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Gu Ran had only been on the plane for a short time when this happened, and for a moment, she didn't know how to explain it to Gu Ran.
"The plane should have taken off by now, right?" Zhang Wanjun held her phone, hesitating whether to call Gu Ran.
While she was still hesitating, the phone suddenly rang.
It was Gu Ran calling!
It turned out that the flight was delayed today, and Gu Ran, sitting in her seat, suddenly felt uneasy.
He had barely sat down when he felt his eyelids twitching, as if something was about to happen.
So he called Su Xiaoqiang to ask if she had gotten into Zhang Wanjun's car.
But I couldn't get through on the phone.
This is Shanghai, where there are very few places with poor signal.
He had a bad feeling and wanted to get off the plane.
However, the aircraft doors are already closed, and unless there is an emergency, they will not be reopened until the aircraft reaches its destination.
Before the plane took off, Gu Ran went to the restroom to make a phone call.
As soon as the call connected, Gu Ran immediately asked, "Where's Su Xiaoqiang? Did you pick her up?"
"She's been kidnapped." Zhang Wanjun pulled the car over to the side of the road and stated the truth succinctly, then waited for Gu Ran's angry questioning.
She had just promised to protect Su Xiaoqiang, but she abandoned him in the blink of an eye.
It really shouldn't be.
But Gu Ran remained unusually silent.
After a while, Gu Ran asked calmly, "How long has the person been missing?"
"About twenty minutes."
"Twenty minutes...how could you possibly travel 30 kilometers in twenty minutes?"
"what?"
"It's nothing." Gu Ran didn't say much, only asking, "Is there anyone around you?"
"I'm in the car, all alone."
As soon as Zhang Wanjun finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from the roof of her car.
Immediately afterwards, someone jumped off the roof of her car; it was Gu Ran.
Chapter 207 The Kidnapper's Trail
Gu Ran had previously left his mark on the chassis of an Aston Martin, reminiscent of the Flying Thunder God.
"You..." Zhang Wanjun looked at him in surprise, "Weren't you on the plane?"
"Yes, I've come down again, so there are some problems afterward. Please ask Nuwa to help deal with them."
Once the cabin doors are closed, they generally cannot be reopened. Furthermore, if the number of passengers does not match the number of passengers, the captain will not easily take off to prevent terrorist attacks.
Gu Ran teleported directly to Zhang Wanjun's side from the airplane toilet using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Therefore, the plane might be delayed even longer due to his actions, and Nuwa would need to find a solution.
Gu Ran opened the car door, got in, and briefly explained the situation on the plane, saying that he had used unconventional methods to get off the plane.
Zhang Wanjun nodded and made a phone call to contact Nuwa.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Gu Ran fell into deep thought.
Stay calm; you need to remain composed when facing important matters.
Let me organize my thoughts first.
First, he tried to sense Su Xiaoqiang's Flying Thunder God Mark in the airplane lavatory, but found that he couldn't detect it.
Su Xiaoqiang's bracelet, hair clip, and phone battery all bear his Flying Thunder God mark.
These are things she carries with her at all times.
But he couldn't sense a single mark.
It doesn't make sense.
There is currently no way to block his mark. He tried it at Kassel College, and even the specially made box that could block X-ray machines couldn't block his senses as long as it was within range.
Moreover, his current sensing range can already cover a straight-line distance of 35 kilometers.
Did they kidnap Su Xiaoqiang and arrive at a distance of 35 kilometers in just 20 minutes?
Twenty minutes, thirty-five kilometers...
It takes about three to five minutes to get out of the airport. They even changed cars along the way. Given the traffic conditions in Shanghai, it would take at least ten minutes to travel 35 kilometers.
If you run 35 kilometers in 15 minutes, then your speed is equivalent to 140 kilometers per hour.
It's only possible to escape from a very smooth highway.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Wanjun asked after finishing the call. The matter on the plane had already been handled by Nuwa, so there wouldn't be any trouble.
"How can we get to a place 35 kilometers away in just over ten minutes?" Gu Ran asked in a deep voice.
Zhang Wanjun sat back in the driver's seat, thought carefully for a moment, and said, "Could it be a helicopter?"
Gu Ran suddenly realized!
Even civilian helicopters can easily reach speeds of 200 kilometers per hour, and helicopters do not need to consider ground traffic issues, as they can travel in a straight line in the sky!
The next question is where the helicopter should fly!
Zhang Wanjun quickly told Nuwa about this discovery. Nuwa seemed to be thinking about something and told them not to rush.
Gu Ran remained calm and took out a map of Shanghai from the glove compartment.
These days, electronic map navigation is not very advanced, especially the GPS navigation systems in imported cars, which don't come pre-installed with domestic maps.
Therefore, many drivers keep paper city maps in their cars.
