After Mistaking My Stepsister’s First Love - Chapter 87

No matter what, they had to go and check it out now.

Ye Wenjin made up her mind and turned to leave, but after just two steps, she paused and went back to grab the documents as well.

Seeing this, Butler Wu didn’t have time to think too much and hurriedly followed. The two quickly turned the car around this time, their destination was the abandoned building listed in the documents.

However, halfway there, Butler Wu received a call informing her that the fire at the accident scene had been extinguished and most of the injured had been rescued.

But during the rescue, the police discovered a discrepancy in the headcount. After some investigation, they realized the missing person was none other than Jian Mo, the chairwoman of Jian Group. They immediately called the company to report the situation.

Fortunately, Butler Wu had anticipated this and made arrangements in advance. Even after receiving the police’s call, the ordinary employees remained unaware, continuing their work undisturbed.

With the accident scene now under control and the police aware of Jian Mo’s mysterious disappearance, Butler Wu took the opportunity to share their suspicions with the authorities, along with the clues they had uncovered.

Truthfully, Butler Wu hadn’t wanted to involve the police. She knew Jian Li’s temperament well, and if Yin Yu had once worked under Jian Li, neither of them was to be trifled with. If they found out she had reported this to the police, Jian Mo’s situation could become even more precarious.

But after some thought, Ye Wenjin decided to call the police anyway. She remembered Jian Mo mentioning before that she intended to send both Jian Li and Yin Yu to prison.

Now that Jian Mo was missing, it was almost certainly connected to them.

Perhaps this kidnapping was just the beginning, a way to expose the deeper crimes those two had committed.

But the prerequisite for ensuring they faced justice was Jian Mo’s safety.

Ye Wenjin knew that relying solely on their own strength, they couldn’t guarantee Jian Mo’s safety. Even though she trusted Jian Mo wouldn’t recklessly endanger herself and would act prudently, she couldn’t shake the unease and worry gnawing at her.

After hearing Ye Wenjin’s reasoning, Butler Wu ultimately agreed with her decision.

Times had changed they couldn’t solve things the old way anymore.

With the police involved, the investigation would proceed more efficiently.

So Butler Wu chose to share some key details with the authorities.

Upon receiving this information, the police took the matter very seriously.

After all, Jian Mo was a prominent entrepreneur in the city, and her sudden, unexplained disappearance was no small matter.

Moreover, Jian Mo donated large sums to charity every year and had expanded her company’s operations, creating numerous job opportunities for the public.

Such a conscientious business leader was rare, so the police prioritized her safety.

After Butler Wu reported Jian Mo’s disappearance following the accident, the police swiftly launched an investigation.

Their inquiries uncovered details Butler Wu hadn’t been able to find.

Though the accident scene had been chaotic, the police spotted something amiss in the footage.

Two individuals, disguised as rescue workers, had carried the injured Jian Mo away as if helping her escape the wreckage. But after passing a large truck, they vanished without a trace.

In the surveillance footage, Jian Mo had simply disappeared.

But such a sudden disappearance seemed impossible. The police suspected that the two individuals had used a large vehicle to transport Jian Mo away, so they continued their investigation by tracking the truck.

The truck had indeed driven off, but the culprits were cunning. They drove into a shopping mall parking lot along the way, and when they emerged, the truck was empty.

During the same period, five vehicles had exited the parking lot, making it impossible to determine which one Jian Mo was in.

Without the information provided by Ye Wenjin and Butler Wu, the police would have had a much harder time tracing Jian Mo’s whereabouts.

However, with their leads, the authorities shifted their focus to the unfinished building and indeed found traces of someone having entered. Now, police forces were being mobilized to head to the abandoned structure.

Everyone moved quickly, knowing all too well that in kidnapping cases, the golden window for rescue was only the first 24 hours.

The shorter the time elapsed, the higher the chances of a successful rescue.

By now, two hours had already passed since the incident.

One thing that puzzled the police was that if the kidnappers had taken Jian Mo, they must have had a motive yet no demands or messages had been received, which was deeply concerning.

Only Ye Wenjin and Butler Wu knew that if this was truly the work of Jian Li or Yin Yu, their goal might not be money.

But as for what exactly they wanted, even Ye Wenjin couldn’t say for sure.

She believed her sister had her own plans, but what could she have possessed that would drive the two to such desperate measures? After all, kidnapping was a crime that would instantly brand them as felons.

What could be so valuable that they would go to such lengths to obtain it from Jian Mo?

Ye Wenjin’s gaze sharpened as she suddenly recalled Jian Mo once mentioning that after taking over the company, she had uncovered numerous shady dealings Jian Li had conducted under the guise of projects. Jian Mo had shut them all down upon assuming control.

Despite this, Jian Li had never been investigated and had publicly claimed to be on medical leave all these years.

Was it possible that Jian Li wasn’t actually ill but had instead been restrained by Jian Mo using similar methods?

At this thought, Ye Wenjin abruptly turned to Butler Wu and voiced her suspicion without hesitation.

Butler Wu was momentarily stunned by the question before sighing and nodding in reluctant confirmation.

But Ye Wenjin had no time to dwell on whether Jian Mo’s actions were right or wrong, she had realized something crucial.

