As soon as Ning Ran got onto the car, the car doors were immediately locked.
Without any communication with Ning Ran, they set off in the car.
“Where are my children? Ning Ran questioned.
However the guy did not reply her yet he kept throwing glances at her from the rearview mirror.
Although Ning Ran was languished, she was still shockingly beautiful.
He had never once seen such a gorgeous lady.
Ning Ran was alarmed as it was just the two of them on the car and the sky was rather dark. Will he be up to something bad?
Just then, the man initiated a conversation with her, “Are the children both yours?”
“Yes.” Ning Ran replied.
“You gave birth to them?”
“Yes I gave birth to them.”
“You look really young. What I mean is that you look way too young to be a mother of two children.”
“They really are my children. Where are they now? Are they safe?”
“They are safe.” The man replied.
“Are you a police officer? Ning Ran asked him on deliberately.
The man hesitated before replying her, “Yes.”
“Oh, so where are you bringing me to?” Ning Ran questioned again.
“You do not need to know for now, if you would like to meet your children sooner, you better listen to what I say.” The man said.
“Brother, just let me see my children, I am really worried about them. They are not even five years old; they are merely four years old.” Ning Ran begged him.
“You will get to see them, but definitely not now. I don’t have a say either.” The imposter said.
It was obvious that he was just a small potato and had no say.
“Aren’t you tired? Have some rest.” The impersonator said again.
Ning Ran was indeed worn out. She laid against the backrest and fell into a half-asleep state.
As she was in a daze, she felt the car come to a stop. When she opened her eyes, she realized that the car had already left the expressway.
After travelling for quite a distance on the road, they reached a town. The impersonator immediately drove the car into a backyard and had the metal gates locked up.
There were a few ferocious wolf dogs in the corner of the backyard and they were casting their covetous eyes on Ning Ran.
Ning Ran feared dogs more than anything else as she had been bitten by a dog when she was younger.
Ning Ran was even scared of pet dogs that were slightly bigger in size, let alone such a big wolf dog.
She could feel her legs turning numb as she saw these ferocious looking dogs.
Seeing Ning Ran so fearful of dogs, the police impersonator let out a smug.
He pointed to the dog and the cameras installed all around the backyard, “Do not try to move or else you will be in deep trouble.”
Ning Ran nodded, hinting that she will not fidget.
“There is a room inside; you can sleep there throughout the day. We will only set off when the sky is dark.” The imposter said.
“What about my children? Where are they?”
“You will get to see them soon.” The man said.
Ning Ran entered the house and realized that there were other people in the house who seemed to be sleeping.
The police impersonator followed her in and judged her from head to toe. There was something wrong in his stare.
He then fished out a rope and said, “I have to tie you up to prevent you from escaping.”
“There are dogs outside and walls around, it is impossible for me to escape. Besides, my children are still in your hands, I wouldn’t dare to escape.” Ning Ran said.
“No, I will have to tie you up.” The man persisted.
Ning Ran started to back off, “I have not been tied up all these while and I did not do anything rash. Is it your leader’s idea to tie me up?”
“Do you know who my leader is?” The police impersonator questioned her.
“If you dare to touch me, I will kill myself now! You should know of my relationship with the Nan family. If anything were to happen to me, the Nan family would take revenge for me at all costs and you will be in deep trouble. I am sure your leader will not want you to get into more trouble, am I right?” Ning Ran said coldly.
The man gave it a thought and remained silent.
He stood there feeling unreconciled and gave Ning Ran a stare. He then turned around and left for another room.
Ning Ran did not dare to sleep although she was extremely tired. She then closed the door, sat down on the floor and leaned against the door to sleep.
If anyone were to enter the room, she would be woken from her sleep from the push of the door.
Although the position felt uncomfortable, it provided her with a sense of security and she fell asleep very quickly.
She felt much better after she took a short nap.
Subsequently, she felt weak. It could possibly be due to her empty stomach.
Ning Ran had to restore her energy level as she could not predict what obstacles would come her way next.
Ning Ran opened the door and started searching for food. She managed to find a few boxes of instant noodles in the living area, as well as a few bottles of beer and white wine.
There was a box that was already opened. Ning Ran took a packet of noodles and added some water in. She then began slurping on them.
She was famished to the extent that the instant noodles tasted heavenly to her.
She starting searching around but could not find a toilet in the house.
She entered the backyard and found a house next to the pig pen which seemed like a toilet.
However that place was in close proximity to the dogs and Ning Ran did not dare to walk over.
However she was having a hard time holding her urine back and she would not be able to relieve herself if she did not walk over.
She had no choice but to brave herself and slowly inched towards the direction where the toilet was at.
Four pairs of eyes were staring at her as she moved across the backyard, with one of them having its tongue sticking out at the other showing its teeth.
Ning Ran felt her legs trembling very badly but she could only continue moving forward.
She was lucky that the dogs did not attack her.
After she got out of the toilet, Ning Ran quickly returned to the room, and leaned against the door to continue her nap.
This time, she was woken by some noise coming from the outside.
It seemed that the people from the other room were awake and conversing.
There was a strong smell of instant noodles and white wine coming from the outside.
They were speaking in dialect and Ning Ran could not understand much of it, except for a few simple phrases such as “path”, “airplane”, and “raining”.
Although Ning Ran was awake, she did not leave the room but pretended to be asleep.
Over the period of time, there were a few instances where someone would knock on her door but because Ning Ran did not respond, the person would leave.
What a terrible day to weather through.
As the sky slowly turned dark, the sound of an engine came from outside as a car entered.
Almost instantly, a man kicked the door violently and said in inaccurate Chinese, “Get up, your little children are here.”
Ning Ran immediately jumped up from the floor to open the door.
The man standing at the door was not a police impersonator, but an even darker and toner man.
“You said my children are here?”
The man pointed to the entrance of the house and said, “Go and take a look.”
Ning Ran ran over, and saw a woman coming from outside who was holding hands with Dabao and Erbao.
Dabao and Erbao saw Ning Ran, and immediately got rid of the woman’s hand to rush over to Ning Ran.
Tears welled down Ning Ran’s face.
Ning Ran felt her heart shatter as she saw the adhesive tapes stuck on their mouths, which allowed them to only make some muffled sounds.
The woman who was originally holding very tightly to Dabao and Erbao’s hands had to let go eventually.
The two darlings leaped towards Ning Ran and the three of them hugged together and cried hysterically.
“Ask them to not make any sounds and the tapes can be removed from their mouths.” One of the men said.
Dabao and Erbao nodded.
The tape was removed and Erbao started sobbing hysterically.
“You’re fine now darling, mommy is here, don’t cry.” Ning Ran gently comforted Erbao.
Dabao’s tears flowed down his face like a river escaping a dam but he did not make a single sound.
“As long as all of you listen to instructions, you will all be fine.” The woman said.
Ning Ran nodded at her and said, “Thank you for looking after my children.”
The woman was over thirty years of age, with a well-toned body and dark skin. Although she was also a female, it felt that Ning Ran and her were two totally different creatures.
Ning Ran’s gratitude towards her took her aback. She expected Ning Ran to lash out at her but she actually thanked her instead.
