Chapter 1942

Chapter 1942: Chapter 1942

"Keep in touch, let me know if there’s any progress."

Song Guanchao hung up and immediately called Director Ma.

While waiting for the call to be connected, he considered many possibilities.

Rao Yinyin, a living person, couldn’t just disappear without a reason.

The phone getting through but no one answering could most likely mean an accident like a car crash.

"Director Song." Director Ma was already asleep, suddenly woken up, sounding very tired.

"Sorry for waking you up in the middle of the night."

"What’s up?" Director Ma didn’t dwell on it.

Contacting him this late must be for something important.

"The executive visiting from Sam is unreachable. Can you check if there was a car accident in the city tonight?"

"Alright, I’ll check on it now."

With something so significant happening, Song Guanchao couldn’t sleep and patiently waited for Director Ma to call back.

He didn’t contact Wu Qiangwei; even if he woke her up, it wouldn’t help find her if she was unreachable. He decided to wait for Director Ma’s investigation first.

"What’s going on?" Chen Yirou was also woken up, drowsily sitting up when she saw his furrowed brow, she asked, "Did something happen?"

"Sam’s executive has gone missing."

"Missing?" Chen Yirou exclaimed, "In this day and age, someone can still go missing?"

Especially in Jiangzhou.

It sounded too bizarre.

"The phone gets through, but no one answers."

"Could it be that the phone was lost?"

"Not sure," Song Guanchao said, "I’ve already asked the police to check any accidents today."

Chen Yirou tilted her head in thought but couldn’t come up with any good ideas.

"You go ahead and sleep, I’ll move to the next room." Song Guanchao lifted the blanket, preparing to get out of bed and go to the next room, to prevent her from being unable to sleep.

He needed to meet the coffee shop’s founding team tomorrow.

Wait a moment...

Song Guanchao suddenly paused.

He suddenly felt that the timing of Rao Yinyin’s disappearance was quite coincidental.

He had just left Jiangzhou today, and she went missing at night.

He couldn’t help but think of the previous foreign executives who encountered the "honey trap."

"Wei Zejun!" Song Guanchao strongly suspected that this guy was behind it.

Chen Yirou saw him suddenly freeze, she wanted to ask what was wrong, but seeing his serious expression, she didn’t disturb him.

Song Guanchao followed this line of thought: if it was really Wei Zejun, then his purpose was quite obviously to sabotage the investment, to send a warning.

He had used the honey trap on previous foreign executives.

Rao Yinyin was a woman...

Originally, Song Guanchao thought it definitely couldn’t be using seduction by men.

But her not returning to the guesthouse this late suggested that maybe it really was male seduction.

Thinking of this, he immediately called Director Ma again.

"Director Ma, check all the police stations!"

"Alright."

Director Ma had just contacted the traffic department and upon receiving the call, immediately dug out the district branch directors’ numbers, calling them one by one, asking them to contact the police stations below to check if a woman named Rao Yinyin was detained tonight.

After making the calls, he waited for a callback.

At 3:30 AM, Jinpings District Branch Director called, Rao Yinyin was found!

He immediately called Song Guanchao.

"We’ve found Mr. Rao, she’s at Fengming Road Police Station in Jinpings District, being investigated."

Song Guanchao breathed a sigh of relief, but then his heart sank.

The good news was, she was found.

The bad news was, she was detained!

"Why was she detained?"

"She paid money for a man..." Director Ma himself felt this reason was a bit absurd.

Song Guanchao’s eyelid twitched; although he already guessed it, he still felt speechless.

Truly, one trick works everywhere—using the honey trap on men, using the same tactic on women.

"I’ll head to the police station now, Director Song, you can sleep first. I’ll report to you tomorrow."

"I’ll wait for your call." In such a situation, how could he sleep?

Director Ma didn’t waste any time and immediately went to the police station.

When he arrived at the police station, the station chief was already waiting at the entrance.

"What’s going on?" Director Ma asked with a stern face.

Station Chief Zhang Changjun was also very upset; he had immediately investigated the case after getting the call and was convinced there was something fishy about it.

He was not bothered by the handsome young man who set up Rao Yinyin—what did he care?

He was annoyed because the incident occurred in his jurisdiction.

"Director Ma, I found out from the call. I assure you, I was completely unaware." Zhang Changjun distanced himself from the situation.

Director Ma asked, "Does that man have a criminal record?"

"No." This was what troubled Zhang Changjun; if there was a record, he could have handled it better.

Now, the man firmly claimed that Rao Yinyin hired him but wouldn’t pay.

If this went through legal procedures, all that Rao Yinyin would face was education.

After all, legally, a woman committing prostitution is hard to define as criminal.

But the focus of the incident was never about whether Rao Yinyin would be detained but about the potential aftermath.

If that man bragged about it afterward, Rao Yinyin’s career would surely be affected.

"Bring Mr. Rao to the office."

"Alright, Director Ma, please wait."

He turned to the on-duty officer and said, "Bring Mr. Rao over."

Then, leading Director Ma, they went to the office.

After they sat down, Rao Yinyin was brought over shortly.

This female elite’s skin appeared dull, her expression was worn out, and her overall spirit was very poor.

Zhang Changjun knew Director Ma had something to say to her, so he left voluntarily.

Seeing her standing motionless, clearly terrified by the night’s events, Director Ma approached, and pulled out a chair: "Mr. Rao, sit."

This address made Rao Yinyin tremble: "You... know me?"

Director Ma understood she was in a state of fear, any casual sentence might cause her to mentally collapse.

He considered his words and said: "The guesthouse contacted Director Song as they noticed you hadn’t returned. Director Song found me... Oh, let me explain first, our Police Department’s director worked with Director Song and Mayor Wu in Jiangzhou."

This was to inform her that the police were their people and that any issue could be resolved internally, easing her worries.

As expected, Rao Yinyin relaxed a bit after hearing this.

"Mr. Rao, please have a cup of tea." Director Ma invited again, and this time, she sat down.

Director Ma grabbed a disposable cup, poured her some hot tea, and continued: "Director Song was worried when you didn’t return, thinking you might have had an accident. I had colleagues from the traffic department check for any accidents tonight, and also contacted stations below to keep an eye out."

"That’s how we discovered what happened to Mr. Rao."

He didn’t say Song Guanchao directly asked him to check, because if so, Rao Yinyin would suspect whether Song Guanchao had troubled someone, dragging her into it.

"Mr. Rao, I have a general understanding of your situation. But I’m not too clear on the details. Can you explain to me carefully? So I can see how to handle this."

Director Ma spoke sincerely, with a soft tone, trying his best to have her trust him.

She’s just faced such events, alert and distrustful of anyone, easy to be triggered.

Therefore, it couldn’t be rushed; her internal defenses had to be dismantled step by step.