"Idiot! How could you forget to fill up the gas tank!" the manager roared in anger. He unleashed a torrent of scolding—he dared not utter a single disrespectful word in front of the champagne, but he vented all his resentment on the young man.
The poor young man, who looked no older than twenty, could only keep his mouth shut and endure the scolding with a fearful expression.
Another worker waited until the foreman had finished cursing before cautiously speaking up: "Alright, even if you curse him to death, it won't do any good. Let's hurry up and think of a solution! We need to get a car first."
Left with no other choice, the group got off the bus. But they felt somewhat helpless.
Where can you find a car at a time like this?
Should we flag down a taxi? If a taxi driver saw the fat man tied up and the three girls whose movements were clearly restricted, he would probably mistake us for kidnappers and call the police.
"Let's go all out and rob a car!" the foreman decided. "Our mission is to take the young lady back anyway. As for the others, we can leave them here—I really don't understand why Mr. Third had to bring them back too; they're just a burden..."
As he spoke, he pulled an electromagnetic gun from under his seat and held it in his hand.
Champagne was helped out of the car, but when no one was looking, she secretly gave the young driver a "good job!" look. The excessively young man blushed and avoided Champagne's gaze, but there was a hint of excitement and joy in his eyes. He lowered his head and followed her out, intentionally or unintentionally standing next to Champagne.
This is a road leading to the river, but it's not very popular. Yanziji is a dock that has been gradually abandoned and is not a scenic spot, so there aren't many pedestrians or vehicles passing by on weekdays.
The group stood by the roadside for a while, only to see a bus slowly drive by. The manager hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not do anything as audacious as hijacking the bus.
Finally, after waiting for several minutes, a black, old Santana sedan sped towards them from afar, clearly exceeding the speed limit. The manager hesitated for a moment, but still gritted his teeth and walked to the middle of the road to block their way, spreading his arms wide. *Screech!*
With a screech of brakes, the Santana sedan finally came to a stop less than two meters away. But as soon as the door opened, an angry shout came from inside: "Get out of the way!!"
Guan smiled and approached, then suddenly pulled out an electromagnetic gun from behind his back and pointed it at the people in the car: "Get out! We need your car!"
He was very confident; there was only a man and a woman in the car, and they both looked very young.
Chen Xiao stared blankly at the man outside the car pointing a gun at him. A strange, almost absurd, smile crept across his face. He quickly recognized it as an electromagnetic gun—someone here actually had one?
Then, even faster, he saw the van parked by the roadside. Although he couldn't see Ya Ya and Bai Cai inside, he did see Champagne standing by the roadside, sandwiched between two people.
Clearly, Champagne was stunned when she saw Chen Xiao stepping out of the Santana. Her face immediately lit up with ecstatic joy, but she forcibly covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing out loud.
Chen Xiao's gaze swept over the champagne, and then he looked more closely at the van. Although the windows were brown, he could still vaguely see the silhouettes of people sitting in the back seat through the windows.
Chen Xiao's anxious heart finally relaxed. He slowly got out of the car, looked at the guy in front of him who was pointing a gun at him, and grinned at him.
Just as the steward was about to say something, he suddenly saw a blur before his eyes, followed by a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. By the time he was thrown into the air, he had lost consciousness and his body crashed heavily to the ground.
Chen Xiao didn't use excessive force; he just knocked the guy unconscious and then unceremoniously threw the electromagnetic gun into the car.
At this moment, the other two champagne shop employees by the roadside also realized that something was wrong. Chen Xiao clenched his fists and walked towards them with a cold smile. The two men looked somewhat flustered, and one of them even glanced at the manager who had been knocked away.
This young man had ill intentions, and unfortunately, both men were just servants in the household, with no real ability to fight back. Champagne, no longer hesitant, shouted, "Chen Xiao! Why are you so late?!"
Chen Xiao snorted: "The people who kidnapped you are complete idiots. They left a note but no address, making it so hard for me to find them!"
The two men exchanged a glance, and one of them suddenly had a bright idea. He quickly said, "Quick! Drag the two girls out of the car and hold them hostage. Maybe we still have a chance!"
As he spoke, he turned to climb into the car, but before he could even turn around, he heard a thud and was struck on the back of the head. His body went limp, and he collapsed beside the car door.
Behind him, the young driver nervously put down a stone he was holding and looked anxiously at the champagne.
“You did a great job.” Champagne breathed a sigh of relief and gave a sly smile.
Without a doubt, the reason why the car suddenly ran out of gas was also her doing.
Champagne is the most popular woman on Home Island. In that secluded place, countless young men dream of this beautiful innkeeper. Even within the family, many of the younger men harbor secret affections for her. This young driver was clearly one of them.
After being arrested, Champagne naturally dared not openly defy Mr. Lin San—she didn't have the ability either. However, wouldn't it be foolish not to take advantage of this young man who was clearly looking at her with adoration?
Xiao Qing also got out of the car and ran over. As soon as Xiangbin saw Xiao Qing, she couldn't help but sigh, gave Chen Xiao a strange smile, and suddenly said, "Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao, why are there always so many pretty girls around you? Sigh..."
Chen Xiao had no time to argue with Xiangbin, so he got into the car and carried Ya Ya and Bai Cai out. The two girls were still unable to move or speak, but looked at Chen Xiao with joyful eyes.
As for the fat man... well, he was rather pitiful. Chen Xiao was so overjoyed after rescuing Ya Ya that he forgot about him. It was the young waiter who went in and dragged him out, even cutting the ropes binding him.
Champagne explained to Chen Xiao why they had been arrested, and Chen Xiao frowned upon hearing it. He was even more troubled when he learned that the "Third Master Lin" was actually Champagne's third uncle.
Logically speaking, since Champagne ran away from home, her family was in the right to come looking for her. If they openly came to take Champagne away, they couldn't very well stop them. But... this Third Master Lin taking Ya Ya and the others away as well is just too tyrannical!
Moreover... he turned his head with a strange expression and looked in the direction of Yanziji.
Champagne was still chattering away, but Chen Xiao wasn't listening. He had those miniature, glasses-like detectors on his face. At that moment, the detector lenses were rapidly emitting crackling data signals.
From the direction of Yanziji, the sounds of several forces colliding were rapidly approaching! The data on the lens indicated that the forces were engaged in a chaotic battle, and the estimated combat data was too rapidly changing to predict...
"What are you standing there for! Let's get out of here right now!" Champagne shoved Chen Xiao. Xiao Qing added, "Chen Xiao, now that we've found them, let's get them back quickly..."
Chen Xiao thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Aren't Zhu Rong and Gong Gong with you?"
Champagne paused for a moment: "I didn't see them. I was wondering why, when Uncle San came to arrest us at night, we didn't see those two old people at all."
At this moment, the somewhat timid young waiter spoke up: "Miss, you're talking about the other two masters who live on that street, right? To avoid unnecessary conflict, we came up with a plan and hired someone to lure them away."
Did they distract them?
Chen Xiao frowned even more. Logically speaking, even if Zhu Rong and Gong Gong were lured away, they shouldn't have been gone for a whole day and night without returning.
"What are you standing there for! Let's get out of here!" Champagne said anxiously, "If my third uncle catches up, none of us will escape!"
"There!" Chen Xiao pointed towards Yanziji: "There are four forces battling there right now. The strangest thing is that none of these four forces are stored in the database of the detector! However, I suspect that one of them might be Lao Tian. Perhaps the database only stored his data in his normal state... Lao Tian must be hiding his strength normally. That's why the database can't identify him." He paused, then said intently, "All four are S-rank!"
Champagne was also stunned.
S-level? Four of them!!