Two days later, Xu Rong received a kidnapping video.
In the video, her son Wang Siwei was tied with ropes and thrown into a dark corner. His little face was dirty, and tears of fear streamed down it as he looked at the camera, "Mommy, save me..."
Her heart was instantly clutched.
Who was it!
She was in a panic, not knowing what to do but cry, too scared to call the police.
After a long wait, the kidnapper finally called.
"Xu Rong, your son is in my hands. If you want him to live, answer my questions honestly."
The voice, distorted by a voice changer, was indistinguishable as male or female.
Xu Rong's heart leaped into her throat, and she pleaded tremblingly, "I'll talk, I'll say anything. Please don't hurt my son, I beg you, I beg you. If you want money, I can give it to you. He's my only son... sob..."
"What do you know about the death of your husband, Wang Yan?" Su Ding asked coldly.
Hearing Wang Yan's name, Xu Rong became even more flustered, "I don't know, I don't know why he died, sob, he was probably killed by the Jin family..."
"Shut up!"
Su Ding interrupted her without mercy, "I want the truth. Has anyone contacted you? Were you involved in Wang Yan kidnapping that girl!"
"I... I..." Xu Rong stammered, startled by the other party's sharpness.
"Mommy... Ah! Mommy, save me...!"
The tender crying voice from the phone clutched Xu Rong's heart. She was too panicked to think, terrified of anything happening to her only son.
"Don't hurt him! I'll say it, I'll say anything!" Xu Rong gasped.
Su Ding continued to press, "If you tell even half a lie, you'll never see your son again in this lifetime. Speak!"
Xu Rong finally spoke through her sobs.
"On the day of the Jin family's wedding, I saw the driver rush back with the child. Then I saw the video of the wedding ceremony online...
I was furious! He had betrayed me. I called him frantically, but no one answered, and then he disappeared until the police returned his body...
This was a bolt from the blue, something I couldn't accept!
I knew Wang Yan had offended the Jin family and was killed because of it. I wanted to seek justice, but the driver suddenly brought a child home..."
Su Ding's breath hitched at this, "Who was that child?"
"It was the Jin Ye family's daughter. The driver gave me money to hide the girl and paid me five million yuan for my silence. He promised to help me get Wang Yan's assets and sent me proof of Wang Yan's affairs over the years.
I was heartbroken. I never expected he had betrayed me for so long. I hate him!
He deserved to die, such a promiscuous man! Sob..."
Su Ding interrupted her outburst, asking anxiously, "You hid the girl? Is she alright?"
Xu Rong was slightly surprised by the other party's attitude, but still choked out, "Yes, that was the condition of the exchange."
"Where is she?" Su Ding asked impatiently.
"No, I can't tell you," Xu Rong suddenly realized she had revealed a secret and refused in terror, "I can tell you anything else, but not this..."
Su Ding's patience snapped, and she berated, "Unless you want your son to die!"
These words immediately calmed Xu Rong. Money, shares, and a house were her last guarantees after Wang Yan's death. She couldn't bear to let them go.
But she only had one son!
Xu Rong pleaded tearfully, "Don't hurt him, don't hurt my son... I'll tell you everything. The girl is hidden at my aunt's house in the countryside."
"The address," Su Ding asked directly.
"Xinyu Town, West Lane Village," Xu Rong said, no longer daring to disobey. She felt the person on the phone had reached their limit and was afraid they would really harm her son.
Su Ding's tense heart finally relaxed a little. Her daughter was safe.
Her voice softened slightly, "The driver asked you to hide the girl, but did he say anything else? Where is the driver now?"
"He gave me someone's WeChat ID and told me to hide the girl, and then follow that person's arrangements. The five million yuan was also transferred to my account in installments by that person. The driver resigned and left after handling Wang Yan's funeral, and I don't know where he is."
Xu Rong spoke cautiously, "Is my son alright?"
Su Ding didn't answer but remained silent, thinking.
"Give me that person's WeChat ID."
Based on the WeChat ID provided by Xu Rong, Su Ding identified the person as Shao Lin!
It seemed Shao Lin had hidden Xiao Rui with Xu Rong, which was a clever way to mislead her and make it difficult to find her daughter.
Using Wang Yan's wife was a very discreet method.
Su Ding was still full of fear, realizing that if she hadn't blindly started her investigation with Wang Yan, she would never have guessed her daughter was with his wife.
"Your son is not in danger for the time being. I will take him to find that girl. If that girl is safe, he will naturally be fine."
After Su Ding finished speaking, she was about to hang up, but the other side called out, "Let me talk to Siwei, please..."
"I must see the girl safe first," Su Ding said ruthlessly.
"You are, you are... Su Ding?" Xu Rong asked cautiously.
Su Ding did not deny it, "Remember, if you expose me, I cannot guarantee what I will do to your son."
With that, she hung up the phone, regardless of what Xu Rong was saying.
Xu Rong held her phone, covering her face and sobbing.
She had hidden Su Ding's daughter, so Su Ding would naturally target Siwei.
They both had weaknesses.
If the person who transferred the money to her knew Su Ding had found her daughter, they would never let her go. What should she do? Could she keep it a secret?
...
That evening, Su Ding drove to Xu Rong's hometown.
It was Huang Mao's car, which he had lent her to use during this time, to prevent Jin Ye from detecting her movements.
In the car, Wang Siwei, who had woken up, sat in the child seat in the back.
"Go straight and turn left, and you'll see the village entrance."
He rubbed his sleepy, sore eyes and directed Su Ding in the front, having been here before.
Su Ding hummed and drove in silence.
Her expression was solemn, and she desperately suppressed her excitement. She was about to see her daughter.
"Auntie, I apologize on behalf of my mother."
Wang Siwei, like a little adult, apologized earnestly, "I didn't expect Mommy to hide Xiao Rui. I'm sorry."
Su Ding didn't speak. She couldn't bring herself to feel close to Wang Yan's son.
The thought of Wang Yan made her feel disgusted.
Seeing that Su Ding ignored him, Wang Siwei lowered his head.
He was young but already understood some things. He could roughly guess what had happened, that his parents had done something wrong.
But he couldn't understand why.
He was sad about his father's death, but he didn't have a deep concept of it. His father rarely stayed home anyway. If it weren't for him and Xiao Rui to become friends, his father rarely took him to kindergarten.
He didn't understand the adult world, but he knew that he was the one who had caused harm to Xiao Rui.
Therefore, no matter what, he had to protect her.
Protect his friend.