Chapter Sixty: The Black Knight

  After handing over to Zhu Jianjun for a while, Leng Binghuan dialed the phone number of his father Leng Yunying's office.

  The reason why he called the office instead of calling home was that Leng Bing Xue predicted that things wouldn't get to a desperate situation, and Leng Yun Yi would not tell Li Huan Fen and Grandma about it. They were both in poor health and had weak endurance, telling them would only cause them unnecessary heartache and serve no purpose. Leng Bing Xue also didn't want to see them suffer.

  The phone was answered quickly, and on the other end of the line came Father Leng Yun's voice, slightly urgent but trying to sound calm: "Hello, I'm Leng Yun."

  Upon hearing this voice, Leng Bingxue suddenly felt a pang in his nose, and tears welled up in his eyes. Usually he might not have noticed, but at that moment, the familiar voice quietly touched the weakest part of his heart. In that instant, he seemed to truly understand the meaning of kinship and being moved, which was meticulous care, selfless dedication, and an eternal, heart-wrenching concern...

  But he quickly wiped away the tears in his eyes, adjusted his state, put on a deep and hoarse voice, and asked slowly: "Are you Leng Bing Han's family?"

  As soon as she heard the three words "Leng Bing Han", Leng Yun's heart skipped a beat, her breathing quickened, and her voice rose an octave. She sternly said: "What do you want to do? I warn you not to harm him. If he is injured in the slightest, I will never let you off."

  Hearing his father being so worried about him, Leng Bing Han's cold heart was touched once again. At this moment, he wished he could immediately reveal his identity over the phone and tell his father that he was fine, not to worry. But for the sake of the bigger plan, he could only suppress his impulse, took a deep breath, and continued in that calm tone: "Don't misunderstand, I'm not the kidnapper. I've already rescued Leng Bing Han from the kidnappers' hands, notify your people to come pick him up quickly."

  "What?" Lingyun Yi seemed to disbelieve her own ears and shouted loudly: "What did you say? Please repeat it."

  "I've already rescued Leng Bingxue, he's safe and sound now, you guys come pick him up quickly."

  He listened carefully to every word, and this time Lingyun was certain that he hadn't misheard. He suddenly felt overjoyed, his voice trembling slightly as he said: "He... is fine. I... can I talk to him for a bit?"

  "It's okay, I'm fine." Leng Bing Xue said calmly before putting the phone aside for a moment. Then, in her own voice, she called out with mixed emotions: "Dad... it's me..." She choked up before finishing her sentence.

  This emotion does not need to be brewed, nor does it need to be pretended. It is his true feelings now, and his emotions have already stirred up waves.

  Leng Yun finally heard her son's voice, the stone in her heart had finally fallen to the ground. However, she seemed unable to hold back her emotions and choked with sobs as she asked: "Xiao Han... are you okay? Have you... have you suffered?"

  "Dad, I'm fine, don't worry, just a bit hungry!" Leng Bing said with a cold smile, completely showing off his childish demeanor: "It was an uncle who saved me, this uncle is so awesome, he beat the bad guys to death in just three or two moves."

  "Where are you now? I'll come pick you up right away?" As for what Cold Ice said about not hitting or whatever, he didn't care much about it, thinking that was just a childish perspective and shouldn't be taken seriously. What he urgently needed to know now was Cold Ice's location so he could hurry over and bring him back. Only when the child returned by his side could he finally put his mind at ease.

  "It's pitch black here and there are no houses around. I don't know where this is. Let me get Uncle to tell you."

  Then, Han Bing changed his tone and roughly described the location of this place. Leng Yun Ai immediately recorded it down and reconfirmed with him several times when he didn't hear clearly, fearing that if he made a slight mistake, it would delay their reunion with their son.

  Not a moment had he truly seen Leng Bingxue, yet his heart couldn't put it down for a single instant.

  "This comrade, I'm really grateful to you, you saved Xiao Han, which is a great kindness to our family. Great kindness doesn't need to be thanked, may I ask how should I address you?" Leng Yunying said sincerely, and thought to himself that as long as it didn't go against the moral law, whatever he needed, he would try his best to satisfy him, in order to thank him for his kindness.

