Chapter 971: Kidnapping

Ten minutes after Chen Ziyan entered the next room, she came back.

She came to Lu Yan He and said in a low voice: "There is movement on Feng Xiu and He Chunlai's side."

Lu Yan He reacted immediately upon hearing these two names.

His cheap aunt and cousin.

"Is there movement on Chen Pinhe's side, or Zhang Yuezhen's side?"

"Zhang Yuezhen's side." Chen Ziyan said. "Chen Pinhe's people also have actions, but they were intercepted by Zhang Yuezhen's people. Our people are following them."

She looked at Lu Yan He with burning eyes.

"It seems that what happened tonight also stimulated Zhang Yuezhen." Chen Ziyan said. "Zhang Yuezhen's 'glove,' He Yuan, personally took action. If he really intends to do something, this will be our chance to catch them in the act."

Lu Yan He nodded.

Very few people know about what Chen Ziyan is doing right now.

Even Wang Biao and Zou Dong only know some generalities and not the full picture.

The ones who truly understand the specifics are Lu Yan He and Chen Ziyan.

Information is completely shared between the two of them.

"I estimate I won't be able to sleep tonight." Chen Ziyan patted the back of Lu Yan He's hand. "You go and rest. If you don't rest, others won't be able to rest well either."

Lu Yan He nodded.

"I'll watch over here." Chen Ziyan said. "You recharge your batteries. There might really be a tough battle to fight later, and we can't hide."

"Fight." Lu Yan He nodded solemnly, his attitude firm. "Not hide."

In fact, Chen Ziyan said she couldn't sleep, and Lu Yan He was the same.

But he was afraid that if he tossed and turned, it would affect Chen Siqi's sleep, so he didn't move.

He lay on the bed motionless, eyes closed, various thoughts shuttling back and forth in his mind.

He didn't even know when he fell asleep—

He only knew that for a long time, he couldn't fall asleep.

Too excited.

When he woke up, the sun was already high.

Chen Siqi was no longer there.

He was the only one on the bed.

He scratched his head, got out of bed, put on his coat, and walked out of the room.

In the living room, everyone was lying down in twos and threes, covered with clothes and blankets.

He walked around the house and couldn't find anyone. When he got to the courtyard, he found two people sitting in the sun.

A cup of coffee was placed in front of Chen Ziyan and Chen Siqi each.

Lu Yan He looked at Chen Ziyan in surprise and asked: "Sister Ziyan, you didn't sleep, did you?"

Chen Ziyan raised the corners of her mouth.

"Still excited, can't sleep at all."

She raised her phone.

"Good news."

Lu Yan He showed a look of surprise.

Chen Siqi got up and said: "Do you drink black coffee, or add some milk?"

Lu Yan He: "Add milk."

Chen Siqi nodded and went to get coffee for Lu Yan He, while also leaving a space for a private conversation between Lu Yan He and Chen Ziyan.

"What good news?" Lu Yan He asked.

Chen Ziyan said: "He Yuan's group kidnapped Feng Xiu and He Chunlai."

Lu Yan He showed a look of shock.

"What?"

"Don't worry, people are fine. The whole process was filmed by our people." Chen Ziyan said. "Now they are also being watched by our people. We'll see what they intend to do and see if we can film something more critical."

"Should we use this to call the police?"

"Call the police? Call the police where?" Chen Ziyan shook her head. "These things are used to deal with He Yuan."

"Deal with He Yuan?" Lu Yan He understood Chen Ziyan's idea immediately. "You want to use these to threaten him?"

"It can go in this direction." Chen Ziyan said. "As Zhang Yuezhen's glove, He Yuan must have something in his hands. In the best case, we can get the material to nail Zhang Yuezhen from He Yuan. In the worst case, we can also use these things to pull out Zhang Yuezhen's sharpest claws."

Lu Yan He understood Chen Ziyan's plan.

"There is one more thing." Chen Ziyan said. "Half an hour ago, Officer Qiu Ling called."

"Hmm?"

"They found He Yuan in the surveillance footage collected and saved ten years ago." Chen Ziyan said. "Although no evidence was filmed that could convict him—the location where you fell into the water was completely a surveillance blind spot—there is no such coincidence. In the few hours before and after your accident, He Yuan also appeared nearby. We can basically determine that the person who pushed you into the river back then was him, at Zhang Yuezhen's instruction."

Although he had guessed it, confirming this matter still made Lu Yan He's heart sink, and then he felt relieved.

It was actually Zhang Yuezhen.

