Gone back?
Ling Chen muttered to himself, feeling puzzled. According to Hu Fei, Zhu Xiaozhu was kidnapped by the people who attacked the base that night. If so, why would Zhu Xiaozhu show up at her ho in Beijing? Could it be that she had escaped from the clutches of those villains?
But if that were the case, Zhu Xiaozhu should have made a phone call to let him know she was safe, to make him worry less.
Weird, really weird!
After thinking for a mont, Ling Chen asked, "Fatty, when did Xiaozhu get ho?"
"According to our investigation, she arrived in Beijing yesterday. Ling Chen, do you think this is a bit strange? If Miss Zhu was kidnapped, why would she be released, and why didn’t they even notify us? Hey, Ling Chen, you have such a good relationship with Zhu Xiaozhu, why don’t you give her a call to ask about her situation, see what exactly she went through that night, and find out if she knows who took her."
Ling Chen nodded and said, "Alright, I will contact her now."
Saying this, Ling Chen took out his mobile phone and dialed Zhu Xiaozhu’s number.
However, as soon as the phone connected, the system’s automated ssage indicated that the device was powered off.
It was actually off!
Ling Chen was slightly taken aback. Zhu Xiaozhu had returned to Beijing and even turned off her mobile phone; what on earth was going on?
"Fatty, help check thoroughly to see what has happened with Xiaozhu. It would be best if you could send soone to Beijing, et Xiaozhu, and ask her clearly."
"Okay, I’ll arrange that right away."
Once Hu Fei left, Ling Chen, having lost any urge to sleep, headed toward the laboratory.
But at this mont, Ling Chen suddenly received a call from Nanrong Wanqing.
The call connected, and Ling Chen asked, "Wanqing, what’s the matter?"
"Nanrong Hao hasn’t co ho for two days. No one answers his phone, and people at the company say that Nanrong Hao left two days ago, whereabouts unknown, and he didn’t return ho either. I’m a bit worried about him. You know his friends better than I do, can you help inquire?"
"Okay, wait for ; I’ll ask around for you." After a pause, Ling Chen reassured, "Wanqing, don’t worry too much, Haozi is an adult, he knows how to protect himself."
After hanging up, Ling Chen made calls to Jiang Hao and Zhao Zhengxiong separately to inquire about Nanrong Hao’s whereabouts. However, apart from Zhao Zhengxiong’s call going through, no one answered Jiang Hao’s phone, which also indicated that the user had powered off.
Why are they all off?
Ling Chen frowned slightly. First Zhu Xiaozhu, then Nanrong Hao, and now Jiang Hao as well; on the sa day, all three individuals had their phones turned off. This was probably not as simple as a coincidence.
Thinking this, Ling Chen hurried to Hu Fei’s office.
"Fatty, help look for Haozi and Jiang Hao, see if there’s any way you can contact them. Both these guys have their phones turned off, and who knows where they’ve run off to."
Hu Fei was stunned for a mont, then dismissively said, "I think you’re worrying for nothing. Haozi and Jiang Hao’s character is clear to you, these two birds of a feather probably found a beauty in so bathhouse and are too engrossed to rember ho."
"No, I think it’s not that simple," Ling Chen said. "Jiang Hao and Haozi are not kids. They can tell what’s important. Even if they enjoy playing around, they wouldn’t put their phones off."
Seeing how seriously Ling Chen was taking it, Hu Fei nodded and said, "Alright then, I’ll ask their subordinates for you. They should know where Jiang Hao and Haozi are."
Saying this, Hu Fei picked up the phone from his desk and dialed several numbers.
After a round of calls, Hu Fei’s expression was no longer as relaxed as before.
"Ling Chen, I’m afraid your guess might be correct. Jiang Hao and Haozi have been missing for two days, and not even their subordinates know their whereabouts."
"Find them!" Ling Chen said firmly. "You must find a way to locate the two of them."
"Dammit," Hu Fei cursed. "It must be those bastards from the God Organization at work again."
"Not necessarily."
"Who else could it be? Do you have any other enemies?"
"I know very well who the God Organization is. They wouldn’t waste ti on small fry. If the God Organization really made a move, they would directly target , not waste energy on others. Fatty, no matter what, you must find a way to locate them. I don’t want anything to happen to them."
With that, Ling Chen seed to recall sothing, and quickly added, "Right! Rember to call Xiong and tell him to rush to the base imdiately."
"Have him co to the base?" Hu Fei was puzzled and asked, "Why? I rember you said before that the secrets of the research base could only be told to Nanrong Hao and Jiang Hao, and you couldn’t let Zhao Zhengxiong know."
"That was before; the current situation has changed. Now that Jiang Hao and Nanrong Hao are in trouble, we can’t assure that those people won’t target Zhao Zhengxiong. Right now, only the base is the safest place. That’s enough! Don’t ask so much, just notify him quickly. I have other matters to attend to; I’ll contact you later."
Leaving the office, Ling Chen quickly walked towards the outside of the base.
With Nanrong Hao missing and Nanrong Yong seriously injured and unconscious, only Nanrong Wanqing was left at ho, and he must go back and check on her.
Reaching the exit of the base, Ling Chen stopped and asked Xu Ming, who was standing at the gate, "Brother, why are you here?"
"Your body hasn’t fully recovered, and in the past few days, you forcibly used your Inner Strength on top of your injuries, leaving you without even the ability to protect yourself. Big Brother is worried about you encountering danger outside, so he asked to follow you to ensure your safety."
Hearing this, Ling Chen felt a warm feeling in his heart.
Although the mbers of the eight eccentrics each have a past they do not speak of, and no one knows the details of the others, it did not prevent them from having a close relationship.
Even soone like Xu Ming took the word ’loyalty’ very seriously.
Leaving the base, Ling Chen drove, taking Xu Ming with him towards Wealthy Manor.
On the road, Ling Chen drove the sedan with focus, while Xu Ming, sitting in the passenger seat, looked expressionless out of the window, seemingly deep in thought.
"We are being followed."
Suddenly, the usually silent Xu Ming blurted out a sentence.
Being followed?
Ling Chen was shocked and looked up at the rear-view mirror. However, he did not see any vehicle following them. With his extensive experience and professional habits, if soone was following them in secret, they would not escape his eyes.
Therefore, Ling Chen was quite perplexed, not understanding why Xu Ming would say this. Could it be that he was mistaken?
As he pondered, Xu Ming seed to have read Ling Chen’s thoughts and said, "There are many ways to follow soone, not limited to just the few you know of."
With that, Xu Ming rolled down the car window, pointed his hand upward towards the sky, and said, "The one following us is up there."
Up there?
Ling Chen quickly stuck his head out of the car window to look at the car roof. Suddenly, he saw a large bird circling mid-air, constantly flying around the sedan.
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