"Yes, I just called this morning." Upon hearing this, Yue Wenwen immediately opened the call log, found Xiao Li’s number and dialed. Xiao Li was taking the elevator downstairs when she heard her phone ring and picked it up, "Hello..." "Sister, where are you now?" "Wenwen? I’m in Professor Chen’s lab, just about to leave. Where are you now? I’ve heard you’ve been missing for half a month." "Sister, listen to me, don’t leave the lab building yet. Gu Zhiyuan intends to harm you, don’t walk out of the lab building alone. Stay there until Qin Xiao comes to find you!" "What? What do you mean Gu Zhiyuan intends to harm..." The call suddenly cut off. Xiao Li had not finished speaking when the sound vanished, followed by a busy tone. Hearing the busy tone, Yue Wenwen quickly dialed again, but the call couldn’t get through. Her heart sank, "Something’s happened to my sister, let’s go to the school quickly." Yue Wenwen said as she ran towards the school, Hua Xiaochun ran a few steps forward and grabbed her, "Wenwen, what are you talking about? Why does Gu Zhiyuan want to harm Xiao Li?" Yue Wenwen was incredibly anxious, "Gu Zhiyuan is my brother; he’s a psycho. I was locked up by him these past days. He’s targeting my sister, and I don’t have time to explain everything to you. I need to go save her." Hua Xiaochun saw how anxious she was, and it didn’t seem like a joke. He immediately pulled her along to run towards the school while calling Qin Xiao, "Professor Qin, something’s happened to Xiao Li." Yue Wenwen said Gu Zhiyuan wants to harm Xiao Li, and we called her just now. The call was cut in half, and we couldn’t reach her again." Having heard this, Qin Xiao immediately hung up and tried calling Xiao Li, but couldn’t get through. She had just called him a few minutes ago, saying she wanted to come over for lunch together. Qin Xiao rushed out of the office like the wind, saw the elevator was still on the ninth floor, and didn’t wait for it, racing downstairs via the stairs. He ran towards Professor Chen’s lab building in one breath and indeed did not see Xiao Li. He only found Xiao Li’s phone on the lawn beneath the lab building. As Qin Xiao picked up Xiao Li’s phone, Yue Wenwen and Hua Xiaochun arrived too. Seeing Qin Xiao, Yue Wenwen immediately asked, "Professor Qin, have you seen my sister?" Qin Xiao’s eyes sharply fixed on Yue Wenwen. Under his gaze, Yue Wenwen felt her blood had stopped flowing. There was no need for his answer; if he’d seen her sister, his gaze wouldn’t be . After coldly glancing at Yue Wenwen, Qin Xiao didn’t ask what happened but first made two phone calls, one to Feng Ye and another to the Principal. Then he headed to the school’s surveillance room, asking Yue Wenwen what had happened on the way. Yue Wenwen explained everything in detail. After listening, Qin Xiao’s lips tightened, and Hua Xiaochun was so shocked he swore, "Damn, Gu Zhiyuan, what a scumbag! I didn’t expect him to be such a person!" Lately, Hua Xiaochun had been anxious about not being able to reach Yue Wenwen. Even his roommates knew he was worried. Gu Zhiyuan even comforted him with Lin Bingjun. Now it feels disgusting! He had locked her up, yet played along with others to comfort himself. And according to what Wenwen said, he cares about Xiao Li because Xiao Li saved his life, but this is repaying kindness with malice—what a scumbag! Qin Xiao pursed his lips and stared intently at the images in the surveillance room. The Principal and the school’s security chief arrived shortly after. Everyone stared at the screen, and soon images appeared. In the footage, Xiao Li was walking out of the lab building while talking on the phone, and Gu Zhiyuan followed her immediately. After a few steps, when Xiao Li reached a greenery tree, Gu Zhiyuan rushed forward. Due to the tree obstructing the view, nothing was filmed. All that was visible was when they reappeared on screen, Xiao Li was being supported by Qin Xiao! Qin Xiao had just found the phone next to the grass near that tree, suggesting that’s where Gu Zhiyuan acted. Qin Xiao closely watched each frame, trying to see where Xiao Li was taken from. When he saw she was taken through the back door of the lab building, he turned to the Principal, "Why is there a back door to the lab building?" The Principal explained, "Since the last explosion at the lab building, knowing you couldn’t exit through the back, I had more doors installed everywhere." Qin Xiao nodded and checked Xiao Li’s position on his phone. Read complete versıon only at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽 Xiao Li was still wearing the watch Qin Xiao gave her, so he knew her location at all times. Xiao Li’s location had remained near the school. Qin Xiao had already instructed Feng Ye to search the surrounding area; his watching the surveillance was to figure out where she was taken from to better locate her. Her position changed and started moving. Qin Xiao narrowed his eyes and vanished from the surveillance room in an instant. Yue Wenwen saw Qin Xiao running and wanted to follow, but she couldn’t keep up. In her urgency, she almost tripped, but Hua Xiaochun held her, "Don’t chase him. We can only cause more trouble if we go up there. You’re injured; let me take you to treat your wounds first." Yue Wenwen shook her head, "My injuries aren’t serious; we need to help Professor Qin and my sister. I understand Gu Zhiyuan as a person and might be able to help!" Hua Xiaochun shook his head, "Professor Qin is no ordinary person; you should trust him. You informed Professor Qin about what happened to Xiao Li immediately, and that’s the biggest help you could give. Now, not causing more chaos is helping. If Professor Qin has questions for you, he’ll call you. Let me take you to the hospital to check your injuries and treat your wounds. Shouldn’t you inform your family about this?" Yue Wenwen fell silent. Should she tell her family? Would her parents believe her? When she was bullied by Gu Zhiyuan as a child, she thought of telling her parents, but nobody believed her, as Gu Zhiyuan was too good at pretending. Over time, she got used to saying nothing. The black car sped along the highway, with Xiao Li unconscious in the back seat. Gu Zhiyuan sat beside her, picked up a mask, put it on her, and mentally recalled those eyes from before. Since Xiao Li’s eyes were closed, they differed from those in his memory, so Gu Zhiyuan closed the eyes in his memory too. When both pairs were overlaid, he smiled contentedly... "Hahaha... I’ve finally found you!" Xiao Li groggily woke up in the car, tried to sit up but felt weak, turned her head slightly, and saw Gu Zhiyuan sitting beside her, "You..."