Chapter 657

Moreover, Ning Chen knew that among these people, there were no shortage of his die-hard fans; rather than letting them guard their phones day after day waiting for the broadcast to start, it was better to inform them in advance that he would be away for a period of time.

After all, Ning Chen was the one who best understood the feeling of a key person suddenly disappearing.

After hearing Ning Chen say this, the viewers, though feeling regret, did not feel dissatisfied; private matters were obviously far more important than going live, and they all knew how to distinguish priorities.

"What a pity, I just finished the college entrance exam and was planning to stay by the live stream for the next month; the time the streamer doesn't go live is truly tormenting me day and night."

"It's fine, it's fine, go handle your own affairs, just remember to come back early."

"Shocking, moved me for a hundred years; who still remembers that the streamer used to be too lazy to say a single word to us?"

"A month is a bit too long, but recalling that the streamer's main job isn't streaming, I won't say anything; taking care of yourself is the most important thing."

These words, whether urging him to stay or offering earnest advice, felt very heartwarming; Ning Chen smiled, nodded, and said, "Everyone, rest assured."

520. Chu Muyu

Afterwards, Ning Chen simply cut off the live broadcast.

He did not like crowds; saying goodbye to the viewers in the live stream was already quite rare for him, let alone that he still had to go execute a mission.

Ning Chen contacted someone to pick him up at nine o'clock in the evening; he could stay there for one last meal in the evening.

After sitting on the boat, Ning Chen flipped through the materials the System had given him, only to discover that they actually hid a secret.

For instance, that person's background was actually quite illustrious; before going to that dangerous country, he was actually a top student from a prestigious school.

Moreover, that person was very young; in his early twenties, he was already a graduate student at the most famous university in Hua Country.

Ning Chen looked at the materials the System had given him and fell into deep thought.

His fingertips rubbed the thin piece of paper, his eyes fixed on that person's name.

"Chu Muyu."

Ning Chen dared to say he did not know who this person was; in his past twenty-plus years of life, he should not have had any contact with people like this.

Undoubtedly, this person named Chu Muyu was a genius of very young age; Ning Chen had even preliminarily guessed what the System's purpose was in making him find this person.

But for safety's sake, Ning Chen still asked, "Tell me first what I need to do to find him; I can't just go to a strange place to find a strange person without any preparation."

The System seemed to have expected him to ask this question; a voice without emotion rang out, replying, "My superiors have assigned this mission to you; you should have seen that this is a young genius, and we are finding him to obtain a certain potion in his hands."

"Oh?" Ning Chen frowned very vigilantly; in his impression, the System should be an independent, isolated individual, with only himself as the sole contact, so how could there still be independent superiors and a potion that needed to be obtained?

The System seemed to see through Ning Chen's confusion and said, "However, you do not need to ask so much; the only clues I can currently provide you are his appearance, name, age, family background, and the place where he last disappeared; you need to find him yourself based on these clues."

Ning Chen's eyes carried a hint of disbelief; he lowered his head to look at the words on the thin materials: "You just want me to find a person based on such little information? Do you overestimate me, or do you think this mission is too simple?"

Hearing Ning Chen ask this, the System said, "Otherwise, I would not have entrusted this mission to you; in short, the clues are only this many; whether you can find him depends on yourself, but I hope you will not disappoint me."

Ning Chen gritted his teeth.

This mission must be completed, and the System could not possibly give him only these clues; the rest might be told to him after arriving at that location.

So Ning Chen swallowed those doubts and continued reading the paper downwards.

The materials mentioned this genius's family background; Ning Chen took a look and found his family was poor, tuition relied on scholarships, living expenses relied on tutoring, yet he had persisted until graduate school age.

Indeed, he was a rare genius of heaven.

Even Ning Chen admired such a person.

On the back page of the paper, some clues before Chu Muyu's disappearance were roughly written.

"Last location appeared at the Laboratory of District One, Capital University of Hua Country; due to an accidental discovery of..., he was kidnapped; the approximate location is confirmed as XX; please proceed as soon as possible."

The more Ning Chen read, the more impatient he felt; he had to say, this brief hint was simply too vague, occupying little importance, basically useless.

Ning Chen sighed; he looked at his phone, opened the contact list, and felt he should notify the police before going.

After all, that country could not be counted as a country with good public security; on the contrary, because no one dared to manage it for a long time, there were many criminal enterprises in that place, doing all sorts of things.

Although Ning Chen had heard of some inhumane things happening in such places long ago, it was still too far from himself at that time, so even if he felt indignant, he would not dwell on it for long.

Ning Chen still dialed the familiar Xu Si's phone number; Xu Si answered very quickly: "What is it? Just say it."

Ning Chen's tone was very calm; he spoke softly to the other end of the electric arc: "I may leave Hua Country tomorrow and go to Cangbei."

"Cangbei?!" Xu Si's voice suddenly grew louder; he pressed his phone tight against his ear, completely disregarding that he was still in the police station: "What are you doing going to such a place? Isn't that a place we can't enter? Regardless of the reason, do not go to such a place; people will die there."

Xu Si was a police officer; naturally, he knew what Cangbei meant to them.

The word "Cangbei," in the eyes of these police officers, was no different from being inherently colored with sin; if an ordinary person went to that place, they would inevitably lose a few organs.

Ning Chen seemed to have expected Xu Si to react this way; after waiting for Xu Si's emotions to calm down a bit, he said, "I know what kind of place that is, but I am not the ordinary person you speak of; I am going there to find someone, I will protect myself, you don't need to worry, just report it to your superiors."

