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“Si Heng, no matter how much we offered, Ace wouldn’t take the order. Now that I know he’s at the banquet, I’m not going to let him leave. I’ll definitely bring him here!”

Jiang Lu's eyes were filled with determination, and he quickly left the VIP room without hesitation.

Bo Siheng pressed one hand to his heart, his expression also unsettled.

The cold poison had already invaded his heart meridian; he was running out of time.

The banquet area is very lively.

He Yan discovered that she was being followed.

Since her master was captured and killed by an unknown organization, she has been frequently pursued by assassins.

Those people were simply speculating about her identity and her master's prescription.

I never expected that someone would follow me here.

She immediately and swiftly evacuated.

Old Dong had been looking for an opportunity to get close to Ace, but the next moment he saw her slip away.

He hurriedly chased after her, afraid that she would run away.

There is a corridor outside the banquet hall that connects to the storeroom and the kitchen.

After He Yan went outside, she hid behind the fire door. When she saw the person chasing after her, she immediately pulled out a short dagger from her skirt and silently pressed it against the person's neck.

"Don't move! I can't guarantee I won't make a mistake."

"Ace, don't be impulsive! It's me!"

Old Dong was startled and quickly revealed his identity.

He didn't dare offend Ace, but he also didn't want to give up that big deal.

"I didn't follow you on purpose. It's just that the rich kid wanted you to do an investigation. He's willing to pay more, Ace. Please make an exception for my sake!"

"I've said it before, I don't lack money, I only care about my mood. If I don't want to take a job, I just don't want to."

He Yan sneered, but did not remove the dagger from her hand.

She can't get orders just by throwing money at them; no one will give her that kind of exception.

"Old Dong, I don't care what you promised anyone or what you did. You handle it yourself. Also, if the dark web dares to reveal my identity, I will quit immediately."

"No, no, no, Ace, if you leave, my dark web will fall apart."

Old Dong knew that she always meant what she said, so he dared not try to persuade her any further.

He was able to build the dark web entirely because of Ace's reputation, and those hackers came because of his fame.

In other words, Ace is his lucky charm.

"Then you should rest well recently, and try to come back as soon as you're well."

Old Dong was very troubled, not knowing how to persuade Lawyer Jiang.

"talk later."

He Yan put away the dagger and walked out.

At that moment, Tang Xiaoyue, who had just changed her clothes, saw He Yan and a middle-aged man enter through the back door one after the other, and her eyes widened immediately.

"He Yan actually dared to have an affair with an old man right here?"

She was blinded by jealousy and, with malicious speculation, concluded that He Yan couldn't stand being alone.

Everyone knows that the young master of the Beijing elite circle is seriously ill and also has erectile dysfunction.

"How could she bring herself to sleep with such an old man?"

A look of excitement flashed across Tang Xiaoyue's face, and she followed.

What could be more exciting than catching someone cheating?

She was determined to expose He Yan's true colors and make it impossible for her to stay in either the Bo or He families.

at the same time.

Jiang Lu had arranged to meet with Lao Dong, so he also rushed over.

"Old Dong, didn't you say you saw Ace here? Where is he?"

A hint of nervousness flashed across Old Dong's face; he couldn't afford to offend either side.

I don't know if He Yan has gone far, but he promised to keep it a secret, and I can't break my promise.

He also wants to use Ace to earn more money for his retirement!

"Young Master Jiang, she was indeed here just now, but she has already left."

"Didn't you tell him I was willing to pay more? If only he had asked?"

Jiang Lu was shocked to be stood up, and her expression was one of disbelief.

He had hoped that if he could find Ace, he would be able to find the successor of the divine healer.

But he was too late, which made him even more convinced that the hacker Ace must be here, but for some reason he still refused to take his job.

He caught a glimpse of a figure running past out of the corner of his eye and hurriedly chased after it.

Dong Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Regardless of whether Jiang Lu can find Ace, at least he can stay out of it.

Jiang Lu didn't know that the person he saw was Tang Xiaoyue, but he accidentally and unwittingly chased after He Yan.

A wisp of flowing skirt disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"Could Ace be a woman?"

No time to be shocked.

Jiang Lu immediately called his subordinates. Since the Jiang family also had shares in the Haiyan Hotel, he could easily use his position to surround the entire banquet hall.

"Move all the surveillance footage to my location."

Your subordinate will take care of it immediately.

But the images Jiang Lu received all turned into static.

"Ace truly lives up to his reputation as the number one hacker; he brought the surveillance system to a standstill so quickly."

He Yan was prepared. Although she didn't know who was after her, she knew her identity couldn't be exposed. So, while hiding, she used her mobile phone system to overwrite the hotel system.

She also discovered through monitoring thermal imaging that there were quite a few people searching behind her.

"How could they be so blatant?"

Those people were about to catch up.

He Yan walked through the corridor to the courtyard. It was quite far from the swimming pool, so there weren't many people around, and the lights weren't on.

She walked to the base of the wall and used it as leverage to climb over it.

The wall was decorated with many artificial flowers and vines, which served as perfect camouflage.

The bodyguards walked past the wall, but none of them noticed He Yan.

After searching around, all efforts were in vain.

"Young Master Jiang, we've searched everywhere, but we haven't found the woman you described."

"Ace's counter-surveillance awareness is exceptionally strong."

Jiang Lu was both frustrated and impressed.

But the more this happened, the more he wanted to see who he was.

After He Yan noticed that the search team had left, she received a message on her phone and went to the VIP area.

The area surrounding the banquet was a place for the rich second-generation heiresses to have fun.

The VIP area at the back featured a jewelry exhibition.

Tang Xiaoyue followed the dog furtively all the way and saw He Yan being invited into the VIP room by a man from afar.

"He Yan is indeed flirting with men here! I've finally caught her red-handed!"

She hurriedly called her mother over.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Upon hearing her daughter's words, He Huijun's face contorted with rage.

"Fine! This time I'll ruin He Yan's reputation!"

She wanted to make sure that little bitch would never be able to come back and compete for everything in the He family again.

The two of them couldn't wait any longer and went over to bang loudly on the door.

"Something's gone! There's a thief at the banquet!"

"He Yan, what are you doing sneaking around in here? Open the door right now, don't embarrass the He family!"

The mother and daughter deliberately made a loud noise to attract everyone's attention.

They wanted to make a big scene and embarrass He Yan.

"Ladies, please don't cause trouble!"

The waiter had a headache, but dared not forcibly stop them.

"Who's causing trouble? We're helping you catch a thief!"

At this moment, He Huijun was only focused on finding something to use against He Yan, and she didn't care about anything else.

She pounded on the door desperately, trying to force He Yan out.

"How is this going?"

"Didn't you hear they said something was missing and they suspect the person inside!"

Other wealthy women were also drawn over by the commotion, and they all watched with curiosity.

The door to the VIP room was suddenly opened, and He Yan walked out with a frown and a cold face.

"Shouting and yelling at a banquet, is this your kind of manners?"

She knew that the mother and daughter had ill intentions and were still trying to frame her.

"He Yan, if you have nothing to hide, why haven't you come out for so long?"

He Huijun kept glancing into the room, deliberately being aggressive.

"Do I need to explain myself to you?"

Despite facing these wealthy women who were watching the spectacle, He Yan showed no sign of timidity.

Jiang Lu, who had returned empty-handed, happened to pass by.

He saw He Yan surrounded by a group of people and immediately contacted Bo Siheng.

"Si Heng, come quick! Your wife is being bullied!"