Chapter 46 - No Comment (1/2)

Shao Boqing hung up the phone and looked up, only to find Gu Nianbin was already in the driver’s seat. He ran over quickly and knocked on the car window. “Get off, I’ll drive.”

Gu Nianbin sat still and asked coldly, “Where is she?”

“I’ll tell you when you get off the car.”

Gu Nianbin tapped the steering wheel with his fingers impatiently and repeated, “Where is she?”

“I’ll tell you when you get off the car.” Shao Boqing didn’t give in. Because if he allowed Gu Nianbin to drive, he really couldn’t be sure that he would be alive to see Du Xiaoxian.

Gu Nianbin gasped for breath. He pushed the door open and got out of the car. Then he walked around the front of the car and got into the passenger’s seat from the other side.

Shao Boqing rarely got Gu Nianbin to obey him, but he didn’t dare to be smug right now. He got in the car at once and drove attentively.

It was around midnight, few people were on the streets, but the riverside was bustling with people. There was no end in sight of the restaurants selling midnight snacks lined up along the riverbank. The red sheds of the restaurants were showing extraordinary enthusiasm in the light. Young men who were soliciting business on the street would rush forward together at the sight of cars, and they would ask, “Sir, are you looking for midnight snacks? Go over there and you’ll find lots of available seats.”

“Sir, our spicy crayfish is very famous. Please come in.”

“Come to ours. Our environment is good and clean. We have all kinds of dishes.”

“Want some barbecue? It’s our specialty…”

Ling Yun had just arrived here and was sitting on a plastic chair, enjoying the river breeze. He was an influential figure in the underworld of G City who had a good relationship with Gu Nianbin and Shao Boqing. Normally Ling Yun wouldn’t do things like looking for someone in person, but this time, it was Gu Nianbin who was asking the favor, and it was a woman he was looking for so anxiously, so Ling Yun became curious and made arrangements personally. Considering the little girl was new to the city, she should be staying in places she was familiar with. Moreover, it was the easiest for girls from other places to find a job in small restaurants. Therefore, he ordered all his people to search shops one by one in neighborhood of the Gu mansion. After several hours of inch-by-inch searching, they had actually found her.

Seeing Shao Boqing and Gu Nianbin coming over, Ling Yun waved his hand. His henchmen rushed over and shooed people away hurriedly, “Get out of the way. Move aside!”

The young men who were soliciting customers knew that these people were not easy to mess with, so they dispersed immediately.

Ling Yun walked up and greeted them, “Young Master Gu, Young Master Shao, it’s been a long time!”

Shao Boqing winked and made signs to him. Ling Yun understood and began to pull Gu Nianbin to walk toward a table. “Come on, it’s been a long time since I had a drink with you, Young Master Gu. Let’s get drunk tonight!”

Gu Nianbin kept a long face and withdrew his hand. His voice became even colder, “Where is she?”

Ling Yun looked at Shao Boqing and found he still kept winking at him. Ling Yun got it immediately and continued to play dumb, “Who? I just called you guys over for a drink!”

Gu Nianbin didn’t even bother to say anything before waving his fist. Fortunately, Shao Boqing was prepared for this and stopped him. Besides, Ling Yun was also skilled in martial arts. He grabbed Gu Nianbin’s arm with a backhand and pretended to shout angrily, “Wow, hey, hey, bro, even I can’t be exempt from your fist. What’s this all about?”

“Alright, stop acting. Where is she?” Shao Boqing was truly speechless at Nianbin’s behavior. He was always a modest gentleman who never sought to address issues through violence. Why was he so violent tonight? Shao Boqing was even more speechless at Ling Yun. How could a smart guy like him screw up at such an important time?

Maybe only then did Ling Yun notice Gu Nianbin’s serious expression. He was stunned for a moment and pointed to the right, “Count to the fifth shop from here, she was washing dishes there in the back.” Seeing Gu Nianbin started heading that way, Ling Yun added immediately, “She got the same name, but I’m not sure if she’s the girl you’re looking for. Don’t fight me if she’s not, you are no match for me!”

Gu Nianbin didn’t have time to bother with him and strode away. Ling Yun looked at Shao Boqing. “What’s going on? Does he hold grudge against that little girl? Why is he so eager to find her?”

“What’s going on with you? You knew he was anxious but still teased him deliberately. He had already fought someone on the way here.” Shao Boqing rolled his eyes at Ling Yun angrily. “I winked at you. You just couldn’t get it!”

“Weren’t you winking at me to tease him?”

“My winking meant that Gu Nianbin was in a bad mood, you have to be careful not to provoke him.”

Ling Yun opened his mouth and became a little angry out of shame. “Then you should just say it directly instead of winking. I thought…”

“Alright, alright. Let’s go have a look. We’re not sure if you had found the right girl.” Shao Boqing pushed Ling Yun to head to the right.

Ling Yun looked at Gu Nianbin’s back and said, “If I found the wrong girl, he wouldn’t really fight with me, would he?”

“Considering his current mood,” Shao Boqing sighed, “I think that’s highly possible.”

Ling Yun scratched his head. “I remember that he was quite a gentleman. How did he become even more violent than me?”

Shao Boqing snorted coldly without answering him.

Ling Yun asked again, “Why did he look for that little girl? Is there really a grudge between them?” It was really hard to find a connection between Gu Nianbin and that girl named Du Xiaoxian, so Ling Yun couldn’t think of anything to connect them other than grudge.

Shao Boqing answered him with another cold snort.

Ling Yun nudged him with his elbow. “Why do you just snort? Tell me something.”