boyutpedia Chapter 86 The Target Appears
Chapter 86 The Target Appears
Ling Yue, sitting in the booth, naturally kept a close eye on Gu Huai's every move.
When she saw Sister Hua looking in her direction, her heart tightened.
Just as she was thinking of a solution, she saw Gu Huai waving at her.
What's Ah Huai up to?
Despite her thoughts, Ling Yue didn't hesitate when Gu Huai called her. She stood up and walked towards Gu Huai.
As she walked to the bar, wondering how to start the conversation, she saw Gu Huai stand up, take a few steps forward, and pull Ling Yue into his arms.
What's going on?!
Ling Yue almost instinctively tried to resist, but before she could react, she heard Gu Huai's voice.
"You're my buddy now, so just go over there and act all aloof, keep quiet and watch me put on a show."
As he spoke, Gu Huai secretly tightened his grip on Ling Yue's hand, controlling her.
"Dude?" Ling Yue was taken aback by Gu Huai's words and didn't react for a moment.
Walking up to the bar, Sister Hua scanned her from head to toe, then gestured towards Gu Huai with her lip, "Your friend is pretty cold, he won't even glance at me."
"That's just how she is. She doesn't like to talk to strangers, and she says that's why her younger sister likes her."
Sister Hua smiled and shook her head, pushing a newly opened bottle of beer in front of Ling Yue. "Come on, since you're here, have a drink. The girls here don't like quiet people."
By this time, Ling Yue had gradually recovered from her surprise and took the wine bottle, extending it generously.
"Sister Hua, right? Let's have a toast."
Sister Hua was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Alright, alright, let's have one, let's have one."
After saying that, he picked up his glass and clinked it with Ling Yue's.
After finishing her drink, Sister Hua leaned over and whispered to Gu Huai, "What kind of girl does your friend like? I'll go and arrange something for her."
"No rush," Gu Huai waved his hand and said, "Let her drink some more first. She'll be more relaxed once she's had a few more drinks."
Sister Hua nodded knowingly.
Those in her line of work are used to people who are quiet and aloof when they first arrive, but become more extravagant than anyone else after drinking.
In today's parlance, this kind of person is called a "closet pervert."
For the rest of the time, Sister Hua chatted with Gu Huai for quite a while and clinked glasses many times.
With his years of experience, Gu Huai made Hua Jie laugh so hard she was shaking, while Ling Yue, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned.
[I never expected Ah Huai, who seems so serious, to have such abilities in private.]
Gu Huai was unaware of Ling Yue's thoughts; all his attention was currently focused on Sister Hua.
Seeing that the conversation had gone on for a while, Gu Huai put down the wine bottle and said, "Sister Hua, let's get back to business. Brother Biao really hasn't come even once recently."
"I really didn't come. Why would I lie to you, my little brother?" Sister Hua said.
Gu Huai nodded, and was about to give her a few more instructions on how to inform him, when Hua Jie's next sentence caught his attention.
"It's strange, what day is it today? Why are they all looking for him?"
One or two?
The string in Gu Huai's mind tightened instantly.
He turned his head, quickly scanned the lobby, and after confirming there were no suspects, turned back to Sister Hua, "Is there anyone else here looking for Brother Biao like me? Male or female?"
When Gu Huai said this, he deliberately raised his voice to attract the attention of Ling Yue, who was sitting next to him.
Why are you asking this?
"I'm curious," Gu Huai said. "I was thinking, what if he's another client of Brother Biao? Maybe I can find Brother Biao through him."
"That should be it." Sister Hua glanced at him, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned. "The person who contacted her was a woman. The two of them occasionally come here for drinks, maybe she's Ah Biao's client."
[Female?]
If others heard this, they wouldn't find it particularly strange, but Gu Huai felt like the hairs on his body stood on end after hearing it.
That must be her.
Gu Huai picked up the wine glass in front of him and took a sip to suppress his excitement.
While drinking, he glanced at Ling Yue beside him out of the corner of his eye and noticed that Ling Yue was listening intently to their conversation.
After downing the wine in his glass in one gulp, Gu Huai composed himself and asked, "Oh, so where do they usually meet up?"
