"Those children... are probably doomed." Liu Wuyue's hand, gripping his cane, trembled. "Those beasts..."
“Old Liu, Xiao Xiang can go home anytime. Just take good care of him. I have people in the bureau who can look after your son.” Ye Xingchen said, “I will deal with this matter immediately. Although it was too late to save the children before, I can prevent the subsequent incidents from happening.”
"Alright, I'll leave everything to Mr. Ye." Liu Wuyue clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen took Chen Wenhao away from the hospital and headed straight for Gu Manyun.
"Brother-in-law, where are you going?" Chen Wenhao asked.
"When you get to Phoenix Terrace, someone will take you home," Ye Xingchen said. "When you get home, don't cause any trouble. Just go to school quietly, understand?"
"Understood, I won't cause trouble." Chen Wenhao nodded repeatedly, then asked cautiously, "Brother-in-law, what exactly did you talk about? Can't I really know these things?"
"Do you really want to know?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"I want to know." Chen Wenhao nodded.
"Aren't you afraid of danger?" Ye Xingchen asked again.
“Xiao Xiang is in danger, and I know these things so I can protect her,” Chen Wenhao said earnestly.
"Bullshit, protect yourself first. If you really want to protect her, then don't ask any more questions," Ye Xingchen said. "Otherwise, you'll get implicated too. If you can't even protect yourself, how can you protect her?"
"Alright." Chen Wenhao nodded helplessly. Ye Xingchen had already said so much, and it would be rude of him to keep asking. So he kept his mouth shut and went all the way to Phoenix Terrace.
Ye Xingchen asked Gu Manyun to find someone to send the guy home, and then asked her to send people to the Liu family to keep an eye on them, otherwise he was afraid that something might happen to the grandfather and grandson.
"Do you know who the human stalker is in Jinling?" Ye Xingchen asked.
Human smugglers are criminals who make a living by trafficking women and children. Ye Xingchen had no leads on the orphanage, so he could only start his investigation from these matters.
“Yes, Ning Ye from Sixth Street. This guy used to do these kinds of shady things, but he changed careers when the crackdown got stricter. But he definitely has connections with those people.” Gu Manyun asked, “What happened?”
Ye Xingchen briefly explained the situation at the orphanage to her: "I don't have any leads right now, so let's start by investigating these people."
“If that’s the case, then we can’t go wrong by checking with Ning Ye,” Gu Manyun said. “We shouldn’t delay, let’s go find that kid right away.”
"Okay." Ye Xingchen nodded.
Gu Manyun got into the car and drove with Ye Xingchen towards Sixth Avenue.
There's a bar area on Sixth Street. Ning Ye used to be involved in human trafficking, but he was arrested and sentenced to several years in prison. After his release a few years ago, he changed careers.
Gu Manyun built her family business through her own hard work, so she was familiar with all the people from the three schools of thought in Jinling.
We arrived at the largest bar on Sixth Street, Seven Degrees Bar.
It's not even 2 a.m. yet, and this area on Sixth Street is full of bars that usually stay open until 4 or 5 p.m., which is when the bars are at their liveliest.
Gu Manyun, accompanied by two henchmen, went inside with Ye Xingchen, where a waiter approached them.
“Find your boss, Ning Ye,” Gu Manyun said.
The waiter glanced at Gu Manyun and the two henchmen behind her, sensing that this woman was not to be trifled with, so he nodded and said, "Please follow me."
He led Gu Manyun to a private room on the second floor, where a burly man was smoking.
"Brother Huang, you're looking for President Ning." The waiter led the person in and then closed the door behind him.
The burly man was the bartender. He took a deep drag on his cigar, then stubbed it out. He walked over to Gu Manyun and asked, "What do you need, President Ning?"
“There are some things that only your boss can handle. If you can’t handle them, just call him out,” Gu Manyun said calmly.
"Heh, you think you can just see our CEO Ning whenever you want?" The burly man sneered. "What are we servants for, anyway?"
"Hey, it's been years, and Xiao Ningzi's putting on quite a show." Gu Manyun glanced at the burly man and couldn't help but laugh. "Back when he messed with the wrong person and they wanted to chop off his hand, he wasn't this arrogant. If I hadn't stood up for him, would he be where he is today?"
"Who are you?" The big man frowned. Not just anyone could call him Xiao Ningzi.
He didn't know Gu Manyun, but he also sensed that this woman was unusual.
But if he backs down now, how embarrassing would that be?
"I don't have time to waste with you. Get your boss out here." Ye Xingchen didn't have time to wait. If he could find out the truth sooner, he might still be able to save a few children.
"Who are you?" The burly man turned to look at Ye Xingchen.
However, Gu Manyun had no patience to waste words with him. She picked up a bottle of wine, weighed it in her hand, and then unceremoniously smashed the bottle down on the big man's forehead.
Splash... Blood mixed with alcohol flowed down the big man's forehead. The big man staggered back a few steps, touched his head, and found his hands covered in blood.
"Ah..." the big man screamed and retreated, roaring, "Help! Help!"
Then his voice was abruptly cut off as Gu Manyun held a Miao knife to his neck.
The Miao sword was pressed tightly against his skin, and his neck had already been cut by the blade. If he dared to make another sound, the sword would mercilessly slit his throat the next second.
"Get Ning Ye out here. Tell him that Gu Manyun from the Fengwu Chamber of Commerce is looking for him," Gu Manyun said sternly.
"You, you are Gu Manyun?" The burly man was shocked. He felt a bitter taste in his mouth. Why didn't you just say your name earlier? You're just here to cause trouble.
He turned his head and shouted, "Quickly, go and inform President Ning!"
Immediately, one of her underlings ran off to report the news, and only then did Gu Manyun sheathe her knife and light a cigarette.
The burly man covered his head and looked at Gu Manyun with fear.
He couldn't afford to offend this woman, and neither could his boss.
She was already a notorious madwoman in the industry, and just a few days ago she destroyed the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce and killed Huang San and his son.
More importantly, destroying the Shengshi Chamber of Commerce is tantamount to offending the Liang family to death, but she is still alive and well. Can their small bar afford to offend such a person?
Soon, Ning Ye ran over.
This guy was a sleazy middle-aged man. When he saw Gu Manyun, his smile was like a blooming chrysanthemum: "Grandma, what brings you here? You finally managed to come all this way, but you didn't even tell me beforehand so I could get ready."
"Old Huang, look closely, this is President Yun, my great-aunt. Without her, I wouldn't be where I am today." Ning Ye scolded the burly man, "From now on, treat President Yun the same way you would treat me, understand?"
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