...
The vast sea surface took the police by surprise when they arrived.
The lead inspector furrowed his brow, "Gather so information."
"Yes."
Soon, the information was collected.
...This area is Donghua’s most primitive dock, with no fewer than three hundred cargo holds of various sizes! That’s not even counting the abandoned ones!
Yu Zhiyuan was brought to this area... Finding him really is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Lu Jinxuan brought Yu Sangwan to the dock. Seeing the situation, he also took a deep breath, "Phew!"
He turned to look at Yu Sangwan, "We should wait in the car..."
Yu Sangwan pursed her lips, obviously unwilling to just wait around.
Knowing what she was thinking, Lu Jinxuan couldn’t help but frown, "You saw it, there are too many warehouses here, we have no choice but to wait!"
"But there aren’t many police, and if we rely on luck, when are we ever going to find my dad?"
Yu Sangwan realized she might have gone too far right after she said it. She turned her face away, "I’m sorry, I’m just too anxious."
The early filing of the case was also thanks to Lu Jinxuan’s help; she couldn’t expect him to mobilize the entire city’s police force to search.
Lu Jinxuan sighed and shook his head, "Should we search too?"
"..." Yu Sangwan suddenly looked up, "Can we?"
Before Lu Jinxuan could answer, she had already run towards the warehouses.
Lu Jinxuan stood still for a mont, then grabbed her hand, "Slow down, wait for ..."
He pulled Yu Sangwan to his side, using a tone like admonishing a child, "Don’t you know it’s dangerous? Should I call you foolish or just brave? With your limited abilities, what can you do? I really can’t figure out what Lu Jinxuan sees in you!"
"..." Yu Sangwan was slightly stunned, what did that an? And is there soone who talks about themselves like that?
Lu Jinxuan... isn’t that him? It just felt weird.
"Let’s go!"
Lu Jinxuan barked loudly, pulling her into the warehouse.
Very unfortunately, the area they entered was filled with old, abandoned warehouses from many years ago, and the ground was hard to walk on. Since they had been deregistered by the Ministry of Comrce, the police hadn’t started searching here first.
Yu Sangwan followed Lu Jinxuan, being very careful with every step. She was sweating and whispered, "Maybe it’s in this area!"
"Oh?" Lu Jinxuan looked down at her, "Why do you say that?"
Yu Sangwan straightforwardly replied, "That’s how it’s written in TV shows and books."
"..." Lu Jinxuan paused for a mont and then laughed aloud.
"Hmm?" Yu Sangwan glared at him resentfully, her father’s whereabouts were unknown, it was uncertain if he was dead or alive, and he was laughing so heartily?
eting her gaze, Lu Jinxuan imdiately curbed his smile. He leapt onto a sheet of tal, turned around, and reached out his hand to Yu Sangwan, "Co... up here."
"...Oh." Yu Sangwan didn’t understand his intention, but obediently reached her hand out to him.
With a little force, Lu Jinxuan easily lifted her up, teasingly saying, "How are you so light? I picked you up with one hand... Haven’t been eating well recently? You’ve gotten skinny."
"..." Yu Sangwan was silent, lightly touching her neck uncomfortably, her cheeks slightly flushed. How should she tell him that ever since she left him... not a single day had gone well?
"What are we doing up here?"
Lu Jinxuan took a couple of steps forward, lifting the cover at the top, "Taking a chance up here! These abandoned warehouses don’t have keys, jumping through this skylight is the quickest. Want to jump?"
"Yes." Yu Sangwan nodded.
Lu Jinxuan glanced at her and quickly jumped down. It was so dark below, she couldn’t see him, only hear his voice, "Co down, I’ll catch you!"
"...Oh." Yu Sangwan swallowed hard, closed her eyes, and let herself fall.
She jumped without any coordination, it was just a very primitive free fall. Lu Jinxuan reached out to catch her, but she was so startled she scread, "Ah..."
Lu Jinxuan looked at her disdainfully, "Hah... so brave!"
