The Dragon Battle Hotel is quite far from the office building where Love Home Housekeeping is located, so it took Lu Lin and the other two a full half hour by taxi to get there.
"11th floor, Room 1109."
Luo Ling had been to her sister's workplace before and led the two into the elevator.
"Luo Ling, don't worry, we'll solve the problem if there is one. If it doesn't work out, we can call the police."
"Okay."
Luo Ling bit her lower lip and remained silent.
Seeing this, Zuo Yiming also quieted down.
The elevator slowly ascended.
They soon arrived at the 11th floor.
After determining the direction, Luo Ling quickly rushed into the office area of Love Home Housekeeping.
"Where's my sister!"
Luo Ling looked around but did not see her sister's figure.
"Miss, are you... Luo Yu's little sister?"
A middle-aged man walked out of the office area and asked. Seeing Luo Ling nod, the middle-aged man continued, "Don't worry. We don't want to see something like this happen to your sister either."
"Luo Yu has worked at Love Home for three years; we trust her character completely. But this afternoon, a customer called saying a valuable item at home couldn't be found, and they suspected your sister..."
"That's impossible!"
Luo Ling exclaimed loudly.
"Right, right, right, it's impossible. We fully trust Luo Yu's work ability and character. She is indeed a valuable asset to our company. But nevertheless, this is a customer complaint, and we can't, before we have investigated properly, you understand."
The middle-aged man stammered.
Luo Ling took a deep breath to calm herself, her eyes fixed on the middle-aged man in front of her:
"Then where is my sister?"
"Luo Yu got into an argument with us just now, and then she ran out. As for where she went exactly, I really don't know."
"You!"
Luo Ling was furious, but now it was best to find her sister first.
Ignoring the presence of Lu Lin and Zuo Yiming beside her, she used her Biological Chip to dial her sister's phone.
"Ring... ring..."
The call rang for a long time, but Luo Yu didn't answer.
"How's it going?"
Lu Lin and Zuo Yiming asked.
"I don't know; my sister didn't take the call."
"Didn't take the call? That's impossible."
In modern society, everyone has a Biological Chip in their body; answering the phone is just a matter of thought.
Generally, only when the 'Do Not Disturb' is set or in some other situations would a call not be answered.
It's unlikely that Luo Yu would block Luo Ling's number.
"Luo Ling, where do you think your sister would go now?"
"Where to?"
Luo Ling bowed her head in contemplation.
"She must have gone to find that customer who complained to clarify things."
"Yes, it must be that."
"Don't be fooled by my sister's gentle appearance; she's quite strong-willed. When faced with such unjust accusations, I'm sure she'd reach out to the customer first."
Luo Ling gave Lu Lin a grateful look, then turned to the middle-aged man from Love Home Housekeeping and asked, "Could you please give me the client's information who complained about my sister?"
"Well..." The middle-aged man looked troubled.
Though Love Home Housekeeping is not a big company, they do have some protective measures for client information.
"Please just tell us. We're senior high school graduates who have already activated our Talent; we won't use the client's information for other purposes."
"Besides, since Luo Ling's sister can't be reached, it could mean she's encountered some trouble."
"If you give us the client's address now, if anything happens, at least your company can clear up part of the fact."
Zuo Yiming said.
The middle-aged man saw Zuo Yiming's distinguished appearance, trusting that someone like him would not deceive, nodded, and retrieved the client's address from his Biological Chip to send it to them.
"Thank you."
Zuo Yiming said and pulled Luo Ling to leave.
What he said earlier was just to scare the middle-aged supervisor; Tongyuan in the Hua Xia District of Blue Star is just a small and remote city, not drawing much attention from people.
The three of them took a taxi again to the Lakeside Mansion on Star River Road.
This is one of the few rich neighborhoods in Tongyuan. Love Home Housekeeping mainly deals with house sorting, organizing, and cleaning, and their clients are mostly middle to high-income individuals in Tongyuan.
"Beep, dear passenger, hello. The Tongyuan Traffic Department has just released a traffic update. There is temporary traffic control on Star River Road, Qianjun Road, and near Chuanxi Road. Do you wish to detour?"
"Traffic control?"
"Do you know why?"
Zuo Yiming asked. Beside him, Lu Lin had already checked his Biological Chip for information on their destination.
Something told him this temporary traffic control was connected to Luo Ling's sister, or maybe the client involved with Luo Ling's sister.
"So far, the Tongyuan Transportation Department has not explained the reason for the temporary control."
The car's onboard intelligent computer replied stiffly.
Simultaneously, Lu Lin could not find any related information on traffic control online.
"What now."
Zuo Yiming was at a loss.
"Zuo Yiming, Lu Lin, you two should head back first."
"My sister might just be clarifying things with the client; I'll just go check. You don't have to worry."
Sitting in the car, Luo Ling's emotions had calmed down a bit.
She and her sister, Luo Yu, were never the type of girls to attract trouble, never having faced any significant danger while living on Blue Star all these years.
Luo Ling figured that as long as her sister explained things face to face, everything would be fine.
"It's okay, let's go check it out together since we're already here."
Lu Lin discreetly shook his head towards Zuo Yiming.
Zuo Yiming seemed to realize something and said nothing more.
"Alright, I'm really sorry for the trouble today."
...
Meanwhile, at Dragon Battle Hotel,
Zuo Zhenyu, who was drinking and chatting with Jiang Yueming, also received an urgent communication.
"General Zuo, a serious kidnapping case has occurred at Lakeside Mansion on Star River Road in Tongyuan City. The local police station cannot handle it and request our City Defense Army's assistance."
"What?!"
Zuo Zhenyu stood up abruptly.
In such a remote place as Tongyuan City, an adverse kidnapping case has occurred.
Zuo Zhenyu couldn't understand what in this place could be worth such a kidnapping.
"Yes, General Zuo, the adversaries are not acting on a whim and are not ordinary criminals."
"Three minutes ago, three SWAT officers sent by the Tongyuan Police Station to rescue the hostages were killed, two dead and one injured. The enemy's firepower is fierce, and their combat skill is robust. It's suspected that...a Star Core Warrior committed the crime."
"Alright, I got it. I'll be right there."
Zuo Zhenyu cut off the communication and clasped his fist towards Jiang Yueming: "Master Jiang, an urgent military matter has come up on my side. Once this affair is dealt with, I'll come back to drink and chat with you."
"Mm, go on, old man. I should be heading back to rest, too."
Before Jiang Yueming finished speaking, Zuo Zhenyu's figure had already disappeared.
He directly leaped out from the window opened inside the private room, landing perfectly on a military aircraft with a long tail flame below him.
The top cover opened, and Zuo Zhenyu effortlessly settled in.