Second Stage

"Vice Branch Manager Xu, that was what happened earlier. One person is already dead..."

Niu Luo stood near Truck No. 1, pressing his earpiece as he spoke to Xu Nan with an uneasy expression.

Wen Yongxin held the notebook of personal effects, flipping through it repeatedly as he tried to find some clue within.

"Even if she's gone, that doesn't necessarily mean she's dead, right?

Maybe that little girl ran off while we weren't paying attention."

Nong Guohao was dismissive of Deng Yiwen's disappearance. All he cared about was that these moving company workers had left the furniture halfway through the move.

On the third day of the mission, the plot still had not changed in the slightest.

Naturally, this outcome was entirely thanks to the behind-the-scenes manipulation of Spirit Body Chen Jie.

"Keep moving the furniture. Observe for a while longer before we decide anything."

Xu Nan's instructions remained as usual, without unnecessary words or any other complications.

Niu Luo gave a perfunctory response and glanced at Wen Yongxin. Before he could speak, Li Yi's voice came through:

"Check the notebook's entry for today. The clue to her disappearance will be hidden in there."

Wen Yongxin had been examining the notebook all along. By the time Li Yi said this, he had already noticed something unusual.

He quietly pointed at the earpiece. After cutting off the channel, he pushed a page from the notebook before Niu Luo and whispered:

"Look. There's a trace of something greasy here."

Niu Luo copied him and cut off communications. After inspecting it carefully, he frowned and asked:

"Deng Yiwen only left behind this one thing. Does that count as a clue?"

Wen Yongxin lost his flippant demeanor, his face turning grave as he said in a low voice:

"If you connect it to