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Chapter 175 Yuan Houzi's Disappearance & Ouyang Jing

Gu Qingyu was afraid of running into the same group of overly enthusiastic aunts from yesterday, so she lingered in the office until dark before heading home.

As expected, he did not meet those aunts again, and Gu Qingyu returned to his residence smoothly.

But before Gu Qingyu could feel lucky that she had avoided the questioning of the enthusiastic aunties tonight, she discovered something was wrong in the yard.

Because the girl lived alone, Gu Qingyu specially sprinkled a small amount of fluorescent powder on the ground inside the wall as a mark.

It was completely dark at this time, and the traces of fluorescent powder were very obvious. Gu Qingyu immediately noticed several footprints under the east wall.

Gu Qingyu's eyebrows jumped. Was someone trying to get in?

Gu Qingyu picked up the wooden stick in the corner and approached the house cautiously. She held her breath, used her five senses to the fullest, and listened carefully to the movements in the room.

Apart from the sound of the wind and the occasional voices coming from the surrounding neighbors' homes, Gu Qingyu heard no other sounds.

After waiting for almost half an hour, Gu Qingyu still didn't hear any breathing sounds from another person in the house. Only then did he confirm that there was indeed no one hiding in the house.

However, Gu Qingyu still held up the wooden stick and searched the house inside and out. Only after he was sure that there was really no one there did he feel relieved.

What happened tonight really scared Gu Qingyu. Gu Qingyu relaxed and sat down on the sofa. It took him a long time to come back to his senses.

Gu Qingyu came to her senses and thought of the footprints she had just seen, so she picked up the stick and walked towards the courtyard wall.

Gu Qingyu walked around the wall and observed it carefully. In addition to the few footprints she had found before, she found many more footprints on the other sides of the wall.

Following the traces of fluorescent powder, Gu Qingyu discovered that the other party did not go into the house immediately after climbing over the wall, but wandered around in the yard before walking into the house.

After observing this, Gu Qingyu felt a chill in her heart. Now she was 100% sure that the person who climbed over the wall was definitely not just a thief!

What kind of thief would have nothing better to do than wander around the yard before stealing something? This is totally against common sense!

After thinking about it, this matter was probably related to her discovery of a shortage of grain in the food factory's grain warehouse.

It seems that she needs to be more careful these two days. The other party has already set their sights on her, and this matter may not end well!

But before that, Gu Qingyu thought she should notify the security department and call the police first.

So, in less than half an hour, all the main leaders of the Red Star Food Factory knew that a thief had broken into the home of the new factory director, Gu!

Haven’t you seen that there are a lot of people watching the fun gathered in front of Gu Qingyu’s house right now!

"What's going on?"

"I heard that there was a thief in Director Gu's house, and the police are investigating inside!"

Gu Qingyu was currently taking a statement with the police, carefully explaining everything from the beginning to the end about her discovery of the suspicious traces.

"Director Gu, have you lost any money?" asked the police officer.

Gu Qingyu shook his head upon hearing this, "No! And I looked carefully, there were no signs of rummaging in the house."

The police officer who was questioning the matter frowned when he heard this. This was very strange. As the saying goes, a thief never leaves empty-handed. There is no way a thief would come in without stealing something.

"Have you offended anyone recently? Or had an argument with anyone?"

"No, I've only been at the Red Star Food Factory for a few days and I haven't even met everyone yet!"

The police officer didn't get any useful information from Gu Qingyu, so he could only tell her, "Okay, then you should pay more attention these days. Stay alert now. If anything seems amiss, call the police immediately."

"Okay, thank you, police comrade!" Gu Qingyu nodded in agreement.

In addition to this matter in the family compound, Zhang Huaimin and others had to come over to comfort Gu Qingyu.

"Director Gu, are you okay? Do you want my husband to come over and sleep with you tonight?" Accountant Wu asked Gu Qingyu with concern after the police finished questioning.

"Yes, Director Gu, how about I let my daughter come and stay with you for a few days?" someone echoed.

Gu Qingyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry when she heard this. She didn't need to worry so much, so she politely declined in front of everyone, "No, I'm fine, you really don't need to accompany me!"

Seeing Gu Qingyu's refusal, Zhang Huaimin thought for a moment and said, "In that case, let the security department work harder and patrol here more often at night!"

