Mission 6: The Memories Return Part 2

"He got away? That's a problem. I liked him since the minute I saw him. I'd like you to get me another cute one like him." Mr. Teng said.

"We're working on it. I'd like you to have a new experiment set up in a month." the guy said.

"Let's go with 30 this time," Mr. Teng ordered them.

"Sir, we're going to have to raise our prices," the guy said.

"What?" Mr. Teng exclaimed.

"The police are conducting an intensive investigation, 30,000 each isn't enough." the guy informed him.

"The most risky part of kidnapping is when you go to collect the ransom. You guys have it easy. All you have to do is kidnap the kids and you get 30,000 per kid. What could be easier?" Mr. Teng smiled secretly.

"I'll think about it." the guy closed the phone. "Jerk!"

"He has no idea how risky it is to kidnap 20 kids!" the thin guy said angrily.

"But it is easier not having to deal with a ransom." the fat guy said.

The thin guy pulled out his shirt. "Idiot! We nab one kid at 30,000, 20 kids means 600,000. Divide that by three and we only get 200,000 each."

"It is a bad deal. The more we kidnap, the more dangerous it gets." the long haired guy interrupted them.

"Right. So why don't we go for the big one, huh?" thin guy said.

"Big one?" fat guy asked.

"The kid who escaped is the son of a famous mail order magnate. If we kidnap him again, we can demand a huge ransom." thin guy replied.

"And we can leave the country," long haired guy laughed.

"That's a good idea," fat guy said.

The three laugh on the idea they've plan.

Meanwhile...

"Petty criminals," Mr. Teng exclaimed. "Hell, have you finished the preparations for the experiment?

The red haired lady smiled wickedly.

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"The twenty children that have been reported missing were found mutilated and murdered in the woods near Mount Fu Shan." the newscaster on the TV reported.

"Murdered?" YiRu suddenly stopped what he was doing in the computer and stared at the TV.

"The police were investigating but so far they have no leads." the reported continued.

YiRu froze while watching it and the image of the boy flashed back in his mind again.

He went to the place where the kidnapping was held. He saw the image of him held tight with the bad guys around.

"We wan't 500,000 for him." the kidnapper asked.

"Help me, daddy! Help me!" young Yiru was crying. "I'm scared, Daddy. Come, hurry! Save me!"

The bad guy kicked him. "You're father said he wouldn't pay."

"No! That's a lie!" young YiRu shouted.

"He screwed us. LEt's kill him!" the other bad guy said. "Your parents don't love you. Your parents are cold-hearted. Give up."

Young YiRu let out a loud scream and gave them a strong nudge and he quickly ran out of the room. Then a man came and held his hand and both ran to get out of the place. Young YiRu looked at the man's face.

"Lao Ba..."

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"Help me, Daddy!!!" YiRu shouted in the middle of the couch while the four of them gathered in the secret hideout.

"What the..." ChunNie jumped from his seat.

"What's the matter, YiRu?" DaDong holding his chest.

"Huh? S-Sorry. It's nothing," YiRu smiled awkwardly to them.

"Slayers, you have a mission." the mysterious voice appeared.

"The twenty missing kids were found mutilated and murdered. All of their blood was drained and their skin was peeled off of their bodies. We know who kidnapped the children. Your targets are these three." he showed the pictures on the large screen. "Ah Wei, Ah Quan, and Ah Jie. But the police have no reliable leads. Proceeding legally would take too long. Slayers of the Night, deny these dark beasts their tomorrows." he signed off.

"It seems like you're all in?" Ella asked from the back. "We've found where these three live but I don't think they're still there."

YiRu on the other side was shaking and having a cold sweat.

"Kritiker is gathering information as we speak..." Ella continued.

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YiRu went to a particular building that he remembered and saw Ella coming out of it.

"YiRu!" Ella was surprised.

They go the the nearby plaza beside the sea and started their conversation.

"It wasn't my dad who saved me. It was Lao Ba. Ella, you know, don't you?" YiRu turned to Ella who at that time staring at the peaceful sea.

"My... my parents... why I was..." YiRu started to cry. "Why didn't my dad pay the ransom?"

"Your memory is starting to comeback..." Ella answered.

"Don't change the subject! Lao Ba gave me the name Chen YiRu didn't he? What is my dad's name?" Yiru already shouting. "Who am I?"

YiRu bent down his knees and weeping silently. Ella do the same thing.

YiRu, why do you want to remember your past now? Anger will only bring more anger. Just forget all of your painful childhood memories. You'll be happier. Lao ba thinks so too. Lao Ba is always concerned about you, believe in him." Ella's tears are flowing.

YiRu hugged Ella tightly and cried loudly on her shoulders.

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"YiRu isn't fully convinced but I've managed to persuade him not to seek you out. But I don't think this will be the last time." Ella said on the phone.

"I will keep that in mind. Good work, Ella." Lao Ba put down the phone.

It was almost midnight and YiRu was still on the plaza remembering his past.

"Your father said he wouldn't pay."

"Your parents are cold-hearted."

He held his head and shook hard when his phone rang.

"YiRu, where the hell are you? That kid's been kidnapped again!" DaDong said on the other line.

"What, Fu Hao?!" YiRu got worried.

In Shen's residence...

The police are connecting the tracking device on their landline.

"The tracing is in place," the fat one said to his superior.

"When the suspect calls in, try to keep him on the line, okay?" the superior told Fu Hao's parents.

"Y-Yes," Mr. Shen answered.

"Dear, I'm..." Mrs. Shen cried.

"Be strong. Dear, Fu Hao will come back," Mr. Shen assured her.

Dingdong!

Mrs. Shen opened the door.

"You..." Mrs. Shen saw who's on the door.

"Where's Fu Hao?" YiRu asked and the parents gave him a head shake. "Oh, no!"

The phone rang and they all ran into the living room. Mr. Shen answered.

"Hello, this is Mr. Shen." he answered.

"If you want your son back alive, get five million." the bad guy said.

"Five million, I don't have that kind of..." he replied.

"Don't you care if your son dies? I'll give you the instructions later. Have it ready by tomorrow afternoon." the bad guy put down the phone already.

"P-Please wait... Hello? Hello?!" Mr. Shen can't hear them anymore.

The fat police shook his head. They didn't trace the call.

"Five million..." Mrs. Shen was shaking.

"There's no way, that's too much..." Mr. Shen said frustratedly. "I'll try but I think three million is the best we can do,"

"But then, Fu Hao..." Mrs. Shen hugged her husband tightly.

"Why... Why... Why didn't you save me?" YiRu was trembling on the back.

Everyone stared at him confused and surprised.

"I wanted... I wanted you to save me. Daddy if you don't save me... they'll...they'll kill me!!!" YiRu shouted and ran towards the door.