After recognizing the elder walking in the front as the old gentleman he knew, Hu Xiaobei laughed...

At this moment, Hu Xiaobei heard the temp workers shouting loudly, "You dead old geezers better not be thinking about causing any trouble! Stay still right here for me!"

After yelling so loudly, they slammed the door shut again...

...

Hearing the sound of the door locking, they didn't care...

Taking a few steps forward, Xu Yuan opened his mouth with a smile, "Xiaobei, I have brought reinforcements to rescue you now!"

As he spoke, Xu Yuan casually sat down in front of Hu Xiaobei.

"Rescue me? But I feel like you're trapped in here too!"

"Hehe, this is just an accident, anyhow, just wait a bit, soon enough, they will come begging us to let us out! Before that happens, let me introduce you to my friends, they are all your admirers!"

Hearing Xu Yuan's words, Hu Xiaobei glanced over them...

From their demeanor, Hu Xiaobei deduced that none of them were ordinary people...

While Hu Xiaobei was sizing them up, Xu Yuan began to introduce them one by one, and so, Hu Xiaobei became acquainted with all of them...

...

"Heroes emerge from the young, the tea you cultivated is simply fantastic!"

"Yes, yes!"

"I can't forget it after drinking it just once!"

Hearing their astonished exclamations, Hu Xiaobei knew they were all tea lovers!

Smiling, Hu Xiaobei said, "If you like, you are welcome to visit our Xiaohe Village in the future!"

"Of course!"

They quickly agreed and then examined Hu Xiaobei more closely.

Xu Yuan chuckled and said, "Alright, we don't have much to do here. You guys should talk to Xiaobei about your health issues!"

"That's right!"

Their eyes lit up, and they quickly started speaking, with Hu Xiaobei listening attentively...

At this moment, neither Hu Xiaobei nor they were nervous, because they all knew that they could not be truly trapped here...

...

Outside...

Hearing the conversation inside, the two guards smirked...

"What kind of bullshit is this, mutual business flattery?"

"Exactly! They won't have the mood for such nonsense soon!"

"I think so too!"

With that said, they shook their heads...

They knew that after these people were locked in, they wouldn't have a chance even for water, so they would soon become thirsty and naturally lose the mood to chat...

Downstairs, seeing the door to the lockup secured, Wang Daniu scoffed, "What a load of crap with all these dead geezers trying to play heroes! Do they really think they're the Seven Calabash Brothers?"

After scoffing with ridicule, he prepared to return to his office.

But then he saw his younger brother, Wang Xiaoniu, running over with a crowd of people!

"Big brother, what happened just now? It seemed really noisy!"

Hearing Wang Xiaoniu's inquiry, he replied indifferently, "It's nothing, just a few dead old men tried to rescue Hu Xiaobei, but I've dealt with it already."

"Where are these old men?"

"They've been locked up in the lockup with him!"

"Should I take a look? Teach them a lesson?"

"Let's not rush that; let them stew in despair for a while longer."

"Alright! Got it!"

Having agreed, Wang Xiaoniu watched Wang Daniu walk away...

Afterward, he glared up at the upstairs with malice...

"Hu Xiaobei, once my brother feels the time is right, I'll come to find you! Then we'll have a good chat!"

With a cold laugh, he waved the wooden bat in his hand...

...

"What? You say the old man is missing? Is this true?"

In an office in Sanfeng City, a stern-faced middle-aged man spoke gravely.

Feeling the immense pressure from such a deep inquiry, the young man took a deep breath, composed his words, and quickly replied, "Yes! The old man went to the tea house earlier to drink tea with friends, and I waited outside. But later, when the old man didn't come out, I went in, and both the old man and his friends were gone! I asked the staff in the tea house; they said the old man left with the tea house owner and a few other people."

"Can't find out where they went?"

"Not for the time being! They didn't go to the usual places!"

Responding this way, he was also frustrated.

At first, not seeing anyone in the private room didn't panic him, because he knew occasionally they liked to roam around nearby.

But after searching everywhere with no sign of them, he panicked. Out of desperation, he could only come here to seek help...

"I understand! You may go now; I'll make a phone call!"

"Yes!"

After his subordinate left, the serious middle-aged man emotionlessly tapped the desk and soon made a phone call.

It wasn't just his place in chaos, but other areas were the same; simply put, the whole of Sanfeng City was turned upside down...

...

"What in the world is going on? Why is there martial law throughout the city?"

"That's what I say!"

"Have no clue!"

Many Sanfeng City residents, watching the various patrol cars coming and going on the streets, were discussing with each other...