  "When I see injustice, I just draw my sword to help. There's no need to thank me or anything. As for what you should call me... " Leng Bing Han was thinking, when suddenly an idea struck him, and he said: "A name is just a code, if you really want one to represent me, then just call me Black Knight!"

  "Hei Xia?" Leng Yun Ling was taken aback. What kind of name is this? But before he could react, the phone had already hung up.

  "Hello?" After hearing the busy tone on the phone, Leng Yun also couldn't think much and immediately dialed Song Zuyun's phone at the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

  It's almost 10 o'clock, but the city public security bureau is brightly lit and bustling with people coming and going constantly, and the phones have been ringing non-stop.

  Song Zuyun sat in the temporary conference room requisitioned as a command center, looking at various materials in his hand, frowning.

  The net has been cast out and now tens of thousands of people outside are ceaselessly searching for and tracing clues. All kinds of information keep coming back, but none of it is very valuable.

  The information obtained through the post office only found that the phone call to the mayor's office was made from a telephone in one of the offices of the steel mill. However, this office originally had over 10 people using it, and since the steel mill has been out of operation for some time, the office has also been vacant for a long time. During that time period, anyone could have come to make the call, not just the original staff members, because during the on-site investigation, one of the window latches in the office was found to be broken, meaning anyone could enter through the window and dial the phone. The police have now sealed off the office and are preparing to check for fingerprints and other clues, and are conducting door-to-door visits in the surrounding area, hoping to find witnesses. However, the work is still ongoing, and there are currently no breakthrough leads.

  The investigation of the vehicle became even more difficult. After investigation, it was found that this van belonged to Changfu Food Factory, but it had been stolen two hours before the kidnapping and Changfu Food Factory had already reported the case. The route of the vehicle's journey, there were still many eyewitnesses in Changfu City, but following the direction pointed by the eyewitnesses, after leaving Chang'an Street, the fewer people saw it, and finally no one saw it again. So where the car went to is still inconclusive, and the police officers responsible for this aspect are also expanding their search scope.

  As for the appearance and characteristics of several kidnappers, through eyewitness descriptions, there is a general understanding. Experts have also drawn two relatively clear portraits. One has hair dyed yellow in the style of coastal areas, which is still relatively rare locally. The other has a scar across the bridge of his nose. Having portraits does not mean that people can be found. The portraits have been urgently printed and distributed to police officers everywhere, even submitted to surrounding counties and cities for assistance in investigation. Currently, an active search is underway.

  Every minute that passes, the safety of the kidnapped person is in greater danger. Everything that can be thought of has been done, and now all that can be done is to wait and hope for good news from some direction. As for Song Zuyun, he was also at a loss.

  The director was in a bad mood, and the most direct result was that the whole bureau was overcast. Especially after several insensitive police officers were scolded by the director until they were covered in blood, no one in the entire bureau dared to slack off, and even walking became faster than usual.

  "Director Song, Mayor Leng is on the phone." Although the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee was a higher position than the director of the Public Security Bureau, the police in the bureau were still used to calling him Director.

  In normal days, Song Zuyun was the most looking forward to receiving a call from Leng Yunyi, but now he is the most afraid of receiving a call from Leng Yunyi. Because the case has not made any progress, every time he picks up the phone, he doesn't know how to report to Leng Yunyi. Should he say that there is still no progress? Even if Leng Yunyi doesn't mind, he himself would be too ashamed to face him.

  But not wanting to answer didn't mean he could avoid it. He let out a soft sigh and reluctantly picked up the phone.

  "What? There's news about Xiao Han?" The content on the other end of the phone made Song Zuyun stand up from his seat in an instant.

  Everyone in the room was stunned by his actions, as if they had sensed something unusual in the atmosphere. They all stopped what they were doing and focused their attention on him, as if trying to read something from the expression on his face.

  Song Zuyun didn't have time to care about them, excitedly listening to the voice on the phone, loudly replied: "Yes, yes, I know, please don't worry Mayor, I'll rush over right away."

  After putting down the phone, a brilliant ray of sunshine finally appeared on Song Zuyun's face, which had been shrouded in dark clouds.

