The bar code is kept by her. How could the envelope in the locker vanish?

She reaches out her hand into the locker to check, but nothing wrong is found. At this moment, she receives a short message. It’s sent by that unknown number and includes the vdisk account and password.

She calls him back at the drop of that, but the phone has been switched off.

It seems that the trap map has been taken away by him!

She calls Muxian frustratedly and tells him what happened.

Soon Ji Muxian and Han Siqi reach the locker room of the mall.

“The locker can only be opened with the bar code, but it’s kept by me! Its lock doesn’t seem to have been picked.” Fu Zhengzheng looks puzzledly at Han Siqi who is checking her cellphone.

Ji Muxian looks confused too, “We kept staring at the locker room in the monitor room and didn’t find anyone approach the locker.”

“It’s so weird!” Fu Zhengzheng grits her teeth irritably and then opens the cellphone map.

Han Siqi understands her meaning. He looks at Ji Muxian, “If the coffer is in the Lingshan Mountain to the north of the city, he is sure to go there immediately after he gets the envelope. There is only one way from the mall to the north of the city.”

Ji Muxian is still checking the locker. He answers without raising his head, “There is only one main road, but there are numerous byways. What if he doesn’t take the main road? A national highway is accessible from the north of the city if he drives northward. The traffic is heavy in that direction. Moreover, we even don’t know when he took the envelope away.”

Han Siqi is made speechless.

“It’s possible to tamper with a locker that had to be opened with a key in the past, but it’s not now, because a locker can only be opened with a bar code.” A man in a black suit behind Ji Muxian stares at the locker and murmurs.

Ji Muxian fixes all his eyes on him instantly, “What is the meaning of “to tamper with a lock?”

“Well, some lockers didn’t work, including the one where this lady put things. We had them repaired by someone the other day.”

He turns out to be the mall manager. Fu Zhengzheng thought he was a disguised policeman.

“Why didn’t you say it earlier?” Ji Muxian roars. Then he goes quickly to the back of the locker.

There is a row of lockers at the front and back respectively. The two rows of lockers share the rear wall.

The manager fells injured, “I saw this lady find a locker randomly to check things in, so I didn’t think of it. Besides, the bar code is in her hands, isn’t it? It’s not supposed to be opened by another person.”

“Come here!” Ji Muxian shouts at the other side of the locker.

Fu Zhengzheng and Han Siqi go there quickly. Ji Muxian is pointing to the locker right behind the one where Fu Zhengzheng checked things in. They look at it and come to understand immediately.

The two lockers are interlinked!

The manager looks at it and becomes surprised, “It’s impossible! Our lockers boast high safety performance!”

Fu Zhengzheng ignores him and intends to run back. What Ji Muxian says holds her back, “You can’t find anything over there. The middle iron plate can only be moved on this side.”

“Go to the monitor room to see who touched this locker during that period of time.”

Once Han Siqi stops, Ji Muxian drags the manager away.

“But I chose the locker randomly.” Fu Zhengzheng follows them confusedly.

Han Siqi explains while walking, “These lockers are nearest to the mall gate. Generally, people tend to choose lockers nearby. When you came to check things in, all lockers were occupied except this one.”

“They occupied other lockers intentionally. When they saw me come here, they emptied the locker with a secret compartment to trap me, right? How crafty they were! I didn’t consider so much!” Fu Zhengzheng blames herself secretly for her carelessness.

Han Siqi comforts her, “It’s not bad that they took away the trap map in this way, or we would be worried about your safety if you took it to them.”

“He told me the vdisk account and password, but we still don’t know Zhu Ting’s whereabouts! I’m really afraid he will take Zhu Ting away from B City. If so, where can we find them?”

“The coffer is still here. He won’t go.”

“It’s not sure. He is listed as wanted by the police. Is the coffer more important than his life?”

“According to Fu Wenhai’s ability, it’s not difficult to change his face or identity in disguise.”

“Don’t look down upon the police’s ability!” Fu Zhengzheng thinks Han Siqi despises the police, so she argues, feeling unconvinced.

“You have investigated Fu Wenhai for six years, haven’t you? But he has created Rongsheng Group and Wenhai Building Materials under your nose, right?” Seeing Fu Zhengzheng’s frustrated look, Han Siqi changes the topic smilingly, “If we find the person opening the locker and taking away the envelope, we may know the whereabouts of Fu Wenhai.”

Fu Zhengzheng becomes active again, “So long as we can recognize the person emptying the locker before me in the surveillance video, we will have a clue.”

“He might be the same person that opened the opposite locker.”

They enter the monitor room. A man with a cap has been locked in the surveillance picture of the locker room. Ji Muxian is calling someone.

“This person is probably the one opening the locker before me. I remember he wore the same hat.” Fu Zhengzheng twists her head to look at Han Siqi immediately.

“The intersection in the west of the city? OK, I’ll be there soon.” Ji Muxian stands up and is ready to go. Seeing Fu Zhengzheng, he tells Han Siqi, “Please take Zhengzheng back home now.”

