Long Xiao and Xiao Ming were driven out of the manor. Knowing that Nangong Yue was in Long Nian's manor, Long Xiao felt a great weight lifted from his heart.
Long Nian's subordinates were very strong. Even if something happened, they could hold out for a while.
While Long Xiao and the others were searching everywhere for Nangong Yue, Nangong Yue was thriving in Long Nian's manor. The experts Long Nian had gathered all wanted to spar with Nangong Yue, but all of them were defeated.
"Sister Nangong" became the standard address for Nangong Yue. Regardless of age, everyone in Long Nian's manor would call out "Sister Nangong" when they saw Nangong Yue.
Long Xiao and Xiao Ming returned to Mangshan No. 1 and informed Lin Wei about Nangong Yue's situation.
Lin Wei sighed and said, "It's unlikely you'll get her back. Since Nangong Yue chose to stay with Long Nian, she won't return."
"Grandpa, do you mean you want me to leave my mother with Long Nian?"
Lin Wei nodded and said, "Yes, if she stays there, the people of Donghai will be safer."
Long Xiao informed Lin Shijie and Lin Xuan of the situation, as well as Lin Wei's intentions.
Upon learning that Nangong Yue was in Long Nian's manor, the two of them immediately went to demand her return, but were also driven out by the security guards at the entrance.
Now that her mother's whereabouts were known, Lin Xuan was relieved and began to focus on company matters. After being away for a few days, there was a mountain of work waiting for her.
Lin Shijie found Long Xiao and told him that Lin Group was developing very smoothly. The two pharmaceutical factories were not for external sale, and all the medicinal supplies produced were supplied to the military.
Xuanxiao Company and Lin Group were both stable, and Xinglin Medical Hall was also developing well. Although the Donghai Pharmaceutical Association always tried to find fault, because Long Xiao was not only skilled in medicine but also powerful, they did not dare to cause trouble.
After some free time, Long Xiao began to focus on cultivating 'Long Yuan'. He had a bad feeling, always feeling that something was about to happen.
Long Xiao did not leave Xinglin Medical Hall for twenty consecutive days. He, Xiao Ming, and Luo Tianshui began to cultivate diligently. During their breaks, Long Xiao would go and guide Li Yizhen's medical skills.
Li Yizhen's medical skills improved by leaps and bounds, and Long Xiao and Xiao Ming's strength also progressed very quickly. Xiao Ming could already release some aura.
Luo Tianshui, having just begun cultivating 'Long Yuan', progressed very slowly and was unable to release his aura.
Ye Xiao specialized in poison research, spending his days in a废弃 warehouse, meticulously studying various poisons. When he encountered something he didn't understand, he would consult Long Xiao and research together.
The peaceful and fulfilling days did not last long. One day, as Long Xiao was cultivating, Old Xiao called, reporting that Luan Jiping was missing.
Luan Jiping was Long Xiao's first confidante. Long Xiao knew that Luan Jiping had feelings for him, but he also knew that he could not let go of Lin Xuan.
Now that Luan Jiping was in trouble, Long Xiao could not stand idly by. As soon as he received Old Xiao's call, he immediately drove to Luan Jiping's villa.
A group of people were waiting for Long Xiao at Luan Jiping's villa. As soon as Long Xiao arrived, they recounted the events leading to Luan Jiping's disappearance.
Yesterday evening, Luan Jiping returned from work and seemed to be in a bad mood. Old Xiao inquired, but Luan Jiping did not say anything and returned to her room.
At first, the maids and bodyguards in the villa could see from the window that Luan Jiping was pacing back and forth in her room. Around ten o'clock in the evening, Old Xiao felt something was amiss. He looked at the window of Luan Jiping's room and saw no one moving, so he went to knock on the door.
The door was locked from the inside. There was no response to the knocking. Old Xiao called out a few times, but there was still no response.
Old Xiao called Luan Jiping's phone, but it kept ringing with no answer. Old Xiao pressed his ear to the door and listened. The phone was not in the room, and he realized something had happened.
He kicked the door open and entered the room, only to find that Luan Jiping was not there, and there were no signs of a struggle.
After Luan Jiping's disappearance, Old Xiao immediately arranged for people to search. They searched for half the night, inside and outside the villa and its surroundings. Not only did they not find Luan Jiping, but they also found no trace of her departure.
After listening to Old Xiao's account, Long Xiao found it very strange. How could a person disappear from a locked room out of thin air?
Long Xiao followed Old Xiao to Luan Jiping's room. The entire room was decorated in pink, and a faint fragrance filled the air.
Long Xiao sniffed and said, "Old Xiao, does Sister Luan often spray perfume in the room?"
Old Xiao shook his head and said, "Miss never uses perfume."
Long Xiao sniffed again and said, "There's a special fragrance in the room, can't you smell it?"
Old Xiao also sniffed and said, "There's no special fragrance, it's the same as before."
Long Xiao sniffed and walked around the room for a while. He went to the window and looked, then came out of the room and walked along the corridor, sniffing.
Going down to the second floor, Long Xiao reached the staircase on the second floor and could no longer smell the fragrance.
He wandered around the corridor on the second floor and soon, in front of a room, he smelled that special fragrance again.
The fragrance here was fainter. If Long Xiao had not cultivated 'Long Yuan' and had a particularly sensitive nose, he would not have been able to smell it at all.
"What is this room used for?" Long Xiao pointed to the room with the fragrance and asked.
"This is a storage room, where we usually put things that are not used. Few people come here," Old Xiao replied.
The fragrance entered the room. Long Xiao sniffed around inside before finding that the fragrance had left through a window at the back.
The window was also closed. Long Xiao opened the window and jumped down. A gentle breeze blew outside. Long Xiao tried to find the fragrance again but found that it had disappeared.
Old Xiao chased after him downstairs and asked, "Long Xiao, did you find anything?"
Long Xiao shook his head and said, "The fragrance is gone. I suspect there's an inside informant in the villa."
"How is that possible? These people were personally selected by Miss and have been with her for many years."
Long Xiao looked at Old Xiao, leaned close to him and sniffed, saying, "Gather everyone in the villa. Tell them I want to talk to them."
Soon, Old Xiao gathered the twenty-odd people in the villa in the living room.
Long Xiao asked Old Xiao to close the door, asked everyone to sit down, and began to chat with them.
The group of people didn't know what Long Xiao meant and just chatted with him instead of looking for someone.
After talking with them for over an hour, Long Xiao stood up and said, "Thank you everyone for chatting with me. Let's shake hands and say goodbye."
The group of people looked at Long Xiao strangely. These were all servants, cooks, cleaners, and security guards. None of them had expected Long Xiao to shake hands and bid farewell to them.
Long Xiao stood at the door, and the group shook hands with Long Xiao one by one, saying thank you each time.
A cleaning lady subconsciously stood at the back. Long Xiao looked at her without saying anything.
After everyone else had left, Long Xiao extended his hand and said, "Auntie, thank you for taking care of Sister Luan."
The cleaning lady smiled, extended her hand, and shook Long Xiao's hand. "You're welcome. Miss has been very good to us, and we should take care of her."
Long Xiao also smiled and said, "Including giving her a sleeping potion and incapacitating her to take her away."
The cleaning lady's expression changed drastically. She flew backward, landed on the stairs, and was about to run upstairs.
As soon as she reached the second floor, she bumped into Long Xiao.
Long Xiao sneered and said, "Want to run? It's not that easy."