Chapter 161 Fu Family Bay Villa

The security personnel and the Kangyang District Xingzhe squad had sealed off the villa complex, prohibiting any vehicles from entering or exiting.

Li Dongze, the leader of the Second Team, along with several subordinates, searched each house thoroughly, but they couldn't find the missing noblewoman.

"We apologize for the intrusion."

Li Dongze, disguised as a security guard, politely apologized to the wealthy residents, explaining, "There are no security issues in the complex. The missing person may have left on her own. Please rest assured, we won't bother you again." With that, he led his team away from the small courtyard, leaning on his cane as he headed to the next house.

"I heard that the young lady is a Saint. To be able to abduct her at a banquet filled with experts, how could we possibly find her? Besides, she couldn't be hidden in the complex. This kind of work is completely meaningless."

The speaker was a girl in her early twenties, with fashionable, slightly curled brown hair, exquisite makeup, and a tall, slender figure.

She was a newly recruited member of the Second Team, a Shui Gui (water ghost) by profession, with the Lingjing ID "Little Fairy." She had only been a Lingjing Xingzhe for three months, a fresh-faced rookie. Because of her beauty, sweet talk, and constant pursuit of sophistication, she was well-liked by Li Dongze, who thought she was a good seed to be cultivated into an elegant elite, and treated her favorably.

"Patrolling and searching in the middle of the night isn't elegant at all. Late nights will accelerate aging for women," Little Fairy complained.

"Facing hard work with a smile is the greatest elegance!" Li Dongze said lightly. "Stop complaining. This is for the higher-ups to see. When the offspring of important figures go missing, those below will naturally be in a state of panic. You don't think we should just sleep at home, do you?"

"Team Leader, it would be fine even if you slept. You are a meritorious official who cultivated Yuan Shi Tianzun, highly respected," Little Fairy said. "What you're saying sounds very dated, but it's only been a little over half a year." Li Dongze sighed, stopping to look in the direction of Fu Qingyang's villa. "I suddenly miss the days when Yuan Shi and Guan Ya were still around. Oh, and Jingwei."

Unfortunately, they were destined to be extraordinary figures, and he was just an intersecting line, only having a brief moment of intersection, and then they would go their separate ways, never to converge again.

Little Fairy also showed a look of admiration, "It's a pity I joined the team too late. I didn't get to see the legendary Yuan Shi Tianzun. You didn't even let me into the villa just now. I haven't seen my idol yet. Oh, right, Wang Tai said Guan Ya is prettier than me. Is that true?"

"Wang Tai has one good point, he doesn't lie."

"Alas, that's how she was able to seduce Yuan Shi Tianzun."

"Are you hostile towards her?"

"Women are always hostile to other women who eat grass from their own nest and climb to higher branches."

"Guan Ya isn't climbing to a higher branch, she is… never mind, let's get to work, stop talking nonsense." Li Dongze picked up his cane and walked forward elegantly, "You have good talent. If you work hard, you can still barely see their backs."

"Team Leader, introduce me to Yuan Shi Tianzun another day. I want to be friends with him."

Banquet Hall.

The young elites who attended the banquet gathered together, some constantly asking about and closely following the development of the incident; others drinking casually, not caring and staying out of it.

But regardless of whether they cared about Miao Teng'er's life or death, they couldn't leave the hall. They needed to wait for headquarters to inquire and cooperate with the investigation before they could leave.

Ling Jun sat on the sofa, his brow furrowed, his eyes anxious, occasionally looking at the potted plant at his feet, as if waiting for something.

The potted plant at his feet contained a tender green sapling, its light green leaves crystal clear and full of vitality.

This sapling came from the roots of Elder Miao's feet. It was a manifestation of his power, and when necessary, it could serve as a bridge to communicate with Elder Miao, that is, a clone.

Therefore, the sapling was a talisman bestowed upon the descendants by Elder Miao—but it couldn't be used in the Lingjing.

During the calm wait, the sapling lit up with a tender green, soft light. Its trunk grew rapidly, and branches resembling hands and feet extended out. The crown of the tree evolved into a human "head," with layers of tender green leaves like hair.

On the trunk closest to the crown, a pair of deep eyes opened.

A vast and powerful force, full of vitality, swept through the entire hall, making the guests feel both restrained and uncomfortable, and completely comfortable.

