Reborn as the Vampire Prince at Server Start, I am Invincible

Chapter 78 : Dragon Abyss' New Method

Dragon Abyss' New MethodAfter dinner, Yao Qian went to the kitchen to tidy up the dishes. Cecilia secretly exchanged a glance with Gu Yanxi, and the two of them returned together to Gu Yanxi's bedroom.

"Why did your mom come home today? When I saw her at first glance, I almost dropped dead on the spot."

As she closed the door behind her, even Cecilia's voice trembled as she spoke.

Yao Qian's sudden return had indeed given her a lot of psychological pressure.

"Relax, I'd already told her on the way back, didn't we just manage to cover it up?"

Gu Yanxi, on the other hand, seemed completely unafraid, still speaking softly to comfort her, "Just continue to stay here for these two days. What comes after, let's talk about it then."

"No, if this drags on, she will find out sooner or later. I can't just keep freeloading at your place without leaving."

Cecilia shook her head, plopping down onto the edge of Gu Yanxi's bed, and let out a deep sigh.

Having lived in this apartment complex for so long, it would be a lie to say she felt nothing. Unfortunately, the time left for Cecilia was running out.

If she didn't want her true identity exposed, then at the latest, the day after tomorrow she would have to leave Gu Yanxi's home and find her next place to stay.

Moreover, the location of the new place had to be as far from here as possible.

Cecilia wasn't afraid of her whereabouts being exposed, and she wasn't afraid of people from Dragon Abyss coming after her. She was all alone, with no attachments, drifting like duckweed in this city. If Dragon Abyss pushed her too far, worst case, she'd drag everyone down with her.

However, the premise for all this was not to drag Gu Yanxi and Yao Qian into it.

In Cecilia's view, the newly developed area in the northern suburbs seemed pretty good—not only was it far from their current southern district, with the entire Xijiang City separating them, but the area was sparsely populated. With both a train and a high-speed rail station nearby, it would also be easy to escape to another city if anything went wrong.

In just a few seconds, she had made up her mind.

Even though Gu Yanxi wanted to persuade her to stay, after blanking out for a while, she ultimately chose to comply.

The Chen Zixuan in her memory was never someone who waited passively for fate.

That night, perhaps to leave Yao Qian with a good impression, Cecilia put away her black VR headset and didn't log into the game for the entire night.

......

On the other side.

In Donghai City, in front of the brightly-lit headquarters of Longhua Capital Company.

A black luxury car drove up from afar and slowly came to a stop.

The car door opened, and a shiny, polished shoe stepped out first, planting firmly on the ground.

Immediately after, a pale-skinned young man stepped out of the car, turning his head to scan his surroundings, eyes wolfish and predatory. His expression was gloomy, cold and vicious, his whole body emanating an impenetrable aura.

"Mr. Long, there's news from the people we sent out," the female secretary, clutching her phone, carefully stepped forward and spoke with trepidation.

"Let me guess, they've almost found her and want me to give them two more days, right?"

Dragon Abyss curled up one corner of his mouth, revealing a cold smirk.

"Mr. Long, you truly foresee everything—they said exactly that."

Seeing Dragon Abyss' expression, the female secretary grew even more afraid, quickly bending down and lowering her head, her suit accentuating her curves as she tried harder to please him.

"More extensions? Again?!"

Hearing the female secretary's response, anger surged in Dragon Abyss, a flush rising to his pale cheeks: "Did I grant an extension? Yesterday you said you were about to find her, the day before you said the same—how many days have passed? Where is the person I'm looking for? In such a small place, could that damn Cecilia possibly have escaped? Give me the phone!"

Confronted with the furious Dragon Abyss, the female secretary closed her eyes, not daring to be even the slightest bit neglectful, promptly and respectfully handing over the phone with both hands.

Snatching the phone from the secretary, Dragon Abyss opened the contact list and dialed an unmarked number. As soon as the line connected, his face darkened further as he cursed:

"Damn it! How do I keep such a bunch of useless idiots under me? Always eating and sleeping on my dime—weren't you the most boastful when you talked the talk before? Days have passed already, so where the hell is the person I told you to find? I'm tired of underage schoolgirls, when are you going to get Cecilia onto my bed?!"

"Mr. Long, please don't be angry, the brothers are doing their best. But Xijiang City is really big, and Cecilia is hiding and never coming out. Our guys' machetes and batons are about to rust, there's nothing they can do..." came the complaining voice from the other end of the line.

"A bunch of idiots! Machetes and batons—what era is this? We're in a law-abiding, civilized society, get it? If you want to get yourselves killed, don't drag me down with you!"

Right now, there was a national campaign against organized crime and corruption. Even someone as used to running wild as Dragon Abyss didn't dare act brazenly.

The other side fell silent at his words, too afraid to speak again.

Irritably pacing in place, Dragon Abyss suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said: "What about the operating funds I approved for you? You just pocketed them, didn't you? Why don't you print thousands or tens of thousands of missing person posters and put them everywhere? Offer a reward of several tens or even hundreds of thousands—are you still afraid you won't find Cecilia?"

"Mr. Long, you really are a top overseas-educated talent—only someone like you would think of that! I'll have the brothers get on it now!"

On the other end of the phone, the man laughed along flatteringly but didn't brush it off—the more he thought, the more he felt this method would work.

Nowadays, money makes the world go round.

A hundred thousand RMB was nothing to Dragon Abyss, just a couple rounds of drinks at a bar—using it to wash his hands would be an insult.

But to an average person, that was no small sum. Even a few tens of thousands would be enough to have Cecilia swallowed by the masses.

"Save your flattery. I'm giving you a final extension of two days. If by this time the night after tomorrow I still haven't seen her, I'll have your ashes scattered!"

With that, Dragon Abyss hung up, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and exhaled a stream of white smoke into the night.

......

That night, for some people, was destined to be a sleepless one.

While most people had already drifted into dreams, several print shops in the southern suburbs of Xijiang City were still working at full steam.

The air was thick with the smell of ink. One after another, printed missing person notices spat out from the printers. As soon as a stack was ready, someone would quickly take them, smear on glue, and post them on every corner of the nearby streets.

[Anyone who provides a clue that checks out will be awarded an RMB 150,000 cash reward.]

Apart from a brief written description and contact info, the missing person poster had no name—only a color-printed profile photograph.

Delicate features, refined bone structure—leaving aside her striking, easily recognized silver hair, even just by her looks, she was a stunning beauty, the kind who, when grown up, would drive everyone in the city wild, regardless of age or gender.

It was a girl with long silver hair tied into twin-tails.

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