It seemed that something had really happened to the Feng family.

When Ling Shu and Xiao Yue left, the Feng family was worried, but they didn't show their anxiety so blatantly on their faces like they were doing now.

Ling Shu realized that something was out of the ordinary and that this was the key to the change in attitude of the Feng family.

Sure enough, Minister Feng took the initiative to greet Ling Shu and reached out his hand.

"Mr. Ling, I have already reprimanded my son just now. He is young and impulsive, and I have spoiled him too much in the past. Please don't take offense and don't lower yourself to his level."

Minister Feng was a sly old fox who had been in the officialdom for many years. Seeing that Ling Shu didn't shake his hand, he smiled and withdrew it without showing any embarrassment.

The impudent and arrogant Second Young Master Feng had been sent away somewhere.

"Ziqing." Minister Feng called out his eldest son's courtesy name, and Eldest Young Master Feng walked over, handing him a small box which he opened in front of Ling Shu.

Inside were rolls of beautiful banknotes. Although the box was only slightly larger than an adult's palm, there were at least seven or eight rolls of banknotes inside.

Upon seeing the box, Ling Shu had only one thought: appearances can be deceiving, and one cannot judge the Feng family's situation based solely on their furnishings.

"I can't take something I haven't earned. Minister Feng, why did you call us back?" He knew that this family only responded to tough talk and being overly polite would only make them look down on him.

Minister Feng glanced at his eldest son and the latter stepped forward, remaining silent for a moment as if considering his words before finally speaking.

"We received a call, suspecting it was from our third sister." Ling Shu raised an eyebrow and waited patiently for the rest of the story.

"To be honest, we've received more than one call like this. A few nights ago, we each got one. Sometimes the person on the other end doesn't speak, just cries softly. The first time it was our maid who answered and she was so scared she hung up. The second time, I answered and the crying sounded like my younger sister, but when I asked a few times, the person didn't respond and there was a rustling sound, like...like..." He trailed off, his expression complex and unable to find the right words.

His wife suddenly stood up and whispered, "Excuse me for a moment," before hurrying upstairs.

Eldest Young Master Feng gave a bitter smile. "I'm sorry, my wife is a bit scared. She was also there when we received that call and heard the rustling sound. How can I describe it? It sounded like something heavy being dragged on the ground. At the time, I immediately thought of a corpse..."

No wonder they were so scared, thought Ling Shu.

"Just now, after you left, another phone call came in. The person on the other end didn't speak, and my father thought it might be my younger sister calling for help. So he didn't hang up and kept asking questions. All he heard was heavy breathing and two words: 'Help me.'"

It sounded like a ghost story.

But the Feng family didn't like ghost stories.

They didn't want their loved ones to become ghosts either.

So this description was quite terrifying.

Ling Shu believed that the Feng family was telling the truth. No one would joke about something like this.

"Eldest Young Master Feng, how can you be sure that the voice on the phone was really your sister and not someone else playing a prank on you? Was that cry for help really your sister's voice?"

"I can't be certain," said Feng Dao, "but I feel like it's similar. However, my younger sister has been missing for so many days, and the phone call came after she disappeared. I can't think of any other possibility besides her."

Eldest Young Master Feng's demeanor was more normal than his younger brother, and Ling Shu was more willing to deal with him.

"Can you tell me in detail how many days Miss Feng has been missing, and what her situation was before she disappeared? I hope to know all the details, which should help us find her."

"Sure," Eldest Young Master Feng nodded.

Including today, Feng Zhenzhu has been missing for ten days.

At the time, the Feng family father and son were not present, and the only eyewitness was the servant who accompanied Feng Zhenzhu.

According to the maid, ten days ago, Feng Zhenzhu had a date with Xiao Yue, but she suddenly called Xiao Yue and said she wasn't feeling well.

At the time, the maid didn't think anything was unusual and even advised her to rest in her room. Feng Zhenzhu agreed and stayed in her room all morning, but in the afternoon, she suddenly wanted to go out and asked the driver to take her, saying she had made another appointment with Xiao Yue.

The maid didn't suspect anything and didn't expect that Feng Zhenzhu wouldn't come back.

However, the driver said that he took Feng Zhenzhu to the entrance of Decheng Restaurant, where she wanted to wait for Xiao Yue to come.

She even said that she would ask the driver from Xiao Yue's family to take her back later and sent the driver away.

Xiao Yue swore, "After Zhenzhu said she wasn't feeling well, I didn't make another appointment with her, let alone at Decheng Restaurant. I've never even heard of it."

As they reached this point in the conversation, Ling Shu turned to the Feng family servant.

"So here's the question: during the time after your third miss called Xiao Yue To cancel their appointment, did anyone else call her?"

The servant pondered for a moment.

"I think the eldest young master called."

"Correct. I called to look for my second brother, but he wasn't home. I heard that Zhenzhu wasn't feeling well, so I asked after her. Also, she and the fifth young master of the Wu family have already gotten engaged, and both families need to set a formal wedding date. The weekend dance party at the Wu family's is being held for this purpose. I told her to take care of herself and not be rude when the time comes."

The servant exclaimed, "Yes, there was one more call, from Young Master Wu!"

According to tradition, the Feng family should address him as "brother-in-law," but since they had just gotten engaged, everyone was still adjusting to the new title.

Ling Shu: "Do you know what Young Master Wu said?"

"They only spoke for a few moments before hanging up, but the young miss seemed to perk up quickly. Her mood seemed much better, so I think Young Master Wu must have comforted her. When she left in the afternoon, she even had a smile on her face!"

At this time, when the young couple's love was as sweet as honey, ten comforting words from a best friend couldn't compare to a single sweet nothing from a lover. This was only natural.

However, this also indicated that Feng Zhenzhu's disappearance was not premeditated or voluntary, unlike Zhen Congyun's previous runaway case.

When she left, she clearly did not expect that she would never return.

Ling Shu turned to Minister Feng and asked, "Can we have Young Master Wu come over here?"

Minister Feng nodded, "I've already sent someone to call him. He should be here soon."

As they spoke, Young Master Wu and Yue Dingtang arrived together.

Ling Shu was a bit surprised.

Yue Dingtang had said he had something to do at school in the afternoon.

He felt a bit guilty for meddling in other people's business.

Yue Dingtang raised his eyebrows at him, as if he wasn't surprised at all to see Ling Shu there.

Or perhaps, he came precisely because he knew Ling Shu was there.

Minister Feng didn't notice the subtle exchange between the two.

He warmly greeted his son-in-law, "You're here!"

"Dad! Big brother! Sister-in-law!" Young Master Wu also greeted them warmly, as if he was already part of the family.

"Are there any news about Zhenzhu!"