Qiao Nian wasnât in Rao City now, but she could guess just how helpless she must be feeling. She said solemnly, âDonât worry too much. Iâm not in Rao City now, but I can return immediately. Iâll get someone to look for Chen Yuan. Just wait for me to get back.â
â⦠Youâre elsewhere?â Aunt Chen had no idea that she had traveled to Beijing for her examinations, and she called Qiao Nian only because she thought she was in Rao City. She quickly added, âNo, donât. Just get on with what you have to, that brat is probably just having fun outside. Iâll go looking for him as his usual haunts.â
Qiao Nian didnât say much. She simply went âmmâ, told her to take care, and then hung up.
Liang Bowen was standing beside her the whole time. He couldnât hear what Aunt Chen said, but he could figure out who was on the line just by hearing Qiao Nianâs response.
âChen Yuanâs mother?â
âMm.â Qiao Nianâs eyes looked cold and wild.
Liang Bowen furrowed his brows and asked her worriedly, âChen Yuan is really missing?â
He was a big guy, alive and kicking; where could he go?
Qiao Nian didnât say a thing. She looked for Yuan Yongqinâs number and gave her a transpacific call.
She picked it up immediately.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Qiao Nian didnât waste her time. She said succinctly, âAunt Yuan, you have a wide network in Rao City, help me look for someone. Itâs a guy about my age, named Chen Yuan. Iâll send you a photo of him.â
After the call, she sent Chen Yuanâs photo to Yuan Yongqin.
She then dug up the Red Allianceâs software and sent Chen Yuanâs cell phone number to the group.
[sun: Help me locate this cell phoneâs position. Iâm out now and donât have my laptop with me.]
Slim Waist Control replied right away.
[Slim Waist Control: Another Rao City number? Big boss, are you really in Rao City?]
[Daji Plays With You: Keep it to yourself even if you know it. Thatâs how you stay alive.]
[Slim Waist Control: o(* ?) ?*)o Iâm too innocent!]
[Daji Plays With You: I can tell that youâre simple-minded. But innocent? Apologies, Iâm too blind to detect that.]
Qiao Nian looked at the messages in the group and got slightly annoyed. She sent another message.
[sun: Stop fooling around! Help me check it out.]
The group went quiet. Soon enough, Slim Waist Control sent her a location.
[Slim Waist Control: This is the last detected position of the cell phone. There are no activities after that. Heâs either been there the whole time, or his cell phone has been stolen. In any case, the position has remained the same.]
Qiao Nian opened up the location message and zoomed in.
She looked at the location label and was surprised.
Sky Bar.
Liang Bowen craned his neck and saw the location as well. He read it out, âSky Bar? This place is a mess, and there are all sorts of people there. Whatâs Chen Yuan going there for?â
Places like that were not suitable for students at all. It was too unsafe!
Besides noticing the location on Qiao Nianâs cell phone, he also noticed that she was using a different software. He asked out of curiosity, âOh right, Sister Nian, what chat app are you using? Iâve never seen it before. Is this a new app?â
Everyone usually used WeChat to communicate online, or Facebook if they had a VPN. Otherwise, it would be Instagram. This chat app with a red interface was completely foreign to him. He had never seen anyone around him use it.
He noticed how Qiao Nian had entered her account details so intuitively and figured that she didnât have this for just a day or two. He took his cell phone out and said, âLet me download it, too.â
Qiao Nian sent the details found by Slim Waist Control to Yuan Yongqin and got her to focus on that area.
Thereafter, she looked up at Liang Bowen. âYou wonât be able to download it. Itâs an overseas app, your cell phone doesnât have the necessary components.â