The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

"Let's go after them."

After listening to the driver's words.

The woman suggested to Chen Fang.

But Chen Fang ignored her, standing by the roadside, flipping through the phone that Momo had left.

He still believed that at the last moment, Momo threw the phone into the taxi for a reason.

"Hey, what are you doing? You're the one who chased after her, now you don't want to find her? If you can't, you should call the police; your friend has been kidnapped, don't you care?"

The woman stepped in front of Chen Fang and scolded him.

Chen Fang looked up at her dusty face and asked, "What's your name?"

The woman was taken aback.

She said, "Just call me Xiaoye."

"Okay, Miss Xiaoye, please, be quiet. I need to think."

Chen Fang said solemnly.

"Think? Thinking about what? I think you don't want to save anyone; the fact that that woman made her last call to you, tsk tsk tsk, it truly blinds her eyes."

Xiaoye said with a sarcastic tone.

Chen Fang snorted coldly, "If Momo hadn't been irritated by you, wouldn't she have been kidnapped now?"

When he said this.

Xiaoye was momentarily stunned.

No matter what words came to her mouth, she couldn't say them.

She turned around and sat down on her electric scooter, feeling a sulky mood.

Chen Fang had no interest in paying attention to her.

At this moment, he also found some clues on Momo's phone.

The first was the call log.

Momo had tried to call someone named Jin Ming many times from midnight yesterday to today.

But the calls never connected.

Finding the text messages, Chen Fang was finally relieved.

Although the calls did not connect, there's quite a record of text exchanges with Jin Ming.

The earliest text message was sent to Momo's phone this afternoon, with just two words: "Are you there?"

Momo: "What's going on? Why aren't you answering the phone?"

Jin Ming: "I'm unable to answer the phone right now. I'm in Baizhang Town. I've discovered something new. I think it's urgent for you to come here."

Momo: "Okay, I'll head over now. How can I contact you once I arrive?"

Jin Ming: "I'll reach out to you."

That's about it for the text conversations; beyond this point, neither replied.

But the texts clearly mention Baizhang Town, so why did Momo come to Shangqing City?

Could it be that Baizhang Town is actually in Shangqing City?

Chen Fang, holding the phone, approached Xiaoye and asked, "Let me ask, is there a place called Baizhang Town in Shangqing City?"

Xiaoye had been lamenting.

She heard Chen Fang's question and was momentarily stunned. "Baizhang Town? It's northeast of here..."

Northeast?

Wasn't that the direction the taxi driver had mentioned?

So Baizhang Town is definitely in Shangqing City.

"What is special about Baizhang Town?"

Chen Fang asked.

Xiaoye thought for a moment.

She said, "Baizhang Town is quite famous in Shangqing City..."

Baizhang Town belongs to Guangshou County in Shangqing City, bordering Shangjiang District.

Although Baizhang Town is just a town.

Its economic level is very high.

The town has over 500 enterprises of various kinds, and just last year's industrial output reached over 26 billion yuan. It's a renowned trade center in Guangshou County and a prominent presence in all Shangqing City.

"Is the building in this photograph from Baizhang Town?"

Chen Fang presented Momo's phone to Xiaoye.

Xiaoye examined closely.

She said, "Yes, that's Baizhang Town, Baizhang Town Grand Theater, a famous theater in Shangqing City."

This photo was found in Momo's mobile album by Chen Fang.

It's the latest photo, taken four or five days ago.

"Why would there be a photo of the Grand Theater?"

Chen Fang mumbled.

Xiaoye said, "That's what you don't know. Baizhang Town has a famous mountain, a 5A-level tourist attraction called Baizhang Mountain. The Baizhang Mountain tourist attraction hosts a singing and dancing program named 'Patrol Baizhang', performed by the Baizhang Town Song and Dance Troupe. And this Grand Theater is the regular rehearsal venue for the troupe."

Upon hearing this.

Chen Fang understood.

However, he still had no evidence that Momo's disappearance had anything to do with this Grand Theater.

But what is certain is that Momo must have been kidnapped by people from Baizhang Town.

"Let's go, we're going to Baizhang Town."

Chen Fang said to Xiaoye.

"Just the two of us?"

Xiaoye asked in surprise.

Chen Fang replied, "What else?"

"Call the police, since it's a kidnapping, you should definitely call the police."

Xiaoye asked incredulously.

Chen Fang paused and said, "If the police are needed, her parents will call them. We'll go and check the situation first."

He said this because.

Chen Fang had his own considerations.

If Momo's kidnapping had something to do with Cen Qingmin.

Then the kidnappers naturally would contact Cen Qingmin.

If the kidnapping was only related to Momo herself.

Calling the police might alert the kidnappers, bringing adverse effects to Momo.

But that was not the main concern.

Previously, in Liutiao Lane, Chen Fang suspected they were being followed connected to Cui Qisheng.

Now Cui Qisheng himself was "kidnapped", and his father is the Deputy Secretary of the City Committee in Shangqing City. If anything needs to be done, even calling the police may be useless since Cui Liansheng is the third-in-command and a veteran in the legal system.

About fifteen minutes later.

The two got off the car in Baizhang Town district.

Needless to say.

It's already seven-thirty in the evening.

The liveliness of Baizhang Town district far exceeds that of the downtown area they just passed.

On the streets, cars are bustling, neon lights are dazzling.

Those unaware might think this is the city center of Shangqing City.

"In such a big Baizhang Town, how should we find her?"

Looking at the crowded scene, Xiaoye asked wistfully.

Chen Fang thought for a while and said, "Didn't that taxi driver give us the license plate number of the kidnappers' car? Since Momo's photo included Baizhang Town Grand Theater, let's head there first."

"That's all we can do."

Xiaoye said dejectedly.

In her view, Chen Fang's actions were merely futile efforts.

Meanwhile.

In a pitch-black room.

Although nothing is visible, Cui Qisheng's trembling voice can be clearly heard.

"Momo, what do we do, what do we do, why did they kidnap us, we're doomed, we're doomed today..."

Such are the desperate "cries" uttered.

"Shut up, can you quiet down for a moment?"

In contrast, Momo's voice was relatively composed.

"How can I be calm? We've been kidnapped, you know? If I knew it would be like this, I wouldn't have come to Shangqing City, I shouldn't have listened to my mom..."

Cui Qisheng lamented.