it's best to practice at least once a day, more if possible."Ye Mengying nodded and said, "Understood. I will make sure to practice every day from now on."Summer then spoke up, saying, "Miss Beauty, s...Chapter 1046: The Mysterious Jacket Guy

Zhang Dan turned her head and saw a man in a jacket standing不遠處。 He was about thirty years old, tall and sturdy.

"Do you really know where she is" Zhang Dan walked over and asked rather urgently.

"Of course I do. I also know that she's named Ning Jie." The Jacket Guy gave a faint smile to Zhang Dan; he was very handsome, and this smile made people feel as if basking in spring breeze. It left Zhang Dan momentarily dazed, and even made the nearby Chu Fan a bit envious. When it came to looks and demeanor, this man indeed far surpassed him.

"Do you really know Ning Jie" Zhang Dan was immediately overjoyed, "Then can you tell me where she is"

"Miss, I do indeed know where Ning Jie is. But I can't casually give out her address to others; she doesn’t want to be disturbed right now. So I don’t know whether she would agree to see you or not. How about this Why don’t you tell me what your relationship with her is" The Jacket Guy still had a smile on his face, and the words he said made sense.

"I’m her friend, her best friend. She definitely will want to see me," Zhang Dan quickly explained: "If you don't believe it, you can call her first; if she knows I'm here, she would definitely come to find me right away."

At this point, Zhang Dan asked again, "Do you know her phone number If you know her current contact information, tell me, and I can directly give her a call."

"Actually, I'm not very familiar with Miss Ning either; I don't have her phone number. Are you really friends with Miss Ning" The jacket guy hesitated for a moment and asked again, somewhat doubtful.

"Really, I am truly her friend." Zhang Dan was afraid that the man in the jacket wouldn’t believe her, so she added, "The best friend!"

"So you must be very clear about Miss Ning's affairs" The jacket guy pondered and asked.

"Of course I am. There’s nothing about her that I don't know." Zhang Dan quickly said but then remembered something and blushed a little, "But I really don’t know what has happened to her recently; not even her current phone number."

The man in the jacket suddenly had an enigmatic expression.

"Are you willing to tell me where Ning Jie is now" Zhang Dan’s face immediately showed excitement.

"No, it's you who should tell me exactly who Ning Jie is!" The jacket guy's voice suddenly turned cold as he delivered a chop to the back of Zhang Dan's head. Before Zhang Dan could react, she fell into a deep unconsciousness.

"What are you doing" Chu Fan was instantly shocked and immediately wanted to chase after him, but at this moment, he also felt intense pain in his own head and followed Zhang Dan into unconsciousness.

The man in the jacket picked up Zhang Dan, who was unconscious, while another man carried Chu Fan and quickly ran to a car parked by the roadside. Within less than a minute, they disappeared from sight.

It wasn't until this moment that someone called the police.

Half an hour later, Xia Tian and Ning Jie appeared near the Xiangxue Lake villa district, only to find several police cars parked on the road. They also saw a familiar figure, Shi JinSong, which made them feel puzzled. Could it be that this guy was looking for trouble again

Xia Tian and Ning Jie originally planned to take a taxi, but due to heavy traffic in the afternoon, they got impatient after waiting for several minutes and decided to get off and run back. In the last stretch of the way home, they didn't actually run because Ning Jie felt that running might draw too much attention since it was daytime now. Previously, when they ran away, no one would recognize them, but here things were uncertain.

At this moment, Shi JinSong also saw Xia Tian and Ning Jie. Instinctively, he lowered his head to avoid them because these two had already given him psychological trauma; he truly didn't want to deal with them again. In fact, when he heard there was a kidnapping case here, he didn't even want to come personally, but with the police department short on staff now, he couldn't help it. This wasn't surprising since Li Si and over ten police officers were still in the hospital unconscious, and it was almost December; not long until the New Year. Criminals also wanted money for the holidays, which naturally made public security a bit chaotic. The workload at the department increased while staffing decreased. It wouldn’t be strange if staff weren't tight under such circumstances.

But often enough, what you fear comes to pass. Shi JinSong originally intended to act as though he hadn't seen Xia Tian and Ning Jie, but just then, an excited eyewitness beside him shouted loudly: "Officer, it's her! The girl who was kidnapped moments ago is the one holding a photo asking around!"

Shi JinSong looked up in the direction indicated by the witness, momentarily suspecting that he had pointed to the wrong person. He couldn't help but ask again: "Who are you talking about"

"It's her! That beautiful woman wearing a trench coat!" The man continued pointing at Ning Jie and wondered if this police officer was blind How could such an attractive lady stand there and not catch his eye

Shiji Solong had previously wanted to strangle this guy because it was he who reported the incident, forcing Shiji Solong to come to this place to handle a case. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to handle cases; rather, the problem was that this place held no good memories for him.

