Chapter 783: Safe Rescue of Shi Yong

Wait for Ding Li to bring the steel pipe,

I tried it and it felt just right in hand,

Then I tucked the steel pipe into my bosom. I took out my phone and checked the time.

Now the time is just past seven o'clock,

Xiao Yan brings them breakfast at half past seven.

We still have half an hour.

I have no idea whether the mugwort will work, or how effective it might be.

I hope all four of them drink the soy milk and then fall asleep inside the room,

That way everyone will be at ease.

But if they don't drink it, or if they drink it but the dosage isn't enough, then we'll have to resort to force.

Now I miss the days when Lao Wai was by my side and we had enough mugwort.

This Lao Wai, I don't know if he still has any stock.

Later I'll head back to the jail and squeeze him for some.

I was just thinking about that,

Ding Li said: "Brother, let's go up via the safety passage and see if Xiao Yan has delivered it in."

I said: "Okay, let's go. We'll head to the safety passage.

Ding Li and I went to the stairwell.

This hotel is well managed; the safety passages aren't locked, so we can go straight up.

When we reached the twelfth floor, I leaned by the stairwell entrance, looking at the room where Shi Yong is being held.

After a while, Xiao Yan came pushing the food cart.

Just as he was about to reach the door,

I saw him pick up the soy milk cup and shake it a few times,

This indicates he has already finished adding the medicine.

Xiao Yan set down the cup and began knocking on the door.

Soon the room's door opened,

I heard someone inside ask,

"Why are you delivering breakfast so early?"

"It was arranged by Manager Chu. I heard that several gentlemen need to set off at noon, so he had me bring your meal early." Xiao Yan said.

"Fine, just leave it at the door." the person inside said.

Xiao Yan then placed the soy milk, fried dough sticks, pickled vegetables, and other food inside the room.

Then he quietly retreated and closed the door behind them.

After closing the door, Xiao Yan pretended to push the food cart away. Just as he reached the elevator lobby,

He stopped the cart, turned, and tiptoed toward that room.

No need to ask—he wanted to listen for any movement inside the room.

This Xiao Yan truly disregards his own danger,

If the people inside discover him, he will be in mortal danger.

Xiao Yan held his breath, pressed his ear to the door, and listened carefully.

I could see clearly from the safety passage,

Ding Li whispered, "Brother, it's been about five minutes."

Let's rush in.'

"Wait a moment, Xiao Yan is still listening at the door," I said.

About another three minutes passed,

Xiao Yan turned away from the door and left,

As he turned back, he suddenly spotted us in the safety passage.

Xiao Yan broke into a smile and held up four fingers upward,

bending them one by one.

He was indicating to me that everyone inside had drunk the soy milk and had all collapsed.

Seeing Xiao Yan's signal, I was overjoyed.

"Ding Li, hurry—they've all been poisoned."

After saying that, I sprinted toward the room.

Ding Li followed behind me.

Xiao Yan nodded at us, then pushed the food cart downstairs.

I kicked the door open with one foot,

holding the steel pipe in my hand.

Upon entering the room, I indeed saw two people lying motionless in the living area,

the other two—

I hurried over to check.

The other two were sitting at the table,

one of them had already slumped over the table, motionless,

but the other was still holding his phone, making a call.

He looked as we came in,

He stared at me and Ding Li with a dazed gaze,

"You, you… who are you?"

He asked, slurring his words.

This shows the guy isn't deeply poisoned, because there's still about half a cup of soy milk left in his hand.

Can't worry about that anymore,

I grabbed a steel pipe and hit his neck once,

That person slumped over like a stiff dead chicken beside the dining table.

The phone still picked up an urgent voice,

"What's wrong with Old Four? We'll send reinforcements right away."

I grabbed the phone and threw it hard onto the ground.

"Ding Li, quickly find Shi Yong."

Ding Li quickly opened the door of another room.

All I saw was Shi Yong, not wearing any clothes, snoring loudly asleep on a bed.

His hands were cuffed together.

"Shi Yong, Shi Yong." Ding Li shook him loudly, trying to wake him up.

But despite using great force, Shi Yong continued to snore loudly asleep.

I went into the room and saw,

Shi Yong's dazed sleep was clearly not normal sleep; no need to ask—they gave him sleeping pills to make him easy to manage.

I told Ding Li, "Ding Li, stop shouting—Shi Yong has taken sleeping pills."

"What should we do?" Ding Li asked.

"We'll lift Shi Yong together and walk out. They already know, so we must be quick." I told Ding Li.

"Okay, bro. Come, let's pull together and get Shi Yong up." Ding Li said, then grabbed Shi Yong's arm.

I also got on the bed, pulling Shi Yong's arm.

This Shi Yong is really heavy.

Only with great effort from both Ding Li and me did we manage to pull him up.

After pulling him up,

Ding Li said, "Bro, let Shi Yong lie on my back."

"I'll carry him out; you help support from behind."

"Ding Li lets me do it."

"Bro, stop arguing, hurry up!" Ding Li shouted.

I had no choice but to prop Shi Yong onto Ding Li's back,

Ding Li gritted his teeth,

He used his strength to lift Shi Yong, then stepped out of the bedroom step by step.

I assisted Ding Li from behind.

We came out of the room,

We headed straight for the elevator. Fortunately, the room wasn't far from the elevator.

I pressed the elevator button,

the elevator doors opened, and Ding Li and I entered.

At that moment Ding Li placed Shi Yong inside the elevator,

then he gasped for breath.

Shi Yong's build pressed Ding Li hard enough to make him shudder.

Shi Yong really ought to thank Ding Li properly later—it was Ding Li who risked his life to get him out.

The elevator went straight down to the garage,

Xiao Yan was already waiting for us downstairs in the garage.

Seeing us come out of the elevator, he hurried over to help.

He helped us move Shi Yong to the car,

When we reached the car,

Shi Yong still hadn't woken up.

Ding Li was then holding onto the car, constantly wiping sweat.

He was panting, and this exhausted Ding Li completely.

Fortunately we had Ding Li,

if it were me, I estimate I couldn't even bear to carry Shi Yong.

We finally managed to get Shi Yong onto the car with great difficulty,

Ding Li told me, "Bro, come with us."

"Ding Li, you go ahead first.

"I'll check the situation; if no one's following, I'll head straight back to Huaihai. We'll meet at the Huaihai Tianlong Jiudian." I told Ding Li.

"All right, bro, be careful." Ding Li said, then started the car.

At this point I told Xiao Yan, "On the road, give Shi Yong more water so he'll wake up faster."

"Okay, Zhao Ge." Xiao Yan said.

Ding Li started the car and drove out of the garage.

I also got into the car,

Then I followed behind Ding Li's car and also left the garage.

As soon as we left the garage, I saw three off-road vehicles driving onto the street outside the hotel.

Ding Li's car had just left the hotel,

These three off-road vehicles, at a glance, directly chased after it.

I was stunned at the moment, thinking in my mind, do they know Ding Li's car?

It turned out that Ding Li's car was displaying a Huaihai license plate, and he hadn't had time to change it.

This amounted to directly exposing himself.

If they were following Ding Li's car, that would be trouble. If Ding Li couldn't shake them off, they would capture Ding Li, Shi Yong, and Xiao Yan, which would mean all previous efforts were wasted.

At that moment I quickly pressed the accelerator and rushed forward.

I broke the hotel's railings.

The leading off-road vehicle among the three did not expect that another vehicle would rush out from inside.

Moreover, it recklessly slammed straight into their vehicle.