Chapter 133 Southwest Direction

Seeing Si Youlin sitting upright in front of the computer, looking at the keywords on the screen with a puzzled expression, Si Zuochen slowly asked, "Fortune telling? What are you trying to do?"

Upon hearing this, Si Youlin looked up at him, his eyes darkening slightly, and replied in a low voice, "Find someone."

“I learned from Uncle Anan that my father has been preoccupied lately because he can’t find anyone, so I’m going to help him.”

Then he turned to the interface, casting a wide net, placing an order online and choosing the most trustworthy one.

Hearing his explanation, a hint of doubt flashed in Si Zuochen's eyes: "Shouldn't you go to the police station to find someone? What's the use of looking at this?"

As he spoke, a slight smirk played on his lips, his face showing disdain: "What? You actually believe in this?"

Si Youlin ignored his teasing and focused intently on browsing, finally fixing his gaze on one of the shops.

Although sales volume is not high, it is a five-star store with a 100% positive review rate.

Although he didn't understand these things, he knew that fortune telling was mostly wrong and couldn't be accurate every time. So when he saw this exception, his eyes lit up.

Seeing this, Si Zuochen lowered his eyes and then reminded him, "These positive reviews are all fake. Choose carefully."

Si Youlin nodded and replied in a low voice, "Okay."

Then he placed the order without hesitation. Seeing that his words seemed pointless, Si Zuochen pursed his lips and stopped looking at this deceptive operation.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Ran's shop also received an order for a missing person. This was the simplest order for her, so she used copper coins to make a divination and pointed out the direction.

Si Youlin originally thought that this kind of thing would take a long time, but he didn't expect that he would get a reply in less than five minutes after he expressed his request.

"Southwest direction."

Seeing that the reply from the other side was only these four words, Si Youlin frowned slightly and murmured, "Southwest?"

Upon seeing this, Si Zuochen couldn't help but scoff, "So fast? You can't be making this up, can you?"

Si Youlin also hesitated, but decided to try anything, telling Gu Nan the result and asking him to follow this direction.

"How did you know it was in the southwest?" Gu Nan asked in surprise after the call was connected.

"I went online to find a fortune teller..."

"Fortune telling?" Gu Nan raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing across her face.

Si Youlin assumed that Si Zuochen shared the same skepticism about this behavior, believing it lacked scientific basis.

He quickly explained, "Yes, I've done the research. This person's calculations are quite accurate. You can give it a try; it'll give you a direction."

"It would be great if we found it, but if we don't, we can always go back to square one."

Hearing Si Youlin's explanation, Gu Nan smiled and replied, "Okay, I understand. I had thought of this method before, but I just didn't have the means to do so."

His words were tactful, but in reality, they were rejected by Si Yanxiao with a single sentence.

"I see..." Si Youlin breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought you were so surprised because you didn't support it."

"No." Gu Nan chuckled. "I'm just surprised that you could think of this without me having to say it. I'm just surprised."

The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone.

Before searching for the person, Gu Nan specifically asked Si Youlin for the shop name and sent someone to secretly investigate who was behind it.

This kind of thing must be done flawlessly.

However, the person behind the scenes that was discovered during the investigation took him by surprise.

"Jiang Ran?" Gu Nan murmured, looking at the person in front of her. "Are you sure it's true?"

The subordinate nodded repeatedly and replied in a low voice, "Yes, I specifically checked the registrant, and I also checked the IP address; it did indeed originate from the villa."

Gu Nan only gave him the store name to look up, but didn't tell him anything else.

Just to be on the safe side, he still spoke up to remind everyone, "Don't mention this to anyone else."

After a slight pause, he continued, "Including President Si." The subordinate, puzzled, nodded and replied in a low voice, "Yes, I understand."

"Go down." Gu Nan waved his hand casually, and the subordinate responded and left the office, closing the door behind him.

Gu Nan picked up the investigation materials and pursed her lips slightly.

It's true what they say: you can't force flowers to bloom, but you can grow willows without thinking.

