Transmigrated into the body of a villain, I became my sister's savior.

On the dining table was a vase with a Miyuki flower inserted in its slender body.

This flower was bought by Lin Jianshen.

Xia Tingwan especially loves flowers, particularly Snow White.

The flower buds have just opened, and the petals unfold layer upon layer, making it especially beautiful.

I wonder if Xia Tingwan saw it before she left.

She would be so happy to see this.

Lin Jianshen finished eating two bowls of noodles.

The empty stomach was filled, and the brain experienced a slight lack of oxygen.

After he finished washing the dishes, the slight dizziness disappeared.

My thinking returned to normal.

Xia Tingwan will definitely leave him clues.

She's so smart, there's no way she'd leave nothing behind.

Lin Jianshen began searching the room inch by inch.

We will not overlook any clue.

Beijing Airport.

Xia Wenshan asked, "Why is the one million to be transferred in two installments?"

Xia Tingwan explained, "I haven't tried this transfer method before, so I'll try it with one yuan first."

With a sweet smile, she said, "Even if something goes wrong, we'll only lose one dollar, right?"

Xia Wenshan asked, "Have you always been this careful?"

Xia Tingwan laughed and said, "This is money for my freedom, so of course I have to be careful."

"You promised to let me marry into a wealthy family, so you can't go back on your word."

Xia Wenshan smiled with satisfaction: "Don't worry, Dad keeps his word."

"You'll soon find out that a million is just a small amount of money."

His eldest daughter, whom he brought back, was also very savvy.

Xia Wenshan pondered that since he had acted quickly, the Yu and Ning families might not dare to throw their fists.

He was somewhat glad that he had left those spare pieces behind.

Xia Tingwan looked at the sky.

The sky was dark and there were no stars or moon.

Brother Ashen, you'll understand.

You definitely will.

Lin Jianshen searched every place carefully.

Girls have more things.

He didn't own many things in the house, but Xia Tingwan's little items were everywhere.

Her complete set of nail tools, her cat-shaped headband with piercing eyes, and all her professional books were all neatly placed in their original locations.

Nothing was moved.

It's as if she just went out to buy groceries and hasn't come back yet.

But the note and the ID card she took with her told him that she had indeed left.

He searched for any trace Xia Tingwan might have left behind, tears streaming down his face.

Because every single item carries memories of him and Xia Tingwan.

He would have an emotional breakdown every time he searched for a few items.

My heart ached so much that I could hardly breathe, and even raising my hand felt difficult.

He hoped to search quickly, obtain more clues, and figure out what had happened.

I didn't want to search too quickly, lest I miss those precious memories.

This place is unlike the previous rental apartment.

The couple downstairs in the rented apartment often argue.

When someone walks through the alley, the golden retriever will bark loudly.

The problem of the air conditioner dripping water on the fourth floor has become severe, and the water droplets falling on the tin shed on the third floor always make a "pat-pat" sound.

He used to think that the place was too noisy and that this place was more private.

I'm only now realizing that when there's no sound around, the emptiness can be unsettling.

July is supposed to be the height of summer, but he felt inexplicably cold, so he wrapped himself in the blanket that Xia Tingwan had left on the sofa.

The blanket still smelled of the roses she wore.

It was as if she were still by his side.

Lin Jianshen relied on the comfort provided by the blanket and gritted his teeth to finish searching the house.

He noticed the mop still leaning against the wall, with some dust settled at the bottom of the bucket next to it.

Lin Jianshen reached in and stirred the water, which became slightly murky.

This indicates that Xia Tingwan encountered some unexpected event while mopping the floor.

There were two footprints at the door. Because they had stepped on the freshly mopped floor, one footprint was very complete, with the sole pattern of the shoe clearly visible.

The other footprint swayed slightly, as if it had been grinding something in place.

Lin Jianshen compared his shoes to the others.

These leather shoes should be around size 44.

He is an adult male.

In addition, he found some clues on her computer.

The desktop wallpaper is a photo of them together—the one from New Year's Eve, with a child setting off sparklers in the background.

A new folder has appeared on the little flower.

The name is: stay.

