"Alright, I understand. I'll go in first, and if anything comes up, I'll contact you two. Also, during this process, no matter what kind of noise comes from the room, do not easily enter. Understand?"
"Alright, I know. I'll take you there now."
While speaking, he stood up, and then he and Anying left the living room and went into a small room inside.
It was only about a minute or two, after Lin Yaru had settled things inside, she came out of the room.
She glanced over, Ye Chen was sitting alone in the living room with his eyebrows tightly furrowed, seemingly pondering over something.
When he walked over, Ye Chen immediately changed his expression, looking relaxed, then appeared in front of him.
"It's alright, you don't have to worry about so many things, and besides, isn't everything still undecided? We still don't know who is watching whom; all these are unknowns. So, rest well, don't think about anything else. Since it's already this late, I'll make do for the night in the living room, you go back to your room first, call me if you need anything."
"I know, you are under a lot of pressure now, and I never expected him to assign such an important task to you. You know, he has a lot of influence overseas, he has people and money at his disposal, why couldn't he handle this matter himself?"
Actually, even until now, this was something Lin Yaru still couldn't figure out.
She wondered why, with such substantial influence abroad, he wouldn't investigate it himself and instead delegated it to a young person.
Could it be just to mislead and execute all these? If so, it seemed that deep down, he was truly struggling to accept it.
"Because, his target is too noticeable. Any minor action from him would likely have many eyes watching here, countless eyes constantly observing him, so, he can't easily undertake this task. It's only by letting me step in that we avoid startling the snakes; those people don't even know who I am, what kind of person I am, they have no background information on me."
"Even so, it's utterly unfair to you. Initially, your task was only to guard me, but now it has escalated to another level, to help me uncover the secret of my father's disappearance years ago."
"Do you know? Actually, ever since you told me about it, I have been suspecting that your dad never disappeared."
"What? Never disappeared? I don't understand, what do you mean he never disappeared? Moreover, after so many years, we haven't been able to find him; how could it be anything other than disappearance?"
"No, you might have misunderstood my meaning. I'm not saying he hasn't disappeared, but rather, he might still be alive in this world, just that he might be currently entangled by something and unable to contact you."
When he said this, Lin Yaru just shook her head slightly, then, in fact, she had also considered this possibility.
In the initial few years, she indeed thought that her father was still alive in this world, but gradually, she felt that this issue was increasingly troubling her, and it was no longer just a fact.
However, the words Ye Chen had said today seemed to rekindle some hope in Lin Yaru.
"Do you really think that my dad is still alive in this world?"
"It could be, and you know what? There was a time when someone delivered a message to your family, I suspected that it was your dad who did it, because, other than him, it seemed there was no necessity for anyone else, unless he still cares about the safety of your family."
"But if that's the case, he could alert us, why not contact our family directly? Then, what is all this about?"
"These, perhaps, can only be known after solving the mystery of his disappearance back then. By the way, which city was your family in back then, is it the city we are heading to next?"
After hearing this, Lin Yaru just shook her head, because for all this, she really had no idea.
"It's not that city anymore, but the distance shouldn't be too far. Moreover, I haven't set foot in that city for many years now; everything might have completely changed, I am utterly clueless about it."
"The key is that dock; if that dock still exists, maybe we can restore the circumstances of his disappearance, but if even the dock has been renovated, then pursuing this matter further would probably be exceedingly difficult."
"Let's wait until we return, establish a firm footing then we will make a quick trip to check the situation of that dock. So many years have passed, it has undergone numerous changes, it's hard to say now."
"Yes, we can only take things one step at a time. Alright, it's late, hurry back, get some rest, have a good sleep, and let's plan further after dawn."
After saying this, Lin Yaru just nodded and then stood up and walked into the inner room.
Honestly, even letting Lin Yaru into the room now, she was still restless, and her worries lingered incessantly in her mind.
In fact, she hadn't dwelt on these matters for many years, but after her conversation with Ye Chen today, pains of the past seemed to resurge, stirring her painful memories.
Ye Chen lay in the living room all night long, but actually, he didn't fall asleep, his mind constantly mulling over how to handle things.
Blurrily, towards dawn, Ye Chen seemed to have just fallen asleep, after all, the past few days had been exhausting both physically and mentally.
Even a machine couldn't operate non-stop 24 hours a day, let alone Ye Chen, who was not a machine, just an ordinary person.