Chapter 429 Is heaven high enough? (Please vote for the big chapter)
"Sorry, the number you dialed cannot be connected at the moment. The voicemail will be opened after the beep-" sound.
He Ao reached out and hung up the phone.
This is the fifth phone call he has made, and his daughter's phone still cannot be reached.
He found a rope, pinned the dagger inside his coat, and then opened the door.
As he walked outside, he called the school counselor.
"Hello, who are you?"
Some strange female voices came from the phone.
"Hello, is this Ms. Alyssa? I'm Aini's father," He Ao said quickly, "Is there any extra extracurricular activities at school today? Aini doesn't seem to be home today."
"There are no extracurricular activities in school today. We got out of school on time at six o'clock, and there are no students staying in school."
The counselor on the other side of the phone quickly said, "Maybe you can contact Aini's friends. Children at this age are rebellious and love to play now. You can communicate with her more at home."
"Okay, thank you for bothering me."
He Ao hung up the phone.
He checked his phone address book and found that he didn't have the phone numbers of any of his daughter's high school friends.
Pat has not communicated carefully with his daughter for a long time. After the death of his wife, he has been obsessed with work and rarely communicates with his daughter. After losing his job, he was afraid that his daughter would worry. The more time he had, the less communication he had.
So much so that Heao knew almost nothing about his daughter's social life and life, and Aini basically never brought friends home, or Pate was not at home at all when she brought friends home.
Moreover, after the death of his wife, his daughter rarely spoke to Pat. The two lived under the same roof but seldom communicated with each other.
In short, in Pat's memory, the impression of his daughter still remains at the time when he was just entering middle school from elementary school. At that time, his wife's disease had not yet broken out, his income was not low, and his family was relatively happy.
He Ao thought for a while, and on the way downstairs, he called some of his daughter's junior high school classmates who were having fun.
The responses I received were basically all of them don’t know.
Most of them graduated from junior high school and had less contact with Aini after entering high school. Only one girl who lived near Aini's school said that she seemed to have seen Aini near the school at night, and she kindly told He Ao about it.
location.
night···
In Pat's memory, when he came back every night, his daughter was sleeping with the door closed.
He Ao rubbed his eyebrows and took a taxi to the location near the school that the girl told him.
On the way, he contacted Eve again,
The destination is a small commercial street. People are coming and going on the street, and there are boys and girls everywhere holding flyers or wearing doll costumes to greet customers.
He Ao walked around and found no trace of his daughter.
However, he did not stop calling his daughter.
Finally, when he had completely walked through the commercial street, the call was answered.
"Hello," a young and immature female voice came from the other end of the phone, "Dad? Why did you call me?"
"Where are you? Why aren't you home?"
He Ao lowered his voice and asked hoarsely.
"Dad, are you coming home so early today?"
The other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then there was some kind of noisy shouting, and then Aini lowered her voice and said softly, "Dad, wait a minute, I'll tell you when I go back tonight."
"Where are you?"
He Ao asked again.
"Dududu..."
The other party hung up the phone immediately.
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Heao sighed.
It's not easy to raise children.
Then he took out an earphone, put it on his ear, and asked softly, "Eve, have you determined the position?"
"The actual location corresponding to the target network address is near 37 Devins Avenue."
Eve's gentle voice sounded in his ears.
Devins Avenue is almost halfway between school and home.
He Ao took a taxi and drove over.
Judging from the voice on Aini's phone, she didn't seem to be in danger.
He Ao's originally tense heart relaxed slightly.
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Trinity convenience store
This is a convenience store brand with a large number of chain stores throughout the federation and is extremely well-known throughout the federation.
Many office workers like to buy a quick lunch box at Sany convenience store for a meal.
The Trinity convenience store located at 36 Devins Avenue is one of the convenience stores most frequently visited by office workers in nearby office buildings.
This is one of the few 24-hour convenience stores in Rimon City.
As the number of homeless people increases, cities often become less safe late at night.
Therefore, stores that are generally open late at night will bear a higher risk factor.
However, these shops will also be favored by those who are still working late at night or get off work late at night, and the income is not too bad.
After all, no other stores nearby are open.