"Grandpa!"

Ling Jun's face lit up with joy.

Ling Jun's grandfather? Everyone in the hall looked at the two-meter-tall humanoid plant and hurriedly bowed, "Elder Miao!"

Elder Miao swept across the crowd, pausing for a moment on the only two young people who did not bow.

--Yuan Shi Tianzun and Xiahou Aotian.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at his grandson, whose face was full of surprise as if he had found his backbone, and said in a solemn tone, "Three minutes to explain the beginning and end of the incident."

Ling Jun spoke extremely fast, "At nine o'clock, I discovered that Teng'er was missing. At first, I thought she just wasn't in the restaurant, but she still hadn't appeared by nine-thirty. No one answered her phone, and I searched the entire villa but couldn't find her. The driver and car were also waiting outside."

"I asked Fu Qingyang to retrieve the surveillance footage and found that she was taken to a guest room on the first floor by a waiter, and then never came out again. I found the waiter and asked her what was going on, but she didn't remember ever taking Teng'er away. After we confirmed, her mind was affected, possibly by hypnotism or illusion."

"Someone used a bunny girl to lure Teng'er into the guest room and then took her away. Grandpa, I'm done."

Elder Miao looked coldly at Qian Gongzi, dressed in white, in the crowd, and said, "Fu Qingyang, your people have been manipulated, and you didn't know? Teng'er disappeared in the villa, and you didn't know? You are a Scout, not a Fire Master. If you can't give me a satisfactory answer, don't blame me for questioning you."

What's wrong with Fire Masters, are you looking down on us Fire Masters… the Fire Masters present grumbled in their hearts.

Fu Qingyang lowered his head slightly and apologized, "It was my negligence. The most important thing now is to find Teng'er. Ling Jun didn't explain clearly enough just now, so I'll add a few points."

After a pause, he further analyzed the incident, "The people I invited are all here, and all the waiters at the banquet have been gathered, and the numbers match. So, either Teng'er left on her own, or the person who kidnapped her has the means to shield their aura and avoid being caught on surveillance. If there really is such a person..."

"Illusionists and Night Roamers can do this," a Swordsman in the crowd analyzed: "The Illusionist's disguise technique can change aura, appearance, and body shape, making it most suitable for blending in in this kind of occasion. The Night Roamer's invisibility can also do the same. But the Illusionist's dream travel and the Night Roamer's night travel cannot bring living beings along."

"But the surveillance shows that Miss Teng'er disappeared after entering the room. We still haven't figured out how she left."

Just as he finished speaking, a Fire Master said loudly, "Is there even a need to think about it? She must have entered a dungeon. I mentioned this possibility just now, but you all refused to believe it."

Ling Jun frowned, "I also told you just now that Teng'er's dungeon entry time wasn't recently. Also, there is a 30-60 second buffer before entering a dungeon, so she would have had plenty of time to notify us."

The Fire Master said suspiciously, "Did you say that? I don't remember."

Ling Jun said impatiently, "Fire Masters should just not express their opinions and listen from the side."

The Fire Master was furious and was about to lose his temper, but he glanced at Elder Miao's face, which was as deep as water (he thought it was as deep as water), and wisely stopped talking.

Elder Miao gave a deep answer, "If the person who kidnapped Teng'er has space or teleportation items, they can do it."

Fu Qingyang said, "Both of these items are extremely rare and belong to the Second District. I assisted in the investigation of the scene, and there were no signs of fighting. If Teng'er didn't leave on her own, then she was subdued in an instant. Teng'er is a level 4 Beast King, and the person who can subdue her in an instant must be at least level six. They also possess rare level 2 district professional items. There aren't many people who possess both of these factors."

Hearing this, Xiahou Aotian secretly glanced at Zhang Yuanqing, then inconspicuously withdrew his gaze.

This guy suspects it's Zhang Yuanqing? That's right, I meet both conditions. Alas, Elder Miao is overlooking the entire field, he has already noticed your little movements... Zhang Yuanqing sighed helplessly in his heart, and then deliberately said: "Why are you looking at me!"

Xiahou Aotian was stunned for a moment, not expecting him to take the initiative to bring trouble upon himself, and didn't know whether he should respond.

