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Chapter 673 - 673: Kidnapping
Chapter 673 - 673: Kidnapping
Chapter 673: Kidnapping
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Luo Feng glanced at his phone subconsciously to check the time. It was 11:40 in the morning.
Indeed, it was almost noon. Luo Feng had initially planned to go back and have lunch with Jardins and Alice. However, since the other party had invited him, he felt it would be rude to decline.
After all, Luo Feng was counting on acquiring the painting in the man’s possession.
“In that case, let’s have a meal together,” he said.
Just as Luo Feng was about to put his phone away, he noticed that he seemed to have lost his signal.
However, he didn’t pay much attention to this minor issue; his mind was preoccupied with the painting of the past emperors.
The two of them eventually settled into a Western restaurant.
It took them quite a while to order and eat. Although it was already noon, this guy didn’t seem to be hungry at all. Just ordering food took him more than twenty minutes.
Throughout the meal, he engaged Luo Feng in various topics of conversation.
It was then that Luo Feng learned the man’s name was Ailan, and that he worked in the Cosmic Tower.
Ailan was quite talkative. From the moment they sat down, he didn’t stop speaking.
Even when Luo Feng stopped contributing to the conversation, subtly indicating that he didn’t wish to continue, Ailan kept talking as if he were deliberately delaying time.
The idea flashed through Luo Feng’s mind, and he felt a sudden sense of unease.
He immediately recalled that his phone had been without signal this whole time.
The combination of these two factors left Luo Feng with no choice but to be suspicious.
“Excuse me, I have something to take care of. I’ll have to leave now,” Luo Feng said, rising from his seat. But Ailan had no intention of letting him go.
“Mr. Luo, I was just about to discuss the price of that painting of the successive emperors with you. Are you really leaving?” Ailan offered a reason Luo Feng couldn’t easily refuse.
But because of this, Luo Feng realized that Ailan was indeed trying to detain him.
Aware of this, Luo Feng knew he couldn’t stay here any longer, no matter what excuses Ailan provided.
New to Atlanta, Luo Feng had left nothing important behind. Even the antiques he had collected had already been sent to Mr. Wu.
The only reason they could be delaying him was Alice.
Alice was no ordinary person; she was the daughter of Charlie!
If someone were trying to exploit Alice, Luo Feng would bear a grave responsibility.
Ignoring the painting, his immediate concern was to ascertain Alice’s safety.
After leaving the restaurant, Luo Feng’s phone signal finally returned. He found over a dozen missed calls, all from Jardins.
Seeing the missed calls, Luo Feng’s heart sank. He quickly returned the call, but no one answered.
Worried, he drove back at breakneck speed, only to find the toy market in complete disarray.
It appeared that a violent struggle had taken place. Luo Feng soon found Jardins’ phone in a corner.
Both Jardins and Alice were missing, and Luo Feng knew he was to blame.
He immediately contacted Jardins’ father, Charles, and Alice’s father, Charlie.
Charles seemed to have an idea about what had happened. He told Luo Feng that he had people protecting Jardins covertly. These protectors had clashed with the intruders, leading to the mess at the toy market.
However, Charles had no information on the whereabouts of Jardins and Alice.
“I trusted you to protect Alice, but never would I have thought that you’d lose her within a single day!”
Faced with Charlie’s accusation, Luo Feng had nothing to say.
“If anything happens to Alice, I assure you, you’ll have no place to hide!” Charlie threatened before hanging up the phone.
Luo Feng felt a deep sense of self-reproach. Both fathers had entrusted him with their most cherished daughters, and he had committed a fatal error.
With these thoughts, Luo Feng made up his mind.
Whoever was behind the kidnapping of Alice and Jardins, he would not let them go unpunished..