Just as Tan Ximin was about to stand up and turn to leave, Liu Yi and his seventh brother suddenly walked up to him. Tan Ximin took a closer look, and his eyes fell on the young man in front of him. He couldn't help but feel a little confused and puzzled. Because the young man standing opposite him, both in appearance and temperament, was strikingly similar to himself! This made Tan Ximin a little overwhelmed for a moment, as if he had met a long-lost brother.

Just as Tan Ximin was still immersed in this bewildered state, the young man opposite him raised his lips slightly, revealing a faint smile. He was the first to break the silence and said, "Hello, Mr. Tan, my name is Hua Di. I have come to bother you today and hope to get your help. Please help me find a few key people." Hearing this, Tan Ximin came back to his senses as if awakened from a dream, and immediately responded, "Oh, it's Hua Di! I remember, you are Liu Hua who won the world-renowned Grand Prix motorcycle race in Macau some time ago?"

"Haha, Mr. Tan is truly knowledgeable and well-informed! Yes, it's me," Hua Di said with a humble smile. Tan Ximin, now deeply interested in this promising young man, asked curiously, "I wonder what kind of person Mr. Liu is looking for this time? As long as it's within my capabilities, I will do my best and never refuse!" With that, Tan Ximin looked at Hua Di with determination. For a top private investigator like him, finding someone was a piece of cake. It was said that Hua Di had connections with that super-powerful Guo Yingnan, so he should try his best to establish contact.

"Hey! From now on, just call me Huadi! This time, I mainly want to ask you to help find a few people. Among them is a man named Wu Dehui, from Hong Kong, who is just an ordinary company clerk. When you find this man, please tell me all the information about him. In addition, there is a man named Che Wenjie, who is also from Hong Kong, and is also just an ordinary company employee. Just like before, as long as you can successfully find him, and then convey all the information about him to me, it will be fine. Next, there is a man named Zhang Hua, but I don’t know who this guy is. However, if you can find the underworld boss known as the 'Bald Monk', you can follow the clues and find a relative of Zhang Hua. As for what to do next, hey. Hey, I'm sure you, as smart as you are, have figured this out! It's best not to let the other party notice while you're looking for someone. Oh, and by the way, once you find Zhang Hua, please be sure to keep an eye on his every move for me. Don't say surveillance, haha. Um... to be more precise, just help me keep an eye on his daily schedule and things like that. Finally, there's a guy named Wei Luoren. I heard he's currently serving in the military of a Southeast Asian country. He seems to be a pretty amazing pilot! So, if you really catch him, be sure to notify me as soon as possible! For now, let's just look for these people. If everything goes well, maybe I'll have other important tasks in the future that require your help!" Liu Yi said to Tan Ximin with a sincere face.

"Wow, do you have any photos of these people?" Tan Ximin asked, his face full of doubt. As an experienced private investigator, he knew that obtaining as much information as possible about the target person was crucial to completing the mission.

However, Liu Yi gave a surprising answer: "As for photos, I don't have any. But I think, Mr. Tan, please wait a moment. Once you go to the bathroom and wash your hands, you'll be able to see what these people look like. Haha!"

Huadi's words left Tan Ximin completely bewildered. He was completely bewildered. Could he know someone's appearance just by washing their hands? What did that even mean? Despite his doubts, Tan Ximin was a pragmatic and action-oriented person. Since he couldn't understand the reasoning, he decided to act immediately. Without hesitation, he stood up and headed straight for the bathroom.

Meanwhile, Liu Yi and Seventh Brother remained quietly waiting for his return. Seeing Tan Ximin gradually walk away, Seventh Brother, unable to contain his curiosity, quickly questioned Huadi, "What are you keeping in suspense? How can you tell what someone looks like just by washing your hands?" Faced with Seventh Brother's urgent questioning, Liu Yi simply stared at him silently with a smile on his face, driving Seventh Brother very frantic.

"You idiot, are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I'm going to beat you up!" Seventh Brother finally got angry and threatened with wide eyes. Liu Yi saw that the situation was not good, and fearing that he would really be beaten by Seventh Brother, he quickly explained with a smile: "Seventh Brother, calm down, don't be so anxious. Think about it, what do you usually do when you wash your hands?"

"What can I do? It's just washing my hands. What could possibly go wrong with washing your hands?" Seventh Brother muttered in confusion. Liu Yi, standing nearby, quickly explained, "Seventh Brother, after washing your hands, don't you take a look in the mirror?" Hearing this, Seventh Brother became even more bewildered. He had no idea what had happened between Huadi and the others in Haojiang and Hexin. Liu Yi had originally planned to reveal the whole story to Seventh Brother later, so naturally, Seventh Brother couldn't grasp the deeper meaning of the matter at this moment.

About ten minutes later, Tan Ximin finally returned to the room. She said to Liu Yi thoughtfully, "Huadi, I think I've guessed why you asked me to go to the bathroom and wash my hands. It seems these people all look quite similar to us, am I right?" Faced with such an intelligent Tan Ximin, Liu Yi couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up and praised her, "You're truly amazing! You truly deserve to be a top-tier private investigator. You're incredibly clever and intelligent! You're absolutely right." However, when Tan Ximin pressed him about the specific purpose of searching for these people, Liu Yi remained silent without hesitation and decisively refused, "Sorry, I can't tell you right now."

