Ten minutes later, outside room 9211 on the ninth floor, Li Xinhai knocked on the door.
The door opened without much delay.
Inside, a woman wearing a white sweater with a slender figure saw Li Xinhai and said, "Xinhai, why are you here?"
Li Xinhai smiled awkwardly and said, "Miss Luo, I can't get through to young master Du's phone. I need to find him for something. Can you get through to his phone?"
"I can't get through to my brother's phone either. I find it strange!"
From inside the room, another woman in her early twenties with a charming and naive face walked over and also said, "This guy brought us to play on the cruise ship, and now his phone is unreachable. I don't know what he's up to."
Chen Fan stood behind Li Xinhai, frowning slightly.
Luo Yao was indeed Du Fumin's weak point, but if Wu Zhao was on the ship, he wouldn't fail to make contingency plans.
Li Xinhai didn't expect this outcome and didn't know how to react. He turned to look at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan's gaze fell on the woman who had come out from behind.
This was Du Sisi.
Chen Fan suddenly pushed Li Xinhai.
Li Xinhai stumbled into the room.
Luo Yao and the other woman quickly dodged.
Chen Fan seized the opportunity to enter the room and closed the door behind him.
The two women looked at Chen Fan, their expressions turning stern.
"Who are you?" Luo Yao asked.
Chen Fan touched his face and said, "Miss Luo, Miss Du, I am Chen Tianjiao. Please cooperate."
The two women were stunned.
"Chen Tianjiao, why are you here? What do you mean?"
Luo Yao asked coldly.
"It's none of your business," Chen Fan smiled, his gaze falling on Du Sisi's face, and said, "Miss Du, you'd better cooperate, or things will get unpleasant."
"You dare!"
Du Sisi rebuked, "Chen Tianjiao, what do you want with my brother? If you have something to say, go find him. What kind of skill is it to trouble us?"
Li Xinhai also looked at Chen Fan with confusion.
"You know my methods."
Chen Fan reached out and grabbed Du Sisi, saying, "Miss Du, don't make it difficult for me."
Du Sisi said coldly, "If you dare to touch me, even you, Chen Tianjiao, will not have an easy time."
Chen Fan's expression froze. He stared at Du Sisi, a terrifying aura crushing down on her.
"Miss Du, I'm looking for your brother. If you have nothing to hide, what are you afraid of?"
"I can't get through to his phone, and I don't know where he is now," Du Sisi said in a flustered voice.
But in front of Chen Fan, her little tricks were completely transparent.
Chen Fan said in a low voice, "Miss Du, I have plenty of methods. For example, I could hold you down in a bathtub. After just thirty seconds, you'd feel a strong sense of suffocation, your lungs feeling like they're about to explode. I guarantee you wouldn't want to experience that feeling of near-death."
"Besides that, in a gentler way, I could twist your joints backward. In a shameful posture with your limbs extended forty-five degrees forward, you'd be considered quite resilient if you could last twenty seconds."
"These methods wouldn't leave any visible injuries. Even if you accused me afterward, what could you do to me?"
"You..." Du Sisi's face turned pale.
"Don't be stubborn. You shouldn't have come on this cruise ship."
Chen Fan's voice was not loud and seemed gentle, but it made Du Sisi look at him like a devil. "Be good, tell me, how do you contact your brother?"
"I..."
Du Sisi's heart wavered.
"Cooperate honestly, and I won't do anything to your brother. He just took my money, it's not a lot, just over three hundred million, which isn't much for your Du family!"
Du Sisi was stunned.
Li Xinhai advised from the side, "Sisi, it's a small matter. Let young master Du come and solve it. Mr. Chen can't do much to young master Du."
Du Sisi nodded silently.
As a girl who had never experienced the harsh realities of the world, she was naturally no match for Chen Fan.
Thus, Chen Fan soon learned that she could message one of Du Fumin's bodyguards, who would then relay the message to Du Fumin.
Chen Fan pondered for a moment, then had her send a message saying that Luo Yao was in a bad mood and found the cruise boring, and planned to disembark before the ship set sail.
