing composure, especially Song Qiao’s disappearance was a huge wake-up call. If they couldn’t quickly find where they were, both Song Qiao and Xu Qian might face danger.

Moreover, before Chu Munan lost consciousness, he had told him that their target was Song Qiao’s life.

Outside the hospital’s operating room, Chu Munan stood there with a straight posture, exuding an aura of danger that caused anyone near to feel a chill, prompting them to instinctively retreat.

"President." Assistant Xue arrived at the hospital and saw Lu Jingchen standing there with a face as dark as water.

The man, who had been deep in thought, snapped back to reality at the sight of Assistant Xue and asked in a cold, indifferent voice, "How’s the investigation going?"

Assistant Xue hurriedly replied, "The perpetrators are some outlaws from society. We can’t extract any useful information from them as they’re not afraid. The Madam was indeed taken by these people, but they refuse to disclose where she’s been held."

The chill in Lu Jingchen’s demeanor deepened as he said, "Everyone has a weakness. Investigate if these people have any family in this world."

Now that Song Qiao has been captured and is likely in mortal danger, although he always thought using others’ families as leverage was a lowly act, he could no longer care about such things. Finding out where Song Qiao was taken and rescuing her unharmed was the most important task at hand.