South City, Chu Group Building.
Today, the Chu Group was caught up in trouble as well. The city's audit and tax departments suddenly sent people to the company for a surprise investigation, catching Chu Renxiong off guard.
Chu Renxiong had no choice but to personally lead the company's top executives and several senior officials to cooperate with the tax personnel in verifying the accounts.
Although Chu Renxiong had already made efforts to clean up his act, with his grey businesses either sold off or managed by trusted subordinates, leaving little to find, the sheer size of the group and its many projects made the investigation time-consuming and exhausting.
Suddenly, Chu Yan hurried over with a phone in his hand, speaking softly to Chu Renxiong: "Godfather, it's not good, Feifei is in trouble!"
"What?" Chu Renxiong was taken aback: "What happened?"
"Feifei took the school bus to North City University of Finance and Economics for an exchange meeting today. There was an accident on the way, and it seemed intentional because it's heard that after the accident, she and another girl were dragged onto a car by someone…" Chu Yan observed Chu Renxiong's expression and continued in one breath.
"Damn it!" Chu Renxiong exclaimed, both shocked and furious!
He was now the leader of South City's Underworld, having the power to control almost everything, dominating the city with his influence!
But his daughter was his weakness and his Achilles' heel. If anyone targeted his daughter, it was like attacking his most vulnerable point!
"Didn't you know Feifei went to North City for the exchange meeting?" Zhu Ge Yuheng asked Chu Renxiong quizzically.
"That girl doesn't allow me to interfere with her school affairs. I didn't expect her to go to another school so soon. It's my negligence. I should have secretly sent someone to protect her…" Based on his years of experience in the world of martial arts, Chu Renxiong had no difficulty guessing that someone deliberately targeted him, and it was likely Mr. Scar!
But Feifei had just left South City for North City when Mr. Scar acted. How did Mr. Scar receive the news in advance?
And where was Jiang Feng?!
Truth be told, Chu Renxiong had been more at ease because his daughter was with Jiang Feng, believing nothing could happen to her. But now his daughter had been taken, so where was Jiang Feng? Could it be that he was also unaware?
At this moment, a surge of regretful, angry, and worried emotions exploded within Chu Renxiong, leaving him unlike his usual calm self.
"Big brother, don't panic yet. This seems like a premeditated plot. If we mess up our own stance, we'll fall right into the enemy's trap. Let's stabilize first and assess the situation before making a move," Zhu Ge Yuheng calmly reminded.
"Time is of the essence, Feifei's fate is unknown, how can we stand idly by?" Chu Yan immediately refuted righteously, then turned to Chu Renxiong and said, "Godfather, as soon as the incident happened, I arranged for our informants in North City to track this matter immediately and located where Feifei was taken… Should we go to North City?"
Chu Renxiong pondered briefly, ultimately worried about his daughter, and nodded: "Prepare the car, bring more people, and go to North City immediately!"
"Yes!" Chu Yan exchanged meaning-laden glances and a slight smile with Tang Tianpeng, who was standing on Chu Renxiong's other side; no words were needed.
Then he turned quickly to take action.
"Big brother..." Zhu Ge Yuheng watched anxiously, wanting to persuade further, but Chu Renxiong waved it off: "Yuheng, I'll make a trip over. If anything happens to Feifei, I won't spare those responsible, even if I have to wash North City in blood! Take charge of the company; collaborate with the respective departments to sort out the accounts and prevent any trouble from involving the company."
Zhu Ge Yuheng saw this and had nothing to say but urged, "Big brother, take great care. I still say, don't get heated; in times like this, we must stay clear-headed. Call me immediately if anything happens; I'll bring everyone over at once!"
"Mm." Chu Renxiong absently replied, possibly not even taking in the words, and turned to Tang Tianpeng and the five senior officials who helped build the empire with him, saying: "Let's go, to North City!"
"Without hesitation!" Tang Tianpeng led the nod, and then the group of super bosses, whose presence could make South City tremble by just a single stomp, left the Chu Group's stronghold vigorously for North City!
...
Jiang Feng, after exchanging WeChat messages with Nangong Qingcheng, finally drove out of the traffic jam after twenty minutes, keeping in contact with her through messages. But just over ten minutes ago, Nangong Qingcheng suddenly stopped replying, and no one answered her phone, which made Jiang Feng feel an immediate sense of crisis.
He then tried calling Chu Feifei and Liu Shiyuan, but no one answered either. In particular, Chu Feifei's phone directly prompted "has been turned off," making Jiang Feng even more uneasy.
Watching the increasingly gloomy sky outside and the violent gusts of wind and rain, Jiang Feng felt a strong unease stirring in his heart, though he couldn't pinpoint its source.
He raced all the way to North City, passing the small bus route, when he suddenly saw a crowd gathered at the entrance of a certain alley ahead, many standing in the rain, pointing and taking pictures. Jiang Feng immediately stopped the car and rushed over.
He pushed through the crowd and, upon reaching the alley entrance, indeed saw that the small bus had an accident!
Inside, including the driver, everyone was unconscious, fainting on the bus.
One side of the bus was caved in, while the other side was badly worn against the wall, with twisted and deformed wheels leaving two curved black marks, barely visible under the rain.
Additionally, traces of two other cars were at the scene, but those two cars had long vanished without a trace.
It was clear this accident was man-made; otherwise, the small bus wouldn't have been crashed like this!
Jiang Feng hurried onto the bus, searching among the unconscious students, not finding Nangong Qingcheng and Chu Feifei, his face darkened further, realizing the attack was targeted at them!
Looking again, Zhang Qinyao also seemed to be missing, but only Liu Shiyuan was alone unconscious in her seat, her breath weak!
Liu Shiyuan, sitting by the window, had the wall struck and inflamed outside during the accident. Everything happened so fast she couldn't dodge in time, besides the violent jolts, she was hit by the torn car metal and flying bricks, now severely injured, bloodstains visible all over her body.
Disregarding others, Jiang Feng first unfastened Liu Shiyuan from her seat, carried her off the bus, realizing in such a scenario and timing, he had no time for Devouring Sky Demon Qi infusion and had to rush her to the hospital!
The nearest hospital to the accident scene was the City Center Hospital. Jiang Feng dashed into the emergency building carrying Liu Shiyuan like the wind, but found it already crowded with people, dozens lined up!
This spelled trouble. Liu Shiyuan was extremely weak, unconscious, while the missing Nangong Qingcheng and Chu Feifei's whereabouts and fates were unknown, leaving Jiang Feng unprecedentedly anxious, feeling stretched thin!
Just as Jiang Feng was at wit's end, unable to leave Liu Shiyuan unattended, a figure in a white coat suddenly approached, Murong Qian!
"Huh? Is it you???"
Murong Qian was surprised to see Jiang Feng here, especially after hearing stories about him all afternoon from a good friend at a coffee shop just yesterday. Now seeing Jiang Feng again felt immensely delightful, like glimpsing a legendary idol.
"You're just in time, take care of her for me." Without more words, Jiang Feng handed the unconscious Liu Shiyuan to Murong Qian's arms, turned, and left swiftly.
"Hey!" Only then did Murong Qian notice that Liu Shiyuan's condition was serious.
Looking up again, Jiang Feng had already sprinted away like the wind outside the emergency building.
Murong Qian anxiously chased forward two steps, but seeing Jiang Feng had long disappeared beyond the building, she was somewhat frustrated, stomped her fair jade foot in displeasure, "How can he be like this, this guy!"