Chapter 3 Chapter 2 The Strange Disappearance of Eight Important Persons

I thought to myself, it's hard to say, there are quite a few newcomers who don't know anyone at all. I heard Tao Qiquan give Huang Tang the order to chase away the guests: "You can go." Huang Tang said, "I want to stay. The conversation between you and Wesley may be exactly what the police want." Tao Qiquan was furious: "What kind of talk is this! Even in a police state, no one would say that openly." Although Tao Qiquan was rich and powerful, Huang Tang was not a delicious fruit. He actually pushed back: "Even in a democratic country, the people have the obligation to assist the police in handling cases."

I was on the phone, and I heard their impatience, knowing that if we continue, the situation will only get worse, so I hurriedly said: "Tao Weng, Huang Tang is my old friend, having him here is only good for things, not bad , please don’t be too stubborn.” Tao Qiquan yelled at Huang Tang: "If Wesley didn't intercede, I'd have someone throw you out." How Huang Tang reacted, I couldn't figure it out on the phone, but it was conceivable that he would definitely sneer. Half an hour later, when I arrived outside Tao Qiquan's office, I found out about Huang Tang's situation—he could be said to endure humiliation, which I admire very much.

Huang Tang was not in Tao Qiquan's office, he was kicked out anyway, he was at the door of the office, as a senior police officer, but under the surveillance of eight guards, sixteen eyes were staring at him, it was almost Treating him like a flower picker, such an environment really doesn't taste good, so his expression is extremely ugly. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw me, and naturally called out, "God, you're finally here." As soon as he yelled, the door of the office opened. Tao Qiquan, being a super-rich man, opened the door himself, rushed out, pointed at me with an angry face, and said loudly: "Wesley, if I talk to you, if I want to be punished by someone else?" Surveillance, why don't you go back."

Huang Tang responded tit for tat: "If you don't like to talk about it here, you can go to the police station and talk about it, as you like." Tao Qiquan sneered: "With your attitude, you have to deal with peddlers." I still don't know what happened, but judging by the circumstances, it's pretty serious, that's for sure. Huang Tang and I exchanged glances, and Huang Tang showed a very resolute expression, expressing that he would never back down and vowed not to quit if he failed to achieve his goal.I sighed and said to him: "Sometimes, for the sake of purpose, soft words are much more useful than sticking to principles."

Huang Tang immediately said: "Why should I—" However, in the middle of his words, he stopped abruptly, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and turned to Tao Qiquan: "Mr. Tao, the matter is very serious, and Wesley may not be able to solve it. I am by the side, which will help the matter to some extent." Of course Tao Qiquan understands people, he knows the reason why I take a step back when he gives way, so he grunted and didn't say anything, he just waved his hands to Huang Tang and me, and made a gesture of inviting us in. When Huang Tang and I walked in with Tao Qiquan, we stretched out our hands and patted Huang Tang on the shoulder, praising his adaptability. Huang Tang smiled wryly, and I said to him just now, "Wesley may not be able to solve it. ", not angry, but from this we can better understand the seriousness of the matter.

Tao Qiquan's office is naturally full of extravagance. The place where we sat down is actually not his office, but one of the several reception rooms outside the office. After sitting down, Tao Qiquan felt a little uncomfortable with Huang Tang beside him , So, he deliberately gossiped with me and asked me: "Who have you been in contact with recently? Is there any news about Maxian?" Ma Xian is his adopted daughter who is now a super witch, and she has a very entangled and weird relationship with Yuan Zhenxia. I just heard that there seems to be some problems between her and Doctor Yuan, but it's not clear.

So I had no choice but to answer casually: "Before your call came, I was chatting with a pair of twins—you should know, two brothers, Chen Yixing and Chen Jingde." I speculate that Tao Qiquan knows the Chen brothers because they are all in the business world. Although the status of the Chen brothers in the business world is far from that of Tao Qiquan, they are still quite famous people. Tao Qiquan should know their names.I specifically mention the Chen brothers because there is a very peculiar phenomenon in them. This phenomenon can be used as a topic, making the nervous hydrogen relaxed.

I was not wrong, Tao Qiquan really knew that there were Chen brothers, but when he heard me mention them, he reacted strangely, which made me wonder what to do for a while. Tao Qiquan was startled for a moment, opened his eyes wide, and fixed his gaze on me, as if he didn't believe what I said. Then, he who had already sat down jumped up, but instead of facing me, he went to deal with Huang. Church. He pointed at Huang Tang, very annoyed, so he was speechless for a while. It's strange enough that he wants to accuse Huang Tang when I speak, but that's not too strange, because Huang Tang knows why he wants to accuse him. He raised his head and said loudly: "Without sufficient evidence, the police can't Detain anyone at will."

