roccoschili Chapter 977 The Young Master Isn't Here
Chapter 977 The Young Master Isn't Here
Once the goal was clear, the action-oriented Da Bao immediately began to take action.
He first obtained Qiao Sinian's frequently used mobile phone number from Mrs. Qiao, and then used technical means to hack into the location system.
After some effort, a flashing spot of light was successfully locked onto the map.
"It's done!"
Da Bao clapped his hands and pointed to the coordinates on the computer screen, "This is the location. Let's go find them now."
The group glanced at the map and saw that the location was a property in the suburbs.
Now that we know the exact location, we can't afford to waste a moment.
The group immediately set off, fearing that if they were even a step too late, the elusive Qiao Sinian would disappear again.
On the way there, Wen Xiaoman was so nervous that she was sweating.
The four little ones took turns comforting him:
"Don't worry, Aunt Xiaoman, we'll be there soon," Da Bao comforted her.
“Uncle Sinian must have his reasons,” Sanbao tried to analyze.
"If he dares to bully you again, we'll...we'll..." Erbao thought for a long time, then waved his little fist, "We'll beat him up for you!"
Si Bao is optimistic: "Uncle Si Nian is so good to Aunt Xiao Man, he definitely won't bully her. Maybe he's been waiting for her all along."
Although Little Candy didn't know what was happening, she reached out her soft little hand and gently tugged at Wen Xiaoman's finger, imitating her older brothers, and cheered for Aunt Xiaoman in her sweet little voice: "Auntie, you can do it!"
The little girl's innocent actions and sweet smile instantly eased the tense atmosphere.
Wen Xiaoman returned their smiles and said, "Thank you."
The car sped along and finally arrived at the residential area on the outskirts of the city.
In order not to alert Qiao Sinian and prevent him from fleeing, they decided to conduct a surprise inspection.
Su Yutang instructed the driver to park the car in a secluded spot a little distance from the target house, and then gave instructions to the four children:
"You four stay in the car and take good care of your sister. Don't run around, understand? Aunt Xiaoman and I are going inside to find her."
Although the four little ones also wanted to go and charge into battle, they knew their place and immediately puffed out their little chests and promised:
"Okay mommy."
"We will definitely take good care of our little sister."
"You should go quickly."
After settling the children in, Su Yutang and Wen Xiaoman got out of the car.
The two walked along the quiet path, looking around.
Nestled against the mountains and beside the water, the environment here is quite nice, but it seems more like a place suitable for the elderly to enjoy their retirement.
At such a young age, with his career at its peak, why would Joss choose to live in such a quiet, even somewhat stagnant, place?
Su Yutang found it strange and even asked Wen Xiaoman, "Xiaoman, does Si Nian... like this kind of environment?"
Wen Xiaoman looked around at the surroundings, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes, but based on her understanding of Si Nian, she nodded: "He does like quiet, so it's normal for him to live in a place like this."
Upon hearing this, Su Yutang didn't think much of it, and the two continued walking inside.
The door was closed, and Wen Xiaoman didn't dare to knock, so Su Yutang raised her hand and knocked on the door.
There was no movement inside.
Su Yutang tapped the door a few more times with increased force.
After waiting for a while, the door finally opened.
The one who opened the door was one of Qiao Sinian's trusted confidants.
When he saw Wen Xiaoman standing outside the door, he was somewhat surprised: "Miss Wen? You... how did you find this place?"
As soon as Wen Xiaoman saw that familiar face, the last trace of uncertainty in her heart disappeared. She was 100% certain that Qiao Sinian was here.
Because this confidant works for Qiao Sinian, Qiao Sinian will inevitably be wherever he is.
She quickly stepped forward: "I'm looking for Qiao Sinian."
However, the confidant stretched out his arm to block the two: "Miss Wen, I'm sorry, the young master is not here."
"What? Not here?"
Wen Xiaoman's heart sank, and she instinctively retorted, "How could that be? We clearly..."
She almost revealed that she had been tracking his phone's location, but she held back. It was better not to let him know about such private matters.
Su Yutang stood aside and noticed the fleeting glint in her confidant's eyes. Her intuition told her that the man was lying.
So she stared at him and asked again, "Is Qiao Sinian really not here?"
This time, the confidant did not avoid Su Yutang's gaze, meeting her eyes directly. His tone was much more confident, but his words remained firm: "Not here."
Hearing him say that, the flame of hope that had just ignited in Wen Xiaoman's eyes was instantly extinguished, and she lowered her head in disappointment.
Did we make another wasted trip?
But Su Yutang didn't believe in this superstition.
She had absolute confidence in Da Bao's technical abilities. The cell phone signal source she had tracked was located here, so how could Qiao Sinian not be there?
Unless... this confidant is lying!
Su Yutang continued, "If he's not here, then where is he now? We have something very important that we need to find him immediately."
The confidant seemed to have prepared his explanation in advance and handled the situation with ease: "Recently, the family company has been very busy, and the second young master has caused a lot of trouble. The eldest young master has gone out to handle some matters, and I cannot disclose his specific whereabouts."
"Is that so?" Su Yutang raised an eyebrow, her doubts undiminished.
The next second, she took out her phone. "But our matter is indeed very urgent. Since you are not comfortable disclosing it, I will have to call him directly to confirm."
Seeing Su Yutang dial the number, the confidant immediately said, "It's no use calling the young master, because his phone is with me right now."
Su Yutang had already pressed the dial button.
Sure enough, the phone vibrated from the pocket of the confidant's suit pants.
Su Yutang held her phone, completely stunned as she listened to the voice that was playing simultaneously.
The place they painstakingly tracked down turned out to be the location of this subordinate?
Qiao Sinian's phone was not on him at all.
Could it be... that Qiao Sinian is really not here?
But then again, what is Qiao Sinian's identity?
How could he possibly go out to handle even the most urgent matters without this trusted confidant? He even entrusts his personal cell phone to his subordinate for safekeeping?
In this information age, this is simply illogical, unless... he didn't go out at all, or rather, he was genuinely unable to contact the outside world, so he left it to his subordinates to handle.
Su Yutang was certain that this confidant knew Qiao Sinian's whereabouts, and might even be in this house.
Since the soft approach wasn't working, she didn't mind using some extreme measures.
Since we're already here, if we don't find Qiao Sinian and get to the bottom of things today, wouldn't it be a wasted trip?
Wen Xiaoman, who was standing to the side, was completely disappointed. She gently tugged at Su Yutang's sleeve and whispered, "Tangtang, forget it... let's go. It seems he really isn't here."