Chapter 883: A Clue Has Been Found

When she woke up again, the first thing that met her eyes was the familiar ceiling above.

Cai Xiaotang stared blankly at it for a few seconds before she suddenly sat up from the bed.

Her forehead throbbed with pain, and her whole body ached unbearably.

With every breath she took, even her throat felt a hoarse, stinging pain.

Everything was a reminder to her.

Something was wrong with her body.

Cai Xiaotang sat and rested for a while until she finally managed to regain some energy, then quickly scanned her surroundings.

Immediately, she saw an open medicine box sitting on the nightstand.

She picked it up casually, only to discover it was fever medication.

"I... have a fever?"

Cai Xiaotang muttered to herself, then belatedly raised a hand to check the temperature of her forehead.

She felt a wave of scorching heat.

The temperature was still quite high; it seemed the fever hadn't fully broken yet.

Following that, she suddenly thought of something and hurriedly grabbed her phone.

It was already seven o'clock in the morning.

What about Li Xiao?

Had Li Xiao been found?

With her mind full of him alone, Cai Xiaotang almost immediately rolled out of bed.

Her legs had no strength, and she nearly collapsed.

She hurriedly steadied herself against the table and simply called Laoqi directly.

Soon, the call was answered.

"How is it? Is there any news about Li Xiao?"

Cai Xiaotang asked with a hoarse voice.

"Madam, you're awake."

Laoqi's voice sounded inexplicably heavy.

Cai Xiaotang's heart instantly sank to the bottom.

Then she heard Laoqi say helplessly: "We're still looking. It was too dark last night, so we plan to conduct a carpet search again to see if we can find anything useful..."

"I understand..."

Cai Xiaotang didn't say anything more and hung up the phone, her gaze turning vacant.

They searched all night... and still found nothing?

Does that mean...

Her heart gave a sharp pang, and she dared not continue thinking.

After a long moment—Cai Xiaotang suddenly turned to grab her coat and pulled the door open.

But she didn't expect that there were still people guarding outside the door.

"Madam, Brother Laoqi said to let you rest here and not to leave for the time being."

Two men who looked like strangers blocked her at the doorway.

Cai Xiaotang brushed their hands aside and, without looking back, said: "I've already called your Brother Laoqi!"

As she spoke, she had already walked a few steps to the elevator.

Seeing this, the two men were afraid she might have an accident, so they had no choice but to follow.

Soon, Cai Xiaotang arrived at the ski resort again.

The sound of the explosion last night had alarmed many people.

Early this morning, Li Corporation had even closed the entrance to the ski resort and arranged for all guests to leave.

Cai Xiaotang arrived at the ski resort and saw only an empty field.

The entrance to the safety net was still open, and quite a few people were lingering there or whispering to each other about something.

Seeing Lao Si standing not far away, Cai Xiaotang hurried over.

"Madam, why are you here?"

Lao Si had clearly not slept all night, and because the person involved was Li Xiao, his face looked quite haggard.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't spare the energy to be concerned, only asking: "Is there still no news at all? They fell from up there, there should be some traces, right?"

"How could they disappear for no reason?"

Lao Si paused upon hearing this, the expression on his face turning somewhat subtle.

He was silent for a long time before saying helplessly: "Madam, we have no way of knowing if the other party had planted other people down there yesterday. If there were people down there to receive them, then Xiuluo and Wanwan..."

Cai Xiaotang stiffened abruptly upon hearing this, her brain, already muddled by the fever, suddenly realizing something.

There were other people down there to receive them?

Was it that arch-rival of Li Xiao?

Did they take Li Xiao away?

If that were the case, then Li Xiao is now...

Cai Xiaotang was completely stunned. Whether she thought of Li Xiao falling from the cliff and getting injured, or being taken away by his arch-rival with his life hanging in the balance, she couldn't accept it, nor did she know what to do.

Just as the two were staring at each other—"We found a clue!!!"

A joyful shout from Laoqi suddenly came through the walkie-talkie in Lao Si's hand!

"Where is it!!!"

Cai Xiaotang and Lao Si asked at almost the same time.

Immediately after, they heard Laoqi quickly report the specific location.

Without another word, the two of them rushed over directly.

"Madam, why are you here?"

Seeing Cai Xiaotang appear, Laoqi was also stunned for a moment.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly pressed, "I'm fine, where is the clue?"

Seeing her face full of anxiety, Laoqi hurriedly pointed behind him and replied, "It's right here."

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang immediately squatted down, and only then did she see clearly that the spot he was pointing at was a corner that the few of them had not noticed yesterday.

Tied to a small, protruding stone underneath was a light-colored strip of cloth.

Because the color was close to the snow, it would be impossible to discover without looking carefully.

Cai Xiaotang stared at it for a few seconds, then suddenly thought of something, her eyes widening slightly.

"This is... Luo Wanwan's..."

She carefully recalled the clothes she had often seen Luo Wanwan wearing during this time.

That jacket happened to have an identical ribbon-like decoration!

"This must have been left behind by Wanwan on purpose; we have already had people increase the intensity of the search in the surrounding area."

Laoqi answered very firmly, yet his expression did not look any more relaxed than before.

Having spent the night here, no one could be certain of their situation.

Furthermore, there was no way to know if Luo Wanwan had left this signal alone, or if she was with Li Xiao.

Or even if they were still here at all...

A dark glint flashed in the depths of Cai Xiaotang's eyes; she stood up directly and searched the surroundings with her gaze.

Yet she did not notice that her cheeks were turning red bit by bit again.

She only felt the strength in her whole body draining away rapidly, but she did not want to leave just like this.

She had finally found a clue after so much difficulty...

She had to hold on!

Cai Xiaotang gritted her teeth, searching the vicinity where the mark was found with great difficulty, while waves of dizziness began to cloud her vision again.

She had caught a chill last night; no matter what, she should not be here at this moment.

"Madam, your fever does not seem to have broken yet."

Laoqi followed dutifully by Cai Xiaotang's side, and seeing her complexion getting worse and worse, he could not help but speak up to remind her.

Cai Xiaotang waved her hand, having lost even the strength to speak.

The next second, she suddenly heard—"Found it! Wanwan's ski goggles are here!!"

This news was like an instant shot of adrenaline for Cai Xiaotang.

She was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned and ran toward the direction the voice came from!

The others also hurriedly followed!

When they ran to the spot, they truly saw Lao San holding a pair of ski goggles in his hand.

"Madam, this."

Lao San handed the ski goggles to Cai Xiaotang and said with certainty, "The ski goggles were stuck in the snow; they must be nearby, waiting for us to find them! Or..."