Chapter 168 Zhang Qi stood aside, feeling uneasy, but at this moment, he couldn't help and didn't dare to say anything unimportant.

Suddenly, an imposing figure flashed through his mind, and Zhang Qi stood up abruptly. "Brother Sun, why don't you give Fu Le a call? Didn't she say she has connections in the area?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Lin paused, immediately took out his phone, and dialed the number.

Fu Le was woken up from his sleep, but he wasn't grumpy. Whoever called at this hour must have something important to do.

“Fu Le, something happened to my sister. Two and a half hours ago, she went to the restroom at the hotel next door with Zhou Ling. Half an hour later, she disappeared. Her hairband was found in the restroom. We have already called the police…” Sun Lin’s voice came through the phone, trembling.

"Give me the hotel address, I'm coming now."

"Okay, thank you, Fu Le." Sun Lin was overjoyed to hear this, and gratitude welled up in his heart. If Fu Le could really find Sun Jia, then Fu Le would be Sun Lin's benefactor from now on.

Zhangjia Village.

Because of the contract with Minyan Pharmaceutical, Zhang Zan's future is bound to improve. In addition, Master Zhang gave him a cell phone so that he could contact people from Minyan Pharmaceutical. So he didn't sleep much all night, tossing and turning, occasionally chuckling to himself.

Suddenly, a ringtone sounded, startling him. He thought something supernatural had happened, but when he turned on the light, he realized it was his cell phone ringing. He wiped the sweat from his brow, picked it up, and saw that the number on the screen was none other than Boss Fu.

Zhang Zan jumped to his feet and respectfully pressed the answer button, "President Fu?"

"I have a friend who is missing. Can you come and help me?"

"Okay. I'll go right now." A friend got lost locally? That's terrible!

Zhang Zan didn't even bother to put on his socks; he just slipped on his shoes and ran outside.

Because he needed to go out with Zhao Xi to handle some paperwork the next day, in order not to delay things, Zhang Zan took his men to the county town less than an hour after Fu Le and the others left. The town was less than ten kilometers away from where Fu Le lived.

Fu Le arrived at the hostel with Wang Li, and Sun Lin immediately greeted them, "Fu Le..."

The hotel staff were surprised to see that Sun Lin had other friends with him. Zhang Qi walked over and stood aside, showing his concern.

"Call all the staff who are working today over here. I need to ask them questions."

One of the policewomen who was on duty heard this and came over. "Mr. Sun, who is this?"

"She's my friend. She has many friends who can help." Sun Lin tried to dismiss her with a simple sentence.

To everyone's surprise, the policewoman said sternly, "Mr. Sun, questioning witnesses requires certain procedures. She is just an ordinary person and has no right to question witnesses. Please don't cause us any trouble. Also, please trust our police work; we will bring her back to you." Her gaze was very stern as she looked at Fu Le, as if she were a criminal.

Seeing this, Wang Li narrowed his eyes and was about to step forward when Fu Le stopped him.

"What, you want to assault a police officer?" The policewoman had one hand on her holster and the other on her communicator, her face full of anger.

The man and woman who came here were clearly not good people. If something went wrong, the captain would be held responsible. She absolutely wouldn't allow these people to cause trouble today...

After that, no one knew what she was thinking, because she suddenly fainted.

Sun Lin: ? ? ?

Zhang Qi: !!!

"She fainted, help her to the sofa over there." These were the words Fu Le said to Zhang Qi.

Although Zhang Qi was shocked, he obediently went to help.

Sun Lin gave Fu Le a deep look, then walked toward the manager.

Because of this incident, everyone is a suspect, so a total of 12 employees, including the manager and the chef, are trapped here and will not be able to leave until 12 hours later.

Upon hearing Sun Lin's words, the manager glanced at Fu Le with apprehension, then called everyone over to stand in line and answer Fu Le's question.

Fu Le's gaze swept over every face, then he asked each one a few questions, finally stopping in front of a female cleaner in her fifties.

The latter noticed Fu Le's movement, took a step back uneasily, and lowered his head guiltily.

“Give us an empty room; we need to talk to her alone,” Fu Le said to Sun Lin.

Sun Lin nodded and was about to talk to the manager when the manager spontaneously pointed to the meeting room at the back.