Suddenly, the skylight above clanked shut with a bang.
"..." Lu Jinxuan’s whole body tensed, his tone changed, "Why did it go dark!"
Without realizing his change yet, Yu Sangwan retorted, "Hah, so brave! And you’re afraid of the dark, even as a grown man?"
"Ah..." Lu Jinxuan suddenly beca agitated, flailing his arms in the dark, "Don’t co near ! It’s so dark!"
"..." Only now did Yu Sangwan realize sothing was wrong with Lu Jinxuan!
She hurriedly reached for him, "Jinxuan, Jinxuan, I’m here!"
"..." Lu Jinxuan’s hand trembled in her grasp, he was completely not himself, suddenly squatting down, curling into a ball, "It’s so dark! I can’t stand it! Quickly... I’m losing it! Give light!"
"...Oh!"
Yu Sangwan panicked too, quickly pulling out her phone and turning on the flashlight. In that faint beam of light, she could see Lu Jinxuan squatting on the ground like a child, shivering. Yu Sangwan was stunned; in her impression, he was always omnipotent.
But why was the person before her now so helpless and lost?
Because of that faint beam of light, Lu Jinxuan gradually cald down. He seed a bit embarrassed, not daring to look at Yu Sangwan, stamring as he asked, "Do you... look down on ?"
"Hmm?" Yu Sangwan squatted in front of him, smiling lightly, "No, I rather think... you’re quite cute like this, more down-to-earth."
Lu Jinxuan was silent, seemingly not believing her words, "Lu Jinxuan isn’t as perfect as you think, he has a vulnerable side too... do you still think it’s cute?"
"Yes." Yu Sangwan nodded, "Who is perfect anyway?"
Thinking for a mont, she added, "Why do you speak of yourself like that? When I just teased you, it was a joke, who asked you to make fun of first? It’s just being afraid of the dark, how is that weak?"
She stood up, offering her hand to Lu Jinxuan, "Stand up, alright? If you’re so afraid of the dark, you need to hold my hand tight!"
Lu Jinxuan was silent, looking at the ponytail on the back of her head, feeling like that faint beam of light had illuminated his heart, so bright...
Hand in hand, they walked forward, with the sole source of light being Yu Sangwan’s phone.
It was very quiet all around. Lu Jinxuan glanced down at her, whispering, "It doesn’t seem like there’s anything here."
"Yes." Yu Sangwan responded softly, "Should we leave?"
Lu Jinxuan didn’t say anything, just nodded.
Moving forward, they could hear the sound of water.
Yu Sangwan looked up in confusion at Lu Jinxuan, who grinned and explained, "This warehouse is quite large and has internal waterways, making it easier for boats to sail right in, which is better for us. We can just follow it out... I don’t think you could climb up again."
This kind of disdain mixed with indulgence, what was happening here? Yu Sangwan’s face ward slightly, her hand gripped in his palm, sweating already.
On the ground, there was a rustling rolling sound!
Soone was there!
Instinctively, Yu Sangwan tugged at Lu Jinxuan’s sleeve, nervously swallowing. Lu Jinxuan heard it too and flipped his hand to cover hers, quietly saying, "Relax, step lightly."
"Yes." Yu Sangwan nodded, following him closely.
Yu Zhiyuan was dragged out and leaned against the warehouse’s waterway side.
"Brother Sen, don’t bla us for being ruthless, with your status, keeping you is ultimately a disaster!"
At this mont, Yu Zhiyuan was unexpectedly calm, his eyes showed a sense of seeing through everything, seemingly as if he had been waiting a long ti. Just before him was the sea; if they pushed him in, he could end this broken life!
As long as the child was okay, what did it matter if he died? He had scraped by all these years, just enduring.
Seeing him being so composed, those n couldn’t help but be surprised. His face showed no fear whatsoever; indeed, he was once Fu Xianlin’s most trusted confidant! Even paralyzed and destitute to this extent.
Yu Zhiyuan closed his eyes, calmly stating, "Do what you want then! Could I possibly resist?"
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