With a loud smack.
The apple and fruit knife in Wen Jinglou's hands fell to the floor.
He abruptly stood up from his chair. "Xiaoshu was clearly just on the bed!"
Wen Jinglou quickly walked to the door. Outside, Si Moyan and the bodyguards looked over at him.
"Father-in-law, what happened?"
Wen Jinglou's lips trembled, his heart leaping into his throat. "Xiaoshu is gone!"
Si Moyan furrowed his sword-like eyebrows. He rushed into the ward and, along with Wen Yan, checked the windows, corners, and other places.
There was no sign of Wen Xiaoshu anywhere.
In less than a minute, he had disappeared right from under their noses.
It was incredibly bizarre.
Si Moyan immediately sent someone to check the surveillance cameras.
The footage showed nothing abnormal.
Wen Yan propped her chin on her fingers, deep in thought. Realizing something, her expression turned serious. "We need to head to Isha School immediately."
Isha was a private school in Heng City, encompassing both middle and high school. It also boasted the highest college admission rate in Heng City and the entire country.
Every year, the top scorers of Heng City's high school and college entrance exams emerged from here.
Wen Xiaoshu had always excelled academically. He studied at Isha Academy with full tuition waivers for both middle and high school.
Although rumors of students jumping off buildings at Isha surfaced every year, countless parents across the country still desperately wanted to send their children there.
As long as you got into Isha, you were guaranteed a spot at a top-tier university.
On the way to Isha Academy, Wen Jinglou couldn't help but tear up.
He didn't dare to imagine how he would go on living if something terrible happened to Xiaoshu!
Wen Yan wanted to comfort Wen Jinglou, but with Xiaoshu's fate unknown, her heart was equally heavy and panicked. She didn't know what to say.
Si Moyan continued to speed up.
A journey that normally took thirty minutes only took him twenty to reach the academy gates.
The security guards saw them get out of the car and refused to let them in.
Just as Wen Yan and the others were locked in a stalemate with the guards, another tall and handsome security guard walked over.
"Brother Wu, come here for a second. Let me offer you a Chunghwa cigarette."
When Wen Yan got a clear look at the guard's face, she gently poked Si Moyan's arm. "Si Jingyi came here to be a security guard?"
Si Moyan nodded. "Isha's security is strict. Outsiders and parents are not allowed in or out. I was afraid we wouldn't be able to get in if something happened, so I arranged for Second Boy to work here as a guard in advance."
As expected of the head of the Si family, he was intelligent and wise.
After Si Jingyi coaxed the other guard away, he quickly came over to open the gate.
"Second Boy, did you see Xiaoshu?"
Si Jingyi shook his head. "No."
"Let's hurry to the academic building and check," Wen Yan said.
Si Jingyi had already familiarized himself with the layout of Isha Academy. He led them quickly toward the academic building.
When they arrived at the foot of the building, they were all terrified by the sight on the rooftop.
Wen Xiaoshu had somehow sat on the very edge of the roof, his leg in a cast gently dangling in the empty air.
In the early hours of the morning, the academy only had a few scattered lights. The streetlamps along the road cast a dim, yellow glow that added a layer of gloom to the night.
The hearts of Wen Yan and the others leaped into their throats.
"Xiaoshu, step back!" Wen Jinglou shouted.
The academic building was six stories high. Standing below, they couldn't see Wen Xiaoshu's expression at all.
Wen Yan furrowed her delicate brows. If they ran upstairs to stop him now, they wouldn't make it in time.
Just as she was at a loss for what to do, Si Moyan and Si Jingyi suddenly brought over an inflatable safety cushion.
"Just in case, I had Second Boy prepare this."
Wen Yan looked at Si Moyan, who had everything prepared so thoroughly, with gratitude in her eyes. "Hubby, you're always so thoughtful."
Wen Yan and Wen Jinglou helped move the cushion to the base of the building.
However, just as they set it up, the cushion broke.
"Fuck! It's been slashed!" Si Jingyi couldn't help but curse.
Who could be so wicked!
Wen Yan looked at the large gash in the cushion, then at Wen Xiaoshu, who had spread his arms and was about to jump. Without hesitation, she took out a restoration talisman.
The moment Wen Xiaoshu jumped, the cushion was restored.
Wen Xiaoshu landed on the inflatable cushion.
A close call!
Si Moyan carried the unconscious Wen Xiaoshu off the cushion. Wen Yan checked him over; aside from his cast being shattered and his leg injury worsening slightly, his life was not in danger.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"What are you doing here?" Several security guards, having heard the commotion, rushed over.
Wen Yan glared sharply at the guards. "My brother just jumped off the building and almost died. We were saving him! No matter how good your school's education is, treating students' lives like a joke makes it a terrible school. I'm calling the police right now!"
The guards were intimidated by the powerful and cold aura radiating from Wen Yan.
By the time they reacted, Wen Yan had already called the police.
Soon, the Heng City police arrived.
Wen Yan handed over the video of Wen Xiaoshu's bizarre disappearance from the hospital and his jump to the police.
Two days later, the police called Wen Yan.
Wen Yan and Si Moyan went to the police station together.
A male officer received them. "Wen Xiaoshu's bizarre disappearance is indeed strange, but after our investigation, we found no suspicious persons on the rooftop the night he jumped. We can only hand this case over to the special department."
Wen Yan frowned. "Special department?"
The male officer nodded. "The supernatural department in Jingdu. However, they are currently short-staffed, so it will take some time for them to send someone over."
Wen Yan said, "Three jumping incidents occurred at my brother's school within a month. My brother is the fourth. Fortunately, we arrived in time and saved his life. Do the other three cases also need to be taken over by the supernatural department?"
"For those three student jumping incidents, one was due to overwhelming academic pressure, one was due to life pressure in a single-parent family, and the other was scammed out of money while playing online games and was blamed by his parents for being too psychologically fragile, which led to him jumping. They are different from your brother's bizarre disappearance case. They all climbed to the rooftop and jumped on their own."
Wen Yan felt something wasn't right, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what exactly it was.
Wen Yan and Si Moyan walked out of the police station. Just as they were about to get into the car, a cool and sassy female voice rang out behind them. "Wait a moment, you two."
Wen Yan and Si Moyan turned around to see a female police officer in a leather jacket, looking sharp and capable, walking toward them.
"Hello, my name is Qu Weiyang from the Third Criminal Investigation Squad. I was originally in charge of the jumping cases at Isha. When no suspicious points were found later on, the cases were transferred to the Chengdong Branch. I heard about Wen Xiaoshu jumping. It's a bit bizarre. Actually, I think the other three jumping cases are equally bizarre."
"There's a coffee shop across the street. Can we sit down and chat?"
Wen Yan and Si Moyan nodded.
