In a roast duck restaurant, Ye Chen sat by the window on the second floor.
After watching his daughter finish half of the roast duck, Ye Chen took a piece of tissue and wiped her mouth. He said while smiling, "My dear, are you full?"
"Daddy, where did Cutie go?"
The little girl burped and looked at the remaining roast duck on the table in pity. "I can't finish it. It'd be great if Cutie was here."
"Cutie checked it in earlier. He should be on his way here."
Ye Chen was in between tears and laughter. He carried the little girl and left the roast duck restaurant after getting the waiter to settle the bill. He was secretly exclaiming.
Beijing was indeed the capital of the country. There were all sorts of delicacies. It was like a paradise for foodies.
A black Mercedes-Benz was parked outside.
A young man walked out of the car as the door opened. He walked to Ye Chen and greeted him respectfully, "My lord."
Ye Chen could not help but stop walking and look at him. He came to a realization. "You're Lin Tai's man?"
"That's right. My name is Wang Meng. I'm the person-in-charge that Brother Leopard arranged in Beijing. I've been looking for Ms. Su's whereabouts before this."
Wang Meng nodded and said, "Brother Leopard informed me when you got on the plane this morning. I've arranged a place for you to stay."
"Thank you, Lin Tai."
Ye Chen smiled calmly and got into the black Mercedes-Benz. Perhaps because she had just eaten, the little girl fell asleep in his embrace.
Soon, the car drove into a retro bungalow. The bungalow was not huge, but the environment was great. To increase their privacy, Lin Tai did not arrange for a maid.
Ye Chen got out of the car and walked into the bungalow. He put his daughter who was asleep on the bed and walked to the living room to look at Wang Meng. "Do you have any information on Yuhan's whereabouts?"
"Not yet."
Wang Meng looked nervous and said while shaking his head, "After Brother Leopard arranged for us to come here, we created a delivery company to cover it up. We've been looking for Ms. Su's whereabouts under the name of delivery. However, there's been no breakthrough until now."
Ye Chen shook his head and said in slight disappointment, "Then, is it possible that she's in the Su residence?"
Although Su Youwei had said that she might be hiding in the temple, Ye Chen dared not believe her completely.
"Impossible."
Wang Meng shook his head with certainty. "We've sent more than a dozen groups of brothers to infiltrate the Su Family, but there's no news of Miss Su. Even the Su Family's own people don't know about it. One of our brothers failed and raised the Su Family's guard."
"And then?"
"Then, it was very difficult for our people to enter the Su family. We even attracted the attention of the local gangs in Beijing. A gang called the Fast Attack Group has been keeping an eye on us. We lost more than a hundred brothers because of that."
Wang Meng smiled bitterly.
Ye Chen could not help but frown. "Fast Attack Group?"
Would there be such a shady existence under the feet of the Emperor?
"Yes, the Fast Attack Group. They're a security company on the surface, but they're actually a gang."
Wang Meng nodded and said, "Moreover, we also found out that the Fast Attack Group has a deep background. It seems to be the Xue family's force."
The Xue family?
Ye Chen's expression turned slightly grim. He had learned about the Beijing organizations when he was on the plane. The Xue family was a wealthy family that was on par with the Su family, the Qin family, the Han family, the Li family, the Wei family, the Pang family, and the Yan family.
He came to a realization and asked, "How many temples and Taoist temples are there in Beijing?"
"I'm not sure how many exactly."
Wang Meng pondered for a while and said uncertainly, "But there are at least a hundred temples and monasteries."
No less than a hundred …
Although Ye Chen was prepared, he could not help but be stunned. He said after a few seconds of silence, "How many people do you have under you now?"
"Less than 200," Wang Meng replied.
Ye Chen ordered, "Send all of your men out and turn all the temples and Daoist temples in Beijing upside down."
"High Lord, will this attract the attention of other forces and stop us?" Wang Meng asked hesitantly.
Hearing this.
A mocking smirk appeared at the corner of Ye Chen's lips. His voice was extremely cold, "I'll kill whoever dares to stop me."
The Xue family, the Su family …
Sensing the killing intent coming out of him, Wang Meng clenched his teeth. "Sure, I'll make the arrangements now. Oh yeah, high lord, we have a business in Beijing. It's a medicine store. Do you want to take a look?"
Lin Tai had prepared that for him.
Lin Tai knew that Ye Chen knew how to refine medicinal pills. Refining medicinal pills required herbs, so he bought a medicine store.
"Bring me there."
…
In Beijing's Dongcheng District.
