At around 11 o'clock in the night, Ba Dao rushed into Jiangzhou city in a violent storm.
Sure enough, many road sections in the city were seriously flooded, and many cars were submerged in the water.
Fortunately, Qiao Liang and the others drove aggressively, and the village chief was experienced. They rushed all the way, passing through several water-filled sections, and went straight to the mental hospital.
When Ba Dao passed by the gate of the compound, Qiao Liang said to the village chief: "Brother, stop the car."
The village chief stopped the car and looked back at Qiao Liang.
Qiao Liang looked at Shao Bingyu: "Get off the car and go back to the dormitory first."
"No, I'll go with you to find someone." Shao Bingyu said.
Qiao Liang shook his head decisively: "I don't need you to find someone."
"But..." Just as Shao Bingyu was about to say something, Qiao Liang said impatiently, "Okay, don't cause any more trouble at this time, get out of the car and go back."
Seeing that Qiao Liang's attitude was a little irritable, Shao Bingyu pursed his lips, knowing that he could not argue with him anymore at this time. Then he opened the door and got out of the car, put on his raincoat, stood under the car, and looked at Qiao Liang worriedly.
Qiao Liang felt that his attitude just now seemed to be a bit excessive, so he nodded apologetically to Shao Bingyu. Shao Bingyu said nothing more, then turned around and walked towards the apartment complex.
Seeing Shao Bingyu enter the community, Qiao Liang said to the village chief: "Brother, go to the city mental hospital."
The village chief nodded, stepped on the accelerator, and drove the car straight to the mental hospital.
Qiao Liang stared straight at the pouring rain outside the car, feeling full of worry and nervousness, as well as extreme uneasiness caused by various bad speculations.
The car stopped at the entrance of the mental hospital. Qiao Liang expressed his gratitude to the village chief and asked him to find a hotel to stay in. He would wait until the rain stopped before returning to the mountain tomorrow. The village chief shook his head: "No, Mr. Qiao, this will happen tonight."
The rain is too heavy, flash floods have broken out, and the village will definitely be affected. I have to rush back overnight to organize everyone to fight against floods and provide disaster relief..."
The village chief is a good village official who cares about the safety of the people.
Hearing what the village chief said made sense, Qiao Liang stopped insisting and told him to be careful and pay attention to safety on the way back. The village chief nodded in agreement, then took out an umbrella from the car and handed it to Qiao Liang.
Qiao Liang was all wet at this time. In fact, it didn't matter whether he had an umbrella or not.
But the village chief's kindness was still necessary. Qiao Liang took the umbrella and got out of the car. He watched the village chief turn the car around, waved to the village chief, who honked the horn and drove away quickly.
Qiao Liang opened his umbrella and was about to walk in when a voice came from behind: "Lao Wu..."
Qiao Liang turned around and saw Lao San in a raincoat running over panting.
The third child ran here from where the car stalled. It was not close. At this moment, his legs were so tired that he felt weak.
"Why the hell did you arrive just now?" Lao San said dissatisfied.
"I came back from the mountains." Qiao Liang said simply.
The third child understood immediately. Damn it, it was really risky for Qiao Liang to rush back from the mountains in such a heavy rain.
Then the third child was dissatisfied: "You will leave Jiangzhou early tomorrow morning. Are you sick? Are you still staying in the mountains tonight?"
"Okay, stop rambling and hurry up and get in." Qiao Liang said anxiously.
The two then walked quickly into the mental hospital. The hospital was dark, and there were no lights from the street lamps or the building.
The third child trotted behind Qiao Liang and said, "It's probably a lightning strike that caused this blackout..."
Qiao Liang walked quickly without saying a word.
The two entered the ward building, which was dark inside. They took out their mobile phones, turned on the flashlight, and went straight to Zhang Mei's ward.
When we arrived at the door of Zhang Mei's ward, the door was open.
The two went in and took a quick look around the room, including the bathroom and balcony, and found no Zhang Mei.
"What's going on? Where is Zhang Mei? Where has she gone? Where will she go? Where are the people? Where are the people!" Qiao Liang said irritably.
