"What's going on?"
The room was empty, as if there was nothing in it. The bedding on the bed was extremely neatly folded.
"Where's Yan Yan?"
Did any of you see him go out? Yan Yan's room was at the innermost. If he had gone out, Xu Yang couldn't have not known, unless he deliberately let the man go.
Thinking of this, I fixed my gaze on Xu Yang, my eyes full of blatant scrutiny.
"Did you see him go out?"
Probably because I didn't try to hide my gaze, Xu Yang was first stunned when he met my eyes, and then immediately sneered.
"Are you kidding me? Do you think I let him out? Come on, look clearly. Isn't there still a window?"
He pointed at the wide - open window beside him. The loophole was immediately exposed in front of us. Fatty patted me on the shoulder, trying to mediate.
"Hey, we're just a bit too nervous. Calm down, everyone. Don't quarrel."
After saying that, he winked at me and pulled me aside, whispering softly.
Even if you know there's something fishy between this guy and your uncle, can you please not be so impulsive? Just bear it.
I thought of what I saw on Fatty's phone just now. I felt so disgusted. What on earth was going on?
I turned around gloomily. I thought I needed an explanation.
Xu Yang beside me plopped down on a stool and looked at me thoughtfully. "You seem a bit strange today."
His slightly long hair fell into his eyes. He looked at the empty bed where Yan Yan had been, smiling. "It shouldn't be because the person you like is not here, so you're throwing a tantrum, right? You're the young master of the Chen family after all. What are you doing?"
This guy was really good at diverting the topic. I had a dark look on my face. The strong sense of disharmony I felt when I first met him resurfaced in my heart.
I forced a smile. "Don't worry. I have no feelings for you. I just think you don't seem surprised about this at all."
"Do you know who Yan Yan is?"
As if he had thought of something, he sneered. "Do you really think you can keep him? That guy comes and goes without a trace. He's a legendary figure in the industry. This time underground was probably the weakest he's ever been. Otherwise, how could he have been injured?"
"Also, I advise you not to get mixed up with such a bad - luck star. As far as I know, most of the people who got close to Yan Yan are no longer alive. People stay away from him not because he's extremely powerful, but because of his bad - luck star constitution."
"What you said doesn't sit well with your Fatty Grandpa."
Fatty was immediately unhappy when he heard this. "How can you talk about Yan Yan like that? And what are you, a faggot, jumping around for?"
"I haven't even said anything about you yet."
"Who are you calling that?"
Hearing this, Xu Yang immediately stood up with a dark face. I quickly pulled Fatty down. Ignoring the slight discomfort in my heart, I forced a smile. "Stop talking for now, Uncle. Yan Yan is gone. Do you know where he went?"
I looked at Uncle who had just walked in, my expression complicated. Uncle seemed not to notice anything wrong. He replied with a smile, "It's nothing. He just went out. He told me when he left that we'd meet again if we were fated. I also thanked him for his help."
These words were so understated that I didn't know what to do.
I winked at Fatty. Fatty helped me up, and the few of us temporarily went our separate ways.
I didn't know how they would view Fatty and me from behind, but as a human's sixth sense told me, I could clearly feel that there might be people discussing us behind.
Fatty whispered beside me, "You're too obvious. You can't hide your feelings at all."
I gave him a disdainful look. It seemed like he was the one who had started a fight just now without any hesitation.
Fatty scratched his head awkwardly. "By the way, do you know where Yan Yan went? I got the impression just now that Yan Yan seems quite unpopular in this circle."
Although my family was in the antique business, I never really cared about things in the antique circle. I was just an idle small - shop owner who liked to look after the store.
I rubbed my head. If it weren't for today's incident, I might really have regarded Uncle as my support in this family.
I sighed. Uncle, why did you go to buy that bottle with...? What Fatty showed me in the photo was nothing other than Uncle standing with... at an auction and personally bidding for that bottle.
This bottle was probably the one Uncle mailed to me. I really wanted to put the bottle right in front of him and ask Uncle what was going on.
But based on my previous experience, no matter how I questioned, the answer I might get from Fatty would probably not satisfy me.
The seeds of suspicion had taken root and germinated in my heart. They couldn't be easily uprooted.
I sighed and got on the return flight.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Boss, how did you get injured?"
Liu Er limped over. I looked at his injured leg and sighed. His leg still hadn't recovered.
Liu Er shook his head. "It's okay. It just always hurts on rainy days. It's an old injury."
"Take care of yourself. You're not a young man anymore."
I felt even more helpless. When I turned around to leave, Liu Er hesitated behind me. "Boss."
I stared into Liu Er's eyes, puzzled. "What is it?"
Liu Er mumbled softly, "Someone mailed you another package."
I sighed and shook my head tiredly. "I don't care. You deal with it for me."
Liu Er's expression became even weirder. "Boss, I just opened it. I thought it was some local specialties mailed by a friend, but I didn't expect..."
Looking at Liu Er's difficult expression, I had a bad feeling in my heart.
"What's going on?"
I frowned and stared into Liu Er's eyes. Liu Er swallowed hard. "I don't know what's going on, but as far as I know, it seems we've got a big problem this time."
Oh, this guy was never afraid of anything. He was also one of my uncle's men and used to be an old acquaintance. Logically speaking, he had seen all kinds of things. Why was he reacting like this?
Under my sharp gaze, Liu Er took out that thing. When it was handed to me, even I took two steps back.
My lips twitched. Fatty was still curious beside me. "What on earth could make you act so strangely?"
Fatty came over with a smile and was about to grab the thing in his hand to examine it carefully.
Liu Er took a step back and didn't let Fatty touch it. I stared into Liu Er's eyes and gave him a thumbs - up. "You're really amazing."