"What?!" Benjamin couldn't care less about why the call was made to Sebastian instead of him, he just wanted to know about his daughter's condition.
"Quick, let me hear her voice. Is it Emma? Where are you?" Benjamin shouted anxiously, eager to hear his daughter's voice.
Finally, he heard Emma's weak voice on the other end of the line.
"Daddy."
Just those two words made Benjamin burst into tears, his hands trembling as he held the phone.
"My precious little girl, how are you? Are you hurt? Where are you? Daddy will come and save you right away!" Benjamin exclaimed, his voice choked with emotion.
"Dad... I managed to sneak out and call you while the kidnappers were smoking. It's Second Uncle who kidnapped me, Dad, it's Second Uncle!" Emma's voice was hoarse and she sounded scared and aggrieved.
"I don't know where I am, Dad. I'm so scared. Please come and save me..." Emma sobbed.
Hearing his beloved daughter cry like this, Benjamin's heart was breaking.
To be honest, if he hadn't talked to Emma a few times before this, he would have thought she was really hurt!.
Her acting was amazing!
But Sebastian didn't forget his mission. He quickly said, "I'll have someone track Emma's phone. Once we find the address, we'll go and rescue her!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Benjamin's mind was in chaos.
Because of what Emma had just said.
The person who kidnapped her was Thomas.
How could this be possible?
It seemed that Emma knew he wouldn't believe her, so she immediately sent a video call after hanging up the phone. Benjamin quickly answered.
In the video, Emma was frantically hiding her phone, leaving only a camera outside, and reminded him, "Dad, mute your side and don't get caught..."
Before Benjamin could respond, there was a loud bang in the video, the sound of an iron door being kicked open.
At this point, Emma was panicked, crouching in the corner with her knees hugged.
Three vicious kidnappers appeared in the video.
One of them kicked Emma and cursed, "What kind of father do you have? He can't even gather the money after all this time. Does he not want to save you?"
"It's not like that..."
Emma shook her head desperately, looking scared and panicked, "My dad will save me, he will definitely save me. I just don't understand why my uncle, my own relative, kidnapped me..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she was kicked again.
One of the kidnappers grumbled, "Who said Thomas kidnapped you? Don't talk nonsense!"
"Damn it, she heard us on the phone just now. What should we do? If the employer finds out, we won't get paid!"
The kidnappers huddled together and decided to use force to silence Emma.
The video call ended with Emma's screams in the darkness.
Benjamin was trembling with anger.
"Good, good, good, Thomas!"
The three "good" words showed how angry he was.
The punches and kicks hurt more than if they were inflicted on himself. How could any father bear it?
At that moment, Sebastian rushed in anxiously.
"No, the signal's gone. Is Emma's phone broken? How are we going to find her now?"
He looked up and saw Benjamin's eyes turn red with killing intent.
Sebastian was stunned, but heard him say, "One person knows."
Then Benjamin rushed out of the office with a murderous aura and headed home. Sebastian followed him.
Not many people knew about Benjamin's urgent withdrawal of cash, but as fate would have it, the bank was part of the Johnson Family's business.
That night, after a social engagement, Elijah drove past the bank and saw the lights on. He casually asked, "Working overtime today?"
The assistant sitting in the passenger seat immediately answered, "Yes, CEO.
The Miller Family suddenly called in the evening and requested to withdraw 50 million, so the employees had to work overtime to process it."
Normally, Elijah wouldn't have cared about such news.
However, today, he caught onto two words with his sharp senses.
"Miller Family?"
"Yes."
"What's the reason?"
Elijah's voice was cold, and his tone was difficult to discern whether he was angry or not.
The assistant was stunned and looked a little surprised.
When did their CEO start caring about such small matters?
But the assistant had to act like an assistant.
"I'll have someone check right away."
Three minutes later, the assistant reported the news he found in detail.
"CEO, it's said that the Miller Family's daughter has been kidnapped, and the kidnappers are demanding 50 million in cash for her release."
"What did you say?"
Elijah's face instantly darkened.
The already low-pressure atmosphere in the car was now even more tense.
The assistant broke out in a cold sweat. He hadn't seen his CEO truly angry in a long time, but at this moment, the terrifying aura emanating from him made him want to kneel down and call him "dad."
"Find out where she is! Now!"
"Yes!"
The black sedan, which had been speeding, stopped on the side of the road.
Elijah looked at the neon lights flashing on the long street, but his mind unexpectedly drifted back to the day at the restaurant entrance when the little girl had raised a bright smile and said, "We are on the same boat now, so we are on the same team."
Since they were on the same team, he should protect her.
"Sir, we have news!"
....
Meanwhile, at the Miller Family villa.
Thomas had opened a bottle of red wine and was happily preparing to celebrate the money that would be in his hands tomorrow.
The kidnappers he had hired were experienced, and they would report to him every two hours. For safety reasons, he dared not show his face and could only give orders over the phone.
Now, everything seemed to be going smoothly.
Thomas had two glasses of wine and was about to make another call to make sure they were keeping an eye on the hostage and not messing up at the critical moment when he heard a car approaching.
Benjamin was back.
After doing something like this, Thomas was somewhat nervous and didn't plan to go out to greet him. But then...
"Bang!"
The door was kicked open by someone in a rage!
Thomas was frightened and was about to curse, but then he saw Benjamin looking at him with a grim expression.
"Where is Emma?"
"Brother...what are you talking about? Emma is at school, she's in class, how would I know...ah!"
The words were cut short as Benjamin took a punch to the stomach.
"I'll ask you again, where is my daughter?"
Benjamin was almost in a state of frenzy.
Normally, he would be heartbroken at the slightest tear shed by his daughter, but today her was covered in bruises from being beaten up.
"Thomas, you animal! Haven't I been good to you?
That's your niece, how could you lay a hand on her? How could you?!" Benjamin raged on, hitting Thomas as if he could somehow transfer all of Emma's injuries back onto him.