HBWnovel Chapter 403 Detour Tactics
Chapter 403 Detour Tactics
The private room was bustling with laughter and chatter. Zhao Xiaotong and Wang Yiheng, who had the best alcohol tolerance, were handling the drinks with ease, while Lu Zhuo and Chen Shaoxi, who were prone to getting drunk after just one drink, were already slumped over the table in a daze.
Jiang Dunhao and Li Hao sat on Song Qiyuan's left and right, and the wine glasses in front of them were basically untouched.
Although the others could not drink much, they were the backbone of the dinner party. They chatted with the guests with a slightly tipsy smile on their faces.
Song Qiyuan sat upright in the upper seat, occasionally picking up his cell phone to take a look, then quickly putting it down, as if waiting for some important news.
Yuan Lai got out of the taxi, paid the fare, and walked straight into the restaurant. Upon entering, she was greeted by a friendly waiter who asked if she had a reservation. Yuan Lai briefly described the number of people and their basic characteristics. The waiter immediately understood her purpose and, with a smile, took her to the second floor.
"It's this box." The waiter said softly.
Yuan Lai stood at the door, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down. Then, she pushed the door open and walked into the box.
"Mr. Song, I have something to tell you." Yuan Lai's voice was a little small in the bustling room.
Those who were originally drunk sobered up the moment they saw Yuan Lai. Their eyes were all focused on Yuan Lai, and the originally lively room became silent.
Song Qiyuan stared at the screen of his mobile phone, on which was a message that Ren He had just sent.
"You guys continue, I'm going to go out and talk about something." Song Qiyuan stood up and said to the people in the room. Then, he and Yuan Lai walked out of the box together and came to the corner of the corridor a little further away.
Yuan Lai asked directly: "Did you hide Jiang Qingtian?"
Song Qiyuan played dumb, "What?"
Yuan Lai took out a half-teardrop-shaped key from his pocket and held it up to Song Qiyuan. "I think this key is more important to you than to a child who knows nothing. What do you think would happen if I melted it or smashed it?"
Song Qiyuan's heartbeat quickened, but his expression remained calm. "The child is really not with me. She must have been taken away by Mo Jingxin. If you want to go, I can show you the way."
Oh?
Would you be so kind?
"What are the conditions?"
Song Qiyuan smiled triumphantly, "Remember to bring Su Deyi out with you."
"I'll think about it and give you an answer tomorrow."
After returning to the box, Song Qiyuan continued to chat happily with the guests with a smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
In the seemingly relaxed atmosphere, Chao inadvertently revealed a shocking piece of news: Jiang Qingtian was taken away by Yuan Lai.
Not only that, Song Qiyuan also vividly described Yuan Lai's various expressions of impatience. He said that Yuan Lai asked when the antidote would be given, but deliberately concealed the whereabouts of the child.
Song Qiyuan's words were full of hints and guidance, which made people deeply misunderstand Yuan Lai's purpose of taking the child away.
Jiang Dunhao's eyelids suddenly twitched uncontrollably, and a sense of foreboding welled up in his heart. He quickly walked over to Song Qiyuan and asked, "Mr. Song, what did you just say? The child was taken away by Yuan Lai?"
Song Qiyuan raised his head and looked at Jiang Dunhao with a surprised expression. He explained slowly, "Didn't you read the message in the group? Jiang Qingtian has lost contact since being taken away by Yuan Lai. Now no one knows where Yuan Lai hid Jiang Qingtian. Maybe it's because Yuan Lai felt that he had paid a lot for Jiang Qingtian, so he was reluctant to hand her over."
The scene in which Yuan Lai sent Jiang Qingtian away as a hostage instantly emerged in everyone's mind.
The brothers accompanied the guests to finish the meal with heavy hearts on their minds. After they finally saw the guests off, the dining table immediately turned into a conference table.
"Why did Yuan Lai take the child away?"
"Think carefully about what happened last time. Isn't it obvious enough?"
"But Yuan Lai has no reason?"
"Maybe she's upset that we blocked her."
"How did Mr. Zhou agree to this?"
"do not know."
"Tsk, what should I do?"
"I don't believe Yuan Lai would hurt the child."
"Maybe he's going to exchange the child for something else."
Outside the door, Song Qiyuan stood against the wall in the corridor, listening to the suspicion about Yuan Lai coming from inside the house. He wished he could fly to Fu Yunqing's bedside immediately and tell her everything.
He wanted to tell Yun Qing that his original decision was undoubtedly correct.
The director noticed the smile on Song Qiyuan's face, which contained an elusive chill.
"Mr. Song, will you come tomorrow? I want them to prepare in advance."
Song Qiyuan replied, "I have something to do tomorrow, and they probably have something to do too. You should prepare for the whole team to take two days off."
The next morning, Yuan Lai, who hadn't slept all night, finally made up her mind. She sat up from the bed, quickly washed up, and came to the door of Song Qiyuan's room.
"Come in." Song Qiyuan's voice came from the room.
Ren Xiaofei opened the door.
Yuan Lai walked in, looked at Song Qiyuan, and said firmly: "I've thought it over. I won't go."
Song Qiyuan was obviously a little surprised, but he still smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll tell Zhou Qingran to go get the child herself. But whether she can get the child back in the end depends on her ability..."
Before he could finish his words, there was a knock on the door. "Dong Dong Dong," rapid and powerful.
"Come in."
The door was pushed open, and ten figures walked in one after another, standing in a row, and said in unison: "Mr. Song, let's go."
Song Qiyuan showed a satisfied smile on his face. He looked at the ten people and asked, "Are you sure?"
After receiving a positive answer, Song Qiyuan stood up, patted one of them on the shoulder, and said, "Then let's go."
Afterwards, Song Qiyuan led ten people out of the room and got into the car. The car started slowly, and Song Qiyuan sat in the passenger seat, looking through the rearview mirror at the car chasing him, a smile of control on his face.
The vehicle drove out of the city and sped towards the largest lake nearby. Song Qiyuan led ten people into the scenic area.
Yuan Lai followed them closely, his eyes always fixed on Song Qiyuan.
However, the scenic area was crowded with people, and in a moment of distraction, he lost sight of Song Qiyuan and the others. Yuan Lai searched among the crowd and caught a glimpse of the two familiar large rocks.
There was indeed a crack on one of the stones, and there was an obvious gap on it.
She stretched out her hand, trying to feel if the gap matched the stone in Song Qiyuan's hand. The moment her fingertips touched the stone, a powerful force suddenly sucked her in.
Yuan Lai felt a black screen in front of her eyes, and when she opened her eyes again, she found a deep blue in front of her.
Unlike the deep blue in the dreamland, which appears quiet on the surface but actually has turbulent undercurrents, the deep blue here is silent and lifeless.
There were some small fish swimming around that she couldn't name. Yuan Lai stretched out her hand, and these small fish slipped away through her fingertips.
"The child is inside, you go in." Song Qiyuan's voice echoed in the water, with an irresistible magic.
Yuan Lai didn't care about anything else and hurried towards the direction where the sound came from.
After a while, she saw a huge locust tree in front of her, and Song Qiyuan and his brothers were standing in front of the tree.
Song Qiyuan seemed to sense the movement behind him. He suddenly pushed Lu Zhuo into the tree hole and then closed the door forcefully: "Whether you can come out depends on your ability."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Yuan Lai immediately walked towards the tree hole and saw a plaque hanging on the tree branch with two big characters written in a flamboyant font - "Huai Mansion".