Chapter 1018: Lao Wu Has Disappeared

In the afternoon—inside the quiet villa, Laoqi and a few others gathered together, feeling somewhat bored.

"Lao Wu should be back by now, right? He's been gone all morning. Isn't it just helping someone move? Does it really take this long?"

Lao Si took out his phone to check the time, his face full of confusion.

As soon as the words fell, Lao San and Laoqi exchanged a look in unison.

Immediately after—"Didn't you notice?"

Lao San suddenly asked.

"Notice what?"

Lao Si was completely bewildered.

Seeing this, Lao San couldn't help but shake his head, deliberately keeping his mouth shut and saying no more.

Seeing this, Lao Si couldn't help but feel a bit anxious: "What is it? Why are you playing riddles with me here?"

His curiosity had been successfully piqued, and he couldn't help but feel a bit impatient.

Then, he heard Laoqi, who was to the side, suddenly laugh out loud.

"Still haven't figured it out?"

Laoqi also wore an expression as if he knew something; seeing that Lao Si still looked blank, he had no choice but to explain.

"Lao Wu likes Wanwan. Otherwise, why would we have let him go help her move alone this morning? Maybe... the two of them are chatting right now. Anyway, there's nothing to be busy with lately, so it's no big deal if he comes back a little late..."

"What???"

Before he could finish his sentence, Lao Si asked back in disbelief.

"Don't tell me you didn't notice..."

Lao San was even more incredulous, not expecting that someone could be even slower to react than himself.

Lao Si: "..."

Lao Si was silent for a long moment, then finally realized with a start: "No wonder you two were holding me back this morning! I thought you were just trying to be lazy and let Lao Wu do the work alone. I really didn't notice... that Lao Wu actually has feelings for Wanwan..."

"Tsk, by the time you figure it out, the day lilies will have already wilted..."

Laoqi muttered speechlessly. Just as he finished speaking, he saw Cai Xiaotang walking down the stairs and hurriedly greeted her: "Madam."

"Are you all talking about Luo Wanwan and Lao Wu?"

When Cai Xiaotang came down just now, she had vaguely heard someone discussing something in the living room and couldn't help but feel a bit curious.

Laoqi and the others paused slightly, not answering immediately.

This demeanor of theirs only made Cai Xiaotang feel even more curious, and she keenly continued to press: "Is there something going on between the two of them? Could it be that... Lao Wu likes her..."

"Cough... Madam, you noticed."

Seeing that she had already guessed it, Laoqi then admitted it.

Cai Xiaotang, however, was not very surprised.

During the time Luo Wanwan had been staying here, Lao Wu had always been the one taking the best care of her; whenever something came up, the first person to speak up for her was definitely Lao Wu.

She had long since noticed that Lao Wu's "attentiveness" toward Luo Wanwan was far from ordinary.

It was just that...

Some feelings are destined not to be perfect.

Lao Wu likes Luo Wanwan, but the person Luo Wanwan likes is Li Xiao.

It really is...

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but feel a bit emotional, then thinking that Luo Wanwan had already left anyway, she couldn't be bothered to think too much about it and just asked: "So Lao Wu still hasn't returned?"

"Yes."

Laoqi nodded.

Cai Xiaotang raised an eyebrow, didn't ask any more questions, exchanged a few more words with them, and then left, her mind inevitably wandering.

Lao Wu likes Luo Wanwan... and he hasn't come back yet.

Maybe the two of them are having a good chat?

If Lao Wu and Luo Wanwan could be together, she wouldn't have to worry about always having a love rival?

However... given the extent of Luo Wanwan's feelings for Li Xiao... that shouldn't be very likely...

Cai Xiaotang let her thoughts run wild, but soon cast the question to the back of her mind.

But she didn't expect that even by evening, Lao Wu still hadn't returned.

Laoqi and the others took turns calling Lao Wu, but no one ever answered.

In the past, if this situation occurred, it might have been because he was sent by Li Xiao to carry out some secret mission, but recently, everyone clearly had nothing to do...

The group finally felt that something was wrong, discussed it for a while, and went directly to find Li Xiao.

"He still hasn't returned?"

Hearing that Lao Wu had followed Luo Wanwan out for the whole day, Li Xiao also instantly furrowed his brows and personally called Lao Wu, but the result was still the same.

"No one is answering."

He put down his phone, the expression on his face gradually becoming somewhat grave.

He then said: "Contact Luo Wanwan."

"Yes."

Laoqi dared not delay and hurriedly dialed a call to Luo Wanwan.

After waiting for a long time, he shook his head slightly, his expression confused as he said: "No one is answering either."

The air suddenly became somewhat silent.

None of them spoke.

Li Xiao stood where he was, trying to gather the somewhat complex thoughts in his mind.

Ever since the sudden "vacation" began, he had felt as if something was not quite right.

But he could not make heads or tails of it.

He had intended to wait until these few days passed to secretly investigate the cause of the former manager's death.

But he had not expected Lao Wu to first...

An ominous premonition clouded Li Xiao's heart.

His long-standing intuition told him that this matter was not that simple.

Perhaps even...

"What about his tracker? Was it activated?"

Li Xiao asked suddenly.

"I'll go check right now!"

Lao San immediately replied, and as he spoke, he went straight back to his own room, returning not long after with a grave expression on his face.

"The tracker wasn't turned on either, but we actually know Wanwan's address, otherwise... should we just go find..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the communicator in his hand suddenly emitted a "beep-beep-beep" sound!

The expressions of everyone present changed abruptly, and they all looked toward Lao San's hand!

"This is..."

A tiny red light lit up on the communicator, and the screen, which had previously been unable to receive a signal, lit up in an instant, displaying the corresponding location on the map, which was flashing frantically.

"A distress signal?"

Lao San's hand tightened around the communicator, and he said in a hurried tone: "Shura, Lao Wu, he..."

A flash of panic quickly crossed the faces of the few, and they all looked at Li Xiao in unison.

This was no ordinary distress signal.

It was a communication that would only be sent when facing a life-threatening danger!

Lao Wu was in danger!

The air seemed to tighten in an instant.

The "beep-beep-beep" sound continued to echo in the hallway, striking everyone's nerves like a death warrant.

After a long moment—"Assemble the men, pack up, and prepare to depart; I am going to have a word with Cai Xiaotang!"

Li Xiao gave the order directly.

Having said that, he left without looking back.

He went straight to the bedroom downstairs.

Just as he reached the doorway, he saw through the open crack in the door that Cai Xiaotang was still "tirelessly" practicing throwing playing cards by herself.

Staring for a few seconds, Li Xiao suddenly took two steps back and let out a long sigh in his heart.

He could not bring himself to say it.

He did not know how to tell her that he had to go do those dangerous things again and ask her to wait for his return.

And this time...