The two went straight to the innermost private room on the third floor of the teahouse. Upon arriving at the private room door, one of them cautiously knocked.
Not long after, a deep voice came from inside the room.
"Come in."
Hearing this voice, the two dared to push open the private room door.
As the private room door opened, a middle-aged man sitting on a solid wood sofa appeared before them.
The middle-aged man looked to be in his fifties, neither fat nor thin, with an expressionless face, exuding an aura of authority without needing to be angry.
Beside the middle-aged man, a young Qi Pao Woman was kneeling and preparing tea for him.
After the tea was brewed, the Qi Pao Woman respectfully placed the teacup in front of the middle-aged man.
"Hong Ye, please."
"Mm, you may leave." The middle-aged man nodded slightly.
"Alright, Hong Ye, just call me anytime if you need anything."
After saying this, the Qi Pao Woman stood up and left the private room, not forgetting to close the door behind her.
As soon as the Qi Pao Woman left, one of the tall men who had just come upstairs quickly spoke:
"Hong Ye, Song Bao'er, Song Laohu's daughter, is staying in the hotel across the street."
"We just saw those thugs who were with her leave; now, she should be the only one left in the hotel room."
"That's good. No matter what, we must capture his daughter today. Otherwise, we won't be able to force Song Laohu to comply, and the Weihe New Village project will likely be snatched by Song Laohu again."
"Hong Ye, please rest assured, we have made thorough preparations and will definitely capture Song Laohu's daughter smoothly." The tall man guaranteed with a serious expression.
"Hmph! Li Tai told me the same thing yesterday, and what happened? She escaped repeatedly. Don't disappoint me, you two."
As Hong Ye spoke, he picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of tea.
Just then, two people suddenly emerged from the small partition inside the private room, supporting another person.
The one they were supporting was the brawny man who had several teeth knocked out by Lin Ye's slap last night.
At this moment, he was in a miserable state, his bare upper body covered in wounds, and his face was beaten into a pig's head.
After being dragged out of the small partition, he was directly thrown onto the floor in the middle of the private room, barely breathing.
Seeing this scene, the two men who had just entered the private room immediately changed their expressions, and a hint of panic flashed in their eyes.
The next second, the two quickly promised:
"Hong Ye, please trust us. If we don't bring Song Laohu's daughter back today, you won't even need to deal with us; we'll cripple ourselves."
"Then go. But I heard Song Laohu has placed a very powerful bodyguard by his daughter's side. Be careful."
"No matter how powerful he is, he's only one person. We are not useless like Li Tai," the two said confidently.
A minute later, the two left the private room directly.
As soon as they left, Hong Ye spoke to the adjacent partition:
"You go follow those two. I'm still a bit uneasy."
As soon as his voice fell, a long-haired man in a black windbreaker with a gloomy face walked out from the partition.
The long-haired man didn't speak; he just nodded slightly and walked out of the private room.
.......
As a taxi stopped at the hotel entrance, Lin Ye stepped out from the back seat.
Since he had brought Song Bao'er to this hotel last night, he was very familiar with the route.
Soon, he arrived at Song Bao'er's room door.
He knocked on the door and heard a rustling sound from inside the room.
It took a full two minutes for the door to open.
The next second, Song Bao'er, in a cute and pure style dress, wearing a pair of adorable leather shoes, and with sweet makeup, appeared before Lin Ye.
Seeing Song Bao'er in this state, Lin Ye was momentarily stunned, then subconsciously took two steps back and looked at the room number on the door.
"I didn't go to the wrong room, did I?"
"Brother, what are you looking at?" Song Bao'er asked, tilting her head.
"Nothing. I just feel like you're a bit unfamiliar, so I suspected I came to the wrong room," Lin Ye said with a smile.
"Oh, come on!" Song Bao'er said with a pout. "I'm usually like this. I only dressed up like before to annoy my dad."
"Really? But your clothes look new, though."
"Stop! Stop! You're not allowed to say anything more! Quickly, tell me, what do you want from me?!" Song Bao'er tried to hide her shyness with feigned anger, hands on her hips.
"Actually, it's nothing much. I just want to ask why those people from yesterday and the day before keep trying to capture you. Do you owe them money?"
Hearing this question, Song Bao'er couldn't help but feel a wave of disappointment.
"Just for that?"
"Hmm, not entirely. I also want to ask where they are now; I want to go find them."
As soon as these words were spoken, Song Bao'er's face immediately lit up with excitement.
"Brother, do you want to get revenge for me?!"
"It must be! I heard about what happened last night. If you hadn't fought them off, I probably would have been captured last night."
"You definitely want to deal with them once and for all, beat them into submission, and then make sure they never bother me again, right?!"
"Mm..." Faced with Song Bao'er's vivid imagination, Lin Ye finally nodded.
He couldn't very well say he was looking for those people to complete the system's monster-slaying quest, could he?
"Then come in, Brother. I'll tell you all about them slowly."
After Lin Ye entered the room, Song Bao'er enthusiastically invited him to sit on the bed. They sat one on each side, about a meter apart.
"It's like this: although I don't know who they are exactly, they must be trying to capture me to deal with my dad."
"Based on my analysis, they should be Liu Hong's people, because this Liu Hong has always been at odds with my dad."
"Liu Hong?" When he heard this name, Lin Ye felt like he had heard it somewhere before.
"Yes, Liu Hong. He's the chairman of Hongsheng Group. Do you know about that very famous Hongsheng Village in Kyoto Sea?"
"Hongsheng Village? You mean the Hongsheng Village where everyone has 10 apartments on average?" Lin Ye asked, surprised.
"Yes, that's the one. He used to be the biggest gangster boss in Hongsheng Village. Later, he transitioned into the real estate industry and grew bigger and bigger by relying on some inside information. And my dad is also in real estate. I heard they are competing for some development project recently. He probably can't win the competition, so he wants to kidnap me to force my dad to concede." Song Bao'er analyzed earnestly.
"How do you know all this?"
"I guessed it! I'm not stupid, and I've experienced things like this many times since I was little. There have been at least eight or ten kidnappings, so I'm used to it by now." At this point, Song Bao'er suddenly became a little sad.
"If only I didn't have a dad like this, I could be like a normal kid, not have to transfer schools four times a year, not have a single friend growing up, and I wouldn't have lost my mom."
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. That's just how life is; it can't be changed." Saying this, Song Bao'er immediately changed her downcast expression, a smile returning to her face.
But Lin Ye could still feel the sadness in her eyes.
Just as he was about to comfort her, a knock suddenly came from outside the room.
"Hello, room service."
Hearing this voice, Song Bao'er instinctively prepared to open the door.
However, at that moment, a scene suddenly flashed in Lin Ye's mind.
In the scene, two men disguised as hotel staff used towels soaked in sedatives to knock Song Bao'er unconscious the moment she opened the door.
Seeing this scene, Lin Ye quickly grabbed Song Bao'er's hand.
Suddenly having her hand grabbed by Lin Ye, Song Bao'er's face immediately flushed.
"Brother, you..."
"Shh... that's not room service out there," Lin Ye whispered.