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In the end, the Bai Clan also mobilized all of their forces to search for traces of Chu Liang, both within and outside the country.

A month's time had passed. Due to his exhaustion, Fu Jinchen's entire body was exhausted. He looked much thinner and weaker, and he looked extremely haggard.

After a month of time, he gradually understood that Chu Liang might not be able to return.

He didn't dare to tell Chu Yuexi that his mother had already disappeared, and he spent his days drinking and worrying about her.

On this day, Fu Jinchen forced himself to be spirited. After dealing with the company's business, he appeared in the bar once more.

No one around Fu Jinchen dared to approach him. Instead, an angry figure dashed through the crowd and slapped him.

Fu Jinchen felt a burning pain on his face. His eyes had originally become somewhat blurry. He raised his head and looked over, and slowly saw the person before him.

"Are you not going to live?"

Song Xiang glared at Fu Jinchen. She took a deep breath and pointed at the front desk, "If you keep drinking like this, you'll die."

When Fu Jinchen heard the word 'dead', a desolate smile appeared on his face. He shook his head and asked, "If she is no longer with us, then what is the point of me living?"

"Do you intend to spend the rest of your life like this?" Song Ni looked at Fu Jinchen and said seriously, "Didn't you check all of Bai Siyi's contact records and contact someone to find Chu Liang?"

Song Ni's words seemed to have reminded Fu Jinchen. However, the first thought that came to mind was not to investigate Bai Shiyi, but rather …

If Chu Liang really left, she should also go and apologize.

Fu Jinchen tightly gripped the wine cup and slowly closed his eyes. He then picked up the cup and finished the wine in one gulp. He then looked at Song Zhen, "I know what to do."

"What?" Song Zhen was stunned for a moment. Then, he saw Fu Jinchen leave the bar in big strides, carrying his suit jacket with him.

Fu Jinchen sat in the car and took out his mobile phone. Unintentionally, he saw the strange and unfamiliar number.

Logically speaking, if it was an advertisement, he wouldn't give up just because he didn't answer the phone.

Could it be …

Fu Jinchen's heart, which was as gray as ashes, suddenly reignited. His fingers trembled a bit before he finally calmed himself down and dialed that number.

"Du …" BEEP … "Du …" While he was waiting, the sound of the phone ringing seemed to have struck Fu Jinchen's heart with every beat.

Finally, the other party answered the phone!

"Lixialang?"

The other party spoke in a dialect. Fu Jinchen was startled for a moment before he quickly expressed his purpose of coming here, "Hello. I saw this number call me a month ago, so …"

When the other party heard Fu Jinchen's Mandarin, he switched to poor Mandarin and answered, "I have an old man, Duoyin, making calls every day. I don't remember him."

Hearing this, Fu Jinchen did not give up. He thought for a while before asking, "Then do you have a woman with long hair who is often tied up and has no expression on her face? But, she is very beautiful."

"Noguchi, you're talking about SEI. I'm still busy. I'm hanging up."

The woman impatiently hung up the phone. At the same time, it also extinguished the sliver of hope that he had ignited with great difficulty.

He recalled his subordinates to find any trace of Bai Siyi and prepared to search her body.

When he wanted to concentrate, he would always think about the unknown Chu Liang.

Why don't we go take a look at that place, just in case?

In order to travel, Fu Jinchen temporarily handed the company to Roger. He then packed a bag and flew towards the city in the southern part of the country.

He found the newsstand in advance, then drove several times to the remote little town.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered that county, he discovered that his phone had changed to 3G mode.

Before he came here, he thought this place must be very remote, but he didn't expect that a county town would only have 3G signals.

Fu Jinchen regretfully kept his phone. Even though he was exhausted after the long journey, the small flame in his heart quietly ignited.

He had an intuition that he would find something here.

As Fu Jinchen walked, he observed the small town. It could be seen that the road was newly built this year, while the shops on both sides of the street were slightly old.

He took a closer look and noticed that most of the shops were guarded by women and children.

"I'll charge you fifty cents for one call." A familiar female voice rang out. Fu Jinchen raised his head and looked over.

At last he saw a battered newsstand, and a stout woman sitting in a chair, a fan in her hand.

"Isn't your family charging too much?" The person seemed to be dissatisfied with the price. The woman sneered and pointed:

"In the entire Huoyang County, only our family can communicate with each other. Are you going to fight with us or not?"

The man who wanted to make a call hesitated for a moment, then fished out a crumpled fifty cents note from his patched pocket and reluctantly handed it over to the woman.

After the woman received the money, she placed it in a small cardboard box on the shelf. She pointed at the phone and said, "Call me, but not for more than five minutes."

The man couldn't help but clench his fists. In the end, he took a deep breath and nodded. After calming his heart, he picked up the phone.

Fu Jinchen stood to the side and watched the entire process. Through the words of the woman, he came to a conclusion.

This place is not just poor, everyone doesn't necessarily have a cell phone.

He looked up at the sky and saw that the sun had set.

He should find a place to stay for the night as soon as possible.

Fu Jinchen had to travel around the entire county before he found a small inn. When he entered, he discovered that it was dark inside.

However, he wasn't willing to wander around on the streets, so after thinking for a while, he could only endure it.

"Handsome, how long are you planning to stay?" The middle-aged woman asked with a smile as she looked at Fu Jinchen's clothes. She could tell that he was not an ordinary person.

Fu Jinchen thought for a moment before shaking his head. "Not necessarily."

"My family pays fifty yuan a night, but seeing your handsome appearance, I'll give you a discount."

The middle-aged woman gave Fu Jinchen a coquettish look. "Twenty-one nights, side service."

Fu Jinchen frowned. He took out a few hundred yuan bills from his wallet and placed them on the cashier. He turned around and walked into the room. With a calm voice, he said, "There's no need."

The woman stared blankly at Fu Jinchen's departing figure for a long time before finally regaining her senses. When she saw the red paper on the counter, her eyes widened. She reacted and immediately put the money in her pocket before entering the room.

An old man in his early twenties was lying on the brick bed. He was watching TV. Seeing the woman's mysterious expression, the woman lowered her voice and said,

"Mom, a big shot has come today."