Since he was going to deal with them, he naturally had to deal with the big fish, otherwise small skirmishes would be a waste of his time.
Li Chonglou, carrying Da Bao, followed the man until the latter entered a rental house.
It was an old residential complex, with access everywhere and not a single security guard in sight. Such places were undoubtedly the preferred haunts of shady individuals.
Li Chonglou did not make a move immediately. After all, if he suddenly walked into the opponent's lair while they were walking, Da Bao would inevitably become suspicious.
Through his Heavenly Eye perspective ability, the man entered a room on the third floor.
Li Chonglou's figure suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Li Chonglou did not speak, only frowning deeply.
Inside that room, several hostages were being held captive: a man, a woman, and three children, all bound with ropes.
Before he could withdraw his gaze, a startled cry reached his ears.
Li Chonglou had been watching too intently, and Da Bao's attention was also on him, causing a passerby behind them to bump into Da Bao.
"So sorry, so sorry."
Both of them turned to look. It was a woman in her early twenties, looking somewhat anxious.
"It's nothing."
Da Bao waved his hand, but the woman paused and then suddenly took out a phone from her pocket.
"Um, excuse me, have you seen these two people?"
The phone screen displayed a photo of a man and a woman together. Li Chonglou's expression froze.
Were these not the same two people he had just seen?
Da Bao shook his head and said, "Haven't seen them."
He then tried to pull Li Chonglou away. These two were also looking for someone, and it was not suitable to attract too much attention.
However, Li Chonglou remained unmoved and directly asked, "Did you get separated?"
The woman, who had been looking disappointed, felt a surge of hope upon hearing Li Chonglou's question.
"We didn't get separated, they've gone missing. We are tourists from out of town. We arrived the day before yesterday. They were supposed to come back last night after eating supper, but they haven't been seen since this morning, and their phones are switched off."
As the woman spoke, her eyes began to redden. Da Bao asked, confused, "If they're missing, why don't you just call the police?"
The woman explained, "I already called the police this morning. They said they would send someone to look for them, but they just made a brief inquiry and told me to go back and wait for news."
Da Bao fell silent, but he understood. They were adults, not children. Without concrete evidence, it was difficult for the police to determine if any crime was involved.
Given the current situation in the capital, where would there be enough personnel to investigate such cases with no leads? It was highly likely they would solve cases online.
The so-called solving cases online meant waiting for clues to surface naturally. They would only take it seriously after obtaining useful intelligence.
However, they couldn't help with this matter. Da Bao shook his head and gestured for Li Chonglou to ignore it, but then he heard Li Chonglou speak.
"What is your relationship with them?"
Surprisingly, the woman paused for a while before answering.
"Friends, good friends."
The two exchanged a glance and both sensed the woman's unusual behavior.
However, Da Bao's focus remained elsewhere. He nudged Li Chonglou with his eyes.
We still have our own business to attend to, let's go quickly.
Da Bao kept hinting, but Li Chonglou acted as if he hadn't seen it and continued to ask, "Roughly where did they go missing? Where did they go last night?"
The woman thought for a moment and pointed ahead.
"There's a snack street over there. They said they wanted to find authentic local food here, but I don't know the exact location."
The direction pointed was towards the residential complex where the man was located. Li Chonglou smiled knowingly. Wasn't this an opportunity?
"We happen to have some free time. Why don't we help you look for them?"
The woman's expression lit up, and she quickly nodded, "Thank you!"
Da Bao looked at Li Chonglou with a bewildered expression.
Since when did you become so kind-hearted? But don't we have our own target?
He was confused, very confused, but he didn't feel comfortable speaking up, so he just stood there with a stunned look.
Li Chonglou smiled slightly and introduced himself to the woman, "Hello, my name is Hua Dong."
He politely extended his right hand, and the woman, with gratitude, shook it.
"Hello, Brother Hua. My name is Yu Yan. You can call me A Yan."
Da Bao couldn't help but interject, "A Yan, you believe strangers so easily? Aren't you afraid we'll kidnap you and sell you?"
"Ah?"
It was better not to say it, but Yu Yan instinctively took a step back.
Li Chonglou rolled his eyes at him.
"A Yan, don't listen to him talk nonsense. This is my friend. You can call him Brother Bao. Although we just arrived here, we are not bad people."
Yu Yan's expression changed. Just arrived here? She had thought they were locals, and hoped that having locals help would be much more convenient. It turned out they were also traveling?
Upon realizing this, Yu Yan couldn't help but feel a bit hesitant. She looked around. The three of them were in an alley. Although it wasn't a hidden spot, there were no other passersby.
Yu Yan's guard immediately went up.
"Um..."
She already regretted it, but for a moment she didn't know how to speak.
Li Chonglou paid no mind to this and directly led the way towards the residential complex Yu Yan had pointed to.
"Let's go, we'll go ask over there first. Maybe someone has seen them."
As he turned, Li Chonglou shot Da Bao a glare. The latter shrugged and said nothing more.
However, Yu Yan remained rooted to the spot.
It wasn't until Li Chonglou had walked several meters that he noticed her stillness.
"Why aren't you walking? Do you really think we can do anything to you in broad daylight?"
It seemed that way. Yu Yan swallowed nervously. She remembered that she had signed up for women's self-defense classes. Although there were no passersby here, there were residential buildings on both sides, so if anything happened, someone would definitely notice.
Recalling the knowledge taught by her instructor, as long as she didn't drink their drinks, go to secluded places with them, or get too close to them, she could ensure her safety.
Okay, it'll be fine! I've been trained too!
Yu Yan's gaze immediately became firm, and she finally took a step forward and followed.
Da Bao shook his head speechlessly. If someone like this went abroad, they probably wouldn't even know how they were sold.
However, compared to that, he was more puzzled by Li Chonglou's decision.
"Brother Hua, what exactly are we doing now?"
Da Bao couldn't help but ask quietly beside Li Chonglou.
This demeanor would naturally look strange to others. Li Chonglou replied without thinking, "We're looking for someone anyway. What's the difference between looking for one more person and one less?"
These words were deliberately said for Yu Yan to hear. She indeed took the bait and quickly asked, "Brother Hua, are your friends also missing?"
"Something like that. In short, we just can't find them for the time being."