Li Beinian was terrified.
After getting into the cab, she picked up her phone and called Chi Hailang’s number again.
It rang for a long time before it was automatically disconnected.
When she tried calling again, she got a busy tone.
Guang Bei New Road was located along the border of Guang City and Tongzhou. It was a remote area.
As it was far away from the city, there were many factories located here.
If Li Beinian remembered correctly, Number 89 Guang Bei New Road, was also a factory.
When she arrived, an hour had passed.
It was rush hour and also dinner time.
Many factory workers who had gotten off work were in their uniforms of various colors. Some were jesting around, some were snuggling up, and some were walking silently.
When they saw Li Beinian, who was dressed quite differently from them, they turned to look and started whispering to each other.
Even though Li Beinian was wearing a mask and sunglasses, she couldn’t stop people from looking her way.
She lowered her head to hide her face.
Taking a deep breath, she walked towards number 89.
It was a paper factory.
As soon as Li Beinian entered, she could smell all sorts of unpleasant smells.
Even the mask she was wearing didn’t help.
Li Beinian frowned, but just as she stepped in, she heard a loud shout. “Stop right there, who are you looking for!”
She turned around and saw a security officer walking out of the security booth. He had a rather fierce expression.
He looked at Li Beinian from head to toe. Perhaps because of her extraordinary aura, he lowered his voice slightly and said, “We’re about to leave for dinner. Who are you looking for? Let me have your name.”
Li Beinian took off her sunglasses.
Honestly, she had no idea who she was looking for.
She picked up her phone and called Chi Hailang’s number again.
This time, the call was quickly connected.
“Hello?”
Li Beinian was stunned.
It was Chi Hailang’s voice!
There was some noise around Chi Hailang and that made Li Beinian less anxious immediately. She asked, “Where are you?”
Chi Hailang said in reply, “I’m out with my girlfriend. Are you home?”
The home he spoke of, was naturally with reference to the Chi Family.
Before Li Beinian could answer, he continued, “I won’t be home for dinner today. Go ahead and start eating.”
Li Beinian’s frown deepened and she asked, “Aren’t you at Guang Bei New Road?”
“No.” Chi Hailang sounded most innocent. “What’s the matter? Where is this Guang Bei New Road?”
Li Beinian’s heart sank. “Who called me with your phone then?”
When Chi Hailang heard this, he immediately sensed that something was wrong. “What do you mean?”
As he spoke, Li Beinian heard his voice getting further away.
Presumably, Chi Hailang was looking at his call log.
Very quickly, Chi Hailang said, “No, I didn’t call you. I’ve been with Yuxin all this while. Only Yuxin and I have handled my phone. And I don’t see any call records either.”
Li Beinian fell silent.
She hung up and immediately opened her call log.
There were a few outgoing calls, and one incoming.
They were all Chi Hailang’s number, there was no mistake.
At once, Li Beinian felt a chill running down her spine. Her hair stood on end.
Chi Hailang had not been taken by them.
What were they trying to do then?
Was it… a test?
Her knuckle turned white as her fingers curled tightly around her cell phone.
She turned and looked around.
The factory was surrounded by buildings of varying heights against this early autumn twilight.
Somewhere hidden, a pair of playful eyes watched with enjoyment this loss of composure.
And the girl was clueless, unable to take precaution.