"We've found it, villa number 301. However, the suspect is very cautious and didn't purchase the villa with his own account, but with his wife's."
Officer Wang hung up the phone and relayed the information to Shen Qingqing and the others, "It seems the suspect's guilt is becoming more apparent, but we can't jump to conclusions yet. When we go in later, please don't get emotional. Let us handle the negotiations."
"Don't worry, we won't be impulsive."
Officer Wang led them toward the villa and knocked on the door.
The knocking continued for a long time. The bodyguard inside tried to see through the peephole but it was pitch black. He even turned on the camera at the door, but saw nothing.
"What's going on?" he muttered, then loudly asked, "Who is it?"
No one answered from outside.
The bodyguard glanced back at his colleagues, thinking that with so many of them, there was no need to fear trouble. So, he opened the door.
Immediately, a group of police officers rushed in and subdued them!
The police acted decisively, giving them no chance to resist. When some of them cursed and resisted fiercely, the police even drew their guns, and the bodyguards instantly became compliant.
"We didn't do anything wrong!"
The group of bodyguards looked utterly bewildered.
The police officer sternly warned, "Behave yourselves. Whether you've done anything wrong or not is not up to you to decide!"
Silence fell over the living room.
Officer Wang led two people upstairs, taking down all the resisting bodyguards along the way. He smoothly unlocked all the doors on the second floor, but each room was empty.
Shen Qingqing followed behind, her heart sinking further.
It wasn't until the last room that they finally found something, a discovery that brought both good and bad news.
Shen Qingqing and Fu Jingshu approached the bedside and looked at the sleeping old madam. Officer Wang professionally and quickly checked the bathroom and dressing room. When he came out, he shook his head at Shen Qingqing and the other.
Chenchen had been taken away.
"The old madam is still here, which means the child was transferred in a hurry. They shouldn't have gone far. We'll chase them now!"
Officer Wang turned and ran.
Shen Qingqing didn't follow. "I'm afraid we won't catch them."
Fu Jingshu was also worried, but showed no sign of it on his face. "He'll be fine."
Shen Qingqing mused, "Someone tipped off Fu Tingyi."
"It was someone from the company."
Fu Jingshu wasn't surprised at all.
They had been handling documents at the company when the police found them. Although the police didn't reveal the reason for their visit, it had attracted attention.
Shen Qingqing took a deep breath, rubbing her slightly throbbing head. This made the investigation more difficult. There were too many people in the company, and many of them were new hires by Fu Tingyi.
She looked at the old madam, her eyes filled with worry.
"Let's take Grandma to the hospital for a check-up first. Such a commotion, and she didn't even wake up. Her condition might not be good."
Fu Jingshu had the same idea. They took their grandmother to the hospital first.
Just as they were taking Grandma in for examination, Officer Wang called. There was a lot of static on the line, and the wind was strong. He sounded breathless. "What a shame, we were so close to catching them!"
It turned out that after they pursued, they had brought a bodyguard along and questioned him in the car about the situation.
The bodyguard said that the boss received a phone call and left in a hurry, taking the child with him, without leaving any instructions. However, he did see the direction they left in.
So, they chased in that direction. Since it was the highway, there weren't many detours, and it was a straight road.
They finally caught up.
But unexpectedly, just as they were about to surround and intercept them, a fork in the road appeared ahead. Following the fork led them off the sparsely trafficked highway and into streets bustling with traffic.
As soon as the car merged into the traffic, it disappeared.
"Captain, I've checked. The license plate is fake," said a colleague next to him.
Officer Wang nodded, holding his phone. "Miss Shen, don't worry. Although we didn't catch them this time, we can confirm that the person who took the child is very likely Fu Tingyi."
After hanging up, he looked at the bodyguards.
"What does your boss look like?"
The bodyguard shook his head. "I don't know."
Officer Wang glared. "What did you say? Say it again?"
His righteous indignation, coupled with his frown and glare, was quite intimidating. The bodyguard dared not refuse and swallowed hard. "I really don't know. Our boss is very mysterious and never lets us see him when he comes in."
He suddenly remembered something. "Oh, the people in the monitoring room must have seen what our boss looks like!"
Officer Wang immediately returned to the villa to go to the monitoring room.
As soon as he entered, he saw his colleague standing aside with a grim expression. Inside the monitoring room, a person lay on the ground, their face pale and ashen, no longer breathing.
"Dead?"
The colleague next to him nodded. "All the monitoring here has been deleted. We've collected fingerprints and all the evidence from the scene. We'll know if the deceased deleted it after laboratory analysis."
Officer Wang couldn't help but take out a cigarette and light it. "This is getting more and more out of hand."
This had led to a death.
Regardless of whether Fu Tingyi was the one who kidnapped the child, the husband of the villa's owner had to appear.
"I've already contacted the villa's owner, and they've agreed to cooperate with an inquiry at the police station," another colleague rushed in, holding his phone.
Officer Wang stubbed out his cigarette and clenched it in his hand. "Very good. Seal off the scene, prepare the tools, I'll conduct the investigation myself. Also, keep this matter confidential for now and don't tell Miss Shen and the others, to avoid causing panic."
"Okay."
...
Fu Jingshu made a decision to fire all the new employees Fu Tingyi had hired.
This was because Lin Mo had already found the old employees.
Everyone expressed their willingness to return, except for a few who had some grievances with the company, but Fu Jingshu didn't force them.
After all, they had worked together. He even provided some severance pay.
However, as soon as the news of the dismissals spread, many employees expressed their dissatisfaction.
Shen Qingqing stayed at the hospital to look after the old madam and was unaware of this. The old madam's test results had come back.
She was not sick, but for some reason, she remained unconscious.
Shen Qingqing used acupuncture to draw blood from her fingertip and, following the method taught to her by the old man, tested the blood for toxins.
To her surprise, there were indeed toxins!
However, this toxin was not fatal. It only caused a deep sleep, and if taken in excess, it would lead to a long period of unconsciousness.
In severe cases, it could even lead to death in dreams.
There was no antidote, only acupuncture to stimulate acupoints and cessation of the toxin. Eventually, she would wake up.
As Shen Qingqing was busy with acupuncture, she accidentally turned on the television, which was broadcasting a financial news segment.
It was about the Fu Group.
On screen, Fu Jingshu was surrounded by reporters, and his cold gaze was directed towards a group of employees in work uniforms.
The one speaking passionately was Zhao Xi: "Mr. Fu, although we haven't worked at the company for long, everyone has worked diligently and conscientiously. Without any merit, you've just decided to dismiss us all without a word or reason. I'm not convinced!"
A crowd of people echoed his sentiment.
"We're not convinced!"