Chapter 1631 - Missing Person (1/2)

Chapter 1631: Missing Person

When the students’ activity had come to an end, Li Du’s main task was to accompany Sophie, the mother-to-be, to prepare for the birth of the baby.

He would occasionally go to some auctions, such as warehouse auctions or real estate auctions, and from time to time he went to parties with invitations from all over the place and from different people.

Generally, these invitations to dinner or parties were made by phone, and some were delivered to his house. Li Du was very used to this kind of life and it was considered peaceful these past few days.

It wasn’t until July that an unexpected guest came to his house.

Li Du was examining Sophie’s bulging tummy that day, when Brother Wolf knocked on the door and said, “Boss, someone is looking for you, it is very urgent.”

Li Du asked lazily, “Who is it? What is the hurry about?”

“It is Mr. Steve Tussenberg’s manager, Mr. Elson,” said Brother Wolf.

Upon hearing that the Old Master was coming, Li Du quickly stood up and said, “Where is he? I will go now…”

“I am outside the door,” Elson’s old voice sounded.

When Li Du went out, he saw Mr. Elson’s figure, which was looking older day by day. He smiled and said, “What happened that makes you come to my house in person? You could just make a phone call.”

He had asked Steve for many favors, and usually, it was Elson who did things for him, so he was very polite to the Old Master.

With a wry smile, Elson said, “I had to come myself for this matter. Is there any quiet place? I want to have a talk with you.”

Li Du took him to the study, and then gave Brother Wolf a look and said, “Don’t let anyone in unless it is very important.”

Brother Wolf immediately backed away from the study’s door and blocked the entrance.

When they entered the study, Elson’s mood sank rapidly. He found a chair, dropped into it moodily, and sighed as he said, “We are in trouble, big trouble.”

Li Du said, “If there is anything I can do for you, please let me know.”

Elson looked at him and asked, “Li, when was the last time you saw Steve?”

Li Du said, “When I got married on Seagull Island. You were there too.”

Elson asked expectantly, “How about after that? Did you run into Steve again? Or talked to him on the phone?”

Hearing this, Li Du suddenly realized that he had not had any contact with Steve for a long time!

Since his return to Los Angeles, he has hardly taken the initiative to make phone calls. Bill and Lu Guan were the ones who would call him to invite him to attend the auction activities, while Dickens and his men called him to attend the tenant auctions, and some other people would call to invite him to all kinds of social activities.

In other words, his active contact with the outside world was almost nil.

Watching him shaking his head, Elson’s mood sank again and his face turned pale.

Li Du poured him a glass of wine and said, “What happened? Calm yourself first, Mr. Elson. You seem to be in a very bad state of mind.”

Elson drank a big mouthful of wine from the glass. Then he gasped as he said, “Steve is missing!”