Chapter 2318 This is a bit of a metaphysical realm.

But hearing these words made Gao Xiang feel inexplicably comfortable, and his worries and fears of the past few days seemed to have dissipated at this moment.

My heart settled back into my chest!

Gao Xiang took a deep breath and said, "I believe Wanwan. If she says that, Rose will definitely be alright."

"Now that you're back, take a rest. You must be exhausted from the journey. Let's start looking again tomorrow."

Qiao Liancheng waved his hand and said, "No need. I'm on the road. I slept in the car for a short time. Let's hurry up and find the person."

"Take me to the place where my mother-in-law fell into the river."

Gao Xiang said, "They've already had the reconnaissance troops re-examine the scene."

Qiao Liancheng remained stubborn, and Gao Xiang couldn't refuse despite seeing his earnest gaze.

So he led the way and personally brought Qiao Liancheng to the scene.

Qiao Liancheng inspected the scene and roughly determined where the car accident had occurred.

Rose jumped off the train from somewhere and headed towards the riverbank.

Then it rolled down from somewhere else.

It hadn't rained these past few days, and the traces were still there, so with the explanation from Gao Xiang's men, Qiao Liancheng quickly found the path Rose had taken before she disappeared.

Qiao Liancheng carefully examined the place from top to bottom, but found nothing particularly unusual.

But he always felt that something was wrong; it was a gut feeling.

He hoped Jiang Wan was there; if she were, she might actually discover some clues based on her own intuition.

Now that it's his turn, his intuition as a grown man is simply not enough.

He sat irritably on the edge of the dam, scratching his head.

Gao Xiang walked over, sat down next to him, and handed him a cigarette.

Qiao Liancheng shook his head and said, "I won't smoke anymore, Wanwan doesn't like it."

Gao Xiang paused for a moment, put the cigarette back in the pack, and said in a low voice, "Rose doesn't like it either, but when she's not around, I can't help but smoke it."

After a pause, Gao Xiang said, "She has been missing for seven days. I don't know if she can be found. Generally, the first 48 hours after a disappearance are the golden rescue period."

"After 48 hours, clues will be diluted and traces will decrease, making it difficult to find them again."

"Seven days have passed now, and I'm starting to despair."

"Do you think I can bring her back?"

At this moment, Gao Xiang seemed somewhat lost, as if he was no longer the renowned high-ranking military officer he once was.

He was just an ordinary man missing his wife, Qiao Liancheng sighed and said.

"Yes, I believe my mother-in-law is a lucky person and will surely be protected by heaven. She will definitely turn bad luck into good."

As he stood up, Gao Xiang asked, "It's already dark, aren't you going to rest?"

Qiao Liancheng said, "Let me review the procedures I followed when my mother-in-law fell into the river. I feel there should be some traces at the scene that we couldn't find."

Gao Xiang hesitated, then decided to let Qiao Liancheng go ahead with it.

Qiao Liancheng took a flashlight and searched the surrounding area again, but he felt that something was wrong.

The reason he didn't leave during the day but came back at night was that he wanted to know if there would be any other clues under different times, environments, and lighting conditions.

But after searching once, they still couldn't find it.

He was exhausted and couldn't search any further, so he simply collapsed onto the grass nearby.

The moonlight is quite bright tonight; a bright moon hangs in the sky, casting a silvery glow over the earth.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, Qiao Liancheng sat up and turned off the flashlight.

Then he turned his head and looked around.

Just then, he saw something flash by in the grass not far away.

Qiao Liancheng frowned, feeling that something was wrong with this thing, but when he looked more closely, it was gone.

But he wasn't in a hurry; he remained seated, watching intently, not missing a single glimmer of light.

Just now, that fleeting light definitely existed, so he had to catch it and figure out what it was.

After a while, as if a gentle breeze was blowing, the fleeting light reappeared.

This time, Qiao Liancheng found the exact location and jumped down the nearby embankment.

He rushed there quickly, grabbed the light in his hand, and when he looked down, he realized that the light was a fishing line.

It's the kind of fishing line used for fishing.

Nowadays, some of the more advanced fishing lines used are nylon lines, which can even produce a slight shimmer under certain lighting conditions.

Moreover, the section that Qiao Liancheng was holding even had a slight glow-in-the-dark effect.

This should be a new type of cable that has just been on the market not long ago; it can be considered a new product.

Of course, very few people can afford this kind of fishing line. It was only because the sunlight was strong during the day and the moonlight was bright at night that this fishing line retained a bit of its luminous function, allowing him to spot things in time.

This place is close to the river, so it's normal for fishing lines to end up here if someone is fishing.

But this fishing line is so expensive.

Qiao Liancheng tugged at the fishing line in his hand, estimating that the entire line was at least a dozen meters long, with the other end already extending into the river ahead.

So why would this thing be left here? It's clearly not something a fisherman would leave behind.

Such a long fishing line is so expensive. After taking it home, it can still be used after some minor processing, unless the fishing line has other uses.

At this moment, Qiao Liancheng felt that the fog in front of him was about to dissipate.

He stood there deep in thought, feeling as if something was missing, but he couldn't come up with the key point.

He was a little annoyed at this moment, feeling that he was too stupid, and couldn't help but hit his head with his hand.

Gao Xiang hadn't actually left. Qiao Liancheng was, after all, his son-in-law. He was doing everything he could to find his wife, but he couldn't afford to lose his son-in-law too.

He didn't know how to explain it to his daughter.

So after arranging some patrols, he returned quickly.

Then he saw his good son-in-law sitting on the embankment, hammering his head with his hands.

He looked like he was going crazy.

Gao Xiang was terrified. He ran over and stopped Qiao Liancheng, anxiously asking:

"Child, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't be crazy! If something really happens to you, I don't know how I'll explain it to my daughter!"

Qiao Liancheng stopped what he was doing upon hearing the voice, turned to look at Gao Xiang, and said:

"Dad, please help me think of something. I found this here."

He handed the fishing line to Gao Xiang and prompted him, "If you were one of those kidnappers, in a scene like this, what methods would you use to capture Rose?"

Gao Xiang frowned and asked, "Why are you grabbing the rose?"

"They sent assassins to kill her, weren't they trying to take her life?"

Qiao Liancheng said, "If roses had more value, would they be willing to let them die?"