Chapter 781: Xiao Yan Inquires About the Situation

"Alright, I understand, Zhao Ge. I'll get to Yanbei County as fast as possible," Ding Li replied on the phone.

I hung up.

I drove straight toward the Millennium Hotel in Yanbei County.

My car arrived at the hotel's entrance quickly.

Xiao Yan said,

"Zhao Ge, I'll go down first to see the situation."

I nodded.

Xiao Yan got out of the car and looked around the hotel.

After a while, back on the driveway,

"Zhao Ge, safe."

I took out my phone and sent the boss a message: I've arrived at the Millennium Hotel.

The boss replied quickly: Received. I'll have Manager Chu contact you right away.

After putting the phone down, I just lit a cigarette,

when the phone rang,

no need to ask who it was—

"Hello, Manager Chu," I answered.

"Hello, Mr. Zhao, park your car in the underground garage; I've already arranged a room for you, so you don't need to go to the front desk. Go to Room 886," Manager Chu's voice said over the phone.

"Alright, Manager Chu. Thank you," I said and hung up.

I drove the car into the garage, then took the elevator straight to Room 886.

In the room, Manager Chu was already waiting for us.

I extended my hand proactively,

"Sorry to trouble you, Manager Chu."

"Don't mention it, Mr. Zhao. Brother Zhao arranged it, I must see it through.

I'm where I am today all because of Brother Zhao's care," Manager Chu said politely.

"Manager Chu, may I ask, has the boss explained the situation to you?"

Manager Chu nodded,

"He said so, Brother Zhao, and left us an exit. We'll still need Mr. Zhao's care for the rest of our lives."

"That's a bit heavy, Manager Chu. We're all friends, just helping each other.

We all mingle with people; they can fight to the death, but we must know our limits,

who knows what tomorrow brings, that big brother might rise again," I said with a smile.

"Indeed, Mr. Zhao is right. We act now; we can't hang ourselves on a single tree.

We're just scraping by.

Some things really shouldn't be taken too seriously," Manager Chu added with a laugh.

"Brother Chu is right; back then I was too serious, which landed me in this situation.

Sigh, following the Wen Family's path all the way to darkness,

Hmph, the result is that I'm living worse than a dog.

Brother Chu, remember me? I'm Xiao Yan, the close associate of Wen Han," Xiao Yan at that moment extended his injured hand for Manager Chu to see.

Manager Chu examined Xiao Yan carefully,

after a while he called out, "You really are Yan Ge. After your accident, Wen Han told us you were sent back to your hometown to retire. He gave you one million at once. I still quite admire Wen Han."

"What one million? They only gave me ten thousand and tried to kill me. I had to stay in Sijiucheng begging for a living. Brother Chu, let me be frank: following Mr. Zhao is the righteous path, Mr. Zhao is benevolent." Xiao Yan directly praised me in front of Manager Chu.

"Yes, I also heard Brother Zhao say that Mr. Zhao acts very openly.

Since that's the case, I, Xiao Chu, will follow Mr. Zhao," Manager Chu said, clasping his fists.

I signaled Manager Chu to lower his hand,

"Manager Chu, I just said that we all mingle with people, just scraping by for a meal.

However, as long as I, Zhao Jianqiang, have food, the brothers won't go hungry.

Manager Chu, which floor are those people on? Did they make Shi Yong suffer?"

"They all live in a suite on the 12th floor, four of them watching over Brother Shi Yong.

I haven't seen them torment Shi Yong.

However, I heard one of them say,

'They won't stay here long; they might leave soon,'" Manager Chu said.

"Then we must act quickly. Manager Chu, give Xiao Yan the server's clothes.

The dinner tonight, have Xiao Yan deliver it to them.

Xiao Yan, observe the situation in the room carefully," I instructed the two.

"Alright, Mr. Zhao, I'll get Brother Yan's clothes, everything awaits your orders," Manager Chu said and left.

After Manager Chu left,

I said to Xiao Yan,

"Go freshen up; tonight, go deliver the food to them. You're not nervous, right?"

"Zhao Ge, this is a piece of cake for me. Don't worry, I'll get it done."

I trust Xiao Yan's mental fortitude; after all, he's undergone strict training. It's just his body that's having issues.

Xiao Yan went to freshen up.

I need to lie on the bed and rest a bit; I didn't sleep all last night.

Today I was busy again all day,

I fell onto the bed and fell asleep.

I estimate that Ding Li will arrive in Yanbei County not until the latter half of the night.

As long as they don't leave for now, I have a chance to rescue Shi Yong.

I fell asleep quickly; I don't know how long I slept, and when I woke up, I found the sky completely dark.

Xiao Yan was sitting on the sofa watching TV.

Seeing that I had woken up,

Xiao Yan hurried over,

"Zhao Ge, you're awake, are you hungry? I've prepared food for you."

"Xiao Yan, what time is it?" I said, rubbing my face.

"It's nine o'clock at night; you've slept for more than four hours." Xiao Yan said.

"It's nine o'clock at night. I've slept that long—did you go deliver food to them? Did you see Shi Yong?" I hurriedly got up from the bed.

"Zhao Ge, I've already delivered it. I observed the situation inside."

Let me tell you.

They are staying in a large suite, four people in total, each with a weapon at their waist.

Moreover, they don't conceal it. Judging by their eyes and movements, they all seem to be professionals.

The suite has three rooms total, with Shi Yong's older brother locked in another room,

I didn't go in; they wouldn't let me enter, only allowing me to place the food at the door.

These four people are very vigilant.

They also asked me why the person who usually delivers food hasn't come.

I told them I'm a temporary substitute, the original person is off duty. After I said that, one of them called to inquire with Manager Chu.

Fortunately, we had met Manager Chu.

Otherwise, they would surely have found out.

"They observed me for a moment, saw nothing unusual, and let me go." Xiao Yan said exactly as it happened.

After listening to Xiao Yan finish speaking,

I gestured for Xiao Yan to sit down,

"Xiao Yan, we're brothers, don't do this. The situation you described is important; fortunately I had you scout ahead, otherwise our blind action would surely be discovered." After saying that, I took out a cigarette and got up from the bed.

Xiao Yan hurriedly brought the food in from outside.

This Xiao Yan really knows how to read the room.

I really like him.

I smoked a cigarette, then washed up in the bathroom.

Then I started eating heartily.

It's still the hotel's food, quite good, much better than the big hamburger at noon.

Xiao Yan asked: "Zhao Ge, what should we do next? They're so careful; I really fear that given time, they might leave, which would be troublesome."

"Xiao Yan, we'll act tomorrow morning.

Tonight we'll wait for Ding Li to come.

"The three of us will plan again properly." I said while eating a large sea cucumber.

"All right, Zhao Ge. How does the dish taste? Manager Chu specially arranged for the chef to cook it for you." Xiao Yan said.

"Very good, Manager Chu went to the trouble. Xiao Yan, come eat too—I can't finish all this by myself." I greeted Xiao Yan to sit down and eat together.

"Zhao Ge, I've already eaten." Xiao Yan then hurriedly poured me a cup of water and placed it beside me.

I picked up the cup and drank the water dry. This water also had lemon added,

Not bad, very refreshing.