Los Angeles Legendary Sleuth

Luke said, "You reporting the maternity center is understandable, but why did you kidnap Kenneth's wife and that little girl?"

Wang Chao revealed a complex expression, "A few months ago, my wife got pregnant again.

At first, she didn't dare to tell me. I noticed she was acting a bit strange those days, and only after my persistent questioning did she reveal it.

When I heard the news, I felt a mixture of emotions too. Happy—even joyous—to be a father, who wouldn't be?

But... I was also scared, scared that what happened the last time would happen again.

My wife wanted to terminate the pregnancy, but I didn't agree, because she had already had one miscarriage. If she miscarried again it would not only worry me about her health, but also fear that she might not be able to get pregnant in the future.

I wanted to keep the child. This is my child, and if I couldn't even protect her, what kind of man would I be?

Afterward, I stopped letting my wife work and had her rest at home. I worked hard to make money.

But as my wife's belly grew larger day by day, a new problem arose: where should the baby be born?

Initially, my wife wanted to go back home to have the baby, but after thinking it over, I didn't agree.

Going home for childbirth is good, medical conditions are better, and there's nothing to fear, but... I felt somewhat uneasy about it.

It's a matter of pride.

We've been abroad for several years, achieved nothing, and haven't made any money, and now, to run back home for childbirth?

Relatives and friends would surely ridicule us to death, and there would definitely be ugly words at that time.

Originally, when my wife and I chose to go abroad, many people gossiped, and I really didn't want to see their sneering faces again.

Disgusting.

Why must people always compare themselves to others; isn't it fine just to live one's own life?" Wang Chao's face was full of helplessness as he said self-mockingly,

"Speaking of their comparison, aren't I doing the same?

My wife and I discussed it and decided to give birth here and try one more time.

Even if we go back home, it should be with a green card, in full glory, not wanting to be looked down upon.

We started researching how to have a baby in America and discovered that the best way to secure a legal status for the child was through a maternity center.

It was very reluctant, but we had no other way.

We both lacked legal status and couldn't do many things, so we had no choice but to go that route.

Lately, we thought about finding a decent maternity center to avoid the previous situation.

Then, we saw Mrs. Kenneth again; she had changed her WeChat ID but was still posting the same kind of content.

The moment I saw it, I was very angry.

Then I remembered the miscarriage my wife had had; I was seething with hatred.

Seeing her deceiving people again, even the content in her social media posts hadn't changed, still advertising for the maternity center. I just couldn't control myself anymore.

This person... is truly shameless.

Looking at the pictures she posted, her superior life, lavish clothes, the spacious villa, then looking back at my wife...

This couldn't be right, it isn't just; if heaven won't take action, I will.

So, I started to find out about her, wanting to rob her of some money; that was her debt to us."

Luke asked, "How did you find Mrs. Kenneth's address?"

"I looked at her social network posts and knew she was collaborating with a maternity center called Mod Mom, so I found that maternity center and got her address from there."

"Which person at the maternity center told you?"

"It was the chubby lady at the front desk, she told me."

Luke thought to himself, people, as expected, only tell things that are beneficial to them, especially those in business—scarcely a few are honest.

"How did that chubby lady at the front desk tell you?"

Wang Chao thought for a moment, "At first, I said I had a relative looking for a maternity center, and we just started chatting.

I was indeed inquiring about maternity centers at the time and wanted to learn more, so when she saw how earnest I was, she didn't think much of it.

Later, I casually asked where Mrs. Kenneth lived, and the big sister at the desk just mentioned the neighborhood.

When I asked in more detail later, the sister realized and became reluctant to say more.

I went to the neighborhood she mentioned, and sure enough, I saw Mrs. Kenneth there."

"She lived in a high-end community, a mansion, and even had a mixed-race daughter; I felt that this world was too unfair.

The money in that house could have been the money she scammed from me years ago.

I grew even angrier and wanted to take back the money she owed me, to mete out justice."

Luke pursued, "So you planned to kidnap her and her daughter?"

"At first, I hadn't planned to kidnap them; I just wanted to rob some money, which would not only allow me to take revenge on Mrs. Kenneth but also raise enough money for the maternity center.

That night, I was originally going alone, but my wife didn't want me to go by myself.

She wore a loose-fitting dress and decided to come with me.

If it was in our home country, I definitely would not have agreed, but this is America, where buying a gun is easy, and a pregnant woman holding a gun is more intimidating than a strong man.

So, we went together that night.

I remember that foul woman was taking a shower at the time, and when she came out of the bathroom, we immediately controlled her with a gun.

The foul woman, being quite old, was still wearing a lace nightgown, much more expensive than my wife's clothing. Honestly, it was quite beautiful.

We took control of Mrs. Kenneth and the little girl and then demanded to know where the valuables were.

In response, that woman actually claimed she was just a babysitter, which dumbfounded me at once.

It turned out that the luxury house and cars she posted about in her social media weren't even hers; she was just a nanny there.

I was flabbergasted.

We didn't find any money in the house.