The man standing behind pulled down his hat brim, his immense strength allowing him to lift Lu Jincheng and carry him towards the fire escape nearby.
Lu Jinyan sat by the window in the lobby, watching the night scenery outside. Suddenly, a mobile phone was smashed on the ground outside.
Lu Jinyan blinked. Seeing the phone shatter upon impact, he initially paid it no mind. However, upon spotting the familiar phone case, he was stunned.
It was his second brother's phone!
He had bought two phone cases online a few days ago. The cases were slippery and cool, and he had even shown them off to his brother for two days.
He quickly got up and ran out, seeing several people gathered around the phone, discussing it.
"Oh my! That scared me to death. Luckily, I dodged quickly enough, or it would have hit my head."
"What's going on? Why would someone throw a phone down from upstairs?"
"This is the latest model released this month, the one with the best configuration. What a shame it was smashed to pieces. My heart aches for it, it was so expensive."
Lu Jinyan nervously pushed through the crowd and looked at the phone on the ground. He quickly picked it up and ran upstairs.
His second brother must have been caught eavesdropping on Ye Anran and that man talking.
...
Mu Jiuchen received a message from Lu Jincheng and immediately called him upon receiving it.
However, to his surprise, Lu Jincheng's phone suddenly powered off.
This made Mu Jiuchen realize that Lu Jincheng was in trouble.
He took out his phone again and called Lu Jinyan.
Lu Jinyan had just entered the elevator and happened to see Ye Anran coming down from upstairs.
Their eyes met, and Lu Jinyan did not answer the call.
"Jinyan, why are you here?" Ye Anran was surprised to see Lu Jinyan still there at this hour.
Had he discovered something?
Although Lu Jinyan was worried about his brother, he managed to calm himself down, knowing full well the woman's maliciousness and cunning.
"Ranran, why are you here too? You know about my sister's situation. She loves the barbecue from this place the most. I ordered some to take to her, I don't know if I'll be able to eat it again in the future." He lowered his head sadly.
These words dispelled Ye Anran's doubts.
"I came here to eat barbecue too. I'm done now and just about to leave. Jinyan, why don't I wait for you, and we can go see Nuannuan together?" She wanted to see Jiang Nuan's pathetic state, and going alone, she feared Mu Jiuchen would suspect her.
"No, no need. I've pulled some strings, and I can only go in alone. I'll be going now." Lu Jinyan said as he entered the elevator.
Ye Anran thought of the medicine in her bag. Watching the elevator doors slowly close, she decided to wait for Lu Jinyan on the ground floor.
Lu Jinyan's phone rang repeatedly, and he quickly answered it.
"Xiao Jiu."
"Where are you?" Mu Jiuchen's deep voice came through, sounding somewhat urgent.
Lu Jinyan looked at the elevator approaching the fifth floor and said, "I'm going to find my second brother. Something seems to have happened to him. His phone fell to the ground floor, and I happened to see it."
Mu Jiuchen said, "You can't protect yourself right now. I'm already on my way. Find a safe place to hide. You must not meet Ye Anran alone before I arrive, understand?"
"Ah... why?" Lu Jinyan still didn't quite understand.
Mu Jiuchen: "I just received word from your second brother. They plan to target you. Do you understand what I mean now?"
Lu Jinyan: "..."
"I understand, but I have to go find my second brother? Something must have happened to him?"
Mu Jiuchen: "So, you stay put quietly. Only when you are safe can your second brother be safe. Find a place to hide. I've already accessed the hotel's surveillance system and saw the time you entered."
Lu Jinyan: "Then I'll wait for you on the fifth floor. I'll just find a private room to hide in."
Mu Jiuchen: "Alright!"
After hanging up the phone, Mu Jiuchen looked at Xiao Fan in front of him and said, "Drive faster."
Xiao Fan nodded nervously, "Yes, Ninth Master."
...
Ye Anran waited for twenty minutes but did not see Lu Jinyan. Instead, she received a phone call.
"Why is Lu Jinyan on the fifth floor and not leaving?"
Ye Anran was a little confused, "He said he came to eat barbecue."
The man saw a waiter carrying barbecue dishes inside and let down his guard, "Mm! I understand. I'll see if there's an opportunity to make a move."
Ye Anran said, "Then I'll be going."
"Mm! If I don't succeed, you make your move secretly. Don't you want the Lu family to suffer? Why not start with their children? After all, seeing your children leave one by one is the most painful. Also, Old Master Jiang's fortune is quite tempting."
Ye Anran's expression was inscrutable. Didn't she also want everything from the Lu family and Old Master?
But she knew that being too greedy would only send her to hell.
With Mu Jiuchen around, she couldn't achieve it. Unless she had a few more years, she could then succeed.
"I understand." Ye Anran hung up the phone and walked out.
As soon as she got into her car, she saw Mu Jiuchen entering the hotel with several bodyguards.
Ye Anran harbored a deep-seated fear of Mu Jiuchen. She quickly made a phone call.
"Leave here quickly, Mu Jiuchen is coming?"
"I know."
Ye Anran nervously hung up the phone and left quickly.
She understood Mu Jiuchen too well. If he saw her here, who knew how many things would be investigated.
Mu Jiuchen went upstairs with Xiao Fan and the bodyguards and found Lu Jinyan leisurely eating barbecue.
Mu Jiuchen: "..."
You can still eat!
"Xiao Jiu, you're here. Let's go find my brother quickly." Lu Jinyan picked up a skewer of grilled mushrooms and ate it.
Mu Jiuchen glanced at the surveillance feed and said, "She was disguised as a man and was knocked unconscious and taken away. However, she left through the fire escape. I've checked the surrounding surveillance, and other bodyguards have already taken people to pursue her. We'll have news soon."
"Oh, oh! Then I'll have another skewer of grilled sausage."
With Mu Jiuchen here, his heart felt inexplicably at ease.
Mu Jiuchen glanced at him. After he finished eating, he took him downstairs.
When he first came in, he hadn't seen the man in black.
However, he could constantly see people entering and exiting through the surveillance on his computer.
Lu Jinyan suddenly said indistinctly, "Xiao Jiu, it was this man."
Mu Jiuchen immediately saved the image and zoomed in. The man was wearing a mask and sunglasses, making it impossible to see anything clearly.
Lu Jincheng had messaged him saying that this man had a mole on the corner of his mouth.
He locked onto the target and told the bodyguards in the car, "I've sent you a photo. Track him throughout the city. You must find him."
"Yes, Ninth Master."
Mu Jiuchen hung up the phone and sent the photo.
...
In the hotel!
When Lu Jincheng woke up, his hands were tied to the headboard with leather belts.
Lu Jincheng: "!!"
At that moment, it reminded him of a certain adult scene.
He struggled forcefully a few times but couldn't break free.
Meanwhile, the bathroom door was suddenly opened. Lu Jincheng looked over nervously.