The person must be watching me from the dark!
"Can’t call the police."
He made the decision almost without any hesitation.
The risk of calling the police was too great.
If discovered...
His parents might really get killed.
He didn’t want to take that risk.
Moreover...
He felt he had the ability to rescue his parents himself and didn’t think the police would do a better job than him after calling them.
And his confidence...
Came from his Heaven-Defying Comprehension and his unique skill of Palm Thunder!
"Yida Square at noon tomorrow..."
Lin Beichen recalled the time and place agreed upon by the kidnappers, and after a moment, his Heaven-Defying Comprehension made him understand the message behind that short line.
This Yida Square was definitely not the final location.
Just like in movies, after he arrived at Yida Square as planned, he would surely be asked to move to another place, and maybe several other venues could follow.
This was why the kidnappers wanted him to keep his phone on!
The kidnappers were worried he might call the police without them knowing.
And the reason for choosing twelve noon...
Was because that’s when Yida Square was most crowded, so even if he called the police without their knowledge, they could still control him via phone and make him disappear in the crowd from the police’s sight.
"Too passive!"
Lin Beichen knew that to successfully rescue his parents, he had to turn the passivity into initiative.
But how?
After a brief thought.
Soon, a rough plan formed in his mind.
"I need to make some preparations before heading out tomorrow to perfect the rescue plan."
Lin Beichen looked at the Thunderstruck Wood in his arms and thought, it must be made into something portable first.
Not long ago, he discovered that Thunderstruck Wood had another use besides helping with his cultivation—
Palm Thunder would become more powerful when emitted through Thunderstruck Wood!
In other words, he could use less energy to unleash the same power of Palm Thunder by leveraging Thunderstruck Wood!
He didn’t know how many members of the foreign organization he would face by taking the initiative, but it was better to be prepared; the stronger he was, the better.
So he must take Thunderstruck Wood with him.
But...
Currently, Thunderstruck Wood was just a wooden stake, which was not portable and would inconvenience the rescue plan.
"A Wooden Sword?"
Suddenly, the idea popped into Lin Beichen’s mind.
With this thought, he felt that crafting Thunderstruck Wood into a Wooden Sword was a good choice, as it would be convenient to carry, not conspicuous, and also served as a weapon.
However, there was a problem.
Aside from not knowing how to carve, even if he started to learn now, there wouldn’t be enough time as he had other preparations to make.
"Find someone to help?"
Lin Beichen suddenly remembered that Professor Yang En from the Imperial Capital University Art Department was a master sculptor in Huaxia.
So.
He didn’t bother the principal anymore and quickly contacted the principal to help arrange it, finally finding Professor Yang En in his studio.
Professor Yang En was in his sixties, lean but robust, dressed in a white silk top and pants.
He was very amiable, and upon hearing Lin Beichen’s sincere and urgent plea, along with the principal’s influence, he gladly agreed to complete the sculpture before noon the next day.
"Thank you, Professor Yang!"
Lin Beichen bowed in gratitude and then left the studio, heading straight to the criminal investigation section of the Imperial Capital University Library, picking up books on reconnaissance.
"Contemporary Detective Science"
"Fundamental Theories of Detective Science"
"Reconnaissance Psychology"
"Counter-Reconnaissance Actions"
"Reconnaissance Strategy"
"Invisible Knowledge in Reconnaissance"
"Criminal Psychology"
"Complete Works of Psychology"
"Suspicious Mindsets"
...
He wanted to use the people secretly observing him to counter-track and attempt to find where his parents were being held.
"In complex terrains and places with cover, you can temporarily hide."
"Passing by a residential area with clothes drying, steal clothes and change quickly. Or change your hairstyle and attire quickly after turning a corner, such as taking off your coat and blending into the crowd."
"Learn to quickly memorize the layout of large shopping malls and use the terrain to shake off pursuers."
..."
With the aid of his Heaven-Defying Comprehension...
Soon, he had fully grasped the essence of several books on reconnaissance.
In an instant, he had a clear strategy for dealing with those who would be tailing him tomorrow, and also perfected the entire rescue plan.
Just wait for tomorrow!
...
The next day, in the morning.
Lin Beichen arrived at Professor Yang En’s studio and politely knocked on the door.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
"Come in."
Yang En’s voice came from inside the studio.
Lin Beichen pushed the door open and entered, greeting, "Good morning, Professor Yang."
"Morning, you’re here for the Wooden Sword, right?"
Seeing it was him, Yang En smiled and nodded, then walked to the workbench, pulling out a silk-wrapped bundle from underneath.
"Here, take a look."
With that, he opened the bundle.
Inside the cloth bundle was a Wooden Sword and an additional cloth packet.
The Wooden Sword was about the same height as the wooden stake, over fifty centimeters long. Because it was carved from Thunderstruck Wood, it was pitch-black, rough on the surface, with minimal patterns, primarily simplistic. Yet, the occasional lines etched into it gave the Wooden Sword an aura of sophistication and mystery, showcasing the touch of a master craftsman!
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