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Chapter 1504 - 1497: The Final Choice (3)

Chapter 1504: Chapter 1497: The Final Choice (3)

As of today, Hanhai’s stock price has plunged by thirty percent from its peak, with its market value evaporating by tens of billions.

Tens of billions, for ninety-nine percent of people, is simply an astronomical figure, but in reality, it’s just a few dark candles and green dots on the stock market charts. Qin Zhiyou has also transitioned from initial anxiety, anger, self-blame, and resentment to a state of calm composure now.

He has tried various methods, but until results come from his grandfather’s efforts, all he can do now is wait. Matters such as investigations and post-incident accountability are concerns for later; currently, he must simply hold out until the situation is clear and the path ahead brightens.

Meanwhile, it’s also the third day since Lu Weixi was kidnapped.

Actually, there has been some progress. For instance, the investigators, based on what Lu Weixi mentioned, "Remember when we first met, passing by two sets of railway tracks to see you. The thick fog in the mountains enveloped you..."

Firstly, there are railway tracks in the urban area of Yan City, which extend outside from Yan City Avenue No.1 in all four directions: southeast, southwest, northeast, and northwest. However, the only directions where one would cross two sets of tracks are southwest, southeast, and northwest. The white van used at the beginning of Lu Weixi’s abduction was found abandoned near the warehouse where she was first held. The vehicle’s interior was spotlessly cleaned, leaving no clues. But later, through vehicular traffic investigation, a green minivan became the prime suspect for transporting Lu Weixi the second time. Such minivans are not allowed in the urban area. The southeast leads to the city center, so that direction can be ruled out.

What remains are the southwest and northwest directions. But Lu Weixi also mentioned "mountain fog," and indeed there are mountains in both directions which could be possible. But fog? Now the weather is getting hot, and Yan City has not seen rain for a month. Even if there were mist in the mountains, the weather forecasts for the upcoming period all indicate a high risk of forest fires—it’s practically bone dry.

However, there is one place that fits the description given by Lu Weixi: the large reservoir in the West Mountain range. It was the largest engineering project near Yan City soon after the founding of China. With Yan City’s clear skies and sparse rainfall, several reservoirs were dug for the city’s development right after the establishment of China, with the largest one located in the West Mountain range. The reservoir feeds into the Yan River, which flows eastward to the sea.

If Lu Weixi mentioned fog, that definitely suggests the place she was held is relatively damp. She couldn’t have openly disclosed her location in front of her kidnappers, for that would lead to her being moved again. Yet, the reservoir in the northwest is the most likely place. While she was talking, she was also constantly coughing; although she recently had a cold, it shouldn’t cause such apparent coughing. This too might be a hint: suggesting that although the air was humid where she is held, there is something there irritating her nostrils.

Qin Zhiyou, who has lived with her for many years, knows that Lu Weixi is not allergic to pollen. Whether it’s the old Qin Family residence or the West Mountain villa, both are surrounded by flowers and plants. Occasionally she would even buy flowers for the house. However, she is not completely free from allergies—for instance, she is allergic to willow catkins.

Conveniently, there is also a range of willow trees around the reservoir in the northwest. With these hints, finding her would not be entirely impossible. And the action must be quick, it must be swift...