Chapter 2266 — A Call for Help

But when she dialed the number, all she got was a recorded message saying the line could not be reached at present. There was no cell signal in the Ulonghot Mountains, so it was only natural that Wei Zhao could not take the call.

"Can't get through?" Wu Chengtian could tell from Gu Mengyao's expression that the call had failed. He sighed. "If it really comes to it... there's only one option left!"

"What option?" Gu Mengyao asked quickly.

Although the one abducted was Wang Xinyan, Gu Mengyao was still quite anxious. If anything happened, Wei Zhao would surely be unhappy.

"The hidden Pi family!" Wu Chengtian said. "Pi Zhishan of the hidden Pi family is one of the lead underlings too. This time, if we can persuade the Pi family's old master to step in, there may still be a turning point."

"Will Old Master Pi help?" Though Gu Mengyao knew what had happened at the Hidden Families Assembly, this matter was rather dangerous after all—Wu Chengtian had been beaten badly wounded. Would the Pi family wade into these troubled waters?

"For now, all we can do is try..." Wu Chengtian said with a bitter smile.

What surprised Wu Chengtian, however, was that when he got through to Pi Zhishan, the man was incredibly enthusiastic! Wu Chengtian explained the trouble he had run into and what he planned to do, and after only a moment's hesitation, Pi Zhishan said he would go ask Old Master Pi and then call Wu Chengtian back.

Wu Chengtian breathed a sigh of relief. At the very least, Pi Zhishan had not refused outright, which meant there was still hope of a turn for the better.

After taking Wu Chengtian's call, Pi Zhishan did not dare delay either. He went straight to Old Master Pi's room and hurriedly recounted to him everything that had happened in Donghai City.

"Wu Chengtian was wounded with a single blow, and even the Wind-Thunder Purple-Lightning Beast was no match? It seems our enemy is quite a handful!" Old Master Pi knitted his brows.

"Indeed. But this is also an opportunity for our Pi family..." Thinking of his younger brother, who still lay in a coma, Pi Zhishan felt a pang in his heart. He had made overtures to Wei Zhao, yet Wei Zhao had not so easily accepted him as a follower. The Pi family had no choice but to keep Pi Zhihai's injury stabilized for the time being and wait for Wei Zhao to treat him.

Old Master Pi nodded. How could he not know this was an opportunity? If he stepped in, Wei Zhao would surely remember the favor. And more than that, from then on the Pi family would stand in Wei Zhao's camp, just like the Han family; when they ran into trouble they could not solve, they too could ask Wei Zhao to act!

"We set out for Donghai City tonight!" The ever-cautious Old Master Pi finally made his decision, embarking on the greatest gamble of his life! This gamble concerned the Pi family's future. If he truly rescued Wang Xinyan, the Pi family's rise to glory would be only a matter of time, rising alongside Wei Zhao's own ascent!

But if the gamble was lost, not only might Old Master Pi be wounded or even killed—the family might well make a powerful enemy for itself!

Still, with the opportunity right before his eyes, Old Master Pi had no choice but to take it.

"Agreed!" Pi Zhishan nodded firmly as well. In his view, those minor figures who had attached themselves to Wei Zhao had all prospered, while of those who opposed Wei Zhao, how many had come to a good end? Were Zhang Naipao and Feng Nitian not formidable? Both had been reduced to cripples, yet Wei Zhao was still alive and well. That alone was enough to justify the Pi family's gamble!

After making the call, Wu Chengtian waited patiently. Though he would not die just yet, his mind was on the Pi family's reply, and his brows remained tightly furrowed.

As for Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, having seen Han Jingyi and Han Xiaochao off, they now sat on the sofa, their faces clouded with worry.

"Sister Yaoyao, do you think this kidnapping might have nothing to do with Brother Arrow-Brand, that it wasn't aimed at him?" Shen Yushu had turned it over and over in her mind but could think of no reason why anyone would move against Wang Xinyan.

"I don't know yet, but I find it strange too. What could they possibly hope to achieve by abducting Wang Xinyan?" Gu Mengyao was just as puzzled.

The phone rang. Wu Chengtian hurriedly picked it up, glanced at the caller ID, and his heart tightened. He answered at once. "Young Master Pi..."

Though Wei Zhao had said that Pi Zhishan was his follower too, which by seniority made him Wu Chengtian's junior, it was Wu Chengtian who now needed the Pi family's help, so he did not dare put on airs.

"Brother Tian, just call me Little Pi. I discussed it with Grandfather, and tonight we set out overnight for Donghai City. I hope we make it in time!" The Pi family had made its decision, staking everything on Wei Zhao, so naturally they were far more courteous to Wu Chengtian now.

"That's wonderful. I'll give you the address..." Wu Chengtian quickly told Pi Zhishan the address of the villa.

After noting it down, Pi Zhishan said they would drive over right away...

Hanging up, Wu Chengtian let out a long breath. "It's settled. Pi Zhishan and Old Master Pi are coming overnight. With a Heaven-Rank expert like Old Master Pi in the fight, I'd say there should be no problem!"

"Phew..." Gu Mengyao breathed a sigh of relief as well. Thinking about it, things were strange sometimes—the Pi family had once been an outright enemy, and now they had become Wei Zhao's followers, coming to help.

"Miss Gu, shouldn't we contact Wang Xinyan's family now? Something has happened to her, so we ought to notify her family..." It suddenly occurred to Wu Chengtian that they had overlooked one thing: getting in touch with Wang Xinyan's parents. Perhaps from them they might glean some clues and the reason for the kidnapping. After all, from Wei Zhao's side, they simply could not think of any reason Wang Xinyan would be abducted.

"You're right, I forgot..." Gu Mengyao smacked her forehead and quickly dialed Bai Weituo, hoping to ask him to look up Wang Xinyan's parents' contact information.

Leader Bai was a professor at the school, so looking up Wang Xinyan's records would be easy enough. Wu Chengtian could also have used the Xiao family's channels, but the Wu family and the Xiao family were at odds just now, and Wu Chengtian was unwilling to invite that trouble.

Qiu Lingshan had not expected to encounter a kidnapping case on her very first day in office! And the case's central figure was a family with some power and influence, connected in some way to the prominent Xiao family.

The abducted girl's mother was named Xiao Qinlin, a member of the Xiao family. Her father, Wang Xuben, was a medicinal-herb merchant in the city. Though his business was not especially large, it was considered one of the local star enterprises.

Their daughter had been abducted, so Qiu Lingshan was under considerable pressure. On her very first day as head of the criminal investigation unit, a major case like this had broken, leaving her no time to settle in before she had to throw herself into tense work.

Fortunately, Qiu Lingshan had handled several similar cases back in Songshan City, so she quickly began analyzing the circumstances of the case.

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