"Miss, are we really going to hand over Master Jiu's territory to Liu Hao and his gang?"
"If one Master Jiu falls, a second, a third will pop up. Since we're not getting involved in the affairs of these underworld figures, letting Liu Hao's people take the territory is better than seeing a second Master Jiu appear."
"Understood. I've already warned them."
"Mhm."
Liu Yutong took out that key again, fished the wolf emblem from her bag, and then carefully inserted the key into the tiny lock.
With an almost inaudible click, the key slid in smoothly, a perfect fit.
A moment later.
Holding the storage certificate from Ruishi Bank, Liu Yutong smiled.
This trip was truly worth it.
Although she didn't know what was inside the bank's safe deposit box, it was certainly something of great value.
Then she handed the certificate to Yun Cheng, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
"Take a look."
Yun Cheng took it, examined it carefully, but didn't recognize it. "Miss, what is this?"
Liu Yutong explained, "A storage certificate from Ruishi Bank, and it should be the highest level of confidentiality at that."
Yun Cheng was taken aback upon hearing this. Although he wasn't very knowledgeable about such things, hearing the words "Ruishi Bank" gave him a rough idea that this item must be extremely valuable.
"Miss, should we arrange for someone to retrieve the item first? Keeping it at Ruishi Bank might not be entirely safe either."
Liu Yutong nodded. "Have Ma Da bring Ji Yu over, then arrange visas for them. Retrieve the item first and see if there's anything useful."
"Remember, it must be done secretly and discreetly."
This kind of task definitely required reliable people to handle. After thinking it over, Ma Da was the most suitable. Originally, she had considered going herself, but a different thought suddenly occurred to her.
Now that the certificate was retrieved, the emblem and key were pretty much useless to her.
Perhaps they could be put to use.
Yun Cheng: "Alright, I'll contact Ma Da right away and have him come over."
After giving these instructions, Liu Yutong added, "Once the people are arranged, start the search immediately."
"Yes, Miss!" Yun Cheng responded.
Just then, Liu Yutong suddenly received a text message from an unknown number.
[Liu Yutong, a parting gift for you!]
After reading the message, an intense feeling of foreboding instantly surged within her, and her eyes turned cold.
When she tried calling back, the number was already switched off. She immediately guessed it was probably a disposable, untraceable SIM card.
Phone cards at this time weren't like later ones that required real-name registration. You could buy one at any convenience store, making the source very hard to trace.
"What's wrong, Miss?" Yun Cheng also noticed her unusual state.
"I..."
Before Liu Yutong could finish, her phone rang again. It was Gao Min calling.
"Yutong, how are things on your end? Have you found anyone?"
"I've already arranged for people to search. I'll let you know as soon as we find them."
"Yutong, I know you've definitely called in people, but please don't act impulsively, don't start a fight with the other party. Without solid evidence, that's illegal. Just let me know as soon as you find them, and I'll get there with my team as fast as I can."
"Don't worry, Sis, I'm a law-abiding citizen. We never do anything illegal. We just caught a group of criminals, actually. Once we find Lin Bin and the others, I'll hand them over to you."
Gao Min on the other end of the line: "..."
She was at a loss for words.
No matter the situation, whenever she contacted her sister Liu Yutong, a tag of [Merit +1] would inevitably refresh above her own head.
It was just absurd!
Could this girl have some kind of special constitution?
But now wasn't the time to dwell on that. Finding the people was the priority.
"Yutong, my earlier assessment might have been too optimistic. Fang Yaqiong is likely being held captive too. I'm heading towards the west side of the city based on the clues, hoping to find..."
Before Gao Min could finish her sentence.
Suddenly!
An extremely sharp screech of brakes came through the phone.
The sound was so piercing that Liu Yutong instinctively pulled the phone away from her ear.
Immediately after—
BANG!!!
A deafening crash erupted from the speaker of Liu Yutong's phone.
After the crash, the phone speaker was instantly filled with chaotic static noise.
Liu Yutong froze completely.
Since her rebirth, she had encountered countless major situations. Apart from initially being unaccustomed to the way Yun Cheng and his associates communicated and resolved problems, once she got used to it, hardly anything could cause such a strong emotional fluctuation in her.
This time, she was genuinely frightened. Especially her eyes, which momentarily held a vacant, lost look.
"Sis?"
Liu Yutong called out tremulously into the phone.
No response.
Only that unsettling static noise.
"Sis! Answer me!"
"Sis!!!"
Liu Yutong suddenly shouted loudly, startling both the driver and Yun Cheng in the car.
"Miss!" Yun Cheng also realized something must have happened to Gao Min.
"Turn around!"
"Head to the west side of the city, fastest speed possible!"
"Xiao Liu, step on it!" Yun Cheng immediately shouted.
The driver didn't hesitate, wrenching the steering wheel and flooring the accelerator, speeding towards the west side of the city.
The originally large black convoy was instantly left behind by the Maybach.
The vehicles behind reacted and accelerated to catch up.
"Miss, was Miss Gao in a car accident?" Yun Cheng's voice also trembled slightly as he asked.
Gao Min's status in his heart was second only to Liu Yutong's.
Liu Yutong had closed her eyes, trying her best to calm her emotions.
"Yun Cheng, find her first. We must confirm that my sister is alright."
Then she handed her phone to Yun Cheng.
"Call Gu Yebai. No matter what method he uses, he must find out who this number belongs to!"
Yun Cheng only needed one glance at the text message to immediately conclude that Gao Min's accident was likely no coincidence.
It was premeditated murder! A provocation aimed at the Miss!
"Miss, rest assured, I will definitely dig out the culprit!"
Yun Cheng's voice sounded calm, yet it carried an intimidating, murderous aura.
For the entire journey.
Yun Cheng was almost constantly on the phone, his anxiety palpable, but he forcefully suppressed it, not letting it show.
He feared his own emotions would affect the Miss, who was trying to rest with her eyes closed.
An unknown amount of time passed.
Suddenly, Yun Cheng's other phone rang. He answered swiftly, listened for a few moments, and his eyes abruptly sharpened.
"Miss, we've found it! Three kilometers ahead, intersection of Binjiang Road and Fenglin Street. There's a crash site, confirmed to be the taxi Miss Gao was in!"
Liu Yutong's eyes snapped open. "The situation?"
"The scene... is gruesome. The taxi was hit head-on by an out-of-control container truck. The truck driver fled the scene, we're pursuing him. The taxi is almost completely crushed..."
Yun Cheng didn't dare continue.
"My sister..."
"Verifying... it's being verified right now."