"Hello, 4.9 federal coins, the total including tax is 5.19 federal coins. Do you pay by card or electronically?"
The light golden braid hung down her left shoulder and fell to her chest. The girl with a cute face and fair skin handed the bento with a discount label in her hand to the middle-aged man wearing a peaked cap in front of her.
As the girl stood there, she naturally had an aura of youthfulness and beauty spreading out. Even the simple blue and white work clothes in the convenience store that looked a bit old-fashioned couldn't hide it.
The middle-aged man glanced at the girl, took out a ten-federal dollar note, and handed it over.
The girl was obviously stunned when she saw this note, but she still smiled and took it.
"I will charge you 10 federal coins and give you 4.81 federal coins."
As she typed on the computer, the box of banknotes under the cash register popped out.
Her movements were not skillful, and it took her a while to find four 1 federal banknotes, a 50-cent, a 25-cent, a 5-cent and a 1-cent coins.
She folded the money and handed it to the middle-aged man together with the lunch box.
"Thanks."
The middle-aged man took the lunch box and the money, glanced at the girl and the cash register, and turned to leave.
Immediately afterwards, the next customer came to check out.
It took several minutes for the girl to finish handling all the customers.
She breathed a long sigh of relief and half leaned against the cashier.
"Tired?"
A woman in her thirties wearing work uniform walked out of the warehouse.
"No," the girl shook her head, "but there was a customer who paid with banknotes just now. I haven't met someone who paid with banknotes for a long time, so it took me a long time to find change."
"No way," the woman smiled, walked to another cashier and stood next to the girl, "There are still a lot of people like this. You just need to get used to it in the future. Some people just don't like to swipe cards or pay electronically."
As she said that, she looked at the girl and asked, "When will you get off work today?"
"Until twelve o'clock."
The girl said softly.
As she said that, she glanced at the time on her bracelet. It was already eleven o'clock and she could get off work soon.
"You work part-time, right?" The woman glanced at the bracelet, "Don't schedule such late shifts in the future. It's not safe for girls to work at night. Go home early. I'll get off work first."
"I'm just happy to have a job,"
The girl nodded obediently, "Thank you, Sister Linna."
"You little girl has such a sweet mouth. Anyway, you should pay attention to your safety."
The woman smiled, said goodbye to the girl, changed her clothes, packed her things and walked out of the convenience store.
Usually late at night, in order to save costs, there is only one person on duty in the convenience store.
The woman had something to do today and had to work extra for a while.
The entire huge convenience store was empty except for the girl.
"well···"
She sighed, looking at the series of missed calls on her bracelet, her brows furrowed into the character "Chuan".
"Bill, please."
A hoarse voice suddenly sounded in her ears, and at the same time, a packed lunch was placed in front of her.
"Hello,"
The girl immediately cheered up and looked forward.
In front of her was a figure shrouded in a black hood. She could not see his face or his expression.
and···
When did this person come in?
She heard no footsteps at all, saw no figure, and not even the welcoming sensor at the door went off.
Could it be that I met something I shouldn’t have met...
The girl suddenly felt a chill on her back, but she still picked up the lunch box and scanned the code, "Hello, 19.9, total 21.09 including tax, do you want to pay by card or electronically?"
"Swipe your card."
The black shadow slowly raised his hand, revealing a skinny and defeated palm, and on top of this palm, there was a black and gold credit card.
Heiying held the credit card and swiped it in front of the card machine to verify his identity.
drop--
With a soft sound, the payment was successful.
The girl felt relieved.
She always had a feeling that the hooded figure in front of her could cut her neck with the credit card in her hand.
And when this thought emerged, she suddenly noticed that there were indeed some kind of bright red spots on the credit card, but they were hidden in the black card body, making them difficult to recognize.
The moment she saw the spot, she suddenly withdrew her gaze.
Cold sweat began to form on my back.
At this time, the black shadow also raised his head and glanced at the girl.
But he didn't say anything, instead he put away his credit card, picked up his lunch box and left.
"call--"
The girl breathed a long sigh of relief, then she raised her bracelet and opened her horoscope, "Is your horoscope bad today..."