Elder Miao's eyes flashed slightly, staring at Xiahou Aotian: "What did you find? Xiahou family's kid."

"Ah, this..." Xiahou Aotian hesitated for a moment, and under the pressure of the peak Master, he confessed: "Yuan Shi Tianzun is a level 6 Night Roamer, and he has a space item, but he was in the restaurant the whole time and couldn't have kidnapped your granddaughter."

Gazes, either openly or secretly, scrutinized Zhang Yuanqing, including the Swordsmen.

"My item is here," Zhang Yuanqing took out Little Red Riding Hood, shook out a Yin corpse, showed everyone his space ability, and then said angrily: "It doesn't have to be a Night Roamer or Illusionist, people with two major professional items can also do it. Besides, why would I kidnap Teng'er? As a wife to keep in the village?"

He wasn't lying… several Swordsmen among the guests silently withdrew their gazes.

Elder Miao also withdrew his gaze.

Hmph, how could you see through the kidnapping case that I and the Boss planned? Even a peak Master who isn't a Scout can't do it… Zhang Yuanqing put his hand on his waist and felt the Ghost Mirror inserted in his waistband.

This thing is the nemesis of Insight.

As long as it's not a Master-level Scout, don't even think about seeing through his disguise.

Of course, no Artificer would specifically question him. In the case of Miao Teng'er's disappearance, he almost has no motive for committing the crime. Elder Miao and Ling Jun couldn't possibly suspect him.

Interrupted by the small episode, Fu Qingyang continued: "In addition to meeting the above two conditions, we also need a motive. Elder Miao, Ling Jun, does Teng'er have any enemies?" he guided inconspicuously.

"Teng'er is gentle and friendly and rarely makes enemies with people." Ling Jun first shook his head, then muttered in a low voice, "If I had to say an enemy, Yin Ji would count as half..."

He was interrupted by Elder Miao's cold glance and quickly shut his mouth.

With no clues and no suspected targets, the case deduction fell into a dilemma.

"Grandpa, headquarters has locating items. This is the fastest way for us to find Teng'er," Ling Jun reminded.

However, Elder Miao did not respond. He remembered the kidnapping case in which Teng'er had formed a karmic relationship with the Demon Lord.

At that time, he had also used locating items. It was an item that combined divination and stargazing, using the birth date and personal items as a medium to deduce the target's location.

But that time, the search failed, and the item gave no indication.

If someone within the official organization wanted to deal with him, then this locating item would not react either.

At this time, Fu Qingyang said, "Locating items are indeed the fastest method. Does Elder Miao have any concerns?"

Elder Miao came back to his senses and asked, "What do you want to say!"

Fu Qingyang's expression was stern, but his words were sincere, "This happened in my villa, so I have a responsibility. Yuan Shi Tianzun has a ready-made locating item. As long as he has Teng'er's DNA information, he can find her. This is the rule."

The power of rules! A faint light flashed in Elder Miao's eyes, and he turned to look at Yuan Shi Tianzun, his tone filled with urgency and questioning, "Teng'er has been missing for more than an hour. Why are you only mentioning this now? Why didn't you look for her immediately after discovering she was missing?"

At the end, his tone was mixed with questioning.

Everyone also turned their attention to Yuan Shi Tianzun.

Zhang Yuanqing silently walked to the Boss's side, felt that he was safe, and then sneered: "Why should I help you find your granddaughter? Has Elder Miao forgotten how Fu Qingyang asked you for help before the Trial Assembly, and how did you reply to him?"

As soon as he said this, the surrounding air suddenly solidified, and Elder Miao narrowed his eyes, staring deeply at the young man with a sneer on his face.

Including Huang Taiji, the Five Elements Alliance's young talents stared blankly at Zhang Yuanqing.

This guy is really brave.

Although it wasn't the first time, he was still very brave, and he wasn't afraid of death.

He has two hundred jin of rebellious bones in his one hundred jin body.

This guy really likes to show off… Xiahou Aotian thought.

Ling Jun was anxious, "Yuan Shi, Teng'er is Teng'er, Grandpa is Grandpa, you, just help me for my sake."

The longer it drags on, the more dangerous Teng'er will be.

Ling Jun was extremely anxious.

