The most exciting things at a wedding are: the bride or groom goes missing, a child suddenly comes to recognize them, and a short video suddenly starts playing on the screen.
Jian Jing hadn't attended a wedding for a long time. She didn't expect to win a prize the first time she attended.
She pricked up her ears and listened quietly.
The best man was surprised: "What do you mean? Where did he go?"
The best man who reported the news pinched his brows and said irritably, "How should I know? He suddenly said he wanted to be alone. I went to look for him just now, but he was not in the room. No one answered the phone."
"Isn't it..." The other groomsmen hesitated and also guessed the bloody thing, "Do you regret it?"
The others said nothing.
This kind of thing has happened before.
"It's half past nine now. The wedding officially starts at eleven. We have one and a half hours to find that damn guy." The best man who reported the news said coldly, looking around anxiously.
The sunlight rotated and projected onto something, and a bright flash appeared among the green leaves of the flower stand.
The light spot was too close, and he became suspicious. He made a small gesture and suddenly pulled down the flowers on the shelf. Many lilies and roses were torn to pieces by him, revealing the eavesdropper behind the shelf.
He walked around and asked, "Who are you?"
Although the girl in front of him was quite pretty, a man like him had long been immune to beautiful women, at least he would not be dazzled by a face. On the contrary, he was quite wary of such a sudden young girl.
"Why are you eavesdropping on us?" His tone was very unfriendly.
Jian Jing said: "I came here."
The other party didn't believe it and pressed on: "Who brought you here? Whose child are you?"
If someone respects me one foot, I will respect him one foot. Jian Jing didn't want to cause trouble, but the other party didn't know how to talk nicely. She obviously didn't want to apologize in a humble manner, and her expression suddenly turned cold: "If you are rude to me again, I will tell you about the groom's disappearance."
"Are you threatening us?" Another best man couldn't hold back his temper and sneered, "Do you know who we are?"
Jian Jing raised her eyebrows.
The other best man raised his hand to stop his friend, and suddenly changed his expression, becoming extremely sincere: "My lady, although I don't know who you are, I am here to attend the wedding. If you make this public, it will be embarrassing for the Fang and Nie families, and no one will be grateful to you, right?"
There must be something wrong when something is abnormal.
Jian Jing was curious about what they wanted to do: "So?"
"My last name is Lu, and I'm a good friend of the groom." Best Man Lu introduced me, "If you do us a favor today, I'll treat you to a meal later."
"Wow," Jian Jing made an exaggerated expression without any sincerity, "Eat, am I a beggar? Do I need food?"
Impatient flashed in Lu's eyes, but he hid it: "So what do you want?"
"I just want to bask in the sun," she said. "Please do whatever you need to do and don't block my sun."
However, the three of them looked at each other in disbelief.
Best Man Lu looked at her and said, "You are from the bride's side, right? Well, you can come with us, so that we don't have to argue later."
He had just been thinking about whether or not to tell the bride's family about the groom's disappearance.
If they didn't tell the truth, and the person didn't show up, they couldn't hide it anymore, and they couldn't be guaranteed to be blamed by the Nie family, who might even suspect that they helped. If they told the truth, and the person showed up, it would be a false alarm, and there would be a rift between the two families.
It just so happened that this person bumped into her for no apparent reason. He could be a witness to avoid suspicion and also make it easier to keep her mouth shut.
Jian Jing hesitated: "What does it have to do with me?"
It was indeed a guest from the bride's family. Best Man Lu had an idea in mind and said, "It's settled, you come with us."
She stood up slowly, as if reluctantly, but they quickened their pace and she did not fall behind. Instead, she followed closely.
Haha, she pretends to be unhappy, but her body is very honest. It turns out that she is just another woman who is taking the opportunity to climb up the social ladder.
Best Man Lu looked down on her and walked straight into the groom's waiting room without paying any attention to her. The fourth best man in the room came over and asked hurriedly, "How is it? Did you find it?"
"No." Best Man Lu frowned. "I've looked for him, but he's nowhere to be found. There's no surveillance here either."
The hotel attaches great importance to privacy. Except for the entrance and parking lot, there is no surveillance to ensure the privacy and safety of guests. But at this time, this has also become an obstacle to finding people.
The best man who stayed behind hesitated and said, "Actually, I don't think we need to be too nervous. Brother Yan is very serious about the wedding and doesn't seem to be hesitating. Maybe he left because of something."
"What if it's not true? You can afford to lose face, but I can afford to lose face?" Best Man Lu thought about it and felt that he couldn't keep it to himself. He pointed at Best Man B and said, "Go tell Fang Ye about this."
Best man B didn't seem to have any other ideas except to continue the family line, so he went to report the news obediently upon hearing this.
Best man A said: "Before anyone comes, let's be honest, is it because of that woman?"
Best Man Lu: "Which woman?"
The best man who stayed behind: "Xiao Rou? That's not good. Brother Yan has been separated from her for a long time. What ability does she have to make Brother Yan run away without getting married?"
Best Man Lu: "Tell me clearly, who is that?"
"She said she was his girlfriend, and they had been together for three or four years. They just broke up recently, and she has been pestering Yanzi to marry her." Best man A said, "Cousin, you know this is unacceptable. She has made a scene several times. It's quite difficult."
Best Man Lu asked: "Have you seen her today?"
A and the best man who stayed behind said: "No."
The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment.
After a while, Best Man Lu said, "Well, don't worry about why he ran away, just find him." He sorted out his thoughts, "The car is here, he can't just walk on his own, there must be someone helping him. Is there anyone missing among today's guests?"
A said: "I'll go find it with the sign-in book."
