Chapter 473: 473: Someone has cleaned the scene

“Do you think I’m in the mood to rest right now?” Dan Hanjie cast a sidelong glance at Yao, causing Yao to shut up immediately and retreat awkwardly to the side.

As soon as all the water in the swimming pool was drained completely, someone jumped right in.

A few people lifted the drainage cover connecting to the outer drainage system at the bottom of the large pool.

When the miasma at the bottom of the pool dissipated a bit, people started to try to go down to inspect it.

“Mr. Jie, there’s something here!”

Upon hearing the bodyguard’s report, Dan Hanjie immediately jumped into the pool, approached the drain, took the gas mask, and went to the bottom of the pool.

“Mr. Jie, be careful!”

Yao’s eyes turned red with worry, he swiftly took the gas mask and followed him.

A group of people carefully make their way further in.

“Someone dug a tunnel at the bottom of the pool, the entrance is the pool’s drain,” the bodyguard at the very front respectfully reported, cautiously advancing.

Following the drainage tunnel at the bottom of the pool led them straight to the outer wall of Yujing Villa.

The long drainage tunnel served as the perfect escape route.

“We’ve inspected the surroundings, there are no signs of movement. If the enemy isn’t just too cunning, it’s an inside job–someone cleaned up the site.”

Yao led a team and inspected the surroundings before finally returning to Dan Hanjie.

“Mr. Jie, the young lady might have been taken away.”

“What is their purpose? To this point, there isn’t a single phone call, do you think it’s a kidnapping?” Dan Hanjie walked through all the territories, his face growing darker and darker.

“They’re still in Fico City, intensify the search, we must find her!”

In such a short amount of time, they had just escaped from Yujing Villa, he had already ordered to block all exits, she couldn’t have left.

Surely, she should still be nearby.

But where could she be?

Dan Hanjie’s enchanting eyes glowed with sharpness as he carefully studied the ground that didn’t reveal any trace.

His face hardened, he softly commanded, “Bring Da Bai over.”

…

On the outskirts.

A newly constructed villa was just completed.

The yard was filled with pear trees in full bloom, when a breeze passed by, the pear blossoms were dancing in the wind, like a sudden snowstorm.

In the centermost part of the villa was a large pond, rather than being designed like a fountain, it was a big fish pond.

Golden, white, black…

Various fish swam at the bottom of the pond, in a rockery-designed pool, the water gently flowed from the high point, gathering at the bottom, moving the fish to swim restlessly.

The whole scene was full of life.

In contrast, every window in the villa was shut, the curtains tightly drawn, allowing no cracks of light.

In the room nearest to the staircase, occasional dull thuds could be heard.

Such a sound was particularly frightening in the serene villa.

However, such a noise was impossible to be heard from outside the villa.

“Bang–”

Qin Youxuan kicked the chair nearest to the bed, tried to support herself up but fell back heavily onto the bed.

With wide-open eyes, she stared fixedly at the plain white ceiling.

The doors were locked, so were the windows.

The entire room was void of light, as silent as hell.

Qin Youxuan strained her eyes, barely able to make out the layout of the room.

Her hands were bound behind her, her legs tied to the head of the bed, she was unable to move.

“Click–”

The room door was unlocked from outside.

A tall figure stepped into the room.

The heavy metal studs of his boots hit the floor with each step, each step bringing a horrifying thud.