Gu Jueye arrived at a deserted villa area halfway up the mountain.
Looking around, one can see withered weeds everywhere on the ground, and some leftover building materials and broken bricks are piled up in the open space of the garden. The whole place feels very desolate.
Beside Gu Jueye was a young man, who was lean and tall with a neat buzz cut. His wheat-colored face had strong and handsome features, and his dark, deep eyes were particularly bright. He exuded a calm and cold aura that made people dare not approach him casually.
The man glanced around and said, “The scenery around here is quite nice. This villa area was originally a resort built by Hengtong Real Estate, but it was suddenly abandoned for some reason. We are currently in the third phase of the project, which is still unfinished. If you go north, you will find the first and second phases of the houses, which are basically completed.”
Gu Jueye looked towards the villa area to the north: "How did you find this place?"
“I didn’t find any trace of her near Tiancheng Mountain. According to Miss Bai, she was being held in a villa, and there was a dense forest behind the villa. There was no place in the villa area of the capital that met the criteria, so I started searching the villa area on the outskirts of the capital and finally found this place.”
The two walked together into the first phase of the villa area, talking as they went.
The villa was in the Nordic style, a detached house with a large yard. The man walked to the door of a villa, pushed open the door and said to Gu Jueye, "This is the one."
Gu Jueye lifted his foot to go in, but Gu Jin stepped forward and stopped him.
"Seventh Master, let us go in first. Please make sure there is no danger before you go in."
The man beside him smirked at Gu Jin and said, "With me here, do you still have any fear of your Seventh Master being in danger?"
“Mr. Feng, that’s not what I meant.”
Gu Jin scratched his sideburns somewhat embarrassedly: "Although I know Mr. Feng is very capable, protecting Master Qi is our duty."
Feng Yi scoffed, "You really think your Seventh Master is a giant panda? He's not one to be trifled with."
Gu Jueye glanced around the villa and said, "Let's go in."
Seeing that his Seventh Master had already strode into the courtyard, Gu Jin immediately called for several of the Gu family's attendants to follow him in.
It was nearly evening.
Apart from the occasional bird call, the mountain was exceptionally quiet.
Stepping into the villa, one is greeted by a beautifully decorated and luxurious living room.
Feng Yi explained, "This is a show flat, so it's fully furnished."
Gu Jueye remained silent, his deep gaze sweeping towards the area near the sofa. Several newspapers were casually placed on the coffee table, and next to them was an ashtray with a few cigarette butts inside.
I walked around the living room, and from some subtle traces in the room, it seemed that the people here had left in a hurry.
Feng Yi said, "Let's go take a look on the second floor."
Gu Jueye nodded and went up the stairs to the second floor.
The second floor has a small living room and three spacious bedrooms.
Feng Yi pushed open the door to one of the bedrooms, which appeared to be the master bedroom. The room also had a small open-air balcony, from which one could see a vast, dense forest. Deep within the forest, one could vaguely see several towering blue stone tombstones.
“I’ve investigated. Only this bedroom on the second floor has a view of the woods. The overall layout and decor match what Miss Bai described. Therefore, this is very likely the room where those people are holding Miss Bai.”
Gu Jueye walked to the French windows and gazed into the depths of the dense forest.
Is anyone living around here?
Feng Yi shook his head: "This area has been bought by Hengtong Real Estate. Now that it's winter, very few people come here. Moreover, after investigating and visiting around, the nearest village is a 20-minute drive down the mountain. This is truly a secluded and excellent location."
Gu Jueye frowned slightly, a thoughtful look flashing in his narrow phoenix eyes.
Given Qianmo's skill level, an ordinary person would not be able to get close to her. Based on this, it can be inferred that the person who kidnapped her must be more capable than her, but the other party does not seem to have any intention of harming her.
Since it wasn't to hurt her, there must have been other motives.
For example, do you want to get something from her?
Or perhaps it's because of her as a person?
Thinking of these possibilities, Gu Jueye felt a chill in his heart.
At this moment, one of the Gu family's attendants rushed in.
"Seventh Master, our men have discovered a secret room on the first basement level."
Gu Jueye's eyelids twitched slightly, and he looked at Feng Yi.
Feng Yi raised an eyebrow: "I haven't had a chance to say that yet."
"Let's go take a look."
The group took the elevator directly down to the basement level, which was mainly an activity area with a gym, study, and tea room.
The secret room that the Gu family discovered was behind a large mural in the tea room.
The mural is a picture of plum blossoms in the snow. In a plum grove, a woman stands.
The woman was wearing a red cloak and seemed to be slowly walking into the depths of the plum grove. There was a faint footprint behind her. Although it was just a back view, it gave people a feeling of sorrow and loneliness.
Feng Yi walked up to the mural, reached out and touched a ruby hairpin in the red-clad woman's hair, and gently pressed it. The entire mural slowly moved to both sides.
It turns out that the ruby inlaid on the hairpin in the woman's hair was real, and it was the button for the mechanism.
Gu Jueye stared intently at the woman's back for a moment before stepping into the secret room.
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