Fifty-eight feathers
On the way back, Yue Se was still sleeping. Because Yin Chen and Xu Hong were there, they drove two cars separately and returned to the Research and Investigation Department one after the other.
"Tangtang said that he sent the second young master home, so everything should be fine." Ye Linghan held the phone and quickly typed a reply to the message sent by Zhao Tang while talking to Yin Chen who was driving in the driver's seat.
"Do you know each other well?" There was silence in the car for a moment, and Yin Chen suddenly spoke.
The wind was whistling outside the window, and occasionally a few cars passed by at high speed, causing the car body to sway slightly.
"Huh?" Ye Linghan tilted his head to glance at him. "Are you talking about me and Zhao Tang? We're very familiar with each other. We've known each other for a long time."
He thought Yin Chen was jealous because he called Zhao Tang "Tangtang", but he had called him that many times before and had never seen him react so strongly.
"Yinster."
"Him? I'm not familiar with him." Ye Linghan blinked and thought carefully. It seemed that he didn't say anything particularly inappropriate just now.
Seeing that the other party was silent, Ye Linghan asked again: "Did I say something wrong just now?"
Although the sky was gradually getting brighter, there were still mottled shadows of light shining from inside the car, chasing each other and reflecting on the faces of the two people.
"From now on, just call him by his full name. No matter if he is the second young master of the Yin family or not, just because you are mine, there is no need to be so polite to him." Although Yin Chen's tone was cold, he explained patiently.
Yin Si Te's sudden appearance this time made him have a bad premonition in his heart, but in order not to alert the enemy and fear of a false alarm, he planned to send someone to investigate secretly before telling Ye Linghan.
But Ye Linghan didn't understand many of the details, so he didn't think too much about it.
This... is also jealous.
Ye Linghan was at a loss for words. He had never expected that the vinegar jar at home was so precious. It would break at the slightest touch and still smelled sour.
But this was not difficult for him, so he smiled and responded: "Okay~" He carefully reached out his hand to the inside of Yin Chen's thigh and squeezed it gently, "Whatever you say is what I will do."
With that hint of darkness, Yin Chen's mouth corners curled up slightly.
In the research department, Qu Yaoguang personally took charge and urgently conducted a series of tests on Ye Linghan and Xu Hong. Fortunately, the final results showed that neither of them had much impact on their health. Xu Hong mainly needed to rest more, and Ye Linghan was taken care of by Yin Chen, so there was no need for others to worry about him.
"Thank you for your hard work." Ye Linghan nodded slightly to express his gratitude to Qu Yaoguang. Thinking about the fact that he was kidnapped by Xu Hong not long ago, and now he was helping with the examination without holding any grudges, he was already very generous.
Qu Yaoguang shook his head. "Nothing. I told you, I've always stood by you." He then raised his chin. "If you can't come back in time, you can use this place as your office. I'm old, and it's time for me to rest. Feel free to call me if you have any questions."
"It's right next door—" he added.
After Qu Yaoguang left, several people thought about it and realized that if they continued to go back and forth, it would indeed be a waste of time. In order to avoid this problem, they decided to adopt Professor Qu's suggestion and work on the spot. Even if something happened that they could not solve, they could ask him about professional issues at any time.
"Uncle Hong, can you remember where Zi Lian went? And why did you go to that manor and kidnap Professor Qu?"
Among them, only Ye Linghan and Yin Chen knew Xu Hong before, and Yin Chen did not participate in the questioning, so Ye Linghan had to speak first to calm the other party's heart.
Xu Hong lowered his head, his emotions almost on the verge of collapse. He buried his head in his hands, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably.
"The night before, a group of people came to the casino. I thought they were just ordinary customers, so I didn't pay much attention to them. Halfway through, they said there was a hardware problem. I thought Zi Lian knew all these things, so I asked him to go and check it out. But he didn't come back for a long time. I was worried that something might have gone wrong, so I went into the private room."
Xu Hong wiped away his tears fiercely, and Yao Qingluan beside him kindly handed him some papers.
