At this very moment, Li Yalin's mind was filled with only two things.

One thing is to quickly catch the murderer who went on a killing spree in New York these past two days.

Another thing, is to help my good brother An Chongqiu figure out what secrets Qiu Yi has.

Right now, the Fei family group is under full lockdown. Finding Su Ruoli is just a matter of time, so when he received this call, his heart was filled with anticipation that his subordinates would bring good news.

But the voice on the phone said helplessly, "Boss, we acted out a whole play according to your instructions, but unexpectedly, there was no hard drive in the surveillance recorder of that barbecue shop."

"No hard drive?!" Li Yalin was drenched in a bucket of cold water, blurting out, "Why is there no hard drive? Was it taken away beforehand?"

My subordinates reported that the boss said the hard drive had broken before and he hadn't replaced it.

Li Yalin blurted out, “Where’s that broken hard drive? Wasn’t it in the machine?”

His subordinate said, "No, I also asked. He said the hard drive for the surveillance camera was indeed empty."

Li Yalin's expression froze, and he frowned tightly: "This isn't right! If the hard drive was really broken, and he didn't have any plans for repairs, then there was absolutely no need for him to take the hard drive out of the drive bay. It's like if your computer's CPU was broken, and you planned to just leave it idle, would you still specifically take the CPU out?"

"This..." The subordinate pondered for a moment before blurting out, "Boss, do you mean that the shopkeeper has a problem?"

"This man definitely has a problem." Li Yalin said coldly. "Check the background of that boss for me, and also send some people to secretly monitor him, so he doesn't run away."

Saying this, Li Yalin added another instruction: "Remember, you must not alert the enemy!"

"Okay!" the subordinate immediately agreed and said, "I'll arrange that right away."

After hanging up the phone, the person in charge of the scene ran over and said to Captain Li, "Captain Li, most of the people from the Feishi Group headquarters have been evacuated. There is still no trace of Su Ruoli. The special forces team will immediately go in with life detectors and search dogs."

Li Yalin nodded and said, "Make sure to conduct a thorough search, combing through every possible escape route in conjunction with the architectural blueprints of Fei Shi Group headquarters. Leave no stone unturned!"

The other party immediately said, "Please rest assured, Chief Inspector Li. We have cut off all communication channels between the headquarters and the outside world. Unless the other party becomes a fly and flies out, it is absolutely impossible to escape."

"Then good." Li Yalin commanded, "Have the special forces team start! Before nightfall, we must find Su Ruoli!"

......

Meanwhile, Ye Chen had left Long Beach and headed to the venue where Gu Qiu Yi was performing.

Since Gu Qiu Yi couldn't bring her phone to the stage for rehearsals, she created a WeChat group beforehand, adding herself, Ye Chen, and her manager, Chen Duo Duo. She tasked Chen Duo Duo with receiving Ye Chen.

All the staff involved in the performance were fully dedicated to rehearsals, with only Gu Qiu Yi's manager, Chen Duo Duo, seemingly doing nothing.

For Chen DuoDuo, the busiest time is right before a performance, like negotiating various collaborations, handling promotions and coordinating media resources. She also researches ways to help Gu QiuYi with resource exchange.

However, once the performance enters countdown mode, it also means that her pre-performance work is basically complete, so she finds herself relaxed at this time instead.

Knowing Ye Chen was coming, Chen DuoDuo waited outside the venue early. As soon as Ye Chen arrived, she eagerly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Ye, you're here! Qiu Yi is rehearsing, let me receive you!"

Ye Chen looked at Chen DuoDuo, and asked in surprise: "Miss DuoDuo, we've known each other for a long time, why have you suddenly become so polite today?"

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