"Shouldn't be!"
Zhou Dong shook his head and said, "If it were a kidnapping, four days have passed, and the kidnappers would have definitely sent a message. So, we're ruling out the possibility of a ransom kidnapping now."
Wan Yunting found his reasoning plausible and couldn't help but frown, analyzing the reason for Cheng Kai's disappearance.
"The most important thing now is to determine the cause of Cheng Kai's disappearance. Is it intentional, or did he want to hide from someone! Also, we need to find out if he's alive or dead!" Zhou Dong looked at Wan Yunting and the other officials seriously.
According to the surveillance footage, after Cheng Kai left his home that night, his car drove directly to the suburbs. About an hour later, his car reappeared on the highway…
He reached Shenzhen at one o'clock in the morning, and his car then drove around the Shajing District of Shenzhen for a long time until it entered a road without surveillance cameras and disappeared!
According to the feedback from the cameras, there was only one person in the car. Although the face was not clear, it was basically confirmed that Cheng Kai was driving himself to Shenzhen and then disappeared inexplicably.
This point suggested that Cheng Kai might have deliberately disappeared.
However, it was also possible that someone made him disappear!
Since the cameras didn't capture his face, Zhou Dong and his team analyzed that someone might have abducted Cheng Kai, taken him from his villa neighborhood, and then he disappeared in Shenzhen!
"Man-made…"
Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow. Pang Yuan asked, "Have you investigated Cheng Kai's relationships? Does he have any enemies?"
Upon hearing this question, Zhou Dong revealed a wry smile and said, "If you're talking about complicated relationships, Cheng Kai is the one with the most complicated social circle among all the cases I've handled!"
Pang Yuan, Ma Zhendong, Wu Bochao, and Niu Qiuling were stunned. Zhou Dong continued, "So, apart from the business people he dealt with, most of the people he interacted with in his private life were various women from society!"
As expected, his brother-in-law's reputation as a notorious playboy outside was already anticipated.
"Could it be that he offended someone?" Wan Yunting guessed.
"You've hit the nail on the head, Mr. Wan."
Zhou Dong turned to look at Wan Yunting and said, "According to our investigation over the past two days, Cheng Kai had a conflict with his company's manager, Tian Xingchang, a while ago. The source of the conflict was Cheng Kai's affair with Tian Xingchang's wife, Chen Mei!"
"Oh, so it really is man-made."
Pang Yuan and Ma Zhendong were surprised. Wan Yunting asked Zhou Dong, "Have you investigated that Tian Xingchang?"
"We have already contacted him and asked him to come in for an interview and investigation. He should be arriving soon." Zhou Dong checked the time on his watch, as they had already contacted Tian Xingchang.
Speaking of the devil, Tian Xingchang arrived. Zhou Dong received a call from a subordinate saying that Tian Xingchang had arrived.
"Just in time, let's go and listen too."
Pang Yuan and Ma Zhendong stood up, and Wan Yunting naturally followed. They all went out of the office and directly to an interrogation room. Inside, a man in his thirties was already sitting, and it was Tian Xingchang, the deputy manager of Chengquan Group, although he had already resigned from Chengquan Group.
"Officers, I need an explanation!"
Tian Xingchang was full of displeasure. He looked very upset. It was understandable, as his boss had slept with his wife. How could he be happy?
"Mr. Tian, you should know why we called you in for an investigation." Zhou Dong, along with another police officer, sat in front of him and got straight to the point.
"Hmph."
Tian Xingchang glared at Zhou Dong and said, "Are you police officers suspecting that I did something about the disappearance of that bastard Cheng Kai?"
Zhou Dong looked him directly in the eye, not answering Tian Xingchang's question, and asked, "Tell me, where were you on the evening of the 7th, and what were you doing?"
"I've already resigned, and I've divorced that slut of a wife. Now he's missing, and you're questioning me. Damn it…" Tian Xingchang cursed angrily. The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he felt, wanting to lash out.
