Chapter 20: 220. Kidnapping

Qi Le’an was now one of the most popular people in the circle. Whenever something related to him happened, he would become a trending topic right away.

However, being a trending topic was not always a good thing. On the second day after “Ulitmate Challenge” was aired, Qi Le’an became trending again.

Someone accused him of stealing children.

He was accused of covering the human traffickers with his identity as a star and abducting kids in the name of shooting movies multiple times in broad daylight.

After Qi Le’an heard the news, he was quite speechless.

Did he mishear? Or was there a problem with his understanding?

“Me? In broad daylight? Stealing children?” Qi Le’an asked Chen Shan over the phone, “Did they really say that?”

Neither did Chen Shan know what to say. He answered, “Yes. That’s right.”

The two of them were rendered speechless.

“Anyway, it has been spread online,” Chen Shan said, “I will go to your place. How will Wei Changfeng handle it?”

Qi Le’an glanced at Wei Changfeng sitting on the sofa and said, “He is contacting He Guang.”

Chen Shan said, “Okay. Let’s wait for him first.”

After hanging up the phone, Qi Le’an couldn’t help but take a look at the posts on Weibo again. The long post was written from a poor fisher. He described the whole process of Qi Le’an openly assisting the traffickers in stealing the child two months ago. He said that the child’s family had asked the police for help many times but in vain. Hence, he had no other choice but to turn to the Internet.

The post was well written in a clear time sequence. The photos matched perfectly, and there were no loopholes in the logic. The video of wailing sent thereafter was quite touching.

Qi Le’an and official accounts of different policemen were mentioned in public on Weibo. Clearly, the post couldn’t be written by Yusheng and his wife.

Qi Le’an pondered for a while. These days, he conducted himself well. Who did he offend?

Wei Changfeng hung up the phone and said with a frown, “I cannot reach He Guang for now. Instead, I contacted Tingting. She told me that she had just learned about this too and that she was contacting the volunteers currently.”

“50,000 now,” Qi Le’an checked how many times the post had been forwarded, saying, “It was sent out at lunchtime. It must be deliberately arranged.”

“Shall we ask Yin Yan to make a statement first?”

Qi Le’an signed the contract with Gale Studio before, and the reclusive boss of Gale Studio was Wei Changfeng. The contract between the two of them was almost for fun. Although Qi Le’an still worked with the studio nominally after returning to China, he was responsible for all his work himself.

It was not convenient for him to speak at this time, but Yin Yan could.

“The netizens aren’t stupid,” Qi Le’an said strangely, “Why are they doing this?”

Wei Changfeng called Yin Yan first before replying to Qi Le’an, “Gossip is a fearful thing.”

Gossip was a fearful thing indeed.

The netizens were not stupid indeed. At first, they were watching the fun. However, half an hour later, the user named “Give My Kid Back” sent out the copy of the abducted and trafficked child’s household register and birth certificate. Besides, he even added that someone attempted to solve this problem with money after this matter was revealed and that a certain amount of money had been paid. A proof of the bank transfer was also attached.

The netizens started to fall silent. Some people questioned why Qi Le’an had not responded for so long.

Qi Le’an… Qi Le’an was also very innocent!

Chen Shan told him not to act recklessly. Of course Qi Le’an didn’t dare to do anything for now! The police claimed that they would carry out an investigation. What could he say?

Fortunately, Yin Yan’s reaction was fast. He made a statement ten minutes after Wei Changfeng made the call. The statement was made in a fierce and serious tone. Yin Yan claimed that they must pursue legal responsibility.

The netizens instantly started to get into a mess.

Qi Le’an looked through the posts and comments feebly and meanwhile replied to several comforting messages. He asked Wei Changfeng, “Wei Sama, will I really be asked to go to the police station?”

Wei Changfeng gave Qi Le’an a peach and said, “Even if you are going, I will go with you.”

Chen Shan was jammed on the road for a while due to the traffic condition in Beijing and didn’t arrive until half an hour later. With sweat on his head, he asked upon entering the door, “How is it? Have you reached He Guang?”

Qi Le’an shook his head and said, “But we have contacted other volunteers.”

Chen Shan said, “I think the problem will be solved as long as we ask the child to testify.”

Qi Le’an thought so too, but things went contrary to their wishes. Shortly, Tingting called Wei Changfeng, telling him that Uncle Zhu and his family were unwilling to testify.

After hearing that, Qi Le’an fell into silence and then said with disbelief, “They are unwilling to testify?”

Tingting was also too embarrassed to speak and moments later. She finally said, “They are afraid that the child will be affected if this gets too serious…”

Chen Shan immediately cursed.

“Wei Sama! Le’an! Don’t panic!” Tingting said, “We will definitely resolve this matter!”

Chen Shan couldn’t help asking, “Do you know how serious the impact will be on a celebrity if one minute is delayed?”

Tingting just kept saying, “I’m sorry.” In the end, Qi Le’an said, “Forget it. It’s okay. Got to go.”

Now that the trouble arose, it was no use pressing a girl.

“I have to give a response,” Qi Le’an said, “This is clearly guided by someone. Which one will it be?”

It was not appropriate for anyone to guess randomly. Anyway, probably there was only one man who had such a grudge with Qi Le’an.