The third child frowned and said nothing, and looked a little nervous.
Qiao Liang then took the phone and started dialing.
"Who do you want to call?" Lao San looked at Qiao Liang.
"Dean, ask him." Qiao Liang said while dialing.
"Okay, but after you get through, don't tell him that we came here knowing that Zhang Mei was missing. Just say that you are leaving tomorrow and wanted to come over to see Zhang Mei tonight, but you only found out that Zhang Mei was missing when you arrived." The third child said.
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Qiao Liang understood the meaning of Lao San's words. He was worried that his leakage would arouse the dean's suspicion, and he was worried that the dean would find out about the surveillance in Zhangmei Ward.
Qiao Liang nodded, and then the call was connected. Qiao Liang followed the third son's instructions and told the dean about Zhang Mei's disappearance.
The dean had already laid down to rest. After hearing what Qiao Liang said, he pondered for a moment and said: "Mr. Qiao, don't worry, I will arrange for the dean on duty to bring someone over..."
Judging from the dean's tone, he didn't seem nervous and had no intention of coming over in person.
With the transfer of Qiao Liang's position and the change of his identity, the dean's attitude towards Qiao Liang has also changed involuntarily. In the past, when Qiao Liang followed An Zhe, if something like this happened, the dean would respond as quickly as possible.
He quickly rushed to the hospital and personally directed the search for Zhang Mei, but now that Qiao Liang was already a marginalized person, of course he wouldn't pay much attention to it. Besides, the mental patients living in the hospital often ran away and got lost due to the fright of the bad weather.
It's not a big deal if Zhang Mei disappears. Just arrange for the dean on duty to lead someone to look for her.
After hanging up the dean's phone, Qiao Liang asked the third child: "Have you seen Sister Li on the surveillance camera?"
"No." The third child shook his head.
"Sister Li is the person assigned by the hospital to take special care of Zhang Mei. Where is she now?" Qiao Liang said.
"I don't know." The third child shook his head again.
At this time, several flashlight lights came, and accompanied by the sound of chaotic footsteps, several people walked quickly.
The dean on duty and a few security guards came over.
The dean on duty greeted Qiao Liang, then went into the ward to take a look, frowning: "Oops, where will Zhang Mei go in such bad weather? Mr. Qiao, I will arrange for someone to look for her..."
"Don't be busy," said the third child.
The dean on duty looked at the third child, who said: "Let's go to the hospital monitoring room first."
The third child's words reminded Qiao Liang: "Yes, let's check the surveillance first."
The dean on duty shook his head: "It's no use. The surveillance system broke down before it got dark or started to rain."
"Ah?" Qiao Liang was stunned, "Why is it bad?"
"Before the rain, there was a strong wind. A tree in the yard was blown down, and the main signal line connecting the monitoring room to the cameras outside was broken. The maintenance master was off work and it will not be repaired until tomorrow." said the dean on duty.
Qiao Liang looked at the third child blankly, and the third child nodded, which meant that this situation was very possible.
Qiao Liang was so worried that the surveillance system was broken, and his best hope of finding clues about Zhang Mei was shattered.
Qiao Liang then looked at the dean on duty: "So, where is Sister Li who is responsible for taking care of Zhang Mei? Where is she now?"
The dean on duty said: "Because there is a storm tonight, Xiao Li's child is still young, and her husband is on a business trip. She is worried that the child will be scared at home. After putting Zhang Mei to bed, she asked for leave from me and went home to take care of the child.
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The words of the dean on duty seemed to be unanswerable.
Qiao Liang glanced at Lao San again, who frowned and said nothing.
The dean on duty continued: "Based on the current situation, I think we can only use the most primitive method to find someone as soon as possible, first in the hospital..."
Qiao Liang thought about it and nodded.
The dean then said to a security guard: "Go and inform all the staff on duty in the hospital, as well as the security guards who are sleeping, to gather here immediately..."
The security guard agreed to run to inform, and soon a group of on-duty officers and security guards arrived. The dean on duty arranged for everyone to divide into several groups, spread out in the yard, and search separately, with special emphasis on searching for blind spots.
