249: Chapter 249 Ji Yu 249: Chapter 249 Ji Yu I have to say, even Ye Shikai was a bit panicked.
Why did the alarm suddenly go off?
He hurriedly untied the ropes on the girl.
“Follow me quickly.” The girl grabbed Ye Shikai’s arm and led him to the living room, where she opened a door and a foul smell hit them, almost making Ye Shikai vomit.
But upon seeing what was ahead, Ye Shikai became incredibly excited.
It was the building’s drainage system – they could escape through here.
Ye Shikai went first, the girl followed, and the two quickly left through the drain pipes and came to the surface.
“Cough cough.” Emerging from the foul-smelling sewer, they couldn’t help but cough violently, gasping for fresh air.
“Little sister, don’t be afraid, I’m one of the good guys, here to rescue you.” Ye Shikai produced a police badge, which Song Tian had specifically made for him to facilitate his investigations, naturally, it was only valid during an investigation.
The girl saw the police badge in Ye Shikai’s hand, a trace of surprise flickered in her eyes, but she ultimately nodded her head.
“Ye, how did you come out from here?” At this moment, a Lexus stopped in front of Ye Shikai, and Tianjing quickly got out of the car.
“Man, it stinks so bad.” Tianjing pinched his nose, his face full of disgust.
Ye Shikai had a deadpan expression; try crawling through a sewer yourself, he thought, as he wiped a dirty hand across Tianjing’s handsome face…
Inside the Yanjing Grand Hotel.
Tianjing booked two rooms, and after the three of them had bathed, Ye Shikai went out to buy the girl some clean clothes and some food.
“Uh, little sister, we are all good people, and we’d like to ask you some questions.” Ye Shikai pointed at Tianjing and gently spoke.
“Alright, ask away.” The girl ate the chicken wings and drumsticks Ye Shikai had brought, the fear gone from her face.
“Ji Yu,” the woman replied.
“Are you currently in college here in Yanjing?” Ye Shikai asked.
“College, what’s the point of college?” Ji Yu’s face showed a hint of disdain, an air of indifference.
“Okay, next question, who are those people?”
“Bad guys, very very bad people,” Ji Yu nodded earnestly, both men looked at each other, speechless…
“So, how did they kidnap you?”
“Aiyo, I just got kidnapped by them, and then I was taken there.”
“What do you think about this girl.” As night fell, Ye Shikai let Ji Yu rest first, while he and Tianjing were discussing in another room.
“Huh, she’s a bit thick-skinned and mentally slow, like a middle schooler.” Ye Shikai thought for a moment and summarized these characteristics based on the conversation they had just had.
“Alas, it’s a pity we didn’t catch the spy.” Tianjing sighed regretfully.
“At least we cracked an abduction case, I’ll give you the credit for it, you can go back to the National Security Bureau and report this achievement.” Ye Shikai casually said as he ate a chicken wing, feeling hungry after a busy night.
“Let the police handle the abduction, we have other matters to attend to.” Tianjing rolled her eyes and took out the top-secret file she obtained from the National Security Bureau, saying, “Now, let’s focus on how to get clues for the ‘Mothman’ case.”
Ye Shikai’s expression became serious; indeed, there had been no progress in the case.
At that moment, Tianjing went to the restroom to take a phone call, and Ye Shikai also made a call, informing Su Qingyu that he had matters to attend to that night and couldn’t come back.
Ever since Su Qingyu became aware of certain things, Ye Shikai felt a weight lifted from his heart, and now there was no need to hide his agenda.
When she learned that Ye Shikai was investigating a mysterious case, worry was evident in Su Qingyu’s tone.
“Honey, you’re the best, worrying about me.” Ye Shikai said to the person on the other end of the phone.
“Once you’re done with the case, hurry back.
Don’t push yourself so hard.” Su Qingyu’s worries were grounded; Ye Shikai had lied to her before about going to Holy Mountain, and if not for using Demon Addiction and Netherworld Blade last minute, Zeus might have killed him by now.
“Don’t worry, honey, I cherish my life.
But about this case, make sure you don’t talk about it, Mr.
Song has placed a gag order on me.”
After ending the call, Tianjing also came out of the restroom.
“Hehe, seems like saving this girl really does merit me some praise.” Tianjing tossed the phone onto the bed, rubbed her temples, and said faintly, “Do you know who Ji Yu is?”
“How would I know?” Ye Shikai replied with a blank expression.
“She’s the daughter of the Ji Family from Yanjing,” Tianjing sighed and said.
“The Ji Family, one of the four big families?” Ye Shikai had heard from Shi Chengyu before that the Ji Family had a lot of profitable businesses and substantial financial power, a well-known entity in Yanjing.
“Exactly, and Ji Yu is their daughter.” Tianjing spoke, and now it made sense why Ji Yu had been abducted – probably some people wanted to extort money.
Ye Shikai contemplated; the Wang Family had once hired gunmen to rob Shi Chengyu’s store as part of competing with the Ji Family in the violent industry, so could these kidnappers be from the Wang Family?
“The higher-ups have informed us that someone will come to take Ji Yu back to the National Security Bureau later, and her family will pick her up from there.” Tianjing said, noting that helping the Ji Family recover their abducted daughter would certainly be considered a significant merit.
“Tianjing, what Ji Yu said earlier was a bit odd,” Ye Shikai muttered, “She mentioned that going to college is meaningless, which doesn’t sound like something a daughter of a prominent family would say.” In Ye Shikai’s mind, daughters from distinguished families should be like Su Qingyu.
“Maybe it’s just teenage rebellion.
There are always spoiled rich kids in big families,” Tianjing pondered, feeling that it was indeed a bit strange.
“I have a weird feeling about this; this Ji Yu is truly exceptional, plus her identity…” Ye Shikai had an ominous premonition.
“Hold on, I’ll check the surveillance in the next room.” Tianjing started the computer; a camera had been installed in the neighboring room for safety, and on the screen, Ji Yu was seen lying on the bed, still, as if sleeping.
“Nothing seems out of the ordinary,” Tianjing said, waving her hand.
“Wait a second.” Ye Shikai, out of curiosity, peered over and looked at the monitor.
Suddenly, his pupils contracted, and a flash of shock crossed his face.
On the screen, the trash can under the table, previously full, suddenly became empty, then full again…
“What the hell,” Ye Shikai couldn’t help but curse, pushing Tianjing aside as he rapidly tapped on the keyboard.
The next second, the screen showed an empty room with an open window, the white curtains blown by the wind.
Beside the window, there was a rope made from bed sheets.