Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 74 - The Pig-like Opponent

74: Chapter 74: The Pig-like Opponent

74 -74: The Pig-like Opponent

“You call Shen Yun, and I’ll call Feng Jin.

We need to remind them to be careful.” Gu Fan started dialing Feng Jin’s phone as he spoke.

But after repeated attempts, the user seemed to be out of service, which instantly made Gu Fan feel anxious.

The situation was no different on Lin Xi’s end, as she repeatedly tried but failed to get through to Shen Yun’s phone.

The fact that they both couldn’t reach two of their friends was surprising.

“This isn’t a coincidence,” Gu Fan’s face darkened.

The worst part was they had no idea where Shen Yun and Feng Jin were, thus they couldn’t even rush to their aid.

A look of concern appeared on Lin Xi’s face, “Gu Fan, do you think…?”

“It’s very likely; all we can do now is hope for the best.” Gu Fan was just as anxious, a bad premonition brewing.

He glanced at Lin Xi, who also looked terrified.

Amidst these mysterious disappearances, the only silver lining for Gu Fan was Lin Xi’s safety.

These disappearances perhaps served as a stark reminder to be more vigilant around Lin Xi.

This could have been due to the slip-ups of others.

“Wait a minute, if twelve people are meant to disappear, as long as I can protect Lin Xi, we’ll be safe,” thought Gu Fan.

He decided to turn a blind eye to others as it wasn’t his concern; all he needed to do was stay by Lin Xi’s side.

As for the others disappearing, it was due to their own carelessness.

Gu Fan laughed mockingly at himself.

He realized he was turning selfish amidst this crisis.

He sternly reminded himself that he couldn’t act this way; he was equally responsible for Zhou Yu and Xia Yue’s disappearance.

Gu Fan announced, “Let’s go home, things might not be as bad as we think.”

Lin Xi nodded her agreement; she felt that going home would be safer for now.

Already feeling petrified, she could hardly step out anymore.

Along the way, Gu Fan tried his phone again but still couldn’t get through to either Feng Jin or Shen Yun.

After three hours, their phones switched off.

What did this imply?

“Numbers nine and ten?” Gu Fan sighed.

He was prepared for the worst, so he didn’t panic severely.

He just notified this in their group chat as a reminder for everyone to be careful.

Previously when students disappeared, everyone knew the exact place of disappearance.

But where did Feng Jin and Shen Yun disappear from?

They didn’t even have a single clue.

A day later, what they dreaded indeed happened.

Feng Jin and Shen Yun’s parents, alarmed at their children not returning home overnight, called their friends.

This further confirmed to Gu Fan that Feng Jin was the ninth and Shen Yun, the tenth to disappear.

Only two more were left.

After waiting for half a day at home, Gu Fan finally saw Su Hui and asked her immediately, “So, any clues?”

Regrettably, Su Hui shook her head, “I’m afraid not.

We have no idea where Feng Jin and Shen Yun went or where they disappeared.

We have no leads.”

“Okay, I kind of expected that,” Although Gu Fan was far from calm, he didn’t exhibit any noticeable emotional fluctuations.

Perhaps he just had experienced too much of this.

Then Su Hui added, “But I’ve got some information on the bus driver you asked me to look into.”

“Oh?” Gu Fan received the document and gave it a quick scan.

There was nothing special; the man was an ordinary person who had been working for a travel company for nearly twenty years.

Frowning, Gu Fan was lost in thought.

During their trip, they had traveled on this bus driver’s vehicle and experienced an earthquake that blocked their road, forcing them to head to the ancient town.

Gu Fan initially suspected that the bus driver had tipped off someone backstage about his vehicle carrying a lot of students, leading to the conspiracy.

However, this bus driver had been working for twenty years and had been driving this route all along.

There would’ve been countless opportunities in these years; there was no way he just happened to wait for Gu Fan and his group of university students.

Another possibility was that the bus driver took this job only recently and then coincidentally ran into Gu Fan and the others, seizing the opportunity for a big score.

If true, the bus driver surely received a substantial illicit payment.

Once they found the source of the money, they could identify the person pulling the strings.

After sharing his speculation, Su Hui thought it was plausible.

But the hitch was this was merely Gu Fan’s conjecture; Su Hui couldn’t probe someone’s bank account based on a speculation.

“No, bank transfers leave traces.

If I were them, I wouldn’t do something so foolish.

They have most likely paid in cash.” Regardless, Gu Fan was determined to dig deeper.

Since Su Hui couldn’t help on this front, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

Sure enough, Gu Fan had Lu Yi and Jie join him on this operation.