"I'm sorry, but I can't comply. I've always been a law-abiding person and would never get involved in anything illegal or obscure, much less anything unclear or ambiguous." Tan Ximin firmly rejected Huadi's request for help finding someone. Knowing Huadi's gang background, he was afraid his motives for finding these people might be questionable, so he hesitated to agree.

"Are you really not going to reconsider it? The reward is quite generous! As long as you can successfully help me find someone, I will pay you a full million! You have to think carefully about it." Liu Yi tried to impress Tan Ximin with a high reward.

However, just as Tan Ximin was about to refuse, a waiter with a rather ferocious appearance, but dressed in a strangely effeminate manner, suddenly approached and rudely pushed Tan Ximin aside. Then, the waiter directly addressed Huadi and Qige, saying, "Gentlemen, please rest assured. I can take this job for Tan Ximin, but... the price needs to be raised a little."

Liu Yi immediately recognized the androgynous figure before him—it was none other than Joe, Tan Ximin's business partner and close friend. So, Liu Yi readily responded, "Sure, sure. Money's no problem for me."

The waiter opposite continued with a smile: "You can call me Joe. As for the two employees from Hong Kong, only one million is required. However, since the other two need to go to other countries, all transportation costs and related expenses required for their trip abroad will have to be borne by you. Moreover, each of these two people will have to pay an additional one million." Hearing this, Liu Yi nodded without hesitation and responded: "Okay, no problem at all! Then may I ask when you can give me a definite result?" His tone was very crisp and clear.

Joe thought for a moment, then replied, "As for the two Hong Kong people, if nothing unexpected happens, I'll have clear information for you within three days. As for the other two, I can't give you an accurate response right now. I'll have to wait until we successfully locate them." Liu Yi agreed, adding, "Okay, it's settled then. I'll arrange for someone to deliver the deposit later." To his surprise, Joe waved his hand and replied cheerfully, "Don't bother. Once we successfully locate the two Hong Kong people, you can simply bring the three million and come directly. The extra one million will be considered our advance travel expenses."

In reality, finding the two Hong Kongers was a piece of cake for them. The reason they claimed it would take three days was simply to use that time to investigate the other two's situation overseas. After all, wouldn't it be easy to find just two Hong Kongers? It would only take a few minutes!

Seeing that Tan Ximin didn't say anything and a waiter was negotiating with them, Brother Qi said, "Can you make the decision? Tan Ximin hasn't said anything yet."

Joe pointed at Brother Seven and said bluntly, "You're Tan Ximin's boss! You pay him to do things for you, but don't forget, I'm Tan Ximin's legal advisor! He's paying me in return! So, of course, I'm the one calling the shots here! Hey, Tan Ximin, come over here and tell them, do I have the final say?"

Tan Ximin spread her hands helplessly, then nodded in Joe's direction, expressing her agreement. After receiving Tan Ximin's response, Joe's face lit up with a hint of pride. Then, Liu Yi led the Seventh Brother away.

Seeing Huadi and the others walking away and disappearing from sight, Tan Ximin suddenly rushed over to Joe, grabbed his neck tightly, and demanded with glaring eyes, "Who allowed you to agree so easily? Don't you know who they are? They are gangsters! What if they really intend to do something bad and kill people? Wouldn't we be accomplices then?"

Faced with Tan Ximin's sudden questioning and accusations, Joe struggled briefly before easily breaking free. He straightened his slightly disheveled collar and replied gruffly, "Do you think you still have a lot of money? Do you know how many people just showed up for the buffet? And how many people just grabbed their vouchers and left? Six hundred people! Oh my god, six hundred people! Didn't you see I had to sell myself to a restaurant as a waiter? If you don't make this money, you'll probably just have to stay here washing dishes!" After saying this, Joe glared at Tan Ximin, seeming to be very dissatisfied with his impulsive behavior.

Tan Ximin stared at Joe with horror on her face, and asked in a trembling voice: "Where is the money? Where did all the money I worked so hard to earn go?" At this point, Joe suddenly exerted force and strangled Tan Ximin's neck tightly!

"Isn't all this all thanks to you? That huge fortune we worked so hard to earn! You've ruined it all! Look at yourself, you love to show off every time you go out, spending hundreds of thousands on dinners. Even worse, as long as you're in a good mood, you won't hesitate to waive other people's consulting fees. Not only do you waive consulting fees, you also do things for free. Not only do you do things for free, you even pay for them to do it. You idiot, I'm going to strangle you to death today!"

Facing Joe's accusations and attacks, Tan Ximin didn't back down. He quickly responded, pinning Joe down with a deft backhand. At this point, Tan Ximin retaliated without mercy, "Who are you to blame me? Don't you also buy expensive bags casually? Do you know how much effort and sales I have to complete to earn the price of your makeup?"

"Alright, stop making such a fuss! While you were chatting just now, I've already gotten some information on those two guys over there. You can rest assured, because from what I understand, they've already retired from the underworld! Now, they're running an honest business. Especially that guy Huadi. I heard he has a very close relationship with Guo Yingnan and He Xin. It seems he probably wouldn't do anything so wicked. After completing this mission, I need to rest for six months! Hahaha..." Joe isn't the kind of person who gets blinded by money and has no principles. Although he may look a bit effeminate, he's actually quite reliable and steady when it comes to his work.

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