"Gentlemen, please do not worry. Our chairman is also doing his utmost to find these children. Everyone at the Jiangnan Group in the capital has almost been mobilized, and we will definitely find them all tonight!" Inside the Jiangnan Group's capital headquarters, a large group of anxious parents had completely blocked the main hall. What was even more absurd was that outside, a large police presence was maintaining order, making it unlike a normal scene after children go missing.
However, this was also understandable, as Leng Zhiting had disappeared with a group of children, and the parents behind these children were all influential figures. If these children were to encounter any danger, who knew what the consequences would be.
Especially since the parents later learned that the person responsible for this mass disappearance was the elder sister, Leng Zhiting.
"Find Huang He for me, I want to ask him personally how he educates his children!" an anxious mother said, and the surrounding parents immediately began to clamor.
"Dear parents, our chairman was in Modu when he received the news and is already flying over. He will appear in a timely manner and work with you all to resolve the issue!" the president of the Bj branch tried to explain. However, the parents clearly could not accept this outcome. Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, Huang He finally appeared.
"Everyone, I am extremely sorry. This is all Zhiting's fault. Please believe us, we are doing our utmost to find them. Moreover, you all must be putting in effort from behind the scenes. I believe with all our combined strength, these children will surely be fine!"
"Besides, this is not a malicious kidnapping, but a collective activity of the children. With so many children present, I think the possibility of problems is not high. We just need time, and we will find these children!" Huang He began to soothe the angry parents as soon as he appeared.
It was undeniable that the combined influence of these children's parents was enough to make the Jiangnan Group struggle. Upon seeing Huang He appear, everyone present also gave the richest man in Huaxia some face. Coupled with Huang He's humble attitude and his promise to take full responsibility, the situation was at least brought under control.
However, as time went by, the children were still not found, and the atmosphere at the scene began to heat up again. Just as Huang He was about to lose control, his phone rang.
"What? At your place? Are you sure? All 31 children are there, no one is missing?"
"Alright, I understand. Make sure to send people to watch over these children and take good care of them in the office. I'll be there immediately!" Huang He said into the phone. The parents around him, upon hearing that all 31 children were found, immediately swarmed forward, eager to learn the latest developments.
"Everyone, please listen to me. All your children have been found. Except for two children who are slightly tired and have fallen asleep, the rest are fine, healthy, and safe!" Huang He said immediately, resolving all the parents' most anxious doubts and calming the atmosphere once again.
Many parents clutched their chests, tears welling in their eyes, tears of joy.
Of course, even more parents surrounded Huang He, inquiring for more details.
"How should I put it? Our child took the other children to watch some excitement, but the place to watch this excitement was in Xiong'an. They traveled for over two hours just by car, and our people had not gone there at all, so we couldn't find them.
Fortunately, they were eventually discovered by our local staff," Huang He explained the general situation.
"So, can I understand it this way? Your daughter took our group of children to a certain unit of your Jiangnan Group to watch some excitement, and then they were discovered by your staff and are currently staying at your unit?" a parent summarized and asked.
"That's right, it's pretty much the situation. Your summary is very accurate!" Huang He nodded.
"Then we are very curious, what kind of excitement would make so many of our children run over together? This might sound a bit inappropriate, but the children here are not ordinary children. They have seen all sorts of grand events and grand occasions, so why would they be interested in some unit of your company?"
"You must clarify the situation to us today. I suspect things are not that simple!" The parent's expression changed instantly.
These parents were all individuals of extraordinary status and had very different matters to consider in their daily lives. His greatest skill was to complicate simple matters and then come up with many devious ideas from them.
Taking this incident as an example, in this parent's opinion, it shouldn't have been as simple as the children going to watch some excitement. Instead, the Jiangnan Group must have intentionally lured their children to go there through some means. The Jiangnan Group must be hiding some conspiracy or scheming.
