"Hello, you must be Shi Manman's master. You're so young."
Feng Ping looked at Chen Miao and spoke gently.
After shaking hands with Feng Ping, Chen Miao got straight to the point.
"Senior, what did you and my apprentice talk about when you met yesterday? Did she behave unusually in any way?"
Feng Ping had been notified beforehand, so she knew why Chen Miao had come.
"Yesterday afternoon, Shi Manman and I exchanged some insights into the Corpse-Sewing Art. Her understanding was quite profound. Despite the considerable gap in our ages, we got along very well."
"Afterward, I suggested that Shi Manman join the Lin'an City Administration as an official forensic examiner, but she declined, saying she would follow your arrangements."
"I'd already told Shi Manman that she could come to the Administration whenever she had time, so we could discuss the Corpse-Sewing Art together. I never expected her to suddenly disappear."
"Have you found any leads?"
After hearing her out, Chen Miao shook his head.
"No leads yet. Senior Feng, please contact me if you learn anything."
After leaving his phone number, Chen Miao left with Jiao Yue.
"Chen Miao, try not to worry yet. I've already notified the Administrations in several neighboring cities and asked them to run facial recognition checks for Shi Manman to see if they can find her."
"We'll also check whether Shi Manman has been in contact with anyone else recently. We'll share whatever we find with you."
Jiao Yue looked at Chen Miao as he spoke.
"Thanks. I'll be going, then."
With that, Chen Miao drove away from the Administration.
Watching Chen Miao leave, Jiao Yue felt a little wistful.
"Having a master like that must be pretty nice."
Chen Miao went to a hotel beside the Forensic Medicine Department and booked