Chapter 56: Chapter 50: Capturing Lou Yuquan Chapter 56: Chapter 50: Capturing Lou Yuquan When the System’s voice sounded, Jiang Ning also withdrew her gaze from Lou Yuquan.
Although she had spotted Lou Yuquan, now didn’t seem like a suitable time to arrest him.
Lou Yuquan’s crimes were rather secretive, with no obvious evidence. Unless she could get her hands on his phone, or find those other girls as witnesses.
Furthermore, Jiang Ning wasn’t alone, she also had Qi Xingzhou standing by her side. If she were to approach and apprehend Lou Yuquan, the tether she wore on her wrist would clearly get in the way. But without it, she risked losing Qi Xingzhou, which she couldn’t explain to the Qi Family.
Jiang Ning turned her head to look at Qi Xingzhou; their eyes met, and Qi Xingzhou blinked innocently.
“Come on, let’s play this,” Jiang Ning said as she pulled Qi Xingzhou over to the claw machine, adeptly inserting coins.
Jiang Ning pointed at the small toys inside the claw machine and said to Qi Xingzhou, “I like that pink one on top and the blue one in the back, please win them for me, and I’ll buy you dinner later.”
Qi Xingzhou understood what Jiang Ning meant. After she inserted the coins, he bent over slightly and focused on manipulating the joystick.
Every claw machine operates on a different set of programmed configurations. After failing the first and second attempts, Qi Xingzhou wasn’t discouraged and continued with the next one.
The spot where Jiang Ning stood was excellent, right behind Lou Yuquan and his girlfriend. Unless Lou Yuquan turned around, he wouldn’t see Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou, but Jiang Ning could observe his movements at any time.
Luck didn’t seem to be on their side, and after numerous attempts, they hadn’t managed to grab a single toy.
As the game coins were nearly depleted, Lou Yuquan placed the few remaining coins in the girl’s hand and said gently, “Baby, you play for a while, I’m going to use the restroom.”
Standing nearby, Jiang Ning felt a surge of intent when she heard this. As Lou Yuquan turned and walked towards the restroom, Jiang Ning also pulled Qi Xingzhou to follow.
The game city’s restroom was quite secluded, and Jiang Ning, with Qi Xingzhou in tow, followed Lou Yuquan at a distance.
The path to the restroom was long and winding, and Jiang Ning didn’t enter but paced back and forth outside the corridor.
About five or six minutes later, catching a glimpse of Lou Yuquan coming out, Jiang Ning stopped him, “Handsome guy, could you help me with something?”
Lou Yuquan’s eyes fell on the slight girl in front of him, and he replied in a gentlemanly manner, “What do you need?”
Jiang Ning took out her car keys from her pocket, a bit embarrassed, “My car’s parked in the underground garage. When I went to drive it earlier, I found two other cars had parked next to mine. I’m not great at driving, and now I can’t get it out because it’s stuck in the corner… Could you spare me a few minutes to help me get it out?”
Holding the Audi keychain with her delicate, fair fingers, Lou Yuquan glanced and answered with a warm smile, “Of course. Right now?”
“Mhmm,” Jiang Ning nodded and casually pressed the elevator button nearby.
As the elevator doors opened, the three of them entered one after the other.
The confined space seemed to make Qi Xingzhou uncomfortable as he furrowed his handsome brows and moved closer to Jiang Ning.
Although Qi Xingzhou hadn’t spoken, his tall stature of over one meter eighty was hard to ignore.
Lou Yuquan broke the quiet atmosphere of the elevator, “Are you two… a couple?”
“No,” Jiang Ning shook her head, she couldn’t sully Qi Xingzhou’s reputation and softly explained, “He’s my friend. His brother was supposed to come today as well, but there was a sudden issue at his company, and he rushed back to deal with it, so I’m looking after him for now.”
As the two talked, Qi Xingzhou remained silent beside them.
Lou Yuquan seemed to have noticed something as well and didn’t pursue any more topics regarding Qi Xingzhou.
