Lu Ming vomited for ten minutes. In the end, he almost spit out bile, and his mouth was filled with a bitter taste like coptis.
After flushing the vomit with water, gargling his mouth, and washing his face, Lu Ming felt a little relieved. He returned to the bedroom, found a bottle of brandy, and took a big sip from the bottle.
The power of alcohol and medicine slowly surged through his body, and the cold feeling disappeared. However, he found that his body was still trembling, so he took another sip of brandy to stabilize his body.
The moment he was about to dial the phone, an electric current seemed to hit him, giving him a terrifying intuition: Ziyuan disappeared, and she disappeared on the same day as Sheng Muyi. There was no basis or reasoning process.
Nothing is needed, it's just intuition.
"Ziyuan, they say you are smart, why don't you leave any information? Isn't this making things difficult for me?"
Lu Ming seemed to have the power of intuition hidden in his talent, but now he hated this intuition and wanted to erase his feelings.
It would be nice if this feeling was the same as dreaming, but the opposite.
Aren’t dreams and reality the opposite?
Why did Ziyuan come to his apartment? Who was she hiding from? Sheng Muyi came here to see Ziyuan before she disappeared. What were they discussing? Did the two of them hide any common secrets?
These questions kept popping up in Lu Ming's mind, but he couldn't answer any of them.
When he was young, he often played with the Yuan sisters, as well as Sheng Muyi and Sheng Di. Although Sheng Muyi was born in Shanghai, she spent her childhood in her hometown in Huzhou, but Sheng Di was born in Huzhou and was not taken care of by her uncle until she was 15 years old.
Youde was admitted to a prestigious school in Shanghai to attend middle school.
When Lu Ming was young, he had two circles. One was with Zhang Ziyang and a few friends from his hometown. The other circle was with the Yuan family sisters and the Sheng family sisters. Ziyuan later got engaged to Sheng Di because of this childhood sweetheart relationship.
When they grew up, Lu Ming and Sheng Muyi went abroad one after another, and the circle disappeared.
After Lu Ming returned to China, his contact with Sheng Muyi, Ziyuan and Sheng Di gradually decreased, but he was with Mingzhu every day.
He didn't realize how important Sheng Muyi and Ziyuan were in his heart. After all, they had grown up and had their own lives. Although they were both in Shanghai, they rarely got together. His childhood life gradually changed.
It became a beautiful memory.
Sheng Muyi's sudden disappearance disrupted his originally peaceful life and made him feel the indescribable pain of losing a loved one. Now that Ziyuan disappeared inexplicably, he felt like he was floating top-heavy.
He was lying on the bed, recalling the childhood scenes with Sheng Muyi, Ziyuan, and Mingzhu. Unknowingly, his eyes became moist, and he felt pain in his heart. For a moment, he felt that he really couldn't bear it anymore.
When he learned about Sheng Muyi's disappearance, he still maintained an optimistic mood, thinking that whether Sheng Muyi ran away on his own initiative or was kidnapped, at least she was still alive. However, when Ziyuan also disappeared, the problem became serious.
The phone on the bedside table rang suddenly, startling Lu Ming.
"Hurry downstairs, I'll be there soon and take you for a ride." Yuan Mingzhu's crisp voice came from the microphone.
"This is a show off." Lu Ming smiled bitterly.
After hanging up the phone, he just stood up and felt a spasm in his stomach, feeling empty in his heart and unsteady on his feet. This was a conditioned reflex. Lu Ming didn't know how to face Mingzhu and explain to her what happened to her sister Ziyuan.
It's not good if you don't say something, and it's even worse if you say it.
So far, Ziyuan's disappearance is just his intuition. First, there is no evidence, and second, there are no clues. If he tells Mingzhu that Ziyuan's disappearance is his intuition and there is no real evidence, it is tantamount to nonsense, but it may bring a serious blow to Mingzhu.
.
If Mingzhu cannot accept it for a while, trouble will inevitably happen, and you have to comfort her. This is equivalent to creating an unsolvable problem for yourself.
He suddenly thought of what Sheng Youde had said to him: Someone had already done evil to the Sheng family.
Then there should be a definite answer to the simultaneous disappearance of Sheng Muyi and Ziyuan. But now we can’t let Mingzhu know the truth, just keep it a secret for a day, not to mention there is no clue at all about this matter.
Lu Ming walked downstairs, said hello to the administrator sitting at the counter, and then walked out of the door.
Not far away, a brand new Pontiac sped by, a hand stretched out from the cab window, waving towards him.
He walked slowly over, and the car made an arc and stopped accurately beside him.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking so pale?" Mingzhu asked worriedly as she stretched her head out of the window.
"It's nothing. I had dinner with Zhang Ziyang at noon and my stomach felt very bad. I vomited when I came back." Lu Ming rubbed his face with his hands.
"Ah, you ate mushrooms, right? Bah, I have such a crow's mouth." Mingzhu said quickly.
"Poisonous mushrooms! Don't worry, I have decided not to eat any mushrooms in the future." Lu Ming said with a smile.
"Let's go for a drive. I'm happy today. I have news about my sister."
"You mean there's news about Ziyuan? What news? Where is she now?" Lu Ming's voice was strange and harsh.
