"Hello, may I ask who you are?"
Almost the instant He Ao's feet touched the ground, a middle-aged man who looked like he was in charge came forward and looked at He Ao.
"Hello. We're from the Research Institute. I'm He Ao."
He Ao replied softly, his gaze sweeping over the grounds around him.
Though this "manor" looked vast, not much of it was actually in use. The lights were off in most of the rooms.
There were not many manor staff gathered around either. Liu Zhengyun seemed to have hired only basic personnel to simply look after the estate.
As He Ao spoke, Ming Guang also jumped down from the helicopter and stood behind He Ao. He looked at the middle-aged man and smiled. "Ming Guang. We met when I came here before."
"Mr. He Ao, Mr. Ming Guang,"
The middle-aged manager looked at He Ao. He had intended to ask for more details, but after seeing Ming Guang land behind He Ao, he did not press further. Instead, he said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Our boss is also from the Research Institute. May I ask why the Research Institute has suddenly come here today?"
"It's nothing," He Ao said as he slowly walked toward the few buildings that were still lit. "Councilor Liu disappeared today. We couldn't find him, so we came to see if there were any clues. Have you seen him recently?"
"Councilor Liu..." The middle-aged manager froze slightly. The expression on his face shifted almost imperceptibly before immediately settling. He asked casually, "You mean our boss?"
Then he asked with a trace of anxiety, "I reported work to the boss just two days ago. He disappeared?"
"Did he contact you today?"
He Ao did not turn to look at the middle-aged man beside him. Dim