When the elevator doors opened, he followed Jiang Ning out with easy cheerfulness.
Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou had walked over, so of course, there wouldn’t be Jiang Ning’s car in this parking lot, but that didn’t stop Jiang Ning from leading Lou Yuquan to a secluded corner.
In the brief few minutes, Lou Yuquan and Jiang Ning had been chatting merrily; taking advantage of the dim light in the underground parking lot, Lou Yuquan, who was walking behind them, made no effort to hide the smirk on his face. In fact, the look he gave Jiang Ning even carried a hint of smug assurance, like a hunter eyeing his prey.
Qi Xingzhou, who had been walking beside Jiang Ning, suddenly turned back to glance at Lou Yuquan.
Because of Qi Xingzhou’s sudden turn, Lou Yuquan didn’t even have time to conceal the calculating look on his face. However, Qi Xingzhou showed no reaction as if he hadn’t seen the scheming expression. Lou Yuquan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, once again confirming to himself that this man was a fool.
In order to cover the brief moment of guilt he felt inside, Lou Yuquan quickened his pace and walked up to Jiang Ning, “Where’s your car parked?”
“How strange, I clearly remember it being right here…” replied Jiang Ning, turning around in a circle and looking utterly perplexed.
The moment he heard her, Lou Yuquan immediately knew that Jiang Ning must have remembered it wrong.
A few of his girlfriends had been the same way, always forgetting where they parked their cars whenever they went out together.
With a patient tone, Lou Yuquan suggested, “Think carefully, isn’t it parked in this corner? This corner is so secluded and it’s a dead end with no parking lines, you must have remembered it wrong…”
Jiang Ning lifted her gaze to Lou Yuquan, who stood with his back to her, and with a thought, a flat-bottomed pan appeared in her hand.
“Lou Yuquan.” Jiang Ning suddenly spoke.
Lou Yuquan was startled, “How do you know…” my name?
Before he could finish his sentence, he noticed something flying rapidly towards him out of the corner of his eye. It was so fast that Lou Yuquan didn’t even have time to react.
Clang!
The flat-bottomed pan struck Lou Yuquan’s head fiercely, causing his tall, thin body to sway from side to side as darkness flitted across his vision.
Having knocked out Lou Yuquan, Jiang Ning calmly stashed the flat-bottomed pan back into the System Backpack, grabbed him by the arms, and slammed him against the wall with such force that he, completely clueless about what had just happened, was knocked out cold on the ground.
From the appearance of the flat-bottomed pan in Jiang Ning’s hands to Lou Yuquan losing consciousness, the whole process took less than a minute.
Looking at Lou Yuquan lying on the ground, Jiang Ning brushed her hands together with a hint of disgust.
Jiang Ning’s wrist was still tethered by an anti-lost strap, and Qi Xingzhou stood by the side, having witnessed the entire scene.
He showed no surprise at Jiang Ning’s sudden act of violence, nor was he curious about the flat-bottomed pan she used to commit the assault, reacting with indifference.
It was only when Jiang Ning brushed her hands with a look of distaste that Qi Xingzhou stepped forward, grabbed her slender wrist, and wiped it on his own body.
Qi Xingzhou was wearing a white T-shirt today, made of high-quality, soft, and comfortable cotton. Jiang Ning let him rub her palm back and forth over his shirt several times before she realized what was happening.
“That’s enough, thank you,” Jiang Ning hastily withdrew her hand.
She knew that Qi Xingzhou wouldn’t have the dramatic emotional reactions typical of most people, which was why she didn’t avoid him.
And sure enough, he hadn’t disappointed her. Not only was he utterly uninterested in her sudden attack on Lou Yuquan, but his only concern was whether her hands had gotten dirty…
If she had not just knocked out Lou Yuquan but had actually killed him, would Qi Xingzhou have helped her bury the body???
Looking at the tall and silent Qi Xingzhou, Jiang Ning’s impression of him grew a little more.
She liked those who were tough and not overly talkative.