Elder Miao waved his hand, signaling his grandson to shut up. He stared at Yuan Shi Tianzun with burning eyes, "Speak, what do you want!"

Zhang Yuanqing said coldly, "I don't want anything. I just want to tell you, and the other nine old guys, the Emperor has been dead for more than a hundred years, so put away your arrogance. There will be times when you have to ask for help."

The hall fell into silence again, but everyone's hearts were surging, causing an uproar.

They still underestimated Yuan Shi Tianzun. This wasn't two hundred jin of rebellious bones, it was clearly two hundred tons.

The Trial Assembly was over, but the rift between Yuan Shi Tianzun and headquarters had deepened beyond repair.

It wasn't just headquarters that hated Yuan Shi Tianzun.

He himself didn't seem to intend to reconcile with headquarters.

Only Xiahou Aotian was deeply inspired and felt that the sentence "put away your arrogance" was very imposing and insightful.

Next time I see the ancestor, I'll say that.

That's enough… Fu Qingyang glanced at his trusted subordinate.

They were directing the play of the Demon Lord's successor receiving the Demon Lord's legacy, and so far, the timing was perfect.

The villain kidnaps the heroine and doesn't touch her for a few hours. This kind of drama only appears in movies and TV shows. Besides, the Demon Lord's successor went under the banner of receiving the legacy.

If it drags on any longer, Yuan Shi won't sleep and Miao Teng'er won't be able to end it.

Zhang Yuanqing understood and immediately took out the tissue that he had prepared, "I've said what I wanted to say. This is what Elder Fu gave me. It has oral epithelial cells wiped from the wine glass that Teng'er drank from."

He summoned the Red Dancing Shoes in front of everyone and stuffed the tissue into the shoes.

"Da da da..."

The Red Dancing Shoes took happy steps, passed through the wall, and disappeared into the night.

Miao Teng'er knew she had been kidnapped, but didn't know who the kidnapper was!

She had been awake for three minutes, but didn't dare to act rashly and continued to pretend to be asleep.

Her hands and feet were tied, and her vision was pitch black. Her eyes should be covered with a blindfold.

The reason why she didn't dare to act rashly was because she felt weak all over, and her body was a little itchy and painful. Miao Teng'er guessed that she had been poisoned. The poison was strong, but not enough to kill her, but it made her lose her ability to move.

With the characteristics of a Wood Nymph, it wasn't difficult to resolve the poison, but it would take time, so she pretended to be asleep.

Although her eyes were covered, her hearing was still there. She was in a quiet room, curled up in bed. The bed was soft, but the texture of the sheets was slightly rough and cheap.

The sheets had no body odor, but a faint smell of laundry detergent.

This showed that the sheets had just been changed and had not been slept on.

The room was quiet, but she could faintly hear the slight noise of vehicles driving, which meant that she was in a building facing the street.

Miao Teng'er's memory was still in Fu Family Bay Villa. She was waiting for Fu Qingyang in the guest room, when she suddenly felt dazed for a moment, and then lost consciousness.

Who kidnapped me?

Someone with her talent, but not outstanding, and who doesn't hold a position in the official organization, is unlikely to be targeted by evil professionals.

To be able to kidnap her silently, it must be a high-level member of an evil organization. A high-level member wouldn't deal with an "ordinary" weak woman, and break into Fu Qingyang's villa just to kidnap her?

The benefits and risks are simply not proportional.

Miao Teng'er thought of her grandfather and uncle's political enemies. She had encountered this kind of thing before.

At this time, her ears twitched, capturing a slight "beep" sound, which was the sound of a room card swiping open the door.

I'm in a hotel... Miao Teng'er understood where she was.

"You're awake, aren't you?"

A strange, hoarse voice came, followed by soft footsteps.

Someone walked towards the bed on the soft carpet.

Miao Teng'er tensed up.

The person stopped by the bed and reached out to take off the blindfold on her face.

The room wasn't lit. The only source of light was the light from the street lamps shining through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Miao Teng'er tilted her head and looked at the person by the bed. After seeing the person's appearance clearly, her mind was shocked, as if struck by lightning!

A young man stood by the bed, his features ordinary, a smile on his lips. He seemed radiant, but there was an unspeakable vicissitude in the depths of his eyebrows.

The Demon Lord!

ps; typos will be corrected later.

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