ATBWSTBP Chapter 29
by VolareTwo days later, the group converged in Yucheng.
After settling in and resting briefly, they prepared to start working.
According to the previous division of labor, they split into pairs and began investigating sanatoriums and medical institutions with the character “beautiful” (měi, meaning beautiful) in their names.
“Let’s not rush, let’s aim for stability!” Jin Mo said, handing out photos of Jin Baiyan to everyone. “Even if we only investigate one place a day, that’s fine!”
“If necessary, we can buy information with money!” Xu Jiahao said with a smile, “Anyway, Jin Mo has money!”
Jin Mo nodded vigorously, “That’s right, don’t be afraid to spend money, I’ll reimburse you all later!”
Xiao Feiwu echoed, “With money, things are easier. We can develop some internal contacts to help us look around.”
“Okay!”
“If there’s anything, just make a sound in the small team group!” Jin Mo pointed to his phone and said.
Six people, in pairs, in a total of three cars, began to shuttle through the streets and alleys of Yucheng.
Among all of them, only Jin Mo had no experience, so he was led by the veteran Xu Jiahao.
In the sweltering summer heat, the work was not easy, and after a day, the few were exhausted.
Jin Mo felt particularly tired! His chest always felt stuffy, and from time to time he felt like he couldn’t breathe!
At eight o’clock in the evening, the six held a meeting.
“Our group checked two places today. The first one was just a clinic, without an inpatient department, so it didn’t take much time. The second one was a private hospital with an inpatient department. Pingyi and I sneaked in and bribed a dozen internal staff. We searched almost the entire inpatient department and confirmed that Baiyan wasn’t there.”
After Xiao Feiwu finished speaking, he picked up the water on the table and took several large gulps.
“Huzi, Xiao Ping, what’s the situation on your end?” Jin Mo asked, while ticking off the names he had already checked on his notebook.
“Today I ran to three places, two clinics and one sanatorium. It was mostly elderly people. Xiao Ping and I spent the day there, asking many people, but no one said they had seen Jin Baiyan.” Huzi sat up straight, reporting his work seriously.
“Okay!” Jin Mo ticked off the three names Huzi mentioned. “Xu Jiahao and I are about the same. One place has already closed down, one only does routine check-ups and doesn’t do diagnoses, and the other is just a community hospital without an inpatient department.”
“We’ve checked eight places in one day, and there are five left. Maybe we’ll have results tomorrow!” Xu Jiahao slumped on the sofa, holding his phone and clicking on a small red dot.
Jin Mo put down his notebook and leaned back as well.
“Xu Jiahao, do you think my brother might not be staying in a sanatorium, but bought an apartment?” Jin Mo tilted his head, looking at Xu Jiahao.
Xu Jiahao put down his phone, closed his eyes, and after a moment, opened them and looked at Jin Mo.
“The possibility is probably not high!”
“Why?” Xiao Feiwu couldn’t help but ask.
Xu Jiahao raised his eyebrows.
“I think so too!” Jin Mo said, his eyebrows relaxing a little.
“Why?” Xiao Feiwu asked again, not giving up.
“Because my brother is sick!” Jin Mo sat up a little straighter. “If he lived by himself, he would have to buy groceries, cook, and do laundry. Even if he ordered takeout, he would have to bother to order it. This is a bit of a burden for someone who needs to concentrate on fighting his personality, so…”
“So, for your brother, it’s best to find a place that delivers food regularly, delivers clean clothes regularly, and can keep things quiet. The only places that can meet these conditions are sanatoriums or private hospitals!”
Speaking of this, Xu Jiahao suddenly sat up and handed his phone to Jin Mo.
“Jin Mo, take a look at this Tongmei Hospital!”
Jin Mo quickly sat up straight, took the phone Xu Jiahao handed over, and looked at it carefully.
Xiao Feiwu and the others also gathered around.
“This is a private sanatorium located on Bronze Mountain. There is very little information online, and not many reviews.” Xu Jiahao said, scrolling to the few comments and pointing to one of them.
–Thanks to Tongmei, I had six months of quiet life, which allowed me to find my lost self.
Jin Mo’s heart began to beat “thump, thump, thump”.
“This place, we’ll go to this sanatorium tomorrow!” Jin Mo said excitedly.
“Are we going together too?” Xiao Feiwu leaned over and asked.
Jin Mo thought for a moment and shook his head.
“No, you guys proceed according to the original plan! In case our judgment is wrong, we won’t waste time! If I have any results here, I’ll notify you immediately, and you can come over then!”
“Okay!”
That night, Jin Mo tossed and turned, his mind filled with the idea that his brother should be there!
Maybe he’ll see his brother tomorrow!
I wonder what his brother is like now?
Will he be excited and happy to see him?
Will he hug him directly?
Should he get a haircut before seeing his brother tomorrow?
He hasn’t taken care of his appearance for many days, will he look too shabby?
Should he confess his feelings to his brother as soon as they meet?
Will his brother be scared? Or cry with excitement?
He’s never seen his brother cry before!
His brother is so handsome, he should look good crying too!
Tossing and turning, unable to sleep, his mind filled with messy thoughts, the bed creaking as he turned over and over.
Until midnight, Xu Jiahao couldn’t bear it anymore and shouted at him.
“Jin Mo, if you don’t sleep, I’m going on strike tomorrow!”
Jin Mo was startled by the shout, thinking, how dare an employee yell at the boss, this is outrageous!
Feeling guilty and in the wrong, he didn’t say a word, lay stiff for more than ten minutes, and finally fell asleep.
The next morning, as soon as it was light, he jumped out of bed with a “whoosh”, making a lot of noise.
Xu Jiahao was awakened and roared.
“What are you doing? Don’t you want anyone to sleep!”
Jin Mo was startled back to his senses, picked up his phone and looked at it, it was only five o’clock, it was indeed a bit early, so he lay down again.
He woke up again after seven o’clock, and it was already bright.
Xu Jiahao had just finished washing up and came out, seeing Jin Mo sitting on the bed in a daze, he resisted the urge to beat him.
“You don’t sleep at night and don’t wake up in the morning! You’re not only torturing yourself, but also affecting others, do you have any public morals!”
Xu Jiahao pointed to his eyes, “Look, you’ve given me dark circles!”
Jin Mo chuckled as he quickly got out of bed and rushed to the bathroom.
After breakfast, before eight o’clock, they split into three groups and headed towards their respective targets.
Xu Jiahao drove the car, carrying Jin Mo, directly towards the direction of Bronze Mountain.
Bronze Mountain is located in the suburbs, and the journey was long, taking a full hour and a half to reach the foot of the mountain.
They drove around the mountain road for another twenty minutes or so before reaching Tongmei Sanatorium.
It must be said that the environment of this sanatorium is very good.
The air is fresh, the environment is quiet, and what you see is lush green.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it’s a resort!
As soon as the two parked their car, they saw two people passing by, their voices drifting into their ears along with the fragrance of grass and trees.
“Xiao Li, going to pick up someone again?”
“Yes! I heard that the person coming this time is another big client!”
“I wonder who got the order? There must be a lot of commission!”
“Hehe, it’s useless to be envious, we don’t have those connections…”
“That’s true.”
…
As the people walked away, the voices gradually disappeared.
Jin Mo raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Jiahao.
“Let’s go!”
“Okay!”
The two walked one after the other towards the Tongmei reception hall.