Just as everyone was about to start taking action, the third child said: "Everyone, anyone who can find Zhang Mei will be rewarded 100,000 yuan."
Qiao Liang was very moved after hearing this. The third child was very interesting.
When everyone heard this, it was as if they had been given a shot of chicken blood. Their eyes suddenly lit up and their enthusiasm was high. The dean on duty was also whetted by the 100,000. He became energetic and personally led a group to find people.
Qiao Liang and Lao San also participated in the search separately.
At this time, the rain outside weakened, which created favorable conditions for finding people.
After a while, a call came in. The yard and building were brightly lit, making it easier to find someone.
According to the division of labor, everyone searched floor by floor, even the storage rooms, bathroom partitions and spaces under the stairs. They also searched no dark corner in the yard.
It was not until 3 o'clock in the morning that everyone met in front of the ward building. They all looked disappointed and found nothing.
At this moment, Qiao Liang felt a strong sense of ominousness in her heart. Could it be that Zhang Mei was not lost by herself, but...
When he thought of this, Qiao Liang suddenly felt frightened and did not dare to think further.
"Mr. Qiao, since there is nothing in the yard, we don't have enough power to look for it outside. Otherwise, call the police..." the dean on duty tried.
Qiao Liang looked at the third child, who thought for a moment and said to the dean on duty: "I suggest you search the yard carefully again. If you still can't find it, call the police."
"This..." The dean on duty was hesitant. Looking at everyone, they were also a little discouraged.
The third child continued: "The remuneration will be doubled to 200,000."
Upon hearing what the third child said, the dean on duty's eyes lit up, and everyone immediately became energetic. Damn it, 200,000, it's so exciting. Let's look for it again. What if there is something we missed just now?
So the dean on duty led people to start searching again.
After they left, Qiao Liang looked at Lao San: "What do you mean?"
"Follow me." The third child raised his feet and left.
"Where to go?" Qiao Liang followed Lao San.
"Go to my company." The third child walked quickly.
"Why are we going to your company?" Qiao Liang asked as he followed quickly.
"I estimate that it is unlikely that they will find Zhang Mei in the yard. If this is the case, then they should turn their attention outside. Of course, I asked them to search again just in case..." said the third child.
"Turn your gaze outside?" Qiao Liang didn't come back to his senses for a moment.
"Yes, I'll go back to the company and check the surveillance outside. If Zhang Mei leaves the yard, maybe I can find something. If there is anything unusual, it won't be too late to call the police at that time." The third child said.
Qiao Liang nodded: "Okay, hurry up and go to your company."
The two walked out of the ward building. At this time, the rain outside stopped, and there was lightning and rolling thunder in the sky.
Qiao Liang and Lao San quickly walked out of the mental hospital and came to the side of the road. Just as a taxi drove by, Qiao Liang stopped him and told him where he wanted to go. The taxi driver rolled his eyes slyly, then shook his head: "Go to that place."
Don’t go through waterlogged roads.”
"How about extra money?" Qiao Liang said.
"How much more?" the taxi driver rolled his eyes.
Qiao Liang took out five hundred-yuan bills from his pocket and flashed them in front of the driver's eyes: "500, do you want to go?"
The driver's eyes lit up and he nodded: "Go, go, go!"
Qiao Liang and Lao San then opened the door and got into the car. Qiao Liang slapped the banknotes on the driver's seat and said to the driver: "If you make it successfully, 500 will be yours. Otherwise, you won't get a cent."
"No problem." The driver chuckled and started the car.
The cunning driver indeed had a solution. He was familiar with urban road conditions and knew that there was a remote road that could lead to Laosan Company. That road was on higher ground and would not accumulate water.
Soon, Qiao Liang and Lao San arrived at the company. They went upstairs and went straight to Lao San's office. Lao San then turned on the computer and equipment.
Qiao Liang took out two cigarettes, lit them, and handed one to Lao San. Lao San was smoking while concentrating on the screen and constantly operating the mouse.
Qiao Liang sat next to him, feeling extremely nervous and uneasy. At this time, a bad premonition came to his mind.
At this time, because of this bad premonition, Qiao Liang thought of Chu Heng.
