novelraw Chapter 342 - 318: Save Me!
Chapter 342 - 318: Save Me!
"Miss Yang, something’s wrong, you need to quickly take the children..."
Liang Yinqiu hurried into Class 4’s classroom.
She didn’t finish her words.
She was interrupted by a deep, cold voice: "Don’t move, raise your hands, or don’t blame me for being rude."
As he spoke, the gun in the perpetrator’s hand was pointed at Liang Yinqiu.
"Don’t shoot, don’t shoot..."
Liang Yinqiu stood obediently with her hands raised above her head, as instructed by the "perpetrator."
According to the initial plan, the "perpetrator" quickly used an arm to "hold" Liang Yinqiu hostage, while gently pressing the muzzle against her temple.
He quietly leaned close to Liang Yinqiu’s ear and whispered in a voice only they could catch, "Director Liang, I apologize for the offense, but please continue to assist us in our work."
Liang Yinqiu gently nodded in understanding: "Alright, it’s okay."
Then, the two so-called "perpetrators" put on fierce expressions, glaring at the children, threatening, "Okay, now follow us to the activity room. If anyone misbehaves, I’ll be rude to Director Liang."
"Bad uncle, don’t be mad, we’ll behave,"
Weiwei weakly responded.
Though the other children were scared, they obediently nodded.
Soon.
The two "perpetrators," holding Liang Yinqiu hostage, led the children of Class 4, driving teachers and children out of each classroom, heading towards the activity room.
Following behind, Weiwei nervously clenched her hands, quietly leaned forward and asked, "Sister, should we call the police for help?"
Dad said, if we encounter bad people, we should find the police uncle or dial 110 for help.
Qingqing frowned, considered for a moment, then replied, "If we call the police now, those bad uncles will definitely hear."
Weiwei became even more anxious: "Then what should we do? Go to the kitchen to find daddy?"
Qingqing shook her head worriedly, saying, "No, if we run out now, we’ll be discovered by the bad uncles, what if they shoot us? And if we go to the kitchen, if the bad uncles follow us, won’t we harm daddy..."
Weiwei certainly doesn’t want to get shot, nor does she want dad to get into trouble...
She sighed helplessly: "Then what exactly should we do?"
Wisdom flashed in Qingqing’s eyes, she looked at Liu Ruihan beside her, and softly asked, "Hanhan, can your phone watch record videos?"
Liu Ruihan raised her wrist, showing off the exquisite phone watch: "Yes, my mom bought this for me. Why do you ask? Want to record a video?"
Qingqing blinked her pretty big eyes a few times and said, "Hanhan, can you quietly record some footage of those bad guys and send it to your mama? Once your mama sees the video, she’ll realize there are bad uncles at our kindergarten and call the police to save us!"
Liu Ruihan suddenly understood, and responded in shock: "Yeah, why didn’t I think of this?"
Weiwei admired Qingqing, softly praised: "Sister, you’re so smart!"
"Shh!"
Qingqing immediately raised her index finger, gently placed it on her lips, signaling everyone to stay quiet: "Keep it down, don’t let those bad uncles hear."
"Oh oh~"
Weiwei and Liu Ruihan nodded in unison.
"I’ll start recording now!"
Saying that, Liu Ruihan quickly activated the phone watch’s recording feature.
She carefully adjusted the angle, aiming to capture clear footage of the "perpetrator" holding the hostage and the innocent children ahead.
Within a few seconds, she recorded the emergency situation.
Then she quickly sent the video to her mom.
...
Mingxiu Mountain Villa.
Wen Xueqian was seated on the sofa, flipping through magazines, focused on browsing the latest fashion collections.
"Buzz buzz~"
The phone on the coffee table suddenly emitted a slight vibrating sound, breaking the silence of the living room.
Wen Xueqian moved her gaze away from the magazine, casually placed it beside the sofa, then leaned over and gracefully picked up the phone from the coffee table.
Her fingers swiped lightly on the phone screen, a new WeChat message popped up.
"Huh? Why is Hanhan sending me a message at this time?"
Wen Xueqian wondered.
Logically, at this time, her daughter should still be in class, right?
It’s almost time for lunch, isn’t it?
Curiously, she opened the message.
The interface for the chat with her daughter Liu Ruihan appeared on the screen.
A video rested quietly, awaiting her attention.
She clicked on the video...
The video made her heart race.
In the footage, a masked man wielding a gun was coldly holding a woman hostage.
The woman’s terrified expression allowed her to instantly recognize...
Isn’t that the kindergarten’s Director Liang?
The footage was somewhat shaky, accompanied by noisy background sounds, making it hard for her to hear exactly what was happening, but the tense atmosphere was enough for her to feel the seriousness of the situation.
Her heart tightened, and she felt a surge of bad foreboding.
Could it be...
Something happened at the kindergarten?
But then again...
Could it be the kindergarten is hosting some special event?
Her daughter found it interesting and recorded it to show her?
After all, the kindergarten often hosts unique events, so it’s not an impossible thought.
Though she tried to comfort herself, the hidden restlessness and unease lingered like a cloud, looming in her heart, refusing to dissipate.
For safety’s sake.
She hurriedly dialed her daughter’s phone, wanting to know the exact situation.
