Sudden Trouble

"Hello, is this Chu Chen?"

Chu Chen had just answered the phone when an old man's voice came through. From his tone, he sounded somewhat anxious.

"This is Chu Chen. May I ask who this is?" Perhaps because of the poor signal, the voice on the phone was distorted, and Chu Chen couldn't immediately remember who it was.

"It's An Gongshi!"

"Oh, it's you, Old An. The voice on my phone is a little distorted, so I didn't recognize you right away. I'm really sorry!"

"It's all right, Little Chu. Are you in Myanmar right now?"

"Yes. May I ask what you need, sir?"

An Gongshi paused before saying, "Well... Little Chu, this matter may be somewhat dangerous. But I really couldn't find anyone else, so I could only ask you to think of a solution. If you feel it isn't appropriate, please don't take it to heart!"

"Old An, just tell me what happened. If there's anything I can do, I'll definitely help!" Hearing An Gongshi say this, Chu Chen felt that he had probably run into serious trouble—and it might even involve something in Myanmar. Could it be...

"Here's what happened..."

An Gongshi had only just begun when someone snatched the phone from him. An extremely anxious voice then came through: "Brother Chu, it's Hou Ming! Please, please save my uncle-in-law!"

Hearing this, Chu Chen sighed inwardly. He had actually guessed correctly. They were overseas, in a country where some areas were extremely unsafe, and he really didn't want to get involved in any troublesome matters. But the other party was still a friend, and if the matter wasn't too serious, helping out wasn't impossible.

"Brother Chu, are you listening?"

"I am. Tell me, what exactly happened to your uncle-in-law?"

"My uncle-in-law was kidnapped..."

"Kidnapped?"

Chu Chen frowned.