The SWAT team found nothing but a wasteland at the location from where the call was made. When they called the number again, it was no longer registered.
Harry drove to Li Mansion immediately.
Other family members had started returning back home right away as well, to meet up with each other in the living room and consult between them about the matter at hand.
The kidnapper asked for the old pocket watch, but they found no possible suspect after their long discussion.
They exchanged glances with each other when Harry showed up. They knew how much this man had done for Lola and Nicole these last couple of days. Landon stood up and showed him to a seat on the couch.
"I will go with Mr. Li tomorrow." Harry's request left all others in complete silence. Of course he ought to go, he had the right to, because, after all, he was Nicole's father. However he'd also better not go, as he would soon walk out of Lola and Nicole's world.
"Mr. Si, you don't have to do this for us. Harold or Jordan would accompany him with no problems." Angie refused him in an indirect way. She was clear about the complexity of his relationship with Lola, and after all, it was their family affair.
Harry understood their concern. "I love Lola. And I will certainly not step back now when she's in danger!" It was not easy to turn him down considering his uncompromising and proud attitude.
After another half hour or so, Harry left them.
At midnight, Angie got a message: "Central Pier of East District. Only Landon Li should be there, or Nicole Li would lose her life."
The sender was tracked immediately, but again, there was nothing but a wasteland at the location and soon the number didn't exist anymore. These guys were serious in hiding their traces.
Angie leaned against the headboard. How did they know her number?
And Nicole was kidnapped in their own back garden. Could it be that someone they knew had sneaked into this house and all this was just a part of a longtime conspiracy?
It was a sleepless night for Harold too. They must have demanded Landon's presence intentionally, because it seemed that they clearly had a plan to pick out only the aged and children, who could barely defend themselves.
"Get some sleep, my love. We need to prepare ourselves for tomorrow." Harold tucked Angie up in bed and switched off the lights.
In the darkness of the night, a woman sneered as all the lights went off in the Li Mansion.
Harry stayed up to 4 am to prepare for everything, and after he had a quick nap, he came to pick up Landon at 8 am. Landon got in the car with the old pocket watch, while Jordan and Harold followed them in another car until Angie eventually called them.
"Harold, they said you and Jordan have to come back now or they will kill Nicole!" Harold frowned and looked around cautiously. Nothing seemed suspicious.
They were watched without noticing! That was not a good sign.
"Go back. Now." Harold shot a quick look at Jordan, and Jordan turned around the car without uttering a single a word.
In the Central Pier.
Harry parked the car near the seaside, and helped Landon get out of the car. With Harry's helping him, he walked to the wharf.
The tranquility in the gentle breeze cool air and calm water somehow indicated the prelude of something unusual that was about to happen.
Harry's phone rang. "Yes, Mrs. Li."
"They asked you to leave." Angie kept getting calls from different numbers and started hearing a different voice each time.
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