flstandardbreds Chapter 1284 Athena Has Been Kidnapped
Chapter 1284 Athena Has Been Kidnapped
Zuo Wenbin was in tears. He held Zuo Mingyue's hand and spoke after a long while.
“Daughter, I’m sorry, could you stay in Paris? That way we can see each other more often.”
Zuo Mingyue smiled and shook her head.
“Daddy, we can’t stay in London for long. We don’t feel right here, not the air, not the food. We’ll eventually have to go back to where we are.”
Zuo Wenbin murmured.
"My own place...my own place..."
He was overwhelmed with sorrow. Everyone else had their own place, but he didn't. Drifting overseas, he had no home anymore.
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For the next few days, Da Bao kept reading. His two lifetimes of experience as a police officer had made him uninterested in classics such as Les Misérables and Wuthering Heights, believing that the characters in them were just whining without any real reason.
On the contrary, he found Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories fascinating, and he was even more interested in Ellery Queen's manuscripts. He would definitely see them in person when he had the chance to go to America in the future.
The little tiger and the white wolf are forbidden from approaching the children for the next two days. They can only approach them once the bloody smell on their bodies has dissipated. The aggrieved little tiger has shed tears three times already.
Uncle Qing was telling Nuannuan a story when suddenly the door was kicked open and Zuo Mingyue ran in crying. Da Bao's heart clenched, and he quickly stood up, hugged Zuo Mingyue, and hurriedly asked.
"what happened?"
Zuo Mingyue cried so hard she could barely breathe, speaking in broken sentences.
"An hour ago, Daddy took Edward and Athena shopping when suddenly a car sped towards them, three men jumped out, injured Daddy, and kidnapped Athena."
Edward took Daddy to the hospital, then called the hotel. Mommy has gone to the hospital now; before she left, she told me to call the police, saying it must have been Orleans and his group who did it.
At this moment, Arthur and Susanna heard the noise and rushed in. Da Bao remained calm in the face of the situation and said to Zuo Mingyue.
"Don't worry, I'll have Uncle Qing take the medicine to your uncle. I guarantee everything will be fine. Honey, you stay here and find me a piece of clothing that Athena hasn't washed, preferably underwear. Be quick!"
Susanna quickly replied.
"I'm going, I'm going..."
Then he rushed out the door. Da Bao turned back and took out a blood ginseng pill and a gourd of spiritual well water from the box, handing them to Uncle Qing and telling him to take them to the hospital immediately so that Zuo Wenbin could take them.
Uncle Qing handed Nuan Nuan to Zuo Mingyue and hurried off, Da Bao said to Arthur.
"Arthur, please find a picture of Athena, and then rush to the newspaper office and the police station immediately. I'm offering a reward of one million francs. Whoever can provide Athena's exact location, or whoever can help the police rescue Athena, I will immediately pay the one million francs."
Upon hearing this, Arthur nodded repeatedly. As the saying goes, "A great reward will surely bring forth brave men." Even if they were real kidnappers, they wouldn't dare to demand a ransom of one million francs. They might then turn on each other and hand Athena over.
Just then, Susanna returned, carrying a piece of Athena's underwear. Da Bao took it and had the white wolf carefully memorize the scent before speaking to Zuo Mingyue.
"I've heard that Paris has always been a dangerous place. You and Susanna stay at the hotel and keep an eye on Nuannuan. I'll have Xiaohu stay with you while I take Bailang to find her."
Zuo Mingyue immediately agreed. She wasn't the kind of woman who would hesitate and insist on going with Da Bao. Her belly was so big that she had to be supported while walking, and if she left the hotel now, she would only be causing trouble for Da Bao and the others.
The white wolf sniffed again and again, then nodded. Da Bao pointed outside with his hand, and the white wolf rushed out of the door. Da Bao wasn't wearing a coat, only a vest, shirt, and trousers, and followed behind, keeping a distance of three meters from the white wolf.
The white wolf ran against the air, breathing heavily as it went. It was trying to discern Athena's scent in the air. Like dogs, wolves have a sense of smell six times stronger than humans. Things that humans cannot smell are clearly audible to them.
The white wolf ran down the street, with Da Bao in hot pursuit. The speed of the two, one human and one wolf, drew gasps of astonishment from the passersby.
The white wolf ran faster and faster, barely straying from the path, and kept running...
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In the Berthes district near Paris, France, there's a street known as the 93rd arrondissement, a stronghold of gangsters. The movie "District B13" was later made about this area.
This area is mainly controlled by three gangs, each managing the Parisian underworld by territory. Among them, the Crimson Rose is ruled by a woman known as the Black Widow.
The other two are Tony from the Tigers and a gang led by Galatasaray, an Albanian.
Albania is one of the poorest countries in Europe. People there often go hungry and cannot afford to go to school, so they come to France to become gangsters. Their only religion is Islam. They have no moral values and only care about making money to fill their stomachs.
In Province 93, the entire neighborhood was filled with illegal buildings, appearing dilapidated, with almost every wall covered in graffiti depicting various monsters and ghosts—a kind of catharsis.
Every three or four meters along the street, there would be a shivering prostitute. They wore fishnet stockings and short skirts, but their upper bodies were wrapped in wool scarves. As soon as a car stopped, they would swarm around it, opening their wool scarves to reveal their bare upper bodies.
At this point, the driver only needs to take out ten francs to drag a prostitute into the car. After the deed is done, the prostitute takes the ten francs, turns around and finds a peddler who sells white flour. She buys a small amount of white flour that can be picked up with a little fingernail from him, and then quickly goes to the stairwell to enjoy herself.
If you go further in, you will see many people carrying weapons loitering downstairs. They talk and laugh without restraint, and even point and gesticulate at passing vehicles.
Unless they have ulterior motives, people passing through this block will speed up and pass by quickly.
Black Widow, the leader of the Crimson Roses, is infamous. She supplies half of Paris with white powder, and she is just a single mother who spends most of her time at home taking care of her three children. As for the children's father, who knows who they are? Even Black Widow doesn't know.
Black Widow was baking cookies for her children at home. Her youngest son, Kenny, who was only five years old, was peering out the window when he suddenly shouted.
"Wow, Mommy, come out and see Superman!"
The earliest Superman movie in Europe was shown in 1948, and it had the greatest impact on children.
Da Bao followed Bai Lang all the way. Province 93 was only five kilometers away from the hotel where they were staying. Da Bao simply turned a corner and rushed straight into Province 93, a place where villains gathered, also known as the violent district...