He had originally placed his hopes on Jiang Ran, after all, he had witnessed her abilities and she was truly capable.

On the one hand, Si Yanxiao directly rejected this approach, and on the other hand, he felt uneasy about it after thinking it over.

Even if she had made many mistakes in the past, how could she possibly figure out where her love rival was?

It was a bit too unfair to her, but unexpectedly, things turned out to be a happy accident, and the blame came back to her after all.

Thinking of this, Gu Nan felt a pang of guilt, sighed softly, and closed her eyes slightly.

When she opened her eyes again, the hesitation from before was gone, and her eyes were full of clarity.

He might have to think about it if it were anyone else, but if the person who did this divination was Jiang Ran...

The result was pretty much the same.

He then got up and walked outside, instructing the people around him, "Investigate in the southwest direction!"

"yes."

That afternoon, Gu Nan received confirmation that she had found Bai Zhuwei's tombstone.

"Are you sure?" Gu Nan asked repeatedly.

"It is indeed Miss Bai's tombstone, and the birth date matches." The man's voice slowly came from the receiver.

Upon hearing this, Gu Nan felt as if a weight had been lifted from her heart. She replied softly, "Okay, send someone to guard that place. I'll be there right away."

He then hung up the phone.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Si Yanxiao was undergoing rehabilitation exercises, completely unaware that Gu Nan had made progress.

Jiang Ran felt a bit bored after staying indoors all day, so she decided to go to the back garden to clear her head. As soon as she stepped out of the room, she saw Si Youlin sitting alone in the hall, looking listless with his head down.

A look of confusion flashed across his face, then he walked to her side and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Si Youlin was startled, then shook his head: "It's nothing."

Seeing that he seemed reluctant to talk, Jiang Ran slowly sat down next to him and comforted him, "It might be better to talk about whatever is bothering you."

"It's much better to have someone to brainstorm with than to rack your brains for ages without figuring it out."

Jiang Ran spoke gently and softly, and Si Youlin, who was already upset, felt somewhat relieved upon hearing her voice.

A flicker of hesitation crossed his face, then he looked up at her, only to see her tilting her head slightly towards him, as if waiting for his answer like a friend.

Si Youlin's heart skipped a beat, a feeling he couldn't quite put into words welled up inside him. He bit his lip and then slowly spoke.

"Really?"

"Really." Jiang Ran nodded. "So, would you be willing to tell me about your troubles?"

Si Youlin remained silent, and she did not urge him either, but sat quietly to the side and waited.

After a long while, Si Youlin lowered his eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "I don't know how to get along with my father. I always feel that there is an invisible barrier between us."

"He didn't seem to care much about us, which was completely different from what I had imagined."

Listening to Si Youlin's troubles, Jiang Ran rested her chin on her hand and murmured aloud.

"Hmm... what you said makes sense."

"You think so too?" Si Youlin seemed to have found a common ground and quickly turned around to ask.

Jiang Ran nodded slowly, then replied, "I agree that you two aren't very close."

"But if you say I don't care about you, then I have to disagree."

"Why?" Si Youlin frowned slightly, his face showing confusion.

Jiang Ran turned to look at him, but instead of answering, she changed the subject and asked, "Do you feel that he doesn't care about you because he's so distant from you and doesn't communicate with you?"

Si Youlin lowered his brow slightly, then slowly nodded.

Then Jiang Ran continued, "But this is also another way he cares about you."

"Another way?" A look of confusion appeared in Si Youlin's eyes: "If you care about us, why would you distance yourself from us? Isn't that a contradiction?"

Jiang Ran listened to his rebuttal and shook her index finger from side to side twice to indicate that something was wrong.

He then explained in a deep voice, "If he didn't care about you, he could treat you like ordinary people. Why would he deliberately avoid you every time? Do you really think that someone in such a high position can't even face two children?"

Upon hearing this, Si Youlin recalled Si Yanxiao's previous avoidance and fell into deep thought.