"Lead the way?"
Lin Qian's voice was filled with bewilderment, yet tinged with a hint of excitement and anticipation. "Benefactor Chen, where, where do you want to go?"
"To Yuquan Palace, where else would I go?"
Chen Xiao asked back nonchalantly.
"Ah? But, but... Mr. Chen, Yuquan Palace is very dangerous. The boss of Yuquan Palace is not to be trifled with!"
Lin Qian said with a fearful expression.
"Didn't you just say you wanted to save your little sister? What's her name, Xiao Diandian?"
Chen Xiao suddenly felt like complaining. Xiao Diandian sounded like a dog's name.
"I do want to save her, but we've only just met. You've already saved my life, and I don't want you to risk yourself. I'll find a way myself."
Lin Qian asked earnestly.
"What way can you find?"
Chen Xiao appraised Lin Qian with a playful gaze.
While he didn't look down on Lin Qian, she was merely a woman of the night. He genuinely couldn't imagine what methods she could possibly have.
In fact, Chen Xiao was somewhat surprised that Lin Qian even had the idea of saving her sister.
"In short, in short, I'll find a way..."
Lin Qian felt a little shy under Chen Xiao's scrutiny.
As a mature technician, her shyness wasn't related to romantic matters.
She was mainly embarrassed that her fear and bravado had been seen through by Chen Xiao.
After all, her abilities were limited. If she couldn't think of a solution, she would have to give up, and her sister would be left to her own fate.
"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Let's go quickly. We need to get this done before dawn."
Chen Xiao said calmly.
"But, Benefactor Chen, it's really dangerous there."
Lin Qian mumbled.
"Is it as dangerous as I am?"
Chen Xiao suddenly asked with a cold smile.
Lin Qian was startled by Chen Xiao's gaze. She suddenly recalled how casually Chen Xiao had killed someone earlier, and she was no longer sure who was more terrifying.
"Benefactor Chen, Yuquan Palace is nearby. I'll take you there right now."
Lin Qian ultimately chose to trust Chen Xiao.
The streets were deserted in the night. As Lin Qian led Chen Xiao, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, goosebumps prickling the back of her neck.
This detail naturally did not escape Chen Xiao's eyes.
His brow furrowed slightly, and he asked, "What's wrong? You seem to have become very scared all of a sudden?"
"Benefactor Chen, I suddenly thought of a question... Are, are you human?"
Lin Qian asked timidly.
Chen Xiao's brow furrowed even deeper. "I suspect you're insulting me!"
"No, no... Mr. Chen, you said you wanted to solve the problem before dawn. Is it because once dawn breaks, you, you will vanish into thin air?"
Lin Qian's voice trembled.
Chen Xiao was speechless. Well, he had been mistaken for a ghost.
"Yes, it's just as you think. Once dawn breaks and the sun appears, I'll turn to ash, so I need to resolve this before sunrise. After that, I'll head back to my grave."
Chen Xiao said lightly.
Lin Qian froze, and the goosebumps on her body fell away.
At this moment, she wanted to scream but dared not, and wanted to run but dared not...
Seeing her like this, Chen Xiao found it immensely amusing.
"What, scared?"
Chen Xiao teased.
Hearing Chen Xiao's voice, Lin Qian suddenly calmed down and regained her composure. "I, I'm not scared... Even if you, you are a ghost, you are still much better than those bad people..."
"If you're not scared, let's keep going."
Chen Xiao urged.
"Okay, okay, Benefactor Chen..."
Lin Qian cautiously took a step forward, humming a trembling song as she walked.
"I'm afraid of ghosts, but ghosts have never harmed me. I'm not afraid of people, but people have wounded me all over..."
Chen Xiao held his forehead.
...
Yuquan Palace lived up to its reputation as Xuzhou's most famous bathhouse. The grand and magnificent building, covering a vast area, was as majestic and opulent as a true palace.
A bathhouse, naturally, operated twenty-four hours a day.
"Good evening, sir and madam. Welcome to Yuquan Palace Bathhouse. Please take your slippers and locker tokens. Please proceed upstairs. Gentlemen and ladies, this way!"
As soon as Chen Xiao and Lin Qian passed through the revolving door, they heard the robust shouts of the greeter.
The greeter stared intently at Lin Qian.
He thought, why do her clothes look so similar to the technician's uniforms in the shop? Are customers this arrogant now, bringing their own technicians when they come out to play?
No, isn't this Xiao Shishi, the top performer from the shop?
The greeter finally recognized Lin Qian and immediately grabbed his walkie-talkie, loudly calling for security.
Within a minute, a group of security guards, led by the bathhouse manager, rushed over.
These security guards were nominally security, but in reality, they were enforcers from the underworld. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to manage such a large establishment as Yuquan Palace.
"Heh heh, Xiao Shishi, why did you come back by yourself? Where are Agou and the others?"
The manager said with a fake smile, his eyes, however, were fixed on Chen Xiao as he spoke to Lin Qian.
