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It was already ten o'clock in the morning the next day when Meng Yun and Shi Yan came out of the Public Security Bureau after completing their notes, and the typhoon had just passed through.

This is a vicious kidnapping and gang fight incident, with the nature of a mafia, and the police have opened a case for investigation.

Mu Qing and Lu Wanyu were waiting at the door. Everyone stayed up all night. Meng Yun was even worse. During the process of recording his statement, he almost clashed with the police. This happens.

Shi Yan took a day off to accompany him, fearing that he would do something stupid on impulse.

Jiang Keqing's mobile phone was traced by the police and finally disappeared into a trash can not far from the residential area without any clues.

After sending them to Meng Yun's place, Mu Qing went to work, and told Lu Wanyu to help him keep an eye on the two of them, making Lu Wanyu confused.

The house was in chaos, Meng Yun was out of his mind, Shi Yan asked him to sit down and rest, and he and Lu Wanyu cleaned up the house and rushed to the house before rubbing medicine on his body.

Judging from the scene, the intruder must have been very sudden. Although Jiang Keqing resisted, he was quickly subdued and taken away.

After tidying up the ground and serving porridge, Shi Yan went to the sofa to comfort Meng Yun, "Now that technology is so advanced, the police will definitely find Jiang Keqing soon, don't worry."

Meng Yun shook his head haggardly, "I can't figure out who wants to kidnap him, why? We have been living here quietly, and have never done anything illegal or offending anyone."

Shi Yan also couldn't figure out, what is the purpose of kidnapping Jiang Keqing?blackmail?But do Meng Yun and the others have any value in extortion?

Suddenly, the conflict on that rainy night broke into my mind for no reason, and then it was Gu Chengxi's dark and unwilling eyes. Shi Yan shuddered and blurted out, "Gu Chengxi!"

Meng Yun also shuddered and stood up excitedly, yes, how could he have forgotten Gu Chengxi, who else would covet Jiang Keqing besides him?

"However, I heard people say that he was sent abroad half a month ago." Shi Yan reminded hesitantly.

"No, it must be him!" Meng Yun said with certainty, and ran into the bedroom to find the business card in the drawer.

Shi Yan didn't know what he was going to do, so she could only follow him closely to prevent him from making any radical moves.

After Meng Yun called Gu Yiming, he said, "Mr. Gu, Gu Chengxi kidnapped my lover, please ask your brother to return him to me."

Over there, Gu Yiming paused and asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"I'm Meng Yun, the waiter in Boss Dou's bar. We had a conflict with your brother during the Qixi Festival." Meng Yun said quickly.

Only then did Gu Yiming think of it, and combined with his nonsensical words just now, he roughly deduced the cause of the incident and said, "When did your lover disappear?"

"last night."

"But Gu Chengxi had a video call with me yesterday, and I'm pretty sure he's in Philadelphia now."

"No, it must be him! I can't think of anyone else except him, Mr. Gu, please help me to confirm again anyway. Please, I can't lose him, you can do whatever you want, but he can't, only he—" The sense of powerlessness that lasted all night finally defeated Meng Yun, and he weakly held his phone and cried out.

Gu Yiming said solemnly: "Do you have time now? Come to my company and I will arrange it."

"Okay, are you at the address on the business card now? I'll be right over." Meng Yun quickly swallowed his tears, hung up the phone, and looked at Shi Yan nervously, "Shi Yan, I'm going over now, you help me stay At home, I'm afraid that if he comes back."

Even though he knew there was little hope, Meng Yun begged Shi Yan with tears in his eyes.

Shi Yanzheng nodded, "Okay, I'll let Wan Yu follow you, promise me, no matter what happens, don't be impulsive, Jiang Keqing is still waiting for you to find him."

"Wanyu, take good care of brother." Although he is worried, only Lu Wanyu can help now.

Meng Yun nodded, and then took Lu Wanyu to Gu Yiming's office in a hurry.

Shi Yan stayed behind and sat alone on the sofa for a while, but finally felt relieved. He called Mu Qing and asked if he had any friends from the police who could help. Mu Qing said that he had already found someone to understand the case. will expand the search.

"Thank you." Shi Yan said wearily, he didn't rest all night, and now he is very sleepy.

"Don't tell me this." Mu Qing said, "Where's Meng Yun?"

"I went to find Mr. Gu Yiming and Mr. Gu. We guessed that Gu Chengxi arranged for Jiang Keqing to be kidnapped."

"It's possible." After all, Mu Qing also witnessed Gu Chengxi pestering Jiang Keqing twice.

"Don't worry, that child is pure and kind, and God will treat him kindly." I always feel that Mu Qing has a sense of fate in his bones.