Now, Shiji Solong wanted to strangle this guy even more. He had originally planned to avoid Ning Jie and Xia Tian, but it seemed avoiding them would be too difficult at this moment.

"Hey, why are you pointing at my wife" An unsatisfied voice came over. Hearing that voice, Shiji Solong knew he wouldn’t be able to dodge anymore and could only grit his teeth and face the situation.

"Mr. Song, Miss Ning, we’re currently investigating a kidnapping case. The victim seems to have some connection with you, Miss Ning…" Shiji Solong had no choice but to walk over and explain in as courteous a tone as possible.

Unfortunately, Shiji Solong now understood that this person was someone he couldn’t afford to offend. Although he still didn’t know exactly who these two people were, he decided to accept his fate because if he didn’t do so now, he would suffer even more in the future.

"It has something to do with me" Ning Jie sounded puzzled. "Who was kidnapped"

Shiji Solong hurriedly explained, "We haven’t yet identified the victim’s identity, but we know that the victim was looking for someone around this area just now. According to eyewitnesses, the person they were searching for is you, Miss Ning."

"What’s her name" Ning Jie frowned slightly. Who would be looking for her here

"Miss Ning, we don't know about that either for now. However, she was looking for someone nearby just now and should have stayed there for a long time, so the surveillance camera captured her appearance. Our technicians are currently retrieving her photo. If you're not too busy, Miss Ning, you could wait a moment; we can show you the photos, and perhaps you might recognize the victim."

At this moment, a policeman ran up to Shi Jinsong: "Team leader, the victim's photo has been retrieved. It’s these two people."

Shi Jinsong took the photos, glanced at them, and then handed them to Ning Jie: "Miss Ning, take a look; do you know them"

Ning Jie took the photos and immediately exclaimed in shock: "Zhang Dan"

"Miss Ning, do you really know them" Shi Jinsong perked up. For them, identifying the victim's identity was usually the first step to solving a case, which would save them a lot of trouble.

Ning Jie didn't speak; she had no close friends apart from Zhang Dan, who was now her best friend. She didn’t know why Zhang Dan appeared in Wantang City, but she finally understood why Chu Fan recognized her last night. One of these photos showed Chu Fan, clearly indicating that Zhang Dan and Chu Fan were together when they were kidnapped.

However, Ning Jie was now conflicted. On one hand, she worried about the consequences if she disclosed her relationship with Zhang Dan, as it might lead people to trace back to where she originally came from in Beijing, potentially alarming the Song family and spreading news to Song Yumei. On the other hand, she couldn't ignore Zhang Dan’s kidnapping.

"Team Leader Shi, could I talk to you for a moment" Ning Jie hesitated before speaking up.

Shi Jinsong waved his hand to示意旁邊的警察離開, then whispered, "Miss Ning, you can speak now; they can't hear us."

"Team Leader Shi, this isn’t our first time dealing with each other. I assume you have some understanding of who we are. I hope you understand how much my husband and I care about**." Ning Jie didn’t know how much Shi Jinsong knew, so she deliberately spoke vaguely.

"Miss Ning, rest assured. This case will definitely not involve you or Mr Song. I just want to learn more about the identity of the victim, which would help us with our investigation," Shi Jinsong hurriedly said.

Ning Jie gave a faint smile. "Team Leader Shi is indeed reasonable." She continued, “Her name is Zhang Dan; she’s from Beijing. The man is Chu Fan and he was her college classmate. She has only been here for a short time so I believe the kidnappers didn’t come for her. Yesterday, Chu Fan was attacked by some people nearby and reported it to the police. You should check on that because this might be related to him.”

"Thank you, Miss Ning, these clues are very helpful to us," Shi Jinsong said gratefully.

"Team Leader Shi, since there’s video footage, your team should soon know what the kidnappers look like. I know how hard it is for you to solve cases, so I’ll put up a reward of 100 thousand yuan. If Zhang Dan can be rescued safely, I will give Team Leader Shi another 100 thousand as a bonus. Also, if the kidnappers demand ransom, they can contact me and I will pay it," Ning Jie said and gave her phone number to Shi Jinsong. "Please call me if there’s any progress on the case."

Shi Jinsong replied hurriedly, “Rest assured, Miss Ning! We’ll find Zhang Dan as soon as possible!” Though he inwardly felt excited; it was said that money could move even the stubborn ghosts in this world. A reward of 100 thousand yuan would be a great incentive for anyone. Even though police salaries were decent in Wangan City, an additional reward of 100 thousand yuan was still quite significant for Shi Jinsong. He could share some with his team members and he as the leader should still receive several tens of thousands at least.anggeng had called her earlier."Uncle Shi called me this morning. I don't know what he wants, so I'll give him a call back first. Don't cause trouble!" Yun Qing whispered softly in the summer's embrac...