He glanced at her and smiled, "You must be Fang Xiaoxiao!"

"Yes, it's me, what happened to Xiaobei? Why was he taken away?"

Until just now, Fang Xiaoxiao had been resting in the room, and now she had come out to prepare a fruit salad, only to see chaos outside…

Out of curiosity, she asked around and found out that Hu Xiaobei was kidnapped.

Once she knew this, Fang Xiaoxiao instantly panicked, which is why she had come here to find out what exactly happened…

Sensing Fang Xiaoxiao's nervousness, the old man couldn't help but feel a little envious of Hu Xiaobei…

"This little bastard, he sure has a way with the ladies!"

Muttering so, he said with a smile, "Just now, your Xiaobei told me to tell you that he's fine. He just went along for some fun and will be back soon. Just wait for him patiently!"

"Really? You… you're not lying to me?"

Hearing this, Fang Xiaoxiao was still somewhat skeptical.

"Of course, it's true! Don't you trust your Xiaobei?"

"I certainly do!"

As she spoke, Fang Xiaoxiao thought of Hu Xiaobei's capabilities and breathed a sigh of relief!

She had genuinely been worried about him before…

Seeing Fang Xiaoxiao calming down, he smiled and said, "Alright, you just wait here now. I have to go take care of some things."

"Okay!"

She agreed and saw him off!

Soon after, Fang Xiaoxiao foolishly stood by the window…

"Xiaobei, you must come back!"

After saying this, Fang Xiaoxiao nervously watched the distance, not wanting to blink even for a second…

…

As the old man left the place, Gu Tong and the others received firsthand news from here…

Instantly, everyone was thrilled…

Zheng Cun even jumped up!

"He got caught? Hu Xiaobei was caught? Heaven is truly just!"

After saying this excitedly, he turned to Gu Tong and quickly said, "Godfather, now that Hu Xiaobei is caught, can we go over there and gloat properly?"

"Exactly!"

After Zheng Cun spoke, Qi Xiaolu also chimed in eagerly!

Feeling their excitement, Gu Tong waved his hand nonchalantly, "Don't rush! Now, now, don't rush! Let that idiot suffer there for a while first. Once we go there later, he won't be so defiant."

"That makes sense!"

Having said that, Zheng Cun and Qi Xiaolu exchanged glances!

After learning about Hu Xiaobei's capture, Zheng Cun had completely resolved his thoughts, so naturally, he was not obsessing over it anymore…

Seeing that Zheng Cun was not bitter or fixated anymore, Qi Xiaolu was quite pleased.

"This time, that Hu Xiaobei is done for. Once he is completely driven out of Sanfeng City, then my husband and I will have a chance to turn things around!"

Thinking so, she elegantly crossed her legs and soon lit a cigarette for herself, enjoying it contentedly…

…

"This is my first time in such a place; I bet Gu Tong and the rest are thrilled to death now!"

In a small, dark room, Hu Xiaobei sat down and looked around indifferently!

Just now, he was captured and brought here.

Soon, they all left.

Hu Xiaobei knew they were planning to leave him to stew, letting him mentally break first…

But they clearly had the wrong idea because his heart surely wasn't going to break.

And he definitely wouldn't stay long in this place.

Thinking this, Hu Xiaobei hummed a little tune…

At that moment, his mood was really good, as if he was on a vacation…

Outside the door, the two guards assigned to watch him twitched their mouths when they heard Hu Xiaobei humming…

"Screw that, still whistling, just wait, you won't be so smug soon!"

"That's right, that's right!"

Previously, many others had been detained here and initially, many were quite happy. But soon, they all fell into despair and broke down!

They thought Hu Xiaobei would soon completely break down too…

So, at the moment, they didn't pay him any mind and just continued to smoke and chat…

…

In Wang Daniu's office, the jubilant Wang Daniu prepared to call Gu Tong to report that he had captured Hu Xiaobei!

He wanted to quickly call Gu Tong to claim credit.

But just as he took out his phone, the door was swiftly pushed open!

"Damn it!"

Startled, Wang Daniu quickly turned his head and saw his brother Wang Xiaoniu appear.

"What's the rush? Has the sky fallen?"

He asked gravely, tossing his phone onto the desk.

Wang Daniu was becoming more and more dissatisfied with his brother…

Feeling Wang Daniu's annoyance, Wang Xiaoniu rubbed his nose, "Brother, with you here, the sky won't fall! I'm just eager to have a good chat with Hu Xiaobei. Could you send some people to accompany me over there?"