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away and have people start patrolling tonight!" The security chief immediately expressed his opinion after hearing this.

"Okay! Thank you to the comrades from the security department for your hard work!" Gu Qingyu said gratefully.

At this time, outside the yard, the police comrades were asking the onlookers about the situation.

"Have any strangers entered the family compound in the past few days?"

The policeman's question made the aunts who were watching remember that something was wrong.

"Yes! There's a beggar who has been begging in our family compound these past two days!" Someone slapped his thigh and spoke excitedly.

As soon as these words came out, others echoed, "Yes, yes, there is such a beggar!"

"I saw how skinny he looked, so I was kind enough to give him a steamed bun made with three kinds of flour!"

"Did you give that steamed bun to the beggar?"

"Ah, what's the matter?"

"My little Huang went for a walk yesterday and found a steamed bun made of Sanhe flour. I was wondering who would be so wasteful as to throw away such a good bun."

"I'm afraid the beggar didn't even eat the bun you gave him!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, the police looked at each other and immediately felt that this beggar was very suspicious. It seemed that they had to focus on investigating this beggar!

Gu Qingyu was in the yard and naturally heard what the aunts said. The scene of returning home yesterday suddenly appeared in her mind.

Gu Qingyu had some impression of this beggar. At that time, she was being teased by several aunts, and the beggar was squatting not far away from her. It seemed that when he heard the aunts calling her name, he raised his head and glanced at her quickly.

It seems that this person is really coming for her!

Thinking of this, Gu Qingyu glanced at Zhang Huaimin and others secretly. This person might have been sent by these old guys!

Yuan Houzi is currently sleeping comfortably in a guesthouse not far from the family compound!

But he didn't know that he had already been exposed and discovered!

It turned out that Yuan Houzi had spent the past two days in the family compound and had already gotten a clear understanding of the surroundings of Gu Qingyu's house, inside and out. He had even planned his escape route after succeeding.

Yuan Houzi, who felt that everything was fine, didn't want to be outside in the cold wind anymore, so he went back to the guesthouse early to rest.

Because suspicious traces were found in Gu Qingyu's yard last night, comrades from the Security Department of the Red Star Food Factory and personnel from the nearby police station started to check on beggars in the surrounding area early this morning.

After a comfortable night's sleep, Yuan Houzi woke up the next day in a good mood. After a delicious breakfast in the guesthouse, Yuan Houzi went out and changed back into his previous beggar clothes in the public toilet.

After packing up, Yuan Houzi hummed a little tune and walked leisurely towards the Red Star Food Factory.

But as soon as he arrived near the Red Star Food Factory, Yuan Houzi realized something was wrong. The entire street was empty, and there was not a single person to be seen of the people who had originally gathered there to beg.

Yuan Houzi already felt vaguely uneasy. Sure enough, the closer he got to the Red Star Food Factory, the more people patrolled the area, and their main targets of investigation were the beggars.

It's broken! Something must be wrong!

The wind is blowing!

Yuan Houzi reacted quickly, turned around and took the fork in the road next to him, and quickly left the Red Star Food Factory.

The guesthouse was too close to the Red Star Food Factory, and Yuan Houzi had no intention of going back. After running all the way back to his hideout on the outskirts of the city, Yuan Houzi sat down on the ground and exhaled heavily.

The plan was well-made, but unexpectedly it failed. Yuan Houzi planned to take a break for a few days and make plans after the storm has passed.

Knowing that he was being targeted, Gu Qingyu was not too frightened. He went to the office as usual the next day, picked up the documents he had prepared yesterday, and drove to Jiang University.

Jiang University is the highest institution of learning in Jiang Province and a key university ranked among the top in the country. It has cultivated countless talents.

After registering his personal information at the school gate, Gu Qingyu turned the steering wheel and drove towards the staff quarters, finally stopping in front of an independent two-story building.

This is Ouyang Jing’s home, a warm and quiet courtyard.

Gu Qingyu parked the car on the side of the road, then got out and walked to the gate of the yard. She took a deep breath nervously, straightened her clothes, and then knocked on the gate, waiting for a response from inside.

After a long while, the door finally opened slowly, revealing a wrinkled but kind face. This person was Ouyang Jing.

"Who are you looking for?" Ouyang Jing asked in a very cold tone.