Chen Ziyan said: "So, He Yuan is the key. If we can catch He Yuan, we have hope of making him confess the truth about this matter."

"But didn't you say there is no substantial evidence?" Lu Yan He asked.

Chen Ziyan: "I believe he must have something in his hands. A person who does dirty work for a boss, if he doesn't leave something behind, how can he ensure he won't be abandoned? He has a son named Hezhou. His son had a congenital disease when he was a child, and it was Zhang Yuezhen who paid for his treatment. He Yuan's only relative in this world is Hezhou. If we can control Hezhou and use Hezhou to threaten He Yuan, I'm not afraid He Yuan won't tell the truth."

Lu Yan He took a deep breath.

Chen Ziyan's phone suddenly rang at this moment.

She took a look and immediately walked to the side to answer the phone.

Chen Siqi came over with coffee.

"How did you sleep yesterday?"

"Drowsy." Lu Yan He asked. "How about you?"

"I'm okay. I was worried about whether Ma Zhongquan had responded, so I woke up very early." Chen Siqi said. "As a result, he hasn't responded yet, but you have dozens of fans who spontaneously gathered downstairs at Star Entertainment to ask them for a response."

Lu Yan He said "Ah?!" in surprise.

Chen Siqi gave her phone to Lu Yan He.

"Look."

In the video, dozens of people with their own signs stood at the entrance of the Star Entertainment building and shouted in unison: "Let Ma Zhongquan come out! Let him explain clearly, who is the murderer who harmed Lu Yan He!"

Aggressive.

Lu Yan He was stunned. He: "Is this okay?"

Chen Siqi: "Officer Qiu has already been asked to greet the police station in that area. Once the situation is not right, someone will control the situation. It's still okay for now. Actually, it's a good thing for them to make a scene like this, so Star Entertainment and Ma Zhongquan don't act like turtles."

"Ma Zhongquan will most likely not respond. If he really sells Chen Pinhe out at this time, he won't be able to mix in this industry in the future. No one will trust him anymore, and it's impossible to cooperate with him." Lu Yan He said.

"Sister Ziyan called Hong Qi and put pressure on him. She clearly told Hong Qi that she would not let this matter go unsettled. Star Entertainment must give an explanation for this matter."

Lu Yan He: "Then Sister Ziyan actually still wants to force Ma Zhongquan to say Chen Pinhe's name."

"Are you OK? If you still can't accept that this matter is known to everyone, I'll go tell Sister Ziyan."

"Don't." Lu Yan He shook his head. "Just two or three days ago, I was still afraid of this matter. Now is one of the few times I'm not afraid. Let it happen in one go. After this time, I don't know if I will be willing to face it again."

Chen Siqi hugged Lu Yan He.

"It's okay, no matter what, I will always be by your side."

Chen Ziyan came back.

Her face was very serious.

"Hezhou is missing."

At this juncture, Hezhou suddenly went missing?!

This was news that caught everyone off guard.

"Did He Yuan and Zhang Yuezhen hide Hezhou in advance?" Chen Siqi frowned and asked.

"This matter happened so suddenly. He Yuan is in the United States, and Zhang Yuezhen is in the UK. Can their actions be so fast?" Lu Yan He asked. "When did Hezhou go missing?"

"This morning." Chen Ziyan said. "The person I arranged wanted to watch Hezhou, but it happened that he didn't go to school, and I went to the place where he lived. He usually lives alone. As a result, there was no one in the house. The neighbor next door said that he heard the sound of Hezhou's door opening and closing in the middle of the night, and the movement was quite loud, but when he went to the door to check, the door was already closed, and there was no one."

"This—" Lu Yan He shook his head. "It seems that Zhang Yuezhen was still one step ahead of us and took Hezhou away in advance."

"Yes, Hezhou is He Yuan's only weakness. Zhang Yuezhen must know this too. He Yuan's group took action against Chen Pinhe's people, and Chen Pinhe must have received the news." Chen Ziyan said. "I think Zhang Yuezhen and He Yuan probably did this to prevent Chen Pinhe from retaliating."

"Can we find out where Hezhou went?" Chen Siqi asked.

"Trying to find a way, but not necessarily finding it." Chen Ziyan shook her head, her face heavy.

Things finally made a breakthrough, but just when they thought they could catch the key evidence, this evidence disappeared again.

Just at this moment, Chen Ziyan's phone suddenly rang.

Chen Ziyan answered the phone and walked to the side to answer.

"Hezhou is missing?!" Zhang Yuezhen asked in shock. "What's going on?"

