Afterwards, after interviewing many people and following many clues to no avail, I had no choice but to accept the fact that the lady was missing. Sheng Youde, president of the Shanghai Youde Silk Shop Association, would never forget what happened on this day. If it hadn't been for something
Well, this day is just an ordinary day, at best it’s just a bit lively.
This day is the opening ceremony of Shanghai Chinachem Hotel, the "First Floor of the Far East". As the top celebrity in Shanghai, especially as the major shareholder of Chinachem Hotel, he has no obligation to attend this ceremony.
Not only did he go, but he also went with his only baby daughter and a group of domestic helpers. He also wanted to take this opportunity for everyone to relax and see foreign markets, because many foreigners were also invited to attend the ceremony on this day, including
Several of them are also secret shareholders of Chinachem Hotel.
Who would have thought that the young lady would disappear during the ceremony? Sheng Youde felt regretful and beat his chest repeatedly. The young lady was his heart and soul. This piece of meat flew away as soon as he could. The price he paid for opening this foreign meat was too high.
, it’s not much worse than him going bankrupt.
The grand opening ceremony was unprecedented in scale and the scene was the largest in the history of Shanghai.
Almost all the prominent people in Shanghai were present, including people from the consulates of various countries, directors of concessions from various countries, and almost half of them were foreign devils.
Chinachem Hotel was originally opened for business with foreign devils. The entire building was designed by a famous Jewish architect living in Shanghai. The decoration inside is also in Western style. It is said that all the decoration materials are imported from Europe, and there are also hanging
There are many high imitations of famous paintings, and you feel like you are in a foreign country when you walk in.
The opening ceremony was presided over by the chairman of Chinachem Hotel. Sheng Youde and leading figures from the consulates of various countries also spoke. They were nothing more than good prayers and praises, wishing Chinachem Hotel a prosperous business, great wealth and a global reputation.
The Shanghai Police Department paid special attention to this event. Almost all officers were mobilized, and the hotel was surrounded by three floors. Special invitations were strictly checked and irrelevant people were not allowed to enter. The citizens watching the excitement could only stand on tiptoe across the street and look around.
The ceremony was not just a Western-style one. After the ceremony, yangko and lion dances were performed on the street. This is an indispensable celebration program for the Chinese, attracting many people to stop and watch. Everyone was busy taking photos.
Very happy.
The hotel has also set up a stage in a nearby open space. It is planned that there will be an opera performance after the dinner. It is said that famous actors from the Shanghai theater circle have also been invited to perform on the stage. The program is rich and colorful, and the opera will be sung until the early morning, including Peking Opera.
Yue Opera.
However, all the arrangements fell apart when the dinner was approaching.
As expected, Sheng Muyi became the center of attention that day. People from the consulates of various countries and directors of concessions from various countries came to chat with her. In fact, they all said insignificant things. On the one hand, it was out of etiquette, and on the other hand, Sheng Muyi was outstanding.
Her appearance has become an eye-catcher, not to mention she is the heir to the richest man in Shanghai.
Sheng Muyi is also good at these kinds of interactions. She was originally the number one socialite in Shanghai and was very experienced in dealing with people from all walks of life. Although there were many people talking to her, she was able to deal with both sides and make everyone feel comfortable.
He received special attention from this socialite.
At this moment, Sheng Youde felt something unusual for the first time, but he was busy socializing and had no time to care.
After Sheng Muyi finished socializing with everyone, she turned her cheek and looked at her father.
According to Sheng Youde's later recollection, Sheng Muyi's expression at that time was a bit anxious, with a hint of pain and struggle, and seemed to be filled with a little admiration, nostalgia and reluctance.
At that time, he was pestered by a group of people and didn't think much about it, thinking that his daughter was too tired or couldn't get used to the Western snacks at afternoon tea, so her stomach might be uncomfortable.
Afterwards, he wanted to slap himself a few times. He was too careless. His daughter had been studying at Cornell University for Women in the United States for four years. How could she not be used to eating Western food? How could he have forgotten this? He was always used to treating his daughter as someone close to him.
A pampered little girl. My daughter has grown up long ago and is twenty years old.
After being busy for a while, when Sheng Youde inspected the hall, he suddenly found that his daughter was missing. He felt a little bit in his heart and hurriedly asked the people around him. The people around him quickly went to ask Sheng Muyi's maid. The maid replied that the lady said she was tired and wanted to
She took a rest alone and had to change clothes and touch up her makeup. She also said that the lady had told her that no one was allowed to disturb her before the dinner started.
Hearing this, Sheng Youde felt relieved and couldn't help but laugh at himself for being old. The most powerful proof of this was the deep love for his calves.
The Sheng family is the largest shareholder of the Chinachem Hotel. The hotel manager was particularly flattering to Miss Shanda. Hearing that she wanted to take a rest, he took her to the presidential suite on the top floor. This suite was not intended to be rented out unless there was a president of a certain country or
The king and prince visited Shanghai.
In short, this is a special suite prepared for the Sheng family. The largest shareholder always has some privileges.
Sheng Muyi's two bodyguards and five maids followed Sheng Muyi to the door of the room. Sheng Muyi took the suitcase and dressing box and asked the bodyguards and maids to find their own rooms to rest. She wanted to rest until the dinner, so she didn't need to be here.
