On the way out of the building's underground parking area, Tsaehorng's way of driving the vehicle was a bit different from before.
"Is there any problem?" Jenqyih tapped Tsaehorng on the shoulder.
"It's okay. I just have a little headache."
"You'd better drive slowly. It's already this hour. The kidnappers must have called our house long ago. So we don't need to rush." Iren tried to calm Tsaehorng.
Tsaehorng lowered the speed of the car. This time, as Iren suggested, he drove the car slowly. Actually, it was unnecessary because right after they arrived at the main street in front of the mall, they faced an annoying reality. The traffic was far from what they expected. Severe traffic jams made it very difficult for their car to move forward. The incident that just happened inside the mall was one reason for the heavy traffic in the area around the gigantic building.
Everyone in the car could only look at each other. They couldn't say anything. They patiently waited for their car to move. Fortunately, an instant later, a group of traffic police showed up to put things in order. However, too much time had been wasted. Even though the mall was close to their house, it took them more than half an hour to reach their house.
When the car stopped, they all rushed out of the car quickly. The gate was not locked. They all went straight to the house. Immediately, the front door of the house opened when Iren set foot on the front porch of the house. The people in the house seemed ready to open the door when their car arrived.
"You're taking too long," Yihshyong emerged from behind the door. His face was a mixture of both worried and relieved.
"Something extraordinary happened. I don't know whether Shyongge has heard of it or not."
"What happened?"
"There was an extraordinary incident in the mall in front of Jongharng station. On our way home, we stopped by the mall first." Iren explained briefly.
"You mean the incident at the mall? I've heard it. The police have told me briefly. After all, there's already news on television," Yihshyong replied. He pointed at the television set that was on. On the television screen was the mall building where they had stopped. He then let everyone in.
After they all entered the house, Yihshyong was still standing at the door. Jenqyih went straight to the kitchen. Chioujen ran towards the bathroom. Previously, in the car, he had said that he needed to defecate.
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Iren and Tsaehorng quickly sat on the sofa in the living room. Jinqkang, who had been sitting in the dining room, joined Tsaehorng and Iren in the living room straight away. Yihshyong closed the front door and sat down on the couch.
"How's Juger doing?" Tsaehorng asked.
"Worse than this morning, Sir. Now he is sleeping in the bedroom. He had lunch and took medicine," answered Jinqkang.
"We haven't even had time to eat yet," Tsaehorng said.
"When you stopped by the mall, didn't you all eat there?" Jinqkang asked.
"We did buy food. But we wrapped it up to eat at home. The package that Jenqyih just brought into the kitchen was our lunch," Iren replied.
"Where's Dahge?" Yihshyong, who realized that Shannchyuan was not coming home, looked sharply at Iren.
"I don't know how to tell this." The words slipped out of Iren's lips at a plodding tempo.
"Just say it," Yihshyong said. "But briefly."
Iren nodded. "While we were ordering food, suddenly Dahge ran out of the restaurant. After that, we didn't see him again."
"What do you mean by saying you don't see him anymore? Where did he go?" Yihshyong frowned. Surprisingly, his voice was also thunderous. Yihshyong rarely showed such an attitude.
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"We don't know where Uncle Duanmuh went," said Tsaehorng.
"There was a woman who was standing in front of the restaurant for a brief time. As soon as the woman left, Dahge suddenly ran out to chase the woman," said Iren.
"What woman?" Yihshyong's face is hard to describe. He looked angry and confused.
"That's the woman who a few days ago had a conversation with Dahge," said Iren.
"Hah?" Yihshyong raised his eyebrows.
"I mean, she's the woman Dahge chased into the mall three days ago," said Iren.
Yihshyong's face turned very strange. He looked at Iren with an odd look.
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"But he didn't run outside the building, did he?"
Iren and Tsaehorng looked at each other.
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"Ah! We didn't think that Dahge would go out. But could that be the case?" Iren said.
"Could Uncle Duanmuh possibly do such a thing?" Tsaehorng asked.
"Maybe. He's been acting weird lately," said Iren, holding back a laugh.
"I'm seriously asking about Dahge's whereabouts," Yihshyong said.
"I don't know where he is now. The worst possibility is that he was lying in a hospital bed because he was injured during the incident," said Iren.
"We have to find him," Yihshyong said.
"Earlier, Chioujen also said to discuss this with you. But now let's talk about other things first," said Iren.
"Which matter?"
"What else besides that? It's about the calls from the kidnappers!" Iren said.
Yihshyong took a deep breath. "You guys eat lunch first. I'll tell you later. I'm going to the kitchen to help Jenqyih prepare lunch." Yihshyong got up from the sofa. He walked towards the kitchen.
Iren also got up from where he was sitting. He asked Tsaehorng and Jinqkang to move to sit in the dining room.
Not long after they sat in the dining room, Chioujen came out of the bathroom. He soon joined the others. Jenqyih and Yihshyong emerged from the kitchen carrying some dishes.
"Don't worry. Even though I was sitting on these dishes, they're still delicious." Jenqyih laughed.
"Sit on the food?" Jinqkang looked surprised.
"That's a long story." Iren smiled. "We'll tell you another time."
"You guys, please have lunch. Jinqkang and I already ate," Yihshyong said.
Iren ate fast because he wanted to hear Yihshyong's story about the calls from the kidnappers as soon as possible. The dishes were actually really delicious, but right now, it wasn't Iren's priority.
"I'm done eating!" Iren said in a loud voice as soon as he swallowed the last bite in his mouth.
"I'm not going to start talking until everyone's finished eating," Yihshyong said.
Iren glanced at Jinqkang.
"Jinqkang won't say anything either until I start," Yihshyong said.
Chioujen laughed. "Don't worry Renge. We're almost done eating, too!"
"I'm not nearly done yet," Jenqyih said. "But it's fine if Shyongge wants to start talking."