Chapter 48: Missing While feeling sympathy, I also...
While feeling sympathy in my heart, I also did not delay in watching the show.
This time, Gu Qi had a clear goal and acted quickly. He ignored Jack, dragged Le An and left the restaurant.
Jack could be let off so easily.
Of course not.
The Gu family has become much more restrained in their behavior in the past two years. They didn't make their fortune by doing any good business back then.
Subconsciously keeping a watchful eye, Hua Yichen followed Jack for a while with a lot on his mind.
As expected.
In the blind spot of surveillance, in the sparsely populated corner of the city.
Jack, who was greedy and wanted to swallow an elephant, was put into a sack just like that.
"So, she's Gu Qi's person?" She had just finished a shower, with water dripping from her hair, wetting her bathrobe. Ye Shubai was holding a hair dryer, carefully blowing Hua Yichen's hair. His movements were delicate and gentle, as if he was stroking a cat's fur.
The wind of perfect temperature blew through his hair, and Ye Shubai's fingertips felt slightly cool, round and smooth like pebbles, making Hua Yichen feel so comfortable that he felt drowsy.
Not wanting to go to bed right away, Hua Yichen talked about what happened during the day to distract his attention which had already been scattered.
"Should be?" Hua Yichen recalled the scene at that time. When Gu Qi shot his fierce eyes at Jack, it was as if he was already a dead man.
"It doesn't matter if it's not. As long as Jack is dead, then it must be Gu Qi who did it." A dark light flashed in Ye Shubai's eyes.
[Little fox.] How could Hua Yichen not see what was going on in Ye Shubai's mind?
Hua Yichen is now doing very well and his career is thriving. Although he cannot take care of the Gu family all at once, he could do so during their heyday, let alone the current situation of the Gu family.
It's just a little watering, no big deal.
But the little fox wanted to solve it himself, what should he do? Of course he could only agree.
Letting go has its benefits.
"Mr. Hua, this is the information I got when you asked me to monitor Gu Qi." The secretary handed Hua Yichen the information about monitoring Gu Qi over the past two days.
"Okay, just put it there." Hua Yichen took a glance and then went back to work.
In the past two days, the Gu family has completely fallen into decline. Previously, it was in a state of collapse, and it could be said that a lean camel is bigger than a horse.
Now the company is focusing on its main industries and most of its other assets have been cut. It is no longer as prosperous as before and it is impossible to make a complete comeback.
In the original plot, in order to pave the way for the protagonist, Hua Yichen's family's industries largely overlap with Gu's. The two parties are in a competitive relationship, and the decline of one will inevitably lead to the growth of the other.
Hua Yichen is now busy with this matter, trying to get a share of the pie from Gu's decline.
The dazzling lights make the moonlight outside the floor-to-ceiling windows even more charming.
Hua Yichen finally had time to look at the information next to the table.
"You did a great job." Hua Yichen couldn't help but praise Ye Shubai after reading carefully about Gu Qi's recent miserable condition.
As expected, those who do bad things will always be punished.
Jack's death was indeed caused by Gu Qi. He could have been done without anyone noticing. After all, although Jack was the son of a wealthy businessman, he was a far cry from his brother, and even less so in the family.
Being an unknown person is one thing, but since someone has passed the news on, the family cannot just ignore it. After all, it is a human life.
Now, the culprit Gu Qi has been punished.
Jack's brother is not as easy to deal with as Jack.
Hua Yichen's eyelashes trembled slightly and his eyes flickered slightly, showing his loneliness.
The assets have just shrunk, why didn’t the person get killed directly?
Of course, loneliness is only a momentary thing.
This is a happy thing.
"Hello? Is this Young Master?" Hua Yichen was just about to go back and talk to Ye Shubai about this when Ye Shubai called.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Hua Yichen answered the phone and glanced at the clock next to the desk.
A time when Ye Shubai should already be at home.
“…” No one spoke on the other side for a long time, but there was a sound, an indescribable sound, very empty and scattered, with rustling sounds.
Something is wrong.
"Where are you now?" Hua Yichen asked with a hint of anxiety.
"It's okay, young master. I won't be going back today. I'll hang up first." Ye Shubai spoke much faster than usual, and there were swallowing sounds in several words, but his breathing was very smooth, as if he was forcing himself to be calm.
It didn't delay Hua Yichen from understanding the meaning.
It is now completely confirmed that something happened to Ye Shubai.
"What's Ye Shubai's schedule for today?" Hua Yichen thought of the bodyguards he had assigned to Ye Shubai before.
"Young Master Ye is having a party with his classmates!" The bodyguard did not hear anything wrong in Hua Yichen's tone, and with blind confidence in his mission, he replied to Hua Yichen with confidence.
"Go in and take a look." Hua Yichen's angry tone was mixed with helplessness.
Suddenly, he realized that he still had a lot of work to do. The bodyguards left behind by Hua Jianming looked smart but were so careless in doing their work.
It turns out that not only the company is a bunch of parasites, but even these bodyguards are.
How come it still exists today and hasn't gone bankrupt?
Hua Yichen couldn't believe it.
The bodyguard was shocked by Hua Yichen's anger, and suddenly he seemed to have an idea and ran into the box.
The box was bustling with activity, with men and women inside drinking and dancing, having a great time.
“No, no…
None of them…”
The bodyguard was in the box, identifying everyone in the box one by one. As the number of people who had not been checked decreased, his tone became more anxious, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his face, accompanied by heavy gasps, showing his panic at the moment.
The phone was not hung up, and from the intermittent voice, Hua Yichen was able to piece together a fact.
That is, Ye Shubai is really missing.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Hua. I'm incompetent. Young Master Ye..." The bodyguard searched everywhere, even in the bathroom, but found nothing. "...He's gone."
