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"What the hell? You guys think the kidnappers and hostages are hiding in an art museum? That's just wishful thinking!"

Yu Anqi was in charge of the overall team operations, while the art museum was handled by the vice-captain Zhang Ping.

After hearing Ye Bai's guess, Zhang Ping was completely dumbfounded, looking at these people as if they were a bunch of idiots.

"The first thing we did after we arrived was to have the museum staff show us around. If someone were really hiding here, we should have discovered them long ago."

A tall, handsome young man spoke up; it was none other than Zhuang Bei, who had been taught a lesson by Ye Bai that left him questioning his existence.

It's true that young people recover quickly; a few hours later, they went from feeling utterly hopeless to being full of energy again.

Although the arrogance that used to make people look down on him was gone, he still looked at Ye Bai with great displeasure.

He acknowledged Ye Bai's strength, but he was not convinced. He felt that if he calmed down and trained hard, it would be hard to say who would win in the end.

"Have you searched the entire art museum?"

Ye Bai didn't care about Zhang Ping and Zhuang Bei's attitudes. If they were in each other's shoes, he would also find such speculation absurd.

Under normal circumstances, kidnappers would naturally choose to escape to a safe place as soon as they take hostages, rather than staying in one place forever.

While this may create a blind spot, the risk of exposure is much greater.

"Well... there really isn't one..."

Zhang Ping and Zhuang Bei exchanged a glance, their expressions turning somewhat grim.

They never suspected that the kidnappers and hostages were in the art museum, so naturally they didn't send anyone to search it thoroughly.

Especially since they are already short-handed, if they use all their manpower on this kind of thing, it would be counterproductive if they missed the best opportunity to rescue the hostages.

"I still think your guesses are unreliable. It's impossible to waste a lot of manpower just because of one sentence from you."

Zhang Ping ultimately decided to disbelieve Ye Bai.

As the vice-captain, he and Yu Anqi were not on good terms, and he felt that she had taken away the position that originally belonged to him.

If Yu Anqi hadn't been parachuted in, he would have been the one to take over as captain.

At that time, he had already been in the position of vice captain for almost ten years.

He felt that he was the most suitable candidate to be the next captain, both in terms of seniority and ability.

But in the end, a young girl became his boss, and Zhang Ping's frustration can be imagined.

Although Yu Anqi had demonstrated her outstanding abilities over time, Zhang Ping remained unconvinced and naturally had no good impression of Ye Bai, who had a good relationship with Yu Anqi.

Even if this son-in-law of the Qin family is quite skilled, it doesn't change the fact that he's essentially a gigolo who lives off women.

"I don't need your manpower, I'm just letting you know."

Ye Bai shook his head. He didn't know where Zhang Ping's hostility towards him came from, but he really didn't expect the other party to help him.

Just as Ye Bai finished speaking, the doors of the art museum were pushed open, and a large group of bodyguards in black suits rushed in.

The bodyguards from the Qin, Li, and Xie families have all arrived.

These people had been sent out to look for clues, but after Ye Bai guessed that the hostages were likely at the art museum, he called them back.

The art museum is so large that if they tried to search it thoroughly, the four of them would be exhausted.

"Uncle!"

"Mr. Ye!"

"Master!"

When the group of bodyguards arrived in front of Ye Bai and his companions, they all bowed respectfully and addressed each other in various ways.

"Alright, let's get started. Remember, five people per group. If anything happens, shout for help. The kidnappers are very strong; you can't handle them alone."

Ye Bai smiled and nodded, then began to give instructions.

The fact that the kidnapper was able to severely injure Mi Zizhen in such a short time means that even if he hadn't yet reached the threshold of internal energy, he couldn't be too far off.

At least, he's comparable to those assassins from Southfire Town.

Although he guessed that only Mi Qianqian was hidden here and the kidnappers were not, there's always a chance of something going wrong.

"Yes!"

After the bodyguards responded, they quickly began to move.

On their way back, the bodyguards from the Li and Xie families received a message from their young master instructing them to obey Ye Bai's orders.

Needless to say, the Qin family bodyguards had been following their son-in-law around lately.

"Ha, as expected of a scion of a wealthy family, what a show of power!"

Watching the impressive actions of the dozens of bodyguards in black, Zhang Ping couldn't help but snort coldly, his expression growing increasingly displeased.

He came from an ordinary family and had dealt with many messy cases involving the sons of wealthy families after he started working. Naturally, he didn't have a good impression of these so-called young masters.

Trampling on the law and doing whatever they want!

In Zhang Ping's eyes, none of these rich people were good.

"Deputy Zhang, do you think it's possible that the kidnappers are hiding inside the art museum all along, given that Ye Bai has made such a big fuss about it?"

Zhuang Bei suddenly asked in a low voice.

Although he also looked down on Ye Bai, he didn't think the other party was a fool.

Otherwise, the "statue case" at Jingzhou TV would not have been solved so quickly.

Without Ye Bai, they probably would never have imagined that the real culprit behind the scenes was actually Dongfang Wen, the director of the TV station.

Therefore, from this point of view, Ye Bai must be a smart person.

Can a smart person do stupid things?

"impossible!"

Zhang Ping shook his head decisively.

"Ye Bai, let's go look for her together! The thought of Qianqian possibly being stuffed in some closet and suffering breaks my heart!"

Xie Bu Nao looked at Ye Bai with a pained expression.

Even Xie Buku looked increasingly distressed, her eyes pleading.

They originally planned to act together with the Xie family's bodyguards, but Ye Bai wouldn't allow it, insisting that they wait here like fools.

"Heartbreaking my foot! If that kidnapper were really here and ran into the two of you, who knows how many people would be killed!"

Ye Bai snorted irritably.

These two guys really have no idea about their own fighting ability.

Being with bodyguards would be a complete burden.

"Ye Bai, you underestimate us. We trained when we were young, okay? We could take on three or five people by ourselves without any problem!"

Xie Bunao blushed with embarrassment and started to complain.

Xie Buku nodded repeatedly beside him, agreeing with his younger brother's words.

"You two can definitely take on three or five kindergarten kids."

Ye Bai gave a thumbs up, showing an expression of admiration, which made the Xie brothers roll their eyes in exasperation.

Soon, almost an hour had passed.

The bodyguards from the three families searched almost the entire art museum, but still found nothing.

"See what I told you? You're just wasting your time and energy! What kind of stupid kidnappers would hide in..."

Zhang Ping walked over, his tone filled with undisguised schadenfreude and sarcasm.

But before he could finish speaking, a loud shout suddenly came from upstairs.

"Young master, we've found something..."