“Aunt Wu, do you think my sister still has evidence of Jian Li and Yin Yu’s illegal activities?”

Butler Wu’s heart skipped a beat. “Evidence?” she murmured.

Her lips parted, then closed again.

Initially, she wanted to say it was impossible after all, Jian Mo had conducted a thorough audit when she took over the company.

Moreover, Jian Li was a cunning woman. The moment she realized Jian Mo’s successful takeover would spell disaster for her, she had prepared a contingency plan.

The first scenario was if Jian Mo failed, she would remain the company’s CEO, and everything would stay the same.

But if Jian Mo succeeded, she had also secured an escape route for herself.

Someone had to take the fall for her misdeeds and that someone could never be her. It had to be someone else.

So Jian Li had long been prepared, shifting all the blame onto a scapegoat. With someone else taking the fall, even if she were ousted by Jian Mo, she wouldn’t end up arrested.

And given Jian Li’s nature, if she had made up her mind, she wouldn’t have left any evidence behind.

At the time, Jian Mo had been entirely focused on competing with Jian Li for the chairman’s position, inevitably leading to some oversights. By the time she came to her senses, she realized Jian Li had already destroyed all the evidence anything that couldn’t be destroyed had been redirected to implicate others.

Thus, the reason Jian Mo kept Jian Li under control was twofold: partly because Jian Li had done the same to her mother, and partly because Jian Li was an extremely unpredictable variable. If she wasn’t kept under close watch, she would remain a hidden, massive threat.

For all these years, Jian Li had been tightly controlled by Jian Mo until recently.

Jian Li had escaped, but instead of fleeing, she had gone to see Ye Wenjin and reappeared before Jian Mo.

This made Jian Mo realize that Jian Li must still have people at her disposal. Later investigations into the Yin family revealed that person was likely Yin Yu.

That said, Butler Wu had doubts about whether Jian Mo still possessed any concrete evidence.

But given the current situation, it wasn’t entirely impossible. After all, if she was capable of resorting to kidnapping, it meant whatever she held in her hands was indeed a genuine threat to both of them.

After much deliberation, Butler Wu found Ye Wenjin’s speculation reasonable, but…

“Miss Mo’s actions are far too dangerous.”

Butler Wu grew even more worried.

Ye Wenjin remained silent. Ever since Jian Mo had disappeared, she had vaguely sensed that her sister was using herself as bait.

Had she known that the “possible danger” Jian Mo mentioned involved such a reckless gamble, Ye Wenjin would never have allowed her to go through with it.

She had believed Jian Mo’s assurance that she would be careful but now, it was clear she had no restraint at all.

A liar. Jian Mo had lied to her.

Ye Wenjin felt her nose sting, tears nearly spilling over.

Yet even so, what frightened her most was the thought of Jian Mo coming to harm even if she had deceived her.

Ye Wenjin fell even deeper into silence. Butler Wu noticed and sighed inwardly.

She knew her young mistress’s temperament well. Anyone would be devastated in her place. All she could hope was that Ye Wenjin would prioritize her own safety and avoid any further mishaps.

The two of them sat in heavy silence, lost in their thoughts.

Until the car was forced to stop, the road ahead had been blocked off by the police.

Getting too close risked alerting the suspects, so the police had parked their vehicles at a distance from the abandoned building.

Thus, Ye Wenjin and Butler Wu stepped out of the car and exchanged brief greetings with the officer in charge of the operation.

“Initial reconnaissance suggests there are indeed people inside the building, quite a few of them. One of them is lying on the ground, and we suspect that’s the kidnapped Miss Jian Mo.”

Ye Wenjin’s eyes reddened, her instincts screaming at her to rush in.

But she knew now wasn’t the time. She was an amateur in such matters, no matter how desperate she felt, she had to follow the police’s lead.

“However, there’s some good news. Our long-range observation indicates Miss Jian Mo’s condition is relatively stable for now. The kidnappers haven’t harmed her.”

“But this is only temporary. Our concern is that if the kidnappers achieve their goal, Miss Jian Mo may be in danger.”

The police were also quite frustrated, as their investigations revealed that the kidnappers were actually the elusive “fish” they had been trying to catch in their anti-gang operations, a particularly cunning one at that, who had slipped through their fingers multiple times.

Now, her trail had resurfaced, unexpectedly entangled in a kidnapping case.

A seasoned officer keenly sensed something amiss but chose not to inform Ye Wenjin and the others for the time being, fearing they might not be able to handle it before the truth was uncovered.

Meanwhile, Jian Mo was actually in relatively stable condition, though she looked somewhat disheveled from the earlier incident.

She stared coldly at the woman in front of her before closing her eyes.

But her quiet demeanor didn’t deter the other woman.

“CEO Jian, such remarkable composure. Even at a time like this, you remain unshaken. Truly, you and your mother are cut from the same cloth, the resemblance in temperament is uncanny.”

A subtle shift flickered across Jian Mo’s expression, as if she was disgusted, yet she still refused to speak.

If given the choice, she would never have chosen Jian Li as her mother.

It was utterly revolting.

What surprised her, however, was that Jian Li hadn’t shown up.

It seemed something unexpected had happened.

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