Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

"Mr. Lin, why are you doing this?" Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him, scanning the black-clad men around him with sharp eyes, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"Why?" Lin Feng laughed loudly as if he had heard a joke, then his face darkened. "You ruined my good deeds. Do you really think I will let you go so easily?"

"What do you want?" Chu Mengmeng poked her head out from behind Xiao Yichen and asked calmly. She knew that now was not the time to act on impulse and she had to deal with it calmly.

"What I want is very simple, surrender, or die!" Lin Feng's eyes were vicious and his tone was cold, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Impossible!" Xiao Yichen refused without even thinking, his tone firm, "We won't yield to anyone!"

"Then don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless!" Lin Feng gave an order and the men in black immediately approached them.

Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him and fought with the men in black. He was agile and fierce, and quickly knocked down several people. However, the other side was outnumbered, and he was no match for four hands with two fists, and gradually fell behind.

Although Chu Mengmeng didn't know martial arts, she wasn't someone who would just sit there and wait for death. She took out a handful of silver needles from her bag, which were her specially prepared self-defense weapons. She turned her wrist and the silver needles rained down on the men in black, piercing their acupuncture points with precision.

For a moment, the box was filled with the sounds of fighting and screaming.

However, at this moment, an accident happened.

The mysterious man who was watching from the dark was suddenly attacked and disappeared. The backup plan they had prepared in advance could not be implemented because of the disappearance of the mysterious man.

"What's going on?" Chu Mengmeng realized that something was wrong and felt uneasy.

"Be careful!" Xiao Yichen shouted, and threw Chu Mengmeng to the ground, avoiding a hidden weapon.

"Who is it?!" Xiao Yichen looked around with a sharp gaze, but could not find the direction from which the hidden weapon came.

"It seems that someone doesn't want you to leave here alive." Lin Feng curled up a sinister smile, and a hint of pride flashed in his eyes.

"It's you?!" Chu Mengmeng seemed to realize something and looked at Lin Feng suddenly, her eyes full of shock and anger.

Lin Feng did not deny it, but just laughed even more unscrupulously.

“Do you think you can defeat me with your strength?” Lin Feng’s eyes were full of sarcasm. “I tell you, from the moment you set foot in this city, your fate has been determined!”

"You..." Chu Mengmeng wanted to say something, but Xiao Yichen covered her mouth.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Xiao Yichen whispered to comfort them, but his eyes were extremely cold. He knew that they were really in big trouble this time.

Suddenly, a man in black ran up to Lin Feng in a panic and whispered something in his ear.

The smile on Lin Feng's face froze instantly, replaced by an expression of incredible shock.

"What did you say?!"

The man in black repeated it again, his voice trembling, obviously frightened.

"This...how is this possible..." Lin Feng muttered to himself, his face pale and his eyes full of fear.

"What's wrong?" Chu Mengmeng keenly noticed Lin Feng's abnormality, and a glimmer of hope rose in her heart.

“Nothing…” Lin Feng came back to his senses and waved his hand pretending to be calm, “Let’s go!”

After saying that, he hurriedly left the box with the man in black, leaving Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looking at each other in bewilderment.

"They... just left like that?" Chu Mengmeng found it a little unbelievable.

"It seems that someone doesn't want him to succeed." There was a gleam in Xiao Yichen's eyes, and his tone was meaningful.

"What you mean is..." Chu Mengmeng seemed to understand something, but was not sure.

"I can't be sure yet, but..." Xiao Yichen paused, looking out the door, his eyes became deep, "I'm afraid we have to change our plans..."

In the box, there was silence. Facing the sudden change, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen fell into deep thought for a moment.

"Yi Chen, do you think it could be..." Chu Mengmeng hesitated to speak. She already had a guess in her mind, but this guess was too scary for her to say it out loud easily.

Xiao Yichen held her hand and gave her a reassuring look, "I know what you are worried about, but I can't be sure yet. Let's go back to the store and sort things out first."

The two returned to the inn and immediately gathered all their companions. With serious expressions, they told everyone what had happened in the box.

