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"Hello? Hello? Yan Yan? Huh? That's strange, why did you hang up..."

Before Ye Bai could ask Qin Wanqing to call Tong Yan out, their call was suddenly cut off.

Qin Wanqing dialed again, but the message said, "The number you dialed is currently switched off..."

"Something's not right! I have a bad feeling about this. Don't you guys think this situation is similar to when Yan Yan was kidnapped last time?"

Qin Wanqing's pretty face suddenly changed, and she began to tense up.

As the saying goes, "once bitten by a snake, twice shy," Qin Wanqing felt a deep sense of guilt ever since she implicated Tong Yan last time.

Although Tong Yan was later rescued without serious injury, one stroke of good luck does not mean that danger can be averted every time.

If it were just her who got into trouble, Qin Wanqing wouldn't care too much.

Having led the Qin Group for so many years, she has weathered countless storms and has the resilience to withstand them.

But the fact that her closest loved ones were implicated because of her has made her extremely anxious.

"Don't overthink it, maybe the phone just ran out of battery..."

Ye Bai had just offered a word of comfort when he couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

This wasn't just a coincidence; Qin Wanqing's phone call was very similar to the last one, even the words she spoke were exactly the same.

Most importantly, if Ye Bai didn't know the background of this Forget-Worry Pavilion, he might not have thought much of it.

But this place is actually the secret base of the Nanhuo Town organization in Jingzhou!

To put it simply, just for a meal, Tong Yan willingly walked into a den of thieves?

At this thought, Ye Bai realized that the beautiful female host—no, she should be called the beautiful station director now—was truly incredibly unlucky.

However, considering that this situation arose because they had invited his family to dinner, Ye Bai felt that it was really unfair to complain like this, so he quickly said, "Okay, you take Lulu to the cold noodle shop first, and I'll go in to find Tong Yan."

Ye Bai couldn't tell whether Tong Yan had gotten into trouble or not, but he absolutely couldn't let Queen Qin go in.

The leader of the assassin organization within the base might not know Tong Yan, but he would definitely recognize Qin Wanqing at a glance.

Not only did the three assassination attempts fail, but they also caused heavy losses to the assassins in Nanhuo Town. Queen Qin is now probably at the top of the organization's list of key targets.

If Qin Wanqing is not killed, the mission will fail. This is not just a matter of whether or not the remaining payment will be received; it will also have a significant impact on the reputation of Nanhuo Town.

Only a fool would do business with an assassin organization that can't achieve its goals.

Therefore, Nanhuo Town will definitely not let this go. Once they recognize Qin Wanqing, no one can be sure whether these guys will choose to make a move here.

Although establishing a secret base is not easy, because it's not worth destroying it for one person, assassins are inherently crazy and cannot be expected by common sense.

"Hey Ye, tell me the truth, are you planning to secretly say something to Yan Yan in private?"

Qin Wanqing looked at Ye Bai with suspicion. Her woman's intuition told her that this guy was definitely hiding something from her.

"...What can I possibly say to her in private? Can you please stop being so paranoid all the time?"

Ye Bai rolled his eyes in anger, wondering what kind of nonsense this woman was thinking about all day long.

"Hehe, that's hard to say. If you're not guilty, why didn't you let Lulu and me go in together? Why did you insist on eating somewhere else?"

Qin Wanqing sneered. What scumbags fear most is a chaotic situation. Although she trusted her best friend, as the saying goes, even a good woman can't withstand the persistence of a scumbag.

"...You just said that if Tong Yan were to experience the same thing as last time, it would mean there's danger inside. If the two of you are holding her back, how am I supposed to save your best friend?"

Ye Bai explained patiently.

"Hmm, what you said makes some sense. Well then, Lulu and I will wait outside, and you take Qin Zhong and the others inside."

Qin Wanqing thought for a moment and then said.

She had a lot of confidence in her bodyguards' abilities, and she wouldn't feel comfortable letting Ye Bai go in alone if there was any real danger.

"No need. Don't you trust my abilities?"

Ye Bai shook his head. The reason he wasted so much breath was to prevent Qin Zhong and the others from taking risks. How could he possibly take them in on his own initiative?

If it were just him, he wouldn't care if there were only a few assassins, or even twice as many.

Protecting yourself and protecting others are two completely different concepts.

"Hehe, if you were really as amazing as you always boast, would you be afraid of Lulu and me following you?"

Qin Wanqing sneered and retorted directly.

"...What you said makes so much sense!"

Ye Bai felt an urge to burst into tears again, and for a moment he was speechless.

"Ye Bai, tell me the truth, is there really a problem here?"

Qin Wanqing's expression suddenly turned serious, and she asked in a deep voice.

She was an exceptionally intelligent person, and Ye Bai's behavior today was so unusual that she realized something was wrong.

Just as he was about to lay all his cards on the table and tell Qin Wanqing the truth, he suddenly saw a group of people walking out of the elevator in the courtyard.

The two figures walking at the very front were surprisingly familiar to him.

As a high-end private restaurant, Wangyouzhai naturally has a parking lot.

However, it's not on the ground, but underground.

The old street in Jingzhou is full of ancient buildings, the tallest of which are no more than three stories high, so there isn’t much open space to accommodate parking lots.

Moreover, the presence of a large number of cars parked inside the ancient building complex does indeed detract from its aesthetic appeal.

But underground parking lots don't matter, especially since powerful and influential people are too lazy to wipe their own bottoms when they go to the toilet, let alone walk around.

Qin Wanqing had never been here before, and Tong Yan probably had as well, so she parked her car outside the old street and came in.

Those people who came this time took the elevator directly from the parking lot.

"Alright, let's go in together then. Have Qin Zhong and Qin Na bring a few skilled fighters with us."

After seeing what the two people looked like, Ye Bai hesitated for a moment, and this time he finally didn't refuse.

Instead, he led Qin Wanqing and Shen Lu quickly toward the other party, exclaiming with delight as they walked, "Big brother? You and Director Zhao are also here for dinner? What a coincidence! When did you two meet?"

"Holy crap! Ye Bai? What's that guy doing here?"

Upon hearing Ye Bai's shout, the man, who walked with a slightly unsteady gait but was dressed very elegantly, froze for a moment, then turned around, revealing a look as if he had just eaten a mouthful of hot excrement.

The man next to him, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, didn't look much better, and involuntarily let out a vulgar curse.

These two were none other than Ye Xuanyuan, the eldest son of the Ye family, and Zhao Chengfeng, the former director of the Qin Group!