At eleven-thirty, when Lan Yuxi emerged from the study, the living room was devoid of the two children and Nan Zhenting.
Lan Yuxi went upstairs and into the children's room. Seeing that both children were sleeping soundly, she tucked them in, covered them with their blankets, and quietly withdrew from the room.
At eleven-forty, the butler saw a dark silhouette descend from the second floor. Recognizing the familiar figure, the butler, unfazed, drew the curtains.
A deserted factory on the outskirts of the capital.
He and his subordinates were lying in ambush near the factory.
He tilted his head to look at Nan Xiangxi, who was crawling beside him. "What's the situation with the Mei unit?"
"Their system has a bug and they're working on a fix. They can't provide us with technical support for now."
Ye frowned slightly. "What were the Mei unit doing! A bug at this hour!"
"They must have been compromised! Boss, without them, we can still rescue the hostages. I'll take my men in now."
Ye grabbed his wrist. "No, we have no idea what's going on inside. If we're discovered by rushing in, the hostages will be in danger."
Nan Xiangxi angrily punched the ground. "So we just wait?"
Ye shook his head and took out a small box from his pocket. "We'll investigate ourselves."
Nan Xiangxi's eyes lit up. "The little bees are developed?"
Ye gave a soft hum. They had only just developed it a few days ago and had given it to Xi Bao to use. The performance was good, and the visuals were very clear.
He opened the box and released a miniature camera that resembled a bee.
Without external support, this was their only option. It would cause some delay, but it was better than a blind attack.
After releasing the little bee, Ye took out his laptop and opened a program. Numerous red dots immediately appeared on the screen.
"There are thirty people inside. We still can't determine the hostages' location. I hope the little bee isn't discovered before it captures the panoramic view... Sizzle..."
Nan Xiao's words hadn't even finished before the screen turned to static.
Nan Xiangxi instinctively swallowed. "They found it so quickly?"
Nan Xiao raised Ye's binoculars and looked at the factory. "There's a master inside! No wonder the Mei unit was compromised."
"Finally willing to admit there are mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people?" a phantom-like voice came from behind them.
Nan Xiao spun around abruptly. Seeing that the newcomer was Mei, he couldn't help but frown. How high were this person's martial arts skills! They had arrived behind him, and he hadn't even noticed.
"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be helping your people fix the bug as quickly as possible?"
"I'm not helping them!" Mei glanced at her wrist. "They have thirty seconds left. If they can't complete the mission on time, they're automatically out."
Ye looked at her. "They're out? What about the hostages inside?"
Mei raised an eyebrow. "After they're out, I'll provide you with technical support. If you can rescue the hostages within five minutes, Dark Night will continue to exist. If it exceeds five minutes, you'll also be out."
Nan Xiangxi frowned as he looked at the arrogant little figure before him. "Is this an exercise, or is it real?"
"Half exercise, half real." Mei grinned wickedly. "Mei Xi's people have infiltrated the fake kidnappers, and the hostage is Su Mingxuan!"
Nan Xiangxi's jaw dropped. "What did you say? The hostage is Vice President Su?"
"Mhmm~" Mei lowered her gaze to her watch and was about to start the countdown when an exceptionally excited voice came through her earpiece. "Boss, we've fixed the bug!"
Mei whistled and said generously, "Well done! Send the data to Dark Night." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Yes!"
After the other party responded, Ye's computer screen lit up.
Nan Xiangxi leaned closer, analyzing the information with Ye. Two minutes later, a precise combat plan was freshly minted.
What they didn't know was that their plan had been transmitted to the kidnappers through Mei's earpiece.
"You stay here and don't move around, to avoid friendly fire."
Ye instructed, signaled Nan Xiangxi, and the two of them, along with their team, quickly merged with the night.
Mei lay comfortably on the grass, awaiting the outcome in five minutes.
Suddenly, she sniffed deeply. This scent was so familiar!
It was... the scent of mint and lavender.
Mei's eyes snapped open.
This was the scent of the body wash Nan Xiao usually used. She had used it herself before, but after she learned he was with Xia Qianqian, she had switched brands.
She never expected that the seemingly ordinary Uncle Ye would also like such a girlish body wash.
Back then, she had used quite a few little tricks to force Nan Xiao to use the same brand of body wash as her.
Thinking of Nan Xiao, Mei's eyes felt a little sore.
With a loud "boom," Mei flipped over and looked towards the nine o'clock direction.
Damn it!
Dark Night's people were really something. They had directly blown up the main entrance. Weren't they afraid of accidentally harming Vice President Su?
Thinking of Vice President Su being tied up inside as a hostage, Mei curved her lips helplessly.
She had been arguing with An Ran online, and although she had won, her family members were still worried and had called her incessantly, just like last time.
At the time, she had only complained to Ming Zicheng a couple of times, saying that An Ziling was using Su Mingxuan to pressure her. She didn't know how he had talked to Su Mingxuan, but Su Mingxuan had volunteered to be this hostage.
Although she couldn't really hurt him, scaring him a little was good.
Who told him he was related to An Ziling by marriage!
Mei took out her phone and started playing with it leisurely.
Four minutes later, Ye walked over alone.
Mei's earpiece was filled with the noisy complaints of her subordinates. Seeing him arrive, she subtly nodded.
Ye sat down beside her and asked, "Can Dark Night remain?"
Mei, multitasking, replied, "Mhmm. Did Su Mingxuan get so scared he wet his pants?"
"He was quite tough at first, but when he saw we were serious, his face turned green with fear."
"I thought he was much tougher than that!"
Ye curved his lips slightly. "I'm very curious, how did he become a hostage?"
Mei glared at him, her gaze fixed on the failed attempt on the screen. "If I answer your question, can you stay away from me?"
Ye was clearly taken aback. Was he that annoying?
"You don't need to answer. I already know the reason. He deserved some punishment, otherwise, the capital would be too small for him."
Mei gave him a meaningful look, then put away her phone, stood up, and brushed the dust off herself. The dust that fell off her landed all over Ye.
Ye coughed lightly and waved his hand. "The mission is complete. Interested in grabbing a drink?"
"Not in the mood!" Mei said and started to walk away.
Ye quickly got up and followed. "We'll have to cooperate frequently in the future. I think we should get to know each other better to have better chemistry."
Anyway, he couldn't sleep if he went back, so he might as well have a few drinks with this short person.
It was strange, he didn't like interacting with strangers, but he didn't mind this short person.
Mei glanced at him sideways. "Was the demolition your arrangement?"
She had eavesdropped... no! She had openly listened to their combat plan, but she hadn't heard of this item.