After exchanging a few pleasantries, Xiao Yifei turned and left. Watching him walk away, Hua Xiangrong helplessly pursed her lips and sighed before talking to herself, "Xiao Yifei, who are you thinking about?" As she spoke, her mind was filled with the image of Lin Mu acting coy earlier.

After a while, Hua Xiangrong approached her subordinate, a detective, to ask him to investigate the kidnapping case, and also inquire about the woman Xiao Yifei was looking for earlier. Hearing this, her subordinate nodded naturally and immediately began executing the task assigned by Hua Xiangrong. After entrusting this matter to her, Xiao Yifei walked back to Hua Mansion with peace of mind.

A few days later, Xiao Yifei suddenly received news from Hua Xiangrong, asking him to go to the police department. Wondering if there was news about Tang Rong, Xiao Yifei dared not delay and headed straight to the department.

These days, Shanxi has been resting at home. After recovering the acupoints, Shanxi's cultivation also surged at this moment. As for how far it has advanced, perhaps only Shanxi himself knows. However, although his strength spiked, Shanxi's temper could be controlled, which it has to be said, Xiao Yifei's few needles really saved Shanxi's life.

So Shanxi has been quite happy these past few days. Seeing Shanxi happy, Liu Rui also felt an unspeakable comfort. Moreover, if Shanxi could control his temper in the future, it would be beneficial in many ways. So, Shanxi brought Liu Rui to Hua Mansion, saying they wanted to thank Xiao Yifei properly.

But Xiao Yifei had already left Hua Mansion by then, so Shanxi and his companion waited for Xiao Yifei there. Liu Rui noticed Xiao Yifei that day and felt concerned, so he secretly found Old Hua, wanting to ask about Xiao Yifei's recent state. But Old Hua had only seen the surface; these days, Xiao Yifei wasn't very happy, spending the whole day in his room except during meals.

A few times when Old Hua wanted to ask about Xiao Yifei's situation, Xiao Yifei kept silent, which left Old Hua unable to fathom Xiao Yifei's thoughts. Hearing Old Hua's description, Liu Rui immediately realized that Xiao Yifei had something troubling him. However, he didn't know what it was. "By the way, where did Xiao Yifei go?" Liu Rui suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Old Hua pondered for a moment, then said, "Seems like he went to the police department."

At the police department, Xiao Yifei hurriedly arrived in front of Hua Xiangrong. Seeing Xiao Yifei's anxious look, although Hua Xiangrong felt extremely miserable inside, she still had to tell him the result. "How's it? Any results?" Xiao Yifei asked anxiously. Hearing this, Hua Xiangrong nodded, indicating she had found the person Xiao Yifei asked about.

Seeing Hua Xiangrong nod, Xiao Yifei couldn't contain his excitement and grabbed Hua Xiangrong's shoulders. "Where is she?" he asked joyfully. Watching Xiao Yifei this excited, Hua Xiangrong sighed helplessly and said, "I found her, but the situation isn't quite right."

"Not quite right?" Xiao Yifei frowned. He knew Tang Rong was kidnapped, but didn't understand what Hua Xiangrong meant by something being off. If it was just about the kidnapping, it would be bearable, but if it was something else, Xiao Yifei might collapse on the spot.

"Here's the thing, a few days ago we received a kidnapping case." Hua Xiangrong said, gently removing Xiao Yifei's hand from her shoulder, and continued, "After our investigation, we found that the person you are looking for is the same person who was kidnapped."

Hearing this, Xiao Yifei wasn't too surprised because he had long known Tang Rong was kidnapped; he just wanted to know her location. Seeing Xiao Yifei not surprised, Hua Xiangrong frowned as well. She originally thought Xiao Yifei should at least be surprised to hear such news, but he seemed to have been expecting it, showing no surprise at all.

"Aren't you surprised?" Hua Xiangrong questioned. Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei realized he should be a bit surprised, otherwise Hua Xiangrong would realize he already knew about Tang Rong. So, he quickly feigned surprise, saying, "How could she have been kidnapped? Where is she now?"

Seeing Xiao Yifei's series of abnormal actions, Hua Xiangrong shook her head helplessly and said, "Not in Beijing." Upon hearing she wasn't in Beijing, Xiao Yifei felt a bit troubled. Then Hua Xiangrong continued, "She's in a small city north of Beijing."

After learning Tang Rong's whereabouts, Xiao Yifei nodded finally, "What's the name of that city?" he asked. Shanxi then slowly answered, "It's just a relatively obscure small city, seems to be called Cloud City." After hearing the name of the town, Xiao Yifei further inquired about the location of the kidnappers. Up to this point, Xiao Yifei had all the information about Tang Rong, leaving just the rescue operation.

"Thanks." Xiao Yifei smiled at Hua Xiangrong and left without another word. Originally, Hua Xiangrong wanted to pull Xiao Yifei back and tell him not to be in such a hurry, but found he'd already walked out of the police department. Seeing him so eager, it seemed like he'd rush to that small town any second.

As Hua Xiangrong imagined, Xiao Yifei's mind was now focused on going to Cloud City to rescue Tang Rong. If conditions allowed, he would've set off immediately. However, before setting off, he needed to pack his things, so he returned to Hua Mansion first. Upon returning to Hua Mansion, he saw Liu Rui and Shanxi who had been waiting for him, along with Old Hua.

Seeing the three of them, Xiao Yifei was a bit surprised, then, seeing Shanxi had mostly recovered, awkwardly asked about Shanxi's condition. Of course, Shanxi was fine; after these days of recovery, he was more than well recovered. Seeing Shanxi was alright, Xiao Yifei smiled.

"Of course, thanks to whoever took such good care of him." Liu Rui said, patting his own chest, implying Shanxi's speedy recovery was all his credit. Watching this, Shanxi disdainfully snorted, but Liu Rui didn't mind and instead turned the topic to Xiao Yifei, "Brother Fei, we came to thank you properly."

Seeing Liu Rui wanting to thank him again, Xiao Yifei felt a bit speechless, quickly waving his hand and saying, "No, no, no, I'm really not used to such politeness." But this time Liu Rui came with determination, refusing to let Xiao Yifei refuse, so he slowly said, "Brother Fei, you mustn't refuse. You helped us so much, it feels wrong to do nothing in return, at the very least, a meal."

Seeing Liu Rui speak like this, Xiao Yifei couldn't refuse any longer, feeling it would be inappropriate, so he finally nodded. Liu Rui then happily patted Xiao Yifei's shoulder and said, "Let's go, we're going for a feast! My treat!" Everyone laughed at Liu Rui's actions, and the atmosphere lightened up.

And Xiao Yifei, realizing he hadn't properly relaxed in so many days, decided to indulge a bit. Therefore, the plan to rescue Tang Rong was postponed to the next day. Thinking of these, Xiao Yifei followed Liu Rui to a very elegant hotel. After taking a look at the hotel's decor, Xiao Yifei walked in.

"Come on, Brother Fei, let's have a good drink today. Over these days, thank you so much, I'll drink first," on the table, Liu Rui picked up the glass and downed it in one go.

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