"Second floor." Sister Hua casually pointed towards the hidden door.
Hearing this, Gu Huai turned around and said to Ling Yue, "Ling, hand me a bottle of wine."
As he said this, Gu Huai gestured towards the location of the hidden door with his lip, and Ling Yue nodded in understanding.
After handing the wine to Gu Huai, she made an excuse to go to the restroom and got up to walk to the back.
Gu Huai, however, pretended nothing was wrong and picked up his wine glass to continue drinking with Sister Hua.
Gu Huai originally intended to use this to attract Hua Jie's attention, but Hua Jie's attention was always on Ling Yue.
Only after seeing Ling Yue open the hidden door and go inside did she say, "Hey, your friend went into the wrong door. I'll go and call her back."
As she spoke, she got up and prepared to walk over there.
Seeing that she was about to ruin everything, Gu Huai quickly grabbed Hua Jie.
Under Hua Jie's puzzled gaze, Gu Huai said with a smile, "She probably wants to go to the young ladies' room and choose directly. She's had too much to drink, so just let her be. Come on, let's have a drink."
As he spoke, Gu Huai took out three hundred yuan from his pocket and slapped it on the table, saying to the bartender, "Make two foreign drinks, I'll treat Sister Hua to one."
Hua Jie glanced at Gu Huai, then at the closed hidden door, hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down.
After all, she gets a commission for selling alcohol, and if she leaves, the commission won't be hers anymore.
Seeing that Sister Hua wasn't going, Gu Huai picked up the wine bottle on the table again and started drinking.
Fortunately, he has a good alcohol tolerance, so a few drinks didn't bother him.
For the rest of the time, Gu Huai kept an eye on the hidden door while drinking with Sister Hua.
After more than ten minutes, Ling Yue finally emerged from the hidden door.
Her steps were neither hurried nor slow, but a hint of joy could be seen on her face.
"Looks like your friend didn't like any of the girls here," Sister Hua muttered as she smoked.
"I don't know," Gu Huai shook his head, pretending not to care, and said, "I'll go ask and see what's going on."
With that, Gu Huai stood up and walked towards Ling Yue.
After walking up to Ling Yue, Gu Huai put his hand on her shoulder and leaned closer to ask, "What's the situation inside?"
"I've checked," Ling Yue replied quickly. "There was indeed a woman in one of the private rooms on the second floor. She looked to be in her twenties, had curly hair, was about 1.6 meters tall, and was wearing a red sweater. When I pretended to go into the wrong room, I could clearly feel her wariness."
Hearing this, Gu Huai nodded vigorously, glanced back at Sister Hua, and then quickly said.
"You go over there later and have a drink with her. I'll go outside and call a few colleagues in."
"Do you think Ah Biao will come tonight?"
"Very likely." Gu Huai's gaze swept towards the door. "Whether he comes or not, the person upstairs is definitely very familiar with Abiao. It would be good to take her back and question her."
Ling Yue nodded. "Alright."
After finishing their conversation, Gu Huai pulled Ling Yue back. When they reached the bar, Gu Huai took out his pager and shook it. "Sister Hua, you and my brother have your drinks first. I'm going out to make a call."
As he spoke, Gu Huai leaned closer and whispered, "Could you talk some sense into my brother and tell her not to be so picky?"
Hearing that there was still a chance, Sister Hua nodded without hesitation, "Don't worry, I've got it covered."
After saying that, Gu Huai walked out along the bar counter.
As he walked, Gu Huai was mentally rehearsing how he would communicate with his colleagues outside.
Due to the urgency of the situation, he had to quickly inform his colleagues outside about the target's height, possible location, and other key areas requiring close monitoring.
"Bang"
Just as Gu Huai was thinking, he bumped into someone.
"How do you walk? Can't you see where you're going?!" The man's voice was loud, drawing the attention of many people in the hall.
Not wanting to cause any further trouble, Gu Huai's first reaction was to apologize, "I'm sorry..."
Before he could finish speaking, Hua Jie's voice came from behind Gu Huai.
"Ah Biao, you've come at the right time! This young man has been looking for you all night."