Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 589 - 435. Where are the children (, Part 2)
Tang Yanqing’s death alone is sufficient, regardless of which pit he dies in.
Xia Zuo smirked, nodding as he hung up the phone.
Mr. Huangfu is right; rather than confronting face to face, it’s better to stand on the same side and shoot from behind. Although the victory wasn’t as perfect as originally designed, winning itself is what truly matters.
Huangfu Huazhang stood by the window, watching as the last rays of daylight silently disappeared, leaving the whole world engulfed in darkness.
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Tang Yanqing and Huangfu Huazhang joined forces to discuss strategies.
Xia Zuo glanced at the guns in Tang Yanqing’s hands and shook his head with a mocking smile: "You plan to rely on these local armed bodyguards?"
Tang Yanqing shrugged: "They’ll do."
Xia Zuo snorted: "Only your brother Lawyer Tang is somewhat reliable."
Tang Yanxi cast a sidelong glance at Xia Zuo: "I don’t need to be better than anyone else; I only need to surpass you and Senmu combined."
Tang Yanqing laughed loudly; Xia Zuo squinted his eyes in frustration.
It was Huangfu Huazhang who reached out and held Xia Zuo’s arm: "Don’t argue with the lawyer. Each profession has its expertise, and lawyers rely on this to earn a living."
Only then did Xia Zuo let out a snort and withdrew, folding his arms.
Mr. Huangfu was correct; a lawyer’s sharp tongue is pointless here, where survival doesn’t depend on witty repartee.
The focus shifted back to the main topic, and Huangfu Huazhang fixed his gaze on Tang Yanqing’s eyes: "In your opinion, where is Jieyou now?"
Someone knocked on the door, and whispers of dissuasion seemed to come from outside. But then there was a loud shout from Shi Nian: "Mr. Huangfu, let me in!"
Huangfu Huazhang furrowed his brows and gave Xia Zuo a look.
Xia Zuo walked over to open the door, where Senmu awkwardly bowed to Huangfu Huazhang from outside: "Mr. Huangfu, I just worried that Miss Nian would be distressed."
Huangfu Huazhang extended his hand indifferently: "Nian, come in."
Then he locked eyes with Xia Zuo and Senmu, saying slowly: "From now on, Miss Nian will be fully involved in the plan. As I’ve previously instructed, Miss Nian and I are one; there’s no need to hide anything you want to say to me from her."
Xia Zuo and Senmu exchanged a glance and bowed in agreement.
Shi Nian walked over and was caught by Huangfu Huazhang. She restrained herself, only giving Tang Yanqing a brief look before nodding as a greeting.
She then turned away, pretending to look for a chair to join the discussion.
Huangfu Huazhang gently guided her to sit on his knee. Shi Nian’s face blushed instantly, attempting to stand. Huangfu Huazhang gently pressed her down, speaking softly: "The intimacy between husband and wife is natural. The guests won’t mock us."
Shi Nian took a deep breath and quietly raised her gaze to Tang Yanqing across the table.
Tang Yanqing squinted his dark eyes tightly, but he suppressed it forcefully.
Then she quickly spoke: "Have we reached a conclusion?"
Tang Yanqing pointed at the map: "The focus is certainly on Mo Ya Village. We came from Mo Ya Village, so George and James’s men also set out from Mo Ya Village. Now discussing possible routes from Mo Ya Village, surely one of them is the route they chose."
Shi Nian frowned: "How many routes are there in total?"
Huangfu Huazhang said: "Theoretically, there are countless." He pointed at Mo Ya Village: "Mo Ya Village is surrounded by mountains. Although the old caravan path is the only one passed down from ancient times, the fact you’ve traveled it with our people proves it’s not the path they chose."
"So besides this path, they might choose any direction, using the mountains as roads."
Shi Nian’s face paled: "With this conventional reasoning, how much time will it take to investigate any possible route?"
Tang Yanqing frowned too: "The local mountains are high and forests thick, communications poor, so even if we enlist the help of local police, a complete search would take at least half a month."