His palms were heavily bandaged, making it difficult for him to move, and he could only use his left hand with difficulty.
"After I went in, I saw Zilian tied to a rack by them. I definitely wouldn't do that, but they were outnumbered and I couldn't beat them, as you know..." His voice gradually became smaller.
Ye Linghan spoke to comfort him, "Yeah, I know."
Xu Hongsui continued, "Then it should be their leader who called me aside and said..." He paused, looked at Ye Linghan and didn't continue.
The other people followed Xu Hong's gaze and looked at Ye Linghan.
With the focus on himself, Ye Linghan felt a little uncomfortable and narrowed his eyes. "Uncle Xu, please continue."
Looking at Xu Hong's reaction, he guessed that this matter seemed to be related to him.
"They said... if I could capture you, they would release Zi Lian."
Xu Hong observed Ye Linghan's every move, glancing at the gloomy Yin Chen beside him. Fearing he might misunderstand, he hurriedly explained, "Of course I didn't agree. You've done our family a favor, and I certainly can't repay you with evil. But before I could react, I lost consciousness, and what happened next was exactly what you saw."
Xu Hong's eyes were filled with pleading. "I really didn't mean to kidnap that... the doctor who just examined me. I'm really unconscious."
He didn't know Qu Yaoguang's name, and for a moment he didn't know how to address him. His face turned red, and of course there was also regret and self-blame in it.
"He's a professor in the Research Department. His last name is Qu. You can call him Professor Qu."
"Okay, okay." Xu Hong clasped his hands together and once again hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Professor Qu, even though the other party was not here.
Ye Linghan patted Xu Hong on the shoulder and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, Uncle Hong, we will help you find Zi Lian."
"Really?" Xu Hong excitedly grasped Ye Linghan's hand, tears in his eyes, and asked in a trembling voice.
"Yes, I will."
"That's great... That's great, you are really our family's benefactors..." Xu Hong kept repeating.
Ye Linghan patted Xu Hong's hand soothingly, then turned to look at Su Mo, "Brother Mo, you and Sister Luan stay here with Uncle Hong and rest for a while. Ah Chen and I will go look for Zi Lian."
"Then do you know where to find it?" Su Mo asked.
"Uncle Hong just said that Zi Lian was kidnapped in the casino. Let's go there first."
According to his own speculation, the group that kidnapped Xu Zilian was most likely related to the vampires, so asking the police to check the surveillance footage and investigate one by one would be of no practical use, so he could only try his luck in the casino.
Besides, since their target is him, if anything happens to the hostage, they will naturally not gain anything, so as of now, Xu Zilian must be safe.
Su Mo wanted to ask more, but when he looked at Yin Chen beside him, he felt that it seemed a bit unnecessary, so he kept silent.
"Okay then, be careful." Su Mo instructed.
"Okay, don't worry."
After saying goodbye to each other, Ye Linghan and Yin Chen left the Research Department and drove straight to the casino.
After a lot of trouble, it was almost dawn, the moonlight disappeared, and there were more and more pedestrians and vehicles on the road.
Ye Linghan was afraid that Yin Chen would be too exhausted from continuously using his supernatural powers, so he offered to drive. His own body should have felt tired from working non-stop, but instead he only felt excited.
His mind was in a mess now. He was forced to receive a large amount of complex and difficult information in less than a day.
In the early morning, the wide driveway chased the night into the distance and was eventually swallowed up by the mist on the horizon. The driver's window was wide open, and the cool breeze blowing across the face was enough to wake people up.
While waiting for the traffic light to turn red, Ye Linghan rested his arm on the window frame, looked straight ahead and spoke slowly, "Achen, do you think this matter is not as simple as we think?"
Yin Chen raised his hand and touched Ye Linghan's waist, looking at him sideways, "Why do you ask?"
"I feel like we've been led into a vortex set by the other side and have never been able to get out of it."
The red light turned green after flashing three times. Yin Chen gently pinched his waist with his hand and then withdrew it, as if to comfort him.