"Go check the surveillance." Hua Yichen calmed down after getting the accurate information.
After issuing an order to the bodyguard, he also found the phone number that the kidnapper had called and called back. Sure enough, it showed that the number was invalid and not a real number.
Hua Yichen sat back in his chair and called his secretary: "Ye Shubai is missing. Check his whereabouts and call the police."
Having done everything he could, Hua Yichen looked out the window and began to recall the details of the phone call.
People can't just disappear. The fact that the kidnappers called him meant they knew about their relationship and had other motives.
Who has been involved with him and Ye Shubai recently?
Looking down, he saw the eye-catching title on the A4 paper - Gu Group's Subsidiary Acquisition Case, which woke Hua Yichen up like an ancient bell in the deep mountains in the early morning.
Hua Yichen figured out who the culprit was, and began to look for similar scenes in the original plot to find clues.
Hard work pays off, and Hua Yichen really found it.
It was said that what Hua Yichen originally thought was a brainless and sweet plot actually involved so many illegal operations, with kidnapping occurring no less than three times in the original plot.
In every kidnapping initiated by Gu Qi, the hiding place was the same.
——The underground warehouse of Gu Qi’s suburban villa.
That area was Gu's industry and was in the process of being developed. However, due to Gu's inability to turn over funds, all of them have become unfinished projects.
Hua Yichen felt that this place was not very good. Even though Gu Qi was doing so well in the original plot, this place was still not completed. There were always some strange accidents happening, either problems with the materials or problems with the land.
It just happened to be a good place for Gu Qi to commit a crime. It was a sparsely populated place with a large area of houses as a good hiding place.
"Prepare the car and go to the police station first." Thinking of the specific location, Hua Yichen hurriedly gave orders.
The black Maybach was speeding through the bustling city, and Hua Yichen in the back seat had an indifferent expression.
Since you called me before, I guess you have something to ask for.
“Ding-ling-ling——”
Sure enough, Hua Yichen understood.
"Ye Shubai is in my hands. Quickly prepare 80 million in cash to redeem him." This time, the person on the other end of the phone was not Ye Shubai. "Don't call the police, or I can't guarantee what will happen to him."
"snort……"
"Master, it's dangerous, don't come." Another voice came from a distance, but it was faintly felt that the person speaking the voice was suffering.
"Where to send it?"
"Send him to a shabby little house on the outskirts of town." The kidnapper's voice, processed through a voice changer, carried a stern warning, "If you want him to be safe, don't even think about calling the police."
"A shabby little house on the outskirts of the city?" Hua Yichen repeated the place where he paid the money, and at the same time searched how far this place was from the shabby villa.
In the same direction, not too far nor too near.
"Yes, this is the place. I advise you to hand over the money as soon as possible, otherwise I can't guarantee that your lover will be in danger."
"Okay." Hua Yichen replied in a calm tone.
"You'd better be sensible. You have two hours to send the money over." The kidnapper finished these threatening words and immediately hung up the phone.
“Beep, beep, beep—”
"Did you receive a call from the kidnappers?" the police asked routinely.
"Yes, he told me to hand over the money to this place." Hua Yichen took out the address he had written on a piece of paper to prevent any misunderstandings.
“Ding-ling-ling——”
【Unfamiliar number.】
Hua Yichen's phone rang again.
"Don't think I don't know your actions. Stay away from the person next to you. You can only come here alone. Don't play tricks on me."
The kidnappers were very loud and they were very close together, so it was easy to hear what was being said on the phone.
"It seems that someone is monitoring you. This kidnapping may have been done by someone you know." The police's words were the same as Hua Yichen's guess.
"That's my guess. It looks like we have to split up." Hua Yichen analyzed and expressed his thoughts, "I'll take the money to the address given by the kidnappers, and you guys go to another place."
Seeing that Hua Yichen seemed to know something, the police asked, "Have you guessed where it is?"
Hua Yichen: "Yes, it may be in the unfinished building in the suburban villa area. You can go there and take a look."
"Okay, then let's split up and start the operation." The police nodded in agreement with Hua Yichen's statement, and at the same time reminded him, "Remember to pay attention to safety. If anything happens during the journey, be sure to call and report it."
As he spoke, he patted Hua Yichen's arm and put a small communication device into the small pocket on Hua Yichen's shirt.
Hua Yichen: "You guys should change people too. I suspect we are being targeted now."
"Okay. Proceed with caution."
Fortunately, this encounter was just a chance meeting. Hua Yichen's meeting with several plainclothes policemen was like a greeting between old friends. They chatted for a few words and then parted ways.
After Hua Yichen separated, he went to the bank first and withdrew enough cash.
It’s not that I’m worried about not being able to bring the person back safely, it’s always good to have a backup plan.
Although I guessed it might be Gu Qi, just in case it was purely for money, this would be a good precaution.
As the car drove towards our destination, the trees outside the window grew larger and larger, and the dense branches along the tree-lined path were so lush and green. The population gradually thinned out, and then there was a large open space, with only a few small houses scattered around.
The dilapidated hut at the innermost part occupies the entire open space at the end.
Obviously, this is the destination of this trip.
Through the tattered door, one could vaguely see someone hiding inside.
It drizzled a little along the way, but I didn't expect that the rain at the end had made the road ahead muddy.
The car moved slowly in the second half of the journey, and the wipers swung back and forth, but could not clear the curtain of water in front of it.
The raindrops hit the glass, making a ticking sound. The heavy rain formed a barrier that blurred Hua Yichen's vision.
But Hua Yichen didn't care about these. His heart was drawn to the lit screen next to him and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
No news came.
So, was I wrong?
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