Guo Xu Yang memorized the middle-aged man's face. Then, he instructed the staff to follow the man using the floor surveillance.
The middle-aged man arrived at room 2313, where a young man wearing large shorts was waiting by the door.
This young man looked very similar to the middle-aged man; he was likely his son.
After saying a few words to the young man, he went downstairs and left.
The middle-aged man's car license plate ended with the letters 666, indicating he was a very capable and high-status individual.
Guo Xu Yang knew that Chinese nouveau riche enjoyed having license plates with auspicious characters like "Shun" (smooth), "Fa" (prosper), and "Jiu" (long-lasting) on their cars.
The middle-aged man drove away.
He had the staff readjust the surveillance back to room 2612. About an hour after the middle-aged man left, Li Na emerged from the room.
She waited by the door of 2313 for a long time. Only when three young men, pushing an instrument and carrying two toolkits, arrived did she open the door and go inside.
After more than an hour inside, the four men came out. Li Na did not.
He controlled the staff to fast-forward the surveillance. It wasn't until almost seven o'clock in the evening that Li Na accompanied Xiao Yun out of room 2313.
Xiao Yun's gait was noticeably different, as if her legs couldn't close properly.
After the two of them had dinner at the restaurant, they got into a car and drove off.
The car's license plate ended precisely with the letters 93, which he had seen before.
No wonder they couldn't find Xiao Yun!
The two of them left.
Where were they going?
He closed his eyes, allowed himself a moment of rest, and then said to Tim, "Mr. Tim, could you please go to the front desk and ask where Manager Li Na went?"
"Certainly, Mr. Guo. Please wait a moment." Tim said and walked into the Bolt Hotel.
"Master, they have returned to their country," Kasa's voice sounded in his mind.
"Returned to their country? How did you know?" Guo Xu Yang was puzzled, as he hadn't detected any trace of Xiao Yun returning to the country.
"Miss Yu'er told me," Kasa replied.
"Hmm? Yu'er, how did you know?"
"Master, you didn't notice what the person carrying the toolkit was holding. It was an airplane ticket and a passport," Yu'er's soft voice chimed in.
He recalled carefully. Indeed, it was a young man holding a toolkit in one hand and something in the other.
At this moment, Tim returned.
"Mr. Guo, the front desk just said their manager requested a car to the airport the night before last. They don't know the specific destination."
"All right, I understand. Thank you."
Guo Xu Yang picked up his phone and dialed Lu Liang.
"Brother Liang, Xiao Yun has returned to the country by plane. Can you find out from which city she departed?
Also, could you send me screenshots of the photos of the drug lord Li Xingwang's son and his henchmen?
Yes, I need them now. Okay, I'll wait for your call."
Shortly after Guo Xu Yang hung up, he received the information sent by Lu Liang.
He opened it and recognized Li Xiang, the man in the large shorts who had been standing at the door of room 2313.
And Lin Liping was the one carrying the toolkit in one hand and the airplane ticket and passport in the other.
This meant that the middle-aged man was Li Xiang's father, Li Xingwang.
Xiao Yun had been controlled by them, likely forced into drug trafficking.
"This stupid woman," Guo Xu Yang cursed inwardly.
The immediate priority was to find Li Xiang and Lin Liping to ascertain which flight Xiao Yun and the others had taken and where they had gone.
While he was thinking, his phone rang.
"Hello? Brother Liang. Go ahead. What? Xiao Yun has entered the country through Shenzhen.
Her name isn't Xiao Yun; she entered using the name Liang Honglian.
Li Na entered using the name Li Yukun.
Okay. All right. Thank you for your trouble."
Entering through Shenzhen, where were they preparing to go?
Lu Liang had mentioned that he had found people in that area to track Xiao Yun and Li Na.
Guo Xu Yang suddenly remembered a woman named Li Hong whom he had rescued from the sea before.
According to Xiao Yu, her name should be Lin Hong. Could this Li Na have some connection with Li Hong?
If there was a connection, was Li Na planning to take Xiao Yun to Jieyang?
He made a phone call to Xiao Yu.
"Captain Xiao, where are you?"
"The provincial capital. Why are you calling me today?"
"I just suddenly thought of you. I wanted to call and check in."
"What is it? Get to the point. I'm busy here."
"Do you remember the person named Li Hong from last time? Is she still with you?"
"These people have already been locked up. What's the matter?"
"I have an urgent matter. Please hurry and ask her if she has a sister. I have someone named Li Na here who has abducted your sister Xiao Yun."
"What? What happened to my sister? Isn't she in Shanghai? Where are you now?"
"It's hard to explain everything over the phone.
Please hurry and ask her if she has a sister.
If she does, you need to find out who her previous contact for drug trafficking was.
You can indirectly tell her that Li Na has been arrested.
Make sure to get all the information about Li Na.
I'll wait for your news. Call me anytime if you have any questions."
Upon hearing that it concerned Xiao Yun, Xiao Yu couldn't sit still. She hung up the phone and went to the prison to bring someone out.
Guo Xu Yang was also searching for clues. To find Li Xiang, he needed to look for places related to drug trafficking.
Therefore, entertainment venues in such places would inevitably be involved in drug dealing.
"Mr. Tim, please take me to the hottest entertainment venue nearby," Guo Xu Yang decided and said to Tim.
"Certainly, Mr. Guo. The hottest entertainment venue nearby is a nightclub. Let's go there." Tim said, started the car, and drove Guo Xu Yang to the Stiya Nightclub.
The Stiya Nightclub was similar to a disco in China, with booming music assaulting the eardrums. It was packed with people, all dancing wildly to the music.
Guo Xu Yang and Tim squeezed their way in. He activated his perception and scanned the crowd, spotting three men with gold chains on their wrists selling drugs.
He focused on a guy wearing a baseball cap, with dreadlocks and a lip ring, who was selling drugs to two young girls.
"Mr. Tim, please bring that person to the restroom," Guo Xu Yang said, pointing to the drug dealer.
"Certainly." Tim agreed and walked over.
Without knowing what Tim said to the guy, Guo Xu Yang saw him come over with Tim.
"Heard you wanted some super high stuff?" the guy with the lip ring asked.
"Yes. Let's talk over here." Guo Xu Yang said, leading him to the side of the restroom, and then took out a gold nugget the size of an apple.
"I want to know where Li Xingwang and Li Xiang are."
The guy's eyes widened. He had never seen such a large gold nugget.
"If you take me to them, this will be yours."
"Really? That's great. They're upstairs."
Guo Xu Yang was stunned. Could it be that coincidental?
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