The little dumpling is five and a half years old, which made his father so angry that his head split

Ji Ying glanced at her niece and swirled her wine glass.

An opponent she values ​​cannot be underestimated.

But even without Zhu Xinghe, there would be Zhang Xinghe, Wang Xinghe...

"As long as you do things, you will encounter friends, and you will inevitably encounter rivals."

"Money and resources are limited. Making money is no different from robbing money. It sounds better to say it's making money, or more honorable, but in essence, it's about surpassing your competitors and seizing opportunities."

"The law of the jungle is survival of the fittest."

Li Tian raised her glass and clinked it with Ji Ying's.

"Uncle is right, that's how it is."

"He's not some kind of outsider, so there's no need to pay too much attention to him. Just don't underestimate him."

After dinner, Ji Ying wanted to take her brother and sister to see Shanghai's nightlife.

But Li Tian politely declined.

Ji Ying didn't have enough fun with them, and they didn't like the glitz and glamour of the nightlife.

"Uncle, your life is quite valuable, take it easy, and go home early."

Ji Ying smiled and hailed a taxi for them.

After the brother and sister left, Ji Ying went to a nearby bar.

After completing a major task, Li Tian and his sister became lazy, staying at home after their morning exercise.

Ji Mingze had long wanted to show off Li Muchen's chess skills.

I took him to meet some old friends.

Li Tian stayed at home to keep her grandmother company.

As the weather gets hotter and she gets older, Nie Qian increasingly dislikes going out.

I took a walk with my grandmother, let her get some exercise, and chatted with her before we went home.

Aunt Chen is getting old and has already left the Ji family.

The new nanny is only in her thirties, which is the prime of her life, and she cooks very well.

Even Li Tian, ​​who wasn't used to the taste of Shanghainese cuisine, was very satisfied with the meal.

"Girl, someone's looking for you..."

Li Tian went over and took the microphone.

Immediately, Ji Ying's wife, Wei Hong, spoke urgently from inside.

"Tian Tian, ​​your Uncle Ying hasn't come back all night."

"Even if I came home late before, I would never not come back at all."

"I've practically worn out his pager, but I haven't gotten a reply, and I don't know where to find him..."

Li Tian's heart skipped a beat after hearing this.

This is very unusual.

Something must have happened.

"Auntie, calm down. Have you asked Uncle Ying's friends?"

"We parted ways at the restaurant after dinner yesterday; he probably went out drinking with some people."

The voice on the phone sounded even more anxious.

"I've asked all his friends and the people he drank with. They all went home around 10 p.m., and nobody knows what happened after that..."

"I don't know what to do..."

Without surveillance cameras or GPS tracking, how can we find someone?

But no matter how difficult it is, we have to go find it.

"Auntie, where did they drink?"

"Qinglin Bar".

"Okay, let's meet at the bar. If they can't be found there, that's the only place to start looking."

"Aunt, please bring a few more recent photos of Uncle, and it would be best to invite the people who were drinking with him as well."

Wei Hong readily agreed.

Li Tian went back inside and changed into a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, and sneakers, which would make it easier for her to move around.

Her handbag also contained some of her frequently used equipment.

It's always good to have it with you, just in case.

Nie Qian was right next to Li Tian, ​​and she heard the whole story clearly.

Although she was worried about Li Tian, ​​she couldn't stop her granddaughter from going to find someone.

Let alone the Ji family, even if they are outsiders, we should save them if we can.

"Tian Tian, ​​be careful. I'll call your grandpa right now and tell him to come back."

"If you need any help, just call home."

Li Tian hugged her grandmother, then turned and left.

When she went back to her room to change her clothes, Nie Qian had already asked for a car.

Li Tian looked out the window with a somewhat blank expression.

Ji Ying's disappearance: was it a tragic accident stemming from excessive joy, or was she set in a trap?

Who did she meet after parting ways with her friends?

This shouldn't be his first time going to a bar, and the bar he went to probably wasn't the kind that was too chaotic.

Anything is possible, yet everything is also absurd...

Wei Hong arrived a little later than Li Tian, ​​accompanied by a middle-aged man.

"Tian Tian, ​​this is Lao Lin who was drinking with your uncle last night."

"Just ask me anything you want to ask."

Li Tian didn't stand on ceremony either.

"Uncle Lin, how much did you drink last night? Was my uncle drunk?"

Old Lin shook his head as he recalled.

"We mostly sat together and talked, and each of us only had one ice-cold beer."

"This little bit of alcohol won't make you drunk."

"When we parted, Ji Ying hailed a taxi for me. We weren't going the same way, so we didn't share a ride."

"I guarantee he was perfectly fine when he got on the bus."

Old Lin was completely baffled by his friend's disappearance.

Li Tian nodded.

This amount of alcohol would only make you slightly tipsy, not to the point of being unconscious. And if you were truly unconscious, you wouldn't go home.

That can only mean that Ji Ying met someone else after they separated.

Wei Hong became even more anxious upon hearing this.

Every year, quite a few people get into accidents.

"Tian Tian, ​​what should we do next? My brain is completely blank right now. Your aunt will listen to you."

Although Li Tian was the youngest, he was the calmest at this moment.

It's easy to inspire trust in someone.

"Auntie, divide the photos into smaller pieces, and we'll take them to ask around the neighborhood."

"It's past ten o'clock, there should still be quite a few pedestrians on the street, maybe we can ask them something."

Wei Hong took out the photos and gave one to Li Tian and one to Lao Lin.

Li Tian turned around, took the photo, and went to the bar that had just opened but wasn't yet open for business.

"Sorry, we only open in the afternoon."

Li Tian responded with an "oh".

He handed over ten yuan.

It's worth it to spend a little money to hear the truth.

"Excuse me, did you go to work last night? Did you see the person in the photo?"

The man looked at the ten yuan note, then at Ji Ying in the photo.

After watching for a while, he shook his head reluctantly.

"I'd love to make money off you, but I honestly don't remember you. We usually don't remember those quiet customers."

"Who would deliberately remember these things?"

Li Tian nodded and pushed the money over anyway.

Are there any other people in your shop right now?

The man shook his head.

"They don't start work until the afternoon, so it's just me now."

Li Tian pushed the photo over.

"This person owes us money, and we've suddenly lost contact with him. If anyone knows anything about him, we'll reward them handsomely."

The man suddenly realized what had happened and kept both the photos and the money.

"Then leave your phone number, but don't get your hopes up too high. He's not a regular customer, so it'll be hard for him to get any information."

Li Tian took the pen and wrote down the pager number.

After coming out, I took another photo and went to a nearby shop.

Still, nothing was gained.

After meeting with Wei Hong, Li Tian decided to take her aunt home first.

If Ji Yingzhen had been kidnapped, the kidnappers would likely have contacted her family.

Having no leads, the only option was to report the incident to the police as a missing person.

Wei Hong didn't want to go back, but Li Tian coaxed her to go home.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw the envelope on the floor.

Wei Hong's hands trembled, and no matter how she bent down, she couldn't pick it up.