Chapter 554 - 553: Missing

Chapter 554: Chapter 553: Missing

After talking with Huang Yanquan, Yiyi went to her mother’s room to find her, but after knocking on the door, no one came to open it.

Yiyi was puzzled, thinking her mother might be taking a nap, and given how tired she was lately, might be sleeping so soundly she didn’t hear the knock, so she returned to her own room.

However, as soon as Yiyi returned to her room, she sensed something was amiss; no matter how deeply her mother slept before, she would always wake up upon hearing any noise. This time she had knocked for so long, how could her mom have not heard it?

Thinking of this, Yiyi hurried to Ding Yuejun’s room again, this time knocking more forcefully, yet still, there was no response. Instantly realizing something was wrong, she didn’t hesitate to kick the door open and searched the room, finding no trace of her mother’s presence anywhere.

At this point, Gu Tingyu and Yun Chu also rushed over.

"Yiyi, what happened?"

"What’s wrong with the young lady?"

Gu Tingyu and Yun Chu asked simultaneously.

Yiyi was a bit panicked, she immediately looked at Yun Chu and asked, "Yun Chu, did you see my mother go out recently or did anyone come in?"

Yun Chu shook his head quickly and said, "No, we’ve always been observing the activity around your rooms; the eldest lady hasn’t gone out, and also no one has visited her room during this time."

Yun Chu’s expression was very serious. He and several Hidden Guards had been paying attention to the activity here, since Ding Yuejun returned from Huang Yanquan’s room, she hadn’t gone out, and no one had come in during this period. It was utterly perplexing how a good person could just vanish without a trace.

Gu Tingyu had already started searching the room.

Seeing this, Yiyi also quickly began to look for any clues, while Yun Chu and others naturally busied themselves helping.

This disturbance at Ding Yuejun’s side also alerted Huang Yanquan. He sent Qing Lu to inquire, and when he learned from Qing Lu that Ding Yuejun was missing, he was petrified, immediately followed by a wave of panic, "Qing Lu, quickly take people to search."

Seeing the eldest young master acting this way, Qing Lu hurriedly took his orders and went directly to Ding Yuejun’s room to help search for clues.

Finally, it was Gu Tingyu who noticed something amiss with a spot on the ceiling and immediately went to check. That’s when he discovered a loose ceiling tile behind which was a duct connecting to the ventilation system.

"The eldest lady must have been taken away from here."

After Yun Chu went up to inspect, he quickly concluded.

When Huang Yanquan heard this news, he became chillingly wrathful, "Jia Minghuan, it must be him."

Upon hearing this, Yiyi’s gaze fixed straight towards Huang Yanquan, questioning: "Uncle Huang, are you sure?"

"It must be him; it’s his style, and only he has the capability and motive to do such a thing. Huang Yantao is too incompetent for such an act."

Upon hearing this, Yiyi immediately stood up and said, "I’m going to find my mother now."

Gu Tingyu naturally stood up as well, "Yiyi, I’ll go with you."

But before Yiyi and the others could set off, Huang Yanquan received a call from Jia Minghuan.

"Jia Minghuan, where’s Yue Jun?"

Upon answering the phone, Huang Yanquan asked directly about Ding Yuejun without saying anything else.

"Hahaha... Huang Yanquan, I can’t believe the news was true, you’ve really got a thing for a mainland woman, and a woman much older than you at that. How did I never notice this preference of yours before? Seems like I didn’t know you well enough."

Upon hearing Jia Minghuan’s voice, Huang Yanquan struggled to suppress his anger and asked again, "Where’s Yue Jun?"

"Seems you do know me well, to realize it’s me who invited your woman over. Since you’re asking so eagerly, I won’t beat around the bush; tomorrow morning at eight, come alone to the usual place, then I’ll definitely let you see your beloved." After saying this, Jia Minghuan hung up the phone.

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Huang Yanquan couldn’t help but clench his fist.

It really is Jia Minghuan.

"Uncle Huang, what did the other party say?"

Yiyi saw Huang Yanquan hang up the phone and quickly asked.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yanquan snapped back to reality and directly said to Yiyi, "Yiyi, don’t worry, I’ll bring your mother back safely."

"Uncle Huang, is it the doing of your former friend?" Gu Tingyu surely knew of Huang Yanquan’s determination, but they mustn’t remain passive. It’s best to seize the initiative.

Huang Yanquan didn’t hide anything, directly recounting his recent conversation with Jia Minghuan.

Upon hearing this, Yiyi’s face grew stern and tense, "It seems Jia Minghuan’s target is still Uncle Huang."

Huang Yanquan only felt guilty, "It’s all my fault, causing Yue Jun to be kidnapped."

"Uncle Huang, it’s not your fault; our primary task now is to rescue my mother. Since it’s confirmed she was taken by Jia Minghuan’s people, we’ll go rescue her immediately, there’s no need to wait until tomorrow morning."

Huang Yanquan naturally shared this thought, but after suffering a loss once, he knew Jia Minghuan wasn’t simple; realizing finding Yue Jun first would not be easy. Yet he remembered the capabilities of Gu Tingyu and Yiyi, which gave him a glimmer of hope, "Yiyi, I’ll tell you everything about Jia Minghuan right now, see if you can make any use of it."

Yiyi and Gu Tingyu certainly didn’t refuse; they learned a lot about Jia Minghuan from Huang Yanquan, then immediately went to rescue Ding Yuejun. However, to their disappointment, Jia Minghuan was indeed cunning, and despite searching everywhere, they didn’t find Ding Yuejun, nor did they see any sign of Jia Minghuan.

"Damn, this Jia Minghuan indeed has some tricks."

Yun Chu couldn’t help cursing, feeling even more anxious inside.

At this time, Huang Yanquan instead calmed down, quietly looking at Yiyi and the others, saying, "Tomorrow morning, I’ll go over early, to rescue Yue Jun as soon as possible."

Come the next day, Huang Yanquan indeed went alone to the old meeting place with Jia Minghuan. Though his movements were a little impeded now, it was mostly manageable.

Seeing Huang Yanquan arrive alone, Jia Minghuan’s face was full of scornful smiles, "I really didn’t expect you to actually follow through. Since that’s the case, I certainly will let you two meet." With that, he clapped his hands, and soon someone brought Ding Yuejun over.

Seeing Ding Yuejun looking relatively okay, Huang Yanquan let out a huge sigh of relief, then immediately asked eagerly, "Yue Jun, are you hurt?"

Ding Yuejun saw Huang Yanquan come over, feeling extremely anxious inside, quickly raised her voice, saying: "A Quan, you need to leave, they’ve already prepared to deal with you; coming here today is walking into a trap, you need to turn back."