Gao Mingqiang and others were already waiting in an area by the shore. Liu Yuning and I rushed over. He Xin’s face lit up with a warm smile when she saw us. "You two, what took you so long?"
"We were just held up by something! Sorry!" I quickly explained.
"What could possibly hold you up enough to make you late?" He Xin chuckled, pulling me towards the restroom nearby. I asked what she was doing, and she said, "I don't want another little sister. Remember to take precautions!" With that, she surprisingly pulled a box of Durex from her pocket and stuffed it into mine.
How did this woman get her hands on this?
I awkwardly rubbed her nose and said, "You're thinking too much. Nothing at all happened between us."
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"Don't talk nonsense. We argued yesterday!"
"No way? Never mind! Let's not talk about your personal matters. I've observed briefly, this tourist area is sealed off. It'll probably be very dangerous if we go in!"
"Do you have a way?"
"Mhm, don't worry, it won't stump me!"
He Xin then handed me a wristband and tied it to my arm. "If there's no signal inside, just press this. There'll be a surprise!"
He Xin grinned at me. I put on the wristband and touched it. To my surprise, it had a WeChat PC function.
We rejoined the group. Granny Huang called out, "Alright, it's getting late. Everyone, let's enter the tourist area!"
Everyone deliberately put on smiles of keen interest and cheered, "Okay!"
Following Granny Huang, everyone walked towards the entrance of the tourist area.
Along the way, I noticed that besides our criminal investigation team members, there was also a couple, their intimate demeanor suggesting they were lovers. And then there was an uncle in a gray jacket. He wore sturdy leather shoes, his face was stubbled as if he hadn't shaved for days, he had a hooked nose, piercing eyes that gleamed with a steady light, and he was smoking a cigarette. Something was tied to his waist, and I vaguely saw a handgun.
What was this guy doing? Could he be a thief?
But looking at the expression on his face, I felt he wasn't. The moment he noticed me looking at him, the uncle also looked at me. He actually nodded at me.
I returned a polite smile.
I deliberately moved closer to the uncle. He secretly slipped something into my hand. I immediately took it and hid it. I wanted to ask what was going on, but the uncle made a shushing gesture, so I had to act nonchalant and continue following the group.
We soon arrived at the entrance of the tourist area. Before we could even get our bearings, a strange man clad in silver-white armor, with disheveled hair, charged at us wielding a long spear!
We all instinctively wanted to retreat, but the uncle seemed to be injected with adrenaline. He directly charged forward, subdued the strange man with a powerful backhand, and pinned him to the ground!
This guy was clearly skilled. His movements were fast. After subduing the assailant, he cursed, "Who are you?"
"Esteemed tourist, please calm down. I am Du Qitai, the owner here. I was just trying to welcome you in a special way. I meant no harm!" the strange man on the ground explained.
"Bullshit! If you're the boss of Longteng Company, how could you show up now?" the uncle growled.
"Why not? We treat our tourists like family. Even as the boss, I like to interact with everyone!" The strange man struggled. I clearly saw he could have dodged before the uncle attacked, but he didn't, as if he intentionally allowed himself to be subdued.
It seemed this Du Qitai was not simple.
"Do you have proof?" the uncle threatened, raising his fist.
"I have my work ID and my identification card on me. Take a look!" Du Qitai struggled to break free from the uncle's grip. At this moment, I walked up to them. "Uncle, let him go!"
Hearing my words, the uncle indeed released him. "Behave yourself!"
Du Qitai was extremely subservient to us, making constant apologetic gestures. "Dear tourists, it's all my fault for welcoming you in such a special way!"
"Why did you do that?" I asked.
"Don't you know? Our tourist area's business has been declining recently. I just wanted to give everyone a surprise, but I didn't expect to scare you!" Du Qitai explained.
I shook my head. "It's fine. We'd like to find the hotel and put our luggage away first!"
"No problem, a few of you, follow me!" Du Qitai said, leading us towards an iron bridge.
Before entering the tourist area, a large iron bridge spanned a river, connecting the outside land to a medieval-style villa within. Along the way, Du Qitai told us that the villa was the hotel of the Silent Tourist Area.
I didn't realize how luxurious it was until I came here. The design style was very classical. The walls inside were even adorned with medieval-style ironclad soldiers, all in armor, holding greatswords and spears. Exquisite crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling. Before reaching the counter, Du Qitai instructed a service staff named Xiao Hong, "These are our new guests. Please arrange rooms for them!"
"Yes, boss!" Xiao Hong had short hair, looked vibrant, and was wearing a professional uniform. She quickly operated her computer and distributed room cards to each of us.
Liu Yuning and I were, of course, sharing a room, as were the others.
After entering the room, we first put away our luggage. Naturally, Liu Yuning would sleep on the bed, and I planned to sleep on the sofa nearby.
However, we didn't need to rest yet, as we had only woken up a short while ago. I told Liu Yuning about the uncle. When she saw the brocade pouch in my hand, she said, "Director Zhang had already informed me. During our mission, a police officer named Xiao Yuande would come to help us. So, he's that uncle! No wonder his skills are so good. He's from the provincial department!"
"Exactly! With help from the provincial department, I'm even more confident!" I replied.
"Mhm, why don't we call Xiao Yuande over to talk?"
"Let's call everyone over!"
Within a few minutes, Xiao Yuande, Gao Mingqiang, and the others arrived at our room. We had already sent text messages explaining some of the situation. When He Xin learned that Xiao Yuande was one of us, she excitedly stood up and gave him a deep ninety-degree bow. "Hello there! Uncle Uncle!"