Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 337 - 344 Rescue

Chapter 337: Chapter 344 Rescue

Li Yifei interjected at this point, "Have you decided to pay them?"

Chu Xiaoyao’s father nodded and said, "For Xiaoyao’s sake, I must give them the money, and I ask you two not to call the police."

Li Yifei said, "I can help you, to rescue Chu Xiaoyao."

Chu Xiaoyao’s mother immediately said excitedly, "Can you really save Xiaoyao?"

Li Yifei nodded and replied, "It shouldn’t be a big problem, but I will still need your cooperation."

However, Chu Xiaoyao’s father shook his head and said, "No, I can’t take that risk. As long as I give them the money, they won’t harm Xiaoyao. If we act rashly, it could easily anger them, and then Xiaoyao would be even less safe."

If Chu Xiaoyao’s father thought of any other way, he would definitely consider going to the police first, let the police handle it. Now that he doesn’t even trust the police, naturally, he would not trust someone like Li Yifei either.

Li Yifei didn’t insist and said, "Well, if you need my help, you can call me."

Watching Chu Xiaoyao’s parents leave in a hurry, Li Yifei turned to Xu Yingying and said, "I’m going to help them."

"How can you help? Didn’t they just refuse your help?" Xu Yingying asked Li Yifei, puzzled.

Li Yifei smiled faintly and said, "I have my ways. You go home first, I’ll follow them secretly."

Xu Yingying hesitated a moment, then nodded and said, "Then be careful."

Li Yifei nodded, hailed a taxi on the road, and followed in the direction of Chu Xiaoyao’s house.

The sudden incident with Chu Xiaoyao actually gave Li Yifei a sense of relief. It was a good reason for him to leave the house and not face Xu Yingying alone.

For ordinary police officers, a kidnapping case like this might be a rare encounter, but Li Yifei had experienced many such cases before, and those were highly strategic, well-planned kidnappings of significant figures. Li Yifei had successfully rescued the victims before, so he was quite confident about this smaller kidnapping case.

Of course, this was on the premise that Chu Xiaoyao was still safe; otherwise, no matter how capable Li Yifei was, rescuing a dead person would be pointless.

Sitting in the taxi, Li Yifei fiddled with the watch on his wrist. Though it looked ordinary, not appearing to be worth even a hundred yuan, Li Yifei’s tinkering triggered a detailed map to appear, with a small dot now displaying at the center of the map.

As the second-in-command of the Flying Hawk Squad, Li Yifei naturally had access to a number of advanced technological devices. This inconspicuous watch was equipped with a satellite positioning system. Earlier, when Chu Xiaoyao’s father was on the phone, Li Yifei had used the watch to lock onto the location of the caller. Now, he could directly approach their hideout.

Directing the taxi driver to the location indicated on the map, Li Yifei arrived only to discover that the place was a garbage bin, and moreover, it was in front of a large shopping mall. Without a doubt, the kidnappers had thrown the SIM card into this garbage bin after the call.

Li Yifei smiled slightly; it appeared the kidnappers knew a thing or two about anti-tracking techniques, which momentarily caused him to lose track of their target.

However, Li Yifei was not in the least bit worried about this. Any kidnapper would think of doing this, otherwise, they would be nothing short of a foolish criminal.

The watch beeped twice at that moment. Li Yifei moved to a secluded spot and pressed a small button on the watch. To his surprise, it transmitted the voice of Chu Xiaoyao’s father. The watch even had the capability to eavesdrop on Chu Xiaoyao’s father’s phone calls—a truly powerful feature.

But at the moment, Chu Xiaoyao’s father was merely calling friends to borrow money. Getting his hands on five hundred thousand all at once was definitely a challenge for him.

After buying two hamburgers, Li Yifei casually sat on a bench by the roadside, eating and then smoking a couple of cigarettes. Finally, the kidnappers called Chu Xiaoyao’s father again.

Li Yifei quickly located the position of the call, which wasn’t far, only about two kilometers away. Yet, he didn’t head there immediately.

Another hour passed, and another call was made to Chu Xiaoyao’s father. The location this time shifted slightly south, but it was still not far from Li Yifei. Through these three calls, Li Yifei had roughly deduced that the kidnappers were not too far from this area. Although they were constantly changing locations, they weren’t straying too far from their lair.

