mystery

After a three-minute silence, Lin Yuan spoke first: "How about this, I'll have someone look for it for you later. Ask me for any news and I'll let you know as soon as possible."

"Really?" Xu Feifei looked up at her suddenly, her eyes shining.

"real."

"That's great, thank you so much."

"I'll call someone to check now. You should eat first; I see you haven't eaten much tonight." Lin Yuan put a few pieces of meat on her plate and urged her to eat quickly.

With a major problem in her mind potentially resolved, Xu Feifei felt much less stressed and had a great appetite. Lin Yuan kept piling her favorite dishes on her plate, and she ate her fill, completely satisfied.

I believe we should have news about Su Huan in a couple of days, and the person who imprisoned her will also come to light.

Two days later, Xu Feifei still couldn't find out where Su Huan was, and Su Huan didn't appear by her side as before, even though it was a bug.

It's unclear whether Lin Yuan staying home all day prevented Su Huan from exploiting the bug, or if something unexpected happened to Su Huan.

A few days later, the detective sent several videos. In the first video, Su Huan got into a car with a man. She didn't struggle or resist at all and got in normally.

Judging from the video, the two seem to know each other.

After getting into the car, it disappeared from the surveillance footage.

After that video finished playing, Lin Yuan clicked on another video, which showed the car driving into an underground parking lot.

When the car drove in, Su Huan could be seen sitting in it, but after the car drove out, Su Huan was no longer in the car, only the driver was there.

The driver was wearing a hat, with the brim pulled low, obscuring any of his facial features.

Xu Feifei frowned, and only after all the videos had finished playing did she ask, "Su Huan got off at this parking lot? Where is this parking lot?"

"It's not entirely certain at the moment, but this parking lot is the underground parking lot of a shopping mall in City A."

"Now that Su Huan got off here, are we sure she's in the shopping mall?"

Lin Yuan shook her head and said, "It's not very clear. Neither the surveillance cameras in the elevator nor the mall's cameras captured Su Huan's image, so we can't be sure where she is right now."

In an instant, Xu Feifei stared at her with wide eyes and said, "Disappeared into thin air?"

"I'm not sure. It's possible they took the stairs, and there are no security cameras on the stairs. This needs time to investigate, and it may take a long time."

Xu Feifei stared blankly at the computer screen, the black screen reflecting her disappointed expression.

Su Huan's current location is shrouded in mystery and she has disappeared without a trace, which is worrying.

"Is this considered a kidnapping? We can call the police, and they'll help us find the kidnapper, right?" Xu Feifei asked Lin Yuan, looking up at her blankly.

"How did you determine it was a kidnapping case?" Lin Yuan asked, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Xu Feifei reopened the video and pointed at the driver, saying, "The person driving is the one who kidnapped Su Huan."

Lin Yuan followed her finger and said, "There's no concrete evidence. Besides, the two seemed to know each other when they got in the car, so it can't be proven that it was a kidnapping."

Seeing that Lin Yuan denied her, Xu Feifei said anxiously, "No, no, Su Huan told me before that she was kidnapped."

"What?" Lin Yuan's eyes sharpened instantly as she stared at her.

Startled by this sudden change, Xu Feifei realized she had said the wrong thing and avoided her gaze, saying, "No, it's nothing."

"Su Huan told you she was kidnapped. When did she tell you that?" Lin Yuan pressed, looking into her eyes.

Lin Yuan overheard what she said. Now, what can she say? What excuse or lie could she tell to convince Lin Yuan?

"Uh... I misspoke. It was just my personal intuition, my sixth sense." After Xu Feifei finished speaking, she looked at the ground unnaturally and lowered her head.

The lie was clumsy, and Lin Yuan could spot it at a glance. But she really didn't know how to tell Lin Yuan about it; the fewer people who knew about the other world, the better.

Lin Yuan watched her quietly, without exposing her lie.

She could spot Xu Feifei lying immediately. When Xu Feifei lied, she would avoid looking her in the eye, her eyes darting around.

After a long silence, Lin Yuan said, "I think the kidnapping case probably can't be filed, but we can try the missing persons case."

Xu Feifei thought about it and felt it made sense.

"Shall we go to the police station now?"

"Let's go tomorrow, it's getting late. There aren't many police officers on duty at night, they might be too busy. Going during the day will probably be more effective."

Xu Feifei pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

"It's getting late, why don't you go wash up first? I'll warm up a glass of milk for you. What kind of fruit would you like?"

Xu Feifei shook her head and said, "No need, I don't want to eat anything right now. I want to take a shower."

As she reached the door, she glanced back at Lin Yuan, their eyes met, and she quickly looked away. Her mind was a complete mess.

To cover up her secret, she wove one lie after another, which eventually forced her and Lin Yuan to live under a web of lies.

