Jiang Shushu frowned: Didn't come back? Did we miss him? Or was he delayed by something?
"Thank you, uncle. I know we might have missed each other. If Xiaobei comes back, please tell him that I came to see him." If we didn't meet, Xiaobei would come back and know that I had looked for him, and he would definitely come to my house to find me.
Jiang Shushu rode his bike back, looking around as he rode, but he never saw Yang Xiaobei.
Xiaobei didn't see me, so he must have gone home.
Jiang Shushu turned his bike around and headed back home, but still couldn't find Yang Xiaobei. He then went to the city government's new home, but still couldn't find him.
Jiang Shushu had no choice but to go home and wait. Until 9 o'clock in the evening, Jiang Shushu still didn't see Yang Xiaobei looking for her. Now Jiang Shushu couldn't sit still anymore.
It's been two hours since I got off work. Even if I had something to do, it should be done by now, unless I really can't get away.
Jiang Shushu put on his clothes and rode his bicycle to the Public Security Bureau. Jiang Shushu came to Yang Xiaobei's dormitory and after asking, he found that Yang Xiaobei had not returned.
Jiang Shushu went to the Public Security Bureau lobby and found that Wang Bei was on night duty tonight. He hurried forward and asked, "Public Security Wang, did you send Xiaobei to work?"
Wang Bei is Yang Xiaobei's direct superior. He knows very well whether Yang Xiaobei goes to the office or not. "No! I'm not busy these two days and I don't work the night shift. I left after get off work. What's wrong?" Did the young people have a quarrel?
Jiang Shushu's tone was a little anxious, "Xiaobei is missing, I'm worried that something happened to him."
Wang Bei's attitude was very casual, "How many days until you get married? Xiaobei might have asked his friends to go out and play. Saying goodbye to being single! You don't have to worry too much." Young people are all like this. When I was preparing to get married, either this friend asked me to drink or that friend asked me to play. It was very normal.
Jiang Shushu said with certainty, "Impossible. I made an appointment with him today. He would pick me up after get off work, and the security guard also said that Xiaobei would leave to pick me up at around 6 o'clock. But I waited and waited and didn't see him. I even looked for him everywhere, but still couldn't see him. Xiaobei is a punctual and promise-oriented person. If he really had an appointment with friends to drink, he would definitely not make an appointment with me. Even if it was an emergency, he would definitely ask someone to bring me a message. Now more than two hours have passed, not only have I not seen him, but there is not even a message, so I suspect something has happened to him."
Seeing Jiang Shushu's seriousness, Wang Bei put away his smile and said hesitantly, "It's past six o'clock, it's still light out, and Xiaobei is very skilled and smart, so he'll be fine." It's impossible for someone to kidnap a police officer in broad daylight without caring about their own life, right? They wouldn't be that arrogant, right?
"Something must have happened on his way to pick me up, otherwise there wouldn't be any news for over two hours. Yang Xiaobei is not a naive person. Something must have happened to him. Or maybe something important has held him back, leaving him with no way out and no time to pass on the message. But no matter what, I think he needs help now."
Wang Bei thought about how reliable Yang Xiaobei usually was, and then thought about how much Yang Xiaobei cared about Jiang Shushu. The more he thought about it, the deeper his frown grew.
Yang Xiaobei is getting married in a few days. At such a critical moment, Yang Xiaobei will definitely not deliberately stand Jiang Shushu up. Maybe something really happened.
Yang Xiaobei was both a colleague and a subordinate, so Wang Bei decided to go along. "How many people should I take with me? We'll check along the way and ask the people next door. If anything happens, I'll let you know."
"I'm going with you. I'm really nervous right now. I feel like something big is going to happen, and I can't feel at ease if I go back now. Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble."
Wang Bei also knew that Jiang Shushu was quite skilled, so he did not object. "Okay, come with us."
Wang Bei: "It wasn't completely dark when Xiaobei left. There are still quite a lot of people around 6:00 at night. If someone really wanted to attack Xiaobei, they would definitely choose a place with few people or no one around. From the Public Security Bureau to the State-owned Hotel Dudong, there are only two places with relatively few people: one at the entrance of a deep alley, and the other near Renjian Road. Let's focus on these two places first."
Jiang Shushu suddenly had an idea and immediately thought of the jasmine scent he had smelled at the entrance of the alley.
Jiang Shushu quickly said, "Wang Gongan, let's go to the entrance of the alley first. At around 7 o'clock, I couldn't wait for Xiaobei, so I walked along the road to the Public Security Bureau. When I passed the entrance of the alley, I smelled the scent of jasmine. Xiaobei bought me a bottle of jasmine perfume the day before yesterday. He originally gave it to me yesterday, but he forgot to take it with him when he went out, so he said he would give it to me today.
I imagine if Xiaobei were in danger, if there was even a sliver of chance, he'd definitely leave behind some clue. Perhaps that bottle of perfume is the best clue he could use or think of. The jasmine scent in that place is the same as the jasmine perfume Xiaobei wanted to give me. I don't believe it's a coincidence; it must have been left there by Xiaobei, telling us he's in trouble.
Wang Bei also felt that what Jiang Shushu said made sense. The smell of perfume was not easy to dissipate. If a whole bottle was poured onto the ground, it would take at least a day or two to dissipate, which would indeed leave clues.
The fact that a public security officer was forced to leave clues proved that what Yang Xiaobei encountered was definitely not simple. Wang Bei immediately became highly alert and asked someone to call the people living in the public security bureau dormitory.
Wang Bei gave everyone a flashlight, and then brought eight police officers to the entrance of a deep alley. Jiang Shushu followed them quietly with a flashlight.
The 10 people arrived at the entrance of a deep alley. Jiang Shushu led the police to the place where he smelled the fragrance. Standing there, Jiang Shushu could still smell the faint scent of jasmine in the air.
Wang Bei: "Everyone, check carefully and see if you find anything."
Jiang Shushu shone the flashlight and looked around, finally stopping in a deep alley.
Xiaobei's ability to smash the perfume suggests he likely knew he had no way to escape, which is why he had to gamble his slim hopes on it. Xiaobei was quite skilled, making it difficult for ordinary people to defeat him. The fact that they were able to take him away so easily must have been a shady move, leaving Xiaobei no chance to resist. This intersection would be crowded with people, whether forward or backward. Carrying a helpless person with them was definitely not an option, so the best escape route was this rarely used alley.
Wang Bei's flashlight also stopped in the alley.
Wang Bei led four policemen into the alley, and Jiang Shushu followed. The four of them looked carefully in the alley with flashlights.
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