Searle's gaze was cold and piercing. The sharpness of his tone made the other man's expression even more somber.
"Yes, Sir!"
The aide excused himself and headed straight to Country K's headquarters in the city. He knew that it wouldn't be easy to acquire the information he needed in such a short amount of time.
…
When Yao Tang arrived at school the next day, both Yan Wei and Li Ruo were nowhere in sight.
Instead, Yang Nian was present.
He had left the school yesterday after receiving an urgent phone call, and therefore had no idea what had transpired among his classmates.
Yan Wei elected not to tell him anything, either.
During the first two periods in the morning, Yang Nian had the vague sense that something was not right. He kept staring at the empty seats of the two girls, looking puzzled.
Yan Wei's things had been removed from her desk caddy, and so were Li Ruo's.