Just like when Shi Yan had frequent accidents before, he also said that he would go to the temple to pray for blessings.

"Hmm." Shi Yan was still worried, this incident happened without warning, and she didn't know what would happen to Jiang Keqing.

At noon, Meng Yun called back and said that he could not come back for the time being. Gu Yiming directly called Gu Chengxi back from the United States for questioning.

Shi Yan discussed with him that she wanted to ask Dou Yuqing for help, after all, the Dou family has a wide network of resources.

"Okay, Shi Yan, my mind is very messed up now, and my thinking is not clear. Please help me find a way to use everything around me, no matter who it is."

"I know, don't worry. Meng Yun, it will take more than ten hours for Gu Chengxi to come back, so you should take a break and don't tire yourself out."

After all, the police's actions are limited by the process and system, so they will not be so fast. Meng Yun dare not wait for the news from there, nor does he want to wait.

After finishing the call, Shi Yan immediately contacted Dou Yuqing to explain what had happened, and asked him to contact him. There was another person Shi Yan also contacted, Yan Jun, whose father was the mayor of Binhai City.

After eating some porridge at noon, Shiyan rested on the sofa for a few hours. After waking up, she called Lu Wanyu and Mengyun and said that she had been very excited and couldn't calm down.

If Jiang Keqing couldn't come back, Shi Yan couldn't imagine what would happen to Meng Yun. He had expressed his feelings for Jiang Keqing and his dependence on him more than once in front of him.

In the afternoon, Mu Qing came to see Shi Yan after get off work, but Shi Yan asked him to stay at home and deliver food to Meng Yun and the others.

The office headquarters of Gu's Group is located in the old city of Binhai. It is an industrial park with a sense of age. The overall building is not high, but from the outside, it gives people the feeling of calmness and dignity, that is, the feeling that they are not short of money.

Gu Yiming had made arrangements in advance, and as soon as Shi Yan arrived at the gate of the park, someone drove over to pick her up in a tour bus.

The typhoon has passed, but now the air is still wet and the sky is drizzle.

He didn't inform Meng Yun before he came, and asked Lu Wanyu to pass it on, but obviously Meng Yun didn't listen to it. When he saw Shiyan walk into the office, he jumped up with a pale face, his eyes lit up with hope, and he grabbed his shoulder repeatedly. Question: "Keqing is back? Where is he?"

Shi Yan frowned in pain when he was grasped by his unknown strength, and said comfortingly: "No, Meng Yun, don't get excited."

"Then what are you doing here? What if no one is home when he comes back?" Meng Yun was dehydrated, haggard and hysterical, his lips were so dry that he heard from Lu Wanyu that he didn't eat or drink for a day, just like that Walking up and down the office, I can't be quiet for a moment.

"I asked Mu Qing to help guard, don't worry. Meng Yun, let's sit down and eat something first, shall we?" Grabbing his hand, Shi Yan said in a soft voice, seeing that Meng Yun was still shaking his head, she said : "If Jiang Keqing comes back and sees that you have made yourself sick, he will blame himself, Meng Yun, we can't mess ourselves up first."

As he spoke, he helped Mengyun sit on the sofa in the office.

Meng Yun was afraid that Gu Yiming would run away, so he refused to leave his office without saying anything, so Gu Yiming had to put someone in front of him to monitor him.

Hearing Shiyan's unhurried words, Gu Yiming's eyes became more interesting, and he raised his eyes to observe the young man who bent over to open the insulated box with his back turned to him.

Shi Yan poured out the porridge to cool, set out another food box, handed it to Lu Wanyu with chopsticks, and turned to Gu Yiming and said, "Mr. Gu hasn't had dinner yet, I have prepared more meals, if you don't mind, please Come and have dinner together."

Gu Yiming really put down his business, got up from behind the desk and walked over.

The smell of food has already permeated the office.

It was just some simple home-cooked dishes, four dishes and one soup, not too much, just him and Lu Wanyu were not enough to eat. Fortunately, Meng Yun had no appetite, so he only drank some porridge after repeated persuasion by Shi Yan .

After dinner, Shi Yan packed up the dishes and asked Lu Wanyu to take them home, and told him to close the door and go to bed early, not to play games.He is only sixteen or seventeen and a half-year-old child, and he has been running around for a day and a night.

Lu Wanyu refused to leave, "Brother, let me follow you, I won't get in the way."

Shi Yan still wanted to persuade, but Gu Yiming next to him looked at the time and suggested: "It's getting late, why don't you guys stay with me in the Gu family's mansion for one night, and by the way, you can see if we have hidden anyone in the house." How about home?"

"Meng Yun, what do you think?" Shi Yan looked at Meng Yun worriedly and asked, he is now supported by a strong breath.