Zhou Dong tapped his fingers on the table and said sternly, "Mr. Tian, please cooperate with our work and answer our questions."
"What should I answer?"
Tian Xingchang's emotions were agitated, and he shouted, "What does his disappearance have to do with me? You can't find him, so you're interrogating me. I'm going to sue you for this with a lawyer…"
At this moment, Wan Yunting, Pang Yuan, Ma Zhendong, Wu Bochao, and Niu Qiuling, who were standing outside the interrogation room and could see the situation inside through the one-way glass, looked at Tian Xingchang inside. Wan Yunting frowned. Based on the man's current demeanor, Cheng Kai's disappearance didn't seem to be his doing!
However, it was not impossible that Tian Xingchang, harboring resentment because Cheng Kai had an affair with his wife, might have taken retaliatory action!
Finally, after Tian Xingchang's honest confession, he spent the entire evening of the 7th drinking with friends. Because he divorced his cheating wife, Cheng Kai also compensated him with one million yuan.
So, Tian Xingchang took the one million yuan and left Chengquan Company.
Perhaps Tian Xingchang was angry, but his wife had willingly had an affair with Cheng Kai. Therefore, he had grievances but couldn't express them. At the same time, Tian Xingchang understood that given Cheng Kai's social status and connections, someone of his stature could not possibly harm him, so he could only suppress all his anger in his heart.
Of course, this was just his statement. Since Tian Xingchang had a motive to kidnap Cheng Kai, Zhou Dong naturally would not let go of this lead easily.
Knowing that nothing could be obtained from the interrogation today, they let Tian Xingchang go.
Back in Pang Yuan's office, Zhou Dong looked at Wan Yunting, Ma Zhendong, and the others and said, "The time and location all match up. Tian Xingchang has been in Huadu the entire time and has never left."
Pang Yuan frowned and said, "Could it really be that Cheng Kai went to Shenzhen to disappear on his own?"
Ma Zhendong shook his head and looked at Wan Yunting, who was smoking beside him, and said, "Xiao Wan, don't rush. Give us some time, and we'll find Cheng Kai."
"Mhm."
Wan Yunting nodded and sighed. He didn't care about Cheng Kai's life or death; he just wanted to find him and ask about that Gao Zhe.
"Regarding Gao Zhe, whom you mentioned last time, I've sent people to investigate in Shenzhen."
Pang Yuan raised an eyebrow and said solemnly to Wan Yunting, "His background is very complicated. His father is the president of Gao Group in Shenzhen, and his uncle is the mayor of Shenzhen!"
"So, Gao Zhe is considered a true scion of power and wealth. He is currently abroad and rarely appears in China. We don't have much information about him."
Wan Yunting nodded, then a sudden thought struck him and he said, "Do you think Cheng Kai's disappearance in Shenzhen might be related to Gao Zhe?"
Pang Yuan, Ma Zhendong, and Zhou Dong looked at each other, and it seemed like this possibility couldn't be ruled out!
"Think about it, why did Cheng Kai disappear specifically in Shenzhen? Did he go to Shenzhen to meet someone, and then he disappeared?" Wan Yunting looked at them and said.
Pang Yuan nodded and said to Zhou Dong, "Contact our colleagues in Shenzhen and thoroughly investigate if Cheng Kai met anyone on the night of the 7th when he went to Shenzhen. Investigate them one by one in detail."
"Understood."
Zhou Dong acknowledged, nodded at Wan Yunting, and then went out to make arrangements.
Seeing that it was getting late, Ma Zhendong said to Wan Yunting, "Yunting, it's getting late. How about we go to the old man's house for dinner tonight?"
"No, Old Ma, I need to go to my sister's place."
Wan Yunting waved his hand, said goodbye to Pang Yuan, and left the police station. He directly took a taxi to his eldest sister's house.
On the way, his second brother called him and also mentioned Cheng Kai's disappearance, so the two brothers went to their eldest sister's house together.
"Yunting, you're here."
Wan Manyu opened the iron gate of the courtyard and looked at Wan Yunting with a smile on her face.