In any case, people like Huang He were not up to any good. How could it be as simple as a group of children running out to watch excitement? This reason was too simple!
"No, several parents, that place is a confidential unit of our company, so I am not at liberty to discuss the specific projects. I will personally take people to the company now to pick up your children and send them back to your homes one by one. Please wait patiently. We will definitely send all the children back before dawn today!" Huang He said.
"No!" Unexpectedly, this parent directly refused. "The children must be picked up, but you cannot pick them up alone. All of us parents must go. We must see the children's initial state with our own eyes and understand what happened. We must go!"
"Everyone, that unit is indeed a confidential unit of our Jiangnan Group. It is inconvenient for you to enter. How about I personally bring them out?" Huang He quickly said. "These students are all in the second year of junior high school, no longer like elementary school students who are easily deceived. Furthermore, they are all worldly and experienced. How could we possibly fool them? When I bring the children out, they will personally tell you what happened. This is not something I can hide. Please, parents, wait patiently at home?"
"I tell you, no. We cannot wait another moment. We must see our children immediately." The parents' attitude was very firm, and no matter how Huang He reasoned, it was no use.
"And don't mention any confidential units to me. What confidential units haven't I been to? What kind of high-level confidential units can a commercial company have? Don't try to fool us here. We must see our children immediately."
The attitude of these parents was very strong, and to be fair, the status and position of these parents were all extraordinary.
Huang He could handle one or two, but once they gathered together, even Huang He had to yield!
As the situation was about to change again, Huang He finally relented and said, "Alright, I can take you there. But there are a few things I need to clarify. This unit is indeed a confidential unit, and it is not solely a confidential unit of our Jiangnan Group. There are also some important units involved, and I need to seek instructions from a leader!"
"Go!" The parents were not unreasonable, they were just too worried about their children. Hearing Huang He say this, they calmed down and nodded in agreement.
Huang He quickly dialed a number, but unexpectedly, a phone then rang in the hall. The middle-aged man who had been sitting in the corner of the hall watching the other parents argue awkwardly picked up his phone and looked at Huang He.
"Elder Chen, you are here too!" Huang He was also surprised because this person had been lurking in the corner, and Huang He had not noticed his presence at all.
"Yes, my grandson was also abducted by your daughter! My wife and daughter-in-law insisted that I come, so I came. But I was just about to cause trouble for you. I've been sitting there the whole time and haven't said a word," Old Chen said somewhat awkwardly. "I just didn't expect them to be taken to our place. That place, that should be our base in Xiong'an, right!"
"That's right, I didn't expect them to find their way there either!" Huang He was also very embarrassed.
"Old Chen, this matter also involves you! When did your department have a base in Xiong'an? How come I don't know?" the nearby parents also asked in surprise.
"Ahem, integration project, integration project!" Elder Chen said vaguely. "Otherwise, why don't you all go? I guarantee that this project has no issues, and it's guarded by our own people. None of your children will have any problems!"
"No, we must see our children immediately! We can wait outside the base, but the children must be picked up by us personally. Not a moment can be delayed!" the parents insisted.
"… When you reach the base entrance, nothing can be hidden anymore," Elder Chen said with a long, pained face. "Fine, I still need to seek instructions!"
After speaking, Elder Chen dialed a number. Following a conversation, Elder Chen said, "My old leader said that since the matter has come up, everyone can go. However, before going, you must sign a confidentiality agreement, and only those with positions are allowed to go. None of your family members, wives, or nannies are allowed. Only you yourselves can pick them up, otherwise, he will deal with you as well!"
After Elder Chen finished speaking, Huang He arranged for people to bring out the confidentiality agreements. Faced with these agreements, the parents' attitudes began to diverge.
Some parents were afraid of getting into trouble, so they refused to sign the confidentiality agreements but did not demand to pick up their children themselves, as long as the children were returned.
However, another group of parents, driven by curiosity, signed the agreements and, together, boarded a bus and headed towards the very mysterious base.