Chapter 245 The Fastest Flight

At the same time, because he worked too late yesterday, Jiang Yichen woke up from his sleep and habitually reached out to touch the mobile phone on the bedside.

He squinted his eyes and dialed the familiar number, thinking to himself that when he heard her voice later, he must say "good morning" to her.

But what came from the other end of the phone was a cold mechanical voice: "The number you dialed is turned off..."

He froze for a moment, tapped the screen with his finger, and dialed again. It was still turned off. He frowned, feeling a little uneasy. Gu Mo never turned off her phone, especially in the morning.

He sat up, his mind in a mess. They had clearly talked on the phone last night, and she said she would wait for his news this morning. But now, the phone was not connected, and he could not contact her.

He opened the address book, found Lin Nan's number, and dialed it. After the phone rang a few times, Lin Nan's voice came through, a little sleepy and vague: "So early, what's the matter?"

"Gu Mo is missing." Jiang Yichen's voice was a little hurried, with obvious anxiety in his tone.

"Gone?" Lin Nan's voice became clearer. "Shouldn't she be at home?"

"The phone is turned off. I can't get through."

Lin Nan was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Don't worry, I'll check her whereabouts right away. Wait for my news."

"I can't wait." Jiang Yichen's voice was raised a few notches, with a suppressed anxiety, "I have to find her right away. Help me find the last place she was seen, and I'll arrange a flight back right away."

"Plane?" Lin Nan's voice was filled with a hint of surprise. "Aren't you overseas? Are you coming back now?"

"Yes, the fastest flight."

Lin Nan heard the determination in his tone and sighed, "Okay, I'll help you check it right away. Calm down first, Gu Mo will be fine."

"Calm down?" Jiang Yichen sneered, with a hint of self-mockery and helplessness in his voice, "If anything happens to her, I will never forgive myself in my life."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yichen immediately called his assistant: "Book me the fastest flight back home, no matter how expensive it is, arrange it immediately."

The assistant was obviously startled by his tone and quickly responded, "Okay, Mr. Jiang, I'll check it right away."

"Gu Mo, where are you..." He murmured in a low voice, with a sense of powerlessness that was almost desperate.

A few minutes later, the assistant called: "Mr. Jiang, the fastest flight will take off in 30 minutes. I have booked it for you."

"Okay." Jiang Yichen responded briefly, and after hanging up the phone, he immediately grabbed his coat and rushed out of the room.

I was squatting in the corner of the storage room and was taken out by the strong man, but I didn't know where to go.

My heart beat faster and my palms were sweaty. When I got there, I heard the strong man say, "Go in. Sorry to bother you first, Miss Gu." When the door opened, I was stunned - it was packed with passengers, and everyone's face was full of fear and anger. The aunt and uncle were also inside. When they saw me come in, the aunt hurried over and held my hand.

"Ms. Lin, are you okay?" she asked in a low voice.

I shook my head and looked around. I found that several people had injuries on their faces. One young man was bleeding from the corner of his mouth. I quickly asked, "What happened? Why are you all locked up here?"

The aunt sighed and lowered her voice and said, "Someone just went to the tour guide to argue with him, saying that they were illegally detaining him, but the tour guide ordered people to start fighting without saying a word. The young man was beaten the worst, and others who wanted to help were also threatened by them."

I looked at the young man, who was squatting in the corner with his head covered, his face pale. I was furious and clenched my fists: "They are simply lawless!"

The aunt patted my hands and whispered, "Everyone is locked up here now, and their cell phones have been confiscated. There is no way to contact the outside world."

I quietly moved to the warehouse door and looked out through the crack. The door was tightly locked with a thick iron chain. There was only a tall and thin man outside, leaning lazily against the wall smoking, occasionally looking down at his phone, and he didn't look very alert.

I stepped back into the crowd and lowered my voice to a few tall men, saying, "The gate is locked with an iron chain, and there's only one person guarding outside. If I say I'm willing to record a clarification video, we'll seize the moment and rush out as soon as the door opens."

A middle-aged man in sportswear frowned. "But we are unarmed. How can we deal with him? And what if we alert others?"

My mind raced, "We can create some noise to lure him in. When he opens the door, we can all attack him together. He definitely can't handle it alone."

The other younger man nodded. "I think it's feasible. But we have to make it quick and not give him a chance to call for help."

We quickly assigned tasks.

I walked to the door and suddenly said loudly: "I am willing to record it, but let them go first."

The guard outside didn't believe me and thought it was a trick. How could the decision be made so quickly? So he waited at the door for a while.

"Really, I agree to record the video. Anyway, everyone has everything here now."

I winked at the two big brothers next to me and told them to take the rest of the people and rush out when they found an opportunity.

The person outside still didn't respond, so I took a deep breath and yelled, "I can record!"

The sturdy man raised his eyebrows and looked at me: "Have you figured it out?"

I took a half step back and leaned against the door frame, my fingers tightly clenched my palms, and my voice trembled a little: "I will record the video...but you have to make sure everyone leaves safely."

He squinted his eyes and looked at me: "It would have been nice if you had been so obedient earlier."

"But now..." He winked at the sturdy man, "Take her to the room on the second floor, and keep the others locked up."

"No!" "I want to watch them leave now!" As the voice suddenly rose, an auntie's cry came from the warehouse at the right time: "Ms. Lin, leave us alone! You can't give in to evil forces!"

His face suddenly changed, "You don't want to cause any death, do you? I'll cooperate with you in recording the video, and you let them go. It's better for everyone." He caught a glimpse of the uncle's bulging veins on the back of his hand as he gripped the chain through the crack in the door.

The burly man suddenly pointed at me and said, "What the hell are you doing?"

"You guys have taken my phone, what can I do? Otherwise, just beat me to death right now and see who will clean up your mess!"

"That's enough." The burly man on guard called another man over, "Take everyone to the front yard and let her record it in front of everyone." He took out his phone and put it in front of my face, "You'd better not play any tricks."

As the iron chain clanged to the ground, they and I counted down in our minds from 321. As soon as the door opened, everyone rushed out.