"I don't know. His teacher called me and said Hezhou didn't go to school. I called Hezhou, and he didn't answer."

He Yuan's face was gloomy.

If this happened at ordinary times, it would be fine.

Maybe Hezhou just went out to play secretly with his classmates and overslept.

However, this happened at this time.

Absolutely not normal.

"The positioning watch I left for him has always shown that he is at home, but I called people to look for him at home, and I didn't find him." He Yuan felt a chill in his heart. "Miss, someone might have discovered me and wants to threaten me through Little Zhou."

Zhang Yuezhen: "Don't think about everything in the worst way. For these years, you have been in the dark. No one knows the relationship between you and me on the surface. How could they find out who you are so quickly? The incident happened suddenly. It is very likely that Little Zhou ran out to play by himself. Don't worry. I will arrange it immediately in the country, and I will definitely find him."

He Yuan: "Hmm."

"How are Feng Xiu and He Chunlai?"

"They have been controlled by us." He Yuan said. "However, we haven't taken action yet. We are preparing to wait for Chen Pinhe's people to chase after us, and push this matter onto Chen Pinhe's people, so we can get away."

Zhang Yuezhen: "Good, then everything goes according to plan. He Yuan, Hezhou is in the country, he will be fine. I won't talk to you anymore. I will contact the country immediately and arrange it."

He Yuan: "Miss, I'll leave it to you."

Chen Ziyan hung up the phone, came back, and said: "Hong Qi called me just now. They communicated and negotiated with Ma Zhongquan. Star Entertainment will issue a statement in the official name later. The caliber is that this matter is Ma Zhongquan's personal behavior and has nothing to do with the company. They will ensure that Ma Zhongquan admits that he was entrusted by Chen Pinhe to suppress Lu Yan He, but hope that our caliber will not focus on Star Entertainment anymore."

"How do they plan to deal with Ma Zhongquan?"

"Ma Zhongquan will definitely resign to apologize." Chen Ziyan said. "This is beyond doubt. Ma Zhongquan is struggling. After so many years in Star Entertainment, he also holds some things in his hands. The two sides are pulling and negotiating."

Lu Yan He curled his lips.

"Look at Star Entertainment's request, can we accept it."

"Yes." Lu Yan He shrugged. "It was originally Ma Zhongquan's behavior."

It's just that for Lu Yan He at the time, Zhou Ping'an and Ma Zhongquan represented the company.

That's not the point.

Lu Yan He also has no interest in pursuing Star Entertainment's responsibility.

Even, Lu Yan He has never really pursued the responsibility of Ma Zhongquan and Zhou Ping'an.

Chen Siqi: "Then this matter of Chen Pinhe is about to be exposed."

Chen Ziyan said: "The content of Star Entertainment's statement will not have the true relationship between Chen Pinhe and Lu Yan He, but only point to the step that the person behind the scenes who asked Ma Zhongquan to suppress Lu Yan He is Chen Pinhe."

Chen Siqi: "Things have reached this point, there must be news leaking out, right?"

"Yes." Chen Ziyan nodded, turned to look at Lu Yan He. "It depends on whether we want to respond to this matter."

Lu Yan He asked: "Sister Ziyan, what is your suggestion?"

"My suggestion is, on this matter, you must always be in a passive position." Chen Ziyan said bluntly. "Just like you have been for the past two days."

Lu Yan He nodded.

"There is one more point. This matter is very bad, but it can also help you. As an agent, I strongly hope that when the true relationship between you and him is exposed, it can be delayed until next year."

"Ah?" Lu Yan He was stunned. "Why?"

"Well, exposing such news now, I'm afraid it will affect the performance of 'The Boat' in the awards season." Chen Ziyan said. "Art films are most afraid of the interference of off-field information."

"Also." Lu Yan He nodded.

Chen Ziyan yawned.

"No, I'm a bit sleepy. I'm going to sleep for a while."

Chen Siqi said: "I'll take you to the room."

"No need, I know where the room is." Chen Ziyan said. "It's rare for you two to enjoy a quiet world for two. Don't worry about me."

She waved her hand and left.

After Chen Ziyan left, Lu Yan He sighed.

Chen Siqi was puzzled and asked: "What's wrong?"

Lu Yan He said: "Sister Ziyan... she didn't tell the truth just now."

"Ah?"

"She wants to use this matter to increase the chips for 'The Original Father' to impact next year's Oscar Best Actor." Lu Yan He shook his head helplessly. "She is worried that I can't accept this matter, so she found another reason." ===== CHAPTER 972 =====