"Okay." Best Man Lu hesitated for a moment, then said to the best man who stayed behind, "Find someone reliable to find out where that Rou is, and don't let any scandal really happen."
The best man who stayed behind quickly agreed.
After everyone was assigned, Best Man Lu sat down, pinching his brows and thinking about his next move.
At this moment, he saw Jian Jing walk around the room twice, then climb onto the windowsill and run away. He was furious and rushed to her with one foot, grabbing her with his palm.
In his imagination, he should grab her ruffled collar and pull her up like an eagle catching a chick.
Then he looked down at her and warned her coldly: "Don't do anything naughty."
But the reality is cruel.
The moment he rushed towards her, she cleverly moved sideways to avoid his palm, and at the same time reached out and grabbed his tie with incredible precision.
With his throat being strangled, even a tall man would not dare to fight rashly. Best Man Lu was forced to bend down and look at the girl sitting on the slanted windowsill.
"What do you want to do?" she asked.
Best Man Lu had never been treated so humiliatingly by anyone before, so he grabbed her slender wrist tightly, trying to pry her hand off.
Theoretically speaking, with his size and weight, it would be easy for him to fight against a young girl. Their muscles are always soft, and punching them is no different from massaging them.
Unfortunately, this was another misjudgment.
The other party didn't move at all, but instead tightened his strength, causing the tie to further press on his throat.
Uncomfortable, extremely uncomfortable.
Although Best Man Lu was filled with hatred in his heart, he showed a friendly smile on his face and spread out his hands to show that he had no ill intentions.
The girl suddenly let go of him.
"I was just afraid that you would fall." He loosened his tie and explained his actions gently, as if the rudeness just now was all an illusion.
Jian Jing didn't believe a word of it, so she lowered the window and went around from the back.
Best Man Lu asked, "What are you doing?"
"The groom left through the window, and I wanted to understand his route." Jian Jing explained.
Best Man Lu raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "Oh? How did you know?"
"There are cookie crumbs on the carpet, and his shoes got them on them." Jian Jing raised her chin and gestured to the windowsill. There were also some crushed cookie particles on the edge, firmly stuck to the stone windowsill.
Best Man Lu came to the wedding several times before noticing this detail. He was half surprised and half suspicious. Would a normal person pay attention to such a small detail? Especially since she was nearsighted.
Could it be that he is an accomplice who deliberately stayed behind to act as an accomplice
His doubts grew even stronger, so he asked tentatively, "Then tell me, where did he go?"
Jian Jing said: "I don't know, let's look for it."
She went to a wedding today and didn't bring her magnifying glass, so she squatted on the ground and slowly searched for it. Unfortunately, the weather was fine today, with a slight breeze, and the scattered particles on the ground had long been blown away, leaving no trace for them.
However, it doesn't stop there.
Jian Jing recalled the topographic map of the place in her mind.
The exterior wall of this building is of Gothic design, but the internal structure is not as complicated as a real castle. After all, it is a business, and it would be inconvenient for customers if the route was too roundabout.
The overall layout is in the shape of a Chinese character “葵”, with a total of four floors.
Fourth floor: two super suites, game room, gym, small dance hall, etc.
Third floor: a small suite and bedroom.
The second floor is as follows:
Lu... .Waiting room... ... ... ... ..Waiting room..Lu
Desk... .Lounge... Public Corridor... Lounge.. Desk
Stairs.. Dressing room... Super restaurant... Dressing room.. Stairs
The first floor is as follows:
... ... ... ..the courtyard garden... ... ... ... .
... .Corridor... ... ... ... ... Corridor... ..
Kitchen..Coffee shop....Super nice....Small flower hall..Kitchen
Room..Western restaurant... .Auditorium... ..Chinese restaurant..Room
... ... ... lawn... ... .lawn... ... ...
... ... ... ... Backyard garden... ... ... ... .
The groom's waiting room was on the right, and Jian Jing climbed through the window and came to the terrace, or hanging garden. There were many rattan tables and chairs, and the guests from the groom's family chatted here.
She leaned over to take a look and saw someone smoking, so she didn't go over and went back to the waiting room.
Best Man Lu followed her all the way. When he saw her coming back, he couldn't help but taunt her, "Are you not looking for her anymore?"
"Is this your first time here today? He was not familiar with the terrain, so he chose to climb through the window, which proved that he did not want to be discovered. However, he did not expect that there were quite a few people on the terrace, so he probably chose to turn back." Jian Jing reviewed the groom's mental activities at the time and returned to the waiting room.
The waiting room was connected to the lounge and the dressing room. She walked all the way to the innermost part and found some biscuit crumbs under the window of the dressing room.
"He went out from here." He climbed out of the locker room window and came to the corner of the second floor.
This hotel is very considerate of its guests. There are two staircases on the second floor. Usually, guests take the two large stairs next to the public corridor. At the same time, a narrow staircase was quietly built in a hidden place.
The door was also very hidden, hidden behind a bunch of vine racks, and was not easily discovered.
But this little trick would definitely not be hidden from Jian Jing's observation skills.
She pushed the door open and walked in, muttering to herself as she walked. She had heard that there were many secret passages in the Palace of Versailles for the king and his concubines to have secret conversations with. This house had learned the essence of this and provided a lot of convenience for thieves.
Best Man Lu followed him downstairs and couldn't help asking again, "How did you know there was a staircase here?"
"Because I have eyes."
Best Man Lu choked and was very unhappy.
But his greatest strength was that he knew the key point. No matter where she came from or what she wanted to do, the most urgent thing was to find a groom, and for this reason, he could put aside other things.