Tao Qiquan roared angrily: "My words, can't they be regarded as evidence? I thought the police had already taken action to arrest these two monsters." Huang Tang sarcastically said, "Mr. Tao, luckily you only govern your business kingdom." Tao Qiquan suddenly turned to me: "What are these two monsters doing to see you? What are they begging you for?" In an instant, everything that happened was a complete mess.It is quite difficult to keep calm in such a chaotic situation, so I had to quickly imagine things.The matter must have something to do with the Chen brothers, because when they were mentioned, Tao Qiquan reacted abnormally, and called them "monsters" twice in a row-this appellation naturally does not mean that the Chen brothers are really "monsters". It just expressed Tao Qiquan's disgust for them.

Moreover, in Tao Qiquan's mind, the Chen brothers did not know what they had committed. He believed that the police should arrest them, but Huang Tang had the opposite opinion—this may be the reason for their dispute. What makes me feel extremely strange is that I was only with the Chen brothers, and the Chen brothers definitely don't look like they have committed any crimes. Although they came to look for me with Liang Chenmei, I know they are fine There are always some reasons for not going to the Three Treasures Hall, and I also feel that their expressions and language are a bit hesitant, concealed, and did not tell the real problem.

But if they had committed any evil, they would not have acted like that.I first raised my hands to signal Tao Qiquan and Huang Tang not to continue the quarrel, and then said: "I don't know what happened at all, can someone tell me in a calm manner?" Tao Qiquan responded, "Yes! Eight people are missing!" His words were still nonsensical, but they finally had a start, and I quickly changed my mind: the eight missing people must be very important, otherwise, Tao Qiquan would not be so nervous. The matter of "eight people missing" itself can be large or small, depending on who the eight missing people are. I didn't say anything, and when Tao Qiquan continued, Tao Qiquan snorted: "These eight people are all the backbone members of my company." I straightened my body, Tao Qiquan's corporate organization is very large, and those who can be called "key elements" by him are naturally not ordinary people, but also well-known figures in the industrial and commercial circles! At this moment, Huang Tang bowed and handed a piece of paper to me. On that piece of paper, there were eight people's names and simple information. It was a missing list. As soon as I saw this list, I couldn't help but take a deep breath. For a while, I held my breath, knowing that the matter was indeed very serious—otherwise, Tao Qiquan wouldn't have come to me. Among the eight people, two are the chairman of the bank, and they are in charge of two banks with a wide range of businesses. If something happens to these two banks, it will cause a huge financial disturbance.In addition, there is a lawyer, the head of an investment company, the heads of three large factories, and a senior executive—the assistant to the president. Then he should be Tao Qiquan's most powerful assistant. This is indeed very unusual. I moved my eyes to the list for about half a minute before I raised my head and looked at Tao Qiquan. Tao Qiquan looked very excited and angry. He said: "When you look at the list, you know it ?” I frowned and shook my head slowly. Tao Qiquan raised his voice: "There is a huge conspiracy against my company, and they are using despicable terrorist methods." I looked towards Huang Tang, Huang Tang's complexion was very gloomy.I made a gesture to Tao Qiquan: "Don't jump to conclusions, these eight people disappeared under the same circumstances?" Huang Tang naturally understands what I mean by "disappearing under the same circumstances". The police said that if eight people disappeared on the same yacht or on the same plane, then there is a greater possibility It is an accident. If they disappeared separately, the situation is much more complicated, and it is much more difficult to track down. Huang Tang took a breath: "The situation is different. Two of them did not come out after entering the 'Twin Towers', so Mr. Tao thinks it has something to do with the Chen Brothers." The matter gradually became clear, the so-called The "Twin Buildings" are the two identical buildings owned by the Chen brothers. Two people entered the two buildings and did not come out again, so Tao Qiquan decided that the Chen brothers were at fault—of course, things may happen. It's not that simple. It is possible that in terms of business competition, the Chen brothers and Tao Qiquan also have conflicts of interest. I first correct Huang Tang's words: "These two people, it should be said that after they entered the Twin Towers, no one saw them come out." Huang Tang hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, it should be like this." Tao Qiquan roared: "Then a thorough search should be conducted in the building. Their status in Dow Corporation is very important, and they may be under illegal detention. The police have the responsibility to rescue them." I couldn't help frowning. Each of the Twin Towers is sixty stories high, and there are countless rooms. It is not impossible to conduct a detailed search, but it is naturally extremely difficult. From the standpoint of the police, it is natural not to search, so they will not go to this trouble. But looking at Tao Qiquan's situation, he must insist. At this time, Huang Tang pointed to the name of a banker on