Since Hu Xiaobei was locked in the dark room, Wang Xiaoniu wanted to torment him badly.

But he didn't dare go alone, knowing he was no match for Hu Xiaobei.

Wanting to take his own men, he also knew his subordinates were too useless, so he planned to have his brother Wang Daniu send a few people with him.

Hearing Wang Xiaoniu's request, Wang Daniu frowned, "What are you planning to do?"

"Brother, you know I've suffered a lot at the hands of Hu Xiaobei before, and I'm planning to take my revenge, make him sit on the tiger bench or something!"

"Not yet!"

Wang Xiaoniu was stunned by Wang Daniu's refusal. "Why not?"

Seeing his urgency, Wang Daniu frowned, "Just no! Let him cool his heels in the dark room for a while, we've caught him already — are you actually worried he might escape?"

"But… but I just want to make him kneel down and apologize to me now!"

"That day will come eventually, you should leave now!"

"Yes!"

Although still reluctant, Wang Xiaoniu dared not say another word…

Sighing, he turned and left…

After Wang Xiaoniu had left, Wang Daniu picked up his phone and dialed Gu Tong.

Soon, Wang Daniu heard Gu Tong's voice coming through the receiver!

Taking a deep breath, Wang Daniu rapidly related the events.

Soon, he hung up the phone with a beaming smile…

"I handled this matter to Gu Tong's great satisfaction! Looks like my reward will be coming soon!" he muttered to himself as he heard footsteps…

Turning around, he saw a sly-looking man appear.

"You're back! I had asked you to investigate Hu Xiaobei, have you finished?"

Know your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated.

He had specifically sent his subordinate to investigate Hu Xiaobei's background to avoid capsizing…

"Yes! Captain, I've finished the investigation, congratulations!"

"Congratulations? For what?"

Seeing the bewildered look on Wang Daniu's face, the subordinate quickly explained, "This time, you've caught a big fish!"

"A big fish? You mean Hu Xiaobei?"

"Exactly! I found out earlier; he is the founder of Xiaobei Brand vegetables and fruits, owning hundreds of stores across our province. It's said that his annual turnover reaches into the billions!"

"Is… is that true?"

"Yes!"

"Then… then did we kick an iron plate this time?"

Seeing Wang Daniu's expression change, he quickly explained, "No, captain! He might have some influence elsewhere, but here in Sanfeng City, he's not an iron plate at all! He's just a soft persimmon ready to be squashed!"

"Is… is that true?"

Seeing the captain still doubtful, the subordinate continued, "Captain, think about it, if he really had a formidable background, would you have been able to catch him so easily before?"

"This… that makes sense!"

With these words, Wang Daniu gradually calmed down!

Seeing Wang Daniu no longer anxious, the subordinate chuckled, "So now that we've caught him, just trip him up a little, and he'll surely try to use money to get through us!"

"Right, right, right! We've really struck it rich this time!"

Thinking this, Wang Daniu sent his subordinate away, humming excitedly. At that moment, he felt he had found a money tree; just a little shake, and he would become rich…

…

In the center of Sanfeng City, there is an old district!

This is the oldest area in the whole of Sanfeng City.

Sanfeng City officials have tried many times to renovate this area, but every attempt failed due to its difficult layout.

Later, as Sanfeng City began to expand outward, this area became a haven for the elderly.

Many elderly people are willing to live here because they are used to it after so many years.

In an antique tea house, five old men were quietly sitting there, gazing outside…

Then, one of the elders sighed and said, "Originally, the six of us reserved a table here and gathered every month. Now, only the five of us are left; my health is deteriorating, and perhaps soon only four of you will remain."

Hearing this, the others sighed!

"Ah, time spares no one."

"Indeed!"

Sighing reflectively, they said nothing more but drank tea, reminiscing about their youth.

"Alright, that's it for today, I should be getting back!"

Half an hour later, one of the old men, who wore thick glasses, stood up!

"Leaving so early today?"

"Yes, I need to go to the hospital for a thorough check-up! I…"

He hadn't finished speaking when his nose suddenly twitched…

Soon, he tentatively asked, "Do you… do you smell a fragrance?"

"Fragrance?"

Surprised, the four men sniffed the air.

Quickly, they noticed a delicate scent indeed seemed to be in the air.

"It smells like tea!"

"I also feel it's similar, but don't know what tea; do you know?"

"I don't know!"

"I don't either!"

In such conversation, they all expressed surprise…

They were all tea aficionados.

Normally, they had tasted various kinds of tea…

Yet even so, they couldn't determine which kind of tea the fragrance belonged to…

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