They didn't know exactly what was happening, but they knew it wasn't something minor; otherwise, these patrol cars wouldn't be continuously circling around...

…

In the conference room of the Municipal Bureau...

Many people from the Municipal Bureau were sitting there, discussing with each other...

"Have you found out? What's the reason? Why has the whole city gone into chaos?"

"Yeah, it seems like all the bigwigs are alarmed!"

"Right, right!"

Previously, they had received orders to assist in a citywide search!

They didn't know what was happening, so they discussed it among themselves...

…

Wearing glasses, Dong Zhengnan glanced at the others and said, "Everyone, don't panic! On our side, only Director Fang has the most up-to-date information. He has gone to inquire now; let's just wait. I estimate we'll soon have news coming through!"

"That's true!"

With that, they all nodded and calmed down a bit!

Soon, they heard footsteps and looked up to see a man in a black suit approaching.

"Director Fang!"

Quickly, everyone greeted him proactively.

"Mmm! Sit down."

After everyone took their seats, the man known as Director Fang spoke in a deep voice, "The situation is now clear! The reason why Sanfeng City is in turmoil is because Mayor Zhou's father has disappeared!"

"What? Mayor Zhou's father is missing? Who would dare to touch him!"

"Exactly! Isn't this courting death?"

"Right, right!"

Hearing the shocked responses from everyone, Director Fang nodded, "Whoever it is, this time, they have indeed courted death! Because it's not only Mayor Zhou's father who's missing but also the fathers of many of our city's leaders!"

"This... this is targeted!"

"Exactly!"

Learning that many people had been kidnapped, they all started making their analyses…

Hearing their instructions, Director Fang frowned slightly…

"The higher-ups are still investigating what happened, and no information has been leaked for now! You all need to call your subordinates right away to check if someone has made the grave mistake of kidnapping those VIPs! Let me make this clear to you here, if anyone has really courted death, they can't blame me for turning my back on them."

"Yes!"

Hearing Director Fang's stern voice, they all nodded vigorously!

They knew that whoever had kidnapped them had really opened a can of worms...

So once the matter was investigated, truly no one could protect that person.

Seeing that everyone had recognized the gravity of the situation, he waved his hand and said, "Dismissed!"

"Okay!"

After agreeing, everyone quickly left...

Dong Zhengnan also left!

Having just stepped out, he looked around and then expressionlessly took out his mobile phone!

Quickly, he found Wang Daniu's number in his contacts list.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!

As Wang Daniu's direct superior, he knew what kind of person Wang Daniu was!

So if anyone under his command was likely to court death, it would certainly be Wang Daniu…

…

"It's quite lively outside; it seems like someone has really stirred up trouble!"

Beside the window, Wang Daniu, who had brewed himself a cup of tea, murmured happily.

Afterward, he took a sip of tea to soothe his throat.

The shouting at those old men earlier had made his throat a bit uncomfortable.

"Ah, it's so much more comfortable now that I am a team leader!"

After praising his current life with relish, he took another sip of tea.

Soon, he glanced at the time, and thinking it was about right, he prepared to call his younger brother, Wang Xiaoniu, to join him in visiting Hu Xiaobei in the black room. Just as he stood up, he saw his mobile phone on the table vibrating.

"Who is it!"

Frowning, he glanced at the phone and almost dropped the cup from his hand!

He quickly set the cup down and picked up the phone reverently, "Director Dong, hello! What instructions do you have for me?"

"Daniu, how has it been going since you became team leader?"

Hearing Dong Zhengnan ask so caringly, Wang Daniu almost cried, "Yes! Thanks to Director Dong, everything's been going smoothly!"

"That's good to hear! By the way, have you arrested anyone recently?"

"No! Not at all!"

Although he had just caught a few people, Wang Daniu had no intention of admitting it…

Because he knew that it's better to mind his own business!

"If you haven't arrested anyone, then that's fine! Come by my place sometime; we'll have a good chat."

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Well then, that's it!"

"Okay!"

After hanging up the phone, Wang Daniu smiled excitedly...

"The Director wants to see me, it seems he's really satisfied with me!"

With such excited words, he didn't think any further.

Just like that, he cheerfully hummed a tune and left...

On the other side, Dong Zhengnan muttered to himself, "It seems it wasn't Wang Daniu who captured them. In that case, it mustn't have been one of my men who did it, so I don't need to worry now!"

With that said, Dong Zhengnan hummed a tune and left, believing that since it was none of his business, he could just stand by and watch…

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