the name list: "This missing person disappeared in the bank building under his management. So, should we also go to the bank?" Search the seventy-two-story bank building?" Huang Tang paused for a moment, then pointed to another name, which was Tao Qiquan's right-hand man: "This gentleman just disappeared in the Dow Building, so, should we search the Dow Building thoroughly?" I saw Tao Qiquan's expression was extremely ugly. The Tao Building was eighty floors high, so it was naturally extremely difficult to search thoroughly. I waved my hand vigorously: "I don't quite understand, what is 'disappeared in the Dow Building' or 'disappeared in the Bank Building'?" Huang Tang took a breath: "The disappearance of the eight people is similar, and it all happened yesterday. The two who entered the Twin Towers were to discuss a business with the Chen Brothers──" Tao Qiquan stopped him: "I'm not going to negotiate, but to negotiate with them on a matter, so I'm accompanied by a lawyer." For the sake of narration, I have numbered the eight missing persons and called them Missing Person 1 and Missing Person 2... When necessary, I will add their identities at any time. Huang Tang told me the circumstances of the disappearance of the eight missing persons in great detail. Missing Persons 1 and 2 are lawyers and factory leaders, and have several business entanglements with the Chen brothers. (Of course, there is no need to elaborate on what the entanglements are) (Some people think that writing novels should not be afraid of details, the more detailed the better.) (If I am suddenly here and write this business negotiation in detail, in my opinion, it will be very funny, I will go to a psychiatrist to see if there is something wrong with me!) Each of them had a car driven by a driver. They arrived at 10:20 in the morning. The car arrived at the parking lot of the Twin Towers, but they did not get off at the parking lot. Instead, they got off at the gate of the building. The car drove to the parking lot and waited for them. There is a phone in the car. If they finish their work, they can call the driver, and the driver will drive the car to the gate of the building and wait for them to get on the car. I have described this procedure in great detail because these are related to the story. The result of the negotiations was not very quick—the police have conducted a fairly detailed investigation, and the whereabouts of the missing persons 1 and 2 are very clear. One of the parties involved in the negotiation is the missing persons 1 and 2, and the other party should be the Chen brothers or one of them. However, the Chen Brothers did not attend. They only sent insignificant staff and could not make any decisions at all. Therefore, the budget negotiation took a long time. After only half an hour, there was not much speculation. Er slapped the table and stood up, shouted: "See you in court!" and started to leave. Before leaving, before entering the elevator, both of them called the driver separately.One of the two drivers said that it was 10:40 when they received the call, that is to say, the negotiation only lasted about 20 minutes. Missing persons 1 and 2 are well-known successful people. When they got off at the entrance of the Twin Towers and entered the lobby, there were at least ten people who had seen them, and three of them watched them on the five floors of the building. Step out of the elevator on the tenth floor—that's the floor where the conference room is located. They left, of course, from the 50th floor. As soon as the two drivers received the call, they immediately drove the car out of the parking lot and drove to the entrance of the building. It took about three or four minutes. The driver thought that as soon as he arrived at the gate of the building, he could see the missing persons 1 and 2, but he didn't. After waiting and waiting, the missing persons 1 and 2 still did not show up. When missing persons 1 and 2 took the elevator down, on the fiftieth floor, they entered an elevator with no one there. However, when the elevator descended to the thirty-fourth floor, two young female employees entered the elevator, and when the elevator reached the twenty-sixth floor, another messenger and another employee entered. Before the fifteenth floor, all the people who entered the elevator, except for the missing one and two, had already left, and the messenger left on the sixteenth floor. The elevators in the Twin Towers, like many buildings, have several types.One is only to the thirtieth floor, one is only to the thirtieth floor, another is only to the sixteenth floor, and one is to every floor. The elevators taken by the missing persons 1 and 2 belong to the third type. If they do not leave when they are above the fifteenth floor, they will go straight to the lobby without stopping on the way. That is to say, missing persons 1 and 2 have no chance to leave the elevator between the 15th floor and the lobby—of course, it is not absolutely impossible, for example, by opening the door on the top of the elevator, one can grab the steel wire of the elevator. Climb up the cable, and so on. In terms of the identities of the missing persons 1 and 2, there is obviously no need for them to do this. Even if the elevator breaks down, there will naturally be rescuers to rescue them. At this time, the people waiting for the elevator in the lobby did not find that the elevator had malfunctioned. Huang Tang heard what the courier said to the police directly—once he received the report, the police became very nervous. At that time, there were only two people. I left