Chapter 104: Searching and Searching

“If it’s convenient, could you get someone you trust to help me check some information with the mobile company… the number is XXXXXXXXXXX… and also the surveillance footage inside and outside the Jing’an Residential Area… I need the real information…” Lü Yang only told Liu Hui about these two matters; she couldn’t help with anything else, and Lü Yang didn’t want her to get too deeply involved. As for these two matters, whether any clues could be found was left to fate.

Up to this point, Lü Yang still hadn’t completely ruled out the possibility that Zhou Ling and Liu Yin were the ones who took Yi Ya. There were too many coincidences in this matter, making Lü Yang feel there was a hint of conspiracy in it.

Asking Liu Hui to check this information was to confirm whether Zhou Ling and Liu Yin had tampered with anything, but it was only for reference.

“I’ll ask my uncle right away and have him help you check as soon as possible!” After hearing what Lü Yang wanted her to do, Liu Hui quickly picked up her mobile phone and made a call.

Listening to Liu Hui’s forceful, almost harsh, tone of command over the phone, Lü Yang couldn’t help but feel surprised. It seemed this young lady was only quiet and polite in front of him, her lifesaver, but not necessarily in front of others.

“Is there anything else I can help you with?” After finishing the call, Liu Hui asked Lü Yang again.

“Xiao Hui, you don’t owe me anything. You don’t always have to think about doing things for me.” Lü Yang shook his head. He guessed that a big reason Liu Hui came to find him was to repay the favor.

“If you hadn’t saved me and carried me down the mountain, I would have been killed by the kidnappers on Donkey Head Mountain.” Thinking back to what happened on Donkey Head Mountain, Liu Hui’s eyes turned red again.

“Has the kidnapping case been solved?” Lü Yang casually asked Liu Hui.

“Not yet.”

“Then you should be careful not to get kidnapped again.”

“I’ve had people with me whenever I go out these days. Today, I came out with Sister Zhou…” When Liu Hui mentioned Zhou Ling, her face turned red.

“I think you’d better wait until the kidnapping case is solved before going out again. Otherwise, next time you might not be so lucky as to be saved.” Lü Yang shook his head.

“That day when I left the Public Security Bureau, you were already gone. I’ve been looking for you everywhere these past few days, but… searching and searching and searching… I just couldn’t find you…” Liu Hui looked at Lü Yang, her eyes still red. Before seeing him, she felt she had a lot to say to him, but now she couldn’t get any of it out.

“Why look for me? Still searching and searching and searching… I just saved you. Don’t tell me you want to promise yourself to me in marriage?” Seeing the way Liu Hui looked at him and hearing her exaggerated words, Lü Yang casually replied.

“No… uh… I… I…” Liu Hui was clearly not good with words. After Lü Yang’s remark, she couldn’t speak for a long time.

“Uh… don’t be scared. I was just joking. Even if you wanted to latch onto me, I wouldn’t want you.” Lü Yang waved his hand at Liu Hui. Liu Hui was clumsy with words and took everything very seriously. He had to be careful when talking to her, or she would take it to heart.

After hearing what Lü Yang just said, Liu Hui was stunned for a moment. After a while, she cautiously asked Lü Yang, “Why?”

“Why what?” Lü Yang was confused by her question. Those words were just something he said offhandedly, and while talking to Liu Hui, his mind had been occupied with other thoughts.

“Why… even if I latched onto you… you still wouldn’t want me?” Liu Hui’s face was red, her mouth pouted, and she looked very upset. If Lü Yang said anything else negative, she would probably start crying right away.

“Oh my! Isn’t it obvious? How could a migrant worker like me manage to serve a rich young lady like you? If you latched onto me, wouldn’t that be the death of me?” Lü Yang didn’t expect his absentminded comment would make Liu Hui so troubled that she even asked him why. He had no choice but to explain.

“What’s wrong with being a rich young lady? I’ve made many migrant worker friends recently, and none of them looked down on me.” Liu Hui muttered unhappily. These past few days, while searching for Lü Yang, she had indeed made many migrant worker friends on the streets. Because she was generous and treated them humbly, those migrant workers naturally liked her.

“Made migrant worker friends? What for?” Lü Yang was completely baffled.

“To find you…” Liu Hui lowered her head, looking even more unhappy.

Lü Yang stared at Liu Hui for a while, thinking this girl was indeed adorably silly, but her heart was sincere. He had only saved her incidentally and had forgotten about it afterward, but she had kept it in mind all along.

Lü Yang’s mobile phone rang. It was Zhou Ling calling. She said she had important information about Yi Ya to tell Lü Yang, and it was very urgent. She also arranged a meeting place with Lü Yang over the phone.

Although Lü Yang didn’t like Zhou Ling much, to rescue Yi Ya, he still needed to rely on Zhou Ling’s help. Plus, it was urgent information about Yi Ya, so Lü Yang didn’t dare delay at all. After taking the call, he stood up and told Liu Hui he had to leave because of something important.

“Where are you going? Let me drive you there?” Liu Hui quickly stood up too and asked Lü Yang.

“No need, I’ll take a taxi.” Lü Yang shook his head. After talking with Liu Hui, he had changed his mind and didn’t want her to get too deeply involved in this matter, lest she be innocently dragged into it.

“I don’t have anything to do anyway. Let me see you off?” Liu Hui still insisted and followed behind Lü Yang.

“You should go home. Stay indoors these next few days. Don’t let the kidnappers target you again.” Lü Yang refused her offer once more.

Liu Hui stood still, watching Lü Yang leave the private room. After a while, she ran out of the room and gave him her mobile phone number, telling him to call her anytime if he needed help with anything.

Lü Yang hastily took Liu Hui’s phone number and quickly left through the café’s main entrance.

…

Zhou Ling brought Lü Yang some very unfortunate news… a Death Livestream video that was currently being broadcast live on the internet.

Due to strong blocking by the national cyber security department, and possibly because the Death Killer hadn’t fully broken through the network blocks for some reason, not many people could see the Death Livestream video now. As an investigator for the national security department, Zhou Ling could of course see it.

According to Zhou Ling, the video livestream had just started not long ago. This time, the Death Livestream was clearly later than the previous times. As for the specific reason, only the Death Killer knew for now.

In the video provided by Zhou Ling, Yi Ya sat in a concrete pit about four meters in diameter, with chains binding her hands and feet. The camera looked down on Yi Ya’s location from above. In a glass case on the wall above the concrete pit, there were five disconnected electrical switches lined up. Based on Zhou Ling’s analysis, this time the Death Killer definitely intended to electrocute Yi Ya.

“We’ve sent a large number of people to conduct a comprehensive search in Guishe City and the surrounding areas to find Xiao Ya’s location.” Zhou Ling told Lü Yang, but these comforting words were of no use to Lü Yang now.

Yi Ya, with her hands and feet locked in chains, sat quietly in the concrete pit, her face expressionless. This was very different from the fearful reactions of the other girls who had been captured during previous Death Livestreams.