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Upon hearing what Mo Shanshan said, Lu Ning immediately looked over, her eyes filled with scrutiny.

She couldn't help but wonder if it had anything to do with Ji Chiqian.

But Lu Ning remained calm on the surface, after all, such things are hard to say.

When Mo Shanshan answered the phone, her voice was trembling with tears; she was clearly terrified.

Seeing Mo Shanshan's worried expression, Lu Ning's eyes held a hint of irony. So even the Mo family knew how painful it was to lose a family member.

But the Mo family orchestrated that car accident back then, causing her to lose her parents.

"Lu Ning, what are you looking at? My mother will be fine. She's Mrs. Ji's best friend, and the Ji family will help look for her."

Mo Shanshan didn't want to show weakness in front of Lu Ning, so she gritted her teeth and showed her defiance towards Lu Ning.

Lu Ning said calmly, "Are you sure you want to continue wasting your time here?"

"Lu Ning, don't gloat too soon. My mother will be fine."

Mo Shanshan was very worried about her mother, so she didn't have time to waste and left in a hurry.

Lu Ning's gaze deepened as she watched Mo Shanshan's retreating figure.

Chen Guoguo said in a low voice, "Isn't this what they deserve? The Mo family is usually so arrogant, they must have offended someone, that's why this happened, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense, or Mo Shanshan will target you if she finds out."

Lu Ning didn't want Chen Guoguo to get into trouble.

After all, Mo Shanshan already disliked her, and if she knew that Chen Guoguo had said these things, she would definitely come looking for trouble.

Chen Guoguo nodded quickly: "I understand, I will be more careful next time."

"Then I'll go first."

Lu Ning said nothing and walked straight out of the school. Sure enough, she saw Ji Chiqian's car parked on the side of the road.

She quickly walked over, opened the car door, and got in.

"For you."

Ji Chiqian handed her a very delicate bag containing small snacks.

Lu Ning glanced at it: "You still have time to buy these?"

Based on the time Ji Chiqian left him the message, he must have left very early this morning.

"If you're determined, when can't you find the time?"

Ji Chiqian passed by that store today and saw that they had launched a new product, so he stopped the car and asked the driver to buy one for him.

He remembered that she liked to eat these.

She once said that eating sweets makes her feel better.

Lu Ning smelled the sweet fragrance in her hand, and her mood did improve a lot. She opened the pocket, took a bite, and then looked down at the exquisite packaging.

"Isn't it delicious?"

Ji Chiqian turned his head to look at her, his gaze falling on the pastries in her hand.

Lu Ning smiled and said, "Why don't you try it?"

As she was about to get him another one, he looked down and ate the pastry she had taken a bite out of.

Lu Ning froze as her fingers touched his thin lips, feeling a cool sensation.

Ji Chiqian tasted the pastry and frowned: "It's too sweet, it's not very tasty."

"I think it's OK."

Lu Ning handed him a bottle of water; she knew he didn't like sweets.

This pastry is too sweet; he definitely won't like it.

Ji Chiqian frowned and took several sips of water to suppress the sweetness, then looked at her and said, "Is it good? You looked like you were eating poison just now."

"No, I just think the box is pretty."

Lu Ning didn't think it tasted bad.

The fact that he remembered to buy her these little things to appease her despite his busy schedule made her uneasy.

She began by asking, "What do you mean by 'strike first'?"

"You'll know when it arrives."

Lu Ning thought for a moment: "Mo Shanshan just received a call from home saying that her mother has gone missing."

Ji Chiqian narrowed his eyes slightly: "It seems you guessed it too."

"Aren't you afraid your mother will find out? I heard they're best friends, good friends for so many years."

Ji Chiqian's eyes held a hint of mockery: "Maybe she's a toxic best friend."

If what happened back then was indeed arranged by the Mo family.

So, the fact that he happened to be in that car makes something seem off.

But Ji Chiqian can't say it yet.

Lu Ning changed the subject: "You won't get caught doing this, will you? After all, it's illegal."

"She won't call the police."

"But the Mo family might have called the police."

Ji Chiqian turned his head to the side, his gaze calm: "She'll explain everything when she gets back."

"Are you so sure?"

"It's all arranged."

Ji Chiqian didn't want to tell her too many details, lest he ruin his image in her eyes.

He didn't want to dirty her eyes or her hands with these dirty chores.

So he arranged his day last night and left early this morning.

He won't let Lu Ning do anything dangerous; he'll bring everything to her.

Lu Ning noticed his dark eyes and lowered her eyelids slightly to hide her chaotic thoughts.

They didn't say much after that.

When the vehicle arrived at an underground parking lot, they switched to another car and continued driving out.

Finally, they arrived at the foot of a building.

When Lu Ning saw this place, she felt that it looked somewhat familiar.

Mrs. Ji had invited her here for a beauty treatment before; it seems she's been here before.

Ji Chiqian led her through the back door of the beauty salon, around several alleys, to a room.

Li Man was already there. Upon seeing Lu Ning arrive, she immediately reported the situation: "The person has been brought in, and the room is all set up. When do we begin?"

Lu Ning glanced at Ji Chiqian: "Start what?"

Ask anything you want to ask.

"How should I ask? If I'm not careful, she'll become suspicious."

Ji Chiqian held her hand: "So our identities are the murderers from back then. Now we've kidnapped Madam Mo for money, or we'll expose what happened back then."

Lu Ning thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

"We've arranged for someone to go in; you can ask him anything you want anytime."

Lu Ning saw that Madam Mo was kidnapped in a small, dark, and damp house, which was completely unrecognizable as a commercial building.

She saw a thug-like man walk in; he had tattoos on his body and wore a black mask that covered his face.

The man walked straight over and touched Madam Mo's face, startling the wealthy woman who screamed, "Who...who are you? If you want money, I can give it to you!"

"You bitch, if you had paid me earlier, would I have had to hide all these years?"

"What...what do you mean? I don't understand."

Mrs. Mo found this person's speech a bit strange!

"Have you forgotten? Back then, your Mo family hired someone to take care of your competitor, to kill that family member in a car accident! We did the job for you, but you didn't pay us."

Mrs. Mo then remembered and quickly said, "I already paid."

"Impossible, I haven't received any money."

"I really did give it to him. I clearly gave the money to Boss Qin back then."

Mrs. Mo felt very wronged. How could she not have paid? After all, how could she not pay for something like this?

Lu Ning stood behind the glass window and glanced at Ji Chiqian: "Is Boss Qin Qin Xiang's father?"

"Yes, that's her father's nickname."

Lu Ning pursed her lips and stared at Madam Mo over there: "Keep asking."

The man patted Madam Mo's face directly: "But Boss Qin said you didn't pay the final payment, which made me run away overnight. I haven't dared to go home for years and have been living in poverty."

"That must mean Boss Qin embezzled the money!"

Madam Mo was furious. How could those idiots embezzle such a small amount of money?

Lu Ning took the microphone: "Ask her where Boss Qin is?"

Mrs. Mo must know.