"I can’t wait." Shi Nian lifted her tears-filled eyes, with deep intent: "Every additional hour Jieyou is in their hands adds to the danger. This method can’t be used."
Huangfu Huazhang also felt urgent and gestured to Xia Zuo.
In the basement prison, his men were interrogating George, who truly seemed unyielding this time, refusing to speak. But if the conventional route reasoning, as Tang Yanqing and Shi Nian mentioned, can’t be used, then George becomes the only quick way to get answers.
Xia Zuo understood and hurried downstairs to ask. Li Le Wen’s face was dark: "M Country’s, he’s fainted several times already and just won’t talk. Can’t increase the pressure anymore, fearing he’ll be killed."
Xia Zuo glanced, seeing George battered behind the iron bars.
Xia Zuo nodded: "Don’t kill him, I’ll report back to Mr. Huangfu."
Xia Zuo hurried back to whisper in Huangfu Huazhang’s ear. Huangfu Huazhang angrily clenched his cane, seemingly wishing the crystal skull were George’s head.
Shi Nian felt his muscles suddenly tense and hurriedly asked: "What happened?"
Huangfu Huazhang took a deep breath, "Nothing."
Then questioned Tang Yanqing: "Why not approach James? He’s in M Country, and your police friends might be able to help."
Tang Yanqing sighed and shook his head: "He’s under tight control, but we can’t find a gap. Pressing him only results in saying he gave the child to George’s people, and nothing more."
His eyes grew increasingly dark: "In M Country, we can’t use coercion. If he refuses to speak, there’s no way for now."
The discussion reached a standstill.
Shi Nian bowed her head silently, her hands tightly clasped, not realizing her nails were digging into her skin.
Suddenly, she raised her head sharply, looking around.
"What are you looking for?" Huangfu Huazhang asked, startled.
Shi Nian took a deep breath: "Where’s Li Le Wen?"
"Huh?" Huangfu Huazhang couldn’t immediately think why Shi Nian suddenly asked this.
Shi Nian grew anxious, meeting his gaze: "Tell me, where’s Li Le Wen?"
Tang Yanqing’s brothers both squinted in her direction. Tang Yanxi smirked coldly: "Turns out George’s personal assistant was already Mr. Huangfu’s man after all."
Tang Yanxi stared at Shi Nian again: "But how does she recognize George’s Asian secretary?"
Before Huangfu Huazhang could answer, Shi Nian replied herself: "In Mo Ya Village, Li Le Wen was my neighbor. Thinking about it now, he was also Mr. Huangfu’s friend; he left first, so he should have come to Mr. Huangfu’s place, right? Why haven’t I seen him yet?"
Huangfu Huazhang frowned slightly.
Li Le Wen was indeed here, in charge of watching over George all along, now in the basement. But he couldn’t let Shi Nian know George was also in his hands, so he didn’t let Li Le Wen appear before her.
Huangfu Huazhang slowly explained: "He has other tasks." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Tang Yanqing only gazed intently at Shi Nian: "Tell me, why did you suddenly think of this person?"
Tang Yanqing’s focused demeanor caused warning bells in Huangfu Huazhang’s heart. He feared Tang Yanqing would thus guess about George.
He intercepted Shi Nian, answering on her behalf: "Because in Mo Ya Village, Li Le Wen was always accompanying Nian Nian. Nian Nian is relatively familiar with him; just wants to see someone familiar in this unfamiliar Kingdom."
"No." Tang Yanqing directly denied Huangfu Huazhang’s words, his eyes still locked on Shi Nian, patiently asking: "Don’t rush, take your time. Tell me what made Li Le Wen appear in your mind suddenly."
Encouraged, Shi Nian nodded, forcefully capturing her fleeting intuition: "Li Le Wen, George’s former assistant. I didn’t know this fact before. But since he was George’s man and is actually Mr. Huangfu’s person, he stands between both sides."
