Zhou Shuyan didn't even need to search specifically.

I just opened the news website and saw a big headline on the homepage.

[The head of the Zhou family has disappeared, and his life or death is still unknown. 】

Zhou Shuyan clicked on it and saw that the main text said that Zhou family patriarch Zhou Shuyan was missing and his life or death was unknown.

Zhou Shuyan's father died early, leaving only his widowed mother at home.

Therefore, all affairs of the Zhou family are currently temporarily handled by Zhou Shuyan’s second uncle Zhou Xueyi.

Zhou Shuyan searched for other related news about the Zhou family.

There have also been many personnel changes in the Zhou family’s company, Chengzhou Group.

Zhou Shuyan noticed that Zhou Xueyi promoted some people, or transferred them horizontally, or promoted them in name only but demoted them secretly, or simply dismissed some people.

And these people happened to be Zhou Shuyan's confidants.

They are not only Zhou Shuyan's confidants, but also the executives and backbone of Chengzhou Group.

They were all promoted by Zhou Shuyan, who valued talents.

According to their talents in their respective fields, they are assigned corresponding positions within Chengzhou Group.

And they have not let Zhou Shuyan down.

During Zhou Shuyan's tenure as the CEO of Chengzhou, Chengzhou continued to widen the gap with its competitors in the same industry, becoming one of the few rivals in China.

Zhou Shuyan carefully collected the news on the Internet, leaned back in his chair, and sorted out the content with his eyes closed.

Second uncle Zhou Xueyi has always been eyeing the position of head of the family and has been causing a lot of trouble.

But this time he actually wanted to kill him directly. Even if Zhou Shuyan was prepared, he could not defend himself after all.

From the information available, his mother is safe.

In Zhou Xueyi's opinion, Mrs. Zhou knew nothing and posed no threat to him. Keeping her in the Zhou family as a mascot would also help him gain a good reputation for being a good sister-in-law.

Zhou Xueyi only needs to get rid of those diehard fans of Zhou Shuyan who can really threaten his position.

Zhou Shuyan was thinking about the list of his confidants in his mind.

His itinerary this time was naturally kept secret. The fact that Zhou Xueyi knew about it meant that someone among his confidants had betrayed him.

He knew his mother must be worried, but he couldn't contact her now.

My mother is a simple person and will be exposed if she is cheated. Facing an old fox like Zhou Xueyi, if he tells his mother that he is safe, he will end up hurting her instead.

As for those confidants, Zhou Shuyan reviewed them over and over again in his mind and ultimately did not contact any of them.

He would not suspect anyone without any clues, but he also did not dare to trust anyone casually.

In the end, Zhou Shuyan got off the internet.

He was not sure about the model of the Internet cafe, whether the next person to use his machine would not be able to see the usage record of the previous customer.

At least when he used it just now, there was no record of anyone else using it.

But Zhou Shuyan still carefully cleared all browsing and search records before turning off the phone and leaving.

He walked out of the Internet cafe, but did not return to Hexing Village immediately. Instead, he found a telephone booth on the roadside and made a call.

"Hello?" The call came from the other end, and the deep voice revealed obvious impatience.

Qi Sishen always treats such unfamiliar numbers without any remarks as advertising calls.

However, this time the phone did not remind me that it was an advertisement or a scam call, so Qi Sishen answered the call anyway out of fear of missing someone.

Hearing his friend's familiar voice, Zhou Shuyan's lips curled slightly, and for the first time in these days, he felt relaxed and at ease in a real sense.

"It's me." Zhou Shuyan said.

If there is one person in this world whom he can trust unconditionally at any time, it must be Qi Sishen.

Being able to make phone calls and talk proves that the person is still there.

Judging from the voice, he seems to be in good health.

Otherwise, Qi Sishen would think the word "death" is unlucky.

"There was an accident and I almost died. But I was saved by a kind-hearted person," Zhou Shuyan explained.

Qi Sishen immediately said, "Was it your second uncle who did this?"

Zhou Shuyan dared to contact Qi Sishen not only because he trusted him, but also because he had confidence in his good friend. No matter who Zhou Xueyi could do something to, he could not do it to Qi Sishen himself.

He was also not worried that his conversation with Qi Sishen would be monitored by Zhou Xueyi or leaked to Zhou Xueyi.

"I just disappeared, and the Zhou family was completely taken over by Zhou Xueyi. It's too obvious." Zhou Shuyan said sarcastically, "He really can't even wait for a moment. He is so impatient. No wonder he can't accomplish anything."

"I'm glad you're okay. When will you be back?" Qi Sishen breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's not convenient for me to go back now." Zhou Shuyan said, "There is a traitor around me. I need to take a good look at him during this period of time."

"What can I do to help you?" Qi Sishen said immediately.

Zhou Shuyan pinched his brows and said, "Please get me an ID card first."

He can't always be an illegal resident.

Qi Sishen: “…”

"Good fellow, you are in such a bad situation now." Qi Sishen knew that Zhou Shuyan was fine, and now he was in the mood to joke, "Where are you? I'll go there in person and take a look at you. And since it is confirmed that it was Zhou Xueyi who did it, I don't feel comfortable leaving your matter to others."

"In Hetai Town." Zhou Shuyan did not mention Hexing Village, not because he did not trust Qi Sishen, but if Qi Sishen went to Hexing Village, it would probably scare the villagers.

Even though the villagers didn't know Qi Sishen, they could tell that he was not an ordinary person.

So it is safer to stay in Hetai Town.

The two of them made another appointment, and Zhou Shuyan warned him, "Be careful, don't let Zhou Xueyi target you."

"Okay, don't worry." After Qi Sishen finished talking to Zhou Shuyan, he hung up the phone without any delay and started to deal with the matters going to Hetai Town.

The two of them made a special appointment to meet a few days later.

It would be convenient for Qi Sishen to arrange his work schedule first, so as to avoid leaving in too haste and being targeted by Zhou Xueyi.

Qi Sishen does his job carefully, and Zhou Shuyan feels at ease.

By the time Zhou Shuyan finished dealing with all these things and returned to Hexing Village, it was already dark.

Lu Youxi was worried about Zhou Shuyan and kept watching him silently. When he saw that Zhou Shuyan came back so late, he became suspicious and became more careful about his every move.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day that Zhou Shuyan and Qi Sishen had agreed to meet.

In order to avoid being noticed, Qi Sishen did not dare to leave the imperial capital for too long.

So come on the same day and return on the same day.

When Qi Sishen arrived at Hetai Town, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon.

Zhou Shuyan and Qi Sishen met at an inconspicuous restaurant in Hetai Town.

Although the restaurant is inconspicuous, it has private rooms.

The two discussed some things in the private room.

Zhou Shuyan handed Qi Sishen two names, "Please keep an eye on these two people. If there is no problem, I will contact one of them."

"Okay." Qi Sishen remembered the two names, took out a lighter, and burned the list on the spot.

(End of this chapter)