100 Days Of Escaping My Wedding-Chapter 496 Clues

Half an hour later, there was still no trace of Xiao Nian.

"What should we do? The old man will soon be back from fishing, if he knows Xiao Nian is missing..." Lin Ma collapsed onto the grass, frantic with tears streaming down her face, nearly fainting.

"Lin Ma, you rest for a while, I know where Xiao Nian is."

Lin Ma immediately looked at her in surprise, "You... you know?"

"Yes, I will go look for Xiao Nian now. Please don’t worry and take care of your health!"

"I’ll go with you! You can’t see with your eyes!" Lin Ma was still worried.

Since Huo Yandong’s men had been watching too closely recently, Xiaoqiao had no choice but to deceive her grandfather and Lin Ma, claiming she had developed an eye condition, but it wasn’t serious and would get better after a few months with medication. ƒreewebɳovel.com

"It’s alright, Lin Ma, listen to me and rest. I promise you will see Xiao Nian as soon as you wake up, okay?"

Convinced by Xiaoqiao’s firm tone, Lin Ma reluctantly went inside, exhausted from the morning’s ordeal.

Once Lin Ma was inside, the firmness and confidence on Xiaoqiao’s face vanished in an instant, replaced by panic and helplessness.

Xiaoqiao immediately walked to the courtyard entrance, "Xie Yan! Ling Hao!"

Soon after, two men emerged from the shadows.

One was wearing a black tank top, with a muscular build and bronzed skin; the other was in a white shirt, looking gentle and weak, like a scholarly young man.

Both were Huo Yandong’s capable lieutenants, one skilled in literature, the other in martial arts.

Now they had been tasked with protecting a woman, so they both felt somewhat dissatisfied with the assignment.

However, Huo Yandong had instructed that if she needed help, they must obey, so when she called for them, they dutifully appeared.

Oddly, this was the first time she had taken the initiative to call their names in these days.

From the sounds inside just now, it seemed the child had gone missing—could it be they were being asked to help search for the child?

"Miss, what are your orders?" Ling Hao asked amiably, without showing any sign of irritation.

"Did you see a child come out just now?"

Xie Yan and Ling Hao both shook their heads.

"No."

Xiaoqiao continued, "Then, has there been any suspicious person around?"

"No," Ling Hao answered as before.

Xiaoqiao got a bit more anxious, "How can there be no one?"

"Are you questioning us?" The hot-tempered Xie Yan seemed quite annoyed.

Ling Hao stopped him and calmly explained to Xiaoqiao, "Since this morning, the only one to come out of here was the old Gong with his fishing rod. At 7:28 a.m., Li Xu, the chairman of Anxu Group who lives in a villa 500 meters away, drove past here with his mistress in his prized Z4 car. At 9:12 a.m., Zhao Wu, who operates an orchard a kilometer away, drove by with a load, at 10 a.m...."

"Enough!" Xiaoqiao rubbed her temples and interrupted Ling Hao.

Xie Yan snorted coldly, "It’s impossible for someone to take a person away right under our noses!"

Yet now the person was indeed missing, and they couldn’t escape responsibility for failing to protect her and for the inefficiency of their work.

Ling Hao seemed to think of something, his expression changed, and he said, "Could it be at that time..."

"Do you have a clue?" Xiaoqiao asked nervously.

Ling Hao pondered, "Because there is an elementary school nearby, lots of kids leave school around noon and pass by here. If Xiao Nian walked out of the yard at that time and blended into the crowd, it’s very possible that we wouldn’t have noticed!"