It was already half-past seven in the evening, and if they disembarked now, it would be too late to stop them.
After Du Sisi sent the message, Chen Fan took their phones and waited there.
Luo Yao looked at Chen Fan, not showing much panic, but rather deep in thought.
Chen Fan's expression was calm, and he waited quietly.
"Chen Tianjiao, there are rumors that you are investigating your affairs from three years ago. Is Du Fumin involved in this?"
She suddenly asked.
Chen Fan glanced at Luo Yao. This woman was much smarter than Li Xinhai and Du Sisi.
"No, I just need to ask Du Fumin some questions."
Chen Fan replied.
Du Sisi also reacted at this moment. A mere three hundred million was not worth Du Fumin offending Chen Fan, the rising formidable figure in the capital. She said nervously, "Chen Tianjiao, what exactly did my brother do to offend you?"
Chen Fan shook his head and said, "It's best you don't know too much."
As he spoke, Chen Fan sensed someone approaching outside the door.
Then came a knock.
Chen Fan walked over and pulled the door open.
Outside the door, a middle-aged man in his forties met Chen Fan's gaze.
Upon seeing Chen Fan, his expression turned terrified, and he immediately retreated, throwing a punch.
But Chen Fan was faster. He pinned the man's powerful inner energy-infused fist with one hand, pulled him, and forced him to the ground.
But at that very moment, Chen Fan's heart suddenly pounded. He abruptly released his grip, shifted his position, and his large hand reached towards the air.
A few cold glints flew out, attacking Chen Fan.
Caught off guard, Chen Fan released his true qi, forming a defense, and barely retreated, deflecting the cold glints.
As the cold glints flew away, a figure flashed and sped down the corridor into the distance.
Chen Fan ignored the bodyguard and the panicked Li Xinhai and others, and quickly pursued.
The figure ahead was extremely fast, reaching the access control area in an instant, swiping a card and opening the door.
But in this brief delay, her speed had significantly decreased.
Chen Fan caught up in no time, grabbed the door as it opened, and quickly closed the distance.
The person swung their hand back, and a cold glint flew towards Chen Fan's face.
But Chen Fan was prepared. He flicked his finger, deflecting the cold glint.
It was a flying dart.
The person fleeing ahead was none other than the female cultivator named Huan Die, Yin Ya Zi's disciple.
She had followed Du Fumin's bodyguard, her movements hidden well, and Chen Fan had overlooked her presence.
The reason it was her, and not Du Fumin, was likely because they were sent ahead to assess the situation.
This meant that Du Fumin was currently extremely cautious and prepared.
Passing the reception area, some security guards stared in astonishment, shouting and rushing forward to stop them.
But it was useless. Yin Sha Qi flowed, and several security guards were directly thrown aside by Huan Die as she sped down the corridor towards the stairwell.
Chen Fan also quickly followed.
Huan Die ran down the stairs and soon reached the exit on the next floor.
When Chen Fan reached this point, from behind the stairwell door, Yin Sha Qi suddenly surged, and a hand emerged, throwing a punch.
This aura was all too familiar to Chen Fan; it was Yin Ya Zi.
With a bang, the door shook violently, almost shattering.
From within the black smoke, a bone whip lashed down.
Chen Fan dodged again. The wall let out a loud crack and was smashed through by the whip.
The whip continued to dance.
Chen Fan blocked and parried. Due to the limited space, he was unable to break through immediately.
At a certain moment, the whip retracted, and a figure descended the stairs and disappeared.
Yin Ya Zi had retreated.
Chen Fan chased down the stairs, but Yin Ya Zi was nowhere to be seen. He didn't know from which floor he had disappeared.
Above, shouts and hurried footsteps could be heard.
The security department had been thoroughly alerted and was pursuing.
Chen Fan didn't want to cause further trouble. He went out from the fifth floor, took off his uniform near a trash can, and returned to the first floor via another elevator.
His phone rang at this moment.
Upon checking, it was an unknown number.
"Chen Tianjiao, well done!"
After answering, Wu Zhao's voice came through. "As expected, you can never underestimate you at any time!"