Ning Chen seemed to have heard the subtext in Xu Si's words, or perhaps not; however, Ning Chen did not care what Xu Si thought; he called simply to report, not to seek anyone's permission.

Xu Si did not reply for a long time; Ning Chen pressed his lips together, just about to hang up the phone, when he finally heard Xu Si say: "You... you want to go to Cangbei; we cannot stop you, but such a place is too dangerous; over the years, we have had a special department that negotiates with Cangbei to bring some compatriots back from those people, so almost every colleague knows what going to such a place means..."

Xu Si's words were truly a bit excessive; Ning Chen listened while frowning.

He naturally knew Xu Si was doing this for his own good, trying to dissuade him from going to Cangbei, but this was his mission; there was originally no choice.

So Ning Chen said: "Mm, I will pay attention; you just need to tell Hearing Hua Ping; the rest, we will talk after I return."

After saying this sentence, Ning Chen hung up the phone quite ruthlessly.

Xu Si, on the other end, obviously did not know how to handle such a situation; after being hung up on, he immediately reacted and walked to Hearing Hua Ping's office.

Hearing Hua Ping was still processing daily documents at this time; seeing Xu Si arrive, he simply told him to sit down and speak.

Who knew that the first sentence Xu Si spoke almost made Hearing Hua Ping fall under the chair.

Xu Si said: "Ning Chen's meaning is that he wants to go to Cangbei to find someone; he asked me to tell you this and is preparing to depart tomorrow."

521. He Accepts No Admonition

"Cang-bei?" Hearing Hua Ping stared tightly at Xu Si's eyes, as if trying to discern the truth of his words: "Why would he go to such a place?"

Xu Si, like Hearing Hua Ping, did not understand at all; he shook his head: "I don't know this either..."

Hearing Hua Ping took a deep breath; he held the pen on the table, took off the cap and put it back on, asking with slight anxiety: "Can we still contact him now?"

Hearing this, Xu Si immediately took out the phone from his pocket and skillfully dialed that familiar string of numbers.

The phone rang "dududu," but very quickly a busy tone came through, in a state of no answer.

Xu Si had long anticipated this outcome, so his expression remained relatively calm; Hua Ping's face suddenly darkened, and he spoke sternly, "He is simply making a scene!"

After saying this, Hua Ping threw down the pen in his hand and finally calmed down slowly.

Hua Ping lifted the teacup from the table and took a slow sip, as if trying to relieve the pent-up grievance in his heart: "Forget it, let him be; I cannot stop him anyway."

Xu Si was stunned for a moment, and in that instant, he somewhat failed to understand Hua Ping's thinking: "Have you already given up on him?"

After all, this matter might affect future cooperation between the two sides; the police cooperating with Ning Chen meant the police were the greatest beneficiaries. If something happened to Ning Chen halfway, all their painstaking efforts to propose cooperation with Ning Chen would have been in vain.

Hua Ping slowly shook his head over there; he sighed lightly, his eyes fixed on the teacup on the table, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Xu Si waited for him to speak.

Hua Ping finally said, "Since he is looking for someone, I believe the person for whom Ning Chen would risk his life must have a very deep relationship with him. Compared to spending enormous effort to save him, it is better not to disturb him. Ning Chen is a person of formidable strength; I cannot fathom his depths, but I choose to trust him. Since he wants to go, then let him go."

Although Hua Ping spoke this way, his expression still revealed a vague concern.

Xu Si could fully understand him.

The police side felt it was a pity, not because Ning Chen might be lost in Cangbei, but because they worried that if something happened to Ning Chen, all the police forces deployed would be completely wasted.

In that case, Hua Ping, who had reached an agreement with Ning Chen, would feel he had lost out in this transaction. If Ning Chen could stay quietly in Hearing Hua Ping Society without causing trouble, the police side would still have many matters needing Ning Chen's help.

Ning Chen being lost halfway is a situation the police do not wish to see.

While pondering, Hua Ping rubbed the center of his brow and said, "Try your best to contact him. I still want to get in touch with him; I must ask clearly who exactly he is going to Cangbei for."

Xu Si hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

For the police to contact a person is not a difficult matter. Even if they cannot reach Ning Chen by calling his mobile phone number at present, there are many other methods available.

Ning Chen had already stopped in front of the helicopter; this time the system had arranged another fast and convenient mode of transportation for him.

The pilot inside was the same one as last time; looking at him, he was indeed someone the system could trust.

Ning Chen pulled a suitcase in his hand, wore a pair of sunglasses on his face, and had a baseball cap on his head. Today he wore a trench coat; this combination gave him an air of mystery.

Just before stepping onto the helicopter, Ning Chen's mobile phone suddenly rang.

Ning Chen was stunned; before coming here, he had not turned off his mobile phone, purely because he had forgotten.

After taking out the still-vibrating phone, Ning Chen glanced at the caller ID and found it was the police's official number.

It seems they still tracked him down, Ning Chen thought with a headache.

But after hesitating for a moment, Ning Chen still chose to answer, after all, it was just a phone call, and the police side could not stop him anyway.

After answering, before Ning Chen could speak, he heard Hua Ping's voice coming from the other end of the line.

"Where are you now?"

Ning Chen perhaps did not expect Hua Ping to open with such a question; without much hesitation, he replied, "In the airport, preparing to take the helicopter and leave."

Hua Ping frowned; he truly did not expect Ning Chen's speed to be so fast.