  But before everyone could see clearly, he frowned again and said to He Yunsheng, the captain of the criminal investigation team who was listening to the report on the situation at the front: "Bring your men and follow me."

  He Yunsheng was also unclear about what was going on. Ai Ai said, "Director Song, they just returned from investigating the steel mill residential area and are now having dinner..."

  Song Zuoyun glared at him and said, "Let them come back and eat, we'll set off together in three minutes." He took a few steps forward, then stopped and turned to face He Yunsheng, who looked disappointed. "I just received a call from Mayor Leng, Xiaohan has been rescued."

  He Yunsheng was stunned at first, for the sake of Mayor Leng's son, all the police in the city were busy, and all vacations were cancelled. But unexpectedly, as soon as the stall was set up, this man was rescued, leaving him with a feeling of punching cotton, his heart felt empty and not pleasant.

  But thinking again, being able to safely rescue the hostages isn't a great joy? The mayor's side will be easily dealt with, and they themselves and their brothers won't have to worry about Cold Ice Chill's safety, so they can focus their energy on solving the case. Moreover, finding Cold Ice Chill will definitely provide many useful clues and leads, which will be even more beneficial for solving the case.

  Leng Yunying's movements were swift, and after putting down the phone, he let the driver drive the car to the location mentioned on the phone. However, Song Zuyun's movements were not slow either, being a disciplined team, they quickly set off in formation, with seven or eight police cars driving with flashing lights and sirens blaring, chasing after Leng Yunying's second car at incredible speed.

  "The mayor and Director Song's cars." Driver Little Wang reminded.

  Xiao Wang was discharged from the army two years ago, with solid skills and a down-to-earth personality. He was handpicked by Zhao Yuan Kui, who has since been promoted to deputy regimental commander, and Cold Yun Ying is very satisfied with him.

  It's not necessary for Xiao Wang to remind him, Song Zuyun and his group made such a big commotion, with police lights and sirens, if Leng Yun didn't notice that would be strange.

  "Pull over and give them a signal."

  Because the car was moving fast, Song Zuyun didn't notice Leng Yunfei's second car at first. It wasn't until the car flashed its signal that he hastily asked the driver to pull over and stop the car, then rushed to the side of the second car to await the mayor's instructions.

  "Zǔ yún ya, shàng wǒ de chē." Lěng Yún Yì yáo xià chē chuāng bō lí, duì zhe Sòng Zǔ Yún shuō dào.

  Translation:

  "Zu Yun, get in my car." Leng Yun Yi rolled down the window glass and said to Song Zu Yun.

  Song Zuoyun's heart skipped a beat, this second car wasn't just anyone could sit in. He hastily instructed He Yunsheng beside him and quickly got into the co-pilot seat of Leng Yunying's second car. Although Leng Yunying let him get on the car, he still had to have his own order, he hadn't reached the point where he could casually sit next to Leng Yunying.

  Car No. 2 sped towards the location of Leng Bingxue, surrounded by seven or eight police cars. At this time, Leng Yunyi couldn't care about disturbing the people or not, his greatest wish now was to see his son as soon as possible.

  Compared with family affection, what does it matter if the mayor is not good?

  There were police cars leading the way, and the speed was naturally very fast, but Leng Yunyi, who was sitting in the car, still felt that the journey was too long. He wished he could fly at this moment and arrive at his destination immediately to see his beloved son.

  Song Zu Yun seemed to understand his feelings as well, and all along the way, he said things like "good people will naturally have good fortune" and "Xiao Han won't come to any harm" to comfort Leng Yun Yi.

  Although the specific location was unclear over the phone, as he wasn't very clear himself, it was a piece of cake for the massive authoritarian apparatus and experienced police. Moreover, Song Ziyun had already notified the nearby police station to come and escort him, so Cold Ice's call lasted at most forty minutes before he heard the distant, ear-piercing sound of sirens.

  The warning lights flickered, and under the dark night sky, they seemed particularly dazzling and eye-catching, filling this barren and desolate land with a special kind of majesty...

  Leng Bing Han was not in the house, it's a bit strange for someone of his age to still be at that bloody place where several people died, so he chose to wait at the fork in the road about 100 meters away from the house.

