"What's wrong?" Qin Shujun asked.

"Sister Shujun, you and Mom wait here, don't go anywhere!"

After Qiao Wanwan finished speaking, she immediately rushed outside!

"Wanwan!" Qin Shujun didn't even have time to call out to her.

The bodyguard followed Qiao Wanwan to the opposite side of the store, where Qiao Wanwan opened a door and ran inside.

"Madam, what's wrong?" the bodyguard asked as he caught up with her.

"I just saw a figure coming in here!" Qiao Wanwan said as she searched. "Can you help me look for it?"

"Madam, did you see who it was?" the bodyguard said. "There's no one here. That's the restroom over there, and the stairs go down this way. If that person is trying to escape, we probably won't be able to catch up. Besides, we can't leave your side."

Qiao Wanwan looked around but couldn't see anyone, so she had to give up. "Never mind then."

"Madam, if you can identify who it is, you can have someone check the surveillance footage to find them."

"Let's talk about it later." Qiao Wanwan looked up. "There are no security cameras in the stairwell, so it'll be hard to find anyone."

"yes."

When Qiao Wanwan returned to the shop, Su Jing and Qin Shujun rushed forward and asked, "Wanwan, what happened?"

"It's nothing." Qiao Wanwan smiled calmly. "I mistook you for someone else."

"It's good that you're alright. We were both startled when you suddenly ran out."

"Keep picking."

The three of them spent the entire day shopping in the mall, returning home laden with purchases, and finally arrived back at Wutong Bay in the evening.

Several children excitedly went to choose their favorite toys, and the living room was filled with laughter.

"Master Zhan." Jiang Dong walked to Zhan Jingting's side and whispered something in his ear.

Zhan Jingting immediately got up and left, and Jiang Dong followed him.

The two entered the study, and Zhan Jingting turned on the computer while questioning, "Why are you only telling me about something this important now?"

"In response to your question, Master Zhan, it was only after the bodyguard returned that he reported to me. I came to find you immediately." Jiang Dong nodded and said, "The bodyguard said that Madam looked very flustered at the time, but because he didn't see anyone and Madam didn't seem to be in any danger, he didn't report it immediately."

Zhan Jingting didn't say anything more. He turned on his computer to check the mall's surveillance footage. Just like at the temple last time, the footage had been destroyed.

Zhan Jingting smiled and said, "You really couldn't hold back any longer, showing up again so quickly."

"Master Zhan, do you suspect that the person Madam saw today is the same person who was at the temple that day?"

“Wanwan wouldn’t be so surprised if she hadn’t seen someone she knew,” Zhan Jingting said. “She most likely saw Lin Mo’s face again.”

"By the way," Jiang Dong reported, "the bodyguard said that today Madam bought clothes for Old Master Huo at a clothing store. After she came out, she asked the bodyguard to notify me to investigate a shop assistant."

“Wanwan must have a reason for asking you to investigate. Just do as she says.”

"yes."

......

The next morning, Jiang Dong came to report to Qiao Wanwan, "Madam, I have checked the person you asked me to investigate yesterday, but I cannot find such a person."

Qiao Wanwan frowned. "What do you mean by 'no such person found'?"

“His ID card is fake. When I went to the store to look for him, they said he didn’t come to work today, and his phone was switched off. The people in the store didn’t know where he lived.”

"How could this be..." Qiao Wanwan was puzzled, but she was certain of one thing in her heart, "There is definitely something wrong here! Do you know why I asked you to investigate him? Because yesterday I found that his back looked a lot like Lin Mo, and later when I was shopping, I saw Lin Mo again. I can't be mistaken, it's definitely him!"

Qiao Wanwan became increasingly uneasy as she spoke, "This isn't the first time I've seen it. Once might have been a mistake, but what about two or three times? There must be something wrong! Go and pull up the mall's security footage from yesterday to confirm what I'm saying!"

Jiang Dong looked troubled, "This..."

"What's wrong?" Qiao Wanwan wasn't stupid; she quickly made the connection. "You've already investigated, haven't you? Is it Lin Mo?"

"Madam, you should ask Master Zhan instead."

Qiao Wanwan didn't linger and immediately went to Zhan Jingting's study.

Zhan Jingting was on the phone, and Qiao Wanwan waited patiently beside him. Only after he hung up did she ask, "Jingting, you know about seeing Lin Mo at the mall yesterday, right?"

The man calmly led her to the sofa, saying, "Sit down first."

"Tell me!" Qiao Wanwan said anxiously, "This isn't the first time I've seen him, I'm definitely not mistaken!"

Zhan Jingting grasped her shoulders. "Wanwan, I didn't want you to worry, so I told you you were wrong about what happened at the temple last time. Actually, I lied to you."

Qiao Wanwan's face paled. "Is it really Lin Mo? He's come back from the dead?"

"Don't scare yourself. The dead can't come back to life, and I didn't see Lin Mo either, because the temple's surveillance cameras were destroyed. I couldn't find any of the footage," Zhan Jingting explained. "Including the surveillance footage of you at the mall yesterday, that was also destroyed."

"How could this be... Even if it wasn't Lin Mo, this matter must be related to him!" Qiao Wanwan looked at the man in front of her. "Jing Ting, you don't know, I saw a shop assistant's back yesterday, and he looked a lot like Lin Mo. When Jiang Dong went to investigate, he couldn't find any such person... Now that I think about it, it's a good thing I didn't drink the tea he offered, otherwise it might have been poisoned."

"Well, it's good that you're always careful, otherwise it would be easy for an accident to happen."

Qiao Wanwan frowned deeply. "I rarely go out, yet I'm always being watched. It shows how well-prepared this person is. Jingting, this person is too dangerous; we must catch him as soon as possible!"

"Okay." Zhan Jingting poured her a cup of tea. "No rush, have some water first."

Qiao Wanwan took a sip of hot tea and gradually calmed down. "Do you have any direction now? Why would someone who looks so much like Lin Mo suddenly appear... Could he be related to the mastermind behind it all?"

“I think there’s a connection,” Zhan Jingting analyzed. “If he has nothing to do with the mastermind, he can stay hidden and reap the benefits without having to come out and attract our attention at this time.”

“That’s what I thought too,” Qiao Wanwan sighed. “I never expected that the mastermind behind this would be related to Lin Mo. Lin Mo had long since disappeared from our lives. If it weren’t for this sudden turn of events, I would have almost forgotten about him… By the way, could the mastermind be related to the Lin family?”

"I've already had Jiang Dong investigate, and so far, there's nothing suspicious about the Lin family."

Qiao Wanwan nodded. "We already knew about this beforehand. Lin Mo's parents are reasonable and didn't hold a grudge against us because of Lin Mo."

"These are just the surface; there may be things we don't know about behind the scenes." Zhan Jingting smiled faintly. "If they really came to us for revenge for Lin Mo, their relationship with Lin Mo is naturally not simple."