Based on the information provided by Su Hui, they quickly arrived at the bus driver’s home.

As they were not familiar with his daily routine, they had no choice but to stake out, each taking turns watching him day by day.

Meanwhile, Gu Fan also called Du Jun to ask about the foreign culture expert, to which Du Jun replied that he hadn’t found one yet and that it would take more time to build connections.

Of course, Gu Fan didn’t pin all hopes on Du Jun.

He would wait for the school to open and then go directly to the history teacher.

“Wait a minute, why do I have to wait for school to start?

I can just go to the teacher’s house directly.” Gu Fan had a eureka moment.

Just in the heat of excitement, he saw the bus driver walking out of the residence with his child, followed by his wife who was also holding another child.

So, they’re a family of four.

Gu Fan hurriedly took cover, trying to look like he’s just passing by.

After the bus driver walked past him with his family, he quietly followed them.

All the while, Gu Fan kept a close watch on the bus driver.

His clothes were not branded, just average, and his shoes were a bit dirty and worn out, except for his child who was dressed quite nicely.

It seemed like he, like many parents, gave the best to his child.

When they passed by a grocery store, the kid wanted a snack, so the bus driver paid upfront for it.

Seeing his child’s happy expression, he couldn’t help but smile, but Gu Fan noticed that the bus driver looked longingly at the cigarettes on the shelves.

“Go ahead, buy a pack.” With his wife’s encouragement, the bus driver bought a cheap pack of cigarettes and broke into a happy smile.

All of this was closely observed by Gu Fan.

With the bus driver’s salary, he could have bought a better pack of cigarettes, but he didn’t.

Instead, he bought a cheap one.

Clearly, he was very frugal, prioritizing his child first.

From the information provided by Su Hui, Gu Fan knew that the bus driver’s wife didn’t have a job and was a full-time housewife.

That meant the bus driver was the sole provider for his family of four.

Considering the fact that bus drivers usually have parents to take care of, it was understandable why he would be so economical.

A cheap pack of cigarettes was enough to lighten up the bus driver’s mood.

Gu Fan surmised that if the bus driver was indeed conspiring with the person behind the scenes, he wouldn’t be in such a condition given the substantial reward he would have received.

Just as Gu Fan started to doubt his investigative direction and was about to leave, he noticed some unusual changes in their surroundings.

“Someone else is also watching the bus driver,” Gu Fan murmured in a low voice, lowering his head pretending to play with his phone, deliberately losing sight of the bus driver’s family.

Then Gu Fan noticed several unfamiliar men following the bus driver quietly, but Gu Fan didn’t react as he realized not only was someone following the bus driver, but someone was also watching him.

Gu Fan’s first thought was about the blueprint in his backpack, the key to solving the mystery, which he couldn’t afford to lose.

He silently cursed himself for being careless, so engrossed in observing others that he hadn’t been aware of his surroundings.

“Taxi, taxi.” Gu Fan searched frantically, finally managing to find one.

He quickly flagged it down, got in, and tried to shake off the person following him.

Luckily, there was no second taxi available, so the person following Gu Fan could only watch him get away. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Gu Fan was confused.

It was one thing for them to follow him, but why were they following the bus driver too?

Could it be that the driver was indeed hiding something, was connected to the person behind the scenes?

A bunch of questions flitted through Gu Fan’s mind, but little did he know, the person unable to keep up with him had already made a call to Sister Leng.

Sister Leng had also found out about the situation and couldn’t help but curse, “Idiot!

He managed to get a taxi so quickly; he must have noticed you.

How could you be so careless as to lose a college student?”

“I’m sorry, Sister Leng, I’m sorry,” came the apologetic voice from the other end of the phone, which Sister Leng dismissed outright.

“The kid must have a reason for watching the bus driver.

Maybe the driver has a secret.

Keep a tight watch, and don’t screw up again.

Or else you know the consequences.”

If Gu Fan knew what was happening, he would find it absurd.

They were following the bus driver not because he was suspicious but because they were misled by Gu Fan.

Gu Fan was keeping tabs on the bus driver because he believed the driver had some crucial information, and since Gu Fan was interested, they decided to keep an eye on him too.

On seeing other people following the bus driver, Gu Fan was baffled.

He deduced that the driver must be harboring a secret; why else would someone tail him?

Hence, he deemed it necessary to continue the investigation.

Poor bus driver, unwittingly becoming a person of interest for both parties, made Gu Fan have a good laugh later.

Not only was he troubled by his clueless teammates, but he was also taken for a ride by the clueless opposition.