บท 228: Might Be
"Nobody left the room?" Han Mingxia exclaimed. "How is that possible?"
"Let's check the room again." Liu Zilong calmly said. It would be impossible for a person to vanish into thin air.
As he was about to leave, his steps halted.
"Hold on." He said that made the other people in the room, stopped and looked at him.
He took out his phone and ordered one of his men to go in the hallway.
While they waited for this man to appear on the monitoring system, they found out that he was nowhere to be seen.
"Someone controlled the feed. It had an intermittent connection! It recorded an incomplete surveillance video."
Liu Zilong remembered that one of the immediate problem of this resort was its security system. It seemed that the heads of this property didn't take their job seriously.
In the next few days, purging of employees would definitely happen in this resort.
"We can probably see some clues inside the room." Liu Zilong said and signaled Han Mingxia to follow. The latter nodded and walked closely behind him.
Her mind was already in a mess as she thinking of worse scenarios and her upcoming 'punishment' for failing a mission.
When the two was about to reach the room, they saw both Han Meixiu and Liu Zijian walking.
Seeing the seriousness of his brother's face, Liu Zijian knew something happened.
"Granny Ling is missing?" Han Meixiu softly exclaimed as she followed both Liu Zilong and Han Mingxia inside the room.
"Yes." Han Mingxia answered while moving here and there looking for some kind of a clue.
The husband and wife looked at each other.
"The monitoring system was probably tampered." Liu Zilong answered as he also continued to look around.
Han Meixiu was tugging Liu Zijian's sleeve. She wanted the two to stop looking for Granny Ling.
Liu Zijian looked at his wife who was glaring at him to do something. Since he understood that Han Meixiu was part of the disappearance of Granny Ling, he nodded.
"I forgot to tell you. She's now resting in one of the rooms as she felt tired."
"That's right. She probably wanted Lady Fu to enjoy the party." Han Meixiu supported her husband's claim.
Both Han Mingxia and Liu Zilong stopped.
Wasn't it a bit late to inform them?
Fortunately, Han Mingxia only picked up the fact that her grandma was just resting. She sighed with relief and sat down unceremoniously as her strength left her for a time.
Liu Zilong on the other hand looked at the couple in front of him. The corner of his lips perked up as he also took a seat. He could smell a 'conspiracy'.
"I see that it was the case." He said after a while and turned his attention to the woman who seemed to went back to earth after being tensed for a given time. He saw her massaged her glabella while she tightly closed her eyes.
Han Meixiu tried to hid her face on Liu Zijian's chest. She didn't want to look at her brother in law.
Liu Zijian on the other hand lowered his gaze and asked her gently. "Do you also want to take a rest, now?"
"But there are still guests..."
"It's okay. They will understand if I say you're tired."
Since the best way was to escape, Han Meixiu immediately nodded. If she would stay longer, Brother Long might ask her and their lies would surely be exposed.
The moment the two were alone in the elevator, Han Meixiu spoke again.
"Jian, I feel guilty...I didn't know Brother Long will be..."
"It's fine. Do you know where your mother go?"
Han Meixiu shook her head. "I only gave them time to settle what they needed to settle. But I'm worried about Miss Fu. Will Brother Long..."
"He will take care of it. Don't worry."
"Do you think he knows?"
"Probably. But he will ask questions later. For the meantime, I know he will help us entertain Miss Fu."
*
After calming down, Han Mingxia realized that she was alone with Liu Zilong in the room. The husband and wife already left.
She quickly stood up but after walking for a mere few steps, her arm was grabbed. Her eyebrows knitted and looked questioningly at the man.
"A simple thank you would be good."
Han Mingxia felt that her face somewhat blushed but since she was wearing a mask, there was no visible change could be seen.
"Thank you." She said and was expecting that Liu Zilong would release her arm.
Unfortunately, he didn't.
"First Young Master Liu, please release me.." Han Mingxia said in a low and cold voice.
"Who are you?" Liu Zilong asked after pondering for a while.
After hearing his question, Han Mingxia's body involuntarily shook and she started to curse on her mind.
'F*$#! Failure! I'm such a failure!'
Han Mingxia started to panic. She abruptly pushed the man and ran towards the door.
In a split second, she disappeared inside the room.
Liu Zilong looked complicatedly to the opened door where the woman went out. He intentionally loosened his grip earlier as he really just wanted to ask her an innocent question.
It was beyond his expectation that she acted that way. Although the push wasn't enough to make him fall, it still somewhat disturbed his balance.
Initially, he really accepted that Granny Ling was indeed Liu Zijian's nanny. Simply because, he really did have one in the past but only for a short while.
But his doubts started to form after he observed his brother and sister in law's behavior. Clearly, the person was only in disguise to attend the event.
And there's only one who would and could do it, that's his sister in law's mother.
He actually thought Miss Fu was still an innocent by stander dragged to accompany Granny Ling, but when he saw her panic stricken eyes, he was reminded of that night.
The eyes of the woman that spared him and Miss Fu's eyes were giving a similar vibe.
If he would consider the special identity of Han Meixiu's mother, then the lady accompanying her would also be 'special'. Thus, he asked. It was only to probe.
He didn't expect her to escape as she panicked by his one question.
He could actually be wrong with his deduction. Thus he wanted to have a 'talk' with the woman again.
Liu Zilong thought that he might have been affected by his strong desire to find the woman who saved him, thus he would associate any mysterious person to her. In this case, it's Miss Fu.
His phone rang after few minutes.
"Where is she?" Liu Zilong already asked people to monitor the woman's movement and to not let her leave the resort.
"She's in the lobby."
"Alright. Don't lose her." He simply said and ended the call before he moved.
Miss Fu might and might not be the woman he's looking for, but he could at least get a clue from her. It's worth a shot.
Han Mingxia who was sitting on a comfortable couch really wanted to cry. She already deviated from her supposed to be character and now she was almost exposed.
One more infuriating things was, she forgot to ask the room number of her own grandmother! How could she find her?
Asking directly from the receptionist would be a futile action as she didn't have any proof that she's Granny Ling's granddaughter.
Han Meixiu and Liu Zijian weren't around. She couldn't ask the older Liu couple. Her only choice would be Liu Zilong.
But she would never go and look for that man again. Now that he already had doubts that she's in disguise, it would only a matter of time before he would find out who she really is!
Of course, abandoning her grandmother is simply out of the question.
Han Mingxia silently screamed as she strongly rubbed her face, forgetting she's wearing a mask.
When she felt that her masked moved, she cursed again.
She needed to adjust it and only prayed she wouldn't encounter anyone while she would be on her way to the toilet room.
But then again, she was destined to be disappointed.
While she walked silently with her head lowered, someone blocked her way. Seeing a pair of black shoes, she knew that the person was a man.
She moved to the side, the person also moved to block her again. It happened coupled of times thus she angrily lifted her head.
Perfect!
It was none other than the man she didn't want to see.
"I only need to ask few questions." He flatly said.
"I need to go to the toilet room."
Liu Zilong's sword like eyebrow lifted slightly before he spoke. "Then I'll be waiting." He slightly moved to the side giving her way.
Han Mingxia immediately passed through him. After few steps she heard him, again.
"It is advisable not to think about escaping me, Miss Fu."
It was clear that he's giving her a warning.
Han Mingxia gritted her teeth as she continued to walk.
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