There's a file inside that I can't open.

The format is incorrect.

Lin Jianshen consulted an AI about how to open this type of file.

AI response: The file extension is incorrect. Try adding a common extension.

Lin Jianshen tried changing the file extension to .doc, and the file could be opened.

The message read: "My biological father in Beijing, Xia Jiawu, please do not contact me. Focus on what you are doing and wait for me."

Clearly, Xia Tingwan was under a lot of time at the time, so she didn't have time to type out a complete sentence, let alone punctuation.

He analyzed every word.

Her meaning likely came from the Xia family in the capital; her biological father had come to find her.

You must take her with you.

Don't worry, and don't contact me.

Finish what you're doing and then I'll come find you.

The matter at hand, naturally, refers to the undercover work.

Lin Jianshen turned on the light, sat on the sofa, and slowly pondered.

Xia Tingwan probably didn't encounter any life-threatening danger, but she must have lost some of her freedom.

Her father must have found her weakness to make her cooperate so obediently.

Her weakness might be Gu Qingyin's past, or more likely, it might be Lin Jianshen.

He was her armor, and also her weakness.

The same applies to him.

She told him not to look for her and quickly made a cut, probably for this reason—she was protecting him.

Lin Jianshen got up from the sofa, went downstairs and bought two packs of Yellow Crane Tower cigarettes, and also bought himself a box of Wrigley's jasmine-flavored mints.

He gave the Yellow Crane Tower to the security guard at the gate.

He's quite famous now; the security guard recognized him and even asked for his autograph.

The muscles on Lin Jianshen's face formed a mask.

He responded warmly and chatted with him for a while.

Then he asked, "I had a fight with my sister, and I don't know where she went."

"She has also blocked my contact information."

"Could you please ask around for me if anyone saw her this afternoon or evening?"

The security guard said, "I'm not on duty this afternoon. I'll call the person on duty for you."

The call was answered quickly.

The security guard on the other end said, "Many people come and go in the community every day, I can't remember them all."

Lin Jianshen said, "My younger sister is very beautiful, with peach blossom eyes and cherry lips. She is very recognizable."

The person on the other end of the phone said, "Now that you mention it, I do recall that. There was indeed a beautiful girl who got into a luxury car; it left a deep impression on me."

Lin Jianshen asked, "What kind of luxury car?"

The voice on the other end of the phone became excited: "Three Rolls-Royces! My God!"

"And the license plate number is 66888. I didn't see the first one clearly, but it's probably similar."

"You have to be pretty awesome to drive that car."

Lin Jianshen thanked him.

Back in the house, I sat on the sofa and continued to think.

The Rolls-Royce with the number 66888 belongs to Sun Hao.

Is Xia Tingwan's father related to Sun Hao?

Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind like lightning.

Sun Hao rose to prominence after befriending a powerful figure in Beijing.

Could that important figure be from the Xia family?

Lin Jianshen stood up and paced back and forth.

Sun Hao was actually laundering and making money for the Xia family?

He felt the net of fate closing in on him once again.

If that's really the case.

What he can do now is to destroy Sun Hao's group as soon as possible.

The Xia family must have spent a great deal of resources to raise such a behemoth.

If Sun Hao is eliminated, the Xia family will definitely suffer a major blow.

Perhaps if she doesn't have time to worry about Xia Tingwan, she will have some room to maneuver.

Core business... The police's focus was on Sun Hao Group's core business.

Sun Jian was only one step away from getting in touch with the core business, and that was Li Shiqi.

Li Shiqi was on his last breath.

If we place a large order at this time, could we completely extinguish Li Shiqi's will to resist?

Lin Jianshen clenched his fist and continued to think.

If this order is large enough, and Sun Jian puts pressure on Li Shiqi, the probability of this happening is very high.

At this point, Sun Jian had helped Sun Hao eliminate all the disobedient elders.

Once Sun Jian gets access to the core business, his opportunity will come.

But how do you secure a large order?

This deal is much larger than Ding Yonghua's, the investor, perhaps even several times larger.

Lin Jianshen began to think about the resources around him from the moment he transmigrated here.

He gradually came up with an idea.