Chapter 353 Missing
"Madam, what happened?" Zhong Nianyao asked with a smile, her expression unchanged. "I think the atmosphere in this town is quite simple, and the security here is also very good!"
"Well, it used to be pretty good." The proprietress suddenly looked a little worried. "But, there have been quite a few disappearances recently. In the past six months, more than twenty young women have suddenly disappeared while traveling here."
"Just last month, a young couple came here for a trip and stayed at our guesthouse. They had an argument, and the girl ran away and disappeared. Her boyfriend called the police, who searched for her for a long time but couldn't find her. To this day, she still hasn't been found."
"His boyfriend is still living with us and he hasn't given up on looking for someone!"
"So many people are missing?" Zhong Nianyao's face was filled with shock. She covered her mouth with her hands, looking incredulous. "How come I haven't heard of this? So many people have disappeared one after another, it can't be so quiet!"
"Little girl, you don't know. We don't have any factories or anything like that in this town." The proprietress shook her head and continued, "Our main source of income here is tourism. If something like this gets out, it will have a huge impact on our local economy."
"So, the people on the official side are trying their best to cover up this matter."
If outsiders knew that so many young girls had disappeared here, who would dare to come here to travel? Their local economy relies on tourism. If no one comes here to travel, the local economy will decline quickly.
The local government naturally does not want such a thing to happen, so it has been trying hard to cover it up.
"Are all the missing people from outside the country?" Zhong Nianyao's face was filled with curiosity. "Then don't local young girls disappear?"
"No." The proprietress shook her head and continued, "It's strange to say, the missing ones are all young girls who came here to travel. Our local girls are all safe."
"Oh!" Zhong Nianyao nodded thoughtfully.
"Oh, I've said so many things I shouldn't have said. I hope I didn't scare you!" The proprietress seemed to realize she had said a lot of things she shouldn't have said, and she quickly spoke to make amends. "But you don't have to worry too much. Although the government officials are unwilling to make this matter public, they have still taken a lot of preventative measures."
"You should have seen it when you went out just now! There are often police patrolling the streets. Even late at night, there are police officers on duty. During normal times, there are also many volunteers patrolling the streets. So, the environment here is still very safe."
"Then I will definitely trust you, Madam Boss." Zhong Nianyao said with a smile, "What fun things are there around here? Madam Boss, please recommend something to us!"
"Then you've definitely asked the right person." The proprietress slapped her thigh and spoke excitedly, "I was born and raised here, so I'm very familiar with this area."
So, she immediately recommended several fun places to Zhong Nian Yao.
Finally, when Zhong Nianyao was about to return to her room, the proprietress couldn't help but remind her again, "Little girl, remember what I said! Don't act separately from your boyfriend!"
Zhong Nianyao nodded repeatedly, and then returned to the room with Lu Yichen.
This time they traveled together and stayed in the same room. However, it was not an ordinary room, but a suite, and the two of them stayed in different bedrooms.
After returning to the suite, the two sat down in the small living room and discussed what the proprietress had just said.
"This matter is not simple." Zhong Nianyao frowned. "With so many girls missing, even if the local government is covering it up, it's impossible not to report it. Such a big thing, and yet nothing has been found so far. It seems unreasonable no matter how you look at it."
If only one or two people were missing, that would be understandable. However, now over twenty people have gone missing, which means at least three people are missing every month. In a small town like this, that's a significant number.
"It's possible to keep something like this secret from the public, but it's absolutely impossible not to report it." Lu Yichen's expression was not good either. "Unless the local leaders are looking for death, there's no way they won't report it."
"What happened to those girls?" Zhong Nianyao held her chin with one hand, her brow still furrowed. "And the missing ones are all young girls. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look good."
After Lu Yichen pondered for a moment, he said, "I'll ask the special department to see if this matter has been reported there."
After a moment, Lu Yichen hung up the phone without any unnecessary expression on his face.
"What's the matter?" Zhong Nianyao looked at Lu Yichen, waiting for his answer.
Lu Yichen said calmly, "This matter has been reported to the special department."
"It's said that the public security department investigated the scene and visited the scene many times, but they didn't find any clues. After checking the surveillance footage, they discovered that several of the girls had disappeared out of thin air. In the end, the matter was reported to the special authorities."
"The special department has investigated several times, but still hasn't found any clues. The case remains unsolved."
"How could this happen?" Zhong Nianyao's eyes widened in disbelief. "The special department has already intervened in the investigation, and people are still going missing."
Lu Yichen nodded and continued, "The special department tried to lure them in, but they disappeared. Furthermore, they didn't leave any clues."
"The special department is also helpless. They can't afford to continue sacrificing manpower for this matter. So although the investigation is still ongoing, there has been no progress."
"Even the people from the special department disappeared quietly!" Zhong Nianyao exclaimed, "It seems the mastermind behind this is really not a simple person!"
When she said this, her eyes rolled around and a curious smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "Lu Yichen, since we are already here, why not solve this matter? I also want to see what is behind this. It is so powerful that it can make so many people disappear quietly without leaving any trace."
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