CHAPTER 463: CHAPTER 463: DISCUSSING THROUGH THE NIGHT

"If that’s not the case, then where on earth could these people have gone?"

"Right, are there any well-known clinics or private hospitals in Jiangzhou City besides the public ones?"

"It’s unlikely for the clinics, as you’ve already said there were more than 20 injured people. A clinic simply can’t handle such medical capacity. As for private hospitals, there are a few, and I’ve already called them just now. Likewise, they haven’t seen these people either."

"How could that be possible? How can so many people just disappear into thin air?"

"That’s why I’m at a loss. Unless they’ve gone to hospitals outside of Jiangzhou City, but in this vast sea of people, if it’s another city, we simply have no way to track this down."

Hearing this, Ye Chen truly felt some pressure; he felt like he had encountered unprecedented difficulties in this matter.

He hadn’t anticipated so much initially, but now it seems he must take this matter to heart again.

"Okay, I know what I need to do. You go rest on the bed inside, I’m going to make a call and see how to handle this. If all else fails, I’ll look into their whereabouts after dawn tomorrow."

"It’s already this time, I’m telling you, even if you want to chase after him, it’s pointless now. You better rest up while you can, everything else, we can take care of after daylight tomorrow."

"Okay, I know what to do. Go rest first."

As he spoke, Ye Chen brought Lin Yaru to her room and after laying her down on the bed, he quietly left the room.

He sat in the living room, constantly pondering over how to proceed with this matter.

He had originally promised to return the Jade Ring intact before dawn tonight, but now it seems that his wish is likely to be shattered.

But the key issue is that he doesn’t know the actual whereabouts of these people. If he could, knowing where they are might be a very good thing for him.

He paced back and forth in the room and at this point, Ye Chen looked up and saw that it was already past midnight.

No, he can’t just keep waiting here. The only thing to do now is to try to contact Li Fu.

Perhaps, Li Fu has some connections. After all, his own network is only within Jiangzhou City, while Li Fu’s connections should be nationwide. Through these, maybe he can discover their true hiding place.

No matter what time it is now, Ye Chen knew that Li Fu probably hadn’t slept yet and was most likely waiting for his news.

He originally thought that he could handle this matter alone, but unexpectedly, he encountered such a huge obstacle, which indeed surprised Ye Chen.

He picked up the phone and dialed Li Fu’s number directly.

As he expected, the phone only rang a few times before Li Fu picked up on the other side, probably waiting for news by the phone.

"Hello, I’ve been waiting here all night. How is it going now? Have you retrieved the Jade Ring yet?"

"Right now, I have no idea where those people have gone, and I don’t know where the actual Jade Ring is hidden. I can’t find their whereabouts anymore."

"What? They’re all gone? Where did they go? Could it be that they’ve left Jiangzhou?"

"It’s not likely that they’ve left, as some of them are seriously injured, especially Yang Wenyu. If he continues like this, he’ll probably lose his life on the road. So I’m convinced that they wouldn’t leave Jiangzhou."

"Then, which hospital did they go to? If you find this hospital, wouldn’t that solve the problem?"

"I’ve had Yaru contact all the hospitals, including the private ones and the public ones. We’ve been through all of them, but we still haven’t found any trace of them, meaning they’ve completely vanished."

"It’s impossible for so many people to vanish into thin air. If someone really wants to disappear, maybe one person could manage it, but for more than 20 people to disappear at the same time is indeed very troublesome. I’m beginning to worry they might have made contact with another power faction."

"What do you mean? What other power faction?"

"It’s too complicated to explain in a few words. Where are you now? Come over and meet with me. Let’s discuss what we should do next."

"I’m at Lin Yaru’s house right now. Alright, I’ll come over right away."

"Right, is there any problem with Yaru?"

"Don’t worry, she’s just shaken up, no big issues. I’ll head over to you soon."

"No, don’t come over. For safety reasons, we shouldn’t leave Lin Yaru alone at home at this hour."

"What could go wrong? Haven’t those people already left this place? They wouldn’t dare appear in Jiangzhou City now, for fear of being found by me, right?"

"It’s best to be cautious in our affairs. Wait for me at her house, I’ll come over to meet you."

After the call, Li Fu hung up, and Ye Chen began to wait patiently in the living room.

About half an hour later, Ye Chen heard a knock on the door and then he quietly went over, opened the door, and let Li Fu in.

"How is it, is Yaru asleep?"

"Don’t worry, she’s long been asleep. We can just speak quietly in the living room, there should be no problem. Come on in, let’s talk."