The kidnappers demanded that Chu Xiaoyao’s father assemble the funds by midnight, or they would kill the hostage. Chu Xiaoyao’s father managed to gather the money by eleven o’clock and then designated a small square, more than ten kilometers away, for the exchange.

Even though Li Yifei heard the call, he didn’t rush over. This was obviously another diversion. Once Chu Xiaoyao’s father arrived there, he would surely be directed to change locations.

Li Yifei was now more concerned about the location from which the calls were made.

After Chu Xiaoyao’s father was compelled to change locations twice, Li Yifei had completely pinned down the kidnappers’ location because the calls had not switched locations; it seemed they felt the money was about to be in hand, and there wasn’t enough time to change locations again.

Alternatively, they must have had someone watching Chu Xiaoyao’s father, and seeing that no police had appeared near his home, they believed he hadn’t gone to the authorities and thus grew bolder.

The site wasn’t far from here—Li Yifei made it there in just over ten minutes on foot.

This was a special place, nestled between two residential compounds was a small patch of single-story houses, about six or seven in total. In the city, most such houses had been relocated for the construction of high-rises, but some households demanded exceedingly high compensation during relocation. Developers, rather than meet these demands, had two options: force the relocation or simply leave them be. Although it sometimes led to a less-than-ideal overall layout for the compound, it avoided excessive costs.

It seemed the developer of this area hadn’t opted for forced relocations, and those who demanded too much were left with an awkward situation. With the surrounding area already reconstructed, their little patch of land lost value, eventually becoming a unique cityscape.

The location from which Chu Xiaoyao’s father was called was the second house on the left. A dim light shone through the room, as if the curtains were drawn tightly closed.

Li Yifei moved to the back of this single-story house. Its wall was quite high, about two meters, but for Li Yifei, it wasn’t much of a barrier. With a hand on the top of the wall and a light push off the ground with his feet, he was atop the wall in no time, though he didn’t climb over entirely, only peeking over to scout the area first.

The backyard was full of fruit trees that blocked Li Yifei’s view, but they also obscured him from others’ sight. With a push against the wall, he climbed over fully and quickly grabbed a tree branch, climbing onto the tree.

Like a nimble monkey, Li Yifei rapidly moved to a position below the back window and heard voices inside.

A man’s laughter followed by his words, "Hehe, Lili, we’re about to get our hands on fifty thousand. We’re really hitting the jackpot."

A woman’s voice chimed in, "Look at you, so easily satisfied with just fifty thousand. I thought this guy was loaded, but all we could shake out of him was this little bit."

"This was just us testing the waters. Next time, we’ll target a big fish and aim to take millions off him in one go. Then won’t we live the high life wherever we go?"

"Humph, you good-for-nothing, having your own woman sleep with some other man."

"Hehe, a bit of sleep doesn’t cost us anything. If I didn’t offer up my wife, how could we lure in the pervert?"

"Enough talk. Make the call to that guy; it’s almost time for us to get the money."

"And what about this little girl?"

"What a stupid question; why would we keep her? She has seen our faces. Just get rid of her quickly, once and for all."

"Ah, it’s a pity though, such a pretty little thing... How about I have a bit of fun with her before I finish her off?"

"Are you asking to die? Just kill her now, and let’s take the money and scram."

"Alright, alright."

When the two mentioned killing Chu Xiaoyao, whimpering could be heard from inside, likely her mouth being gagged.

Li Yifei could no longer wait; with a push off the ground, his body shot toward the window like a cannonball. The glass shattered instantaneously, spraying outwards, and in the next moment, Li Yifei had burst into the room.

By the sound of their voices, Li Yifei had deduced that neither of them was near this window, nor was Chu Xiaoyao, which is why he dared to crash in like this; otherwise, the glass shards would have marred Chu Xiaoyao’s face.

The interior of the house was bare, with only a table and a few chairs. Chu Xiaoyao was bound against the wall on one side, her mouth sealed with transparent tape. Her expression instantly transformed from fear to elation, her body wriggling forcefully, making muffled noises through the gag.

There was a man close to Chu Xiaoyao, holding a rope, seemingly preparing to strangle her. The man, in his mid-twenties, was tall and ruggedly handsome. The woman, about the same age as the man, was also very attractive—no wonder Chu Xiaoyao’s father had been tempted by her.

However, both were now wearing expressions of shock. The woman stuttered, "Who... who are you?" But a gleam of cold light was revealed in the hand she kept behind her: a specially crafted dagger, a lethal weapon typically used by assassins.

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