Although their growth environments differed, the two shared essentially the same mindset.
"If I didn't stand firm this time, I fear I'd be finished here."
Gao Baisong sighed. While he held grudges, the pain he felt during the beating by Ou was real. He considered his survival a miracle.
Unbeknownst to Gao Baisong, a significant portion of his survival was due to the injuries Li Chonglou had treated for him.
Li Chonglou's potent internal energy, though unable to directly heal wounds, could protect vital organs.
From a scientific perspective, Li Chonglou's actions had bought Gao Baisong crucial time for medical intervention.
After his sigh, Gao Baisong suddenly said, "Boss, I can't help with this mission anymore. I'll call someone else to come over."
Li Chonglou didn't refuse.
Their current operation indeed required a dedicated driver. With their second person still in Feng Town, they needed someone else for their return and subsequent actions.
Furthermore, everyone was currently in Shangjing. Gao Baisong consequently called their third associate.
Under Li Chonglou's arrangements, Gao Baisong was swiftly transferred back to the hospital in Yi'an. Concurrently, Li Chonglou enlisted Ma San's help for his care.
Previously, for Yalili's safety, he had struck a deal with Ma San to act as her bodyguard. However, as time passed, no further anomalies had occurred regarding Yalili.
Li Chonglou had intended to inquire about this, but as soon as he started, Ma San immediately expressed his boredom, thus prompting him to assist with this favor.
Yalili also had no objections.
"Brother Li, I've wanted to suggest Ma San brother go back for a while. Guarding me all day is about to drive him crazy."
"Then you be careful. If anything happens, contact me immediately."
"Mhm, I will."
The stalking incident involving Yalili had ceased entirely after Li Chonglou's commotion at the teahouse, which somewhat relieved him.
After all, Yalili possessed no particular assets of interest. Although Old Master Ya valued her, she was merely a daughter, and having only recently returned to Shangjing, she held no real power.
With these matters properly settled, Li Chonglou and the other two, led by their third associate, proceeded to the locations of the other two individuals.
In the Sun Corporation incident, three victims were widely known throughout Feng Town.
Besides the pregnant woman, there was also a disabled person and a middle-aged man.
Li Chonglou inquired with Sun Zhong. According to the information he currently possessed, the locations of two of them were confirmed, with only the disabled person's whereabouts being uncertain.
Although the incident with the pregnant woman had resulted in an accident…
Therefore, after obtaining the middle-aged man's location, Li Chonglou decided to head there while Lin Qianqian was still investigating.
Coincidentally, the middle-aged man's location was not far from where the pregnant woman was, a straight-line distance of only about ten kilometers, which would take about half an hour by car.
The middle-aged man's name was Wei Feng, aged thirty-eight, a former truck driver for Sun Corporation.
According to his lawsuit, Sun Corporation had withheld his wages and also assaulted him, causing traumatic damage to his right eye, rendering him unable to return to his profession.
Of course, this was only the information circulating in Feng Town; the specifics would need to be confirmed upon finding the person.
Chen Peiying suddenly recalled that her initial purpose for joining them was to verify this matter.
"Brother Li, if Sun Corporation truly did this, what would you do?"
Before they set out, their relationship was merely a professional collaboration. Chen Peiyue had initially joined Li Chonglou simply to visit Shangjing.
However, after the incident with Gao Baisong, she suddenly felt a sense of belonging to this team.
Thus, she began to care about Li Chonglou and the others' actions.
Li Chonglou understood her concern and stated directly, "Don't worry. If Sun Corporation truly deceived us, we won't cooperate with them anymore."
"That's good."
Chen Peiyue immediately smiled happily. In her mind, Sun Corporation had long since become a thoroughly scummy company, and the Sun brothers were both villains.
Li Chonglou merely smiled at Chen Peiyue's reaction, saying nothing further.
Compared to Chen Peiyue, who had been confined by the Little Saber Society, Li Chonglou currently placed more trust in Sun Zhong's words. After all, Chen Peiyue was easily influenced by others, lacking independent opinions and subjective beliefs.
Soon, they arrived at Wei Feng's residence.
This time, their progress was exceptionally smooth. Not only did they confirm the person lived there when asking for directions, but they also confirmed he was currently at home.
When Li Chonglou rang the doorbell of a somewhat luxurious villa, a maid opened the door shortly after, asking,
"May I ask who you are?"
"We're here to see Mr. Wei Feng."
"Oh, please wait a moment."
The maid said this and closed the door.
Fearing that their third associate might be implicated, only Li Chonglou and the other two stood at the villa entrance.
After the maid closed the door, Yue Hai couldn't help but remark, "A company's truck driver can afford to live in a house like this?"
Yue Hai now had a certain understanding of money, including social strata.
Chen Peiyue, on the other hand, who hadn't experienced the wider world, had no concept of this. In her eyes, whether living in a large villa or a dilapidated wooden house made little difference.
At most, she would wonder why such a poor environment could be habitable…
Li Chonglou said calmly, "From this point alone, it's certainly not normal, but let's wait and draw conclusions later."
After another minute or two, the door in front of them opened again.
It was the same maid, but this time she wore a bright smile and enthusiastically invited the three inside.
The three followed her into a spacious hall. Li Chonglou took a brief look around and noticed that much of the furniture was imitation, not genuine designer pieces.
Even the sofas they sat on, which looked like genuine leather, Li Chonglou knew were high-quality fakes upon touching them.
Having been in the antique business for so many years, his expertise extended beyond antiques, although antiques remained his most specialized field.
After the three were seated, the maid began preparing hot tea. At that moment, a bare-chested man appeared in their sight.
All three had seen Wei Feng's photograph, so they recognized the man before them as their target at a glance.
Although Chen Peiying was wearing a mask, Wei Feng noticed her immediately, his brow furrowing slightly.
"Xiao Mei, why didn't you tell me there were female guests?"