Gu Baiwei walked over and opened the door, only to find that it was Xiao Chen, the film crew's photography assistant.
When Xiao Chen saw her, he looked anxious: "Sister Weiwei, Sister Muqing is missing. The director asked me to tell everyone to go out and look for her."
Gu Baiwei was somewhat surprised, after all, she had run into Su Muqing that morning, how could he have disappeared in just one afternoon?
Although she didn't have a good impression of Su Muqing either, they were still in the same production team, and even if she didn't like her, she couldn't just watch someone disappear right under her nose.
She agreed without hesitation. Just then, Du Qingyan came to find her, and the two of them decided to grab a flashlight and go out together to look for the person.
It's almost 8 p.m. now, and it's completely dark.
There are relatively few entertainment options in small towns at night, and not many pedestrians on the streets.
Both of them were girls and dared not go to remote places, so they could only search slowly along the main road.
But after walking for a long time, they still couldn't find any trace of Su Muqing.
Are you looking for someone?
As Gu Baiwei passed the entrance of a secluded alley, she suddenly heard a hoarse voice say something.
She tugged at Du Qingyan's sleeve, and the two stopped at the same time, looking into the alley in the dim light of the street lamp.
In the narrow, secluded alley, near the entrance, leaned a scruffy-bearded man.
The man's hair was messy, almost covering most of his face, and looked like it hadn't been washed or trimmed in a long time.
The man's yellow teeth and foul breath made Gu Baiwei instinctively pull Du Qingyan back two steps to keep a safe distance from him.
Seeing the two men's wary expressions, the man chuckled and tossed something repeatedly in his hand.
He tossed it high into the air and caught it back in his hand, repeating this process over and over.
Du Qingyan saw what he was holding, secretly tugged at Gu Baiwei's sleeve, and whispered, "Those are Sister Mu Qing's things."
Gu Baiwei also felt that the hair clip looked familiar, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. Could Su Muqing's disappearance be related to this man?
"Five hundred dollars, and I'll tell you where that woman is, okay?"
The man's face was partially obscured by his bangs, revealing a pair of somewhat cloudy eyes.
Gu Baiwei, keeping a distance from Du Qingyan, cautiously asked him, "Tell me what that woman looks like first? Otherwise, how can I be sure she's the one we're looking for?"
"Her hair was dyed brown, with big waves, and she wore heavy makeup. Her small face was only the size of a palm, so tender it looked like you could pinch water out of it, and her waist was so small you could wrap your hand around it..."
The man's rough, hoarse voice was filled with excitement, and his eyes, hidden by his hair, brazenly sized up the two of them, as if savoring the moment. His words became increasingly lewd.
Gu Baiwei couldn't listen to him anymore after he was halfway through his story, and interrupted him directly: "Where is the person now?"
The man reached out and took the hair clip again, his voice low and hoarse: "Give me the money, and I'll tell you."
Gu Baiwei hesitated for a second: "Okay, I'll scan the code for you."
Although she knew the man had ill intentions, she couldn't ignore the fact that Su Muqing's whereabouts had been discovered. Besides, as long as they kept a safe distance from him, the man couldn't do anything to them.
With that thought in mind, she made up her mind, deftly took out her phone, and even if she didn't like Su Muqing, she couldn't just stand by and watch her get into trouble.
Seeing that the two were keeping their distance from him, the man narrowed his eyes, took out a broken phone with a cracked screen from his pocket, opened the payment QR code, and handed it forward.
Although there was some distance between them, scanning the code didn't get in the way, and Gu Baiwei quickly scanned the code and paid the money.
Just as she was about to put her phone away, the man suddenly reached out a dirty hand, grabbed her slender wrist, and tried to drag her into the alley.
Gu Baiwei was already on guard against him. She gripped the pepper spray in her hand and sprayed it wildly at the man's face. Seeing this, Du Qingyan next to her also picked up her bag and sprayed the man with pepper spray.
Caught completely off guard, the man had no time to react. By the time he realized what was happening, the two had already run far away.
They ran quite a distance before they were panting heavily, leaning on their knees to catch their breath.
Gu Baiwei felt a little regretful; she should have run later. She had spent money, but she still hadn't gotten any information.
But then she thought, the man looked tall and strong, and the two of them, being small women, were no match for him. If they stayed any longer, he might bring an accomplice, and they wouldn't be able to escape even if they wanted to.
Du Qingyan looked behind her with lingering fear: "Sister Weiwei, what should we do now? Should we continue searching or go back first?"
She was a little younger than Gu Baiwei and this was the first time she had encountered something like this, so she couldn't help but feel a little scared.
Gu Baiwei was also hesitant. As it got darker, it wasn't safe for the two of them, both delicate and frail, to wander around outside.
You escaped by luck just now, but you might not be so lucky next time.
Gu Baiwei pondered for a moment. The man had said he had seen Su Muqing and even had Su Muqing's hair clip in his hand, so he must know something.
But these two weak women, who were powerless to even kill a chicken, were clearly no match for that man. It would be better for them to go back and get reinforcements first.
Having made up her mind, she said to Du Qingyan, "Let's go back and find someone to help us."
Du Qingyan had the same idea, and the two of them walked back hand in hand.
Unbeknownst to them, shortly after they left, a piercing scream echoed from the alleyway in the distance.
The man dressed in black, clutching a still-dripping dagger, stared coldly at the man on the ground, his eyes like those of someone looking at a dead man.
"Tell me, which hand touched her just now?"
Qi Yu's pale and handsome face appeared even paler under the dim light.
However, his face was covered in dark red bloodstains, making him look particularly eerie, like a demon crawling out of hell.
The man on the ground, clutching his groin and groaning, looked at him in terror, his body curled up in agony.
At this moment, several raggedly dressed men suddenly appeared from the depths of the alley, looking at Qi Yu with fierce eyes.
"You brat, you're asking for death if you dare touch our people."
The man on the ground immediately struggled to crawl towards them, crying, "Big brother, big brother, save me!"
These people are all homeless people on the street, but they are a group of organized homeless people, as if they make a living from this.
They usually go out on the streets begging for money in groups, so much so that few people dare not pay up when they are targeted by them.
Even the street vendors and merchants on both sides of the street dare not easily provoke them; they are like local bullies.
Qi Yu raised her eyes, her dark, lifeless gaze sweeping over the men in front of her. A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips: "You're too late. It's already been done."
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