Gu Qingyu's face froze when he heard this, and he thought to himself: He is really not easy to deal with!

Gu Qingyu smiled again and said eagerly, "Hello, Professor Ouyang! I heard about you from Secretary Yang Zhibing of the Machinery Factory and came here to see you!"

"There's a problem with the two new production lines our Red Star Food Factory purchased. I'd like you to come out and help us take a look!"

"The old man is old and lacks energy. You should find someone else!" As soon as Gu Qingyu finished speaking, Professor Ouyang refused.

After saying that, Professor Ouyang turned around and walked back. In front of Gu Qingyu, the courtyard door slammed shut with a "bang".

Gu Qingyu stood outside the door, looking awkwardly at the closed gate in front of him. He touched his nose unnaturally and sighed helplessly in his heart: I'm afraid I will return empty-handed today.

Before coming here, Gu Qingyu had prepared herself to be rejected. Now that she was really rejected, Gu Qingyu's mentality was relatively stable.

Gu Qingyu stuffed the prepared materials under the courtyard gate and shouted to the courtyard, "Professor Ouyang, we imported these two production lines from Germany. They are said to use the most advanced technology."

"I'll leave the information for you. I hope you can take a look at it when you have time!"

After Gu Qingyu finished speaking, there was still no sound in the yard, so Gu Qingyu had no choice but to drive away.

In the living room of Professor Ouyang's house, Xiao Yifei heard the sound of a car starting up and said to his grandfather, "Grandpa, the person has left. Should I go to the yard and bring in the information for you to see?"

"No need, don't worry about it! If you have nothing to do, just do more exercises and prepare well for the college entrance examination!" After Professor Ouyang finished speaking, he walked towards the study with a hunched back.

What he experienced in recent years has made Ouyang Jing quite disheartened. Now he just wants to take good care of his grandson and has no interest in anything else.

After Gu Qingyu returned to the office, he called Yang Zhibing and told him about the rejection he received today.

"Ouyang has suffered a lot over the years, so his temperament has changed drastically. Now there are only two of them left in the family!" Yang Zhibing said to Gu Qingyu with infinite sighs.

"Qingyu, why don't we forget about Professor Ouyang and try looking for someone else?"

"It's okay, Uncle Yang!"

"Liu Bei even visited Zhuge Liang three times at his cottage. I've only tried once, so how can I give up so easily?"

"Please let me try a few more times. If it doesn't work, we can talk about other things!" Gu Qingyu comforted Yang Zhibing on the other end of the phone.

After finishing the call with Yang Zhibing, Gu Qingyu sat in the chair and frowned, thinking. If he wanted to ask for help, he had to find the right medicine for the right disease.

Thinking of Professor Ouyang’s grandson whom Yang Zhibing mentioned before, Gu Qingyu’s eyes lit up: Got it, let’s start with this grandson!

She thought that for Professor Ouyang at the moment, nothing would be more important than his only remaining relatives in the world!

In this case, she must find out more about her grandson's condition so that she can prescribe the right medicine.

The news soon came out. Professor Ouyang's grandson was named Xiao Yifei. After Professor Ouyang's accident, Xiao Yifei's parents divorced, and later his mother raised him alone.

However, not long after he started living alone, his mother died of illness, leaving him struggling to survive. It was an old friend of Professor Ouyang who saw that the child had no one to take care of him and found a way to send him to Professor Ouyang.

Xiao Yifei has suffered a lot in these years due to his wandering life. Not only is his health poor, but even his cultural studies have been delayed. Now he is being locked up at home by Professor Ouyang, and he is making up for his cultural studies!

So when Gu Qingyu came to the gate of Professor Ouyang's house for the second time, he came with a large stack of college entrance examination review materials in his hand.

Ding Dong!Ding Dong!

Xiao Yifei, who was almost going crazy from being tortured by math problems, heard the doorbell ring. He quickly threw his pen on the table and said to Ouyang Jing, who was about to go out to open the door, "Grandpa, don't go out. I'll go open the door!"

After saying this, without waiting for Ouyang Jing to object, Xiao Yifei rushed out in a flash.

With a creak, the gate opened!

Xiao Yifei saw Gu Qingyu standing outside the courtyard gate and couldn't help but say, "Hey, why are you here again? My grandpa won't help!"