on the sixteenth floor. Those two people kept talking in English. I didn’t understand what they were saying—of course I didn’t understand. If I understood, I would have been a class teacher, no Messengers." For the messenger, it was considered impossible, and the elevator was not malfunctioning. The missing persons 1 and 2 should leave the elevator in the lobby, but according to the people who were waiting for the elevator in the lobby at that time, when the elevator arrived, the door opened, and sometimes there was no one waiting. Naturally, I will not study why there is no one in the elevator, and the elevator will continue to operate normally as soon as people rush in. As for the drivers of the missing persons 1 and 2, after half an hour, when they realized that something was wrong, they made a call—the mobile phones of the missing persons 1 and 2, but no one answered, and they panicked. They went to the 50th floor first. Looking for it in the conference room, of course, there was no result.The driver returned to the office of the missing persons 1 and 2. Six hours later, the missing persons 1 and 2 still had no news, so they decided to call the police. When the police received the report, it was not only the missing persons 1 and 2, but also missing persons. Three, four, five, six, seven, eight, they all disappeared in different buildings at about the same time. Huang Tang took a deep breath and looked at me: "Mr. Wei, what's your opinion?" I said, "Let's hear about the disappearance of the other six people first." Huang Tang said: "There are two, the situation is also that someone saw them enter the elevator, but did not come out, and there were two, who were clearly in the office alone, but when the secretary went to find them, they disappeared. There are two more, someone saw him After passing the corner of the corridor, it disappeared just then. There is another one, which also disappeared during the elevator ride, but it didn’t go down, but disappeared when it went up.” I frowned: "How many buildings are involved?" Huang Tang took a breath: "The five buildings, including the Dow Building where we are now, are each more than fifty stories high." When he said this, I couldn't help but feel a chill.Eight well-known people disappeared among five famous buildings. For people who are accustomed to urban life and inevitably have to go in and out of various buildings every day, it is a very frightening thing. I clenched my fists with both hands. For a moment, I couldn't make any assumptions about these disappearances. Tao Qiquan was very impatient: "The missing people all belong to my company. There must be a big conspiracy going on." Huang Tang looked at me, and Tao Qiquan insisted on his opinion again and again, saying that there is a conspiracy against his company, which is not completely unreasonable. Although modern business behavior appears to be very civilized on the surface, the purpose of business behavior is Is it for profit, where the profit lies, the civilized people of the 20th century, and the ancient people of the 3rd century, the style and principle should remain the same, or whatever means can be used to get it. Seeing that I was silent, Huang Tang made a gesture: "You once had an experience, in a building, the elevator kept going up, and it went up to an unknown location—" I also happened to think of this, so Huang Tang was halfway through his speech, and I interrupted him: "The situation is very different. That time, someone used the elevator room on the top floor of the building as an experiment to delay time." As a result, incredible changes in time and space occurred. It seems that it has nothing to do with the current continuous disappearance." Huang Tang smiled wryly: "Then, is there any other explanation?" When Huang Tang said this, he squinted at Tao Qiquan—of course it is not very polite to look at people in this way, and Huang Tang's expression is also very strange, so Tao Qiquan immediately noticed it and said angrily: "What are you trying to imply? ?” Huang Tang said in a deep voice: "Since those eight people are all important figures in the Dow Corporation, could it be that they were ordered to disappear for a few days for some reason?" Tao Qiquan was so angry that he sneered: "Then, please tell me, who ordered them?" Huang Tang also let out a sneer of "hehe", with an air of "you know what you are asking". Before Tao Qiquan was so angry that he wanted to slap his hand on the table, I said, "Huang Tang, you misunderstood. If Tao Weng gave the order, There is some secret business going on, they won't work the police, let alone me." Huang Tang may have been suspecting that Tao Qiquan was behind the scenes, that's why the quarrel between him and Tao Qiquan was so tense, it was obviously because he didn't know Tao Qiquan's character, I had to let him know, so my tone was very sincere. After listening to my words, Huang Tang stayed for about half a minute before saying, "I'm sorry, I may have misunderstood—I'm really sorry, I think these five buildings should be thoroughly searched." I frowned and thought for a moment—the disappearance of the eight people is so strange, there must be some extremely strange things in it, and the so-called "thorough search" is the most stupid way to deal with abnormalities thing, will it work? At present, however, there is no alternative but a thorough search. So after thinking about it for a while, I nodded slowly: "This... is really a matter for the police. It will take a lot of manpower. If I have to find it alone, I won't be able to search every corner of the building for a year."