"What?! Lin Feng actually escaped like this?!" Li Yunfei couldn't help but exclaimed after hearing this, "This is too weird, he clearly looked like he was sure of winning before!"

"What's even stranger is that when he left, there was clear fear on his face, as if he had encountered something terrible," Xiao Yichen added.

"Could it be..." Li Yunfei suddenly thought of something, his face changed slightly, "Could it be that our plan was leaked? Someone leaked the news, so Lin Feng suddenly retreated?"

"Impossible!" Xiao Yichen's father flatly denied, "Only core members know our plan, and we are all brothers who have been through thick and thin together. It is absolutely impossible for them to betray us!"

"But, if the plan wasn't leaked, why would Lin Feng suddenly become so scared?" Li Yunfei questioned.

For a moment, everyone fell silent again.

"Could it be...that something happened to the children?" Xiao Yichen's mother suddenly spoke, with a trembling tone in her voice.

Her words were like a bolt of lightning, instantly striking everyone's heart.

"Impossible!" Xiao Yichen's face changed drastically, and he stood up suddenly. "The children have been at home the whole time, how could something happen?!"

"But..." Xiao Yichen's mother wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Xiao Yichen's anxious voice, "I'll go find him!"

He turned around and rushed out, and Chu Mengmeng hurriedly followed him.

"Yi Chen, wait for me!"

The two rushed home anxiously, only to find that the twins, a boy and a girl, who were supposed to be playing at home, were nowhere to be seen!

"Xiaoxiao! Yaoyao!"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen shouted the children's names at the top of their lungs in the empty room, but all they got was chilling silence.

On the table, there was a piece of paper with only one line of large characters written in a flamboyant style:

"If you want a child, give me something in exchange!"

Chu Mengmeng felt a black screen in front of her eyes and almost fainted. Xiao Yichen quickly supported her, his eyes full of pain and self-blame.

He knew that their enemy had really touched his bottom line this time.

"Don't worry, Mengmeng, I will definitely rescue the children!" He held Chu Mengmeng's hand tightly, his tone firm and cold, "No matter what the cost!"

At the same time, on the other side of the city, in a dark and damp basement, the twins were tied to chairs, their mouths sealed with tape, and they could only make whimpering sounds.

Opposite them sat a tall man wearing a black mask.

The man looked at the two children, a cruel sneer on his face.

"It seems that your parents' love is just like this..."

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen returned home. The house was empty, and the children's toys were scattered on the ground, making it even quieter. The handwriting on the note was like a branding iron, imprinted on their hearts. Chu Mengmeng's eyes went dark and she could hardly stand. Xiao Yichen hugged her shoulders tightly and comforted her in the most gentle voice: "Don't be afraid, Mengmeng, we will definitely find the children."

Xiao Yichen mobilized all the forces he could, and the shop was temporarily closed. Li Yunfei mobilized all his connections to get information everywhere. However, the enemy seemed to have evaporated without leaving any trace. Just when they were at a loss, Xiao Yichen discovered an overlooked detail when checking the surveillance at home.

In the surveillance video, a figure wearing a black hoodie flashed by, with a ghostly figure. If Xiao Yichen hadn't checked it repeatedly, he wouldn't have noticed it at all. He immediately enlarged the picture and carefully identified it, and finally found a strange symbol on the cuff of the hoodie.

"What is this?" Chu Mengmeng also came over and looked at the symbol with a frown.

"I seem to have seen this symbol somewhere..." Xiao Yichen tried hard to recall. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind. "I remember it! This is the symbol of 'Dark Night'!"

"Dark Night" is a mysterious organization that acts in a low-key but ruthless way, and has a very high status in the black market. Xiao Yichen once had a brief confrontation with them in an accident, so he was deeply impressed by their logo.

"How could it be them? Why did they kidnap Xiaoxiao and Yaoyao?" Chu Mengmeng was full of confusion and anxiety.

"It seems that our opponent this time is much stronger than we imagined." Xiao Yichen's face also became solemn. "They kidnapped the child, maybe it's just the first step. Their ultimate goal may be me, or it may be..."

