Chapter 1248: **It

Evening. When Ye Chen returned home, the ten experts from the Su family had split into five groups and begun scouring every hospital in Jin Ling.

At the same time, Su Shoude had people prepare a sumptuous dinner in the dining room of his presidential suite to entertain Steve.

Although the economic strength of Steve's family was a far cry from the Su family's, in Su Shoude's eyes, Steve's mother was, after all, a woman from the Rothschild family, so maintaining a certain friendship with him wouldn't hurt.

Steve was naturally excited and unable to calm down.

Although his mother was indeed a woman from the Rothschild family, he knew very well in his heart that there were at least a hundred women like his mother in the Rothschild family.

Moreover, his mother and his maternal grandfather's branch held no real status within the Rothschild family.

He, this relative of the Rothschild family, was basically just riding on the fame.

Now that he had the opportunity to befriend the Su family, a top-tier family in China, it was naturally a very valuable and great thing for him. Perhaps in the future, he could rely on the Su family to quickly establish a foundation in China.

Therefore, while excited, Steve temporarily set aside the search for his long-missing son, Walter, and focused on being a loyal sycophant to Su Shoude at the dinner table.

Just as the two were drinking and chatting happily, Ye Chen received a WeChat message from Chen Zekai: "Young Master, the Su family is investigating the background of the Dihao Group, and at the same time, they have sent experts to infiltrate major hospitals in Jin Ling, secretly searching for the whereabouts of Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu."

Ye Chen sneered in his heart and replied: "Su Shoude is quite something. He's already investigated the Dihao Group. He must be impatient to find me and meet up."

Chen Zekai said: "Young Master, rest assured. The outside world only knows that the Dihao Group was acquired by the Ye family, but they don't know who the chairman of the Dihao Group actually is. I believe it's impossible for him to find out about you in the short term."

Ye Chen replied immediately: "I won't give him the chance. Tonight, I'll take him to Hong Wu's dog farm for a tour."

Chen Zekai asked hurriedly: "Young Master, are you planning to make a move tonight?"

Ye Chen replied: "That's right, tonight it is. Go tell Su Ruoli to prepare herself."

Chen Zekai asked hurriedly: "Understood, Young Master. Is there anything I need to prepare?"

Ye Chen said: "Tell Hong Wu to have the dog farm ready. Su Shoude is, after all, the Second Master of the Su family, and his background is unusual. Tell Hong Wu to clear out a separate dog cage for him."

Chen Zekai then asked: "What about Steve? Should I prepare something for him?"

Ye Chen said: "When Steve arrives at the dog farm, it will certainly be a touching reunion for the father and son. Just have Hong Wu prepare some flowers to create a warm atmosphere for the pair."

"Understood, Young Master!"

Jin Ling International Hotel.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Su Shoude stood alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the presidential suite, looking at the night view of Jin Ling.

However, he wasn't in a very good mood, because Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu were missing, and he was terrified that his plot to murder Su Zhiyu would be exposed.

He knew very well in his heart: "Even if the Old Master is a piece of trash, the love he holds for Su Zhiyu in his heart is truly sincere."

"If Su Zhiyu dies, it would naturally be a joyous occasion for me. That way, Su Zhifei and Su Shoudao would be exiled to Australia, and there would be no one left in the Su family to threaten my position."

"Moreover, if Su Zhiyu dies, it will certainly deal a significant blow to the Old Master. Perhaps it might even help the Old Master kick the bucket sooner, which would assist me in inheriting the position of the Su family head earlier."

"However, if Su Zhiyu is still alive, she will always be a huge threat to me!"

Just as he was thinking this, his assistant knocked on the door.

After letting him in, Su Shoude asked: "How is the progress?"

The assistant said respectfully: "Boss, the experts sent out have already checked every hospital in Jin Ling, but they haven't found them."

"Haven't found them?!" Su Shoude frowned and asked: "Are you sure every hospital has been checked thoroughly?"

"Yes." The assistant nodded and said seriously: "Not just the Grade-A hospitals; even the ordinary small clinics have been checked, and they haven't been found."

Su Shoude clicked his tongue and said: "Tsk tsk... This is a bit strange! If they aren't in the hospitals, could they be dead?"

After saying this, he immediately ordered: "Go and check the police's current investigation progress. Have there been any breakthroughs?"

