Just as Qin Yang finished speaking, Tang Qin Yun and Lu Fang rushed towards the restroom, their haste alarming Qin Yang, who immediately stood up. "Did Ni Ni get into trouble?" They hurried towards the restroom, Lu Fang relaying the situation to Tan Zheng on the phone. Tan Zheng's voice was grim and tense. "Ni Ni shared her location, she's still in this building and hasn't left. Hurry up, I'm coming right over." As he spoke, they reached the restroom. The abnormal lighting in the corridor and restroom made them sense something was wrong, their hearts sinking further. Seeing this, Tang Qin Yun directly took out his phone and called for the person in charge. When Qin Yang tried to enter the restroom, Tang Qin Yun reached out and stopped her. "Don't go in yet." Qin Yang looked at him, bewildered. A large segment of Tang Qin Yun's fashion group dealt with perfumes and spices, and his sense of smell was acute. Even standing outside the restroom, he could detect a difference in the scent. And this drug... he had smelled it once abroad. A crude and despicable method used by some people with strange fetishes to get the person they desired. Thinking of this, Tang Qin Yun's heart sank completely. Just now, he had held onto the slim hope that Song Ni, being a karate expert, wouldn't be in serious trouble, but if she had been drugged, it was different. He had heard that such drugs first made a person's limbs weak, their mind clear enough to understand what was happening, but after a while, their minds would also become muddled. Tang Qin Yun's voice grew heavy. "There's a drug in there, someone must be targeting Ni Ni." Hearing this, Qin Yang's legs began to tremble. "Who?" Who could have known? Qin Yang's mind was in chaos knowing Song Ni might be in trouble. She shouldn't have left Ni Ni alone. Why did she have to go discuss that damn work? Lu Fang, upon hearing this, instinctively tightened his grip on his phone. Tang Qin Yun's voice wasn't loud, but it was quiet here, and Tan Zheng could hear everything. The silence on Tan Zheng's end of the line made Lu Fang's heart sink. "Brother Zheng, it hasn't been long, she wouldn't have gone far, she'll be fine." Qin Yang tried to stifle her panic. "Ni Ni is very smart, she'll definitely leave us a message." Otherwise, why would she have sent her location to Tan Zheng? As she spoke, Qin Yang's gaze swept over the restroom door and suddenly stopped. "There seems to be something at the restroom door." They all looked. The hotel manager had also arrived. A staff member following him spoke up. "Why has the light here changed like this?" Tang Qin Yun pointed at the restroom. "Restore the lights, replace the air inside the restroom, and don't touch anything in there." Tang Qin Yun's instructions, the manager immediately had the staff get to work. The hotel manager stepped forward, asking, confused. "Mr. Tang, what... what happened?" "If something truly happened, your entire hotel will be finished. Where is the surveillance room?" Hearing this, the hotel manager's legs went weak. "There's a surveillance room next door." Tang Qin Yun looked at Lu Fang. "You and Qin Yang wait here for Tan Zheng, I'll go to the surveillance room to check." The hotel staff worked quickly, and soon the lights were restored. Qin Yang could clearly see Song Ni's high heels at the restroom entrance. Qin Yang felt unsteady, but luckily Lu Fang caught her quickly. Lu Fang looked around and noticed the "Under Maintenance" sign at the restroom door. With the previous lighting, it would have been hard to see. This meant that to prevent anyone else from entering, and to get Song Ni inside, at least two people must have been involved. Tan Zheng had arrived and, seeing Song Ni's high heels, his expression was as dark as the sea. "Her location hasn't changed since I found it. Look around for her phone." Qin Yang leaned against the wall. Although she hadn't studied forensics, influenced by Qin Dang, she knew a little. "Ni Ni is very smart. Taking off her high heels means she sensed something was wrong with the restroom. She couldn't walk, so someone must have carried her away." Tan Zheng didn't speak, but carefully examined the restroom and its surroundings. Suddenly, he crouched down. "Brother Zheng, what is it?" Tan Zheng reached under the wall and felt something. It was fresh blood. Not much blood. Tan Zheng stared at the blood on his fingertips. "Ni Ni must have deliberately injured herself." Lu Fang didn't know what to say. Song Ni was indeed the type of person to do such a thing. When she was kidnapped before, she had cleverly left him a message. "Sister-in-law is smart, she'll be fine." Tang Qin Yun had already arrived. "I saw Ni Ni talking to Bai Xi Yuan before she went into the restroom. I've had someone check, and Bai Xi Yuan booked a hotel room." Tan Zheng stood up. He was wearing a black suit, even the shirt underneath was black. His hair was slightly disheveled from rushing over. Now, with blood on his fingertips, he looked like he had emerged from hell, radiating an aura of killing intent. The hotel manager recognized Tan Zheng and almost knelt down. "I'll take you all there." The booked room was on the highest floors, and hotel staff couldn't go up without permission. In the elevator, no one dared to speak. The hotel manager had to lean against the wall to keep his balance. The room was at the innermost part of the floor. Tan Zheng strode towards the room but stopped upon seeing a large patch of blood in the corridor. Lu Fang's heart leaped. "Brother Zheng, maybe it's not Sister-in-law's." Tan Zheng's eyes were bloodshot. As the hotel manager fumbled for the room card, he kicked the door open. The doors on the top floor of the hotel were of good quality, yet Tan Zheng kicked it open with a single kick. As soon as they entered, they were met with an unbearable sight. A naked man holding a whip was swinging it towards the bed. Hearing the loud noise, he immediately turned around. A woman's miserable scream echoed. Lu Fang instinctively looked down, afraid of seeing something he shouldn't. Tan Zheng and Tang Qin Yun walked further inside. Such an unpleasant sound couldn't possibly be Ni Ni's. Tan Zheng glanced around and saw that Bai Xi Yuan was tied to the bed. Tang Qin Yun quickly checked other locations in the room. "Ni Ni isn't here." Tan Zheng closed his eyes and took a deep breath, trying to control his emotions. The man with blood on his head roared, "Who are you people?!" Tan Zheng's eyes snapped open. He kicked the man away and then stomped on his face. "Where is she?" His voice was filled with immense rage. This kick made Mr. Zhang spit out blood. "I'm asking you, where is she." As he spoke, Tan Zheng ground his foot on the man's face. "I don't know, I don't know." Tang Qin Yun looked at Bai Xi Yuan on the bed, her body bleeding from the whip, her clothes in tatters. "Where is Ni Ni?" Bai Xi Yuan shook her head frantically. "I don't know, I don't know, save me, save me, he's a madman."
Si Mei
Chapter 246 Bloodstains in the Corridor