C1282 Business Is Bleak
At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Yu sent a text message on time, "Second Master, I'm near Zhongshan Square. I only managed to get those guests in the morning. Business is very bad."
"Continue working hard in the afternoon!" I replied.
"So annoying. I think those two bodyguards behind me messed up my plans. I hate them so much that they insist on following me no matter what." "Nope. I'm hungry. Let's go eat some box lunch."
I laughed to myself.
From 1 p. m. to 4 p. m., Xia Yu always reports the location and harvest of my mobile phone at the right time. Unfortunately, she only managed to get four guests in total, with an average of one per hour and less than 40 yuan per hour.
In the text message, Xia Yu's tone became more and more dejected, even a little impatient.
I kept comforting and encouraging her that it would be less than two hours before six o'clock and her rental trip would be over for the day.
At 5 o'clock, Xia Yu texted again, "Hehe. Second Master, I just picked up two guests on the 38th Road. "Haha, those two bodyguards are the bane of my wealth. I just threw them off and they came to do business. This time, it's a big deal."
"What big deal?" "No," I said.
Heh heh, they didn't even bargain when I asked them for 200, they agreed immediately. Xia Yu replied.
I panicked and hurriedly replied, "You are not allowed to pull any long-distance customers out of the city. You have violated the agreement!"
"Sigh, I can't care so much anymore, if you don't pull this deal, my trip with the husband and wife from today will be done for, what agreement or not, go on the side, once I earn the money I'll turn in the car. Besides, although my Golden Rock Beach is out of the city, it's not too far away, just at the edge of the city, not considered long distance, be good Second Master, once I return and turn in the car, I'll use the money I earned today to buy you seafood for dinner." "Oh, farewell. I'm leaving now. Don't disturb me."
I called Xia Yu in a hurry, but no one answered, so I kept ringing the bell.
I continued to call, but Xia Yu simply turned off the phone, unable to connect.
I did not withdraw, sent a moment, busy to call Faang Aiguo.
"Xia Yu is currently pulling guests from Route 38 to Golden Rock Beach. Her bodyguard has just been thrown off, immediately arrange for people to drive to the city center to rush to Golden Rock Beach. Pay attention to Xia Yu's car on the way." "No," I said.
"Okay, I will immediately arrange for the three of them to rush to the Golden Rock Beach from their position." Faang Aiguo immediately agreed.
"After discovering Xia Yu's car, if there's nothing abnormal, just follow her secretly and don't disturb her. If there's anything abnormal, take all possible measures to protect her safety." "No," I said.
"Yes!"
After putting down the phone, I heaved a sigh of relief. However, I couldn't help but feel infuriated. In the end, Xia Yu violated the agreement and refused to listen to my words. And she'd lost her bodyguard.
It wasn't the first time she'd dumped her bodyguard.
Sitting in the office, I suddenly felt uneasy, and suddenly regretted letting Xia Yu drive a taxi, feeling that I shouldn't have let Xia Yu have her way.
But it was too late for regret. Xia Yu had already dragged the two guests to the Golden Rock Beach.
From the city level to the Golden Rock Beach level, they had to pass through a stretch of road covered with dense forests and high mountains, on which usually there were very few cars.
I secretly prayed that Du Jianguo and the other two would run into Xia Yu's taxi on the way.
As the seconds ticked by, I grew more and more anxious.
When it was almost 6 o'clock, Faang Aiguo finally called: "Brother Yi, they've all arrived at Golden Rock Beach, but they never found Xia Yu's taxi."
"Ah —" I cried out. "How could that be? "How could that be?"
"Indeed, I didn't notice it. It's almost dark now, and there are very few people here, and very few cars either. "Not here, not on the road." Faang Aiguo said.
I took a deep breath and said, "Look for it in the nearby forest trail. If not, head back and look for it as you go. Pay special attention to the road and the forest."
"Alright, I'll head there now as well." Faang Aiguo hung up as he spoke.
I took a few steps downstairs, got into my car, and drove straight out, heading straight in the direction of Golden Rock Beach.
Darkness shrouded the city, and I drove away.
After exiting the city, I went on the road that led to Golden Rock Beach. On one side of this road was the sea, and on the other was a lush forest.
As I drove, I looked both ways in the light of the headlights.
As I turned a cove, I suddenly saw something in the forest trail to the left of the road. It seemed to be a car parked there. I stopped the car, took out my flashlight, and shone it in. It was a taxi, with its front end facing out.
I looked around me. There was silence, except for the sound of waves and the wind in the distance. The car was still there.
Without hesitation, I walked quickly inside. When I got to the front, I saw the number of the car. It was indeed Faang Aiguo's taxi.
I yanked open the door. The car was empty.
Where is he? Where's Xia Yu?
My first thought was that something big has happened!
Just then, there was a flash of lights on the road outside, then the sound of a car being parked, and then I saw a few dark figures rushing toward me.
It was Faang Aiguo and the others.
They quickly walked over, took a look at the scene, and sucked in a breath of cold air.
"Oh no, something has happened." Faang Aiguo said.