The assistant replied truthfully: "Boss, I've already inquired about the situation on the police side. They don't have any leads either. They are currently conducting ballistic tests on the shell casings collected from the tunnel scene, hoping to trace the shooter."

Su Shoude frowned and asked: "What about Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu? Do the police have any leads?"

"No." The assistant nodded. "The police are just as confused as we are."

"Damn it..." Su Shoude cursed under his breath, then continued to ask: "What about the investigation into that group of mysterious people? That group charged into the tunnel, took Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu, and also took Ma Chongxin and his four men. Even if they were six corpses, they wouldn't be that easy to dispose of! They should have left some clues, right?"

The assistant said: "Regarding that, the police have absolutely no leads at the moment."

Su Shoude stomped his feet in frustration and cursed: "This is truly evil!"

After saying this, he asked: "How are the internet trolls doing?"

The assistant replied: "The trolls have basically taken control of the situation. Currently, 70% of the discussions on the internet regarding this matter are leaning towards the Su family, believing that the Su family is the biggest victim and that the mastermind behind the kidnapping of Du Haiqing and Su Zhiyu must be someone else. I believe that as long as we maintain this overwhelming public opinion coverage, in a few days, the whole country will believe we are innocent."

Su Shoude breathed a sigh of relief and said: "You've done well with this. If the Old Master is satisfied, I won't treat you poorly."

The assistant bowed and said: "Thank you, Boss!"

Su Shoude nodded and ordered: "There is one more thing. Arrange it for me."

The assistant said hurriedly: "Please speak, Boss."

Su Shoude said with a sinister expression: "Although Liu Zhan's family doesn't know that I gave them 20 million and told Liu Zhan to kill one extra person, Su Zhiyu, once they spill the beans and it reaches the Old Master's ears, I will be the prime suspect. So, have someone go to his hometown tonight and set a big fire to destroy all evidence. Do you understand?"

The assistant nodded: "Yes, Boss, I understand!"

As he said this, the assistant received a message, glanced at it, and reported to Su Shoude: "Boss, Miss Zheng's plane has landed at Jin Ling Airport and will be at the hotel in forty minutes."

When Su Shoude heard this, a flash of desire appeared in his eyes, and his heart couldn't help but flutter.

The "Miss Zheng" the assistant mentioned was Zheng Xiaoqi, one of the four young actresses currently popular in the entertainment industry.

This Zheng Xiaoqi was only 26 years old and had graduated from the Film Academy four years ago. She was very beautiful, but because her acting skills weren't great and she had no background, she had been obscure in the film and television industry for the past two years.

But starting from the year before last, Zheng Xiaoqi received a succession of top-tier film resources from major directors and rose to fame, quickly joining the ranks of super-first-line actors.

Many speculated that she must have a powerful benefactor behind her, but any posts related to such speculation would be deleted immediately and could not spread.

The reason was that Zheng Xiaoqi had been spotted by Su Shoude and taken in as his "golden canary."

Under normal circumstances, whenever Su Shoude had the chance to leave Beijing, he would have Zheng Xiaoqi fly over to meet him. Today was no exception.

When Su Shoude decided to come to Jin Ling, he had Zheng Xiaoqi, who was filming in Nanhai, prepare to rush over immediately. So, Zheng Xiaoqi rushed to finish her scenes for the day, faked an illness to the crew, and secretly took a private jet to Jin Ling.

Hearing that Zheng Xiaoqi was about to land, Su Shoude felt a bit excited. He said to his assistant: "Alright, you can go out. I'm going to take a bath. When Miss Zheng arrives, send her directly to the room to see me!"

The assistant asked him hurriedly, "Old He, should we... should we send someone to look downstairs? Could it be an accidental fall from the building?"

As soon as Old He heard this, he rushed to the balcony, lay on the luxurious railing, and looked down. While looking, he said, "There is no abnormality below, it definitely isn't a fall."

Someone couldn't help but mutter, "Didn't go down, and isn't in the room, could it be that they went up?"

"Up?" Old He heard this, frowned and said, "Upstairs is the roof, and you can't go up from the room, so it's even more impossible... They couldn't have just flown away, right?"

"This... this is too weird..." Someone said in a panic, "Even if you fart, it will leave a little smell. How could a living person suddenly disappear just like that?!"

The assistant finished looking everywhere and said, "The boss's clothes are still here, and one bathrobe is missing. If he left quietly by himself, he would at least change his clothes.