“I thought his sugar daddy is no longer powerful?” Qi Le’an was confused, “Besides, since when did he become so smart?”

Chen Shan said, “I’ve already asked someone to contact Uncle Zhu and his family. Our legal adviser has sent a document over. You can post it on Weibo first.”

Qi Le’an looked at the document and shook his head, saying, “No, I shouldn’t make that kind of statement.”

He was so annoyed. The undeserved misfortune came so quickly that he had no solution at all.

Qi Le’an took out his phone and edited a few words.

He edited and deleted it, annoyed beyond words.

Chen Shan didn’t dare to speak because of Qi Le’an’s irritable state. In the end, Wei Changfeng grabbed the phone and said, “I’ll do it.”

Qi Le’an looked at Wei Changfeng and suddenly felt a little aggrieved.

Wei Changfeng sent a short post via Qi Le’an’s account—”A cock-and-bull story.”

Qi Le’an’s fans finally got his response after waiting for two hours. The response was short but it still made the fans overjoyed. With that, they refuted the trollers harshly.

However, despite the response online, problems still knocked on the door in reality.

The police officer at the door asked, “Are you Qi Le’an? We are from the police station in the Taiyang District. Please assist us with the investigation.”

Qi Le’an was speechless. He couldn’t believe that he would be asked by the police officer to assist with the investigation.

Upon seeing Qi Le’an’s expression, the police officer knew that Qi Le’an had misunderstood, so he hastened to say, “Don’t worry. It’s just a simple inquiry. We believe that you’re a law-abiding good citizen.”

Qi Le’an asked, “Do I need to go to the police station?”

The police officer said, “Don’t worry. We will guarantee your privacy.”

Qi Le’an was speechless.

Chen Shan said, “No way. How can you take him away like this? There may be a lot of media outside.”

Wei Changfeng was the first to react and said, “Then I’ll go together. I’m also involved in this matter.”

The police officer glanced at Wei Changfeng and said, “Okay… You can also go with us then.”

“Can I make a call?” Wei Changfeng laughed with a gentlemanly smile.

“Of course,” the police officer said.

Wei Changfeng took his phone back to the bedroom and signaled to Qi Le’an to follow. After entering the bedroom, Wei Changfeng got a jacket for Qi Le’an while making a call.

Qi Le’an put on his coat and a hat.

“Yes, the police are on the door.”

“Okay.”

“Let’s go first.”

“Find He Guang first.”

Wei Changfeng hung up after a short conversation. When he turned around, he saw Qi Le’an had put on his coat. He couldn’t help laughing, “You are wearing it now. Are you feeling hot? I was afraid that the police station would be cold due to the air conditioning.”

Qi Le’an was shocked and then took it off.

Wei Changfeng walked over and kissed him, “I called Gary. He will solve this. We are also trying to contact He Guang. I’m always here for you. Don’t be afraid.”

Qi Le’an said, “I’m not afraid.. I’m just a little grumpy.”

He didn’t do anything wrong so he was not afraid at all. However, thinking that Uncle Zhu refused to help, he felt so unhappy.

Wei Changfeng touched his head and got out of the door, holding his hand.

In the living room, Chen Shan poured a cup of hot water for the police officer.

Qi Le’an adjusted his emotion and kept a polite attitude towards the police officer, “I’m ready to go. Let’s get going.”

The police officer nodded and walked out of door with Qi Le’an and Wei Changfeng. Somehow, maybe in order to reduce the impact, it was not a police car that was parked downstairs. The three of them got into the car and headed to the police station.

The house bought by Wei Changfeng was in the high-end residential area so the paparazzi couldn’t come in for sure. However, the police station’s entrance was a public place. The media who had got the news had already been waiting there.

Even though the car was directly driven into the police station, Qi Le’an was still shot and the photos were posted online. Some media immediately released the news online, which instantly caused a sensation.

They had already gone to the police station. How could it be fake? Was he really stuck in a scandal?

For a moment, everyone was jittery.

Qi Le’an and Wei Changfeng who entered the police station were invited to an independent cubicle. The police officers were very polite. Some female officers even brought candies and snacks for them.

After the two of them sat in the cubicle for ten minutes or so, a middle-aged officer and a young female officer came in.

“Hello, we have received a report so we came here to investigate the situation,” the female police officer said politely.

Qi Le’an regained his senses and said, “Hello, I meant to report this matter to the police…”

The police officer who was responsible for recording was preparing for his work.

Qi Le’an glanced at Wei Changfeng and said, “Here is the thing…”

Outside the police station, Gary whom they hadn’t met for a long time knocked on the Wei Changfeng’s door and Chen Shan opened the door.

Gary didn’t hang up. He put his laptop on the coffee table and said, “Okay.” Then, he just hung up.

Chen Shan asked nervously, “How is it?”

Gary frowned and said, “He Guang has been found but he is in hospital, unconscious.”

“Uncle Zhu and his family are missing.”

Chen Shan widened his eyes and asked, “How come? Why is He Guang unconscious?”

Gary quickly turned on the computer and said, “He Guang was found in the mountain thanks to the positioning system of his watch. When he was found, he was unconscious. This has been reported to the local police and my people also have gone there.”

He raised his head and said, “We have every reason to believe that all of these have been plotted by someone.”