Chapter 232: Come Prepared
"……What?!"
Pei Xingzhi slammed the table and stood up almost in panic. He stood up so quickly that he knocked over the chair behind him.
"What do you mean by disappeared for no reason? How can a living person like Ayuan disappear for no reason?!"
Xie Jiangshan suppressed his emotions and explained to him: "When Zhao Zhao went to the alley to catch cats, Lao Yang was waiting outside the alley and making a phone call. After he finished the call, he wanted to go into the alley to help, but he couldn't find Zhao Zhao anymore."
"..." Pei Xingzhi stared blankly with his eyes wide open. A huge panic hit his reason and he could no longer speak properly.
Xie Jiangshan: "Lao Yang's call lasted only three minutes, and Zhao Zhao disappeared during these three minutes. Your mother and I have called the police and are on our way to the scene. You should also pack up and come over..."
Pei Xingzhi didn't quite hear what Xie Jiangshan said next. He only vaguely heard the words "call the police" and rushed out of the office.
"Brother Pei!" Ye Ci was afraid that something might happen to him, so he quickly picked up his phone and chased after him.
He was in no condition to drive, so Ye Ci caught up with him and dragged him into his car by his arm, then drove him to the scene.
"Brother Pei, calm down first." Ye Ci calmed him down in a deep voice while looking at the road conditions. "Sister-in-law is a living person, she won't disappear for no reason. Besides, Yuncheng is a super first-tier city, and the public security has always been very good. Sister-in-law should be fine."
“……” Pei Xingzhi didn’t say anything.
He hasn't said a word since he got on the car. He clenched his teeth and stared straight ahead. The veins on his forehead and neck were all protruding and trembling with his suppressed breathing.
His eyes had turned completely red, burning with raging rage.
Ye Ci only took one look and felt frightened.
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over... He was extremely anxious. If the person who took Xie Zhaoyuan away dared to appear in front of Pei Xingzhi, he had no doubt that Pei Xingzhi would kill that idiot on the spot.
"Brother Pei, you should always think positively about everything." He forced a smile, trying to make Pei Xingzhi more optimistic. "Sister-in-law is blessed by heaven, nothing will happen to her. Stay calm."
Pei Xingzhi gritted his teeth: "...This is already my calmest state."
"..." Ye Ci's heart skipped a beat and he immediately shut his mouth, not daring to speak anymore.
There were scattered snowflakes floating outside, and a row of red taillights were on ahead. Ye Ci clapped the horn impatiently and sighed anxiously.
Pei Xingzhi frowned: "How long will the traffic jam last?"
Ye Ci looked at the navigation: "There was a car accident ahead, the navigation said it might be stuck in traffic for another half an hour."
Pei Xingzhi: "How far is this place from the scene?"
Ye Ci: "Two kilometers to go."
Pei Xingzhi didn't say anything else. He just opened the car door and got out. He took out his mobile phone for navigation and ran forward.
"Oh my god..." Ye Ci lowered the car window, leaned out of the car and shouted to Pei Xingzhi, "Brother Pei!"
“…”
The answer he got was Pei Xingzhi's back running farther and farther away.
His car was stuck in the middle of the road. He wanted to catch up but couldn't, and he wanted to get out but couldn't find a place to park. He could only stay in the car and worry.
The distance of two kilometers is not far, and Pei Xingzhi ran there in just ten minutes.
The alley where Xie Zhaoyuan disappeared was surrounded by police officers, and red and blue police lights flashed tirelessly in the heavy night.
Pei Xingzhi rushed in with a cold air and rushed into the alley regardless of anything.
"Do it!"
Xie Mingyi and Xie Jiangshan stopped him at the same time, holding his shoulders to prevent him from entering.
"Zhao Zhao isn't in there. The police have searched this alley thoroughly!"
"Ayuan isn't in there..." Pei Xingzhi asked blankly with a wooden face, "Then where is Ayuan? Where did she go alive?"
"Thank you."
A policeman in plain clothes walked out of the alley and stood in front of Xie Jiangshan.
Xie Jiangshan grabbed Pei Xingzhi's hand and dragged him away: "Xingzhi, this is the director of the Yuncheng Public Security Bureau. You should call him Uncle Chen."
"Uncle Chen." Pei Xingzhi suppressed his emotions and greeted Chen Jingxuan.
Chen Jingxuan said, "I know you, the former chairman of Pei Group and the founder of Zhuyuan Technology."
Pei Xingzhi pulled the corner of his mouth and took the initiative to extend his hand to Chen Jingxuan: "Hello, Director Chen, I am Pei Xingzhi."
Chen Jingxuan raised his hand and shook his hand, then said amiably, "Pei Xingzhi, you are amazing. I have wanted to meet you for a long time."
Pei Xingzhi: "Director Chen, you are overpraising me."
Chen Jingxuan: "Don't be so polite, just call me Uncle Chen."
"...Uncle Chen." Pei Xingzhi raised his bloodshot eyes and looked at him eagerly, "Where is my wife?"
Chen Jingxuan patted his shoulder and said, "Although the surveillance camera in the alley was destroyed in advance, our people found another hidden camera that might have captured the suspect."
"Where is it?" Pei Xingzhi asked anxiously.
Chen Jingxuan: "Come in with me."
Pei Xingzhi broke free from Xie Jiangshan's hand and followed Chen Jingxuan with stiff steps.
Xie Mingyi and Xie Jiangshan also followed.
The long and narrow alley was brightly lit by the flashlights, and the snow on the ground was trampled into puddles of gray and black mud by the police coming and going.
Pei Xingzhi followed Chen Jingxuan into the alley, looking around vigilantly.
"This alley is not a single alley. There is an inconspicuous small fork on the right side of the alley." Chen Jingxuan stopped at the fork and patiently explained to Pei Xingzhi.
"This fork in the road leads to another alley, and the exit of the alley is on the street next door. We extracted footprints and tire marks at the scene and preliminarily determined that Xie Zhaoyuan was taken away from this fork in the road."
"That man obviously came prepared. He blocked the surveillance cameras in the two alleys in advance. The surveillance cameras did not capture how he took Xie Zhaoyuan away quietly."
"...Is there no other surveillance?" Pei Xingzhi asked in a hoarse voice.
Chen Jingxuan: “Yes.”
Pei Xingzhi's eyes suddenly lit up.
Chen Jingxuan put his hands behind his back and said, "There is a row of old self-built houses in the alley at the fork in the road. One of the houses has a self-use surveillance camera installed on the second-floor porch, and the direction of the surveillance camera is just facing the alley below."
"Our people have already retrieved the video. If nothing goes wrong, we should be able to find the suspect who took Xie Zhaoyuan away."
"How long will it take to retrieve this video?" Pei Xingzhi clenched his fists, shaking with anxiety.
Seeing this, Xie Mingyi hurried over, raised his arm around his shoulders, and tried to calm him down.
“Buzz——”
“Buzz——”
Chen Jingxuan's phone suddenly vibrated. He picked it up and smiled, "It's already been adjusted."
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