"What's the situation?" Zhou Kai immediately asked.

"Kai, this... this seems to be a car from a rental company." With an embarrassed face, Liu Cheng looked at Zhou Kai and said, "The people from the rental company said that a few days ago, someone rented three cars from them: a minibus, a business car, and a Passat. Today happens to be the return date, and they are also looking for these three cars. The GPS on all three cars has been removed, so they were preparing to report to the police station, but unexpectedly, we managed to find them."

"Three cars?" Zhou Kai was taken aback and said, "So, they took the third minibus?"

"Exactly." Everyone immediately nodded.

At this moment, Zhou Kai squinted his eyes and said, "Investigate, immediately find out about the third minibus mentioned by the rental company, and make them look for the whereabouts and clues of the minibus. Check the surveillance of this parking lot."

"Got it!" Li Qiang immediately understood what Zhou Kai wanted to do.

The fact that the opponents abandoned these two cars here clearly indicates they switched to the third car here. Such a method naturally conceals their trail, making it less likely to be discovered. This also shows that their counter-surveillance skills are strong.

Li Qiang quickly headed toward the surveillance room. The people in the surveillance room didn't bother to stop them. Normally, to access surveillance video, a relevant document from the public security agency is required, or an officer from the agency needs to retrieve it in person. Regular people cannot easily access surveillance videos.

However, in their case, it was equally effective, given their identity. A few of them revealed their identities, and the security guards in the surveillance room quickly cooperated honestly with their work. Soon, they retrieved the relevant surveillance videos from the room. The video clearly showed the car leaving the parking lot and swaggering onto the main road.

"Damn!" Zhou Kai punched the table and cursed, "These bastards, they pulled a fast one on us."

"What should we do?" Li Qiang asked.

"Trace along the route," Zhou Kai cursed, "Damn it, find a way to track their movements. We absolutely cannot let them leave Jiangbei City easily. Even if they escape, we damn well will drag them out of hiding."

Subsequently, they retrieved surveillance videos along the route, checking every store with surveillance cameras. They followed the trail all the way, eventually tracing the car to a villa in the Jiangdong District. The car actually entered the villa.

"Chuanzi bro!" Zhou Kai hurriedly called Lin Chuan.

"What's up?" Lin Chuan was sleeping at home.

"We have news," Zhou Kai urgently shouted, "We just found out the kidnappers finally entered a villa in the Jiangdong District."

"I already know," Lin Chuan sighed and said, "Check if they came out half an hour later."

Zhou Kai was stunned, immediately ordering a check on the surveillance footage half an hour later. Indeed, that minibus came swaggering out again. Due to the black film on the car, it was impossible to see how many people were inside, only that the driver was a man wearing a black vest.

"Chuanzi bro, how did you know?" Zhou Kai asked in shock.

"No reason, you just keep investigating," Lin Chuan replied, "Let me know if there are any leads."

"Oh..." Before Zhou Kai could finish speaking, Lin Chuan immediately hung up the phone.

Zhou Kai was utterly perplexed. He frowned and said, "Strange, what's up with Chuanzi bro? How did he know the car came here? Did he already know something?"

Zhou Kai immediately ordered his men to continue the investigation.

Soon, his team found the minibus at a highway exit, driven into a nearby dense forest. The people on the bus were long gone. Zhou Kai was furious, "Damn, they managed to escape."

It was obvious that the opponents left Jiangbei City from this spot. As for where they went, even Heavenly King Laojun couldn't figure it out. Looking at the minibus in the woods, everyone was filled with rage.

News from the rental company further chilled their hearts. The rental company had not left any identity information of the opponents, only agreeing to lend the cars at double the price. For money, the rental company completely disregarded safety.

"Alas, after a whole day and night of investigation, we still didn't find them," Lu Dapao said, cigarette in mouth.

"Burn this bus," Huang Bo cursed angrily, "Blame these money-grubbing bastards; if not for them, these criminals couldn't rent the car. The rental company holds a lot of responsibility. Hmph!"

"Exactly!" Everyone nodded in agreement.

Then, a few guys set the bus on fire. The flames quickly engulfed it, and within half an hour, the bus was reduced to ashes, except for the frame. Everything that could burn was gone: the tires, the hood, the glass.

