"Xu Fan, I'm sorry..."

The way Xu Fan looked at that moment had been foreseen by her even before she had spoken the truth.

Xia Yanyu was sobbing, looking at Xu Fan, and said, "Xu Fan, I was afraid that if I told you, you wouldn't want me anymore..."

The haughty female CEO, who towered above thousands, now appeared as helpless as a child in front of Xu Fan.

It seemed that she was condemning her own selfishness, and her appearance at that moment inevitably stirred a sense of pity in Xu Fan's heart.

She wasn't at fault, the only reason she hid the truth was for fear of losing him.

"Alright, stop crying."

He sighed, pulled her into his arms, and began gently rubbing her back to comfort her.

"Xu Fan, I know I was wrong. You can do whatever you wish, but please, I beg you, can you help me find Xiaodie back..."

Xia Yanyu choked up, looking toward Xu Fan.

No matter what Xu Fan did to her, she no longer cared; at that moment, all she wanted was for Xu Fan to help find her sister.

"Alright, let's not talk about this first, tell me what exactly happened."

Xia Yanyu and Xia Xiaodie had lost their father at a very young age, and one could say they had only each other to rely on. Xu Fan understood Xiaodie's place in her heart.

He patted her shoulder then comforted her, urging her to first tell him what exactly happened.

Xia Yanyu nodded, then sat down with Xu Fan and started to explain carefully.

"It was probably yesterday when Xiaodie took a plane. Around the time she landed, I had called her."

"At that time, it seemed she was eating at a restaurant, I hung up quickly, but afterwards, her phone became unreachable, and she did not reply to any messages."

"Just now, I asked someone to search for her in Shanghai, but they said they haven't found her..."

Apparently fearing that she wasn't stating everything clearly enough, and might miss out on a clue, Xia Yanyu put all her effort into recounting the details to Xu Fan.

After listening to her, Xu Fan could not help but shake his head with a smile.

So Xiaodie had been in Shanghai all along...

"Let me see your phone, I want to check the last time you spoke..."

He considered the information Xia Yanyu had shared and after a while, he asked to see her phone.

To check the exact time before Xia Xiaodie disappeared.

"Hmm, let me see."

Xia Yanyu nodded, took out her phone, searched for a while, and then handed it to Xu Fan.

"Xu Fan, it was around one o'clock in the afternoon..."

"This..."

Looking at the phone that Xia Yanyu handed him, Xu Fan was momentarily stunned.

Seeing the phone number saved under his sister's name in Xia Yanyu's phone, Xu Fan's expression became extremely complicated.

He had not expected that the unknown number from yesterday would provide him with a clue today.

"This silly girl..."

Thinking about the call the girl had secretly made to him before, Xu Fan's voice choked up.

So she had been thinking about him all along.

"Xu Fan, what's wrong..."

Xia Yanyu was somewhat puzzled by Xu Fan's expression, and hesitantly asked, as Xu Fan sighed and said, "It's nothing."

"I know what this is all about."

Connecting it with the message Xiaodie had sent him before she disappeared, Xu Fan had guessed the likely scenario.

Standing firm, he looked seriously at Xia Yanyu and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely bring Xiaodie back to you."

"Xu Fan!"

Without waiting for Xia Yanyu to ask for clarification, Xu Fan had already left the office.

Having left the office, Xu Fan immediately called Hu Busan.

"Hello, Hu Busan, go immediately with people to Jinling Grand Hotel. When I arrive, I must see you."

After giving instructions to Hu Busan, Xu Fan hung up directly.

In his mind, he had already guessed the general outline of the situation.

What was lacking now was simply a confirmation.

After leaving Xia Group, Xu Fan sped all the way and soon arrived at the entrance of Jinling Grand Hotel.

Although Hu Busan did not know what exactly Xu Fan had encountered, Hu Busan did not dare neglect his serious tone. When Xu Fan arrived at the entrance of Jinling Grand Hotel, Hu Busan and a group of people were already waiting.

"Master, what on earth is going on?"

Seeing Xu Fan approaching with a somber face, Hu Busan could not help but ask.

Xu Fan looked at Hu Busan and said, "You are familiar with this place. Go find their manager now, I need the surveillance footage from after we left yesterday."

"This..."

Hu Busan frowned, thinking that the money was already in hand, could there be something wrong?

However, Xu Fan's orders had their own reasoning, and Hu Busan nodded and led his people into the hotel.

With Hu Busan's influence, this request was not too difficult to fulfill.

Soon, the hotel's manager led Xu Fan and his group to the surveillance room.

Making a greeting to the surveillance personnel, they quickly accessed yesterday's hotel footage.

Adjusting the footage to the point when their group had left, it took only a few minutes before a girl with a backpack tiptoed to the entrance of the private room from a dark corner.

"As expected..."

The girl in the video was clearly Xia Xiaodie.

It was unknown how this reckless girl managed to follow them here.

As time progressed in the footage, Xia Xiaodie was seen running out with a panicked face soon after.

Following that, Ke Bancheng and his wife appeared from the room, faces filled with confusion.

The two murmured for a while and then directly left the private room.

This moment coincided exactly with when Xia Yanyu made her last phone call to Xia Xiaodie.

Not long after making the call, Xia Xiaodie returned to beside the private room.

Clearly, this girl wanted to eavesdrop for more information. However, the wary Ke Bancheng and his wife had already left the private room.

Furthermore, through another surveillance angle, it was seen that this rash girl had already been discovered by the couple.

"Master, this..."

From the surveillance footage, it was not hard to discern what had happened after leaving.

At this moment, Hu Busan looked worriedly at Xu Fan, guessing that this girl in the video might be very important to Xu Fan.

"Could this girl have been captured by the Ke Family..."

Hu Busan tentatively asked.

This was an obvious answer, Hu Busan somewhat understood now why Ke Bancheng's wife dared to blackmail Xu Fan last night.

"Hu Busan."

"Master, your command."

Xu Fan looked at Hu Busan, then said, "Contact Ke Bancheng for me now. I need to see him."

"Yes, yes."

Hu Busan indeed had Ke Bancheng's contact information. He nodded and began dialing.

Seeing Xu Fan's somewhat grim face, Hu Busan could not help but ask.

"Master, if this girl has been killed, what will you do..."

Xu Fan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and said, "I will make the Ke Family suffer a fate worse than death."

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