"Ah? I did forget."
Wei Ziqi forced out a smile that didn't reach his eyes. He unlocked his phone. The contacts in it were all pre - saved, and there were some names he didn't even recognize.
Finally, he found his father's number and dialed it.
The call was quickly connected. It seemed that Du's father was on the street, for the background noise was quite loud.
"Hello? Son, what made you call your old man? Have you finished all the work at the research institute? Are you coming back home now to inherit the family fortune?!"
"No, Dad. Where's our family heirloom now? Could you please send it to me? I need it for something."
The familiar way Wei Ziqi spoke on the phone left Du's father completely stunned. He even double - checked the caller ID to make sure it was really his own son.
He had never heard his son call him "Dad" before. When angry, his son would call him Uncle Du, and usually, he would just say "Father". Was the sun rising in the west today? Although he had always been looking forward to his son calling him "Dad" to show more closeness, he still felt a bit unaccustomed to it when he suddenly heard it.
"Ah, okay. Where should I send it?"
"Send it... send it..."
Wei Ziqi frowned as if deep in thought. He stammered for a long time but couldn't say a complete sentence.
Just then, Yin Chuan suddenly handed him a card and pointed at the address on it, signaling him to read it out.
"Ah, send it to Room 8612, Building 3C, Jinding Garden."
"Jinding Garden? Isn't that a residential complex developed by the Gu family? What are you doing there? And you want our family heirloom? Son! Did those shameless people from the Gu family threaten you? Don't be afraid, son! Dad will come and rescue you right away!"
"Come on, Dad. I'm not a kid anymore. I just want to show off the family heirloom to my friends. I'll give it back to you. You always interfere in my business like this. It makes me feel really uncomfortable. You can just ask your assistant or someone to send it to me now. I'll bring it back in a few days. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm hanging up."
With that, Wei Ziqi quickly hung up the phone. He stole a glance at Yin Chuan from the corner of his eye, and there was no sign of suspicion on the latter's face.
Fortunately, Yin Chuan didn't know how he usually got along with his father. So he deliberately acted in a way that was completely different from his usual self to show his abnormality. He hoped his old father would be smart enough to rescue them without alerting the enemy.
He wondered what was so special about that stupid family heirloom that made these people so desperate to get it.
"Didn't you say you were going to give me your family heirloom? Now it sounds like I'm just borrowing it?"
"If I don't say it like this, the old man definitely won't be willing to take it out. Let's get the thing first. Whether to return it or when to return it is up to me. I can just come up with a random excuse later. I'm his only son. He can't do anything to me. It's just a few treasures. Our family is so rich. We can afford to give them away. The so - called family heirloom is just a false name. You can just buy an antique and give it to your descendants and say it's a family heirloom."
Wei Ziqi said nonchalantly, easily dispelling Yin Chuan's last bit of doubt.
"You're right. I'll send someone to wait at Jinding Garden later. When do you plan to go and see the murderer of your mother?"
"Now."
Wei Ziqi answered without hesitation. He was eager to know how Miaomiao was doing.
Yin Chuan smiled faintly. He took out a dagger from the drawer and handed it to Wei Ziqi. "Take this. It can relieve your hatred a bit. Just don't kill the person."
Looking at the dagger, Wei Ziqi tightened his fists hidden in his sleeves. Although he was gnashing his teeth with hatred, it wasn't the time to expose himself yet. He could only take the dagger.
"Someone, take him to see the murderer."
Yin Chuan clapped his hands. A man came in from outside and led Wei Ziqi out of the office.
On the way, Wei Ziqi looked around warily, trying his best to figure out the route to the basement.
"Here we are. This is the place. We'll wait for you upstairs. Go ahead."
When they reached the basement, the guide opened the door and let Wei Ziqi go in alone.
Wei Ziqi pretended to be curious and looked around. There were cameras everywhere in the corners of the basement. He had no idea how many surveillance devices were installed. No wonder they were so confident to let him go in alone.
Finally, he saw Miaomiao. Wei Ziqi almost lost his composure.
At the moment, Miaomiao was tied to a wooden stake. She was standing on a large basin, and her body was covered in wounds. Blood was slowly dripping from the wounds into the basin below and being collected.
If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of Miaomiao's chest, no one would have believed that the blood - soaked person in front of them was still alive.
Since he entered, Miaomiao had shown no reaction. She must have been unconscious. Beside Miaomiao stood Yao Mingxuan and Cheng Ruan, and they were holding daggers identical to the one in his hand.
The bright red on the daggers made Wei Ziqi feel sick. He could hardly hold back the urge to rush forward and rescue Miaomiao.
How could Yao Mingxuan and Cheng Ruan be hypnotized like this?
Did they really hurt Miaomiao with the daggers in their own hands?
If so, how desperate must Miaomiao have been when she watched her best friends hurt her?
Wei Ziqi didn't even dare to think about it. This was not only physical harm to Miaomiao but also a great blow to her heart.
What a good scheme of sowing discord! They were trying to destroy Miaomiao from the inside out!
Wei Ziqi didn't move for a long time. The man who had brought him here slowly walked in and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"Ah? Oh, I've never seen such a scene before. I'm a bit scared..."
"I see. If you're really too scared to go forward, I can help you. Give me the dagger. I'll avenge you. This way, I can also prevent you from being too reckless and accidentally killing the person. The young master will be angry if that happens."
The man grinned, not suspecting anything, and reached out his hand to take the dagger from Wei Ziqi, but Wei Ziqi dodged it skillfully.
"No, I'll do it myself. I was just shocked and stunned for a moment. If you do it for me, I won't be able to experience the pleasure of avenging myself."
Come on, if he handed it over to someone else, Miaomiao might get even more seriously injured. He could be more careful if he did it himself.
"You're right. If you're not scared, then go ahead."
The young man stared at Wei Ziqi intently, as if he wouldn't give up until he saw Wei Ziqi do it himself.
Wei Ziqi had no choice but to walk slowly towards Miaomiao. Just as he got close to her, Miaomiao, who had shown no reaction before, suddenly raised her head. Her eyes were filled with tears and her lips were pale.
"Teacher Wei, what's wrong with you? Why do you all want to kill me? Teacher Wei, I'm in pain..."