The next morning, as usual, she reported safety early. Another peaceful day passed, and Heather started wondering if her inexplicable premonition was wrong. Was she really overthinking?
After breakfast, Heather asked about the strange Qu Leqi again: "Actually, Iāve always hoped she would stay far away from me. But disappearing so suddenly from my side makes me feel uneasy... Whatās going on? When was the last time you saw her? How could she not come to assert her presence?"
She started to feel more uneasy.
Somethingās wrong...
Somethingās really wrong!
In retrospect, since the night of the banquet when she and they parted ways, Heather hadnāt seen Qu Leqi again! Even if she was drunk, she shouldāve sobered up all day yesterday, so why hasnāt she appeared today?
Even if they didnāt want to see each other, thereās no way she wouldnāt come to bother Nian Shen.
"The night before last." They answered unanimously.
"Stop eating, I think somethingās happened!" Heatherās expression turned grave.
She asked the front desk for the spare key to Qu Leqiās room, and with a service member, Heather opened the door to check. The men stopped at the door.
Fearing any danger, Heather instructed the service member to follow her closely and not wander off.
Cautiously searching step by step, Heather discovered that Qu Leqi was not in the room!
"When was this room cleaned yesterday?"
"We generally do it when the guest is not around, usually at noon, twelve oāclock."
"Was anyone in the room at that time?"
"No... it was empty too. But around that time, most people are not in, so itās not unusual."
"Itās not unusual, but itās strange that sheās been out of my sight for over twenty-four hours now."
Normally, even if separated by such a distance, sheād still appear in her view from time to time. But now, despite only a few rooms apart, sheās completely vanished??
"Thinking about it like that, it is indeed a bit strange." Even Yi Yang said so.
"Yi Yang, try calling her again. Hopefully, sheās just staying somewhere and hasnāt returned."
"Alright."
After a few seconds, music began to play in the room.
"Seems like itās down there..."
Heather heard it too, crouched down, and after some searching under the sofa, she found the ringing phone.
"Quick, broadcast and try to find her."
Someoneās missing, this is serious! Thus, the broadcast wasnāt worded clearly, to avoid unnecessary panic, merely urging her to go meet somewhere.
After waiting for half an hour, not only did no one come, but there wasnāt any news.
Meanwhile, the surveillance room was meticulously checking the footage from that night.
Suddenly, a not-so-good shout came.
Heather exchanged looks with them and rushed into the surveillance room: "What happened?"
"Look at this..." The monitor operator pointed at a spot on the screen, "Isnāt this Miss Qu?"
Upon close inspection, a woman walked out of the banquet hall, right into the cameraās view, and even glanced in that direction.
But soon, she didnāt go anywhere, just stood there enjoying the breeze, sipping her drink, and suddenly, a slight sway of the ship, not too severe, but she fell directly over the railing, vanishing instantly.
!!
Qu Leqi...
Fell into the sea?!
Oh dear...
No one could have anticipated this!