At the entrance of a Chinese medicine store called the Qi Medicine Hall, Ye Chen got out of the car while carrying his daughter. He stood by the street and looked at the medicine store before him.
The medicine store was not big. It was only over 100 square meters, and there would be customers coming and going from time to time.
'Lin Tai really knows how to get things done. He's done all of that without any prior instructions. It's no wonder such a person can rise in Lin City.'
Ye Chen secretly nodded and walked into the Qi Medicine Hall under Wang Meng's lead. He smelled the pungent smell of Chinese medicine as soon as he entered.
An old man in his 50s was greeting customers at the counter.
The man put down what he was doing and welcomed them as soon as he saw Ye Chen and the rest. However, he walked to Wang Meng with a flattering smile. "Mr. Wang, why are you here? Why didn't you tell me that you're here?"
Meanwhile, he did not even look at Ye Chen. He thought that he was Wang Meng's follower.
Wang Meng was a little embarrassed, so he glared at him immediately and introduced, "This is Mr. Ye next to me. He's the owner of the medicine store, Mr. Ye. This is the manager that we hired, Huang Fugui."
Huang Fugui was stunned at first, then he extended his hand to Ye Chen immediately. He was smiling so widely that his face looked like a chrysanthemum. "Oh, you're the boss. I didn't recognize you. Please don't blame me."
"Don't worry about it."
Ye Chen shook his head coldly and put the little girl in his embrace down. Huang Fugui shouted into the medicine store immediately, "Daniu, where the hell are you? Serve us some tea now."
Not long after, a burly and honest-looking young man walked out with a cup of tea in his hands.
The young man was stunned at first when he saw Ye Chen. Subsequently, he said excitedly, "Y-you're Brother Chen?"
"What Brother Chen? He's our store's owner. Don't call him that." Huang Fugui glared at him angrily.
"It's been a while, Daniu."
Ye Chen smiled lightly. The young man before him was Zhang Daniu whom he had met on his way to the Wumeng Grassland. He was the young man who had brought the urn to the grassland to fulfill his dead sister's dream.
It was Huang Fugui's turn to be shocked. "Boss, do you guys know each other?"
"We've met before."
Ye Chen nodded and took the tea from Zhang Daniu. He said while smiling, "Daniu, why are you here?"
"Brother Chen, oh, no, Boss, I buried my sister after I brought her to visit the grassland."
Zhang Daniu scratched his head and said rather embarrassedly, "My parents found me a wife in the village, but they asked for 48,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, so I came out to earn money. I earn 2,200 yuan a month. I'll spend 200 yuan and send 2,000 yuan back home. I'll be able to marry my wife in two years."
"Then, work hard here. I'll give you a raise if you perform well." Ye Chen could not help but laugh in surprise.
His impression of Zhang Daniu was getting better. The man was honest, loyal, and simple-minded. He was not as greedy as the manager, Huang Fugui.
Huang Fugui scolded while laughing, "That's all you've got."
"Dad, are you bullying my Brother Daniu again?"
Following a dissatisfied shout, a young girl walked in from outside. The girl was in her early twenties and was very delicate and pretty. Her eyebrows were curved like crescent moons, but at this moment, her face was panting with anger.
"What do you mean I'm bullying him?"
Huang Fugui smiled awkwardly at Ye Chen and took the initiative to introduce, "Boss, this is my daughter, Huang Pei. She's currently helping out in the store."
"Pei Pei, greet the boss."
In reality, he felt a little guilty. He had thought that there was no boss in the store, so he secretly sent his daughter here. She would still be paid, but she would not do much.
Huang Pei only had her eyes on Ye Chen then. Stunned, she said in shock, "You're our boss?"
One could not blame her for being shocked. Not only did Ye Chen look young, but he did not look like a boss at all.
Even Huang Fugui, who was standing aside, was the same.
Ye Chen nodded calmly.
Huang Pei said with her hands on her hips after finally accepting it, "Boss, you must give my Brother Daniu a raise. He works from dawn to dusk in our store and doesn't complain about anything."
"There's no need for that. I'm not tired at all. As long as Brother Chen doesn't think I'm stupid, I'll be fine." Zhang Daniu's cheeks were flushing as he waved immediately.
Ye Chen chuckled softly. "Of course, of course."
At that moment, there were more customers in the store. Huang Fugui and his daughter got busy. Naturally, they wanted to impress their boss.
Just when Ye Chen was about to leave, two ladies walked in through the door. The leading lady was wearing a light yellow dress.
She was surprised to see Ye Chen.
"Eh, it's you, Miracle Doctor!"
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