Ji Wei kept telling herself not to lose hope—Ling Ling would definitely realize she was missing and think of a way to call the police to save her.
In fact, Ling Ling had indeed alerted the police. However, Ji Wei had been missing for less than twenty-four hours, so the authorities only recorded the case without officially filing it.
As Ling Ling left the police station, she received a call from Gu Moqian: "Tell me every detail of what happened before Ji Wei went missing."
Ling Ling recalled and told Gu Moqian that, worried about Old Madam Ji’s condition, Ji Wei had hurriedly gotten into a taxi, and shortly afterward, her phone had shut off.
She also revealed that Ji Wei never went to the hospital and that the maid beside Old Madam Ji said no calls had been made informing Ji Wei of anything.
Gu Moqian listened, his expression growing colder with every word, but his mind remained calm and clear: "Have Chen Ke send someone immediately to investigate the taxis that traveled near the project site and find clues as soon as possible!"
After leaving the airport, Gu Moqian headed straight to the Gu Family project site in the west of the city.
It was already past office hours, and most of the people at the project site had gone home. Zhu Jianian, however, had stayed late to work on revising a proposal.
When she walked out of her office, she found Gu Moqian sitting on a sofa in the lounge area, his face somber and grim.
Zhu Jianian was taken aback. Wasn’t Ji Wei out this afternoon? What was Gu Moqian doing here?
She quickly walked over, suppressing the excitement bubbling up her throat, and spoke softly, "Moqian, why are you here? Are you waiting for me to get off work?"
Hearing her voice, Gu Moqian glanced up at her.
His gaze was sharp and cold, laden with an oppressive intensity that made Zhu Jianian’s heart jolt.
Why was he looking at her like that?
Though slightly startled, Zhu Jianian didn’t appear flustered, and Gu Moqian thereby ruled out her involvement in Ji Wei’s disappearance.
He wasn’t in the mood to engage with Zhu Jianian and spoke with an icy tone: "Go finish your work. Don’t meddle in things that don’t concern you."
Zhu Jianian was just about to say something; the words were already at the tip of her tongue but were abruptly pushed down by Gu Moqian’s cutting remark.
Pressing her lips together, her face turned slightly pale, and her voice dropped to a murmur: "...Alright. Don’t stay too long either—it’s already pretty late."
Her enthusiastic attempts to reach out were mercilessly extinguished by Gu Moqian. Saying she wasn’t discouraged would be a lie.
Unwilling to let it show, Zhu Jianian turned away, though her mind was entangled in confusion.
Ji Wei clearly wasn’t here, so what reason did Gu Moqian have to remain?
As Zhu Jianian took two steps toward the door, she saw Chen Ke and Ling Ling rush inside.
The two saw her and gave only a polite nod before hastily heading toward Gu Moqian.
Something inside Zhu Jianian tensed. Slowing her pace, she perked up her ears to eavesdrop on the situation behind her.
Chen Ke opened the laptop he had brought and placed it in front of Gu Moqian, showing him surveillance footage: "Mr. Gu, we’ve tracked down the taxi your wife was in. However, the license plate has been tampered with, so we haven’t pinpointed its exact location yet. Our people are checking all possible routes one by one, and we should have results soon."
Zhu Jianian pretended to be on her way out, but she heard every word Chen Ke said.
Ji Wei had gone missing!
Whoever was behind this—it was perfect. She didn’t even have to lift a finger to make Ji Wei disappear; how delightful!
Zhu Jianian was certain Gu Moqian must be feeling tormented right now. She, of course, wouldn’t stick around to add to his troubles. Knowing Ji Wei had vanished was already thrilling enough for her; tonight definitely called for a celebratory drink.