NABC Chapter 1352 - 1351
Chapter 1352 - 1351
Chinatown, as the name suggests, is a place where Chinese people gather. Over two hundred years ago, Chinese workers began to settle here. However, it wasn’t until a few decades ago that it was recognized as a community by the British Government.When Lin Fan and the others arrived, the sky had darkened, and the bright lights of Chinatown lit up the night, making it very lively. Besides foreigners, there were many Chinese faces, giving a sense of familiarity in this foreign land.
However, at this moment, neither Lin Fan nor Chen Long was in the mood to enjoy the atmosphere.
As soon as they reached Chinatown, even before the car stopped, Chen Long dialed a number.
"Mr. Chen, do you still remember me?"
On the other end, a male voice spoke, but it was in Hong Kong dialect, which is distinguished from the National Language of Huaxia and is called Cantonese.
In the past, Lin Fan couldn’t understand Cantonese. He had spoken only the National Language since he was a child. In fact, apart from the National Language of Huaxia and his hometown dialect, Lin Fan’s terribly poor language skills made it impossible for him to understand any other language.
He used to barely understand some Cantonese but couldn’t speak it at all.
But now it’s different. Lin Fan has acquired top language skills. After listening to a few sentences, he immediately mastered Cantonese.
Chen Long spoke in Cantonese, "Where’s my daughter?"
The voice on the other end said, "Sorry to contact you again in this way, Mr. Chen. Originally, we could have met amicably. As long as you eliminate the target person, or if you have already gone to Heaven, no matter which one, your daughter would be safe. But I didn’t expect it to be this situation."
Chen Long said coldly, "Where is my daughter?"
The voice said, "But since things have come to this, we can only accept reality. You now have to do two things. First, release the chief steward. Second, give us the target person’s information. Once we confirm and eliminate the target, you will see your daughter."
Chen Long said, "How about telling me first where my daughter is? Return my daughter to me."
The voice said, "Mr. Chen, rest assured. As long as you do as I say, I guarantee your daughter will be fine."
Chen Long said, "Let her talk to me. I need to prove she’s still alive."
The voice did not respond for a moment, but then a girl’s voice came, full of anxiety: "Daddy, where are you?"
Chen Long hurriedly said, "Lingling, are you alright? Daddy will come to rescue you shortly."
"Daddy, there are many of them, and they have guns..."
The girl’s voice was immediately cut off, and sounds of struggle could be heard over the phone, clearly indicating the girl had been gagged and dragged away.
The person spoke again, "So, Mr. Chen, your daughter is still alive. Can you do as I say now? It’s best not to test my patience, as it’s limited."
Chen Long said, "Excellent, my daughter is still alive, and you still have a chance. I’ve done as you said and arrived at Chinatown. Now I need to see my daughter, or everything is off the table."
The voice on the other end seemed a bit impatient: "Mr. Chen, have you misunderstood the situation? I’ve already told you what to do. Don’t force me to harm your daughter. After all, she’s a little beauty. If there’s a cut on her face, you’d be quite saddened, right?"
Chen Long said gravely, "If my daughter is harmed even a bit, you’ll never know who the target person is. I won’t say anything until I see my daughter!"
With that, Chen Long hung up the phone abruptly.
This was the strategy given by Lin Fan. The other party would be very eager to know the target individual and wouldn’t likely refuse to compromise over Chen Long’s daughter.
Chen Long’s daughter was not important to them, but the target person was crucial.
Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Chen Long’s phone rang again.
"You better not waste my time," Chen Long answered the call.
The voice said, "You all get out of the car now and follow my instructions."
Chen Long said, "Fine."
So the three of them got out of the car.
The voice on the phone immediately said, "Wait, who is this man?"
Lin Fan’s eyes instantly swept around. The fact that the person knew about him meant they were nearby, hiding and observing them.
With his top insight, Lin Fan, in that instant of observation, had already locked onto a direction.
Chen Long said, "He’s my colleague. There’s no need for you to worry about him."
The voice said, "He can’t come. It should be you and the chief steward."
Chen Long said, "You’re not in a position to give orders!"
Lin Fan chuckled, "No worries, you two go ahead. I’ll wait here for you. Besides, I’m a bit hungry, so I’ll grab some dinner first."
Chen Long was stunned for a moment. Was Lin Fan going to eat dinner at such a time? But he quickly understood that Lin Fan’s somewhat nonsensical words certainly carried another meaning; Lin Fan had another plan!
Although he didn’t know what Lin Fan was up to, Chen Long trusted him immensely. Along the way, without Lin Fan, they would not have gotten this far.
Chen Long nodded and then, holding the chief steward, said, "Tell me, how do we get there?"
The voice on the other end said, "Walk into the street and keep moving forward. You’ll see a teahouse..."
Chen Long followed the instructions, leading the chief steward away while Lin Fan stayed in place. Once they had left, Lin Fan indeed headed towards a nearby restaurant, seemingly planning to have dinner.
What no one knew was that Lin Fan, in that moment of observation, had already pinpointed the caller’s location, so he wasn’t in a rush at all.
Coincidentally, according to Lin Fan’s original plan, upon arriving in London, the first place he was going to visit was also Chinatown.
While in prison, Lin Fan learned from Ye Tianyu about Li Zixia’s experiences.
That day, because Li Zixia was being harassed by a Rich Second Generation, Ye Tianyu and Li Huashan crippled the Rich Second Generation, causing Li Zixia to become traumatized. After discussing with Li Huashan, she decided to go abroad, with her destination being the United Kingdom.
However, just as Li Zixia landed, she received a call from Ye Tianyu informing her that Li Huashan had been murdered.
Ye Tianyu instructed Li Zixia never to return home and to wait for his updates.
Worried that the enemies might track her to the United Kingdom, Ye Tianyu told Li Zixia to destroy her phone and directed her to find someone who would protect her.
This person was Ye Tianyu’s senior martial sister, a female martial artist who had immigrated to the United Kingdom over a decade ago and lived in Chinatown.
After this call, Ye Tianyu never contacted Li Zixia again until Lin Fan captured Yun Qingyao. Only then did Ye Tianyu try to reach out to Li Zixia again.
However, from the senior martial sister, Ye Tianyu learned that Li Zixia had disappeared. The senior martial sister had already reported to the police and searched for her personally, but to no avail.
Ye Tianyu was extremely anxious, so he sought Lin Fan’s help.
Now, as Lin Fan had arrived in London’s Chinatown, the first thing he needed to do was find this senior martial sister, to understand the situation of Li Zixia’s disappearance, and then start the investigation.
Finding Li Zixia remained an unknown.
Of course, before searching for this senior martial sister, Lin Fan still needed to do one thing first - rescue Chen Long’s daughter.
At this time, under the caller’s guidance, Chen Long, along with the chief steward, walked into a dim, narrow alley...