Renmin University of China and Kyoto Institute of Technology are very close to each other, and Chen Jing and Tang Wanqiao often do part-time jobs together when they don't have classes.

Today is Friday, and neither of them has class this afternoon, which is the day they agreed to go to their part-time jobs together.

However, Chen Jing waited for a long time at their usual meeting place, but Tang Wanqiao still did not appear when it was almost time for her part-time job. She called Tang Wanqiao's dormitory but no one answered.

Chen Jing was a little angry. She felt that if something happened, she should have told her in advance. It was terrible to break the promise without saying a word. She went to the tea restaurant where she worked part-time, feeling sullen.

But shortly after starting work, Tang Wanqiao's two roommates came looking for her.

They said Tang Wanqiao didn't return to her dorm last night, nor did she go back to school this morning, and they couldn't contact her.

They knew she usually worked part-time at this tea restaurant on Friday afternoons, which is why they came to find her.

Chen Jing was stunned. She asked her boss for leave and then contacted all her high school classmates in Kyoto, but none of them had seen Tang Wanqiao.

At this point, she became agitated again. "Jiang Jiang, I went to the police station to report the case, but the police told me that it wasn't time to accept missing persons reports yet, and that we should keep looking."

But that's not right! You know, Qiaoqiao usually has a very regular lifestyle; she wouldn't stay out all night unless something went wrong!

Jiang Xiaoli understood the whole story and asked, "Is Tang Wanqiao in a relationship?"

"No!" Chen Jing said firmly, "Besides studying, we spend most of our time working part-time to earn money. We don't have time to date!"

"Besides working part-time at this tea restaurant with you, does she have any other part-time jobs that she goes to by herself?"

Chen Jing nodded. "Qiaoqiao has a tutoring job, tutoring a junior high school student every Wednesday evening. But it seems like something happened at the child's family these past two weeks, and Qiaoqiao hasn't been able to go for two weeks in a row. She was grumbling to me the day before yesterday that she thinks they might have replaced her but were too embarrassed to tell her directly."

She pressed further, "Do you know her tutor's address?"

Chen Jing nodded, "I know, she has classes in the evenings. At first, she was worried about safety and took me to familiarize myself with the place once."

Jiang Xiaoli thought for a moment, made a phone call, and then said, "Let's eat first, and after we eat, we'll go to the place where Tang Wanqiao works part-time and ask her."

Chen Jing had a poor appetite. "Jiang Jiang, you eat. I don't have an appetite."

She put some food in her bowl. "Chen Jing, we don't know what Tang Wanqiao's situation is right now. All we can do is try our best to find her while protecting ourselves, understand?"

“I understand the logic, but the thought that something might have happened to her makes me so angry. I was even complaining about her at noon…”

"Eat first!" Jiang Xiaoli interrupted her before she could finish speaking.

Seeing that she finally picked up her chopsticks, Jiang Xiaoli explained, "We still can't be sure whether Tang Wanqiao is unable to come back because she's tied up with some trivial matters or if she's really in danger. Stay calm and don't waste your energy. There will be a way to solve this, okay?"

Chen Jing sighed and silently lowered her head to eat.

Twenty minutes later, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and a slender, short-haired girl came in and called out, "Chairman Jiang."

Jiang Xiaoli nodded to her, wiped her mouth, and pulled Chen Jing, saying, "Let's go, lead the way."

Chen Jing asked hesitantly, "Jiang Jiang, who is this?"

She simply replied with two words, "Bodyguard."

Although she had just said some words to comfort Chen Jing, she had a very bad feeling. Under these circumstances, she could only ask Yang Guang to send someone over to protect her safety.

Tang Wanqiao's tutoring place was not far from their school. It was a nice residential compound with most of the buildings being five-story houses. However, the place where Tang Wanqiao was tutoring was a separate courtyard.

They knocked on the door, and soon a middle-aged man came over. He opened the gate about 10 centimeters and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Chen Jing quickly stepped forward and asked, "Hello, we are friends of Tang Wanqiao, your son's tutor. Did you see her yesterday?"

"No! My son doesn't need a tutor anymore! You can leave!" The middle-aged man firmly denied it and closed the courtyard gate.

Chen Jing's face was deathly pale. "Jiang Jiang, there's still no news of Qiao Qiao..."

Cao Jie suddenly spoke up, "Chairman Jiang, I'm a little..."

"Let's go back first!" Jiang Xiaoli interrupted her.

Back in the car, she spoke in a low voice, "Cao Jie, that person's behavior just now wasn't right, was it?"

Cao Jie nodded. "He opened the door with only a very small gap, being very cautious. Also, when Miss Chen mentioned the name Tang Wanqiao, his breathing rhythm clearly paused for a moment. I think he lied just now."

Chen Jing exclaimed excitedly, "He's lying? Then he must have hidden Qiao Qiao!"

Jiang Xiaoli pressed down on her shoulder, "Calm down! We don't have any evidence right now!"

"What should we do..." Chen Jing couldn't hold back her tears and burst into sobs. "Qiao Qiao won't, she won't..."

Jiang Xiaoli rubbed her temples and said in a deep voice, "Stop crying! What good will crying do?!"

Seeing that she finally covered her mouth and controlled herself, Jiang Xiaoli said to Cao Jie, "You keep an eye on her for a while, I'll take her to report the case."

Cao Jie nodded in agreement, "Okay."

When they arrived at the police station, the police officer recognized Chen Jing. "Oh, young lady, didn't I tell you this afternoon that your classmate might have gone out to play somewhere? If she still hasn't returned by tomorrow, then come back and report it!"

Jiang Xiaoli took out a business card from her bag. "Hello, officer, this is my business card. We have some new clues that we'd like to discuss with you."

The "Jiang's Building" also falls under the jurisdiction of this police station. The police are very familiar with the name "Jiang's Group." "Chairman Jiang?"

She nodded. "Yes, can we sit down and talk?"

The police officer nodded and led them to an office. "Wait a moment, I'll go get someone."

A short while later, the duty officer and the policeman from before came over together.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jiang Xiaoli recounted what had happened.

The duty officer gave a wry smile. "Chairman Jiang, we understand your concern for your classmates' safety, but this little bit of information is really not convincing enough."

Jiang Xiaoli was about to say something when her phone rang. It was Cao Jie calling. "Chairwoman Jiang, Cui Jin just went out and bought several meals for several people, but when I was strolling around the family compound, I found out that his wife is currently getting a divorce from him and has taken the child back to her parents' home. He is now living alone."

The police officer who was receiving them also noticed something was wrong. "Captain, this is definitely not normal."