Zhuang Weifeng was easy to find; he was sitting and chatting with Chen Jiaojiao not far away, with a cute girl with a round face next to them. Surrounded by beauties, he seemed quite content.
Driven by a sense of responsibility, Nie Wenliang searched the area thoroughly again, confirming that Li Ke was indeed nowhere to be found and that her phone was switched off, before he became anxious.
At such a banquet, it's hard to predict what might happen if a girl without a prominent background catches the eye of a wealthy and powerful person.
Thinking of Li Ke's aloof face, Nie Wenliang always felt that she wasn't the kind of girl who would easily give in.
Having no other option, Nie Wenliang went to Zhuang Weifeng and explained the situation to him in detail.
Zhuang Weifeng frowned slightly, but he wasn't too worried: "This banquet is very formal. All the service staff have specific identification methods. As a guest, Li Ke will not be harassed in any way."
"But I did search many public places, and I couldn't find her. Her phone was also switched off." Nie Wenliang was still a little worried.
Zhuang Weifeng calmly said, "Don't worry, I'll go find the butler now and have him notify all the servants in the castle to help with the search. We should have news soon."
Chen Jiaojiao stood anxiously to the side, saying, "We need to hurry. My sister is unfamiliar with this place, and her English is not very good. I'm worried that something might happen to her."
"Are you really worried? I can't tell. Your sister and you have been separated for almost two hours, and you're only getting anxious now. That's so fake." Qin Mingyue interrupted Chen Jiaojiao, her eyes filled with disdain.
"At this point, you two should try to keep things peaceful. I'm going to find the housekeeper now," Zhuang Weifeng said helplessly, then started to leave.
Qin Mingyue acted quickly, grabbing Zhuang Weifeng's sleeve: "I know she's there, there's no need to go find the housekeeper."
Qin Mingyue led the three to the entrance of the wine cellar. Because she was worried that Li Ke might have encountered something bad, Nie Wenliang did not tell anyone else about Li Ke's disappearance. He only told Zhuang Weifeng and Chen Jiaojiao about the situation. As for Qin Mingyue, she insisted on listening in.
At this moment, the four people were standing at the entrance of the wine cellar. Qin Mingyue said casually, "I just didn't like her, so I played a little joke on her and invited her into the wine cellar and locked her up for a while."
Zhuang Weifeng said sternly, "Mingyue, you've gone too far this time."
"I've already done it, are you really going to go and complain about me?" Qin Mingyue said in a spoiled tone, her breath coming in short gasps.
"Alright, alright, I'll release them first. Mingyue, you need to apologize to Li Ke later." Zhuang Weifeng softened his tone, squatted down, and pulled out the iron bolt on the wine cellar door.
Chen Jiaojiao also squatted down to help, but secretly regretted that she couldn't lock up Li Ke, this troublemaker, for one night.
The cellar door was opened, and Li Ke, who was lying on the steps, looked up at the sound. Everyone saw the woman in blue looking over, her face pale and very weak, holding several bottles of red wine in her hands. She looked very pitiful.
When Zhuang Weifeng reached out to help him up, Li Ke stood up and said with great dissatisfaction, "If it weren't for you, Miss Qin wouldn't have played such a prank on me. Zhuang, let's keep our distance from now on. I really regret accepting your invitation."
After resting for a while, his headache had subsided, and his physical fatigue had also subsided considerably. Li Ke had obtained the treasure and used these people to his heart's content, and now he could confront them without any hesitation.
As for the gold and silver utensils used at the banquet, Li Ke had completely forgotten about them by this time, because they were simply not worth mentioning.
"You're absolutely right. You should both stay away from Ron from now on, or I'll cause you more trouble," Qin Mingyue said, pointing at Chen Jiaojiao and Li Ke.
Chen Jiaojiao was somewhat frightened and hid behind Zhuang Weifeng. She couldn't afford to offend Qin Mingyue for the time being, but she wouldn't give up on Zhuang Weifeng either. Chen Jiaojiao could only avoid his sharp edge for the time being.
Nie Wenliang then approached Li Ke and said to Qin Mingyue, "Miss Qin, I think you've misunderstood. Li Ke is the girl I like, and I invited her here. She and Ron are just ordinary classmates."
Qin Mingyue snorted: "I have eyes, I can see for myself, I won't believe you just because I heard your side of the story."
Li Ke: "I'm a little tired. When can we go back?"
Zhuang Weifeng glanced at the time; it was almost 11 p.m. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go inform the others. Let's go back now. Everyone has seen enough of what we've seen at this gathering."
As everyone was leaving, the butler gave Li Ke a shopping card worth 100,000 M coins, which could be used in all major shopping malls in M country, as an apology for Li Ke's unpleasant experience.
Li Ke smiled and accepted the shopping card. It was practically the same as a bank card with 100,000 M coins. Of course, Li Ke wouldn't refuse; the rich were too generous.
Now Li Ke had a reason to go out. She planned to go on a shopping spree tomorrow, then contact the middleman she had recruited on the dark web. After that, she had to get down to business.
Shortly after getting into the car, Li Ke felt a strange chill creeping into her body. She thought it was because the temperature had dropped significantly in the middle of the night, and the air conditioning in the car was also too cold, which caused this feeling.
Soon, the group returned to the castle where Zhuang Weifeng was staying, and Li Ke's mind remained in a state of super excitement.
After all, she had taken the wealth of the entire underground castle, a wealth she had never imagined or seen before.
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