Chapter 1238 - 1239: Clues
After a night of sleeping on the plane, the next morning, Song Xiaodong and his two companions arrived at Seja, the capital of the country Senar.
Before coming, Song Xiaodong had already contacted the people Miao Qingyuan brought, and then went directly to the hotel where they were staying.
The Qingyuan Company people were naturally not strangers to Song Xiaodong. He used to manage this company and knew clearly that Song Xiaodong was Miao Qingyuan's son-in-law.
Moreover, he had already made contact with the official personnel here in Seja.
The official responsible for this matter in Seja was named Jonah, who was a diplomat of Seja.
Jonah said politely to Song Xiaodong, "Mr. Song, please don't worry, I think Mr. Miao should be back soon."
Song Xiaodong looked at Jonah and said, "Mr. Jonah, don't you believe this matter poses a life-threatening danger to Mr. Miao?"
Jonah confidently said immediately, "How is that possible? Our country has excellent security, and from the information we have, Mr. Miao is evidently willing to leave with the woman. Throughout the process, they were chatting and laughing, indicating that he is currently with that woman and in a very happy state."
Before Song Xiaodong could speak, Jonah quickly continued, "Mr. Song, our country's investment environment is excellent, and regarding Mr. Miao suddenly abandoning negotiations... ahem, for the indulgence in pleasure, we offer sufficient tolerance. We will wait for Mr. Miao to return, and then we can continue discussing cooperation."
Song Xiaodong frowned and said, "In that case, we will investigate this matter ourselves."
Jonah immediately said, "Mr. Song, you cannot act recklessly in our country. We have our laws, and I hope you can respect them. I ask you to wait for Mr. Miao to return by himself."
Song Xiaodong, quite impatient, said, "Yuya, you negotiate with them now and give me all the information about Uncle Miao."
Song Xiaodong disliked negotiating with diplomats like Jonah, so he handed it over to Su Yuya.
Su Yuya had absolute talent in this area, and after negotiating all morning, they finally obtained all the information about Miao Qingyuan's disappearance by the afternoon.
Song Xiaodong and Dragon Nine immediately started looking through the information carefully.
Before the disappearance, there was no information about the woman's appearance, and within the hotel, there was no footage of Miao Qingyuan with the woman. It was only a short distance from the hotel that they saw the woman standing together with Miao Qingyuan.
"Young Master, although we haven't seen the woman's face, judging from her figure, she seems to be quite outstanding. Moreover, judging by Miao Qingyuan's expression, he appears quite infatuated."
Song Xiaodong nodded, seeing from Miao Qingyuan's expression and gaze, it was evidently as if he was talking to a lover.
It's no wonder Jonah was so certain and confident, with such expressions and looks from Miao Qingyuan, it didn't seem like he was forcibly taken away. In fact, it's possible that the woman had known Miao for a while, and they've been associated for quite some time.
"However..." Dragon Nine then said, "I feel something is still off. Miao Qingyuan's gaze is overly infatuated, almost as if he's completely lost his own judgement and is entirely listening to the woman."
Song Xiaodong was shocked and said, "Could it be hypnotism? But Miao Qingyuan himself is a hypnotherapist, how could he be easily hypnotized?"
Dragon Nine said, "Young Master, for confusing people's minds, hypnotism is the simplest method. There are many special types of Kung Fu that can accomplish the same confusion, and those are far stronger than hypnotism."
Song Xiaodong immediately said, "So you think that woman possesses such Kung Fu?"
Dragon Nine continued, "I see it as very likely. Our Dragon Gate had a female Elder who used such a bewitching Kung Fu. Just a glance from her could cause you to lose your sense of self, and then whatever she asks you to do, you would do without any resistance."
Song Xiaodong said in amazement, "Is it really that powerful? Then any expert in front of her would lose their edge, right? No, unless their spiritual power is extremely strong, they might not fall under her control."
With a look of longing, Dragon Nine said, "Yes, but unfortunately, that female Elder has always been elusive. I've only seen her twice, and when our Dragon Gate experienced difficulties, we lost contact with her."
Song Xiaodong nodded and said, "That seems very likely now."
The two confirmed this suspicion and continued searching through the information. Senar, unlike China, doesn't have surveillance everywhere. The video data ended when reaching the outskirts, leading to a small town in that direction.
The clues now could only be followed to this small town, further investigation would require their direct inquiries.
Song Xiaodong took Su Yuya and Dragon Nine and left the hotel directly. They had already been provided a car and drove straight to that town.
The capital of Seja isn't large, similar to a small town in China, so within an hour, they'd already left the city. Half an hour later, Song Xiaodong and his companions arrived at a small town.
This town was smaller compared to towns in China, almost like a relatively bustling village.
Song Xiaodong and his companions parked their car near a bar, then entered the bar together, as it's undoubtedly a good place for gathering information.
Saiga's lifestyle is quite leisurely, and although it was just dusk, the bar was already filled with people, and the entrance of the three immediately caught everyone's eye.
Foreigners were rare in Seja, and with Song Xiaodong and his companions being Asians appearing amidst a crowd of black people, avoiding attention was nearly impossible.
Especially Su Yuya, who despite being in her thirties, was so well-maintained that she looked like a young lady of twenty-five or twenty-six. And being very beautiful, she immediately elicited whistles from several male patrons.
Song Xiaodong and his companions found a spot and sat down, and a black girl approached, speaking in the local language, but based on her gestures, she was asking them to order drinks.
Song Xiaodong directly put a stack of money on the table and loudly said in English, "I need someone who speaks English to ask a few questions?"
"I speak English!" A young man immediately answered loudly in English, then quickly walked over.