A layer of cold sweat broke out on his back, and Zhang Moyan raised and lowered his heels several times. His face turned pale as he faced the empty elevator car, as if he was facing a steep cliff from which he was about to jump.

After waiting for too long, the elevator doors gradually closed automatically. Zhang Moyan came to her senses and stretched out her hand to block them, and the two doors immediately bounced back.

Taking a deep breath, she dragged herself onto the cart with her calves tightening, and stepped into the elevator.

With cold fingertips, I pressed the button for the 11th floor. The moment the elevator door closed, the solid steel plates on all sides formed a confined space. The suffocating feeling came like a wave, and there was nowhere to escape.

My feet sank slightly and the elevator began to climb, as if a heavy coffin was being salvaged from a deep and dark ancient tomb, and the breath of death was overwhelming.

His heart was pounding against his chest, his breathing was severely obstructed, and Zhang Moyan's knuckles were completely white as he gripped the cart.

In the empty elevator car, fear emerged from the cold air like a poisonous snake, spitting out blood-red tongue and coiling around her tightly.

Zhang Moyan's hairs all over his body were on the verge of collapse, and this time the discomfort reaction seemed particularly strong.

Her eyes fixed on the changing red numbers, her near-death experience stretching out at least 0.25 times the speed, becoming unbearable. Her knees buckled, and she couldn't hold on any longer. She let go of the cart and took several steps back, her palm slamming into the wall behind her with a clang!

This sound made Zhang Moyan tremble from the bottom of his heart!

In the extremely quiet space, a flapping sound came from a distant time and space. Knock! ... Knock!

The sounds seemed to be hanging above her head, and she subconsciously squatted down and huddled into a ball.

Soft strands of hair fell down the sides of her ears, forming a small haven. Zhang Moyan closed her eyes, praying for peace, but the moment she entered darkness, a picture suddenly flashed through her mind.

In the dim room, two masked men in black stood and sat, talking like they were performing a pantomime. No sound could be heard from their mouths. Suddenly, they turned their heads together, their disgusted gazes piercing her like needles!

Zhang Moyan shrank back.

Your mother doesn't want you anymore, did you hear?!

The fragment suddenly popped into her mind, and she instantly recalled the nightmare she had during lunch break: the same masked man, the same eerie despair. The only difference was that she was awake now, not dreaming!

Zhang Moyan opened her eyes and dared not close them again. She hugged herself tightly with her arms, and her slender butterfly bones trembled under the thin fabric.

Her memory went back to her childhood. In the safe that the adults forgot to close, there was not only her adoption certificate but also an autopsy report.

An autopsy report of Zhang Feng and Huang Qin's daughter.

From the report, she learned that their biological daughter had been kidnapped and murdered.

Therefore, she came to know the trauma her adoptive parents had suffered and understood their desire for a sense of security. Because of this, when she explained to Xiao Xingyu why her adoptive parents wanted her to find someone in the public security, procuratorial and judicial organs, she said that she had been kidnapped as a child.

In the past two days, she comforted herself that the reason she had that nightmare was because she mentioned the kidnapping of her adoptive parents' daughter to Xiao Xingyu, but now, she has realized that it was not a dream, it was completely her own personal experience!

"bite!"

The elevator paused and stopped at the 11th floor, then opened automatically after 1 second.

Two men waiting for the elevator were standing at the door, looking at Zhang Moyan squatting in the elevator car in surprise. Before they could exchange puzzled glances with each other, Zhang Moyan quickly stood up and ran out with a cart, leaning his arm against the wall on one side, gasping for breath as if he had escaped from death.

There were already quite a few people sitting in the conference room. In addition to colleagues from the Cultural Group and the People's Livelihood Group, there were also some unfamiliar faces and representatives from the appraisal agency.

Zhang Moyan put the cart in an inconspicuous corner and found a seat at the back.

"Wait, you will first introduce the entire plan. After your report, I will come up with a division of labor plan with Editor-in-Chief Wu..." Li Tengfei was arranging the meeting procedures for Jin Xueyang. The other attendees had basically spread out their notebooks, and each of them was full of energy.

Zhang Moyan sat in the chair in a daze. Her skin, which was originally very white, was now almost transparent.

Did she become an orphan because her parents died, or because she was abandoned?

She was sure that the words "Mom doesn't want you anymore" spoken by the man in black were definitely not meant to scare the child, because in the image that just flashed by, the two men in black looked at her as if they were looking at a worthless and even troublesome sick cat.

Cats that become sick and have no value will be thrown away.

A hostage loses his value, of course, because he has been abandoned.

A sharp pain tore through her heart. Zhang Moyan looked at the projection screen and her leaders and colleagues in front of her without any expression. Although she was already sitting here, she actually didn't understand why she had to come to this meeting. Jin Xueyang didn't say that she had to come up.

Chen Guanfu, the instigator, the man who makes people feel disgusted just by hearing his name, happens to be her only relative in this world.

"Huh?" Li Tengfei checked his watch and looked up to ask a colleague from the People's Livelihood Team, "Xiao Wang, why hasn't your Editor-in-Chief Wu arrived yet? Give him a call to check on him!"

Zhang Moyan finally came back to her senses, stood up and said hurriedly, "Oh, I just saw Editor-in-Chief Wu. She said she had something urgent to deal with and asked everyone to wait for her for a few minutes."

"Xiao Zhang, when did you come in?" Li Tengfei was delighted to see Zhang Moyan. "Very good, you and Xiao Jin will still follow up on this case! Then we'll wait for Editor-in-Chief Wu."

No more than three minutes later, Editor-in-Chief Wu rushed through the door in his high-heeled shoes and announced, "Oh, I just got the news. Professor Chen fell on the podium yesterday morning and broke his left leg! He won't be able to come the day after tomorrow, so his trip will be postponed until next Monday."

There was an unexpected low cry in the conference room. Zhang Moyan froze slightly, unable to describe how she felt when she heard the news.

"How could such a thing happen to an old man? Is it serious?" Li Tengfei said regretfully.

Editor-in-Chief Wu walked over to the seat next to Li Tengfei and sat down. "Professor Chen must be very excited to have found information about his relatives!"

"That's possible!" Li Tengfei nodded, then turned to Jin Xueyang and said, "Just explain the plan again and postpone all the dates. Once we agree on a specific time with Professor Chen, remember to notify the relevant personnel."

Jin Xueyang's face turned grim: "Okay, Director."

Li Tengfei patted him on the back encouragingly, then pushed the teacup in front of him a little further away and said to all the participants, "Now that everyone is here, our meeting will begin now."

"Today marks the first week since the release of 'Please Come Down the Mountain,' and according to the latest statistics, the box office has already exceeded 500 million yuan, demonstrating its immense popularity. Consequently, Professor Chen's search for his family is generating significant public attention. Every day, people leave messages on the company's website and even call to inquire about progress. This level of success was something our cultural team never anticipated when they took over the premiere. I'm incredibly surprised, delighted, and delighted! For such a hot topic, the company has decided to establish a dedicated project and has specially invited the experienced elites from our public welfare team to guide us in the follow-up reporting. We extend our warmest welcome!"

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