He Yuxia has gone missing!
To be honest, this was no small matter, but Xu Shi never expected that the first person to talk to him would be Tang Shuang.
Almost at the same time, he had just returned from Sin City when Director Tang arrived, while others, such as "Imaginary Number" Qi Maoyang and Su Lin's inside man, were a step behind her.
"Okay, okay, He Yuxia has disappeared."
This puzzled him a bit, but he still welcomed the other party in. "Director Tang, please sit down and talk slowly. It's rare to see you in such a hurry."
It's quite rare.
As the head of the inspection bureau, she usually presents herself as calm and composed. In fact, even now she is not particularly flustered, but Xu Shi has a keen insight into people's emotions, so he can clearly feel her anxiety.
"You're sitting up straight, aren't you?"
Tang Shuang frowned slightly, "It's like this has nothing to do with you."
"What kind of talk is that?"
Xu Shi rolled her eyes at her, "So you're saying I'm responsible for He Yuxia's disappearance? Don't try to shift the blame onto me, Director Tang."
"She's my brother's older sister, a student of my beloved relatives and friends. Do you think I'd stoop so low as to do something like that?"
The latter is plausible, while the former is pure nonsense. Even if He Yuqiang is indeed Xu Shi's brother, he is still just a centipede's brother... But it's still quite good as a polite way of putting things.
"...Sorry, that's not what I meant."
Tang Shuang paused, realizing her words were inappropriate, and quickly explained, "My phrasing was flawed... What I meant was, this matter is also important to you, isn't it?"
"It seems so?"
Xu blinked, and his expression instantly brightened.
Miss He's disappearance is not a big deal to him, because he is an outsider not only in the original work, but also in the real-world mess of "Shark Tooth".
However, because "Shark Tooth" is currently in a period of change, nothing related to their family should be underestimated. You may think He Yuxia is insignificant, but others may not.
Many people know that "Snake Ring" has the intention to share "Shark Tooth" and may even suspect themselves – could it be that you see He Jiayuan is old and frail and want to use this method to make him express his opinion in advance?
Although upon closer reflection, this is unrealistic; there are far more efficient methods... If he really wanted to do something big, he might as well have directly persuaded He Laosan to give his father a good beating and make him lose gold coins. That would be much more direct. Why bother tying up the relatively insignificant He Erxiaojie? It would be superfluous.
But as long as similar rumors circulate, they will inevitably have some impact on him—the Six-Eyed Flying Fish is still quite terrifying. He can silence Qi Maoyang, but he can't silence people's hearts.
Especially on Wen Shengkui's side, it's obvious that the old man favors He Yuxia far more than her family. If the ice hadn't been broken and the relationship hadn't been improved, it's hard to say whether "Feather Pen" would have harbored resentment towards him because of this.
We really can't just stand by and watch.
He also knew that Tang Shuang's visit to him was actually a way of returning a favor. He had given her a lot of convenience in terms of chips before, and now that this had happened, she came to him immediately, which was to let him know what was going on so he could take precautions.
They're quite grateful, aren't they?
"So, I don't know if you have any clue about this."
Director Tang gradually calmed down. "Or, is there... anyone we suspect?"
"Investigating cases isn't my forte; that's yours."
Xu Shi stroked his chin and said, "I can think of nothing that I would do."
If we're really going to talk about suspicion, there are only two possibilities: Long Tianding and Xie Qingyan, but if we break them down, neither of them is possible.
He had just returned from Long Tianding's place, and the situation between "Snake Ring" and "Dragon City" had just stabilized. At this time, he would never do anything that would harm himself, unless he went mad.
As for Xie Qingyan, that bastard is good at making underhanded moves, but the problem is that she, like me, has the big boss in her hand. If she really wanted to take down "Shark Tooth," she wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.
Are there any other possibilities...? Thinking about it, it seems there aren't any. Xu Shi was truly at a loss for a moment.
"Your investigation bureau should have searched the premises. What's the result?"
"Nothing was gained."
Tang Shuang shook her head. "If He Yuxia were still in Night City, we wouldn't need to go through all this trouble, but we've already been to Sin City, and we still haven't found her."
Actually, she was the one under the most pressure.
Although she and Xu Shi appear to be sitting and talking, there is actually a difference of at least two levels in their status. If something really happens to He Yuxia, she will be the first to be blamed.
So when she came to find Xu Shi, besides giving him a reminder, she also wanted him to come up with some ideas—after all, she knew that this guy had a lot of ideas, and maybe he could help her analyze something.
"There's no need to worry too much, is there? Didn't they say Miss He has bodyguards with her?"
Xu Shi reassured her, "At least her life is safe; it's not that easy for something to happen to her."
"...This matter was reported to us by her bodyguard."
Director Tang gritted his teeth. "They said they followed the person and then disappeared. They didn't dare tell 'Shark Tooth,' and the leader kept begging me not to expose the matter."
"..."
Xu Shi was dumbfounded; he had never been so speechless before.
Okay, so this is how you put pressure on people?
It's only human nature to say that He Jiayuan sent some bodyguards to his daughter, but these people probably wouldn't take it too seriously. Firstly, they don't think she could really encounter any danger, and secondly, He Yuxia is all alone, with no say or status, so there's no future in following her... so naturally they would be somewhat negligent.
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