But no one expected that, right now, they haven't even had the chance to get to know each other, and suddenly, something has already happened.
They hurried to the outside of the surveillance room, then knocked on the door. At this moment, the door of the surveillance room opened, and they saw a middle-aged man who glanced outside.
"Miss Lin, why are you here at this time? Is there something wrong?"
"Master Zhang, I have an urgent matter, I need to see the surveillance video right now, could you help?"
"Oh, something urgent? Come on in, let's talk inside."
As they spoke, they opened the door and followed Ye Chen into the surveillance room.
Ye Chen glanced at the screens on the wall and immediately locked onto one particular screen featuring the camera he was looking for.
"That one."
As Ye Chen spoke, he pointed at it, then turned back to look at Lin Yaru standing next to him.
"Master Zhang, can we look at the playback of that camera?"
"Sure, no problem."
While speaking, he quickly switched the footage so that it was clearer for them to see.
"Tell me, what time do you want to see?"
"When did we come back?"
"It should have been just before 10 o'clock."
"Alright, I'll look at the footage after 10 o'clock, which means after we two came in. At that time, there was a girl at the door who separated us, I want to see where this girl went eventually."
"Oh, I see, alright, just give me a moment, I'll check for you right away."
While speaking, the man operated the equipment, and after about a minute, he saw the three of them get out of a taxi.
After that, they stood talking softly at the entrance, and finally, the two turned and walked into the community.
"Yes, it's that girl."
"Oh, that one, just a moment."
Now that he had locked onto the time and the target, the area covered by any nearby cameras should be comprehensible.
He began cycling through different cameras, and, after a series of changes, they finally saw the girl continuously loitering nearby.
"Why is she always hanging around here?"
"I'm not sure, keep watching, does she come back again?"
"Yes, after walking around, she returned back to the main entrance, but it seems like she just stood there looking upwards."
"Right, what was she looking at?"
Ye Chen was also curious because if she was looking at something, it could only be the large arch which actually doesn't show anything.
But, why had he also stared at this place for such a long time, Anying looked around for about three minutes without lowering her head at all.
Then suddenly, the image in the screen flickered, and then they saw a white van pull up behind Anying, stopping suddenly.
At that moment, Anying reacted quickly, turned around and glanced, then ran towards the side of the door.
However, right after, the car door opened, and a few men in black clothing stepped out, all wearing duckbill hats, making it impossible to capture their faces.
In just about a minute, then they saw two people dragging Anying's body, coming from that side. Throughout this process, Anying was continuously struggling as if trying to break free from their grasp.
Unfortunately, Anying didn't have the strength to escape, and eventually, she was forced into the vehicle, which then immediately left the area.
"Wait a minute."
Just as the vehicle was leaving, Ye Chen suddenly shouted, because he vaguely saw that the license plate number might have been captured.
Then, the footage was paused and enlarged, indeed, the license plate number was clearly captured.
"Afterwards, we won't have any more cameras, will we?"
"Towards that direction, it's the public system, so we really can't receive that signal now."
"Okay, I understand."
"Miss Lin, do you understand what happened? It seems like she was kidnapped. Otherwise, let's still call the police. It's dangerous for a young girl to be out alone at night."
"Master Zhang, if you trust me, absolutely do not tell anyone about this matter. Don't worry, this is some personal vendetta, we will resolve it soon."
"Can this really be alright? Do you need any more help?"
"Really, no need for more, Master Zhang, we are very grateful that you allowed us to view these surveillance tapes. Remember, don't tell anyone. Let's go, Ye Chen."
During this process, Ye Chen realized that something significant had indeed occurred. However, how the situation would eventually be resolved, he didn't have a clear direction yet.
After leaving the surveillance room, Ye Chen stood in the quiet night, truly unsure what his next steps should be.
"Looking at it, Anying must have been captured by them, probably out of revenge. If that's the case, I think, after Anying was taken, her chances of good fortune are fairly slim."
"That's exactly what I've been worried about, so we absolutely cannot delay this matter any longer. If I can't rescue Anying tonight, then I'm afraid, she might not see tomorrow's sunrise."
"But the key issue is, we really don't know where they have taken her. They hurriedly took Anying away, it's really unclear where those people would bring them."
"Since it's such a hasty action, I know they probably didn't prepare much, so there should be many drawbacks due to the urgency. For example, they actually shouldn't have been captured by the surveillance cameras."
"Are you saying , the scene we just saw in the video wasn't supposed to appear?"
"These people are professionals, normally speaking, if they wanted to do this, they would surely block out all surrounding cameras, even if it meant destroying them. However, they didn't do so, proving that their actions were very rushed."