"Manager, I'm not going. They're just trying to bully me because I'm old. I've told them everything I need to say; I really don't know anything." The cleaner refused, her face pale. "I'm going home. My grandson is waiting for me to put him to sleep." As she spoke, the cleaner started to walk out, but suddenly, a large, iron-like hand grabbed her by the back of her collar.

"What are you doing?! Manager, I'm calling the police! I'm calling the police!! I'm just an ordinary person, you have no right to treat me like this!! Officer, officer, please hurry..."

The cleaner was led inside, and Sun Lin followed her in.

Fu Le stood in front of the manager, "Your hotel has quite a few hidden talents. You'd better not have been involved, otherwise..."

The door to the meeting room closed, but the manager's face was deathly pale.

Who is this girl? He almost knelt down and begged for mercy just now.

He was indeed unaware of Sun Jia's affairs, and they had nothing to do with the people behind him, but he had some guesses, though he dared not say them.

The other employees exchanged glances again, their unease and anxiety gradually showing on their faces.

They knew the cleaning lady well; she'd worked at the hotel for over ten years. The woman came in and forcibly took her away for questioning, and she wouldn't cooperate. Could it really be her? If it was her, then doesn't that mean some of the younger ones were constantly on the verge of being sold off?

Thinking about this, several girls at the front desk began to tremble and turned pale.

Zhang Qi, who witnessed the whole thing, stayed by the policewoman's side with a sullen face, seemingly lost in thought.

In less than ten minutes, Fu Le and his group came out with grim faces. The cleaner was dragged out by the burly man behind her. Her whole body was limp, and she looked like she was paralyzed. There were also suspicious marks on her trouser legs.

Seeing this, the manager understood immediately, and even the last shred of hope vanished.

Sun Lin looked coldly at the manager, his lips pressed into a straight line.

Just then, a van braked suddenly in front of the hotel, and seven or eight people got out.

manager:! ! !

All the employees looked over.

"Mr. Fu, I'm sorry I'm late." Zhang Zan walked in, covered in sweat.

Fu Le handed Zhang Zan a piece of paper about the size of his palm. "Take a look at these people and their locations. Do any of you know them?"

Zhang Zan, ignoring his sweat, took the document and his brows furrowed instantly. "President Fu, did they do this?"

"Not easy to handle?" Fu Le understood immediately.

Zhang Zan nodded. "This is Liguo Village. People in this village dare to do anything, and they have very powerful backers. We had a conflict with them when we were collecting medicine before, but in the end, Master Zhang found someone to settle it. Moreover, Master Zhang told everyone to avoid this village from now on. The people here are not locals."

"Let's talk outside." Fu Le glanced at the managers and the others, all of whom had their heads down. "You come here."

The manager was called out, hesitated for a moment, gave a wry smile, and walked over.

Zhang Zan nodded to the manager and walked out.

"President Fu, I know what you want to ask, but I really can't say, otherwise my whole family will die," Manager Yin pleaded with a bitter face.

"Yin Zhuzi, even if you don't say it, you can't escape it now." Zhang Zan walked over, his face grim.

Clearly, they know each other.

Manager Yin said with a dark face, "If I don't say anything, I'll be the only one who got into trouble."

With that explained, who wouldn't understand?

"You said I'd get rid of them all, how about that? I guarantee, not a single one will be left, and none of them will ever come back," Fu Le said.

Manager Yin: !!!

Do you have this ability?

"Do they all have lives on their hands?" Fu Le asked again.

"Hmm. Countless." Manager Yin nodded. And it wasn't just about lives; there were even bigger things involved. But, who could blame them when they had powerful backers? Nobody dared to mess with them.

"That's fine. No matter how powerful their backing is, I'll handle it cleanly."

Upon hearing this, Manager Yin looked at Zhang Zan, as if seeking a definite answer.

The latter nodded, "I trust President Fu; she's capable of handling all of this."

Fu Le: No, I can't.

Lizhai.

Lizhai is located in a very remote area. It takes more than three hours to drive from the county seat to Lizhai. It is only a valley away from neighboring Myanmar.

Around 3 a.m., three vans were speeding along the dirt road, bouncing up and down.

Before long, we arrived at Lizhai. Between two stone tablets stood a heavy iron gate, surrounded by solid walls more than two meters high, enclosing the entire village.

