The woman stood stupefied when she too realized she had been duped. However, it was all too late.
Pressing her hand against her stomach where she was hurting, she crawled towards Zong Yungan and hugged his leg. “They tricked us!”
During the time she was held captive, she was seized by fear. Hence she didn’t realize it was a trap when she was being rescued.
“You are his uncle so he won’t dare do anything against you.” At that moment, the woman wanted Zong Yungan to leverage on his familial relationship.
Standing by the side, Guan Jing snorted, “Did it just occur to you that you’re relatives? Why didn’t you think of it earlier when you kidnapped the baby?”
Zong Yungan glanced at Guan Jing and sneered, “No matter what, you can’t do anything to me.”
Guan Jing laughed, “Of course I can’t. But kidnapping and extortion are against the law. I can’t do anything to you, but the law can.”
“You don’t have proof.” The woman clung to Zong Yungan’s leg tightly. She believed that her fate was now in his hands.
What she didn’t know was that even Zong Yungan wasn’t going to be let off.
Guan Jing stared at the woman coldly. “It seems like you don’t know the wrath of our boss very well.”
He lifted her chin with his fingers. “If we wanted you dead, we could easily find a thousand reasons to do so.”
The woman’s hair stood on end and stammered in fear, “E-e-even if I broke the law, I still don’t deserve to die.”
Just as she spoke, she tightened her grip on the legs of Zong Yungan.
He quickly pulled his pants and admonished her, “Why are you feeling so nervous? As if he is really going to take your life!”
“Yungan, you’re my only hope.” The woman hugged his leg tightly, as he was supposed to be her savior.
Shen Peichuan walked over and informed them in a solemn voice. “You are suspected to be involved in kidnapping and extortion. We will need to take you back for questioning.”
He ordered his subordinates to take them away.
“How dare you touch me?” At that moment, Zong Yungan put his hands behind his back and started throwing his weight around. “I’m a member of the Zong family.”
Shen Peichuan replied, “The emperors of old were equally punished as common folk when they committed crimes, let alone in a society where the law applies. You have committed a crime and will have to face the law. Men, take them away!”
“How dare…”
Before he could finish, he was quickly restrained. The officers were efficient in carrying out their duty without fear or favor. As long as one committed a crime, he would be arrested.
Despite his physical flaws, Zong Yungan lived his whole life in luxury. To be arrested and shoved into a police car in his elderly years was extremely humiliating. It was something he had never experienced before.
“I want to see Zong Jinghao!” Zong Yungan remained uncooperative.
“If you refuse to cooperate, I will charge you with obstruction of justice!” Shen Peichuan warned him sternly.
His subordinates didn’t dare delay any further as they stuffed him forcefully into the car. When she saw how intimidating Shen Peichuan was, the woman didn’t dare make a sound. As she carefully curled herself up, she entered the car and squeezed beside Zong Yungan.
“I’ll leave the rest to you.” Guan Jing swept the non-existent dust off his shoulders.
Shen Peichuan nodded. Before he got into the car, he made a phone call.
Sang Yu didn’t rest for a whole day and night. As she curled up on the sofa, she was so worried that she couldn’t sleep at all.
Now that the baby was found, Shen Peichuan made it a point to call her immediately.
She quickly picked up when she saw it was Shen Peichuan’s number. Sang Yu was both hopeful and scared at the same time. She hoped that the baby was found and was worried about any other bad news. Her hands trembled slightly as she picked up the phone and pressed it to her ear. She murmured softly, “Hello?”
Shen Peichuan knew that she was worried and reassured her straightaway, “Don’t worry, the baby has been found. Everything’s alright now.”
Sang Yu could feel her nose burn and answered in a raspy voice, “Really?”
Shen Peichuan replied, “Really, why would I lie about something like that?”
Sang Yu laughed with tears in her eyes. “That’s wonderful.” The next moment, she thought of something else. “Did you manage to catch the culprit?”
“Yes, we did.”
“You must definitely make sure he goes to prison!” Sang Yu exclaimed. “How can they kidnap a child? They’re simply heartless. These people don’t deserve to live. You must make sure they pay for their crimes.”
“I know. In the meantime, you should get some rest.” Shen Peichuan advised softly.
Sang Yu grunted in acknowledgment despite not feeling tired at all. Now that the baby was found, she wondered if he was traumatized. She got off the sofa to wash her face. After that, she changed her clothes and headed out.
She hailed a cab to the villa. When she arrived, she saw Zong Jinghao’s car parked outside.
After paying her fare, she paused for a moment at the entrance. Gathering herself, she quickened her footsteps and knocked on the door.
Very quickly, the door opened she saw Qin Ya step back to allow her to enter.
“Is the baby back?” Sang Yu asked, not really knowing what else to say.
Qin Ya nodded. “Yes, he is and is currently upstairs. But, you should wait a while before heading up.”
Sang Yu understood. She surmised that Zong Jinghao must be there now.
“Come have a seat.” Qin Ya pulled her to the sofa.
Meanwhile, upstairs.
After coaxing him for a long time, Lin Xinyan managed to get the baby who was still crying a moment ago to fall asleep. However, he didn’t sleep well as his body twitched a little occasionally.
As she stared at the baby, she felt sorry for him. The moment she realized the baby was gone, her heart sank and felt as if the world had collapsed on her.
Children meant everything to their parents. They were their joy and happiness.
“Who did it?” Lin Xinyan turned around with her eyes still red, hidden beneath it was a sense of animosity.
Everything happened so fast including the funeral. As Zong Jinghao sent her straight to the villa after that, she had no clue as to what was going on.
Zong Jinghao stood by the bed as he looked on at his son. “I’ll take care of it.”
“I asked you who was it!” If not for the fact the baby just slept, she would have screamed at him. For now, she questioned with her voice lowered.
She demanded to know who had stolen her child and why.
So that she could take precautions in the future.
This time, she had gotten the shock of her life.
She raised her head and looked towards Zong Jinghao. “He is my son and I carried him in my body for ten months. His flesh and blood were connected to mine. Now that his life was threatened, don’t I have a right to know who is it that wanted to hurt him?”
Zong Jinghao wasn’t trying to hide it on purpose. He just didn’t want her to worry. However, he didn’t expect her to react so emotionally.
He approached her and reached out his hand to wipe off her tears. However, she turned her face away.
Zong Jinghao eyes darkened and stared at her solemnly.
One was seated and the other was standing. After a long while, Lin Xinyan managed to calm down. She murmured, “I’m sorry….”
She understood that he too was equally devastated when the baby was kidnapped. However, she couldn’t control her emotions as she was overwhelmed by fear.
It didn’t allow her to calm down at all.
Zong Jinghao reached out his hands to pull her head into his embrace. As Lin Xinyan pressed her forehead against his tummy, she put her arms around his slim waist.
He threaded his fingers through her hair. “It’s not that I don’t want to tell you. I just don’t want you to worry. Furthermore, the perpetrators are in Shen Peichuan’s custody.”
After regaining her composure, Lin Xinyan speculated, “Is it Zong Yungan?”
Only he appeared out of the blue when Zong Qifeng passed away. And coincidentally, the baby was kidnapped at the same time. Hence, she had a hunch that it definitely had something to do with him.
Zong Jinghao grunted in confirmation.
“Why?” Lin Xinyan looked up. “Why did he kidnap the baby? Does he have beef with you? Or did something happen between him and dad?”
