Chapter 446 The third person [She who disappeared]

Author: Lu Qi Li Guo

"No..." Pei Shiqing was about to explain, but Shi Rou tightened her arm around Pei Shiqing after hearing this, "As long as you don't hate me."

Pei Shiqing exhaled helplessly, and the flesh on her cheeks swelled. Her body stiffened. It was obvious that she was not used to this kind of touch and was a little at a loss.

"It's just that I'm not used to this." As soon as Pei Shiqing spoke, Shi Rou let go of his hand, "Then I won't hold my arm with you."

Nie Zheng reached out and grabbed Pei Shiqing's arm and pulled her away from Shi Rou, "I just saw a wound on the skull's head. It was probably hit by something hard before death."

Shi Rou looked at Nie Zheng's actions as if she were some big pervert, and curled her lips.

"Then let's go up the mountain now, just in time to find Zhu Ya's body." After Pei Shiqing finished speaking, he took the lead towards the door of the B&B.

"Wait a minute." Shi Rou stopped Pei Shiqing, then ran up to the second floor and took down the hiking pole left on the second floor. "Now we only have this hiking pole."

As soon as the door was opened, dazzling light suddenly shone into the B&B from the outside, and the warm sunshine dispelled the coldness in the B&B.

Shi Rou said in disbelief: "It's actually daytime outside?"

Compared with the bustling resorts, this place is extremely desolate. Next to it is a cement board road. From the board road, there is a stone-paved path connecting the B&B. The areas without stone paving are full of green grass.

Where the B&B faces the road, telephone poles are connected one after another along the direction of the cement road. There are several round hot springs on the side of the B&B facing the mountain, and the water inside is still steaming.

In the distance are paddy fields and ponds, and almost no homes can be seen.

Continuous green mountains extend vertically, and there seems to be mist surrounding the high places. The river flows down, and the mountains and waters are beautiful.

Pei Shiqing took a deep breath and felt that the air was also very fresh.

Shi Rou couldn't wait, "Let's go, let's go up the mountain."

"Wait a minute." Pei Shiqing called to Shi Rou, "We'd better find something that can illuminate, such as a flashlight, or a match lighter, otherwise we will be in more danger once it gets dark."

Nie Zheng: "Yes, just look for them in the B&B. These are common things."

"Are you three here to stay in the hotel?" At this moment, a woman with a matchmaker's mole on her lip appeared behind them. She had curly hair and looked like a charterer.

She walked towards the three of them while eating melon seeds.

Pei Shiqing asked: "Are you the owner of the B&B?"

The woman spread her hands and said, "What? Don't I look like him?"

"Then do you know Zhu Ya and Zhang Wenbo?" Nie Zheng asked directly.

The woman glanced at him, "Why do you ask?"

Nie Zheng didn't blink, "We are their friends and we came to see them."

"Oh, they have gone up the mountain just now." After the woman finished speaking, she asked again: "Can you stay in a hotel?"

The three of them looked at each other and said, "Stay."

The woman happily collected the money, and then wanted to take them to the room, but Pei Shiqing refused, "We are going to climb the mountain to find them, so we need to book a room first. By the way, boss, do you have a flashlight, lighter or anything like that?" Or hiking tools, we all need them."

"Some of the climbing stuff was left by previous tourists. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you." The owner of the B&B looked very generous at the moment, "Wait, I'll get it for you."

When they were all equipped, Nie Zheng asked casually, "Are they the only two who went up the mountain together?"

"No." The B&B owner shook his head, "I remember there was another man."

Pei Shiqing: "Who?"

"It seems to be called Qi..." The owner of the B&B looked up and thought, and then remembered, "Qi He, yes, that's right."

She paused, "Aren't you here to find them? How could you not know?"

Nie Zheng had a gentle smile on his face, "We only know Zhu Ya and his wife."

The B&B owner was stunned by his smile, "Oh, that's true."

Pei Shiqing asked again: "Boss, do you think the relationship between Zhu Ya and her husband is good?"

"Okay." The owner of the B&B said without hesitation: "I have never seen such a good one. He is almost obedient. Whatever Zhu Ya says, his husband agrees. He carries bags and luggage. He is so considerate that I miss my family. That’s a mouthful.”

"Then Zhu Ya treats Zhang Wenbo the same way?" Nie Zheng asked.

The B&B owner didn't know why he asked, "Of course, they have only been married for a year, and of course they are sweet."

"Hey, then there is no conflict between Zhu Ya and Zhang Wenbo." Pei Shiqing thought of the phone call. The person on the other side found no evidence of Zhang Wenbo's cheating.

Shi Rou obviously also thought of that phone call, "Maybe he disappeared accidentally, and because the body was never found, he wanted to go home. What if we think it's complicated?"

Pei Shiqing nodded, convinced, "It's really possible."

The owner of the B&B was so frightened by Shi Rou's words that she looked at Shi Rou warily, "What body, what is missing?"

Pei Shiqing waved his hand, "It's okay, it's okay, she's a screenwriter, and she likes to figure out the plot whenever she has nothing to do."

Nie Zheng: "The two couples went out to travel and climb mountains. Why did Qi He also follow?"

Shi Rou suddenly realized, this time she whispered to Pei Shiqing, "Did Zhang Wenbo find out that Zhu Ya and Qi He were having an affair?"

Pei Shiqing shook his head and quietly replied: "But that phone call showed that Zhu Ya suspected Zhang Wenbo of having an affair. If Zhu Ya didn't love Zhang Wenbo, she wouldn't care whether he had an affair, right? Besides, the boss said that the two of them love each other very much."

The two people were whispering behind each other, and the boss answered Nie Zheng's words seriously, "I don't know."

But thinking about it, Zhu Ya and the others were only staying at the B&B for a few days. If the boss hadn't been so nosy, they might not have been able to get any clues from the boss.

The three of them said goodbye to the B&B owner and started heading towards Pingmao Mountain.

After walking across the stone bridge over the river, we arrived at the foot of Pingmao Mountain. Nie Zheng opened the map he carried with him and determined the starting point for Zhu Ya and the others to go up the mountain.

Pei Shiqing found the location directly. She pointed to the path in the mountain and said, "They should have gone up from here."

Nie Zheng held up the map and nodded, "Yes, the map also shows this is here."

"Let me take a look at the map too." Shi Rou said and leaned over. Nie Zheng gave her the map directly and then followed Pei Shiqing up the mountain.

She looked at the map and compared it, with a puzzled look on her face, "How did you figure it out?"

Pei Shiqing stood in the forest and looked back and said: "The grass in this place is sparser than in other places, and the slope is gentler. You can confirm it with the markings on the map."

Shi Rou took the mountain climbing station and walked up behind them, "Then let's just follow the map and find it."

Pei Shiqing: "Yes."

Shi Rou: "Then I have to protect this map. This mountain is so big, let's not get lost."

Pei Shiqing: "Looking at the route on the map, I guess it can't be completed in a day or two. Maybe the three of them were planning to camp in the mountains."

Shi Rou said "Ah" after hearing this, "Then we won't have to leave for several days, right?"

The higher they walked, the denser the trees became. Sunlight spread through the gaps in the leaves, and the light spots shone on the three of them. The only sounds around them were the rustling of leaves and the sound of them walking through the bushes. Not even a bird was heard. .

The silence is terrifying.

At some point, a faint white mist floated in the forest. The white mist stayed in the air like a veil. Until Pei Shiqing walked through it, the mist spread to both sides.
Chapter completed!