Li Minxi was spotted by Qi Dahai as soon as she exited the private room.
Wang Hu had told Qi Dahai that Li Minxi and her companions were dining upstairs.
So he stood by the elevator, pacing back and forth incessantly.
He wasn't sure exactly which restaurant the beautiful woman on his phone was dining in.
As Li Minxi, clutching her handbag, hurried towards the restroom, Qi Dahai happened to see her.
Li Minxi was exceptionally beautiful and stylishly dressed, instantly recognized by Qi Dahai.
Seeing her heading for the restroom, he stealthily followed her.
There weren't many people in the restroom.
As Li Minxi came out of the restroom to wash her hands, he took out a handkerchief, sprinkled something on it, and covered Li Minxi's nose from behind.
Li Minxi struggled for a moment and then fell silent.
She slumped into Qi Dahai's arms as if she had drunk too much.
Qi Dahai pretended to be Li Minxi's escort, wrapped her head in a scarf, and helped her out of the restaurant.
No one on the street paid any attention to how Li Minxi left the restaurant.
While Xia Li went out to look for Li Minxi, Qi Dahai had already delivered Li Minxi to Wang Hu's car.
"Second Brother, you're amazing. I knew nothing would be impossible when you took charge."
Wang Hu gave Qi Dahai a thumbs-up.
"Alright, enough with the flattery.
Young Master Wang, the money has been exchanged, and we owe each other nothing.
If anything happens, don't come looking for me."
"Second Brother, don't worry. No one will ever know it was you."
"Okay. I'm heading back. Be careful tonight, don't go too far."
Qi Dahai said, then turned and left.
Wang Hu and his companions looked at the unconscious Li Minxi in the car, extremely excited.
"Brother Jiang, I've brought this girl for you. We can settle our grievances. You go first."
Jiang Qi had intended to go straight back, but unable to resist their urging, he took Li Minxi to a hotel they frequented.
Xia Li returned after failing to find Li Minxi and immediately informed Guo Xuyang and Wu Youzhi.
Guo Xuyang also sensed something was wrong at this point. He quickly expanded his senses and looked outside.
He saw Li Minxi being put into a car by several men.
"Let's go," Guo Xuyang said, heading out.
"Help me check the license plate ending in 366, the model is a V260. See whose car it is.
Yes. I need it now. Li Minxi was taken away by this car."
Guo Xuyang made a call to Lu Liang as he walked.
Lu Liang was having hot pot with Xiao Yu, Xiao Yun, and Guo Yiyang when he received Guo Xuyang's call and made his own.
At the same time, he told Xiao Yu and the other two, "Li Minxi has been taken away. Guo Xuyang is chasing her."
The group found the news hard to believe.
Li Minxi was not someone who would easily suffer a loss, so how could she be taken away in the provincial capital?
Had she offended someone? Or was someone pursuing her from Kyoto?
Guo Yiyang said directly, "I'll drive, you tell me the location."
After a few days of interaction, the group had some understanding of Guo Yiyang's actual situation but hadn't taken it seriously.
They were already accustomed to Guo Xuyang's abilities.
Guo Yiyang floored the accelerator, with Xiao Yu in the passenger seat acting as his navigator.
By the time Guo Xuyang reached the hotel, Guo Yiyang and the other three had also arrived.
"Room 1213 upstairs," Guo Xuyang said, heading upstairs.
Xiao Yu then showed her police ID to the front desk staff and said, "Police business. We need to open room 1213. There are illegal elements gathered inside."
Upon hearing Xiao Yu ask for the key card to room 1213, the front desk staff arranged for someone to help open the door.
As soon as Xiao Yu left the front desk, the staff member dialed the landline in room 1213.
Wang Hu and his companions were busy with Li Minxi when the sudden ringing of the phone startled them.
"Hello? What is it?" Wang Hu answered.
"Is Young Master Jiang there? The police are coming up."
"What did you say? The police are coming up.
How did the police find out? Damn it, who snitched?"
"I don't know. You guys better leave quickly. A female police officer is leading them."
Wang Hu hung up the phone and said, "The police are here, let's go."
Jiang Qi, who had just taken off Li Minxi's jacket, was immediately terrified when he heard the police were coming.
"Li Xin, hurry up and call your dad to ask what's going on?"
Wang Hu, hastily putting on his clothes, told Li Xin to call his father.
Before the group could finish dressing or Li Xin could make the call, the room door was opened.
Guo Xuyang walked in.
Guo Yiyang followed closely, striking each of the four men with a palm strike, knocking them unconscious.
Just as he was about to hit Jiang Qi, Guo Xuyang stopped him.
"Kid, we meet again."
Guo Xuyang stepped forward and patted Jiang Qi's face.
"You dare to touch my person? You've got some nerve."
Saying that, he slammed Jiang Qi's head hard against the floor.
Jiang Qi's nose and mouth immediately began to bleed, and even his front teeth were loosened.
"N-no, it has nothing to do with me."
Guo Xuyang didn't listen to his pleas at all.
He had personally seen Jiang Qi's hands all over Li Minxi, who had been stripped like a suckling pig, completely naked.
If he had been a moment later, he knew he would have regretted it to death.
Ever since that incident with Xiao Yun, although he had kept some distance from Xiao Yun, it was more about his own dissatisfaction.
If he had taken Xiao Yun to the diamond mine back then, those subsequent events would not have happened.
Unexpectedly, someone had taken someone away right under his nose today.
The anger in Guo Xuyang's heart was unimaginable.
He rubbed Jiang Qi's head back and forth on the floor several times.
Jiang Qi's nose was ground raw, a piece of skin had fallen off his face, and his cheekbone was faintly visible.
"Tell me, who brought this woman here? Speak."
Guo Xuyang asked with bloodshot eyes.
"I don't know him, really don't know him. Hu Zi found someone to bring her."
Jiang Qi shouted hoarsely.
He felt a burning sensation on his face, and his vision was starting to blur.
"Better a dead comrade than a living me" was his most honest thought at the moment.
Brotherhood and loyalty had long been forgotten.
"Which one is Hu Zi?"
Jiang Qi pointed at Wang Hu. Guo Xuyang cleanly snapped one of Wang Hu's fingers.
The intense pain woke Wang Hu up.
"Did you find someone to bring this woman here?"
Wang Hu was completely bewildered. He didn't know what was happening, only clutching his broken finger and wailing.
"Did you find someone to bring this woman here?"
Guo Xuyang asked again.
Wang Hu nodded, then violently shook his head. It was only after nodding that he saw Jiang Qi's face, which had lost half its skin, and was utterly terrified.
He didn't know who the person in front of him was, but Jiang Qi's face was enough to jolt him out of any nightmare.