Chapter 372
Wendy messaged: [Why didn't you tell me sooner?]
[You're such a jerk. This is the first time Abigail's liked a guy, and you treat her like this.]
[You need to make Abigail happy. She's been fragile since she was a kid and can't handle stress. If anything happens to her, I won't let you off the hook.]
Once again, Wendy was threatening me and she had the clout to back it up. I thought for a moment and sent: [I'll visit Ms. Kingsley in a couple of days. Can you let her know for me?]
Wendy: [Tell her yourself, jerk.]
I sent : [Can you stop calling me that? I didn't do anything wrong, did I?]
Wendy: [I don't care, jerk.]
I didn't want to argue with her. I clicked on Abigail's profile picture, hesitated for a moment, and then typed: [Ms. Kingsley, are you free in a couple of days? I'd like to invite you to dinner.]
I waited for over ten minutes, but she didn't reply. I opened Lillian's messages; she had sent me quite a few photos: [John, come quickly.]
Kelsey: [John, I miss you so much! Let me tell you a secret, I bought a lot of different clothes at Crystal Nation. There are so many clothes here, John, you would love it.]
Mya: [I haven't seen you in so long.]
Ruby also sent a message: [Everything is fine, don't worry.]
I sighed. This time, I might have to break my promise. With Linda around, there was no way I can go to Crystal Nation.
Just as I was about to reply, a message popped up: [John, something's wrong, Kelsey is missing!] It was from Lillian.
Seeing this message, I panicked. I got out of bed, ran to the living room, and called Lillian. On the other end, I heard Lillian crying. "John, Kelsey is missing!"
"Calm down, tell me exactly what happened."
"We were shopping on the street, Kelsey went to the restroom, and we waited for half an hour but she never came back. We've been looking for her since 8 PM, and her phone is unreachable. What should we do?"
"Where's Ruby? Did you call the police?"
Crystal Nation was so far away, and there were gangs there. If something happened, it would be disastrous!
"John, don't worry, I've already called the police. They are now searching for her."It was Ruby's voice.
Hearing her words, I felt a bit relieved, "Alright, I'll book a ticket and come over right away."
"John, relax, we will find Kelsey," Ruby said.
But I was already extremely anxious, memories of happy times with Kelsey flashed through my mind.
She had promised to enter my world and become a part of it. She also said she wanted me to be her entire world. I thought, 'Now she's missing, she must be so scared!'
"Ruby, please, I'm coming right away." I hung up the phone and quickly got dressed.
At that moment, the bedroom door opened, and Linda leaned against the door. "Are you going to Crystal Nation?"
I was afraid she wouldn't let me go. "Kelsey is missing, I have to go find her."
"Go ahead," Linda said, "I've already called the company's driver, he's on his way."
I was stunned, almost unable to believe my ears.
"Thank you," I said.
"Come back soon." Linda said with concern.
With that, Linda turned and closed the door.
I sighed in relief, glad that Linda didn't stop me.
At 2 AM, I boarded a plane to Crystal Nation. At 6 AM, the plane landed smoothly at Crystal Nation Airport.
In a hurry, I used a translation app to get a cab to the Royal Elegance Hotel.
Mya was waiting for me at the hotel. As soon as she saw me, she rushed over and hugged me. "John, Kelsey is missing."
Her eyes were puffy from crying, and she looked like she hadn't slept all night.
"Don't worry, I'm here now. Where are Lillian and the others?" I asked.
"They went to the embassy early this morning."
"Stop crying and tell me what happened."
Mya nodded and started explaining everything.
"She just disappeared? What about the surveillance footage?"
They checked, but found nothing. There weren't many cameras in Crystal Nation.
I said, "Take me to the place where you had dinner last night."
We grabbed a cab to Moxford, a tourist hotspot in Crystal Nation.
Mya said, "We had dinner at this restaurant last night."
It was still early, and the restaurant wasn't open yet. My gut told me this place had something to do with it.
I asked, "She disappeared inside the restaurant, didn't the police question them?"
"They did, but after questioning, they ruled them out as suspects!" Mya started crying again. "This definitely has something to do with them, but we're in Crystal Nation. Even if they did it, they'd be protected!"
I was fuming. But I knew that anger would only mess up my thinking. I had to stay calm to figure this out. "Let's go, I'll take you back to the hotel. Then I'll find a way to locate her."
"I want to help you!"
"Look, some people in Crystal Nation aren't friendly towards us. You're so beautiful, it would be more dangerous for you to follow me," I said, "Kelsey is already missing, don't make me worry about you too, okay?"
"Alright, I'll wait for you at the hotel."
After dropping Mya off at the hotel, I called Lillian, who was at the embassy filing a report.
The embassy stuff tookg this very seriously and had already sent people to contact the relevant authorities in Crystal Nation.
I felt a sense of gratitude and thought, 'No matter where we are, our country is always our strongest support.'
After hanging up, I felt a bit lost and worried, not sure if we could find her.
In a foreign country, communication was particularly difficult.
I thought for a moment and went to a translation company. I hired a translator named Crystal Hopkins, who had immigrated to Crystal Nation with her family when she was in middle school.
It cost about a thousand dollars an hour. Expensive, but worth it.
I asked, "Crystal, I'm curious about something, may I ask?"
Crystal nodded. "Go ahead."
"I heard that there are legal gangs in Crystal Nation, is that true?"
Crystal nodded. "Actually, they are legally recognized organizations. Crystal Nation acknowledges their existence."
"Mr. Cena, are you worried about the safety in Crystal Nation?" Crystal said, "Actually, the security here is quite good. These organizations generally don't interfere with the normal lives as long as we don't get involved with them."
I nodded. "I was just curious after watching some Crystal Nation movies, so I asked."
"That's normal. But Mr. Cena, it's best not to go to private Kabukicho alone, it's not safe."
Crystal Nation was a fascinating place. Although they banned the sex trade, they had places like Kabukicho. Everyone knew what went on there.
Interestingly, they didn't call it a trade. For example, if one wanted to have sex with a woman, that was fine. But he couldn't directly give her cash, or he would be arrested.
If he spent a lot of money on the drinks in her room, that was allowed. Whatever happened in between, no one cared.
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