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Paul got out of the car, walked up, and tried to gather some information, then returned to the car after a moment.

"Qian Xueying was likely here, and she killed a homeless person before being taken away."

Moses glanced at the car surrounded by police in the distance, "Does she have any accomplices?"

"She had a butler named Xiuyi, but Xiuyi was shot dead by Will at the Duke Residence while helping her escape," Jessica said.

"She must have other accomplices. It must be those people who took her away," Paul said.

Moses continued to stare at the distant car without speaking.

Seeing he was deep in thought, neither Paul nor Jessica spoke, for fear of disrupting his thoughts.

After a while, Moses pulled his gaze back.

"Give me the map!"

Paul immediately opened the glove compartment, took out the map from the car, and handed it to Jessica. As Jessica unfolded the map, the driver had already turned on the car’s reading light.

Pointing to the Duke Residence on the map, Moses ran his finger across to their current location, frowning and shaking his head.

"No, it’s not right!"

The distance between the Duke Residence and here is thirty kilometers, which would take at least twenty minutes by car. Considering Qian Xueying was already shot at the time, a twenty-minute bleed from a gunshot wound would be significant.

Under such circumstances, a person in poor health could die from a critical wound almost instantly.

If someone was supposed to pick her up, why would they wait this long and travel so far?

There are only two explanations in this case.

One is that the person coming to pick her up received the information last minute, hence the delay.

The other possibility is that these people are not her accomplices at all.

If Qian Xueying had planned this night in advance, it would be impossible for her not to make arrangements unless she was extremely foolish.

However, a woman who could escape from the heavily guarded Duke Residence could never be so foolish. From her earlier disguise, it’s clear she’s very cunning.

So, it must be the second possibility.

"What do you mean?"

Moses raised his finger, signaling the driver to start the car.

"The people who took Qian Xueying away are not her accomplices. They are likely the same people who took Gan Tang."

"Do you mean..." Jessica frowned, "The people who took the child are different. Why did they take Qian Xueying?"

Moses scoffed, "If we find Qian Xueying, we would immediately realize there are others behind this. They don’t want us to discover that."

Jessica thought for a moment and nodded instantly.

"Exactly! I always thought this was Qian Xueying’s doing. These people are trying to confuse us to buy themselves time."

Paul watched the police cars speeding by, "With such strict vigilance, taking an injured woman and a child away won’t be easy."

Jessica sighed, "If that’s the case, they likely don’t care about Qian Xueying’s life, or they might not take her for medical treatment at all. It’ll be hard for us to trace their tracks."

Moses frowned, he didn’t care about Qian Xueying’s life or death now. He just wanted to know who was behind this!

The target wasn’t Huangfu Jue, nor Gan Yuan, but a child. They didn’t kill on the spot; they abducted.