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"Brother Lu, I'll go look for her. Maybe Sister Jing is held up by something. You wait here for me. I'll find her in ten minutes at most."
"good."
In Jiangbei, Zhang Zhihao wielded considerable power. As the captain of the field team, he had the authority to effectively mobilize his team members to search for Sister Jing.
I stayed in my room waiting for news from Zhang Zhihao.
It's not that I don't want to look for them, but going out now would probably only cause more trouble. Zhang Zhihao alone can mobilize everything. If I go out again, he'll probably be even more anxious when he comes back and sees I'm not there.
A dozen minutes later, Zhang Zhihao returned.
"How is it?" I asked.
Zhang Zhihao shook his head: "Didn't find it!"
My heart skipped a beat. "How could this be!"
Zhang Zhihao said, "I just had people search the entire neighborhood, but we couldn't find Sister Jing. I've now sent people to search outside Jiangbei, and I expect we'll have results soon."
I frowned, feeling very anxious, wondering where Sister Jing would go at a time like this.
Zhang Zhihao asked, "Brother Lu, do you think Sister Jing might have left on her own because of something?"
I shook my head and said, "That's impossible. Sister Jing isn't the kind of person who acts impulsively. Besides, if she really wanted to leave early, she would definitely have left me a message. It's impossible for her to just disappear into thin air like this."
Zhang Zhihao asked, "Have you contacted Brother Fei yet?"
I shook my head and said, "Not yet... I'll contact him right away."
I picked up the walkie-talkie in the room and asked directly, "Fei Lichao, are you there? Speak up!"
"Fei Lichao isn't here. It's me, Lu Yun." Lu Yun's voice came through the walkie-talkie shortly after.
I froze, unsure of what to say.
"Hey, why aren't you saying anything?" Lu Yun asked.
I swallowed hard, suppressing my anxiety, and asked, "Is Fei Lichao busy right now? Or is he out?"
"He's in the restroom. Is there anything you need me to tell him?"
I said, "Have him come and contact me when he's better. I need to talk to him about something."
"Oh." Lu Yun didn't ask any more questions, and I didn't say anything more either.
Jingjie suddenly disappeared, and nobody knows where she went. I don't want Lu Yun to worry about her sister's situation. If Lu Yun finds out about this, I guess she might do something terrible.
I glanced at Zhang Zhihao.
Zhang Zhihao said, "I'll go look again."
"Hmm." I nodded. To be honest, I was really anxious being alone in the house, but I couldn't help anyone, so I was conflicted.
Not long after he left, Fei Lichao's voice came through the walkie-talkie, "Xiaonan, did you need something?"
I said, "Yes, I need to talk to you about something, something very important."
"Go ahead and tell me what it is, I'm listening."
I said, "Jingjie has disappeared. I don't know why she disappeared, so I hope you can come here as soon as possible. I have a feeling something bad is going to happen."
Fei Lichao remained silent for a while, then said, "Okay, I'll head over right now. Wait for me."
I put down the walkie-talkie and waited in the room for another ten minutes or so.
Zhang Zhihao is back.
He ran in a hurry, and was a little out of breath. As soon as he came in, he said, "Yes, there's news!"
"Don't rush, tell me slowly."
He poured himself a glass of water and drank it, then said, "Someone saw Sun Zichen and Sister Jing leave Jiangbei together through the back door, but we don't know where they went."
I asked in surprise, "Sun Zichen? And Sister Jing? Why did these two leave together?"
Zhang Zhihao shook his head. "I don't know either. My people are still asking others, and I estimate we'll have the results soon. But one thing is certain: Sun Zichen has disappeared, just like Sister Jing."
I opened my mouth, but I didn't know what to say.
I really can't understand why these two people suddenly left. Although Sun Zichen and Sister Jing know each other, they have no relationship. How could these two people who are completely unrelated leave together!
Why is that?
What reason could possibly lead them to leave Jiangbei together and then disappear?
I can't think of any reason why these two people would leave together.
Zhang Zhihao also said with doubt, "I don't understand. Sun Zichen isn't familiar with Sister Jing, and it's impossible for the two of them to elope!"
"..."
Zhang Zhihao's words were obviously a joke.
I didn't think much of it and asked, "Does Su Mu know about this?"
Zhang Zhihao said, "He has been in meetings since before and hasn't stopped yet. I haven't told him about this."
"A meeting? A committee?" I asked.
Zhang Zhihao nodded.
"Aren't you one of the committee members too? Why aren't you going to the meeting?"
Zhang Zhihao shook his head and said, "I don't like this kind of thing, and I don't want to go. Besides, the meetings are all about various arguments. I went a few times at the beginning and felt that it was useless. Basically, all the matters will be approved in the end. As long as Su Mu is there, no one will object. Even if someone objects, Su Mu will approve it in the end."
I didn't ask any further questions. Su Mu was just a fake leader at this point; in the end, it was still a one-man show.
I said, "Go tell him after his meeting is over."
"Yeah, I reckon he'll come looking for me after his meeting."
...
Around four o'clock in the afternoon.
Zhang Zhihao and I waited for a long time before his men arrived, bringing very important news.
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