Li Yan was once again shocked!

Don't be fooled by this eccentric old dad, who seems so offbeat yet speaks with such eloquence—examples from ancient to modern times, domestic and foreign, roll off his tongue with ease! But those he uses as examples might just end up in tears!

...

Listening to the sounds, it seemed that most of the audience in the cinema had already left. Li Yan sighed, "We should go out first and talk. Otherwise, when they actually start to clear the theater, it might look like I'm robbing you."

"So you agree?"

Li Yan was at his wit's end from being badgered by him, fearing that this outrageous old dad might spout some more outlandish theories. He could only comply and say, "Whether I agree or not doesn't matter. Whether Li Jie agrees is what matters. You can't presume to make decisions for her just because you're her father; otherwise, you wouldn't need to consult me and could go straight to my dad to discuss it, right?"

"Hehe..." Li Chengfeng threw away his cigarette butt and finally let go. "As long as you have no objections and aren't just playing with her, then I'm relieved. Look at Xiao Jie's attitude, tut-tut... Usually, no man could get close to her. Uh, except in two scenarios.

In protecting male clients, would she rush in to shield them with her body in times of danger? Or act as a female companion, linking arms on certain occasions?

"The first is sparring practice, you should know most of our people are retired soldiers. Security only requires regular fitness and physical training, but the opportunities for bodyguards to act are more frequent, and they need to be strong in all aspects. Fighting capability is a key element. When Xiao Jie isn't on a mission, apart from training in fighting techniques and physical fitness alone, she sparrs with other bodyguards who are all men. She won't hold back when fighting them!"

"Is sparring practice supposed to involve wrestling?"

"Wrestling? Don't you know Xiao Jie's strengths are agility and speed? She's all about technique. The male bodyguards who get close to her only come into contact with fists and feet."

"..." Li Yan sweated upon understanding, "And the other?"

"The other is when protecting a target and encountering enemies, it's basically also about fist and foot contact."

Upon hearing this, Li Yan vaguely felt he was being played with; this eccentric old dad, though indeed shocking, had a streak of cunning.

"Haha! No need to hide it, as soon as you heard there're two scenarios where men could get close to Xiao Jie, your tense and displeased expression betrayed you deeply. No matter how you deny it with your mouth, in your heart you still love our Li Jie! That puts my mind at ease."

"..."

Explaining is covering up, and the more you cover up, the darker it gets. Li Yan decided not to play along with him, and shifted the topic, "Honestly, the reason I hit you just now was because you were trailing us, I mistook you as an accomplice to the people who shot at the restaurant. Don't you have anyone still following you? Now that you've sent Li Jie out, if someone tracked us to the theater, she now..."

Li Chengfeng's concern for his daughter couldn't be understated. Seeing her taken away by a man, he could even set his most valued business aside to follow, and had no complaints even after being beaten, hoping to help his daughter. Now hearing Li Yan's words, he instantly grew anxious and left even faster than him.

The two exited hurriedly, and Li Yan pondered whether to run away once outside. But thinking that he can't completely avoid trouble, if the eccentric dad causes a scene at the company, it would be even harder to deal with, so it's better to clarify things with Li Jie.

When they came out, they didn't encounter Li Jie in the hallway or on the stairs outside. Looking towards the lobby and other places, this made Li Chengfeng even more nervous.

"I said she might be looking for me on this floor! Let's search separately! We'll meet at the entrance later!" Li Chengfeng said calmly.

Li Yan initially just wanted to drag him out, but now was also a bit worried, because the eccentric dad's antics had made him neglect one thing—time!

Li Jie, eager to leave, would definitely speed up her steps and would not be the last one to exit. Once outside, she would immediately start seeking, and since she doesn't know the exact location, she would likely call Li Chengfeng. But neither of them had received Li Jie's call while talking inside or after coming out!

"Call her, see where she is!"

As Li Yan finished speaking, he was already running quickly.

This cinema wasn't particularly small, but in the crowded downtown area, it wasn't too big either. It had several floors, with a good amount of floor space on each. The prime time of the evening had already started and there were many people.

In Li Yan's view, if Li Jie didn't find them on this floor, she might have gone to other floors. The open view from the escalator shows the first floor below, so tracking wasn't necessary all the way down, and considering someone might've been hit and there's no sign of anyone, it is more likely they ran to the back stairwell of the emergency exit.

Li Chengfeng should take the front, as he's older, leaving the running to him, so Li Yan headed straight for the stairwell.

This stairwell was the place where Li Chengfeng had been beaten up two hours earlier. Generally, the audience wouldn't run here, and staff wouldn't come unless necessary. Entering the stairwell, it immediately became much quieter.

Intending to go downstairs, Li Yan suddenly stopped.

Wrong!

It should be upward! Whether Li Jie found something or was just looking for Li Chengfeng, she'd choose to go up first, then down.

With this in mind, he quickly ran upstairs. Just up one floor, he saw a young man walking down with a phone in hand.

Li Yan could see that this was just a regular young man and wouldn't be an agent from Si Country or an assassin. But encountering him in this unlikely place at such a coincidental time did arouse a bit of suspicion, and his eyes lingered on the person's hands for a few more moments.

"Buzz... Buzz..."

The sound of a phone vibrating!

In the relatively quiet stairwell and with them moving in opposite directions, it would be hard to notice the phone vibrating without paying attention. But now, the sound focused Li Yan's attention on that person's phone. Just before, Li Jie had received a call inside, and it was vibrating!

The person also saw Li Yan, slowed his steps a bit, seemingly intending to put his phone away, but seeing Li Yan watching, he didn't dare to, yet his fingers moved slightly, and the "buzz..." sound stopped.

Li Yan continued upward, the other continued downward, and in that mutual awareness, they had reached the point of passing by each other.

"What are you doing?" The man saw Li Yan suddenly reach out to block his way and immediately exclaimed, then instinctively moved to pocket his phone.

"Fuck you!" Li Yan swore, grabbing the young man's wrist. "Where did you get the phone?"

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