The teacher's anxious voice on the other end of the phone was like a thunderbolt, shattering the peaceful and happy world of Gu Jinyan and Su Li. Su Li's face turned pale in an instant. She grabbed Gu Jinyan's arm and asked in a trembling voice: "Jinyan, what's wrong with Xiaobao? What happened?"

Gu Jinyan took a deep breath and tried to keep himself calm. He asked in a deep voice, "Teacher, please don't be anxious. Tell me slowly. What happened to Xiaobao?"

"Mr. Gu, Xiaobao has not returned home after school today. We have been looking for him for a long time, but still can't find him..." The teacher's voice was full of anxiety and self-blame.

"How could this happen? How could Xiaobao disappear?" Su Li's tears instantly burst out. She couldn't imagine how such a lively and lovely child could suddenly disappear.

Gu Jinyan held Su Li's hand tightly, trying to give her strength. He said to the teacher in a firm tone: "Teacher, please don't panic. We will rush to the school immediately and look for Xiaobao with you."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Jinyan immediately called the police chief and briefly explained the situation. The police chief was an old friend of the Gu family. After hearing about the incident, he attached great importance to it and immediately arranged for police to investigate.

Time passed by minute by minute, and every second seemed as long as a century. Su Li and Gu Jinyan anxiously waited for news from the police at the school gate. Their hearts seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and it became difficult to breathe.

Soon, the police retrieved surveillance videos around the school and discovered that Xiaobao was forcibly taken away by a group of strangers on his way home from school. The surveillance video captured the kidnappers' license plate number, and the police tracked it to an abandoned factory based on the license plate number.

"Jin Yan, do you think Xiaobao will be okay? Why did those people take him away?" Su Li grabbed Gu Jinyan's arm tightly, her eyes blurred with tears.

Gu Jinyan hugged Su Li in his arms distressedly and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, Xiaobao will be fine. The police have found clues and I believe they will find him soon."

However, at this moment, Gu Jinyan's phone suddenly rang. He glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was an unfamiliar number...

The phone rang sharply and piercingly. Gu Jinyan pressed the answer button and a rough voice came out of the receiver: "Boss Gu, long time no see. Your precious son is in our hands now. If you are smart, prepare 300 million yuan, otherwise..."

The voice on the other end of the phone was cold and terrifying, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, making people shudder. Gu Jinyan suppressed his anger and asked coldly, "Who are you? What do you want to do?"

"It doesn't matter who we are. What matters is that your son's life is in our hands now." The kidnapper leader smiled sinisterly, "Remember, three hundred million in cash. Don't call the police, otherwise you will have to wait for your son's body to be collected!"

The call was cruelly hung up, leaving only a creepy busy tone. Su Li's face became even paler, she tightly grasped Gu Jinyan's hand, tears silently falling.

"Jin Yan, what should we do? They want three hundred million. Where can we get so much money?" Su Li's voice trembled. She didn't dare to imagine what she would do if something happened to the child.

Gu Jinyan hugged Su Li tightly and said with a firm look in his eyes: "Don't be afraid, I will definitely rescue Xiaobao. Don't worry, I won't let Xiaobao get hurt."

Gu Jinyan knew very well that a head-on confrontation with the kidnappers would only endanger the safety of the child, so he decided to calm the kidnappers down first while secretly cooperating with the police's actions.

"I will prepare the ransom according to your requirements, but you must ensure the child's safety. I want to hear his voice." Gu Jinyan forced himself to calm down and said in a deep voice into the phone.

"Very good, a man of insight is a wise man. I will contact you again at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning." After the kidnapper leader said this, he hung up the phone again.

After hanging up the phone, Gu Jinyan immediately contacted the police chief and informed him of the kidnapper's call in detail. The police chief said that the police had locked down the kidnapper's approximate location and were trying their best to track him down and would do their best to rescue the hostages.

Although Su Li and Gu Jinyan cooperated with the police on the surface, their anxiety and uneasiness grew day by day. They could not wait and decided to look for clues in private.

"Jin Yan, do you feel that the voices of these kidnappers sound familiar, as if you have heard them somewhere?" Su Li tried hard to recall, trying to find clues from the kidnappers' voices.

Gu Jinyan pondered for a moment, and suddenly a figure flashed through his mind. He stood up suddenly and said to Su Li: "I remember, this voice is very similar to..."

Before he could finish his words, his phone rang again, and an unfamiliar number appeared on the screen...

On the other end of the phone, the kidnapper leader's hoarse voice was like a venomous snake spitting out its tongue, with a chilling chill: "Mr. Gu, how have you considered it? My patience is limited."

Gu Jinyan suppressed his anger and said in a cold tone: "I will prepare according to your requirements, but I have to make sure the child is safe first."

