Just as He Yige described, rcury Night is indeed a quiet bar. There is no loud music or dancing crowds. As soon as the three entered, they heard soothing light music. The lighting inside the bar is quite bright, and groups of friends sit together, drinking and chatting.
He Yige is a regular here, and the waiters coming and going all greeted him. Under his guidance, Bai Yanliang and Yu Sheng ca to the bar.
"Mr. He, it’s been a few days since we last saw you, and you’re finally here." A young man leaned against the bar, smiling at He Yige, "These two are new friends, I suppose?"
"Hello, my na is Xun Weimo, the owner of rcury Night." The young man exudes a clean and refreshing aura, easily leaving a good impression on people.
"Hello, Bai Yanliang."
"Yu Sheng."
The three exchanged nas, and then Bai Yanliang took out a photo and handed it to Xun Weimo.
"Boss Xun, have you seen this person?"
Xun Weimo took the photo and carefully looked at it under the light, "Him... I rember him; he was here two days ago. Did sothing happen to him?"
Xun Weimo’s imdiate response was about sothing happening, as if he was not at all surprised at the possibility of Ren Wudao encountering so mishap.
This piqued Bai Yanliang’s interest. eting Xun Weimo’s inquiring gaze, he explained, "He’s missing, and we’re investigating his whereabouts over the past few days."
Xun Weimo’s expression grew more serious, "Missing? Seems like... the person he ca with that day wasn’t really his friend, after all."
Yu Sheng’s heart tightened, a clue had finally surfaced.
"May I ask, who was he with? What happened?"
"Well..." Xun Weimo hesitated, then after a brief contemplation, he said, "Forget it, co with . I have the footage from that day saved."
His words filled Yu Sheng with joy, while Bai Yanliang and He Yige were taken by surprise.
It seed that what happened that day was not simple, otherwise the young owner wouldn’t have deliberately saved the footage.
The three accompanied Xun Weimo to his office. Soon, Xun Weimo pulled up the surveillance from two days ago.
"See for yourselves."
The three gathered in front of the computer, watching the footage on the screen.
Ren Wudao was facing the cara, with a man seated with his back to the cara in front of him.
However, the mont Bai Yanliang saw this man’s back, he recognized him.
It’s him again!
He wore the sa attire, dressed in a sophisticated black suit and a top hat.
How could Ren Wudao know him?
Could it be... he’s Ren Wudao’s friend?
But judging by Yu Sheng’s expression, it didn’t seem so. If he was Ren Wudao’s friend, Yu Sheng should have so knowledge of him.
As Bai Yanliang noticed Yu Sheng’s expression, he inadvertently glanced at He Yige.
Bai Yanliang clearly sensed He Yige’s body stiffen for a mont.
Bai Yanliang thoughtfully withdrew his gaze and continued watching the footage.
As he continued, Bai Yanliang realized his suspicion was correct. Ren Wudao did not know him well, or could even be considered a stranger; this could be discerned from their body language.
The gestures used when talking to a friend and when talking to a stranger are vastly different.
These two were not familiar with each other.
Then why had they arranged to et here was quite intriguing.
Ren Wudao was facing the cara, and although the resolution wasn’t high, Bai Yanliang could feel that he seed to be struggling internally.
Although the other man’s face couldn’t be seen, it was obvious he was continuously saying sothing to Ren Wudao.
The next segnt of the video was a prolonged conversation between them, until... Ren Wudao stood up.
That’s when sothing strange happened.
It seed Ren Wudao finally made a decision. He turned slightly, looking down at the man, said sothing while pointing at his face, and then turned to leave.
However... the man in the hat also suddenly stood up, reached out to press on Ren Wudao’s shoulder, forcing him to sit down.
Ren Wudao brushed his hand aside and left unhesitatingly.
Then, the man in the hat also stood up to leave, and as he did, under the light, two shadows were cast on the ground.
One was his own, and the other... was surprisingly similar to Ren Wudao’s silhouette.
Bai Yanliang finally understood Xun Weimo’s earlier hesitation; what the footage captured... was an authentic paranormal scene.
Although Ren Wudao left first, his shadow was left behind...
No wonder Xun Weimo asked if sothing happened to Ren Wudao, for his shadow was taken away by soone else.
"You’ve seen it too; this matter is hard for to explain. Honestly, this footage has unnerved for the past two days. Initially, I thought the cara was faulty or perhaps there was an editing issue, but after checking everything ticulously, I realized this is how it was at the ti, and there’s no problem with the footage," Xun Weimo said.
"Do you rember the appearance of the man in the hat?" Xun Weimo nodded, then shook his head, "I rember, but... it’s strange; when I try to think deeply about his face, the impression becos blurry. How should I put it, he looked like a very ordinary person, but the only striking feature was his eyes."
"That man’s eyes were very bright, and anyone who saw him would unconsciously be drawn to his eyes, thus overlooking his appearance."
Is that so...
"Oh, by the way!"
Suddenly, as if rembering sothing, Xun Weimo looked at the three, "I vaguely heard the words ’Xiaqiao Street.’ That man seed to ntion sothing like, if you figure it out, go to Xiaqiao Street to find him..."
Just as Bai Yanliang was about to say sothing, there was a sudden thud.
When he turned, he saw Yu Sheng had fallen from her wheelchair, fainting on the ground.
Bai Yanliang and He Yige quickly helped her up. He Yige pressed on Yu Sheng’s wrist, then frowned, "How could her health be this poor?"
Bai Yanliang touched Yu Sheng’s forehead and did a rough check, shaking his head, "Her health has always been poor. With her brother missing these days, she must have been in constant fear. Combined with the shock just now, her blood surged in a rush, becoming unbearable. Let her rest well."
anwhile, Bai Yanliang looked at Xun Weimo, "Could you leave your contact information, Boss Xun?"
Xun Weimo readily exchanged contact info with Bai Yanliang, out of curiosity asking, "Do you have any idea about that shadow?"
Bai Yanliang and He Yige both shook their heads. Bai Yanliang carried Yu Sheng back into the wheelchair, saying, "Not sure, but we’ll find out. We’ve disturbed you today, Boss Xun."
Xun Weimo waved his hand, "No worries. If you need any further assistance, just let know."
Bai Yanliang nodded, "Then... please expect a call from . We might need you to co with us in a couple of days."
"..."
Xun Weimo stood still, watching the backs of Bai Yanliang and He Yige as they departed. He suddenly smiled with intrigue:
"Interesting..."
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