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Golden Necklace and Severed Finger
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Wei Yunqing, the wealthiest man in the city, had his only son, Wei Hao, kidnapped. The kidnappers had clearly made thorough preparations, leaving no trace behind. The police investigation had reached a deadlock.
In response to the crisis, Wei Yunqing offered a reward of twenty million for information leading to his son's whereabouts. Yet, despite the generous bounty, no one came forward with any clues.
I turned to my son, Ma Zhaoqiang, and asked, "Have you heard? The rich man's son, Wei Hao, has been kidnapped."
Ma Zhaoqiang, who was busy with his homework, merely replied with a casual "Hmm."
I frowned. "Aren't you even a little surprised?"
He looked up at me, his expression devoid of emotion. "Oh, he was kidnapped? What does that have to do with me?"
This child had always been honest and introverted; I never realized he could be so indifferent.
However, three days later, I was shocked to discover that my son Ma Zhaoqiang had vanished.
Not only had he disappeared, but so had two of his classmates, Li Jun and Xue Yungui.
I hurried to the police station to report the missing persons; my son hadn’t returned home for two days.
Outside the station, I spotted two familiar figures—Li Jun's and Xue Yungui's parents. It seemed they were also there to file a report.
"Ma Qiang! Long time no see. What brings you here?" Father Li approached me with concern.
I frowned again. "Li Jun is missing?"
His face grew serious as he nodded. "It's been three days now. He never behaves like this; we can't find him anywhere."
Mother Xue stood beside him, wiping her tears as she lamented, "My Yungui said he was going out to play with friends last night and hasn't come back since."
We were led into the police station's office where a stout man in a shirt was fuming:
“What exactly have you found out? If anything happens to my nephew, I won’t let this go! If it comes to it, I’ll pay. I’ll give them thirty million, no, fifty million, just to get him back.”
The police officer taking notes glanced up at him. “Sir, please calm down. We are doing everything we can to investigate.”
The overweight man slammed his hand on the table. “Doing everything you can? It’s been three days, and you haven’t found a single person! What are you doing?”
The officer ignored him and turned to us as we entered. “Who are you?”
“Officer, my son is missing,” one of us replied.
The officer looked taken aback. “What’s your son’s name?”
“Ma Zhaoqiang.”
“Li Jun.”
“Xue Yungui.”
The officer’s eyes widened, and his voice rose several octaves. “What did you say? Ma Zhaoqiang, Li Jun, and Xue Yungui—classmates of Wei Hao—are all missing?”
He stood up, repeating in disbelief, “Impossible! How could this happen?”
The officer moved from behind the desk to stand in front of us, scrutinizing us closely. “Are you all classmates of Wei Hao?”
We exchanged confused glances, unsure of what he meant.
The officer continued, “The situation is very complicated. Three days ago, the only son of the richest man, Wei Yunqing, was kidnapped. The kidnappers have not contacted the Wei family nor mentioned any ransom.”
Father Li asked, “What does this have to do with our children?”
The police said, "We just received news that the kidnappers sent a video to the the Wei Family. In the video, Wei Hao is tied to a chair, with his back against a wall and ropes binding him. It looks like he is on a boat. The key point is that the ropes are tied in a slipknot, so Wei Hao can easily loosen them with a slight lift of his hands."
mother Xue's eyes widened in disbelief. "What do you mean? Is Wei Hao doing this willingly?"
The police nodded. "It's very likely. In the video, there are also four boxes of instant noodles next to Wei Hao—Sour and Spicy Beef Noodles, Lao Tan Sour Cabbage Beef Noodle Soup, and Braised Beef Noodle Soup—each costing over 100 yuan. Clearly, these weren't provided by the kidnappers; they were bought by Wei Hao himself. This suggests that the kidnapper is someone familiar to Wei Hao, or perhaps Wei Hao orchestrated this himself."
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