When they arrived near their destination, Yu Yao called the client and the two of them agreed to meet in a nearby cafe.

The other person's home was nearby and he would be here soon, so Yu Yao went to the cafe first and sat there waiting.

This cafe is located in a small square with many shops, including many interest training classes. It is next to a commercial street and buildings, and there are a lot of people coming and going.

Yu Yao sat by the window and stared outside. The store was very new and there wasn't much noise inside, but there were quite a few noises mixed in with the crowd in the square outside the store.

The fountain statue in the center of the square, the unknown cartoon character statues on the side of the square, the towering trees planted in the square, the big stone carved with the name of the square, and even the old stone benches can all join in the chatter of the objects in the square.

Yu Yao listened through a glass, just to kill time when she was bored. While listening to the sounds that ordinary people couldn't hear, she stared at the surging flow of people and unknowingly became distracted.

Suddenly, a white figure passed by in front of me. It was a woman with shoulder-length hair. Her slender figure was outlined by a white shirt and trousers. She exuded a cold and aloof aura, and was particularly conspicuous among the bustling crowd.

Yu Yao's eyes lit up, and she stared at the figure that was submerged in the crowd.

"What a pity, that's my type." She pressed her face against the glass, trying hard to distinguish the figure from the crowd, but she couldn't find it.

"Hello...?" A strange woman's voice suddenly sounded beside her, and she asked cautiously.

Yu Yao immediately turned her head and found that a haggard middle-aged woman had appeared next to her. She stared at Yu Yao nervously, then looked away, as if she was not sure whether Yu Yao was the person she was looking for.

"Hello, hello." Yu Yao immediately stood up and extended her hand. "Excuse me, is this Ms. Li? I'm Yu Yao from the detective agency."

Hearing Yu Yao introduce herself, the other party breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand to shake hands with Yu Yao, then sat down opposite her, feeling a little at a loss.

"This is the first time I've asked a detective to find someone. I don't know what to say, sorry." The woman nodded hesitantly. Although she was the employer, she exuded an air of humility and restraint.

"It's okay. I just want to ask you for some information about the missing person. Just give me a photo and tell me where he went last." Yu Yao briefly mentioned what she needed.

"Okay, okay, I brought the photo." The woman immediately lowered her head and took out a photo from her bag and handed it to Yu Yao.

"He is my husband and we have been married for more than ten years. He drank a little that night, had a quarrel with me, and then left." The woman lowered her head and spoke softly.

"No, no! It's not like that!" A sharp voice suddenly came from the woman, and she was shouting at the top of her lungs.

Yu Yao was stunned, staring thoughtfully at the nervous woman. She looked like she hadn't slept well for several days and was particularly haggard. She was a little nervous at the moment, and it was hard to tell whether she was lying or not.

But something in her contradicted what she had just said.

Yu Yao coughed lightly and glanced at the woman. She was clean and dressed simply. The only thing that looked a bit old was the wooden bead bracelet on her wrist.

"Ms. Li, can you let me see your bracelet?" Yu Yao asked tentatively.

The woman paused and looked at Yu Yao hesitantly. Perhaps because of her personality, she was a little hesitant, but she still took off the wooden bead bracelet. She opened her mouth and wanted to ask something, but she remained silent.

"Thank you." Yu Yao took it and nodded, then held the wooden bead bracelet in her hand and looked at it carefully.

It would be very quiet, no sound was made and it was not certain whether it was the bracelet that was speaking.

She looked at the bracelet again and again, then shook it in her hand.

Although her behavior seemed very strange to others, the bracelet in her hand started to cry out as soon as she shook it: "Stop shaking! My rope is already very fragile! If you shake it again, it will fall apart!!"

Yu Yao then placed the wooden bead bracelet on the table, raised her eyes to stare at the woman opposite her, and smiled gently, "Can you tell me in detail what happened before he left?"

The woman's attention was still on her stolen bracelet. She glanced at it while answering incoherently, "That night, I came home from work and cooked dinner. He came home drunk, and I cooked dinner, but he had already eaten out. I got a little angry, so I argued with him."

"Then he went out."

Yu Yao nodded and tapped the wooden bead bracelet on the table.

"It's not a quarrel! It's not a quarrel! It's not a quarrel at all, it's a fight! I got beaten!"

After being reminded by the bracelet, Yu Yao noticed that there was an obvious bruise on the small piece of skin exposed by the woman's sleeve. She had not seen it at all because of the bracelet covering it. Maybe there were other wounds on her body that she had hidden.

