"Since yesterday morning, we've been calling her phone nonstop, but it's been turned off the whole time. Her QQ, WeChat, Moments, all that stuff, show no signs of logging in or activity these past two days."

Li Ting asked worriedly, "Lin Jie, it's been more than twenty-four hours since we last heard from Fang Yan. Do you think something unexpected might have happened? Should we report this to the police?"

Lin Jie had seen Fang Yan the night before last, and even though he had promised her to keep it secret, the current situation no longer allowed for secrecy!

"Tingting, don't rush. I met Fang Yan the night before last."

"You saw her? Where did you see her? Who was she with? Tell me faster, hurry up!"

Under Li Ting's anxious urging, Lin Jie briefly recounted what happened that night and finally said, "At that time, she begged me not to tell you, and I agreed, so I didn't say anything."

"That Jiang Haiping should know something about Fang Yan's situation. I'll find someone to contact him!"

Lin Jie had Li Haoxiang's number in his phone. As the head of the property owners' committee, he definitely had a way to contact Jiang Haiping.

Li Haoxiang's phone quickly connected, and Lin Jie briefly explained the matter from that night, then continued, "That girl has not been heard from for two days, and her classmates are almost frantic with worry."

"Please get in touch with Jiang Haiping and ask about that girl's situation."

Li Haoxiang realized this wasn't a small matter and immediately promised to contact Jiang Haiping right away.

About ten minutes later, Lin Jie received a call back from Li Haoxiang.

"Jiang Haiping's phone is also turned off, the apartment phone is unanswered, and when I contacted his company subordinates, they told me they haven't been able to reach Jiang Haiping for two days either."

There was a hint of tension in Li Haoxiang's voice on the phone, "I've already notified the apartment property management to check the surveillance videos related to Jiang Haiping for these past two days."

"I'm heading to the apartment now; how about you, Lin Jie?"

"I'm heading back too. Let's discuss the details when we meet!"

Lin Jie hung up the phone and said to Li Ting, who had also heard the phone conversation and was getting even more anxious, "No news is good news."

"For now, it seems Fang Yan might still be with Jiang Haiping. Maybe they're just hiding somewhere where no one can reach them, doing things they both want to keep secret!"

"This is no time for jokes!"

Impatiently, Li Ting yelled at Lin Jie, then started guessing wildly, "Everyone living in Xiangtai Apartment is wealthy. Do you think Jiang Haiping might have been targeted and kidnapped, and Fang Yan just happened to stumble upon it and then was..."

"And then she was killed to silence her!"

Li Ting's guess was quite plausible, but Lin Jie didn't dare agree with her and increase her worries, so he tried to reassure her, "The property management at Xiangtai Apartment is very strict; anyone coming in and out who isn't an owner needs to register."

"The apartment's security are all veterans, and there are surveillance cameras everywhere. The possibility of strangers sneaking in and doing bad things is not very high, so don't scare yourself."

However, these words didn't seem to have much effect.

Li Ting's face was still full of worry, and she said, "But you said there were quite a few outsiders at the party after the owner meeting, so it would be easy for a few people to sneak in, right?"

"Also, they could have been kidnapped while they were out."

Lin Jie was momentarily at a loss on how to reassure her, so he said, "Tingting, could you please stop focusing on kidnapping and murder?"

"Try to think positively; maybe... maybe they got into a car accident. The reason why they haven't contacted anyone might be because they've been unconscious the whole time..."

Li Ting puffed out her cheeks in anger and yelled, "Is this how you comfort someone? If you can't talk properly, just zip it!"

"Not gentle at all!"

Lin Jie muttered to himself but stayed silent and sped up the car.

Back at Xiangtai Apartment, he and Li Ting went straight to the property's monitoring room, where they saw that Li Haoxiang had already arrived.

Pointing at a video screenshot displayed on the computer screen, he asked, "Lin Jie, is this the girl you're looking for, the university student?"

It was a glimpse from inside an elevator.

The chubby Jiang Haiping was holding Fang Yan in his arms with one hand, while his other hand was placed where it shouldn't be, over her abundant chest, and her face was raised with a beaming smile.

"That's Fang Yan; she's my classmate!" Li Ting asked anxiously, "Where is she now?"

Officer Wu said solemnly, "The surveillance video showed Jiang Haiping and this girl leaving the elevator directly for his apartment. The property staff just rang the bell and knocked hard, but there's no response."

"The property's personnel are currently fast-forwarding through the hallway's surveillance footage to see if anyone else entered or left Jiang Haiping's apartment."

At this point, he turned to ask the other four people, "Have you noticed anything?"

The four, in pairs, were each stationed at a computer checking the footage, responding, "We've watched four and a half hours of footage and haven't seen anyone entering or leaving Mr. Jiang's apartment."

Li Ting was so anxious that she kept tugging at Lin Jie's clothes, standing restlessly.

Lin Jie grasped her hand, signaling her to calm down, and then said to Li Haoxiang, "Both Fang Yan and Jiang Haiping haven't been in touch for over twenty-four hours; this is very unusual."

"We'd better call the police directly and check inside Jiang Haiping's apartment."

Li Haoxiang considered for a moment, nodded, and decisively said, "Okay! I'm familiar with Officer Wu, who's in charge of the area's security, I'll inform him about the situation and request him to send the police and a locksmith over."

After saying this, he took out his phone and called Officer Wu, summarizing Jiang Haiping and Fang Yan's situation quickly and clearly.

Residents of Xiangtai Apartment usually had some influence themselves, so Officer Wu immediately replied that he would personally bring people over as quickly as possible.

About twenty minutes later, Lin Jie, Li Ting, Li Haoxiang, the apartment property's Manager Zheng, two robust security guards, the thirty-something Officer Wu, and two fully armed police officers, along with a locksmith, gathered at the door of Jiang Haiping's apartment.

After knocking on the door again to no avail, at Officer Wu's signal, the locksmith began picking the lock.

Meanwhile, Lin Jie, Li Ting, Li Haoxiang, Manager Zheng, and others, at Officer Wu's suggestion, stayed a safe distance away.

At this point, Lin Jie's hand was being held tightly by Li Ting, causing him quite a bit of pain.

He could only endure it without letting out a sound, silently lamenting in his heart, "This girl's grip is really strong; if we ever get into a fight, I might suffer because of it!"

The locksmith's skills were truly excellent, and in less than a minute, the apartment door was opened.

Officer Wu, with his gun drawn, and the two police officers quickly rushed inside...

A few minutes later, Officer Wu came out, his expression a bit strange!

"Did you find anyone?" Li Haoxiang and Manager Zheng asked anxiously!

Officer Wu replied sternly, "We found a man and a woman, but the man is already dead, and the woman..."

Li Ting couldn't help but shout, "Ah... Is Fang Yan okay?"

Officer Wu said, "She's fine, just very weak."

"Can we go in and see her?" Li Ting asked with concern.

Officer Wu hesitated for a moment, then nodded, stating, "You may go in and comfort her, but others should stay outside to preserve the scene. I've already reported the situation here, and the forensic team and other colleagues will arrive soon."

Manager Zheng and Li Haoxiang exchanged glances, their expressions very grim. Having a murder case at Xiangtai Apartment was certainly not a good thing.

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