With a dark face, I turned on the flashlight and looked inside the car. There were no signs of a fight, no suspicious items.
Besides, the keys were still in the car.
I looked down at the road.
"Search the woods in four directions, quick —" I cut in.
The moment he finished, Faang Aiguo and the others went into the dark forest from different directions and switched on their flashlights.
They were all fighting experts who had received special training, searching in the forest was child's play.
I continued to look around the car.
At that moment, there was a flash of lightning in the sky, followed by a strong gust of wind and a heavy downpour.
Damn, I groaned inside. I got into the car to avoid the rain and kept dialing Xia Yu's cell phone to turn it off.
Half an hour later, the rain stopped. Faang Aiguo and the others who were drenched all came back. They got into the car and shook their heads.
Nothing. My heart sank.
The rain would wash away all traces of it, and I knew it.
We were both silent in the car.
"Brother Yi, what should we do?" Faang Aiguo broke the silence and said, "We searched all the forests within a few kilometers, but we didn't find any suspicious traces."
Yes, what should he do? My heart was in a mess at the moment. I took out my cell phone and continued to call Xia Yu's cell phone, but it was still turned off.
I kept my phone and looked at Faang Aiguo and the others. I said, "Xia Yu must have met with an accident. It's very possible that she was —"
At this point, I stopped. I was a little frightened, so I didn't dare to continue.
But even if I didn't say it, Faang Aiguo and the others seemed to understand what I was going to say. They all nodded with a serious expression and then looked at me together, as if they were waiting for an order from me.
At this moment, I was really at a loss on what to do. I didn't have any leads or clues.
At this moment, I couldn't be sure if this was an accident or a premeditated plan. I couldn't be sure if it was an ordinary hooligan or an unknown underworld organization that attacked Xia Yu, and I couldn't be sure what happened to Xia Yu.
I didn't dare to think any further, but I couldn't help but think of the most serious consequences.
"The car is here. Didn't drive away. " Faang Aiguo muttered.
Faang Aiguo's words seemed to be telling me that the other party didn't seem to be robbing money. My heart shuddered as I thought of a sex fiend that was even more terrifying than robbing money, or even a sex fiend. Silence!
I couldn't help but pray that Xia Yu was robbed, but the car wasn't driven away. Would the person who stole the money not have a car?
Could it be that Xia Yu had met with a great fortune and this car was nothing in her eyes? Xia Yu was the famous Sister Wan Fu, Vice President of Sanshui Group, could she have been targeted by someone from the underworld?
Thinking about how Fourth Brother told me that Xia Yu was being followed last night, I couldn't help but start to ponder again.
"Brother Yi, tell me, should I call the police?" Faang Aiguo looked at me probingly.
Call the police? My heart lurched.
At that moment, my cell phone buzzed.
It seemed like the caller was Leh.
I immediately opened the door and got out, then answered.
"Ke, where are you?" Leh's voice sounded calm on the phone.
"I'm near the Gold Beach. Something has happened to Xia Yu …" I incoherently explained what happened to Leh and then said, "Right now, I don't know what exactly happened. I don't know who did it, nor do I know what the other party's motive is. What should he do? "What should we do?"
Leh was silent for a moment, then said: "Ke, calm down. "Tell your people to go back, and take the taxi back as well. Come over here for a while."
"Where are you?" "No," I said.
"Home!" With that, Leh hung up.
At this time, Faang Aiguo and the others also got out of the car, surrounded me, and looked at me.
I calmed down a little and looked at Faang Aiguo and the others: "You guys go back first, take this car back as well."
They nodded.
"This matter is confidential. Don't tell anyone else about it!" "No," I said.
"Including Base Camp?" Faang Aiguo asked me.
I hesitated before saying, "No."
Faang Aiguo nodded, then said: "What about Fourth Brother?"
"I will tell Fourth Brother." "No," I said.
"Alright."
Then we broke up and I drove straight to Leh's house.1
When I got close to Leh's house, I didn't park in front of Leh's house. Instead, I parked in the shadows nearby and walked over.
The front door of Leh's house was quiet, with lights burning inside.
I looked around me. There seemed to be shadows moving in the shadows of the surrounding bushes and flowers.
I knew that Leh's bodyguards must be hiding around.
Just as I reached the entrance to the courtyard, the door opened. One of Leh's bodyguards opened the door and nodded at me expressionlessly.
I walked directly into the living room. The light in the living room was bright, and Leh was sitting alone in front of the sofa. He was drinking tea with a calm and composed expression on his face.
Seeing Leh like this, my heart quieted down a little.
Leh looked up at me and then pointed to the sofa beside me.
I sat down.
Leh brewed a cup of tea for me and handed it to me. I took it and drank two mouthfuls, but didn't manage to taste anything.
After a moment of silence, Leh finally opened his mouth.
"Xiaoyu has been kidnapped!"
Although I was mentally prepared for it, Leh's calmness still surprised me.
"Ah!" I couldn't hide my shock.
"Who did it?" "No," I said.
Leh shook his head slowly: "I don't know!"
"What condition?" I asked again.
Leh shook his head again.
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