643 Slipped Away

\"Did he show himself deliberately?\" Xiang Wan had her doubts. \"Didn't the Operations Team watch his house and his manager's place? I felt that this appearance was sudden.\"

\"If it's so easy to get spotted, then why did he avoid being seen in the first place?\"

Xiang Wan looked at Bai Muchuan's eyes as she contemplated over it.

\"Indeed,\" she mumbled to herself, \"he hid so well. What did he want to do after appearing so suddenly out of nowhere? Either he's testing the reaction of the police since he wanted to confirm if the police were the ones spying on him and wanted to arrest him. Otherwise, he wanted to attract the attention of the police…\"

\"Attract the police's attention, but why?\" Bai Muchuan's gaze darkened.

\"To prove…\" Xiang Wan dragged her voice. In about slightly more than 10 seconds, she suggested an answer. \"If he appeared in Location A, then he wouldn't be in Location B. Could it be… he wanted to create proof that he was not at a certain location?\"

Not present at a location.

Not present at a location?

Which location would that be?

Xiang Wan kept thinking about this in her head while she looked at her mobile phone.

Tang Yuanchu had not replied to her earlier message, and she felt a little uneasy about it.

\"Do you think that over at Xie Wanwan's end… something will happen?\"

Bai Muchuan didn't answer, but his expression was grim. Xiang Wan analyzed the situation while she stole a glance at him. \"The other party used her kid to threaten her to leave her house, but she hasn't been able to do that. Do you think they would adopt some drastic actions?\"

\"That would depend on—the actual purpose of asking Xie Wanwan out.\"

Purpose determines action.

So far, it was not clear as to why the other party wanted to kill Xie Wanwan.

Was it the work of those in Heaven's Wrath, or was it because of Xie Wanwan's celebrity status? All these were only guesses—

There was a sudden silence.

The car drove smoothly on the road.

It was already dark, and the neon lights flashed past the car windows.

The city under the night sky was prosperous and charming.

Xiang Wan and Bai Muchuan were immersed in their own minds as they waited for Quan Shaoteng's news.

However, they received a call from Tang Yuanchu instead.

\"Boss, Xie Wanwan slipped away without our knowledge!\"

Slipped away?

Thump!

This news gave Xiang Wan an unpleasant sense of foreboding.

…

It happened about half an hour ago.

Xie Wanwan drank a lot of wine that night. When she left earlier, everyone saw that her face was that of an intoxicated person; her steps were staggering, and her assistant had to help her inside the car. She couldn't even walk properly at all.

When she arrived home, she headed straight to her bedroom, together with Assistant Xie, who took care of her.

It was already inconvenient to stay in another's home since Tang Yuanchu's a man. Although he was worried about Xie Wanwan, he couldn't go into her bedroom.

Sometime later, Assistant Xie came to the living room. Both Tang Yuanchu and Wei Bing was there. She told them that Xie Wanwan had fallen asleep. Tang Yuanchu then thought that since there was nothing to do, he went to take a bath while Wei Bing watched television programs in the living room… However, when he came out from the bath, Wei Bing told him that Assistant Xie said to him that Xie Wanwan woke up and vomited several times, so she went out to get some medicine for her.

She went out?

Tang Yuanchu felt something amiss.

\"After I went to the bath, how many times did she come out?\"

\"Twice.\"

\"Twice?\"

\"The first time, she was in a hurry to find medicine since Xie Wanwan was vomiting, but she couldn't find any medicine. After that, she went back to the room to get her bag, put on a coat, and went out…\"

\"Did she talk to you the second time?\"

Wei Bing was startled since he somehow understood what might have happened and shook his head.

\"She didn't.\"

Tang Yuanchu immediately knocked on Xie Wanwan's door.

For a while, nothing happened inside.

He shouted for Assistant Xie to open the door. The one inside couldn't take it anymore and opened the door.

… It really was Assistant Xie.

Pretending to be drunk and slipped away.

Xie Wanwan played deception while so many pairs of eyes were watching.

When Bai Muchuan heard this, he was so enraged that he felt like giving a good thrashing and tongue lashing at Tang Yuanchu.

Xiang Wan stopped him. \"Why not just play along rather than getting all worked up?\"

Bai Muchuan's face was dark and brooding. \"Play along?\"

Xiang Wan responded, \"Find her and follow her.\"

After that, she turned to Salimu. \"Now, it's time for you to show off your skills.\"

Since Xie Wanwan had already left, the best course of action was to make the best out of a bad situation.

Bai Muchuan puffed a sigh, squeezed her shoulder, and instructed Salimu, \"Do as she says.\"

…

It was not an easy feat to find a person in such a big city.

However, if there was a definite target, it was not difficult for the police to do so.

Xie Wanwan drove her own car. That car sped out of the neighborhood she lived in.

It was a red Maserati, which was very recognizable. The car number plate was also easy to remember. They could quickly locate her car—at the entrance of the neighborhood and the surveillance cameras along the road…

Finally, they found her car at the intersection in front of Dihao Towers.

The red Maserati had collided with an SUV…

The car was left there. When the traffic police arrived, the owner of the Maserati had left. Only the owner of the SUV, who was looking ashen as he muttered. \"She's the one who collided with my car. Officer comrade, I'm not the one. I didn't start it!\"

He was worried since he could not afford to pay for the repair costs!

He was also puzzled by the owner of the red Maserati since the woman left once their cars collided.

\"Boss! The surveillance cameras only managed to capture her back view. We couldn't get the specific location of where she went…\"

\"Continue to search!\" Bai Muchuan then immediately got Ding Yifan to go with him. \"Go to Dihao Towers now!\"

There were many businesses around Dihao Towers.

Bai Muchuan sent his men to get the footage of the surveillance cameras of these stores while he went straight to Dihao Towers.

While on the way, he received Quan Shaoteng's call.

\"That fellow slipped away!\"

\"I've guessed it.\" Bai Muchuan rubbed his temples. \"Come back then.\"

\"No! I just arrived here. Wang Wei told me that he disappeared in this area. I must find him…\"

Bai Muchuan looked at the flashing, massive billboard with a conspicuous logo at Dihao Towers and furrowed his eyebrows. \"Do watch out for your safety!\"

\"Roger!\"

\"Then let's move accordingly.\"

\"Where are you?\"

\"Dihao Towers.\"

Bai Muchuan told him the reason why he was there. \"I'm actually nearby,\" blurted Quan Shaoteng, \"about two or three streets away. I'll hurry over to meet you!\"

\"Mm…\" Bai Muchuan felt itchiness in his throat again and started to cough. Xiang Wan quickly patted his back. \"You shouldn't have come. There are still many men you can use, yet you still want to do this personally…\"

Xiang Wan spoke in a slightly reproaching tone.

Bai Muchuan thought that she minded the fact that he wanted to look for Xie Wanwan himself. \"I must participate in this mission tonight.\" His expression was stern as he coughed.

He looked up at the billboard logo, which could be seen even from afar on that tall building. \"Maybe, they are over there.\"

It was an instinct.

An instinct that a detective might have after working for many years.

\"Little Xiang Wan, you'll stay in the car when we arrive there…\"

\"Why?\" Xiang Wan was worried about him. \"You're sick, and you're still working while I'm perfectly fine…\"

\"You're not allowed to come along!\" Bai Muchuan squeezed and held her hand. \"I don't want you to be in danger! If you went, I also have to worry about your safety.\"

\"…\"

Fine.

It was true.

Xiang Wan remained quiet for a moment and nodded.

\"You must be careful.\"

\"I will.\"

…