Rebirth 70: I am a Koi

The call was from Lin Xiao. Her voice was urgent and trembling: "Jinli, it's bad, something happened!"

My heart sank suddenly, and a bad premonition came over me: "What's wrong? Don't be anxious, tell me slowly."

"The greenhouse at the base was set on fire!" Lin Xiao cried, "The fire was so big, we couldn't control it..."

I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down: "Did you call the police?"

"It has been reported, and the fire truck is on the way."

I hung up the phone and immediately said to Bai Hanchuan, "Something happened at the base. We must rush back immediately."

Bai Hanchuan's expression also became serious: "Okay, I'll drive now."

We rushed back to the base as fast as we could and saw the flames from afar, lighting up half the sky. The fire truck had already arrived and the firefighters were trying their best to put out the fire, but the fire was too big to be brought under control for a while.

My heart was in a knot. There were many precious species in the base. If they were all burned, the loss would be huge.

"Don't worry, everything will be fine." Bai Hanchuan held my hand and gave me strength.

We waited anxiously until dawn, when the fire was finally brought under control. Looking at the devastated base, my heart ached like a knife.

"How could a fire suddenly break out?" I muttered to myself, my heart full of doubts.

"I'll go and ask about the situation." Bai Hanchuan said, walking towards the workers who were cleaning up the mess.

After a while, Bai Hanchuan came back with a livid face. He gritted his teeth and said, "Someone deliberately set the fire. They poured gasoline in the greenhouse."

My heart sank immediately. It seemed that this fire was not an accident, but a deliberate revenge.

"Who did it?" I clenched my fists, anger burning in my eyes.

"I've asked Lin Xiao to investigate, and I believe there will be results soon." A cold light flashed in Bai Hanchuan's eyes, "I will never let go of those who hurt us."

Just then, my cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

"Hey?"

"Mu Jinli, if you want to save your child, bring all the evidence in your hands to the abandoned factory in the west of the city..."

Bai Hanchuan snatched my phone and listened to the voice on the other end of the phone with a sullen face. The person on the other end of the phone didn't waste any time and directly stated their demands - we should hand over all the evidence of Li Hua's crimes, otherwise they would kill him.

"Where are the children?!" Bai Hanchuan's voice trembled with anger.

"Don't play tricks. I'll only give you two hours to get to the abandoned factory in the west of the city." There was a busy tone on the other end of the phone and the other party had hung up.

My heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, and I could hardly breathe. Children are our lifeblood, and we must not let them suffer any harm!

"Don't worry, let's calm down first, and we will definitely find a way." Bai Hanchuan held my hand tightly, trying to give me strength, but I knew that at this moment his heart was no calmer than mine.

When Lin Xiao learned that the children had been kidnapped, she immediately began to use her technology to track the location of the kidnappers without saying a word.

"I have tracked the kidnapper's cell phone signal. It is near the abandoned factory in the west of the city." Lin Xiao's tone was a little nervous, but she remained calm. "I will send you the location now. You must be careful!"

Time passed by, and I became more and more anxious. At this moment, Lin Xiao's phone rang again. She picked up the phone and her face suddenly became extremely ugly.

"What's wrong?" I asked anxiously.

"The kidnappers found out that I was tracking their location, and they..." Lin Xiao's voice was trembling, "They said that if I dare to act rashly again, then..."

"What happened to them?" I demanded, my heart in my throat.

Lin Xiao took a deep breath and said firmly, "They said that if I dare to act rashly again, they will kill me immediately!"

My eyes went dark and I almost fainted. Just then, a familiar voice came from the door...

"Don't be afraid, the kids will be fine." It was the retired gardener who had stood at the door with a black suitcase in his hand. "I was in the army for a few years when I was young, so I have some experience in dealing with these desperate people."

His steady voice was like a dose of cardiotonic medicine, which made Bai Hanchuan and I feel a little more at ease. Lin Xiao also wiped away her tears and said firmly: "I want to go too, I can still help a little bit!"

The old gardener nodded and opened the suitcase, which turned out to contain several tactical vests and communication equipment. He quickly distributed equipment to us and calmly analyzed the situation: "Since the kidnappers dared to kill the hostage, it means they are ready to fight to the death. We can't confront them head-on."

We followed the old gardener's instructions, put on our gear, and listened carefully to his plan: He planned to use the cover of night to sneak into the abandoned factory, cut off the kidnappers' communications and escape routes, and then wait for an opportunity to rescue the children.

As night fell, the four of us quietly approached the abandoned factory under the cover of darkness. The factory was pitch black, with only a few dim lights shining through the dilapidated windows, making it even more eerie.

We followed the plan and split into two groups. Bai Hanchuan and I were responsible for attracting the kidnappers' attention from the main entrance of the factory, while the old gardener and Lin Xiao sneaked in from the side door to look for the whereabouts of the children.

"Bang!" Bai Hanchuan kicked the factory door open, and he and I rushed in one after the other. "Li Hua! I know you are in there! Let my child go!" Bai Hanchuan's voice echoed in the empty factory, but no one responded.

"Da da da!" Suddenly, a burst of rapid gunfire rang out in the factory, and the bullets hit the wall, sparks flying. I suddenly felt my heart shrink suddenly, and subconsciously hid behind Bai Hanchuan.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Bai Hanchuan protected me behind him, calmly observing the surrounding environment, looking for traces of the kidnappers.

At this moment, the old gardener's anxious voice came from my communication headset: "Jinli, we've found the children! They are in the warehouse on the second floor, and there are two kidnappers guarding them! We don't have enough manpower!"

My heart tightened, and before I could respond, I heard a flurry of footsteps behind me...

"Oh no! We've fallen into a trap!" Bai Hanchuan's face changed, and he pulled me and turned to run out. But it was too late. The factory door was slammed shut from the outside, and then there was a sharp welding sound, sparks flew, and the door was sealed tightly.

"Haha, Mu Jinli, Bai Hanchuan, you have come to this day too!" Li Hua's cold voice came from the second floor of the factory. He stood by the railing with a pistol in his hand, pointing the gun at us. "Today, you will stay here and be buried with my son!"

My heart sank to the bottom of the valley instantly. Li Hua actually set a trap and led us here. He wanted to kill us all! I held Bai Hanchuan's hand tightly, and my nails almost dug into his flesh.

Gunshots, explosions, and shouts of killing echoed in the empty factory, deafening. Bai Hanchuan and I stood back to back, fending off the thugs coming from all directions. Fear was like a poisonous snake wrapped around my heart. All I could think about were the cute smiling faces of the children. They were still so young, were they going to...

"No, I must rescue the children!" I gritted my teeth and tried desperately to break through the encirclement, but there were too many of Li Hua's men and I couldn't get close to the stairs at all.

Time passed by, and my hope faded away bit by bit. There was silence in the headset. I couldn't hear the old gardener's voice, and I couldn't contact Lin Xiao. My heart was getting colder and colder. Could it be...

With a loud bang, a huge gap was blown out of the factory wall. The dazzling sunlight shone in from outside, and I saw...