He paused and didn't continue, but Chu Mengmeng already understood what he meant. What they encountered this time might not just be a simple kidnapping and extortion, but there might be a bigger conspiracy behind it.

At this moment, Xiao Yichen's cell phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the caller ID and his face suddenly changed.

"Dad! What's wrong with you?" Father Xiao's weak voice came from the other end of the phone, speaking intermittently, "I...I...the hospital..."

Before Xiao's father finished speaking, the phone was suddenly hung up. Xiao Yichen's heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition came to his mind. He immediately realized that something had happened to his father!

Without caring about anything else, Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng rushed to the hospital immediately. In the hospital ward, they saw Father Xiao, who looked pale. Mother Xiao was sitting beside the bed, with red and swollen eyes, obviously she had just cried.

"Dad, how are you?" Xiao Yichen asked anxiously.

"I'm fine, it's just that my old illness has come back..." Father Xiao wanted to comfort his son, but before he could finish his words, he started coughing violently and his face became even paler.

After the doctor came to check, he said to Xiao Yichen with a serious face: "The patient is in critical condition and needs surgery immediately, otherwise..."

The doctor didn't say anything more, but everyone present understood what he meant. Xiao Yichen felt his eyes go dark and he almost fainted.

Chu Mengmeng supported him and said firmly: "Yi Chen, don't worry, we will definitely find the child, and your father's operation will definitely be successful!"

Xiao Yichen took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He knew that now was not the time to panic, he had to cheer up, for the sake of his child and his father!

"Okay, I'll arrange the surgery." Xiao Yichen said to the doctor, his voice tired but firm. The smell of disinfectant filled the hospital corridor, mixed with the anxious breath of patients and their families, making the already depressing space even heavier. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen sat on a bench outside the operating room, holding their hands tightly, as if they could draw strength from each other.

The sign "In Surgery" emitted a cold light, reflecting the tired faces of the two. Chu Mengmeng's eyes were red and swollen, obviously she had just cried, but she stubbornly refused to let the tears fall. Xiao Yichen was not much better. His usually gentle face was now covered with stubble, and his eyes were full of bloodshot, showing the owner's extreme fatigue and anxiety.

Time passed by, and every second seemed like torture. Chu Mengmeng kept replaying the smiling faces of the children in her mind. Those pictures that once made her feel happy now turned into sharp blades, cutting her heart.

"Children, where are you? Are you scared? Is anyone bullying you?" Chu Mengmeng prayed over and over in her heart, hoping that the children would be safe.

Xiao Yichen held her hand tightly. He knew that any words would be ineffective at this moment, and only companionship was the best comfort. He held Chu Mengmeng in his arms and let her lean on his shoulder, silently conveying strength and warmth.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence in the corridor. The two men raised their heads and saw Li Yunfei walking towards them in a hurry.

"How is it? Any news?" Xiao Yichen asked anxiously, with a hint of trembling in his voice.

Li Yunfei shook his head and said in a heavy tone, "Still no. I have mobilized all my connections, but the other party seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth. There is no clue at all."

Hearing this news, Chu Mengmeng's body swayed and she almost fell to the ground. Xiao Yichen quickly supported her, his eyes full of heartache and worry.

"Are we just giving up like this? Are we really not going to be able to find the children?" Chu Mengmeng's voice was hoarse with a hint of despair.

"No, we must have a way." Xiao Yichen said firmly, although he himself was not sure.

Just when they felt desperate, an old but powerful voice sounded behind them: "Who said you want to give up?"

The two turned around and saw a familiar figure standing behind them. The man was wearing a Tang suit, with white hair and beard, but he was energetic, with a pair of bright eyes, as if he could see through everything.

"Dad?" Xiao Yichen shouted in surprise, not understanding why his father suddenly appeared here.

The old man ignored his surprise and turned his gaze to Chu Mengmeng, with a meaningful smile on his face: "Don't worry, kid, I know where you are."