He located Pudong Airport on the map, converted the scale, and drew a large circle in the middle, which represented a radius of 35 kilometers.
To the east is the sea, to the north is Chongming Island, to the west is the city, and after walking a short distance to the south, you'll reach the sea and the islands.
Where will the kidnappers go?
Just then, Zhang Wanjun's phone rang.
"It's heading south. The helicopter is heading south. According to the flight plan, the destination is Zhoushan," Nuwa's voice came through the phone.
It turns out that private helicopter flights in China require prior approval of flight routes, especially in a financial center like Shanghai, where the management of helicopters is even stricter.
So when Nuwa heard that it was a helicopter, she immediately checked the approved flight routes near Pudong Airport and quickly found a plane with the closest time, which was flying south.
“I’m trying to stop this plane. I think they’ll probably have to change vehicles along the way,” Nuwa said. “But if we don’t stop them, they’re flying too fast for us to catch up with.”
"I understand, we'll head south right away." Zhang Wanjun started the car and floored the accelerator.
The black Aston Martin started with a burnout, beginning to demonstrate its performance value.
No matter how fast it goes, it still has to obey traffic rules.
On the way, Nuwa informed Gu Ran and Zhang Wanjun of another piece of news.
This kidnapping was actually carried out by Lü Yongbin!
It turns out that Lu Xue'er had been sending QQ messages to Lu Yongbin, lying to him that it was because of him that Gu Ran refused to remove the poison from his grandfather, causing Lu Zhong to suffer the pain of the poison drilling into his bones day by day.
She fabricated a story that Lu Yongbin was going back to China to go to jail, which is why Gu Ran would help remove the poison.
Although Lü Yongbin is an unfilial grandson, he still retains some conscience.
He was raised by Lü Zhong from a young age, and he remembered his grandfather's doting love for him. He had also witnessed his grandfather's suffering when enduring the venom, and he felt bad every time he saw his grandfather enduring the pain.
Lu Yongbin would be happy if the poison in his grandfather's body could be removed.
But how dare Gu Ran not punish his grandfather? He was absolutely furious.
Lu Yongbin certainly didn't think it was his fault that Gu Ran refused to be treated. When he was chatting with Lu Xue'er on QQ, he cursed Gu Ran for being heartless and refusing to save someone in distress, showing no compassion whatsoever as a doctor!
Lu Xueer was stunned by Lu Yongbin's outrageous statement. How could her brother be so good at shifting the blame?
But at this point, she couldn't say that Gu Ran had already removed the poison from her grandfather. She just kept saying how badly her grandfather was suffering from the poison, how he couldn't sleep day and night, and that he should come back soon, little brother, because as long as he came back, her grandfather could be cured.
I hope to use love to influence and awaken my younger brother to return to China and surrender himself.
Lü Xueer is also very persistent, talking to her younger brother about the same topic every day.
Lu Yongbin was also very concerned about his grandfather. After thinking it over, he finally came up with a brilliant plan!
They kidnapped Su Xiaoqiang to threaten Gu Ran, hoping to force him to remove the poison from his grandfather's body.
He thought so and did it.
Just now, when he was chatting with Lü Xueer on QQ, he openly admitted to what happened today and boasted about his ingenious plan.
After listening quietly to Nuwa's story, Gu Ran suddenly asked in a cold tone, "You're not thinking of pleading for him, are you?"
Zhang Wanjun had been focused on driving when she inexplicably sensed a murderous aura emanating from the passenger seat. This sent chills down her spine, making her hands tremble as she gripped the steering wheel.
She glanced at Gu Ran discreetly and saw a faint golden hue in his eyes, a reaction of the dragon blood that a mixed-blood would trigger when angry.
Although he appears calm now, he probably harbors murderous intent inside.
Nuwa was silent for a moment, then Lu Xue'er's voice came from the phone: "Gu, Gu Ran, I'm sorry, I, I didn't know it would end up like this, but, but listen to me, this kidnapping might have been my brother's idea, but he definitely didn't have the ability to make such a sophisticated arrangement..."
Lu Xue'er was only halfway through her sentence when Gu Ran hung up the phone.
After a while, Zhang Wanjun's phone rang. She answered it and listened for a few minutes.
"Nuwa said that she had intercepted the helicopter and forced it to land. It is currently parked on Yangshan Island, 60 kilometers to the south, but the kidnappers ran away as soon as they got off the plane."
Gu Ran glanced at the map. Yangshan Island was located south of Shanghai, requiring passage across a cross-sea bridge over 30 kilometers long.
If the kidnappers intend to travel from Yangshan Island to Zhoushan as planned, they will have no choice but to take a boat.
To return to land, you can drive across the sea bridge, but you'll have to backtrack.
Gu Ran felt that they wouldn't turn back and would probably head to Zhoushan as originally planned...