Chapter 243
The banquet hall was buzzing with noise.
Rong Yu couldn't hear clearly. She walked to a quieter spot on the side and asked, "What do you mean figure something out? What happened, Yingbao?"
Old Mr. Ji's voice was trembling.
In the past, if a sudden accident occurred, he would handle it calmly.
Perhaps because he now had his mother and a pillar of support in his heart, his first instinct when something major happened was to seek her help.
"Yuan is missing." The old man tried his best to keep his voice clear. "Early this morning, Yuan accompanied me to Li's Hospital for my injection. Director Li suddenly suggested that Yuan donate a kidney. I angrily refused and dragged Yuan back to the hotel. But when I woke up from my nap and tried to contact Yuan, I couldn't reach him... Yuan is the most filial child. His watch is linked to my phone. Whenever I contact him, no matter what he is doing or where he is, he will always reply to me immediately. But now, four hours have passed, and there is absolutely no news."
Rong Yu's pupils suddenly dilated. "Donate a kidney?"
When they were at the hospital yesterday, the other party had not brought up this condition.
Old Mr. Ji's voice was hoarse. "Director Li said that Yuan's blood type and kidneys meet the criteria. If he agreed to donate a kidney, they would waive the thirty million dollar medication fee; otherwise, they would refuse to treat me... Mom, although I really want to live a few more years, how could I possibly do so at the cost of Yuan's health? I'm worried now, could Yuan have gone to donate his kidney on his own?"
Rong Yu's face was cold and dark, but her voice was very gentle. "Yingbao, leave this matter to me. Don't panic."
She hung up the phone and immediately contacted the bodyguards and caregivers, telling them to stay with her elderly son and make absolutely sure he didn't wander off.
Clenching her phone tightly, several possibilities flashed through her mind.
"Xiao Yu, what happened?"
Rong Wangtian had noticed her emotional shift early on. One look and he knew something bad had happened.
Rong Yu shook her head. "It's nothing."
"Xiao Yu, I am your father," Rong Wangtian said firmly. "I can help you."
Rong Yu met his gaze.
No matter what he was thinking in his heart, at least in this moment, he was sincere.
She spoke, "Come with me to the police station."
Rong Wangtian's pupils shrank. "What's wrong?"
Rong Yu said quickly, "The President of the Ji Consortium, Ji Zhiyuan, has gone missing."
Rong Wangtian's face was filled with shock.
But not daring to ask too much, he hurriedly arranged for a car and took Rong Yu to the nearest police station.
"Missing for only four hours?" The police officer frowned. "It's very normal for adults to lose contact. Maybe his phone died, or he went out to sea with friends. Just wait a bit longer."
Rong Yu already knew the police wouldn't file a case.
If it were a child, even if missing for just an hour, the police would immediately initiate procedures.
She spoke up, "Before he went missing, Ji Zhiyuan took a large amount of pain-relief medication. The medication contains hallucinogenic ingredients. Being missing for four hours means there is an eighty percent chance his life is in danger."
An adult losing contact for four hours wouldn't warrant a case.
But if they had taken hallucinogenic painkillers and couldn't be reached for four hours, it became a very serious case.
The police officer immediately initiated the procedure and applied to view the citywide surveillance footage.
Rong Yu gave Rong Wangtian a look.
Rong Wangtian pulled the officer aside and said, "I remember now, before he went missing, he seemed to have mentioned where he was going. Right, I think it was the western suburbs. I'm not very familiar with Hong Kong City. Could you bring out a map for me to look at? If I can narrow down the area, it should be easier for you to check the surveillance..."
The officer's line of sight was blocked by Rong Wangtian.
Rong Yu sat in front of the surveillance monitor and rapidly typed out a string of commands.
A long time ago, when Qiu Sang's son went missing, it was this string of code that locked onto the location within the massive surveillance data system.
The last location where Yuan appeared was an abandoned warehouse in the eastern suburbs.
Ten minutes later, an inconspicuous car drove away. Halfway through the journey, the car was switched. It drove around in a few circles, switched again, and along the way, changed vehicles four times before finally stopping at the back door of Li's Hospital.
Rong Yu drew in a sharp breath.
It was a kidnapping!
Just as she was about to speak.
All the footage she had just found on the computer completely vanished.
Her heart skipped a beat.
"Hey, what are you doing?" The police officer finally noticed her. "How dare you mess with the internal system!"
Rong Yu said in a deep voice, "Li's Hospital kidnapped Ji Zhiyuan. Please arrange for officers to search the premises immediately."
The officer frowned. "What nonsense are you talking about? Li's is a famous charity hospital in our city. Every year, they provide free medical quotas, and countless children suffering from illnesses across the country travel from afar to seek treatment here. Both the director and the chairman of Li's Hospital are globally renowned philanthropists. You have no evidence, yet you falsely accuse Li's Hospital of kidnapping?"
Rong Yu glanced at the computer.
Due to her negligence, her program had alerted the other party, allowing them to delete the surveillance footage one step ahead of her.
In other words, her words were now baseless.
Furthermore, Li's influence in the city was too vast, practically penetrating every industry. Moreover, the big shots in various sectors were all members of Li's Hospital. Invisibly, countless protective walls had been erected around the hospital.
"I must have seen it wrong," Rong Yu stood up. "There's no need to file a case."
She turned and walked out.
Rong Wangtian quickly chased after her. "Xiao Yu, what do we do?"
Rong Yu glanced at the pitch-black sky. "Sorry to have troubled you today, President Rong. The Ji family will visit to express our gratitude another day."
Back at the hotel, as soon as Rong Yu entered the room, Old Mr. Ji came forward to greet her. "Mom, how did it go? Did you find Yuan?"
Rong Yu originally wanted to hide it from him.
But Yingbao was no longer a child, and she wouldn't be able to keep it hidden.
She said, "Yuan has likely been kidnapped. He's at Li's Hospital. I will handle it, so don't worry."
Old Mr. Ji's eyes widened. "It must be because Yuan refused to donate his kidney. It must be! I need to report this to the police. I absolutely must report it."
Rong Yu shook her head. "Without evidence, it will be very difficult."
The influence they had in Hai City was basically ineffective here in Hong Kong City. Otherwise, Li's Hospital wouldn't have dared to resort to kidnapping.
She made a phone call. "Secretary Jiang, find out the founding history of Li's Hospital as quickly as possible. I want all the information."
Secretary Jiang was the chairman's secretary and possessed exceptional capabilities. However, investigating backgrounds in Hong Kong City was quite difficult. It took over forty minutes before Secretary Jiang sent the documents over.
Rong Yu read through them carefully.
When she saw the information about the founder of Li's Hospital, she was instantly stunned.
Li Chunsheng, the founder of Li's Hospital, was ninety-six years old this year and had already retreated behind the scenes. The current director of Li's Hospital was Li Chunsheng's eldest son.
In Rong Yu's mind, the image of a very thin and small child surfaced. That child was named Li Chunsheng. He was four years younger than her and had gone abroad to study in the same year as her. He was a medical student.
The data showed that Li Chunsheng started suffering from kidney disease at the age of sixty and had already undergone one kidney transplant... His other organs had also developed problems one after another, but he had been saved by black-tech medical treatments, becoming a living signboard for Li's Hospital. That was why so many wealthy people were willing to spend fortunes there.