Served.
The maids were led by the staff of the Chinachem Hotel to a nearby room to rest, and a small stove was opened for them, because they were really not used to eating Western food, and due to their status restrictions, none of them had enough to eat.
The two bodyguards did not dare to leave. They guarded the door like two wooden stakes. This was also their professional habit. With the generous commission from the Sheng family, of course they had to fulfill their duties.
When they were questioned afterwards, both of them insisted that they had not heard any noise from inside.
This is not surprising at all. After testing, since the walls and doors are very thick, as long as bombs are not dropped inside, no sound can be heard outside.
Sheng Youde also went to rest for more than an hour during this period. Although he was not very tired, there was an all-night celebration after the dinner. As a major shareholder, it was the best attitude to keep things from beginning to end. He wanted to seize the time to recharge his batteries.
He regretted that he did not go to the room where his daughter rested. He had not been in the presidential suite before and didn't know what it looked like. But after all, his daughter had grown up and was not a little girl. Even at home, he would not go to the presidential suite without her consent.
It was impossible to enter her daughter's room casually, especially since her daughter had specifically told her that no one was allowed to disturb her.
When the staff of the Chinachem Hotel came to invite him to a dinner, he suddenly thought of his daughter and sent someone to ask. Sure enough, her daughter had not come out yet.
He personally went to the room where his daughter was resting on the top floor. Two bodyguards saw him coming and said that the young lady had been resting in the room and had never come out. Maybe she fell asleep.
He hesitated, thinking that his daughter might really be too tired, so he should let her have a good rest.
However, at this moment, his heart suddenly felt a stabbing pain, as if he sensed something. He asked his daughter's maids to be found, and then asked them to go in and wake her up.
He didn't necessarily ask his daughter to attend the dinner, he just wanted to see her, otherwise he wouldn't be able to settle down.
This situation is not uncommon. After his wife passed away, he and his daughter depended on each other for life. Although they had several concubines, they had no heirs. His daughter was his life and his universe.
Sometimes at home, he would suddenly become nervous, especially worried about his daughter. He would have to bring her over to see her with his own eyes before he could feel at ease. This problem of his was well-known in the Sheng family, and the servants secretly laughed at him.
Crazy.
The maids couldn't open the door, and it was locked inside. The maids called out, but there was no answer inside.
The bodyguard immediately ran to call the hotel staff and took the special room key to open the door, but there was a chain blocking it inside.
Sheng Youde leaned against the crack in the door and called for his daughter several times, but there was no response from inside. The maids also screamed desperately, and finally the bodyguards joined the shouting team, but there was still no response from inside.
According to Sheng Youde's idea, he asked a strong bodyguard to break down the door, but the hotel staff still thought of a way and used a small iron rod to open the chain inside.
The door opened, and everyone rushed in to the bedroom in the suite. There was no sign of movement on the bed inside, and there was no sign that anyone had stayed or rested in the entire suite.
However, Sheng Muyi was not in the suite at all!
Everyone was stunned and speechless.
Sheng Youde felt dizzy, his body went limp, and he fainted and fell to the ground. Only then did everyone wake up and hurriedly called out to the doctor who came to the hotel to treat him.
Sheng Muyi's bodyguard checked every place in the suite, even under the bed, but there was no sign of Sheng Muyi at all. It seemed that Sheng Muyi had entered another world through the door of the suite and was no longer in this world at all.
The chairman, general manager and others of the hotel all came over after hearing the news. After learning what had happened, they all looked at each other and were speechless. They immediately sent people to seal the top floor, not allowing anyone to enter or exit, and then searched all the rooms on the top floor one by one. Finally,
Nothing was found.
On the day of the ceremony, there were no other guests resting on the top floor. Sheng Muyi was the only one in the suite, and her maids were resting in the adjacent room.
The top socialite in Shanghai and the heir to the richest man have disappeared, and it was in the newly opened Chinachem Hotel. This news is too devastating. Sheng Youde regained his composure after waking up, and immediately reported to the chairman and general manager of the Chinachem Hotel.
Sheng Youde made an explanation: to temporarily block the news and not let the outside world know the truth. Sheng Youde knew in his heart that once the news leaked out and caused a public uproar, the Chinachem Hotel might face bankruptcy as soon as it opened.
After all, the two bodyguards had experienced many dangerous things. They suspected that a gangster might have climbed in through the window, quietly kidnapped the eldest lady, and then escaped through the window. The latches of all the windows in the suite were locked from the inside, which also proved that
No one went out from the window. The two people did not give up and went downstairs to check the exterior wall of the building. They shook their heads as they looked at it. It was impossible.
The Chinachem Hotel has a total of thirteen floors, one underground and twelve above ground, and the racks on each floor are twice as high as an ordinary house, so the twelve floors are almost equivalent to the twenty-fourth floor of an ordinary building.
Climbing up from the smooth wall outside to the window on the twelfth floor is almost like climbing to the sky, and then climbing down the stairs along the window, up and down, only a spider can do it.
Thousands of citizens watched the Yangko and lion dances on the street, as well as dozens of policemen patrolling back and forth. They were not blind. What’s more, the neon lights outside the Chinachem Hotel were shining like a transparent glass mirror, illuminating the surrounding area.