Chapter 337 She will never come back in her lifetime.
After landing, Gu Yanchen searched the arrival hall but couldn't find Ji Ying anywhere. He tried calling her, but her phone was switched off.
He immediately contacted Jiang Ran.
At that moment, Jiang Ran was searching for someone in the airport's monitoring room, even more anxious than he was.
Gu Yanchen immediately calmed down. Although he was unwilling to admit it, in the Beijing area, that person was indeed more effective than him in terms of connections and the ability to mobilize resources.
"Contact Liang Yizhi. Immediately, right now, tell him everything you know!"
In less than forty minutes, the global command screen in Liang Yizhi's office, which was connected to a special access system, lit up.
The screen is currently displaying a view of the airport restrooms.
Jiang Ran reported, "The surveillance footage only showed Sister Ying entering the restroom, and then there was no more footage of her. There are no other exits from the restroom, which is very unusual."
Liang Yizhi's face was ashen, his gaze fixed on the monitor screen, his fingers rapidly tapping the keyboard, repeatedly pulling up all the exit images before and after that time period.
Suddenly, he stopped moving.
In the video, several tourists, carrying two excessively large suitcases, calmly emerged from the restroom, walked through the crowd, got into a van, and disappeared at the entrance of the arcade.
It seemed like an ordinary departure, but Liang Yizhi's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Investigate these three people and the suitcases they took!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone came forward to take over his work.
The large screen was divided into dozens of small grids, and surveillance footage from key locations throughout the city was retrieved and filtered one by one.
Liang Yizhi rubbed his aching temples, his voice cold, "What is she going to the airport for?"
Jiang Ran hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "Sister Ying was originally going to Kun City to find Gu Yanchen and investigate the relationship between Chen Yousheng and Wen Lingxue. However, when she arrived at the airport, Gu Yanchen was already on the plane, so she canceled her trip and stayed at the airport to wait for him."
Go see him?
Liang Yizhi slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his aura suddenly turned several degrees colder.
Jiang Ran was slightly taken aback.
Sister Ying is right; indeed, some boundaries are different. Even if there were reasons for it, and even if she was open and honest, the word "ex-husband" itself is like a fine thorn that can always accurately pierce into some unspeakable territory.
Three hours later, the car's trail was located on a section of the national highway without any surveillance cameras.
However, when Jiang Ran and her men arrived, the car was already empty.
This is a stolen car that was stolen more than half a month ago; even the license plate is fake.
The car interior had been thoroughly cleaned; there were no fingerprints, no hair, and even the tire tracks disappeared completely after driving onto the asphalt road.
The other party clearly possessed extremely strong counter-surveillance capabilities, and this lead was cut off at its root.
As night deepened, everyone in the office had already left to continue their search outside.
In the vast space, only Liang Yizhi remained.
Outside the window, lights gradually come on in every home, and a warm yellow glow permeates the streets and alleys, making each window seem like a peaceful and warm place to return to.
But at this moment, for the first time, he felt a sense of fear towards this "place of belonging".
He preferred to stay in the brightly lit yet efficient and cold office, numbing himself with data and clues, rather than go back to face the complete silence.
Who is it?
Who kidnapped her?!
A day and a night passed.
None of the three leads brought back any useful information. Liang Yizhi was still sitting in his office, the light from the screen reflecting his tightly clenched jawline and bloodshot eyes, but he showed no signs of fatigue.
Duan Cheng pushed open the door and entered, reporting with a grave expression, "The Entry-Exit Administration has repeatedly confirmed that they have found no legal departure information for Madam. Regarding the transportation system, whether it's air travel, rail travel, or long-distance bus service, there are no records of Madam using her ID to purchase tickets or travel in the past two days."
Jiang Ran also became anxious. "Mr. Liang, last time Sister Ying was almost illegally deported. Could it be that... she has already been secretly moved out using similar methods?"
"That would be troublesome," Duan Cheng said.
However, Liang Yizhi's hand, which was tapping on the table, suddenly stopped abruptly.
Stepping outside the box of thought, what the other party wants is a "no such person" result, so...
"Investigate the underground human trafficking network, especially the channels through which people are recently 'sent' to remote mountainous areas and border villages. Focus on investigating which human traffickers have been active near Beijing's airport."
Upon hearing this, Duan Cheng took a deep breath. "Without a specific direction for the investigation, the workload is enormous."
Liang Yizhi replied with a stern face, "No matter how many people are mobilized, send them to investigate!"
Every minute she remained out of contact increased the danger, and the excruciating pain in his heart, like flesh being torn apart, spread even further.
The news of Ji Ying's disappearance was not kept from Shen Jingxiu.
Although he swallowed the news alone, remaining outwardly calm, only he knew that every heartbeat in his chest was accompanied by sharp pain, and he absolutely could not bear the blow of losing his daughter a second time.
At that moment, Old Master Shen arrived in the backyard.
Shen Ke had just finished his inspection and was about to leave.
Upon seeing him, Old Master Shen immediately ordered, "Open the door and let the Second Miss out!"
Ever since being reprimanded by Shen Jingxiu, Shen Ke now only listens to Shen Jingxiu.
“Grandpa, the Shen family doesn’t have a second young lady, and I can’t release her, because Uncle said that the person locked up here isn’t a human being.”
Old Master Shen was instantly furious, but Shen Ke was always single-minded and wouldn't waste his time on a fool.
"Then forget it, you can go now," said Old Master Shen.
Shen Ke nodded and left the backyard with the patrolling bodyguards.
As soon as they disappeared, Old Master Shen took out his key and opened the door to the storage room.
Shen Ruofu was overjoyed inside and rushed out the moment the door opened.
"Grandpa, I knew you wouldn't abandon me."
"Yes, I won't let you suffer any injustice."
However, the expression on Old Master Shen's face quickly changed from heartache to ruthlessness.
"I've already gotten rid of that troublemaker of unknown origin. You should quickly appease your parents. Losing the engagement with the Xu family is nothing. Tomorrow, Grandpa will marry you off to Liang Yizhi. That will infuriate them."
Shen Ruofu was so moved that she almost cried. She hugged the old man and cried, "Grandpa, you are the greatest. Mom and Dad were deceived by that woman Ji Ying, which is why they favored her. Ji Ying has no good intentions towards our Shen family. You should let her die out there. That would be for the good of the Shen family."
"Don't worry," Old Master Shen patted her back, his voice firm, "She won't come back in my lifetime."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a porcelain plate fell to the ground with a clatter from the shadowy corner outside the storage room.
The two were startled and turned their heads sharply.
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