It's certain that Su Huan was kidnapped, but who exactly kidnapped her? Did that person really know Su Huan came from another world? And why were they preventing Su Huan from going back?

Will Su Huan be found faster if we report it to the police tomorrow? Will everything get better?

"Sigh." Xu Feifei let out a long sigh.

One question after another popped into my head, each one filled with confusion and bewilderment.

After seeing her go back to her room to take a shower, Lin Yuan got up and went up to the third floor, returning to that small study.

By reviewing the surveillance video from that day, she could now confirm that Su Huan had indeed come here. As for how she did it, she couldn't guess.

He took out another phone from a cabinet. He opened the folder, selected another video, and the video image clearly showed the dormitory's surveillance footage.

She remembered that what happened was similar to what had happened a few days earlier. Xu Feifei had also heard a sound, but the surveillance camera did not capture anyone.

From then on, Xu Feifei and Su Huan became acquainted without her knowledge, probably because Su Huan approached her around that time.

Lin Yuan watched the videos several times in a row, her lips pursed, the light from the computer screen reflecting in her eyes, making them appear exceptionally cold.

His eyelids were half-closed, and his eyes were dark. He had a rough guess in his mind, and took out his phone to make a call.

"How has she been lately? Has anything changed?"

"No, everything is normal as usual."

"Okay. Have you been doing what I said these past few days? Watching her every day, touching her every hour?"

"Yes, everything will be done according to your requirements," the person on the other end of the phone said respectfully. Although the request was strange, they still did as the employer asked.

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, then said something about rigorous monitoring before hanging up the phone. Connecting the dots in her mind, she quickly formed her own judgment.

After Xu Feifei finished showering, she didn't see Lin Yuan. After leaving her room, she looked around the living room and found a glass of milk on the table.

It was still warm to the touch.

This is a habit of Lin Yuan's; she always prepares a cup of hot milk for her before she brushes her teeth at night to go to bed.

It seems that Lin Yuan possesses many of the good habits described in the novel.

But she really had no appetite tonight. Su Huan's matter was making her very worried, and now she was completely confused and didn't know what to do.

Xu Feifei looked at the milk in her hand, hesitating whether to give it to Lin Yuan or pour it away. Lin Yuan was quite domineering when it came to Xu Feifei drinking milk, watching her drink it almost every day without giving her a chance to refuse.

After thinking it over, and adhering to the principle of not wasting food, she reheated the milk and gave it to Lin Yuan to drink.

Xu Feifei carried the warmed milk upstairs to the second floor, knocked on the door of Lin Yuan's room, and called out, "Lin Yuan."

After knocking for a long time, there was no response from inside the door.

Xu Feifei was puzzled, looking at the tightly closed door.

"Lin Yuan".

Xu Feifei shouted loudly from the second floor, but only a faint echo answered her.

The big house always seemed empty, quiet, and even a little eerie at night.

She called out several times, but received no response. Xu Feifei started to panic and quickly took out her phone to send a message to Lin Yuan.

The elevator dinged as soon as the message was sent.

In the empty, silent house, the sound was exceptionally loud and frightening. Xu Feifei was startled and turned around sharply to see Lin Yuan walking out of the elevator.

My heart finally settled down, and I felt much more relaxed. I went to greet you with the milk, saying worriedly, "Where have you been? I was looking for you, but I couldn't find you. I heated up some milk for you, so drink it while it's hot."

Lin Yuan looked at the milk in her hand and said, "I put a cup of hot milk for you in the living room. Have you drunk it?"

"Drink up, drink up. I saw there was only one glass of milk on the table, so I guessed you hadn't heated one up for yourself. So I went to the kitchen to heat one up for you. Feel it, it's still hot."

After he finished speaking, he handed the milk in his hand to her and looked at her expectantly.

Lin Yuan picked up the milk; it was still quite hot, definitely fresh out of the oven. She blew on it, then drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing this, Xu Feifei quickly stopped her, saying, "Hey, slow down, the milk is still hot."

"It's okay, I've finished drinking." Lin Yuan put the empty cup aside.

Xu Feifei couldn't help but say, "Don't drink so fast next time. Drinking and eating too quickly, as well as eating food that is too hot, will greatly harm your stomach and intestines."

Lin Yuan looked at her and smiled, "Okay, I won't do it again next time."

"Feifei, do you still remember the promise you made to me?"

"What agreement?"

Xu Feifei looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Lin Yuan frowned, then relaxed her brows, teasingly approaching her step by step, "Does this remind you of anything?"

This scene instantly reminded Xu Feifei of their agreement from a few days ago. Her face flushed red, and she lowered her head, saying, "I remember. Isn't the final date tomorrow? I'll tell you tomorrow. It's getting late, I'm going to sleep now."

Hearing this answer, Lin Yuan smiled with satisfaction and grabbed Feifei's wrist as she tried to escape, saying, "I look forward to your reply. Goodnight, Feifei."