Chapter 852: Missing
Editor: Henyee Translations
In the pitch-black room that was almost devoid of perception, the pa.s.sage of time became extremely blurry.
Murong Qiao could only hear the faint sound of waves outside and felt a slight swaying.
The terrible environment made her feel seasick. She could originally retch a few times, but after an unknown period of time, the strength to retch disappeared. She could only close her eyes and lean against the chair as much as possible to preserve her remaining strength.
Although the person who captured her had yet to appear, Murong Qiao had already guessed the culprit in her heart. She was just curious why the other party was so patient this time and had yet to appear.
As time pa.s.sed, hunger came again and again, torturing Murong Qiao.
She didn’t know how long she had been missing.
Murong Qiao thought groggily and forced herself to fall asleep again. This way, she could ignore the hunger and even the pain in her stomach.
At this moment, eight hours had pa.s.sed in the outside world.
After Murong Qiao went out and there was no news for more than four hours, Jiang Chi felt that something was wrong, so he called Huo Yichen to explain the situation.
When Huo Yichen heard that Murong Qiao was missing, he immediately put down everything he was doing and ignored the fact that he was still discussing the project. He got up and drove to meet Jiang Chi.
“Huo Ya gave Young Miss a letter and asked her to meet her.”
Jiang Chi showed Huo Yichen the surveillance video he had copied from the company. At the same time, the letter was opened and placed on the table.
In view of the seriousness of the situation, Jiang Chi spoke quickly and explained the entire situation clearly.
Huo Yichen looked at the video with a dark expression and immediately sped up. After watching it once, he looked at it carefully, afraid that he had missed any details. Meanwhile, his phone was also calling Murong Xiao’s number, but he couldn’t reach her.
Jiang Chi was also frowning and worried at the side. At the same time, when he saw that it was almost seven hours, he felt that something was wrong.
“There hasn’t been any news since she left?” Huo Yichen asked.
He turned around and picked up the envelope to glance at the address on it. His brows were tightly furrowed. He had clearly realized that something was wrong.
Jiang Chi shook his head and said nothing.
“I’ve already gotten someone to look at the surveillance footage over there. The news should be sent over soon,” Jiang Chi said.
Huo Yichen immediately stood up, picked up his phone, and started walking out. As he walked, he didn’t forget to arrange certain things.
“There’s no time. I’ll go to that shop first to take a look. If you have any results, send it to me immediately.”
Now that she had disappeared, they didn’t know what was going on. They couldn’t sit here and wait indifferently.
Seeing that the call failed again, it meant that the other party’s phone was switched off or that there was no signal. He went to his car and stepped on the accelerator to drive away at a fast speed.
However, the address on the envelope was still 20 minutes away from the current location. Huo Yuchen was burning with anxiety and chose the nearest road. Ignoring the protests of the red lights and horns on the road, he soared with a cold expression. He only used 10 minutes to reach the target location according to the navigation.
He came to the shop that Murong Qiao had come to not long ago, but the shop had already pasted a sign saying that it wasn’t open for business.
Huo Yichen looked at the tightly closed door and took a closer look at the surrounding details. He realized that he couldn’t break through it with brute force. Then, he could only temporarily suppress the frustration and anxiety in his heart and turn around to ask the others who were still around.
“You mean that shop? They open it from time to time without any pattern.”
“They opened for business today and only entertained a guest. Then, they seemed to have something on and hurriedly closed the door to leave.”
Hearing the other party say that a guest had entered, Huo Yichen immediately perked up and hurriedly asked.
“Is she a very beautiful girl?”
They were all shopkeepers and had only taken a casual look. That person shook his head honestly. “How would I know so much? After all, she’s not a guest who came to my shop.”
It was already very good that he could remember some information.
Hearing the other party’s answer, Huo Yichen knew that he was really too anxious, so he calmed down and looked around.
The address Huo Ya gave was very remote. Most of the shops here were scattered. They were squeezed together in twos and threes and looked a little different in size.
He glanced around and finally circled around to the back. He realized that there were two windows on the side of the closed shop. Then, he took a stone by the road and smashed it down.
The gla.s.s shattered into countless fragments that fell to the ground, giving Huo Yichen a viable but somewhat narrow s.p.a.ce.
Actually, it was not a good thing to break into a private premise like this. However, the person had been missing for less than 24 hours. Even if they called the police, they would say that the other party didn’t meet the conditions to file a case, so they wouldn’t be too concerned.
However, even if Murong Qiao had only disappeared for an hour, a minute, or even a few seconds, it would increase the possibility of danger. Huo Yichen couldn’t wait that long.
Disregarding the risk of being scratched and discovered. Huo Yichen reached out from outside and unlocked the window. Then, he jumped in.
The shop was dark and so quiet that it was a little incongruous with the bustling streets outside. Huo Yichen entered the door of one of the private rooms. The private room was empty, and there were only tables and chairs for guests. He walked to the door and pulled it with his hand, only to find that the door was locked.
Fortunately, he was in the shop, so he could try other methods. He went to the corridor outside and looked around. Then, he lightened his footsteps and went to the front desk to investigate thoroughly. He realized that there was no one in the entire shop.
Seeing this, Hui Yuchen relaxed slightly and began to search the shop for clues related to Murong Qiao.
The first thing he saw was a computer at the front desk. He saw that there were also surveillance cameras and notebooks.
However, after the computer lit up, the screen flashed and turned black again. Clearly, it was not very cooperative. He looked at the notebook that was placed aside. However, there was a tear mark on it. Huo Yichen flipped through a few pages, but he couldn’t find Murong Qiao’s name.
The other party had clearly been prepared and didn’t leave any clues for him to pursue.
Huo Yichen wasn’t discouraged. Instead, he looked around again and finally realized that there were a few inconspicuous long hairs hanging on the door frame of the last private room.
The black color and this very familiar length allowed Huo Yichen to guess that this was Murong Qiao’s hair.
This meant that he had found the right place.
While Huo Yichen was investigating, the cruise ship captained by Jiang Weiyang had also arrived at the surface of the sea and was a distance away from land.
The huge cruise ship’s target at sea was especially obvious, so Huo Xiuyuan, who was driving a speedboat, could find the target he wanted to go to without much effort.
He had specially rushed to this place today because he had received a call from Jiang Weiyang.
The speedboat’s approach attracted the attention of the cruise ship and Jiang Weiyang. She was leaning against the railing waiting for Huo Xiuyuan. She was even in a good mood when she saw the other party approaching. She raised her hand and waved in welcome.
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