The group huddled together and began to carefully examine the information of the other students.

"Principal Lei, please find this student's detailed information for me now!" Young Master Yan pointed to a student's name.

Principal Lei had no choice but to call the Student Affairs Office and have someone send the information of this student surnamed Li to Yan Shao's email address.

Zhu Qianying felt strange and looked up at Yan Shao with a questioning look. Yan Shao just patted her shoulder and didn't say anything more.

Afterwards, the group learned more about the day's search and rescue efforts from Director He. In general, Director He and the Ji brothers' team, like Yan Shaozhu and Qianying's team, had found nothing after an afternoon of searching.

While this result is disheartening, it can also be seen as good news amidst bad news in a way.

After discussing the day's search and rescue efforts, the group began to plan for tomorrow's new search and rescue mission.

Several men were gathered around a large map of the scenic area on the table, pointing out the areas and entrances to be searched tomorrow.

Zhu Qianying, who had been deep in thought for a while, suddenly said to Director He.

"Director He, is it possible that my son didn't actually disappear in the restricted area?"

Director He looked up at her. "You mean, those children were lying?"

Zhu Qianying shook her head. "It's not necessarily a lie. They may have indeed been to that place, but that doesn't mean my son disappeared there."

"Tell me..." Director He and Yan Shao and the others all looked at Zhu Qianying.

“I don’t know how sensitive police dogs and dogs are to smell. Assuming that Xingxing really can smell Zizai’s scent, then today, apart from barking and circling a few times at the entrance of the restricted area, it hasn’t had any other strong reactions. Does this mean that Zizai never even appeared in that section of the road we were walking through? And did the police dogs in your team react the same way as Xingxing?”

The Ji brothers nodded in unison. "That's right. Our team's police dogs seemed to only be agitated for a short while at the entrance. After entering the dense forest, they remained very calm."

After Ji Jiayu finished speaking, he exchanged glances with Yan Shao and the others, and then they all looked at Director He at the same time.

Director He thought for a moment, "We can't rule out that possibility..."

Yan Shao reached out and grabbed Zhu Qianying's hand, making a decision on his own, "Then let's expand the search area!"

There's definitely something fishy about this. If Zizai really did enter the restricted area from the entrance and then went missing, the two dogs' reactions are just too similar.

This situation could occur for two reasons: First, the two dogs might have limited abilities and therefore couldn't detect the surrounding atmosphere. Second, one of the students might be lying and providing false information to mislead everyone.

After Zhu Qianying mentioned it, the men gathered around the map again, pointed at it, and formulated a new search and rescue plan.

Director He immediately called the headquarters to dispatch new police forces to increase the intensity of the search and rescue operation on a larger scale.

After Director He finished making the arrangements, Yan Shao and the others felt relieved and went back to their rooms to rest.

The Ji brothers' room was arranged next to Yan Shao's room. After leaving Director He's place, the Ji brothers stayed in Yan Shao's room for a while.

“Ji Huan, you and Brother Ji should go back tomorrow. We'll take care of things here. Xiao Yu is nearing her due date and needs someone to look after her. Besides, she absolutely cannot be subjected to any stress.”

At this moment, Zhu Qianying only wanted to minimize the damage.

In her opinion, there was a professional search and rescue team here, and with her and Yan Shao there, that was enough. Someone always had to hold the fort at home.

Whether it's the Ji family or the Zhu family, mother and daughters.

Seeing that the Ji brothers remained silent, Zhu Qianying spoke again.

"Ji Huan, you'll have to support Mom too. We were in such a rush today that we didn't even have time to talk to her. I'll call her back later and tell her I have to go back to the US for some business. Yan Shao and Zizai will come with me. Just say that!"

Having said all that, Young Master Yan also tried to persuade them. Finally, the Ji brothers couldn't resist the couple's insistence, and said, "Then my brother and I will stay another morning tomorrow and leave at noon."

The brother stayed a while longer before getting up to say goodbye.

After the two brothers left, the two returned to the living room. Yan Shao hugged Zhu Qianying in his arms, and neither of them spoke, just held her quietly.

At times like this, there's no need for words of comfort, because both of us understand each other's feelings.

"Ying'er, go take a bath first. The bath in the bathroom is a hot spring bath. Soak for a while after you take a bath to relieve your fatigue."

Even at this point, Young Master Yan still didn't forget to care about Zhu Qianying.

Zhu Qianying nodded, took her change of clothes, and went into the bathroom.

After Zhu Qianying went inside, Yan Shao picked up the phone and made three calls.

One call was to Ke Kai, one was to Qin Xiu, and the other was to Yan Yuan, who was his uncle.

After finishing the call, he took his clothes and went into the bathroom. Zhu Qianying had already finished showering and was sitting in the bathtub wrapped in a towel.

She closed her eyes, resting her head on the edge of the bathtub, her forehead throbbing painfully.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, she knew it was Young Master Yan, so she didn't even bother to open her eyes.

Besides carrying clothes, Yan Shao also had a cup of hot milk in his hand. He walked to the edge of the bathtub, bent down, and gently kissed her on the corner of her lips.

His fingers then gently touched her brow, his fingertips moving slightly as if to smooth out her furrowed brow.

"Go take a shower, and after you're done, give me a massage..."

It was rare for Zhu Qianying to take the initiative to ask Yan Shao for something, so of course Yan Shao wouldn't refuse.

"Drink this hot milk, I'll be there in a bit."

After giving his instructions, Yan Shao quickly finished showering and stepped into the bathtub completely naked.

"Where do you feel unwell, baby?" Yan Shao leaned closer, and the surging water splashed over her.

This atmosphere, which would normally seem extremely ambiguous, has absolutely no hint of romance in the current situation.

Yan Shao's large hand first placed on her bare shoulder and gently kneaded it.

Zhu Qianying didn't say anything. After he rubbed her for a while, she reached out and grabbed his big hand, raising it to her forehead.

"Headache……"

Yan Shao felt very sorry for her, but he didn't say anything. He pressed his fingers back and forth on her forehead and temples.

At first, Zhu Qianying leaned against the edge of the bathtub. Later, she leaned directly against Yan Shao's back. Behind her, there was no longer the cold bathtub wall, but a broad chest with a continuous flow of heat flowing into her body from her back. This feeling made her feel much more at ease for no reason.

Perhaps it was because Yan Shao's technique was too skillful, or perhaps he simply had unique skills. She had only wanted him to help her massage to relieve her headache, but in the end, she fell asleep in his arms.

She had no idea that the hot milk she drank had been laced with a little bit of sleeping pills by Yan Shao.