"Manager He, my father is a long-time friend of Yin Yuan. He specifically arranged for me to retrieve this collection."
Shen Xi paused for a moment before continuing, "Doesn't Yin Yuan have a daughter who went missing? When she returns, my father will personally hand this collection over to her."
Manager He frowned, "Miss Mia, so far, all I've heard is your side of the story. How can I trust you? What if Zheng Jinghe comes back looking for this auction item from our company?"
Although the events of the Yin family years ago were similar to what she said, this was still a valuable collection worth tens of millions. He couldn't just let someone take it away casually.
"Manager He, can't you see? Zheng Jinghe is guilty and conscience-stricken. He won't dare to come back and claim the item from you."
Suddenly, Shen Xi's expression changed, and she looked at him sternly, "Don't forget, you have a weakness in my hands. If you don't do as I say, I'll make this public. See how your company can continue in this business."
Upon hearing this, Manager He immediately put on a smiling face, "No. Please don't. Miss Mia, please wait a moment. I'll ask our boss for instructions."
After speaking, he walked to the window and made a phone call.
Two minutes later, Manager He turned back and looked at her with a smile, "I apologize, Miss Mia. Our boss said you can take the collection, but you must leave a receipt. If the police or Zheng Jinghe come looking for us, we'll have something to show."
"No problem," Shen Xi agreed readily.
Ten minutes later, Shen Xi, carrying a black bag, walked through the first-floor lobby of the Oriental Hotel, a satisfied smile on her face. Just then, her phone in her bag suddenly rang. She stopped and took it out to see it was Chenchen.
"Hello? Baby."
Chenchen's surprised voice came from the other end, "Mommy, did you find treasure today? Why are you so happy?"
"Yes, I did find a great treasure today. But it wasn't found, it was a retrieval," Shen Xi couldn't hide her excitement as she walked and spoke.
"Oh? Then tell me quickly, what treasure is it?" Chenchen became even more curious upon hearing her words.
Shen Xi glanced around and whispered, "There are too many people here. I can't say it casually. You'll see it when we get home."
At this moment, Shen Xi had reached the hotel entrance and saw a taxi parked not far away. She waved, and the taxi quickly drove towards her.
"Tell me, how was your outing with Auntie Xiao Lian at the park?" Shen Xi asked, opening the rear door and getting in.
"It was great. We all had a lot of fun," Chenchen's voice was also excited.
After settling in, Shen Xi looked up and said to the driver in front, "Go to Hua Ban Li residential area."
Then, she continued to happily talk on the phone, "So, what rides did you go on?"
At this point, Shuoshuo and Yanyan eagerly recounted their rides and described their experiences to Shen Xi one by one. As they chatted happily, they all burst into laughter. Suddenly, they heard Shen Xi exclaim in surprise on the phone, "Driver, that's not right. Are you taking the wrong way? This route..."
The call then abruptly ended. The three children looked at each other in panic and tried calling again. The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered. When they called again, the phone was switched off.
"This is bad. Mommy might be in trouble," Chenchen said, frowning with worry.
"Ah? What should we do then?" Yanyan, upon hearing this, was so scared that her eyes turned red, and tears welled up.
"Yanyan, don't worry. We need to stay calm now and figure out how to save Mommy," Chenchen patted her arm and turned to Shuoshuo, "You call Uncle Jian. I'll call Uncle Qin."
A minute later, Shuoshuo said, "Uncle Jian's phone is out of service. I can't reach him."
Chenchen said, "Uncle Qin's phone can be reached, but no one is answering."
"Ah? Then what should we do?" At this moment, Yanyan, worried, started crying.
Chenchen's eyes turned red as he lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "It seems we have to go to Zhuosheng Group ourselves to find Uncle Qin."