But she didn't look at it for long. Soon, another customer walked into the store.
When she raised her head, the customer had already entered the depths of the store.
It was already half past eleven in the evening.
At this moment, a figure in a black coat walked over. He did not go to the shelves, but went straight to the cashier.
"Open the cash register, quick."
The man turned his back to the surveillance camera, took his hand out of his coat, and pulled out a small black pistol.
The girl was stunned for a moment and did not react.
"Turn on the radio, come on, take out all the money, didn't you hear what I said, bitch."
The man glanced at the dazed girl and made a gesture with his gun.
His words brought the girl back to her senses. She glanced at the robbing man, nodded slightly, and reached out to open the cash register.
"That's right," the man looked at the girl's delicate profile with a smile. Only then did he have time to look carefully at the girl's cheeks. "When you open the cash register later, you can come with me."
The girl looked at him tremblingly and entered the numbers carefully and slowly.
"Why so slow?"
The man said impatiently.
"In non-sales status, you need to enter the employee number..."
The girl replied tremblingly, and at the same time, she pressed the alarm button under the cashier with her other hand.
"Scan this and it will open immediately."
A voice came from behind her,
At the same time, a bento passed over the girl's body from behind and was placed on the cashier.
There’s another one! It’s a customer who just came in!
The other party took advantage of her attention and climbed into the checkout counter from the other side.
"Shh," the person behind him grabbed the girl's hand that was reaching for the alarm button, "If you want to survive, just cooperate."
The girl sounded familiar to this voice, but she didn't have time to think about it.
Trembling, she began to scan the code on the lunch box and opened the cash box on the radio.
The man holding a gun in front of the checkout counter kept looking back and forth between her face and chest, with a nasty smile on his face.
At this moment, the girl recalled the news she had seen in which girls were killed by gangsters and dumped in dark alleys.
Her body couldn't help but tremble.
It's late now, the streets are empty,
At this time, there will be no guests coming in.
Even if a guest comes in and sees this scene, he may not save her.
"faster."
The person behind urged.
The girl opened the cash box little by little.
The man with the gun quickly robbed all the money in the cash box.
"Let's go."
The man standing behind the girl watched his teammates snatch the money, released his grip on the girl, and said slowly.
"Don't worry, buddy."
The man who took the money pointed his gun at the girl, "Girl, come with me, brother."
His index finger was on the trigger.
The girl stared blankly at the cold muzzle of the gun and the man's extremely aggressive gaze.
Two tears fell down the corners of his eyes.
"Oh, you're crying," the man with the gun laughed, "When you cry like this, I become more interested."
"How high?"
A cold voice suddenly sounded behind him.
The girl looked behind the man, her face blank, and then an expression of surprise and worry appeared on her face.
"Here comes a nosy person."
The man spat, turned around and pointed the gun at the person behind him.
It was a middle-aged man in a coat, who looked to be in his forties and had a somewhat haggard face.
"You're like this, and you still want to be a hero and save the beautiful girl?"
The man with the gun laughed and pointed the gun at the head of the person behind him, "I'll give you three seconds, get out."
"Dad, go quickly!"
The kidnapped girl couldn't help shouting.
"Ahem——"
He Ao coughed weakly, then glanced at the man with the gun, "It's been a long time since anyone pointed a gun at my head. You just said that you were in a high mood. I can send you to a high enough place."
"Hey, it's been a long time since anyone pointed a gun at your head. So you're very powerful? I want to see who is faster, you or my gun."
The man holding the gun turned around completely and took a step forward. The muzzle of the gun was almost touching He Ao's forehead. His finger was on the trigger. "Kill you, and I will still be out after a few years of squatting."
The dark trigger was slowly pressed down, "Go to hell, you bitch."
At this moment, his face darkened.
The bright red spurts out, blocking everyone's sight.
The man holding the gun widened his eyes and stared blankly at He Ao's calm face. A huge pain instantly entered his brain, and the fear from the abyss filled his heart.
"Is heaven high enough?"
He Ao's calm and cold voice sounded in his ears, "I forgot that people like you will go to hell."
Blood splashed on his somewhat pale cheek, creating a different kind of red color.
