Seeing this, the maid Zhang Ma hurriedly tore off a piece of white paper and said earnestly, "Young master, there's a saying in my hometown: left eyelid means wealth, right eyelid means disaster. When your right eyelid twitches, sticking a piece of white paper on it will make the disaster 'twitch in vain'."
Han Feng smiled helplessly: "Aunt Zhang, are you playing a pun on me? If that's the case, I can just ask Han Bing for some white eyeshadow and paint my eyelids white, wouldn't that be the same?"
As he spoke, he picked up his coat and prepared to go out.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Zhang Ma quickly chased after him: "Young master, I know you young people don't believe in these things, but this eyelid has been twitching for so long, it must be a big disaster. You should at least try it, it's better to believe it than not!"
Just then, Han Feng's cell phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID, his heart tightened inexplicably, and he took a deep breath before answering the phone.
"President Han!"
"explain."
The voice on the other end of the phone said cautiously, "Mr. Han, the DNA analysis results show that the probability of you being related to Qiu Heping is 99.9999%."
Despite having a premonition, Han Feng was still struck dumb when he heard the confirmed news, and he staggered.
Aunt Zhang quickly caught him and asked, "Young Master, are you alright?"
Han Feng looked dazed and muttered to himself, "Perhaps you are right, this disaster is even greater than I imagined."
Taking advantage of his distraction, Zhang Ma quickly stuck a piece of white paper to his eyelids, as if she had accomplished a great task: "That's good! Even the biggest disaster can be averted!"
Han Feng ignored the paper. After a while, he suddenly remembered that there was an important meeting at the company today, but Han Bing was nowhere to be seen.
He turned to Zhang Ma and asked, "Zhang Ma, hurry up and wake Han Bing up! There's so much to do at the company, how can she just leave everything to me and sleep in!"
Zhang Ma was somewhat surprised: "Young Master, didn't you know? Miss didn't come back last night."
"What? She's not back?" Han Feng stood up abruptly, his rapid breathing causing the note on his eyelids to tremble slightly. "She's gone too far! At such a young age, she's already learning to stay out all night!"
Ji Lun's face flashed through Han Feng's mind, and he dialed the number with a dark expression. After a barrage of questions, Ji Lun finally understood: "You mean, Han Bing is missing?"
"Stop pretending! She hasn't come back all night, where else could she be but with you?" Han Feng said angrily.
Ji Lun said seriously, "It's really not with me. Ask around, and if you still can't find it, call the police immediately!"
Hearing Ji Lun's serious tone, Han Feng's unease grew stronger.
After hanging up, he called for another half hour, but the answer was always the same—no one had seen Han Bing. An unprecedented panic spread through his heart.
Before long, Lu Yanting, Xu Jingyan, and Hua Xiao arrived at the Han family villa in a flurry of activity.
"When did Bingbing disappear?" Xu Jingyan frowned, her eyes filled with anxiety.
Han Feng clenched his fists, his face full of frustration: "He hasn't come back since last night! And I, as his older brother, only just found out..."
"Don't panic." Hua Xiao patted Han Feng on the shoulder. "Think carefully, did you two agree on any secret codes? Could she have left any clues?"
Han Feng suddenly remembered his phone's location function and unlocked it with trembling hands. When the coordinates on the screen showed a teahouse in the suburbs, his voice trembled: "In a teahouse in the suburbs!"
"Let's go!" Lu Yanting's eyes turned cold instantly, and he stood up to walk out.
Xu Jingyan's heart sank as she recalled the meeting place between Tian Jingjing and Qiu Mang—both at a teahouse in the suburbs. How could there be such a coincidence in this world?
She said instinctively, "Wait, could there be a mistake? Why would Han Bing go to the outskirts of the city?"
"Sister Jingyan, we can't worry about that now, let's go check it out!" Han Feng was extremely anxious and immediately walked out.
Xu Jingyan pursed her lips, a sense of unease surging up like a tide, and followed closely behind.
As soon as the group arrived at the villa's entrance, they saw Ji Lun leaning against the porch with a half-smoked cigarette between his fingers.
Seeing that they were in a hurry, Ji Lun casually stubbed out his cigarette and strode forward: "If you're looking for someone, count me in!"
Han Feng walked past him, his jawline taut. He glanced at him, pursed his lips, and said nothing before heading straight for the car by the door.
The air seemed to freeze; no one spoke, and everyone silently got into the car.
Seeing this, Ji Lun opened the back door without hesitation and got in with him.
The car sped along the highway and soon arrived at its destination. The teahouse doors were tightly shut, the heavy doors exuding an eerie stillness.
Han Feng stepped forward and pounded on the door, but ten minutes passed and there was still no sound from inside.
Ji Lun's eyes hardened, and he kicked open the rotten wooden door with a sudden thud.
A faint smell of medicine mixed with citrus wafted over. Lu Yanting quickly walked to the windowsill, picked up the extinguished incense burner, brought it close to his nose and sniffed it. His expression changed drastically: "There's a sleeping potion."
Xu Jingyan clenched her clothes, her nails digging deep into her palms, cursing inwardly: Tian Jingjing is indeed more trouble than she's worth, she can't even clean up the scene!
At this moment, Jilun bent down and picked up a crumpled orange candy wrapper from the ground.
Han Feng, with his sharp eyes, rushed forward and snatched it away, his fingertips trembling: "This...this is Bingbing's favorite orange candy!"
Xu Jingyan felt a chill run from her feet to her heart. She had only instructed Tian Jingjing to tie up Qiu Mang, yet she dared to take Han Bing away on her own! Now, the entire Guangcheng would be turned upside down because of this accident…
Because Lu Yanting had an important meeting in the morning, he left with a solemn expression after being urged repeatedly by Han Feng.
Before leaving, he patted Han Feng on the shoulder heavily: "Contact me anytime if you need help."
Meanwhile, in a dimly lit secret room on the sixth basement level of Huangtu Village.
The pungent smell of mildew mingled with the stench of rotting straw, and Han Bing and Qiu Mang slowly opened their heavy eyelids.
An old light bulb overhead hissed and cast dappled shadows on the wall. A dozen or so girls lay sprawled haphazardly on a pile of straw.
In the corner, a woman wearing a striped top was huddled up, shivering.
Han Bing and Qiu Mang stared wide-eyed. Who else could it be but Tian Jingjing!
The two suddenly remembered what happened last night. They remembered that they had been drugged by Tian Jingjing, so why was she locked up here as well?
The two exchanged a glance, then got up and walked to the corner.
"Tian Jingjing!" Qiu Mang called out in a low voice.
Tian Jingjing shuddered, looked up in terror, her eyes bloodshot: "Don't...don't ask me...I don't know anything!"
Han Bing was instantly enraged and rushed forward, grabbing Tian Jingjing by the collar: "Stop pretending! We're all in the same boat now. If you keep playing tricks, we're all doomed! If you know what's good for you, just tell us what you know!"
Tian Jingjing was already on the verge of collapse, and after being yelled at like that, tears welled up in her eyes: "I really don't know! I only remember that I was in a car for a long time, and we were on winding mountain roads. It was very dark outside, and I couldn't see anything at all! There was also the smell of chickens and ducks all around... After getting off the car, I took an elevator to get here!"
Han Bing released his grip, his gaze sharp as a knife.
Just then, the girls on the ground woke up one after another, and after seeing their surroundings, screams rose and fell.
"Squeak—" The rusty iron gate was pushed open, and a bloated middle-aged woman leaned against the door frame, followed by two bodyguards with fierce faces.
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