Lu Han hurried upstairs, closed the door tightly, and dialed Fan Tong's number with trembling hands.

The device prompted me to shut down several times in a row.

His lips curled down, his terrified eyes flashing with anger, and he slammed his phone to the ground.

As Lu Han watched the screen crack like a spider web, something suddenly occurred to her.

He picked up his phone and went downstairs looking anxious.

"Mom, I'm going out for a bit!"

Before Qin Fengying could agree, he spun out like a gust of wind.

This phone number contains all the information he had about his communication with Fan Tong. If Fan Tong's phone falls into the hands of the police, how could he possibly escape?

"Uncle Wang, please take me to the service center quickly..."

Just then, the driver returned, and Lu Han opened the car door and plopped down inside.

...

Du Guanglong searched back and forth along the main roads and alleys leading out of the residential area several times.

After confirming that Lu Baoqi had not left the community, he called Lu Yi and went straight to the property management office to check the surveillance footage.

With the strengthening of security measures in recent years, the property management has installed a lot of surveillance cameras, but there really aren't any in the nooks and crannies.

Lu Yi has lived here for more than ten years and is fully aware of the situation.

After receiving Du Guanglong's call, he walked along the path between the two buildings deeper into the residential area.

Many of the residents in this community are elderly.

Seniors have a lot of free time, so besides exercising, they also keep cats and dogs.

Many of the cat houses and dog kennels were built by them spontaneously.

Some were simply cardboard boxes or plastic boxes that had been repurposed; some were discarded furniture; and others were cages that they had specially bought from the market.

Since Lu Baoqi is afraid of seeing people, she definitely won't go to crowded places.

Lu Yi specifically chose places with few people and many animals to search, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find any trace of Lu Baoqi.

"Eight minutes ago, the security camera at the west gate of the community captured Miss Lu's figure. She went towards the wall... It looks like she's over there..."

Du Guanglong called again, and the property management staff spoke up.

"That's the garbage room. Our staff finished cleaning it and went home!"

Lu Yi thought to himself, even though Lu Baoqi is crazy, she is still such a respectable person, she wouldn't stoop so low as to hide in a garbage dump.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yi shook his head helplessly and walked in that direction.

Du Guanglong saw him on the surveillance camera and quickly thanked the property management staff, saying, "Sorry to bother you, I'll call you right away once I find him."

Lu Yi searched inside and out, but still couldn't find Lu Baoqi.

Aunt Wu followed breathlessly, her nose red and swollen, and said, "Young Master Lu..."

Lu Yi helped her sit down on a wooden bench by the roadside. "Aunt Wu, I'm not some young master. Just call me Lu Yi. Have you made a phone call?"

Aunt Wu raised her sleeve and wiped her eyes.

"I've already called, and the eldest young lady is on her way... It's all my fault. If anything happens to the third young lady, I can't stay in the Lu family any longer!"

"According to the surveillance footage, she didn't leave the community. You rest here for a while, and I'll look for her more carefully. She'll be fine!"

Lu Yi thought Lu Baoqi was going crazy because she had gotten too into character and couldn't get out of it from time to time.

At that moment, he was completely unaware of the seriousness of Lu Baoqi's condition.

Du Guanglong originally wanted to call his brothers to help, but after meeting up with Lu Yi, he told him his idea, and Lu Yi refused without even thinking about it.

"There's no need to make such a fuss, besides, Lu Baoqi's circle is full of trouble..."

"Oh right, she's a celebrity. If word gets out, we'll be on the news too, which wouldn't be good!"

Du Guanglong and Lu Yi bent over, looking around at the cat houses and dog sheds.

Meow!

Just when the two thought there was little hope, they suddenly heard a chilling cat meow.

It wasn't the soft, babyish meow of a normal cat; instead, it sounded exactly like the shrill scream of a cat being choked.

Meow!

The two looked at each other, then crept towards the direction from which the sound came.

In the bushes behind a row of trash cans in the corner, there was a low space that was slantedly made of an old tarpaulin.

There were occasional rustling sounds coming from inside, including cat meows and people breathing.

"Lu Baoqi!"

Lu Yi picked up a tree branch and lifted a corner of the tarpaulin.

Before you could even see what was inside, the branch was suddenly yanked away and snatched from you.

"Lu Baoqi, stop playing tricks and come out here!"

Aside from elderly people feeding cats, no one would be so bored as to play hide-and-seek in such a place.

Besides her, Lu Yi couldn't think of anyone else.

As soon as he finished speaking, the noise inside suddenly stopped.

Du Guanglong pulled Lu Yi behind him, grabbed a corner of the tarpaulin, and threw him out forcefully.

The next second, the two of them were both stunned!

Lu Baoqi was seen with her hair disheveled, holding a large tabby cat in one hand and stuffing cat food into her mouth with the other.

Under the dark night sky, she resembled a beast possessed by some hungry ghost, her eyes and movements extremely distorted and insane.

Upon seeing the audience, her eyebrows slightly raised, the alluring charm emanating from the ends of her eyebrows contrasting sharply with the terror in her eyes, creating an indescribable sense of dissonance that felt eerie.

"I didn't mean to. I'll eat some, and you eat some too, okay?"

She stuffed a few pieces of cat food into her mouth, then lowered her hand and forced it into the cat's mouth under her armpit.

The old cat's neck was tightly clamped by her elbow, and it twisted its head in protest.

That terrifying scream came from its mouth.

"Is this really Miss Lu San?"

Du Guanglong had seen Lu Baoqi's true face before, but now that he saw her in person again, he couldn't recognize her at all.

Lu Yi was also greatly surprised.

"Right!"

The cat got angry, stretched out its claws, and scratched a bloody mark on Lu Baoqi's wrist before shrieking and running away.

"It wasn't me, I didn't do it..."

Lu Baoqi mechanically turned her head, stared at Lu Yi with wide eyes, covered her head with her hands, and suddenly threw herself into Du Guanglong's arms.

"He listens to you, please tell him it wasn't me, make him leave and stop bothering me...please!"

Fear was written all over Lu Baoqi's delicate face.

Completely disregarding the injury on her wrist, she gripped Du Guanglong's arm tightly, as if trying to meld herself into his body.

Du Guanglong stood stiffly, looking at Lu Yi with a troubled expression, unsure of what to do.

"Ah, this...you saw it all. I didn't do anything to her. She pounced on me herself."

Lu Yi frowned and scrutinized Lu Baoqi with a critical look.

"Lu Baoqi, take a good look at me. Do you still recognize me?"

He deliberately took a few steps closer and leaned forward towards Lu Baoqi.

"No, I don't know you, I've never seen you before. Go away, go away now, please stop torturing me, I know I was wrong!"

Lu Baoqi glanced at Lu Yi once, then trembled violently and buried her head in Du Guanglong's chest.