However, upon hearing this, the red-haired man seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world and burst into laughter, though his laughter was full of mockery.

The man standing next to Song Mai, who was missing an arm, glanced at Song Mai expressionlessly.

"Do you think our master looks like someone who's short of money?"

Song Mai knew that he was not lacking; at least in Pingjiang City, someone who could own such a large villa must be very wealthy.

She wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure if she hadn't been completely left with no other choice.

The red-haired man glanced at her, his eyes filled with arrogance.

"Stop making futile struggles. No one who falls into my hands can escape."

After saying that, he waved to the person next to him.

"Take her to the guest room on the second floor."

"yes."

Without giving Song Mai a chance to struggle, two men dressed in black dragged her upstairs, one on each side.

Song Mai kicked her legs incessantly, but her hands were bound, and the difference in physical strength between men and women was too great. Not only did she fail to break free, but she also successfully angered the man dragging her.

The man on the left growled in a low voice, "Move again and I'll kill you!"

Immediately afterwards, the door was opened, and Song Mai was roughly pushed into the room. Before she could even stand up straight, the door was closed.

Looking at the empty room, her unease intensified.

This is hardly a guest room.

The empty room contained only a bed, and nothing else.

Song Mai quickly checked the layout of the bedroom and the windows, trying to find a way to escape.

She was extremely worried, wondering if Team Leader Li had looked for her after discovering she was missing.

She was brought here without any warning, and apart from the fact that this matter was related to Zheng Yao, she didn't get any useful information. She didn't even know where the villa she was in was located, and her phone was taken away. She was completely cut off from the outside world.

And to make matters worse, after checking, she found that there was only one window in the room, and that window was sealed off with iron bars.

Even if the window could be opened, she couldn't escape.

She plopped down on the foot of the bed, feeling a sense of despair.

At the same time, after reporting the incident to the police, Team Leader Li also reported the situation to the group and immediately informed Song Mai's superior, Ji Fenghe.

At that moment, Ji Fenghe was in a departmental meeting, listening to reports from his colleagues on recent work progress, when he suddenly received a call from an unknown number. He instinctively hung up the phone.

But the owner of that number seemed determined to keep calling until he answered, and immediately called again.

He had no choice but to pause the meeting, pick up his phone, and walk aside to answer it.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Hello, are you Manager Ji? I am the team leader of the XE project team. My surname is Li."

Upon hearing the introduction, Ji Feng immediately realized that this was the project that Song Mai had been in charge of for the past two weeks.

"Hello, Team Leader Li, is there anything I can help you with?"

"There is something important I need to tell you."

Just as Ji Feng was waiting for him to continue, he suddenly didn't know how to describe the matter.

Are you suggesting he say that people from his department suddenly and mysteriously disappeared at the airport?

Ji Fenghe saw that it was something important, and then didn't continue talking for a long time.

Moreover, his project team will be returning from Pingjiang today, and he has no connection with this Team Leader Li; they have only met once but never spoken.

Isn't it a bit strange that he would suddenly call me at this time?

He immediately pressed, "What happened?"

Team Leader Li hesitated for a long time before finally speaking:

“Song Mai…she’s gone missing. I’ve already reported it to the group, but as her superior, I think it’s still necessary for me to tell you.”

Upon hearing this, Ji Fenghe's eyes immediately darkened.

"Gone? What do you mean, gone?"

Team Leader Li found it difficult to describe exactly what had happened, and could only give a brief account of what had occurred.

"How could this happen? How could a perfectly healthy, living person just vanish into thin air?"

When Ji Feng heard this, he felt as if he were listening to someone tell a bizarre news story.

How could Team Leader Li have known that such a thing would happen?

He was the one who found it the most unbelievable.

Everything seemed normal before Song Mai disappeared, yet the events that unfolded were so bizarre.

When he told the police, he described it repeatedly, afraid that he might have missed some details or that the police might not believe him.

"Manager Ji, do you know if Song Mai has experienced anything recently? Or has she made any enemies? After all, there's the possibility that she was kidnapped by enemies, or it's also possible that she encountered something and left without saying goodbye."

Upon hearing this, Ji Fenghe thought about it again and again, only to realize that he knew very little about Song Mai.

Song Mai has been in the translation department for some time now, yet he knows absolutely nothing about her personal situation.

For example, where does she live, does she have any siblings, how is she doing recently, and has anything happened to her?

He knew nothing about any of this. Just a short time ago, she had heard him talk about her background and experiences, and comforted him and encouraged him to take revenge. Yet, less than two weeks later, she had disappeared without a trace.

This made Ji Feng feel extremely guilty.

As her boss, he should at least have learned more about her and shown her more care; perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way.

"Sorry, I don't know. I'll go ask around among her friends and see if they know anything."

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Meanwhile, news of Song Mai's sudden disappearance had already spread among the higher-ups, and everyone was discussing it.

Shen Que accompanied Chu Xing on this business trip to the United States and has not yet returned. Assistant Lu is at the company overseeing and handling all matters.

Upon learning of this, he was so shocked that he spilled his coffee.

Without bothering to wipe the coffee off his clothes, he strode back to his office, muttering to himself.

"It's over, it's really over now!"

Mr. Yun is still away on his business trip and his wife has disappeared. What should we do?

It was morning in Country M, and Chu Xing and Shen Que were having breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

The man was reading a newspaper while drinking coffee.

Shen Que, however, found it very difficult to understand the behavior of men reading newspapers.

Even though he is the founder of one of the world's top three technology companies, and there are so many quick and convenient ways to get the latest information, including the news software developed by Yunxing Group, he chose the most primitive one.

And they seem to be quite devoted to this method.

At least every time Shen Que went on a business trip with him, the man would read the newspaper while eating breakfast.