Chapter 364: She Has Been Kidnapped

The team members in the private room were making quite a racket.

Jiang Baobao walked a bit further away with her phone before hurriedly answering the call.

"Hello, who is this?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than she heard the honest, thick voice of a middle-aged man on the other end of the line.

"Is this Miss Lisa? A group of young people bought a lot of gifts for you all, saying they wanted to congratulate you on winning the match. They specifically asked me to deliver them, saying they didn't want to disturb your celebration."

"Gifts?"

Jiang Baobao was taken aback upon hearing this.

The team members' whereabouts were no secret, so it wasn't strange for fans to know they were eating here.

But matters like sending gifts were usually handled by the fan club directly contacting Ling Feng; why would they suddenly find her?

But this was, after all, a kind gesture from the other party...

Jiang Baobao pondered for two seconds and hurriedly replied, "Sorry to trouble you. If there are a lot of things, I can give you an address; could you please deliver them directly there?"

As she spoke, Jiang Baobao provided the address of the Base.

Suddenly, there was no sound from the other end of the line.

"Hello? Are you there?" Jiang Baobao asked tentatively.

Immediately, she heard the man on the other end hesitate: "This... the address you just gave is too far. I have other work to do in a while; if I go back and forth, I won't make it..."

Jiang Baobao paused, not expecting that receiving a gift would be so troublesome.

Then she heard the other party say, "Why don't you come over and sign for them? I'll hand the things over to you, and you can find someone else to have them delivered."

"That works too. Are you outside?"

Jiang Baobao agreed immediately and turned to walk toward the hotel entrance.

"Yes, I'm outside, but I'm at the back door of the restaurant," the man on the phone replied.

He added, "Parking isn't allowed at the front entrance."

"Alright." Jiang Baobao didn't think much of it, changed direction, and walked toward the back door of the restaurant.

Sure enough, after walking just a few steps outside, she saw a black van parked not far away.

A burly man wearing a baseball cap was standing there.

Jiang Baobao's footsteps faltered; she couldn't clearly see the man's face, and a flicker of hesitation flashed in her eyes.

The dim street and the deserted surroundings made her instinctively wary.

"Miss Lisa, right?" The man pointed to the trunk: "Check if the gift packaging is damaged. If there's no problem, I need to get going."

The man's tone carried a hint of urgency, as if he really had important work to do next.

"Okay." Jiang Baobao nodded, temporarily suppressing the unease in her heart, and walked toward the open trunk, her eyes filled with curiosity.

She walked over step by step—

She didn't notice the man behind her, who had at some point put on a mask and pulled his cap brim lower.

The trunk was right before her eyes.

Let me quickly see what it is, so they don't get impatient waiting...

Thinking this, Jiang Baobao reached out and placed her hand on the edge of the trunk lid.

The next second, she saw a dark shadow that had been lying in wait for who knows how long suddenly spring up!

"Hiss—"

A sound like a spray echoed in the quiet space.

Oh no!

Jiang Baobao reacted instantly, her eyes widening sharply. She subconsciously held her breath, but she still felt she had inhaled a large amount of the unknown mist, and her brain felt dazed for a moment.

Immediately following that, a powerful hand firmly covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief!

"Mmph... mmph!"

Jiang Baobao struggled desperately, but her hands were tightly gripped by the man standing beside the car.

Not long after, she went limp and lost consciousness.

Inside the private room, the team members were still making a lively scene.

The three little ones were also huddled together, chatting and laughing about something.

Only two people were drinking in silence, occasionally glancing toward the door with worry in their eyes.

Li Beijue gently swirled his wine glass, calculating in his heart how long Jiang Baobao had been gone.

She had been gone for ten minutes now, hadn't she...

What kind of phone call could take so long?

Or should he... go out and look for her himself?

Thinking this, Li Beijue stood up accordingly.

Yet he felt this scene was somewhat familiar.

It seemed like last time he had also followed her out, and then forcefully pulled her into the stairwell...

Although the memories after that weren't exactly pleasant, the sensation on his lips still made his heart flutter whenever he recalled it now.

A hint of a smile flashed in Li Beijue's eyes as he was about to head toward the door—

"Bang!" The door to the private room was suddenly pushed open.

"Li... President Li? What brings you here to grace us with your presence?"

The person who entered looked full of surprise; he was wearing a neat suit and appeared to be the restaurant manager, and he recognized Li Beijue.

Li Beijue responded indifferently.

The manager hurriedly smiled, then looked at Shen Lingfeng with an anxious expression and said, "Sir, could you come out for a moment? There is something I would like to discuss with you..."

"Me?" Shen Lingfeng was stunned, then hurriedly stood up: "Alright, let's go outside and talk."

Li Beijue frowned slightly, a strange feeling flashing through his heart.

What could they possibly have to talk about?

Li Beijue lifted his feet and followed them out.

Upon stepping out, he saw a male waiter standing at the doorway with his head lowered.

"I have brought this gentleman out; go ahead and speak."

The manager patted the waiter on the shoulder, his expression somewhat grave.

Li Beijue's footsteps paused instinctively.

Shen Lingfeng was also somewhat puzzled.

Immediately after, they heard the waiter speak in a low voice: "Sir, the young lady who came to book a table with you earlier seems to have... been taken away by someone..."

"What?"

"Taken away by whom?"

Li Beijue and Shen Lingfeng spoke at the same time, their expressions changing drastically.

The waiter was startled and hurriedly explained: "I... I don't know who they were. I happened to be smoking in the alley by the back door just now... I heard someone come out and stepped aside, and then I saw the young lady who came with you two talking to a man, and then... another man came out. The two of them used some method I don't know to knock the young lady unconscious, loaded her into a vehicle, and drove off!"

The waiter finished in one breath, his face filled with panic.

Li Beijue's expression turned stern, and he asked in a deep voice: "What kind of vehicle was it? Did you see the license plate number?"

"The lighting there was very dim, so I didn't see the license plate number, but the vehicle was a van, a black one!" the waiter answered with great certainty.

Li Beijue took out his phone directly and dialed Assistant Chen's number.

"Chen Xi, go check the surveillance footage from around Kaiyue Restaurant from twenty minutes ago immediately, lock onto all black vans, and track them in real-time!"

"Understood, President Li."

Assistant Chen did not know what had happened, but he did not ask any questions and agreed immediately.

Li Beijue hung up the phone, his face terrifyingly gloomy, and dialed Jiang Baobao's phone.

As expected, it was already powered off.

Li Beijue's fingers clenched tightly, the coldness radiating from his body seemingly ready to freeze the surrounding air.

Daring to kidnap his woman right under his nose?

Did the other party have a death wish!