"Why are you so nervous? It's scary. My sister has sent a letter home. She is currently playing in Lushan, Jiangxi. She said she will return home in two months." Mingzhu looked calm and did not seem to be making up a story.
"Ziyuan is in Lushan? Why is she going there alone?" Lu Ming opened the car door and sat in the passenger seat.
"Ever since Sister Muyi was lost, I was worried to death. I was afraid that she would be lost too. Why did she go to Lushan? As long as she was not lost, it would be fine." Mingzhu patted the steering wheel and said.
"You're right, it would be nice to know that she is safe and sound." Lu Ming forced out a smile and said perfunctorily.
In fact, that's not what he thought at all. Things won't be that simple. Mingzhu is still innocent, but he can't point it out for the time being, so as to prevent her from running around and causing trouble.
As long as you think about it a little, you will find the flaw in Ziyuan's letter to her family. The news of Sheng Muyi's disappearance has been published in newspapers in the United States. Newspapers and magazines in major and medium-sized cities in the country have reported and reprinted the news: Shanghai Tycoon Sheng You
De's daughter and heir to the Sheng family, Sheng Muyi, disappeared.
Even if Ziyuan is in Lushan, she should know the news. Shouldn't she return to Shanghai immediately after knowing the news? Why are she still touring in Lushan?
He suddenly had a whim: If there was a one in 10,000 possibility that Zi Yuan was in Lushan, would Sheng Muyi be also in Lushan?
But how did she leave Shanghai? At that time, all traffic arteries in and out of Shanghai were strictly inspected.
"Was Ziyuan's letter sent to her hometown?" Lu Ming asked calmly.
"Yes, my family specially asked Sister Qiaoshou to send me a message, telling me not to worry. I have been really worried to death these days." Mingzhu said with a smile.
"Ziyuan has been playful and courageous since she was a child." Lu Ming responded without saying anything.
"Well, I'm happy today. I'll treat you to something delicious later. You pay." Mingzhu giggled.
Seeing Mingzhu's dazzling smile, Lu Ming's heart melted. He sincerely hoped that all people in the world would be carefree and that their lives would be filled with joyful laughter every day.
Yuan Mingzhu started the car and kept accelerating. Lu Ming was a little worried because it was not possible to drive like this.
"Slow down, slow down. A new car needs a running-in stage, from slow to fast, little by little. Don't speed up too high all at once, as that will burn the engine." Lu Ming reminded.
"New cars need to be broken in? I've never heard of that."
"Don't you listen to the old driver now? Keep the second gear first, switch to third gear when there are few people, and then increase the speed little by little when you get outside the city. During this period, change gears like this every day to get used to it." Lu Ming said.
In fact, he didn't understand the principles of vehicles, but an instructor told him this when he was learning to drive in the United States.
Yuan Mingzhu heard that the vehicle's engine might be burned out, so she didn't dare to race recklessly. Instead, she followed Lu Ming's advice and kept a slow and even speed, and then increased the speed in a less crowded area.
After slowly driving out of the city, Yuan Mingzhu increased the speed to the highest gear, and the car roared like a rocket being launched.
There is a saying that during the running-in phase, a car must be run at high speed from time to time, so that the car's full potential can be unleashed. If it is never driven to the highest speed during the running-in phase, it will never be able to fully unleash the vehicle's potential.
Lu Ming is not a car enthusiast, and he doesn't know whether this is right or not, but he still maintains a moderate tradition when driving, neither fast nor slow, and drives at a medium speed.
He couldn't understand the psychology of those drag racing enthusiasts, as if it was not blood but gasoline flowing in their veins.
But Mingzhu is a full-fledged drag racing enthusiast. When the car accelerates, her eyes light up and she is as focused as a fighting animal. Her body and the car have become one.
Lu Ming smiled bitterly. According to the way she drove it, this car would be scrapped in a few years. This was a touring car, not a racing car.
Fortunately, the place where they were racing was a vast flat land, not a bumpy mountain road, otherwise Lu Ming would have been knocked apart long ago.
The lanes of special racing cars are specially built oil residue roads instead of hard cement roads. Otherwise, the wear and tear on the tires will be too serious, and it may even cause friction and fire, causing a car accident.
During the Republic of China, there were no dedicated racing tracks in China, and there were not even a few qualified national highways, most of which were loess roads.
It wasn't until the sky turned dark that Yuan Mingzhu drove back to the city at Lu Ming's urging. They found a relatively high-end Huzhou restaurant and ordered a table of hometown delicacies.
"Do you think I'm too willful? This car costs 1,500 yuan, which is enough for many people to spend for a year." After drinking a few glasses of wine, Mingzhu said with a slightly red face.
"Well, aren't you already a detective? It would be more convenient to have a car." Lu Ming explained.
"Yes, it really comforts people. But I still feel a little distressed. I will definitely correct it in the future." Mingzhu said.
"Solve two cases and do something useful for the people. Don't just think about it for fun." Lu Ming took the opportunity to teach her a lesson.
"Hmph, I discovered that poisonous mushroom." Mingzhu raised her head and said.
"Yes, work harder and use your brain more, and you will be the number one female detective in Shanghai in the future!" Lu Ming gave a thumbs up and laughed.