Ye Linghan sensed his intention and forced a smile before starting the car. "I've just been wondering, it's been a day since Zi Lian was kidnapped. Are they still in the casino? And is number 14 at the auction house also possibly connected to this?"
"And..." Ye Linghan took the time to glance at Yin Chen, "Why is my target theirs?"
Growing up without parental companionship and a sense of insecurity, he is extremely sensitive and will let his imagination run wild at the slightest sign of trouble.
He thought he had nothing to do with the whole thing, but as the truth was about to come to light, all the blame was directed at him.
Yin Chen pondered for a moment and answered irrelevantly, "When we find Xu Zilian, accompany me back to the old house."
Ye Linghan's thoughts were successfully diverted by the other party, "Old house? The Yin family's ancestral home, where the vampire clan leader usually resides?"
He had always heard of the Yin family's old house but had never seen it.
Yin Chen nodded, "Well, the person who tied the bell must untie it. It's time to go back and take care of the housework."
As they got closer to the casino, there was thick fog all around. Ye Linghan parked the car farther away and observed any movement near the casino entrance.
The surroundings were very quiet and there was no one on guard. I don't know if he used his special powers to keep the enemy in the dark while they were in the light, or if there was no one on guard and everyone was inside, or if the place had already been deserted.
"Let me do it." Yin Chen used his own special ability, so that even if there were vampires around who had become invisible through special abilities, they could still be discovered by Yin Chen.
"How is it?" Ye Linghan asked.
After a moment, Yin Chen replied, "My investigation range is limited, but I can confirm that there are no guards outside. They should all be inside, but I'm not sure if the hostages are inside."
Ye Linghan suddenly had an idea, "Can you see if there is anyone in the monitoring room?"
The monitoring room was closer to the door, but he was not sure whether Yin Chen could detect it.
"No."
Yin Chen's clear and concise answer made Ye Linghan vaguely feel that their ideas seemed to coincide.
"Then can you take me to the monitoring room?"
In the blink of an eye, the two were in the casino's surveillance room. They could see everything clearly on the big screen. In one of the private rooms, just as Xu Hong said, Xu Zilian was tied to a rack, guarded by several men in black.
Ye Linghan couldn't help but grumble, "Are all of you vampires so trustworthy? You've been waiting here all this time, not changing places?"
Yin Chen sneered upon hearing this and glanced coldly at the screen. "The vampire race doesn't raise useless people. I don't know which useless person brought out a bunch of brainless people."
However, Ye Linghan understood the meaning of what he said. Such an important area in the monitoring room was actually not guarded by anyone. Everyone was just guarding Xu Zilian, which really saved him a lot of trouble.
He reached for the gun in the holster on his waist, then suddenly stopped and turned to look at Yin Chen, "Master, it shouldn't be difficult for you to deal with these people, right?"
It’s not that he can’t beat him, he just wants to see Yin Chen solve problems with ease and decisiveness, which is very attractive to him.
Yin Chen curled his lips into a smile, and suddenly leaned forward. The two of them were very close in an instant, and the warm breath sprinkled on his face, causing Ye Linghan's heart to tremble.
"What are you doing?" He subconsciously raised his hand to cover Yin Chen's lips, looking at him vigilantly to prevent himself from being attacked.
Yin Chen didn't say anything, but leaned forward again and kissed Ye Linghan's palm. Then he smiled and replied, "I want my payment in advance."
"This kiss?" Ye Linghan raised his eyebrows in disbelief.
"No." Yin Chen denied it flatly, then said, "It's you."
After he finished speaking, Yin Chen instantly turned into a black shadow and disappeared in front of Ye Linghan. He quickly turned around and looked at the monitor, only to see that the black shadow circled around those people at an extremely fast speed, and all of them lay on the ground unconscious as if they had been drugged.
After Yin Chen checked every room, he returned to the monitoring room and stood in front of Ye Linghan after transforming.
"It's all resolved." He said calmly.
Ye Linghan stood on tiptoe, put his arms around Yin Chen's neck, and quickly kissed him on the lips. "This is for you, a reward."
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