Chapter 281: Chapter 281
"It’s not suspicion; I’m certain that Li Tianyao must be involved in something!"
"Our country has always had notions of Feng Shui and Metaphysics. Though they’re not accessible to the average person nowadays, families like the Li Family, with hundreds or even thousands of years of heritage, must possess some sort of Cultivation Techniques."
"Otherwise, why would such an exceptional individual just happen to appear within the Li Family? And how can one man ensure such continuity, guaranteeing the Li Family’s perpetual existence?"
People began to follow his line of thought.
"The Li Family must have some sort of sinister Cultivation Technique!"
The reporter, looking shocked, asked, "Do you have evidence? Oh, I mean, is there anything concrete to support your hypothesis?"
"Of course, there is! Three years ago, Li Tianyao suddenly fell ill. They say it was a strange illness that made him violent towards his own family, injuring many. But then, mysteriously, he recovered."
"I noticed that around that time, there was a major case of missing children in Shangjing City!"
Several people in the crowd chimed in.
"Right, right, there were indeed incidents of children going missing three years ago, but at the time, they were said to have just wandered off..."
A burly man said, "What human traffickers? It was all Li Tianyao’s doing! The traffickers just took the blame for him."
"Plus, there’s a department under Li Group specifically investigating various supernatural forces! That company is called the I Ching Research Center!"
"If you don’t believe it, you can go and investigate! The child disappearance case from three years ago and the I Ching Research Center are both very real! No one can erase these facts."
Soon, parents of the children began to make inquiries.
What they found was alarming.
"It’s true. Three years ago, an entire class of twenty-two children from a kindergarten disappeared without a trace, dead or alive."
"The police report stated it was human traffickers, but what kind of traffickers could abduct an entire class of kids at once!"
"And the key point is, none of those twenty-two children have been found to this day! They might have already met with foul play."
"The I Ching Research Center is also real! It’s affiliated with Li Group and is directly managed by Li Tianyao himself."
"Li Group has a talent discovery program, searching for various talents all over the world, and many gifted individuals are members of the I Ching Research Center."
As more and more circumstantial evidence surfaced, a chill settled in the hearts of all the parents.
A man with a towering stature, slicked-back hair, and wearing a grey-blue leather jacket—someone who clearly looked like trouble—grabbed the burly man and demanded, "Is everything you said true? You’re not lying, are you?"
"Mister, my child is also here. Why would I lie to you?"
The man in the leather jacket frowned. "If you knew, why didn’t you speak up before?"
The burly man’s eyes darted away.
"I didn’t think of it before. I just remembered now."
"They’re outrageous! Is Li Tianyao’s life the only one that matters? What about our children? Don’t you agree, Mister?"
The man in the leather jacket stared into his eyes. "You know, you don’t strike me as a good person."
The burly man said, "..."
Truth be told, you with that slicked-back hair and leather jacket look even less like a good person, right?
But he dared not voice this thought, instead offering a helpless smile as he said, "Mister, I’m also doing this for the children!"
"Right, right! Sir, please let him go. We can’t have infighting now!"
"Exactly, exactly! Li Tianyao is too rich and powerful. We need to unite, or else..."
At this point, An Yan finally understood what Li Tianyao’s calamity was!
It was clearly a trap aimed at Li Tianyao!
And the person behind this conspiracy must have known that Li Tianyao was searching everywhere for patients for her, so they concocted this incident.
Thankfully, she had asked Li Tianyao to stay in Yuncheng!
No, that’s not right! Looking at the person with the camera, An Yan suddenly realized that Li Tianyao might have already seen what was happening here.
In fact, it wasn’t just Li Tianyao who had seen it; many ordinary people had seen it as well.
Online, the calls for Li Tianyao to come out and explain were growing louder.
The live broadcast was shared by countless people!
The Li Group’s PR department seemed utterly useless, remaining completely inactive!
They just let these comments ferment.
Of course, An Yan didn’t know about this yet.
She only knew that if Li Tianyao was watching, then she had to let him know that she was safe and that the situation was within her control.
Therefore, while those parents were busy arguing, she turned around.
Unexpectedly, the burly man forcefully broke free from the grip of the man in the leather jacket and rushed in front of her, blocking her path and shouting, "You can’t leave! You’re one of Li Tianyao’s people, aren’t you? What are you here for? Explain yourself to the camera."
"Exactly, explain yourself. What’s your relationship with Li Tianyao!"
The man in the leather jacket also stepped forward.
He was a few centimeters taller than the burly man, his presence overwhelmingly oppressive. "Explain yourself!" he growled.
An Yan spoke unflinchingly, "I can guarantee with my life that Li Tianyao absolutely has not harmed these children!"
"Should we believe you just because you guarantee it with your life?"
Suddenly, a woman’s voice rang out from the crowd, shouting, "Parents, don’t be fooled by this woman. She’s actually Li Tianyao’s girlfriend!"
It was Du Shimeng’s voice!
An Yan turned her head towards the source of the voice, but the crowd was dense, and the person was well hidden. She couldn’t see anything.
Du Shimeng cowered behind others. She had been the one to shout, but she didn’t dare let An Yan see her.
All she needed was to agitate the emotions of others. There was no need to involve herself.
An Yan couldn’t see Du Shimeng in the crowd, but the man in the leather jacket, with his height, could see her very clearly.
Originally, he had wanted to believe An Yan, but seeing Du Shimeng acting so evasively, he felt that maybe he shouldn’t listen to her.
"Teacher Du, how do you know she is Li Tianyao’s girlfriend?" a nearby parent asked, puzzled.
After An Shimeng arrived in the small county town, Du Hua forced her to change her name. She was now called Du Shimeng.
Du Shimeng said, "Of course I recognize her. I offended her back then and was expelled from school, which led to... Anyway, I’d recognize her even if she were turned to ash."
Du Shimeng was here not because she was a parent of any child, but because she was a teacher at the kindergarten.
After the children fell unconscious, the kindergarten was the first to be held responsible.
The kindergarten didn’t dare to shirk its responsibility and sent several teachers in rotation every day to take turns on duty, providing water and meals to everyone.
Today happened to be Du Shimeng’s turn.
"I think, at a time , what we should do is capture Li Tianyao’s girlfriend and force Li Tianyao to come out and release the children!" The most update n0vels are published on novel·fıre·net
As soon as Du Shimeng said this, people immediately chimed in.
The burly man nearest to An Yan immediately attempted to restrain her.
Wen Ya, Wen Ge, and Luolie moved in unison, stepping in front of An Yan.
The burly man faltered for a moment.
But soon, several other strong, able-bodied parents rushed forward.