"Humph, you want to play tricks?" The kidnapper leader sneered, "Don't try your tricks on me! I will contact you again at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Remember, don't even think about calling the police, otherwise..."

The call was cruelly hung up again, and Gu Jinyan slammed the phone on the table with a loud bang. Su Li's face was pale, and her body was shaking slightly, but she tried hard to control her emotions and not let it collapse.

"Jin Yan, what should we do?" Su Li's voice was a little tearful, but she tried hard not to cry. She knew that now was not the time to cry, she had to be strong and face this crisis with Gu Jin Yan.

Gu Jinyan hugged Su Li tightly in his arms and whispered comfortingly: "Don't be afraid, I will definitely rescue Xiaobao." His voice was low and firm, like a flash of lightning in the dark night, illuminating the hope in Su Li's heart.

On the police side, the search operation was going on intensely. The police chief personally led a team to conduct a carpet search near the abandoned factory where the kidnappers might be hiding. However, the kidnappers were obviously very cunning and they had made preparations in advance, so the police's operation progressed slowly.

Time passed by, and every second seemed like torture. Su Li was extremely anxious, and she couldn't calm down and wait, so she started to sort out the items that the child usually used, hoping to find some clues.

Suddenly, she found a crumpled piece of paper in her child's favorite picture book. She carefully unfolded the paper and saw the child's crooked handwriting on it, which read: "Bad guy...factory...chimney..."

Su Li's heart skipped a beat. Could this be a message for help from Xiao Bao? She immediately handed the note to Gu Jinyan and said hurriedly, "Jinyan, look, this is written by Xiao Bao!"

Gu Jinyan took the note, checked it carefully, and frowned. He knew that the kidnappers would not let the child leave clues easily, and this note was probably a deliberate bait.

"No matter what, we have to go and have a look!" Su Li's eyes flashed with determination, "Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, we can't give up!"

Gu Jinyan looked at Su Li's determined eyes, and he knew he couldn't stop her. He nodded and said firmly, "Okay, we'll go together. But you have to promise me that you'll follow my arrangements."

As night fell, the abandoned factory was silent, with only a few barking dogs in the distance, which made the place seem even more eerie. Su Li and Gu Jinyan approached the abandoned factory quietly under the cover of night... Gu Jinyan held Su Li's hand tightly and said in a deep voice: "Let's observe the terrain first. Confirming the safety of the children is the first priority." Su Li nodded, and the two of them carefully walked around the side of the factory in the faint moonlight. This abandoned factory has been abandoned for many years, with mottled walls and dilapidated windows. The night wind poured in from the gaps, making a humming sound, which added a bit of horror.

"Chimney..." Su Li murmured in a low voice, her eyes fixed on the tall chimney in the center of the factory. Since the kidnappers specifically emphasized the "chimney", the child was probably held near it. Gu Jinyan followed her line of sight, frowning, and took out his cell phone, turning down the brightness, and using the dim light to check the floor plan of the factory.

"There should be a warehouse nearby." Gu Jinyan pointed at the screen of his mobile phone and whispered, "If I were a kidnapper, I would choose to hold the hostages in a hidden place, and the warehouse is the most likely place." Su Li's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. She tightly grasped Gu Jinyan's arm and asked in a low voice, "What should we do now? Should we go in directly?"

Gu Jinyan shook his head and calmly analyzed: "Since the kidnappers dared to lead us here, they must have made full preparations. Acting rashly will only alert the enemy." He raised his head and looked around, and continued, "Let's contact the police first and ask for support."

At this time, the police chief was anxiously waiting for news. The clues provided by the informant were limited. They could only determine the approximate hiding area of ​​the kidnappers, but could not lock the specific location. At this time, Gu Jinyan called. He immediately answered the phone and asked anxiously: "Mr. Gu, is there any new discovery?"

"We have found the factory where the kidnappers are hiding. The child may be held near the factory's central warehouse." Gu Jinyan told the police chief their findings in a calm tone, "But the kidnappers are very cunning. We cannot act rashly. We need police support."

Upon hearing this, the police chief was in high spirits and immediately ordered: "Notify the SWAT team immediately and prepare for action!" He clenched his fists, with a determined light in his eyes, "We must rescue the child safely!"

In the night, the sound of police sirens broke the silence, and several police cars came roaring and surrounded the abandoned factory. The SWAT team members were fully armed and approached the factory quietly under the cover of night. Gu Jinyan and Su Li hid in the dark, closely watching the police's actions.

"Prepare for action!" With the order, the SWAT team broke into the factory, and a fierce burst of gunfire and shouting suddenly rang out in the factory... Su Li's heartbeat seemed to jump out of her chest. She tightly grasped Gu Jinyan's hand, and her palm was full of cold sweat. Gu Jinyan gave her a soothing look, and then whispered: "Let's go in too."

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