Luo Pingjiang went to Chen Muyun's rental house, and as expected, he knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered. The car is not downstairs either.
He called Chen Muyun's workplace again, and a woman answered. Luo Pingjiang said, "Hello, I'm looking for Chen Muyun. No one answered his cell phone. I'm his cousin, and my name is Luo Pingjiang."
The woman replied: "Secretary Chen is on sick leave today... Ah, cousin? Boss Luo? Secretary Chen told us about you. Are you the boss of Chaoyang Pavilion?
Your restaurant is so popular! It's like this, Secretary Chen called me early in the morning, it was quite sudden, he asked for two days of sick leave, we have a lot of things to do here, but there is nothing we can do if he is not feeling well..."
After hanging up the phone, Luo Pingjiang called Chen Muyun's parents and his uncle and aunt. The phone rang for a while before Father Chen picked up the phone: "Hello?"
"Uncle, I'm Pingjiang."
"Yeah, I know, what's up?"
"I have something to ask Mu Yun, but I can't contact him. He's on sick leave and not at work. Do you know where he went?"
"Sick leave? What's wrong with him?"
"I don't know."
"Then I'll call him later to ask what you want from him?"
"A little personal matter. Uncle, if you get in touch with him, please let me know."
"All right."
As Luo Pingjiang expected, Chen's father's attitude towards him was not warm. Since childhood, the Chen family, the richest and most prestigious family among the relatives, has always had this kind of condescending and cold attitude towards the Luo family. When he was a child, Luo Pingjiang was also angry and disdainful. Now he doesn't care.
What Luo Pingjiang didn't know was that after hanging up the phone, Chen's father immediately called Chen Muyun, but no one answered.
After a while, Chen's father received a text message from Chen Muyun: Dad, I am busy with an important task assigned by my leader. I will reply to you when I am done.
Father Chen immediately replied: You go ahead and do your thing, are you okay? I heard you were on sick leave.
Chen Muyun: It’s okay, just a cold. My boss has caught me again.
Father Chen: That’s good, you are busy, no need to reply.
Father Chen didn't think that he needed to explain to Luo Pingjiang.
After thinking for a while, Luo Pingjiang returned to the nursing home. He wanted to see if there were any clues from Ruan Qingqing.
As soon as I parked the car, I saw Zheng Tao walk out the door and get in the car. Luo Pingjiang waited until he left before knocking on the back door of the center.
The eldest sister in the kitchen recognized him and asked with a smile what brought him here. He said that Ruan Qingqing had asked him to come, so he came over to wait.
Because the news of him accompanying Ruan Qingqing in the negotiations last time had spread throughout the center, and he had also helped Doudou, the eldest sister let him go in and wait by himself.
Luo Pingjiang went directly to Ruan Qingqing's room, but it was not locked, just the door. A thought came to Luo Pingjiang's mind - she left in a hurry that morning.
The room was the same as last time, very clean, and all the items were neatly arranged and in order.
Luo Pingjiang is an elite among the elite of the armed police force, and his keen and detailed observation of the environment has long become an instinct. He scanned the area carefully and noticed a few places—
There used to be a light backpack hanging on the hook on the side of the wardrobe, but now it is gone. Luo Pingjiang concentrated on recalling that the backpack was light blue, about 80% new, a common sports brand, not big and could not hold too many things.
On the bedside table, a mobile phone charger was placed with its cable neatly coiled. Luo Pingjiang came over and opened the drawer of the bedside table. Something was missing - a red power bank.
Last time in the hospital, Ruan Qingqing took that power bank and after returning to the room, he saw her throw it into this drawer.
Luo Pingjiang said in his heart: Qingqing, I came here uninvited. Next, he checked the closet, lockers, and so on. After a moment, he came to a general conclusion:
Ruan Qingqing also took away an umbrella, a water cup, a flashlight, and perhaps two packs of biscuits. I didn't bring any change of clothes and only took away a pair of sneakers.
There was also an empty box for a home miniature telescope.
Luo Pingjiang stood in the silent room, one hand on the wardrobe, frowning in thought.
Ruan Qingqing had no plan to "go out and play for a few days" with Chen Muyun. She wanted to go to a wild place in the suburbs of Huaicheng, which she could return to and from on the same day.
The question is, why was she in a hurry to go to such a place so early in the morning, and the day after she broke up with Chen Muyun?
——What happened last night?
Someone is coming.
Luo Pingjiang looked up and saw a child standing at the door, looking at him with his head tilted. It was Doudou who had a high fever that night.
Luo Pingjiang waved at him, and he smiled, blinking his big eyes. Luo Pingjiang walked up to him, squatted down, and signed: Hello.
Doudou smiled even more shyly.
Luo Pingjiang: Do you know where Qingqing went?
Doudou nodded and signed: She went to find Sister Watermelon.
Luo Pingjiang: Where to find it?
Doudou: On the mountain.
Luo Pingjiang: Which mountain?
Doudou looked confused.
Luo Pingjiang asked again: Why did Qingqing want to find Sister Xigua?
At this time, a girl who was two or three years older than Doudou ran to him and gestured: I know, because Xixi went to Guangdong, and Qingqing went to Guangdong to find Xixi.
Luo Pingjiang asked again: When did Xixi go to Guangdong? Why go?
Then, the two children gestured a few sentences each, and although there were some contradictory words, they were able to piece together a rough outline:
Xixi and Qingqing had a quarrel, and Xixi was sad for several days.
Xixi disappeared yesterday morning. She sent a text message to her aunt telling her that she was going to Guangdong to visit her parents.
She went there by plane.
You are so stupid. Xixi doesn't have the money to take a plane. She must take the bus.
Last night, Qingqing had a quarrel with Uncle Zheng and wanted to go find Xixi. Uncle Zheng wouldn't let her go.
The policeman came and left. I saw the police car from the window.
So Qingqing took the bus to Guangdong to find Xixi early in the morning.
…
Luo Pingjiang touched the two children's heads and asked: Can you take me to Xixi's room to take a look?
Zeng Xi's room was locked, but that didn't stop the two clever kids. They got the key from somewhere and opened the door. Luo Pingjiang took the two children's hands and walked in. The first thing they saw was the walls covered with all kinds of straw objects. The big ones included straw hats, bows and arrows, flower baskets, and airplanes; the small ones included flowers, plants, birds, insects, bookmarks, and round fans. Each one looked very delicate and exquisite.
On the table inside the house, there were piles of rattan strips, string tools, and various paints. Luo Pingjiang walked over and looked through it carefully for a while.
The girl asked: Uncle, what are you looking for?
Luo Pingjiang replied: I want to find my two sisters for you.
Both children looked delighted.
But the child had no patience, and after a while, the two of them ran out holding hands again.
Luo Pingjiang looked at the clothes first. Zeng Xi doesn’t have many clothes, only four or five sets for each season, and even fewer in winter.
Luo Pingjiang had seen Zeng Xi wearing a set of clothes a few days ago. Combined with the two children's descriptions of the clothes Zeng Xi was wearing when she left, as well as the number of empty hangers in the closet, Luo Pingjiang roughly deduced that Zeng Xi did plan to go out for a short period of time. In addition to what she was wearing, she also took away 1-2 sets of spare clothes, which were the spring and autumn clothes she had been wearing for the past two days. In addition, Zeng Xi also took one or two thick clothes from the seasonal clothing box.
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