A representative from the rental company rushed to the scene. Seeing the car burned like this, he asked in shock, "Who started the fire?"

"I did!" Huang Bo walked over and sneered, "Who told you to lend the car to criminals."

"You!" The person was angry but dared not speak out. He knew there was a big problem in the car rental process. However, burning someone's car is a criminal act. But the other party's status was not ordinary, and his background was deep, so he could only swallow his anger. Helplessly, he slunk away from the scene, needing to report the matter to the company and await their handling.

As for the two cars with broken windows in the parking lot, the glass could only be replaced. Regarding the losses this time, they probably felt great frustration.

The kidnapping issue was unresolved, and the kidnappers disappeared.

However, in Lin Chuan's heart, there remained an unsolvable mystery. As kidnappers, how could they risk everything for two million? What puzzled Lin Chuan most was that they clearly had a hostage in hand but abandoned extortion and left with two million instead. This evidently didn't match the profile of kidnappers; it more resembled a mercenary team executing a mission and collecting a ransom.

Of course, Lin Chuan had no evidence, so he couldn't say anything. But the matter remained a worry in Lin Chuan's heart.

In this incident, neither Zhou Rui nor Yang Zi were beneficiaries. Zhou Rui was terrified and panicked; it clearly didn't suit her to have arranged the incident. As for Yang Zi, she suffered even more ** and abuse during the incident, and mentally faced an overwhelming ordeal. Therefore, it was even more impossible for Yang Zi to have intentionally orchestrated it.

Lin Chuan pondered for a long time, but could not truly unravel what had happened.

Fortunately, the impact of the incident soon faded. Zhou Rui also emerged from its shadow. As for Yang Zi, she quickly escaped its shadow as well. However, from then on, Yang Zi's personality changed dramatically, becoming more stubborn, silent, and obsessive.

The fifth day of the new year.

At the entrance of the Sichuan University Group.

Over fifty brothers already gathered there. Zhou Kai, Lu Dapao, Huang Bo, and others had brought dozens of capable, elite brothers gathered at the Sichuan University Group entrance. All waiting for Lin Chuan to arrive.

Not long after, Lin Chuan's car slowly arrived.

"Brother Chuan," the crowd eagerly approached.

Zhou Kai said with a cheerful smile, "Brother Chuan, you finally came. We agreed to set off today."

Lin Chuan jumped out of the car, immediately drawing attention from everyone. The crowd turned to look at Lin Chuan, eyes widening.

Lin Chuan was dressed in a Zhongshan suit, black, and very straight. Thick-soled black leather shoes. Left hand in his pocket, right hand holding a cigarette, exuding a dominant aura. In fact, Lin Chuan didn't need the clothes; just standing there, the aura emerged. Now, dressed in the crisp Zhongshan suit, he looked even more imposing.

"Wow!" Lu Dapao exclaimed, "Brother Chuan, you're wearing a Zhongshan suit?"

"Taking the brothers abroad, of course I need a new look." Lin Chuan's lips slightly curved upward, "Brothers, today we're heading out of the country, to uphold the national dignity. Are you excited?"

"Excited!" Everyone nodded, "Of course excited."

"Haha, after going abroad, we must bring glory to our country." Lin Chuan grinned.

"Brother Chuan, in what aspect?" Zhou Kai chuckled.

"In all aspects, I guess." Lin Chuan squinted, "I've heard that Japanese women stick together and don't even want to serve Chinese people. How do you plan to bring national glory?"

"Haha..." As soon as the crowd heard, they burst into laughter.

Lin Chuan had made it so obvious.

Lu Dapao excitedly said, "Brother Chuan, after what you said, I'm even more excited, more thrilled. I can't wait to go to Japan and bag a few Japanese chicks."

"Me too." Huang Bo said excitedly.

Everyone was utterly enthusiastic, any initial tension quickly dissipating.

Just as the crowd was in high spirits, a large bus slowly arrived. With more than fifty seats, the crowd began to line up to board. Just as Lin Chuan was about to get on the bus, Zhou Rui drove hastily over, shouting, "Lin Chuan!"

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