A dangerous convict had escaped, and Lin Wei Miao had been abducted. The Warden of Oort Cloud Prison panicked. He hurried to notify his superiors and sent out more officers.
Unfortunately, the patrol ship the fugitives had stolen was famous for its speed. Instead of taking a wormhole, they had flown straight into empty interstellar space. Now they were nowhere to be seen.
They might spend five years traveling to Proxima Centauri, the star nearest the Solar System, or take even longer to reach some distant star. There was no telling.
The universe was vast, and interstellar space was immense and lifeless. The fugitives could have chosen any route.
Word reached the Special Operations Department, and Alan was soon notified.
He rushed to Oort Cloud Prison and found that Lin Li was already gone.
"Where are you? Your daughter's been abducted!" Alan contacted Lin Li through Divine Sense Power.
Lin Li created a wormhole in front of him from afar. Alan stepped through it, crossed billions of kilometers, and emerged above the escaped patrol ship. Lin Li stood in the True Vacuum, silently watching the fleeing vessel below.
"So you've already found them." Alan moved to intercept the ship.
But Lin Li stopped him. "No need. They can't hurt her. Wei Miao looks happy, and an experience like this doesn't come along often."
"What? Aren't you afraid she'll pick up bad habits? No, she already has. The last time I visited you, I heard her swearing," Alan said quickly.
Lin Li laughed. "So what if she swears? She knows to help the weak and not hurt other people. That's enough."
"That's all you ask of her?" Alan was speechless.
Lin Li shrugged. "What else should I ask? That she become a model of virtue? Stiff and rule-bound? She's still a