Judging from the woman's timid personality, her husband came home drunk and she was beaten unilaterally, and then her husband left angrily.

I originally thought that the bracelet was not yelling about the secret of her husband's disappearance, but I didn't expect it to be this kind of domestic violence incident.

"Do you know where he went after he left?"

“I don’t know…” The woman shook her head, covering her sleeves with her sleeves while staring at the bracelet, as if she was worried that the wounds on her body would be seen by others.

"I'll return the bracelet to you. I will help find your husband. Please wait patiently for news." Yu Yao handed the bracelet back, took her husband's photo and stood up.

The client had work to do and would be leaving soon. After parting with the client in the cafe, Yu Yao began to look at the photo of the missing person.

She has the client's address and knows roughly where her home is in the area. She can ask around among the flowers, plants, and old objects nearby to see if there are any clues.

But there is something inexplicably strange about a husband who beat his wife and then went out and disappeared without a trace.

Yu Yao was confused and started asking around the client's house with the photo.

Her home is in a remote neighborhood. Outside is a busy and noisy street with many food stores and small stalls, and many people coming and going.

Yu Yao walked around and found that this was a newly developed street. The shop signs and roadside decorations were all new. Even the greenery was of a very fast-growing species. It was not easy to find a flower or a plant.

Walking along a street, Yu Yao had no clues except the aroma of food filling the air.

After walking around for a long time and looking at a row of signs, she felt a little hungry.

Walking past the nearest braised meat shop, Yu Yao's eyes swept over the sign above it. When she was about to pass by, she suddenly raised her eyes and fell on the small sign posted on the second-floor window.

Psychological counseling center.

She remembered that the beautiful voice actress and consultant that Shu Wen introduced was nearby? Was that the one?

Yu Yao quickly took out her cell phone and started checking the address, and suddenly realized that this was the place.

She raised her head and stretched her neck to look out the second-floor window.

We've passed by here, why not go up and take a look?

The location of the consultation center is quite close to the missing person's home, so maybe I can ask him something.

Yu Yao coughed lightly. She was definitely not curious about the beautiful sister. She had to come over and see her later anyway, so she might as well go up if she passed by.

She took out her cell phone and found the number of the person named Bai Fang, who was standing downstairs, and made an appointment on the spot.

There was silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds, then the call was connected.

"Hello?" A clear and delicate voice came from the other end, exciting Yu Yao to stomp her feet on the spot and squat down excitedly.

She likes the sound!

"Hello, Miss Bai. I heard about your clinic through a friend. I'd like to ask when you're available."

A reply came quickly from the other end, "It can be arranged according to your schedule. You are welcome here at any time."

Yu Yao's heart skipped a beat. She looked up at the second floor and said, "I'm just passing by your address now. Is it convenient for me to come over?"

The other person was stunned. "Is it nearby? Then I'll go pick you up. The location of the consultation center is not very obvious, and I'm afraid I won't be able to find it."

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait for you downstairs." Yu Yao nodded frequently, briefly described her clothes to the other end, then hung up the phone, quickly locked her small bicycle aside, rubbed her hands expectantly, stared at the small staircase next to the braised meat shop, waiting for the person who would appear there soon.

Perhaps Yu Yao's reaction when she answered the phone just now was too strange. The owner of the braised meat shop downstairs was staring at her, obviously thinking she was a strange person.

Yu Yao ignored the boss's gaze, lowered her head to adjust her overalls, straightened her small shoulder bag, touched her hair, and was as nervous as if she was on a blind date.

In less than a moment, a figure appeared at the stairs.

The first thing that came out from the shadows was a pair of black pointed high heels, which made the instep look particularly white. Above them were black blazer pants that wrapped around the slender legs, and a white shirt that was clean and tidy.

The buttons on her collar were slightly lowered, her long, smooth hair fell on her shoulders, her facial features were delicate, her makeup was elegant, and she had the serious aura of a professional, mixed with a hint of abstinence.

Yu Yao stared straight at the figure coming down, her eyes sparkling.

Isn’t this the beautiful sister I just saw in the square?

The other person came down the stairs, glanced at the street, and then met Yu Yao's eyes.

Perhaps realizing that Yu Yao was the person she was going to pick up, the man smiled, raised the corner of his mouth, and nodded to her.

He stood in the bustling crowd with a calm and clean aura, his eyes as gentle as water, his body mottled with sunlight, and he smiled at her calmly.

In an instant, Yu Yao felt her heart beating wildly.