  It's unnecessary to describe the scene that followed, as everyone can guess what happened. As soon as Leng Yun saw Leng Bing Han, she tightly hugged him in her arms, as if letting go would make him disappear without a trace, and her eyes were also red.

  At the age of ten, Ling Bing was already quite tall, thanks to his good nutrition and exercise habits. He had grown taller than he was in his past life, almost reaching 1.4 meters now. Being held in Cold Cloud's arms made him look a bit awkward. However, this time's behavior had caused his father and family members so much worry and fear, making him feel guilty. At the same time, he also enjoyed being wrapped in the intense familial love, tightly hugging his father's chest, feeling the warmth and heartbeat that connected them.

  The police, of course, were not there to watch the excitement, and under He Yunsheng's leadership, they began to investigate everywhere. The people were safe, but the case was not solved. He Yunsheng still wanted to show off his skills in this case, so that he could strive for promotion to the Standing Committee later on.

  Originally, as the most crucial party in this case, Leng Bing Han also needed to be questioned so that the police handling the case could obtain valuable and real clues. However, neither Song Zu Yun nor He Yun Sheng, who was specifically responsible for the interrogation, dared or were willing to disturb their deep father-son relationship at this time. They exchanged a glance, swapped eye contact, and both felt that it was better to put things off for now, since Leng Bing Han had been safely rescued anyway, there was plenty of time to let them understand the specific situation later on.

  It wasn't until much later that Lingyun seemed to remember something and gently stroked Leng Binghan's head, asking: "What about the uncle who saved you?"

  When they heard this question, Song Zuyun and He Yunsheng also perked up their ears. They too hoped to get some useful clues from Leng Binghan's narrative. After all, he was the only person involved in the matter, and he knew everything best.

  Leng Bing Han raised his head, blinked his eyes, and said with a hint of reluctance: "That uncle saw you come to pick me up, his task is complete, he has other things to deal with so he left first, I couldn't persuade him to stay."

  Leng Yun and Song Zu Yun were stunned after hearing this. They had saved the mayor's son, whether intentionally or unintentionally, such a great kindness, even if he didn't mention any conditions, based on this relationship, they shouldn't have to worry about establishing a good relationship with the Leng family. In the future, they would definitely receive very good care in all aspects. But this person actually left just like that? Giving up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it really made them think it was inconceivable.

  At this moment, both of them couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: Why wasn't the one who saved her from the cold and ice herself?!

  After a long time, Leng Yun let out a sigh and said: "There are still many good people in this world. Xiao Han, do you remember what his name was and what he looked like? He is your great benefactor, although he doesn't ask for anything in return, but we should still try our best to find him, to express our gratitude."

  Here is the translation:

  With a cold and icy heart, I couldn't help but secretly laugh at myself. This person was indeed me, but how could I be grateful to myself? However, on the surface, I still pretended to lower my head and think deeply for a while before shaking my head and saying: "This uncle is very strange, wearing all black clothes, a hat, and a mask that covers his eyes, so I couldn't see what he looks like. He said his name was Black Knight, and he wanted to rid the people of evil and uphold justice. But he's really amazing, taking down the bad guys with knives in just three or two moves..." Cold Ice spoke in one breath, her eyes filled with a color of reverence, as if she were a child who had seen a hero in a movie, full of admiration and worship, wishing she could be such a hero herself.

  At this time, Leng Bing Han was very impressed with himself. How could he not have known in his past life that he had such a talent for acting? Otherwise, he might have become an actor too.

  He then pretended to suddenly remember something and hastily said to Song Zuyun, "Right, Uncle Song, those bad people are still in the backyard, you guys quickly go catch them, don't let them escape."

  Just then, the police officer in charge of the investigation walked over and saw Leng Yunfei, Leng Binghan, and Song Zuyun talking about something. He didn't dare to disturb them, but quietly walked to He Yunsheng's side and said something to him.

  "What? Five people died?" He Yunsheng was shocked, his face turned cold, and he didn't even bother to greet Leng Yunchi and Song Zuyun as he hastily followed the police officer to the scene of the incident.

  Someone has died, and the nature of the case is even more serious and complicated.