Chapter 776 - Calling Him (2/2)

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At the place where Elder Dong and his wife got into the accident, the plants were growing nicely. Because a murder case had occurred at this place before, the police had sealed the path there, so it had been years since people had taken care of the place and there was wild gra.s.s growing everywhere.

Her bodyguards were walking ahead of her, helping to open a path for Nan Zhi.

“Miss Zhi, how about you wait by the road? We’ll look around instead. The more we walk into the woods, the denser it becomes. We’re afraid that there might be poisonous snakes or bugs.”

Nan Zhi shook her head. “Let’s spit up to look for it. There’s no need to a.s.sign someone to follow me.”

Although she knew that the hope was slim, Nan Zhi would not give up.

Putting on some gloves and covering herself completely, Nan Zhi held onto a detector and started to look around with concentration.

When Xia Yanran arrived, she could not see Nan Zhi anymore.

She called the staff at the newspaper to come help Nan Zhi look for the ring as well.

They searched from morning until late into the afternoon. They seemed to have searched through about half of the mountain.

But they did not find anything.

Seeing the sun was slowly setting, Nan Zhi became even more panicked and her thoughts were a jumbled mess.

She was not willing to rest for even one second, having fallen many times. She even sc.r.a.ped her arms and knees, but she did not care.

However, reality had always been cruel.

It would be impossible for her to find a ring that could not be found four years ago.

The skies slowly turned darker.

Not long after, the darkness swallowed up the skies.

Nan Zhi fell to the floor, her heart sinking to an all-time low.

By then, Xia Yanran and the rest of the group were waiting by the road. The sun had already set. Seeing that Nan Zhi was still not out, Xia Yanran started to get worried.

There were no signal in the mountains, so she could not even call Nan Zhi.

Nan Zhi’s four bodyguards had already went into the woods to look for her.

Xia Yanran wanted to go in to look for Nan Zhi with them, but she was stopped by her colleagues. “You’re not as professional as Miss Nan’s bodyguards. Don’t worry, they’ll definitely find her. If you go with them, you will only make things more difficult for them.”

Xia Yanran nodded.

Nan Zhi’s hopes were shattered since they had not found the ring. Xia Yanran really understood her feelings right now.

Xia Yanran also knew very clearly the pressure Nan Zhi had been under over the past few days.

She must have hidden herself somewhere to cry secretly.

Xia Yanran looked down at her phone.

Her finger hovered over the unsaved number. She hesitated slightly, thinking if she should get his help in getting down the mountain.

After about half an hour, the bodyguards came out with Nan Zhi.

Seeing that Xia Yanran and her colleagues were all waiting by the road, Nan Zhi felt terribly guilty. “I’m so sorry, I made you help me and even worried you. Where are you all going for dinner tonight? It’ll be my treat.”

“Zhizhi, there’s no need to! You can treat them again next time!” Xia Yanran grabbed Nan Zhi’s hand, trying to impart and give her as much warmth and strength as she could.

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After leaving the mountain, Nan Zhi said to Xia Yanran, “Although I didn’t find the ring, I still have to go tell Elder Dong about it. I truly understand what’s holding him back. If he doesn’t want to treat more patients, I think I shouldn’t force him anymore.”

Xia Yanran bit her lips. “You can go over first, I’ll go to the newspaper office to settle some things before I go over to find you.”

Nan Zhi nodded. “Alright.”

After Nan Zhi left on her car, Xia Yanran also got on her car. As she drove, her fingers dialed Xiao Yi’s number.

With her temper, after what he had done to her last night, she would never have contacted him again.

However, at the thought of Nan Zhi, she could only let go of her dignity.

Very quickly, the call went through, and with every ring, her heart thumped faster.