Volume 1 Chapter 2 Drive Safely (1/2)

Han Changhong was working as the Vice President of the Han Corporation. He had almost finished reading his doc.u.ments when he heard his cell phone ringing. When he looked at the screen, he saw that it was his brother Han Ying Wei, and felt a bit uneasy by the unexpectedness. He swiftly answered the call when he heard the faint, raspy voice of his brother adjacent to the harrowing cry of his niece.

”Xiao Wei! Respond to me! Please” Han Changhong's voice had succ.u.mbed to his anxiety, as the phone connection weakened. He knew that he couldn't sit there idly. Without hesitation, Han Changhong leaped out of his chair and dashed towards the door.

Han Ying Wei's assistant, Tong, was working in his boss' room just when he heard the door fling open without any warning. Assistant Tong was startled as he turned around to face who came in. It was Han Changhong, with a face painted in anguish. ”Vice President Han, what's the matter-”

”Track Xiao Wei's location. Something happened to him.” Han Changhong interrupted.

Assistant Tong stared at his vice president with disbelief.

”Now! Immediately!” Han Changhong ordered, his voice beginning to strain.

”Yes sir.” Assistant Tong tentatively took his Vice President's cell phone as his fingers mechanically danced over the keyboard. In the meantime, Han Changhong used his brother's office phone and dialed Han Ying Wei's friend a high ranking policer named Zhao Jie.

Zhao Jie was on duty so he couldn't answer the call straight away, but Han Changhong's persistent calling finally caught the inspector's attention. ”This is Zhao. President Han, is everything all right?”

”No, this is his brother,” Han Changhong retorted.

Zhao Jie said, ”Oh, Vice President Han! It's been a long time. Is something the matter?”

”Xiao Wei” the Vice President began. ”Something happened to him and his family. We are tracking him down. He's in the mountain area, returning from a camping trip. He sounded like he was in danger and most likely he will need an ambulance. We will send you the location as soon as we find his spot.” Han Changhong said everything he could in a breath. He didn't want to waste a single moment.

Zhao Jie furrowed his eyebrows in surprise, yet the urgency of the Vice President's tone signaled that he needed to act quickly. ”He's in the mountains so he needs the fire department. I'll try my best to help you, Vice President Han.”

”Don't hang up yet!” Assistant Tong exclaimed, ”Inspector Zhao I am sending you the location right now.”

”You heard the man,” Han Changhong added, the tone of his voice darkening.

”Roger that.” Zhao Jie hung up and acted on the information he had just received.

Han Changhong hurried his brother's assistant. ”Tong, call for a helicopter. We need to get there.”

”Already on that. We should go to the rooftop now.” Assistant Tong's sharp-wittedness irradiated a wave of optimism within Han Changhong. He hoped that the two of them could save the president from danger.

”Let's go,” Han Changhong declared as he exited the room. Assistant Tong obediently followed after him.

When they had arrived at the building's rooftop, the helicopter was meekly waiting for them. The duo sprinted onto the helicopter and sat down without any words; the journey there began with silence. The two men were muted by fear.

The clouds had dyed the sky into a grayscale sheet, as the moon lacked the power to penetrate its light through the thick layer. Han Changhong could hear his unsteady heartbeat ring in his ears, yet he tried to maintain the flame of hope inside of him. The silence had begun to unsettle him. ”Keep your eyes out for any cars.”

Assistant Tong didn't hesitate to reply. ”Yes, sir.”