He had sent Agou, also known as Dou Dou Xie, to capture Lin Qian, but after more than an hour, they hadn't returned, nor were they answering their phones.
He knew then that Agou and the others must have met with trouble.
However, seeing that Lin Qian was only accompanied by one person, a young man who looked rather ordinary, he felt his heart settle.
He clearly didn't believe that a mere ordinary young man could stir up any trouble at Yuquan Palace.
"Benefactor Chen, he's Manager Fan of Yuquan Palace. He must know where Xiao Diandian is being held!"
Lin Qian pointed at Manager Fan, gritting her teeth.
Upon hearing Lin Qian's words, Manager Fan's eyes narrowed, and he sneered, "You found out, didn't you? Good. They say women with big chests have no brains. I didn't believe it before, but today I've seen it. You've already escaped, yet you've come back to die. Truly brainless."
Hearing Manager Fan's words, everyone instinctively stared at the two mounds of flesh on Lin Qian's chest. They were indeed quite large!
"Hmph, Fan, I'm not back to die. I, we are back to save someone!"
Lin Qian puffed out her chest and said, "If you know what's good for you, release Xiao Diandian quickly. Otherwise, my Benefactor Chen here will kill you all!"
"Heh heh, Benefactor Chen? You mean this nosy brat standing next to you? Is he that capable?"
Manager Fan feigned fear, but in reality, he was mocking.
"You, I'll tell you..."
Lin Qian, as if gathering great courage, revealed a tremendous secret. "My Benefactor Chen here, he's not human. He's a ghost, a vengeful spirit!"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Even Chen Xiao was speechless.
Immediately after, the opulent lobby erupted in mocking laughter.
"Hahahahahaha, a vengeful spirit? Xiao Shishi, have you gone crazy from drugs?"
"Hahahaha, you've scared me to death. A vengeful spirit, huh? Let me see how long his tongue is, can it strangle me?"
Manager Fan looked at the two of them with pity. "Tsk tsk tsk, Xiao Shishi, I truly admire your brain. How incredibly stupid must your brain be to come up with such a ghost story..."
*Bang*—
Before Manager Fan could finish speaking, his head splattered on the ground like an overripe watermelon, scattering red and white everywhere.
The security guards fell silent again, a silence that lasted for a full three seconds.
"A ghost!"
A dark-faced burly man was the first to break the silence, shouting and turning to run, triggering a chain reaction.
"Vengeful spirit seeking revenge!"
"Run!"
"Mercy on the vengeful spirit... No, mercy on the ghost grandpa!"
It is said that 'those who do nothing wrong in life do not fear ghosts knocking at their door in the middle of the night.'
But how many of these enforcers, with their hands stained with blood, had not done anything wrong?
Therefore, after witnessing what happened, they were instantly terrified, truly believing Chen Xiao to be a vengeful spirit, and were scared out of their wits.
Of course, with Chen Xiao's methods, even if he weren't a ghost, these people should still be afraid.
*Bang, bang, bang, bang*...
Explosions continued to sound, and the heads of the security guards turned into clouds of blood mist. The receptionists and doormen in the lobby were all terrified, cowering in a corner, not daring to even lift their heads.
Throughout the entire process, Chen Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, not saying a word, nor doing anything.
Of course... it only looked like he was doing nothing.
Lin Qian's eyes widened. This time, she completely believed it. Benefactor Chen was indeed a ghost, and a ghost with immense power.
However, for some reason, she wasn't scared at all.
In fact, she felt a little... moist.
Lin Qian was startled by her own 'terrible' thought and snapped back to reality. At this moment, there was no one alive left in front of her.
Chen Xiao had killed everyone. As for Chen Xiao himself, he wasn't 'alive' to begin with.
Lin Qian frowned and whispered, "Benefactor Chen, you, you should have left someone alive..."
She meant that they hadn't rescued Xiao Diandian yet. They should have at least found out where Xiao Diandian was being held before killing these people.
Chen Xiao ignored Lin Qian and walked towards the elevator, going up to the third floor.
The third floor was the guest room department.
Chen Xiao arrived at the door of a room. The door was locked, and he kicked it open.
"Benefactor Chen, this room is haunted. It's usually locked and unused."
Lin Qian reminded him, then suddenly thought, hey? Am I disrespecting Benefactor Chen by mentioning ghosts in front of him?
Fortunately, seeing that Chen Xiao didn't pay attention to her, Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
Although this guest room was abandoned year-round, the cleaning staff still tidied it daily, so it was very clean, cleaner than other rooms.
Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes and found a button behind a mural. He pressed the button, and a hidden door on the wall suddenly opened.
Revealed was an elevator.
Lin Qian looked bewildered, thinking to herself, could it be that Benefactor Chen had been here before? Why was he so familiar with this place?
Wait? Benefactor Chen is a vengeful spirit, and the legend says this room was abandoned because it was haunted.
Could it be that...
A bold guess suddenly flashed through Lin Qian's mind!