Meng Yun frowned, thought hard for a while, then shook his head, paused, then nodded, "Go and see, Gu Chengxi shouldn't be so stupid to lock people up in his own home."

Gu Yiming was frank and frank, without showing any anger at being offended, and quickly arranged for a car to pick him up.

Shi Yan called Mu Qing and asked him not to leave Meng Yun's house.

Meng Yun's nerves are tense now, and any stimulation may break the string.

Mu Qing was full of anger, but he didn't dare to disobey his words, so he had to live in that small rented room for one night.

The Gu family's mansion is called "Nandou Mansion". The four big characters are from the hands of contemporary calligraphers. They are vigorous and powerful, and have been hanging outside the gate for five or sixty years.

It is a garden-style residence in the south, hidden in the city, smart and unique.

Gu Yiming led people in through the side door and drove for four or five minutes before stopping outside a small two-story western-style building. The architectural style was the standard at the beginning of the last century, and the Chinese-style courtyard was mixed with Western styles.

It was already 09:30 in the evening when he walked into the house, and Gu Yiming had asked his servants to clean up the room and prepare for going to bed and changing clothes before departure, so everyone was allocated a room for accommodation immediately after arriving.

Without alarming the rest of the family, Gu Yiming settled everyone down and planned to leave, but was blocked by Meng Yun at the door, and the servants were so frightened that they almost called the family's security personnel over.

Gu Yiming has learned a lesson from his stubbornness, so he can only agree to stay here for one night.

Shi Yan couldn't persuade him, Meng Yun was already at war.

Lu Wanyu was too tired to keep his eyes open, so Shi Yan took him upstairs to wash and rest, then went downstairs, and saw Meng Yun guarding Gu Yiming, he was like a trapped animal.

Shi Yan looked impatient with Gu Yiming's expression, stepped forward and said to him: "Mr. Gu, you go to rest, and I will take care of Meng Yun." Then she sat next to Meng Yun and held his restless hand, and said softly: " Mr. Gu has been busy all day, let him go to rest. We are at his house now, as the saying goes, if you can run away, a monk can't run away from the temple. At worst, I will make a big fuss with you and turn this place upside down. Besides, Mr. Gu Not the kind of guy who doesn't believe what he says."

"No! No!" Meng Yun pinched his hand nervously and kept shaking his head, "No, but before Qing comes back, no one can leave!"

"Mr. Gu is not going to other places, just rest here on the second floor, okay? I'll stay with you in the living room tonight, so you won't be afraid that he will run away in the middle of the night, okay?" Shi Yan patiently persuaded, quietly He waved to Gu Yiming and signaled him to go upstairs.

Gu Yiming quietly turned and went upstairs.

Shi Yan held Meng Yun's head and let him lean on her shoulder, "It's okay, Meng Yun, don't be afraid, I contacted Boss Dou, Yan Yanjun, and Mu Qing, they are all working together to find a solution. Binhai is like this Great, we will definitely find it."

Meng Yun's body was stiff and cold, as if turning into a piece of cold wood, he leaned on Shi Yan's shoulder numbly, "Shi Yan, I have nothing left, only Keqing, I can't lose him."

"I know, I know. So does Jiang Keqing. He loves you so much, he will never let anything happen to him. You have to trust him, Meng Yun."

The whole night, the light in the living room was not turned off, and Shi Yan forgot when she fell asleep.

Opening his eyes, he saw Meng Yun staring at the wooden floor in a daze.

He has not closed his eyes for two days and two nights.

In the early morning, when the servant brought breakfast, Shi Yan talked about feeding Meng Yun something, so Gu Yiming put off all the work at hand except the important ones.

Gu Chengxi didn't get home until ten o'clock in the morning.

Lu Wanyu's school will start tomorrow, Shi Yan asked him to go home to pack his luggage, and contact Lu Jingyang to get the documents required for registration.

"Brother, can you go to school with me tomorrow?" Shi Yan sent him to the door, Lu Wanyu pulled his sleeve and acted like a baby.

"I'll try my best. You've also seen brother Meng Yun's current state. I'm worried that the matter may not be resolved so quickly." Worried that Lu Jingyang would do something to Lu Wanyu, Shi Yan asked Mu Qing to send Xiao Zeng to accompany him back.

Someone drove out next to him, Shi Yan pulled Lu Wanyu quickly walked around the flower bed next to the gate, went to the car Xiao Zeng drove over, and opened the door for him, "Go early and come back early, give me a call when you get home. Don't be afraid of you Dad, learn to resist."

Lu Wanyu nodded, looked at him with bright eyes, bit her lip, and asked softly, "Brother, you are so kind to Brother Meng Yun, do you like him?"

