Chapter 401 The boss isn't that kind of person who can't distinguish right from wrong.

Chapter 401 The boss isn't that kind of person who can't distinguish right from wrong.

Tang Bai: "???"

Tang Bai's pupils dilated in shock.

He looked at him, puzzled: "Why did you turn off your phone?"

"You've already turned off your phone, so why can't I?" Mo Mo said very seriously, analyzing Tang Bai's psychology. "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You just want me to take all the blame."

Tang Bai: "..."

Mo Mo: "We share happiness and hardship together."

Tang Bai sighed, feeling for the umpteenth time that this guy's brain sometimes really doesn't work: "Is it possible that I spend most of my time driving and am not suitable to answer the phone?"

If the phone rings, should he answer it or not?

If Jiang Ruan answers, she'll definitely hear it, and it would be terrible if the captain said something he shouldn't.

If they don't answer Jiang Ruan, they'll definitely be suspicious, and they'll most likely guess that it's the captain who's looking for them.

After all, she had asked about this several times in the past two days, and told them that if they wanted to leave, they just needed to let her know, and they didn't need to keep following her.

Mo Mo: "?"

Amidst my doubts.

Their phones, which were turned on, were buzzing with several messages and missed calls.

In a group chat of three, a bunch of messages popped up next to a pink, cute bunny avatar.

I've arrived in Haicheng.

[Location], see you here this afternoon.

Where are they?

[@TangBai @MoMo]

Stop playing dead, come out. Ning Jing told me he saw you all.

...

Tang Bai checked his call log; the missed calls were right after these messages.

The captain must have called them after she sent them messages and no one responded.

"Call the captain back." Tang Bai decisively turned off his phone screen and looked at Mo Mo. "Tell her we've been on a business trip in Jingzhou these past few days and have been too busy to call her back."

Mo Mo saw through his trick: "If you don't hit me, you always make me do the things that get me scolded. Do you think I'm easy to fool?"

"It's not that I'm asking you to do it, but my phone battery doesn't allow me to do that much." Tang Bai turned on his phone screen and handed it to him. "She'll know our phones are on immediately. If we don't call, we're both doomed."

Mo Mo: "??"

Mo Mo snatched his phone and glanced at it.

One percent of electricity?

"Did you see clearly?" Tang Bai was glad that he had made two preparations in advance. He originally planned to use them when Mo Mo tried to shift the blame onto him, but now it turned out to be even better.

"It's okay." Mo Mo took his phone and handed him her own. "You can use my phone to make the call."

Tang Bai: "..."

Mo Mo threatened, "If you don't call, I'll tell the captain you deliberately turned off your phone."

Tang Bai then threatened, "Believe it or not, I'll get the young lady to deduct your salary."

Mo Mo: "The boss isn't the kind of person who can't distinguish right from wrong."

Tang Bai said deliberately, "Then how can you be so worthy of how good the young lady is to you? You approached her for your own purposes while making money off her."

Mo Mo frowned slightly.

I have a feeling that something is not right.

During their argument, an unknown number called. Upon seeing the caller ID, they were absolutely certain it was their captain calling. With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Tang Bai reluctantly swiped to answer.

"Ten minutes have passed, and you still haven't decided who will reply to me?" A light, cheerful female voice rang out, carrying an inherent sense of pressure.

Tang Bai: "..."

Mo Mo: "..."

Tang Bai, having given up all hope, adopted his usual nonchalant tone: "After all this time, you're still as insightful as ever."

The captain didn't hesitate to give him a single word: "Get lost."

Tang Bai coughed lightly, not daring to act rashly.

The captain asked directly: "How are things going with what we asked you to do? Have you understood everything clearly?"

Tang Bai and Mo Mo exchanged a glance, and neither of them spoke.

At the same time.

Jiang Ruan has already entered Ruanyuan.

Looking at the place, which remained unchanged, she was filled with mixed emotions.

"Ms. Jiang, this is the juice you used to like to drink."

"These are your favorite snacks."

"This is my newly upgraded smart system." The butler presented the tablet to her like a treasure, his eyes sparkling. "It's much easier and more convenient to use than before. Please take a look."

Jiang Ruan took it, glanced at it briefly, and handed it back to him: "It's pretty good."

The butler wasn't much older than them, but he was much more lively: "Then I'll upgrade it later."

Jiang Ruan nodded.

The housekeeper immediately got to work.

Jiang Ruan got up and went upstairs for a walk. The room layout and furnishings were exactly the same as before, and nothing had been moved.

Thinking about the message Huo Sinian sent and what she overheard at the airport that day, she went downstairs and asked the housekeeper, "Do you know what Huo Zhizhou has been up to lately?"

"I don't know." The butler shook his head. "We haven't been in contact with Mr. Huo for a long time. If you're looking for him, I can help you contact Assistant Jiang. He'll definitely know."

Jiang Ruan declined: "No need."

The butler, with a gossipy interest, asked, "Did you come to Jingzhou specifically to see Mr. Huo?"

"No, I was just passing through on a business trip," Jiang Ruan said.

"I understand!" the butler said with a meaningful look.

Jiang Ruan: "?"

The housekeeper wisely refrained from asking further questions: "I'll go back to work now. Please call me anytime if you need anything."

Jiang Ruan didn't speak, her mind preoccupied with how to obtain information about the Huo family. Before she could come up with an answer, the butler returned and told her, "Miss Jiang, Mr. Gu is here. He says he has something important to discuss with you."

Jiang Ruan looked over.

Gu Shixi rushed in, and when he saw her, he breathed a sigh of relief: "You really came."

"Something happened to Huo Er." Gu Shixi got straight to the point, a sentence he'd said the most since Jiang Ruan and Huo Zhizhou divorced. "Last night, he disappeared with his father and Jiang Yu."

"Huo Sinian did this?" Jiang Ruan subconsciously assumed that Huo Sinian had done it.

"No, he did it himself." Gu Shixi hadn't expected that he would accidentally push someone out of his control. "He wanted to force Huo Cheng to tell him everything that happened back then, but he didn't want Huo Sinian to ruin his plans, so he did it on purpose."

A hint of seriousness flashed across Jiang Ruan's brows.

Going to this extent means that Huo Zhizhou intends to stop at nothing. Huo Cheng is his father, and Huo Sinian is also watching him closely. If he really does something illegal or criminal, he will definitely be targeted.

"Could you help me contact him?" Gu Shixi was genuinely worried. "I've tried calling so many times but haven't been able to get through."

He's gambling.

No matter how reckless Huo Er is, he won't abandon Jiang Ruan.

I bet Jiang Ruan can always get through to his phone.

As he suspected, Huo Zhizhou had previously asked Si Ning to write a program that only Jiang Ruan and Sui Sui could call him, and he was currently running that program.

Jiang Ruan dialed the number, and the other end quickly received a dial tone.

Upon hearing this, Gu Shixi's heart involuntarily jumped.

The call connected after about two or three seconds, followed by Huo Zhizhou's distant and unusually gentle voice: "What's up?"