Book 3 Chapter 16 – Hotel Room for Couples
"Where to now?" Liu Meng looked around. The sound of the gunshots was already attracting the attention of the most daring onlookers, some of which had opened their windows and cast down a look of curiosity.
"Let's go back. What happened to the mobsters?"
"They all ran away. I was worried about you so I ignored them."
"It's okay," Li Yiming answered, in a slightly low-spirited voice.
"It's a domain, you shouldn't overthink it." Liu Meng knew that Li Yiming still had Yang He's words in mind.
"Poor kid." Li Yiming sighed. He turned around and quickly left the scene with Liu Meng.
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"Li Yiming's calling us." Eyegla.s.ses noticed the window on his screen. He turned around to look at Qing Linglong for her say in the matter.
"He's looking for you?" Qing Qiaoqiao suddenly sat up.
"Answer it. See what he wants." Qing Linglong nodded, a little surprised.
"Yiming? It's me, Eyegla.s.ses. What is it?"
"There's something… I need help with," Li Yiming said, a little hesitant.
"It's okay, just say it. We've been through too much for that kind of formality." Eyegla.s.ses' affability rea.s.sured Li Yiming.
"Could you make two ID cards for me? Just like the ones we used back in Hangzhou."
"Oh, those?" Eyegla.s.ses did not expect such a sudden request.
"Yes."
"What happened?"
"We b.u.mped into one of the beasts, a monkey, and I had to use my gun," Li Yiming answered truthfully to reciprocate Eyegla.s.ses' generosity. He had immediately thought about seeking help, since the mobsters who had escaped would no doubt provide testimonies about them when the police would investigate the death of one of them. He could not afford to spend the next twenty-nine days of the domain hiding from the authorities.
Eyegla.s.ses turned around and looked at Qing Linglong. The latter nodded after considering the matter summarily. "Alright, how should I give the stuff to you?" Eyegla.s.ses said.
"Where are you right now? Maybe I can come to meet you?" Li Yiming was not so brazen as to ask for a delivery on top of the favor.
"We're around the Jingming skysc.r.a.per, but we're leaving soon. How about I leave them in a storage locker for you?" Eyegla.s.ses looked at Qing Linglong again. It was one thing to help each other out, but for prudence’s sake it would be best to hide their exact whereabouts.
"Alright, thanks!"
"It's nothing. I'll contact you soon." Eyegla.s.ses ended the call.
"They fought with a beast?" Grandma w.a.n.g asked.
"Is he okay?" Qing Qiaoqiao was a little worried.
"The monkey they fought against is a low-level beast. With Li Yiming's abilities, he should be able to take care of it easily, even with that newcomer. I'm just surprised that he didn't prepare something beforehand for the authorities." Qing Linglong was perplexed.
"It's probably because of that girl." Eyegla.s.ses a.n.a.lyzed.
"That's what I think too," Qing Linglong agreed.
"So it hasn't been long since they've met each other then." Qing Qiaoqiao suddenly. Grandma w.a.n.g smiled at her quick wits and nodded as encouragement. Eyegla.s.ses shook his head with an amused smile. Qing Linglong facepalmed and turned around.
"Alright Eyegla.s.ses, let's get this done quickly. It's good that we're able to buy a favor from him, but our target is on the move. We can't afford to lose it." Grandma w.a.n.g closed her eyes to maintain the tracking link she created and urged Eyegla.s.ses.
"Right away." Eyegla.s.ses glanced at the surveillance feed from one of the cameras they had set up and started typing.
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Fang Shui'er closed the door behind her slowly after she entered the hotel room. She glanced Zeng Qian, and the latter immediately stood up from her seat and crouched down right by the door. A thread of green vapor disappeared into the floor as Zeng Qian swept across the carpet with one of her fingers.
"They're being very careful. I tried baiting them with a feigned weakness. They didn’t fall for it." Fang Shui'er walked to the window and peeked from the corner of the curtain she lifted.