"Beep—"
Liu Ruihan’s watch phone suddenly rang, jarring amidst the noise.
The "gunman" immediately became alert, brows furrowing, holding the gun, eyes scanning around, and harshly demanded, "Who? Whose phone is ringing? Quickly turn it off, and if I hear a phone ring again, don’t blame me for being rude..."
So fierce...
So scared...
So want to go home...
Despite her fear, Liu Ruihan hurriedly turned off her watch phone to avoid provoking the antagonist.
At this moment.
Wen Xueqian listened to the message "The phone you dialed is busy, please try again later" coming from the other end, her face puzzled and her heart even more flustered...
"What is this child doing? Why aren’t they answering the phone? Could something really have happened?"
She felt uneasy, with various bad images flashing through her mind.
"Don’t panic, don’t scare yourself, ask the teacher first, yes, ask Miss Yang, Miss Yang’s phone is..."
She forced herself to suppress her inner panic, quickly pulled out Yang Yuxi’s phone number from her phone, and dialed it.
Unfortunately...
The phone rang for a while, but no one answered.
"Huh? What’s going on? Why is no one answering? Could the phone have been set to silent and not heard?"
Her unease increased a few notches, muttering to herself: "Should I call Miss Xie and ask?"
After hesitating a bit, she dialed Xie Jianing’s number.
But the result...
Was exactly the same.
The phone rang for a while, but still nobody answered...
At this point.
She completely panicked.
Immediately sent a message in the Dorami Kindergarten class group: "Miss Yang, Miss Xie, my Hanhan just sent me a message, it looks like Director Liang is being held hostage, what exactly is going on, please reply to me as soon as possible! And why can’t I reach your phones?"
Unable to get a reply, she was momentarily at a loss, gradually realizing the seriousness of the problem.
Scenes often seen in TV series flashed through her mind—the bad guys forced the hostages to hand over their phones.
Has the kindergarten really been invaded by bad guys?
Is Director Liang really being held hostage?
She dared not think further, but her mind involuntarily sketched out a frightening image: Liu Ruihan being pointed at by a gunman, tears brimming in her eyes, crying out in fear, helplessly calling out for her mom and dad to save her.
Thinking of this scene made Wen Xueqian’s heart feel as if it was tightly clenched.
"Right, if there’s a problem, find my husband..."
She remembered Liu Shiwei.
And immediately called him.
This time, the phone quickly connected.
Liu Shiwei’s voice came from the other end: "Hello, honey, what’s up?"
"Husband, something bad happened!" Wen Xueqian’s voice trembled, with a hint of sobbing, "Hanhan just sent me a video, it looks like Director Liang is being held hostage by bad guys, they even have a gun! I called Hanhan, but she didn’t answer, I called Miss Yang and Miss Xie too, but no one picked up. Do you think something really happened?"
Liu Shiwei, on the other end, was momentarily shocked upon hearing Wen Xueqian’s account, even doubted if he heard wrong, or if maybe his wife was influenced by some TV show plots, conjuring up illusions.
But then, hearing his wife’s voice tinged with panic, brought a real sense of terror and concern that made him immediately realize this wasn’t a joke.
"Honey, try not to panic." He took a deep breath, striving to calm himself, then reassured her, "Try contacting other parents, see if they also received similar messages. I’ll call the police station right away and inform them of this situation. Don’t worry, with me here, I’ll find a way to resolve this."
Listening to Liu Shiwei’s comfort, Wen Xueqian’s mood slightly eased, yet still couldn’t completely relax. She opened the kindergarten parent group once more, hoping for a prompt reply from the teacher to clarify her doubts.
But nothing.
Neither teacher responded.
However, many parents replied to the message:
"Hanhan’s mom, what exactly happened? You said Director Liang was held hostage, is this true?"
"Yes, our kindergarten has always been safe, how could there be such a movie-like plot? Maybe the school is playing another new game."
"..."
Seeing this.
Wen Xueqian sent the video Liu Ruihan had given her into the group.
At this moment.
Parents, upon seeing the video content, felt a surge of unease flood in.
The whole group exploded!
"I just tried contacting Miss Yang and Miss Xie, but the phone always went unanswered, really unsettling, could Dorami Kindergarten really be in trouble?"
"Yeah, same here, couldn’t reach the teachers’ phones, even the kids’ watch phones went unanswered. Did bad guys really invade the kindergarten and take Director Liang hostage?"
"Oh no, parents, my relatives living near the kindergarten sent me a video, take a look! The exterior of Dorami Kindergarten is already surrounded by police, with several police cars parked, even seeing fully armed SWAT officers."
"Oh my... how could this be... my child is still inside..."
"..."
Seeing the video sent in the group, Wen Xueqian’s heart rate instantly soared.
Outside Dorami Kindergarten, police cars lined up, SWAT officers ready, the scene chilling to witness.
At this time.
Parents in the group had come to believe the kindergarten was indeed hijacked by terrorists, with Director Liang taken hostage.
Their greater worry was for their children still in the kindergarten, would they be harmed by terrorists?
Suddenly...
Parents began making their way to Dorami Kindergarten.
Praying silently in their hearts, hoping their children remained safe.