Chapter 731: Searching for Clues
Chapter 731: Searching for Clues
After much thought, Zhou Yi shook his head, "I just can’t figure it out."
"We can’t just consider the people we know, it could also be a stranger, afraid that we’d find out and implicate them, so they used Invisibility!" Ling Feng said.
"Mm, that’s possible!"
Zhou Yi nodded and, with a smile, said, "Your thinking is still very clear. I thought your mind was already in chaos?"
"I can’t afford to be in chaos, otherwise I’d lose perspective and be of no help at all!" Ling Feng said in a heavy tone.
Noticing the sharpness in his eyes, Zhou Yi sighed, stepped forward to wrap his arms around Ling Feng’s waist, rested his head on his chest, and spoke softly, "Alright, relax a bit."
With the warmth of a soft body in his embrace, the murderous intent in Ling Feng’s heart indeed lessened a great deal, dissolved by the girl’s tenderness.
They hugged for a long time, until Ling Feng couldn’t help but ask, "Do we really have no countermeasures? Just watching Old Wang and Sister Lan hand over the business they’ve worked hard for to Luo Qianyang and the others?"
Zhou Yi fell silent for a moment, "Looking at it now, unless we find out where Mo Lan and the other one are, we’re at a dead end."
Ling Feng: "..."
Checking the time, it was only ten o’clock in the morning. Ling Feng gritted his teeth, "No, even if there’s no chance, I’m going to make one!"
Having said that, he let go of Zhou Yi and walked over to the corner of the room.
Then, with a gentle leap, he was up on the large tree outside the wall!
Zhou Yi immediately followed suit, jumping up and asking with a puzzled look, "What are you planning to do?"
"Go out and have a look!"
Ling Feng jumped down from the tree and went straight to the road outside.
This was a four-meter-wide ordinary road, not a main thoroughfare, located in the rural lanes of the suburbs.
Standing by the road, Ling Feng looked around and then asked, "Don’t you think the person who came here last night must have driven a car?"
"It’s so remote here, it’s obviously not practical to walk." Zhou Yi nodded.
"Good, let’s walk ahead, maybe there’s a surveillance camera on the road!"
After saying this, Ling Feng started walking forward.
Zhou Yi thought it was a good idea, and immediately followed.
After walking several meters, there were only farmlands ahead, with no buildings on either side. Looking forward, Ling Feng realized it was nearly impossible to find a house within hundreds of meters, let alone surveillance!
So, his heart sank!
But his stubbornness didn’t let him give up; he still walked forward, hoping for a miracle.
Zhou Yi followed behind, stealthily reaching out his hand to grasp Ling Feng’s.
Ling Feng was startled and turned his head to look at her.
"Listen to me, relax, don’t rush!"
Zhou Yi beamed with a brilliant smile.
A warmth flowed through Ling Feng’s heart, and he nodded, "Okay!"
With their emotions calmed, the two slowed their pace as if a couple taking a walk in the countryside.
Before long, the sound of a car engine came from behind. Ling Feng turned to look and saw a silver sedan.
As the car approached, it slowed down and stopped beside them.
Ling Feng puzzled over this when the car door opened, and a simple-looking young man popped his head out and asked, "Bro, I wanted to ask if you’ve seen a license plate on the road recently?"
"A license plate?"
Ling Feng was taken aback, then shook his head, "No, I haven’t seen it."
"Oh, thanks anyway. Weird, how could it be lost on a good road without any potholes?"
The young man scratched his head, embarrassed as if talking to himself, but really explaining why he stopped.
"Haunted in the middle of the night?"
He muttered to himself and got back into the car, ready to leave.
And just as Ling Feng had a sudden thought, he immediately stepped in front of the car and loudly said, "Wait a minute!"
The driver, startled, poked his head out, "What’s wrong?"
"Did you lose your license plate last night?" Ling Feng asked.
The young man nodded, "Yeah, last night."
"What time did you pass by here?" Ling Feng narrowed his eyes.
"I forget, maybe after midnight?" The young man scratched his head, showing a look of recollection, then asked, "Why do you ask?"
"This is great!"
Upon hearing this, Ling Feng hurried to the car door and yanked it open with one pull!
"Hey, what are you doing?"
The young man was terrified, feeling the other person’s strength was so great that he couldn’t struggle at all and was dragged out!
"Don’t be nervous, young man, we just want to ask you something!" Zhou Yi quickly stepped forward and said.
After all, she was a pretty girl, looking harmless to humans and animals, and with her blooming smile, the young man finally relaxed, "You scared me. What do you want to ask?"
Zhou Yi pushed Ling Feng aside, "You’re too excited, let me do it!"
After speaking, she looked at the young man, "You know about the estate not far from here, right?"
"I’ve heard of it, bought by some rich person. What about it?"
Zhou Yi’s heart rose with anticipation, "We’re from there. When you passed by here last night, did you see a car by the roadside?"
"That..."
The young man scratched his head and suddenly asked nervously, "You’re not police, are you?"
"No, that estate is our home. A thief got in last night, took some stuff, and we’re also looking for clues, just like you’re looking for your license plate!" Zhou Yi said with a smile.
"Oh, rich people’s homes are indeed easy targets for thieves."
The young man laughed, then whispered softly, "It’s good you’re not police. I had a drink last night and took the back roads home, but I’ve forgotten if there was a car parked by the road or not!"
"Er..."
Zhou Yi was speechless!
The hope that had just risen was dashed in an instant!
Just as she was feeling disappointed, the young man added, "But don’t worry, although I’ve forgotten, the dashcam hasn’t!"
"Damn, why didn’t you say so earlier!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi cursed abruptly and glared at the young man before rushing to the front passenger seat!
"Er..."
The young man jumped, giving Ling Feng a helpless glance.
Ling Feng merely smiled wryly, "Now you know how terrifying women can be when they lose their temper, right?"
"More terrifying than you!" the young man nodded.
Ling Feng didn’t bother with him anymore and took the driver’s seat. He saw that Zhou Yi was adjusting the dashcam’s recordings.
Soon, she found a bunch of videos, the timestamps ranging from 11:30 PM to 1:30 AM.
"About right, should have recorded it!"
Zhou Yi turned her head to look at Ling Feng with eyes full of hope!
Ling Feng nodded, turned to look at the somewhat bewildered young man outside, "We’ll buy your dashcam, how much does it cost?"
"This, this isn’t worth much, just a few hundred..."
Ling Feng reached into his pocket and realized he had no money with him, then turned to look at Zhou Yi, who also shook her head.
With no other choice, Ling Feng had to say, "Get in, young man, come with me to the estate. I’ll just buy your car!"
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