<h4>Chapter 1392: Chapter 1700: The Mysterious Kidnapper (2)</h4>


    Seeing the phone Ling Chen handed back, the man in the suit sneered, "You’ve got guts, but unfortunately, even if you don’t tell us the location, as long as my phone stays on, they’ll find their way here sooner orter." With that, the man in the suit called for one of his men to take Ling Chen to a room upstairs.


    Despite being kidnapped, Ling Chen was treated well. At least the ce he stayed was luxurious, no less than a five-star hotel. Not only that, but there was also 24-hour meal service if he got hungry, just like staying in a hotel.


    Standing by the window, Ling Chen drew back the curtains and looked at the night view outside. A trace of worry surfaced in his heart. He had just called Ling Kun, telling them not toe to rescue him because he didn’t want them to fall into the other party’s trap. He didn’t want others to be in danger because of him.


    Sigh... Ling Chen breathed a light sigh, wondering if his father understood his message.


    At this moment, back at the base in East Sea City, Ling Kun hurried to the control room. As news of Ling Chen being kidnapped spread, everyone gathered in the control room in no time, inquiring about the situation.


    "When Ling Chen called me, he only said one thing: Don’te to rescue him," Ling Kun said with a furrowed brow. "I don’t quite understand what he meant. Since he was kidnapped, why would he call me and stop me from helping him? Don’t you find it a bit contradictory?"


    As he spoke, Hu Fei’s voice came over, "I tracked Ling Chen’s phone location; it’s in a standalone vi more than twenty kilometers away."


    Upon hearing this, everyone gathered around theputer screen, looking at the map showing the location. "Sixth Brother has always been cautious. There must be a reason for his actions. Perhaps he doesn’t want to drag us down," Qiu Yong suggested.


    "Elder Qiu, I disagree with you," Zhou Jun said, "If Ling Chen didn’t want to involve us, there was no need to call Uncle Ling. Moreover, doesn’t it seem strange to you? Typically, kidnappers are very careful after kidnapping someone, keeping the hostage in a secret ce. But now, the situation is quite the opposite. Those kidnappers seem afraid we won’t know where Ling Chen is. Something’s off here."


    Hu Fei nodded in agreement, "I think Zhou Jun is right. Although no one answers Ling Chen’s phone, it remains on, as if the other side intends for us to lock onto Ling Chen’s location." Pausing for a moment, Hu Fei continued, "Of course, another possibility can’t be ruled out. Perhaps Ling Chen isn’t in that vi at all, and someone just took his phone to lure us there."


    Yuan Yun spoke up, "I think Hu Fei’s spection makes a lot of sense. Only that aligns with the behavior of kidnappers. How about... let’s send two people to scout first. If Ling Chen isn’t there, we’ll find another way. What do you think?"


    "That’s fine; rather than wasting time here, it’s better to investigate in person," Ling Kun volunteered, "Leave this matter to me."


    "Ling Kun, I think you’d better stay here," Qiu Yong interjected. "It’s not that we don’t trust you, but because you’re Sixth Brother’s father, your judgment might be impaired in case of an emergency. So, it’s better for a few of us to handle this, while you stay here to oversee things."


    "Well..." Ling Kun hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded, "Alright then. Elder Qiu, I’ll trouble you all."


    Leaving the base, Qiu Yong and his team hurriedly headed to the luxurious vi by car. To avoid being discovered by the other side, Qiu Yong and the others were very cautious, getting off the car a hundred meters from the vi, approaching slowly.


    Soon, they finally arrived near the vi. Looking at the vi in close proximity, Yuan Yun sneaked around the iron fence, surveying the outside and getting a rough idea of the conditions, then returned to Qiu Yong’s side.


    "Big Brother, I just checked. There are over a dozen security personnel outside." At this point, Yuan Yun’s expression appeared somewhat odd.


    Noticing the change in Yuan Yun’s expression, Qiu Yong asked, "Third Brother, what’s wrong?"


    Yuan Yun, puzzled, said, "I can’t quite figure out who kidnapped Sixth Brother. Sixth Brother is quite strong, at least among the Earthly List experts, few are his match. So, I think the kidnappers should be Heavenly List experts. However, the security personnel outside are not experts."


    Just then, Xia Yue suddenly rushed to Qiu Yong and Yuan Yun, saying urgently, "Big Brother, Third Brother, I’ve seen Sixth Brother."


    Hearing this, Qiu Yong’s eyes brightened, and he quickly asked, "Where?"


    Xia Yue pointed to the balcony on the far left of the second floor of the luxurious vi, "Look there."


    Following her direction, they indeed saw Ling Chen standing behind the ss window on the balcony with the curtains on both sides drawn open, without any cover. Not only that, Ling Chen was holding a tea cup, seemingly rxed.


    Seeing Ling Chen’s situation, everyone was puzzled. This... this doesn’t look like a kidnapping at all; rather, it seemed like he was a guest.


    Was Ling Chen... really kidnapped? This left everyone quite confused.


    "Big Brother, what should we do now?" Yuan Yun asked with a wry smile.


    "How about we go straight to Sixth Brother?" Xia Yue suggested.


    Qiu Yong pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "No one should act rashly. We’ve known Sixth Brother for so long; shouldn’t you be clear what kind of person he is? He may be a bit muddled about minor matters, but he never jokes about big stuff. He knows well how many people would run around for him if he were kidnapped, so he wouldn’t mess around with everyone on such matters."


    After speaking, Qiu Yong thought for a moment, then asked Xia Yue to contact the base and inform Ling Kun and others of the situation here. Additionally, Xia Yue specifically took a picture of Ling Chen and sent it to Hu Fei’s phone.


    As time passed, Ling Chen continued to stand by the window, quietly watching the outside.


    Suddenly, there was a crisp shattering sound, and the whole ss pane was forcibly broken. Fortunately, Ling Chen reacted swiftly, retreating in time to avoid being injured by the ss shards. Looking closely, he found an arrow embedded in the wall behind him.


    Zhang Zhongfeng!


    Ling Chen raised an eyebrow, hurriedly pulled the arrow from the wall. A note was tied around the middle of the arrow. However, at this moment, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.


    Not good! Ling Chen’s heart sank, and he quickly put away the note.