Shi Yan shook her head and denied without thinking, "No. He is brother's classmate and friend."

"Oh, then you like Mu Qing." Lu Wanyu grinned and came to a conclusion, then bowed into the car and waved to him, "Brother, bye, you must come back tomorrow to take me to school." .”

Shi Yan didn't realize it for a long time, and when Lu Wanyu and the others left, she blushed belatedly.

What likes Mu Qing.

How could it be possible to empathize so quickly.

"beep--"

A car behind honked its horn, so frightened that Shi Yan quickly gave way, turned around, and saw the car coming and opened the window.

The car stopped slowly, and the expression on the face of the man who was smiling and wanting to greet him slowly froze after seeing his face clearly, and finally called out uncertainly: "Shiqu?"

Shi Yan looked at him in surprise, "You are?"

A face that I had never seen before, a middle-aged man in his 40s, with meticulous hair and clothing, he looked quite elite, but his brows seemed a little depressed.

While speaking, the man had already opened the car door and got out of the car, and shouted excitedly again: "Shi Qu! Are you Shi Qu?!"

Shi Yan was frightened by his enthusiasm, and took a step back to avoid his outstretched hand, "Mister, do you know my father?"

"Your father?" The visitor stopped to look at him carefully, then slapped himself on the forehead with a wry smile, "Look at my eyes. Are you Shi Qu's child? What's your name? I'm Chen Mingxu, your father's college classmate."

"Hello, Mr. Chen, my name is Shi Yan." Shi Yan politely held his hand and introduced himself.

"Is your father in good health? I haven't seen him for many years. He is in Binhai now?" Chen Mingxu asked again and again with great interest.

Shi Yan was not sure about his relationship with his father, so he simply replied: "My father passed away five years ago."

"What, what?" Chen Mingxu was so shocked that he couldn't be more shocked. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as dumbfounded. After a while, his whole body trembled violently, and he suddenly squatted down covering his chest.

Shi Yan didn't know that he would be so excited, so she took two steps back again and asked cautiously, "Sir, are you okay?"

Chen Mingxu knelt down on one knee, short of breath, and tremblingly took out the medicine bottle from his arms, but his hands were shaking too much, he couldn't hold it firmly, and fell to the ground.

The medicine bottle rolled to Shi Yan's feet, he bent down to pick it up, unscrewed the medicine bottle, and asked, "Sir, how many medicines do you want?"

"Three, three is fine." Chen Mingxu knelt on the ground in pain, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead in a short time.

The driver in the car and the security guard at the door saw that he was ill, and rushed over to help him up from the ground.

Shi Yan poured three medicines into Chen Mingxu's hands and watched him take them.

It took about 5 minutes before Chen Mingxu regained his composure. He sent the driver and bodyguard away with an uneasy expression, and said to Shi Yan, "My heart is not very good. I'm sorry for scaring you."

Shi Yan shook her head silently.

Chen Mingxu's breathing was still not smooth, he was silent for a moment and asked, "How did your father get away?"

"Car accident." Shi Yan didn't want to say too much about his father's death.

At that time, the family was just getting better, bought a house and a car, and life was getting better and better, but my father became the responsible party because of a car accident because of drinking with a client. I also had to be rescued in the ICU three times because of the accident and finally failed to get over that hurdle. , The family who was hit bullied their orphans, widows, mothers, grandchildren, and demanded huge compensation, forcing them to call the police. Finally, with the assistance of community lawyers, they sold the house and car and lost money to those people.

Five years ago, just before housing prices soared, they had only lived in their house for two years and sold it at a very low price.

At that time, Yan was only 16 years old. She encountered great changes in her family and had to grow up overnight, following her grandmother to deal with the mess left by her father's death.

Fortunately, with the help of a lawyer, all the money from the sale of the house was not taken away, and part of it was left for their grandparents to barely make ends meet.

However, grandma's illness became the last straw that crushed this precarious family, and finally pushed Shi Yan to Mu Qing.

"Really, he's been gone for five years." Chen Mingxu murmured, tears flickering in the corners of his eyes, "No wonder—" He covered his chest with his hands, looking sad, as if he was remembering something.

"Sir, is there anything else? I'm leaving." Shi Yan was not in the mood to wait here to watch him reminisce about the past.

Chen Mingxu put down his hands, stared at him for a long time, and asked, "Why are you in the Gu family?"

"My friend has something to do." Shi Yan was impatient, she bowed her head to him and turned around: "I'm going first."

Chen Mingxu grabbed his hand, took out his wallet and handed him a business card, "If you need anything, just call me Uncle Chen. How is your grandma?"

"Okay." Shi Yan put away the business card and walked into the door.

Chen Mingxu was left alone by the car door, feeling melancholy.