There were also four guards standing by the door, playing cards under the lamp.

Hearing the van, the four glanced at it, one of them went to open the door, then returned to the card table without looking back.

After the van went inside, the door closed from the inside, and the four people outside continued playing cards.

At that moment, a black figure leaped over the wall and disappeared without a trace.

After the three vans entered, they drove for more than a hundred meters and stopped at the gate of a large courtyard. Then, one by one, they opened the doors, and two masked men got out of each van. They opened the doors wide and began to drag people out of the vans, one after another. All of them were wearing black hoods. Each van was crammed with more than twenty people, including men, women, and children.

At this moment, several more men came out of the courtyard. Seeing so many people, they grinned and said, "Great! With so much goods, we're going to make a fortune again."

"This time there's a lot of cargo, but we've run into a big problem," the leading man sighed.

"Oh? Come in and we'll talk."

Not long after the two went inside, several more men came out of the courtyard and shoved all sixty-odd people outside into the other side of the courtyard.

In the living room of the courtyard, "Brother You, this time, there's a girl inside. She's from the capital and has some powerful connections. The government has mobilized a lot of people to look for her, and the higher-ups have also been alerted. They told us to be careful and not to take just anyone."

"Then release them." In the future, when arresting people, we should be selective and not mess with the wrong people like we did this time.

“No, releasing her will cause problems. That girl caused a huge scene, and her arms and legs are broken. Even if she goes back, she'll be bedridden for the rest of her life.”

Upon hearing this, the man who was called "Brother You" turned dark and gloomy. Returning with such a severe disability would be even more traumatic for his family, and things probably wouldn't end well.

"Even if she's unlucky, we can send her to the neighbor's and see if she's still usable." Even trash can be put to good use.

"That's what I think too."

"Pass the word: during this period, everyone stays indoors and doesn't cause trouble. Wait until things calm down. Call Guo and the others and tell them not to come over during this time."

"knew."

The man stood up and was about to leave when he collapsed to the ground. Brother You was stunned and rushed over to check on him, but after taking only two steps, everything went black and he also fainted.

A dark figure jumped in through the window; it was Fu Le.

When Wang Li led his men to the village entrance, they saw four people lying silently under the lamplight at the gate, with playing cards beneath them.

Zhang Zan got out of the car and was stunned when he saw this scene. "Brother Wang, has everything been settled?"

Wang Li didn't answer, but said, "Tie them up. There are ropes in the car. Gag them."

"Okay." Zhang Zan didn't say much, and led his brothers to work. After tying them up, they stuffed the man into the car.

Wang Li pushed open the heavy door, waved, got into the car, and the group drove inside.

Upon arriving at the first house, Wang Li got out and said, "Zhang Zan, you take the brothers and tie up everyone inside."

Zhang Zan: ? ? ?

After saying that, Wang Li took the lead and walked towards another store.

Sure enough, once inside, everyone had fainted.

Seeing the men who were dizzy and scattered everywhere, Zhang Zan and his group dared not imagine what that President Fu had done.

However, it's obvious that if things at the entrance are settled, things inside are pretty much the same.

"Brother Zan, this President Fu is incredibly resourceful," Zhang Gouzi sighed.

So many! There are over three hundred people in the whole village. Could they all be here?

No need to fight, everything was taken care of. It's like a scene from a martial arts novel.

"That's why he's the boss and we're the underlings." Zhang Nan chuckled from the side. "Brother Zan, if we follow Boss Fu from now on, we'll definitely have a bright future."

Zhang Zan's response was to slap the back of their heads: "Get to work, all you do is talk."

Many hands make light work, and everyone was busy as bees.

After nearly two hours of work, all 315 men were tied up, and more than 100 victims were also gathered together.

From beginning to end, apart from the two guards, everyone else was busy.

Fu Le took a stroll around the village, and when he reappeared on the village road, he was carrying two travel handbags that were about a meter long.

"Boss, what should we do with these people?" Wang Li pointed to the ones who were tied up.

"Zhang Zan, come here."

Zhang Zan: Huh? ???

"This is a reward for your hard work, brothers. Take it. Go back to your villages and don't come here for the next three days. Zhao Xi will contact you later."

"Alright." Having a pretty good idea that the person in front of them was up to something, Zhang Zan and his group moved quickly.