Qing Muye walked to Yishanyuan, pushed open the door, and strode into the living room, "He Xiaobei!"
He shouted the old man's real name.
No one was in the living room, but after his shout, someone walked out from upstairs and stood in the hallway, looking down at him, "Qing Muye?"
He Xiaomingjin questioned, "What are you doing here?"
Ever since Qing Muye and Meng Jingwei were injured one after another, they had not returned to Yishanyuan to live.
His sudden arrival surprised He Xiaomingjin.
Especially with his aggressive demeanor, as if he was here to hold someone accountable, something must have happened.
He Xiaomingjin guessed.
"Where is He Xiaobei?"
Qing Muye looked up at him and questioned.
"My grandfather hasn't returned since he left yesterday." He frowned, "What are you looking for him for?"
He Xiaomingjin knew nothing about what had happened at Yipinju.
Qing Muye didn't want to guess whether He Xiaomingjin genuinely didn't know or was pretending to be confused. He turned and left.
As he walked out of the courtyard, Kang Xiaolu, who had just arrived, ran up, panting heavily, "Boss, isn't Miss Meng here?"
Qing Muye's face was cold. Without even looking at him, he quickly walked down the mountain, reminding him, "Immediately send people to arrest He Xiaomingjin."
"Ah?" Kang Xiaolu was somewhat overwhelmed but still nodded, "Okay, I'll do it right away."
He took out his phone and made a call, contacting Du Lin to send people over.
As Qing Muye walked down the mountain, he called someone, instructing, "Immediately help me check He Xiaobei's whereabouts. Spare no expense!"
Driving back to Yipinju, Qing Muye went to the monitoring room to play back the surveillance footage. After several playback attempts, he found no anomalies.
Finally, Qing Muye realized that someone had tampered with the surveillance beforehand. The content displayed on the monitors was actually from the previous day, misleading those in front of the monitors.
Qing Muye took out his phone and dialed the old man's number, but it remained unanswered.
Half an hour later, Kang Xiaolu called, "Boss, He Xiaomingjin has been caught. He's in the basement."
"Okay, I'll be down immediately."
Qing Muye got up and went downstairs to the secret room.
The secret room was full of mechanisms. Qing Muye, as if familiar with the place, entered a hidden room inside.
He Xiaomingjin was hung up by his hands, standing on the ground, with a piece of tape over his mouth, silencing him.
"Mmm mmm mmm…"
Seeing Qing Muye walk in, He Xiaomingjin struggled, trying to say something with muffled sounds, but because his mouth was taped, all the sounds were broken and indistinct, making it impossible to understand what he wanted to say.
Qing Muye was not in a hurry. He opened his phone, found He Xiaolanya's number, and made a video call.
The other party answered. He Xiaolanya's face appeared on the screen, while Qing Muye's camera was focused on He Xiaomingjin.
"Where is Meng Jingwei?" Qing Muye asked directly without switching cameras.
He Xiaolanya did not have Qing Muye's phone number, but she recognized his voice.
"Isn't Jingwei always with you? Why are you asking me?" He Xiaolanya frowned slightly and asked again, "Why are you helping Mingjin? Qing Muye, what exactly do you want?"
The man sat in a chair, with his legs crossed, and said in a deep voice, "Tell He Xiaobei, if he doesn't hand over Meng Jingwei, I will let him watch his grandson die with his own eyes!"
He spoke unhurriedly, calm and collected, which made him sound not at all anxious.
After speaking, Qing Muye waved at Du Lin. Du Lin, holding a whip, lashed He Xiaomingjin fiercely.