Afraid that Ji Muxian doesn’t allow her to follow him, Fu Zhengzheng implores him quietly, “Muxian, Zhu Ting hasn’t been rescued. I don’t feel easy.”

But while she is speaking, Ji Muxian goes out quickly.

“Let’s go.” Han Siqi takes her hand and goes outside.

“Where shall we go?”

“Follow Muxian.”

Then Fu Zhengzheng strides to catch up with Han Siqi.

“Is it the way to the north of the city?” Fu Zhengzheng sits in Han Siqi’s car and keeps staring ahead. Though the car runs slowly, she can’t recognize the surroundings, because it’s at night and she isn’t familiar with the surroundings.

“Yes.”

“Our guess seems to be right?”

“Yeah.”

“Fu Wenhai is prudent. Except the men he has sent to attract the police, he is sure to gather all the left ones around him. They have arms definitely. I don’t know if Muxian has made a good arrangement.” Fu Zhengzheng is worried, though they have no choice but to go to the Lingshan Mountain.

“So long as Fu Wenhai comes to the Lingshan Mountain, you don’t need to be worried.” Han Siqi is full of confidence.

“We can’t let down our guard!” Fu Zhengzheng is afraid that Han Siqi will take the enemy lightly.

At the exit of the city, Ji Muxian stops his car, and so does Han Siqi. Fu Zhengzheng intends to get out of the car, but Han Siqi stops her.

At this time, Han Siqi receives a call. He answers it briefly and then hangs up the phone.

“Who called you?”

Han Siqi doesn’t answer her directly, “Fu Wenhai has gone up the mountain.”

“Does Zhu Ting go with him?”

“No.”

“Why not go up the mountain right now?” Fu Zhengzheng becomes impatient.

“Let’s wait for Muxian’s arrangement.”

Perhaps realizing Fu Zhengzheng’s anxiety, Han Siqi puts soft music on. Hearing the melodious music, Fu Zhengzheng calms down slowly leaning against the backrest.

After about twenty minutes, the front car flashes its lights and then runs forward.

Han Siqi starts his car to follow it. Then his cellphone rings again. He turns off the music. Before Fu Zhengzheng cranes her neck, he has connected it, responded briefly and hung up the phone.

“Whose call?”

“Lu Song has found something.” Han Siqi answers her vaguely.

The car runs like lightning and hits the road around the Lingshan Mountain soon.

The car turns here and there. The mountain road becomes increasingly bumpier. Finally, the front car stops. Han Siqi pulls his car over and signals Fu Zhengzheng to get out of the car.

“Be careful. It’s a cliff over there.”

“OK. I know.” Fu Zhengzheng gets out of the car and looks around.

It’s past 11:00 p.m. The mountains are shrouded in darkness, because there is no moonlight. It appears to be extremely quiet.

“This is…” Fu Zhengzheng lifts her head and looks at Han Siqi.

With a torch in his hand, Han Siqi takes her hand and goes to Muxian. He doesn’t answer her.

“It’s supposed to be nearby. Be cautious.” A familiar voice says.

Yang Tao? Fu Zhengzheng looks in the direction of the voice. By the swaying torchlight, she sees Yang Tao and other men gesticulating.

She didn’t expect Yang Tao would arrive earlier than them. It seems that many things have happened here.

“They have found where the coffer is?” She whispers to Han Siqi.

Han Siqi presses her finger as a positive answer.

“What about Zhu Ting?”

“In the coffer. She called the police with Fu Wenhai’s cellphone.” Ji Muxian answers and then gropes his way to a mountain path.

Fu Zhengzheng is surprised and wants to follow him and ask more. But it’s dark and it rained before, so it’s difficult to walk. She can’t walk fast and has to be pulled by Han Siqi.

After they walk a section of dirty mountain path, light can be faintly seen ahead. The two tall figures walking in front begin to run. Fu Zhengzheng knows they are Muxian and Yang Tao.

Han Siqi pulls her and walks faster.

While walking, Fu Zhengzheng looks at the ground by the torchlight and feels surprised, “It’s unexpected that the land would be flat on the mountainside.”

“It’s a graveyard, where the ancestors of villagers living at the foot of the mountain are buried.” Han Siqi corrects her.

Fu Zhengzheng knows it’s the custom that some mountain people bury their ancestors in the mountain, but she didn’t expect the coffer would be in such a place. However, in retrospect, it’s reasonable.

Fu Zhengzheng lifts her head and sees a crowd gathering ahead. She walks over quickly. At this time, the crowd makes way and two policemen help a woman come out.

Zhu Ting!

Fu Zhengzheng becomes excited and runs to support her instantly.

“Zhu Ting, how are you?”

“I’m all right.”

“Where is Fu Wenhai?” Fu Zhengzheng looks to the back of Zhu Ting on tiptoe, but she doesn’t see him.

“He’s dead.”