Hao Zedong told the bartender that he was obviously lying to him. If the bartender did what he ordered, the girl would be the one who blacked out, not him. He saw the girl drink.
The bartender was not a pushover. So, when Hao Zedong scolded him like scolding a child, he threw his punch right onto Hao Zedong's face. They fought in the bar. Only after people came over and separated them did they stop the fight.
The manager came over and asked why they were fighting. Neither of them dared to say anything because they knew spiking someone's drink was bad. However, after they were forced to tell the manager, otherwise, they would face something else.
Hao Zedong and the bartender immediately told the manager their story. Hao Zedong knew this place. It had been backed up by someone. He did not want to be on their bad side.
The manager was curious about the girl in their story. He asked to watch yesterday's recording. However, what they were watching shocked them the most.
In the video, they did not see any besides Hao Zedong when he came into the bar. They could see that Hao Zedong seemed to be talking, but he was basically talking to the air. Even until the girl went to talk to the bartender, she was not visible in the recording.
Hao Zedong and the bartender shook their head in disbelief. They were 100% sure that they clearly saw the girl and even talked to the girl. The manager looked at Hao Zedong and the bartender.
"Take your day off. You must be tired or something like that. Get some rest or go to the hospital." The manager stated. Then he turned to Hao Zedong. "And you... You must be stressed out after losing your money. You should return home as well. When you have money later, go and see a doctor too."
Hao Zedong and the bartender looked bewildered when they heard what the manager said to them. The manager thought both of them were crazy. They wanted to shout at the manager. They were not crazy, but when they remembered what they watched in the video make they questioned everything again. It was impossible to have the same illusion.
The video was Neko-chan's work. She erased Yu Qi's image from the recording without touching anything. The results were priceless. Hao Zedong and the bartender seemed to talk to the air.
Hao Zedong left the bar. Still feeling confused. Well, he would be going home to rest for today. He looked at the phone and still did not notice anything.
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Yu Qi laughed when they listened to Hao Zedong's situation. Hao Zedong's phone had already become a recording device. Everything Hao Zedong that Hao Zedong read, watched and talked with would be sent to Yu Qi.
When Yu Qi heard about Hao Zedong confronting the bartender, she felt ridiculous. She found out about the plan. The plan where Hao Zedong wanted to drug her. So, he asked the bartender to spike Yu Qi's drink. He also would like to taste Yu Qi. That was his own words.
Yu Qi asked Neko-chan to retrieve the message from Hao Zedong's phone. She wanted to analyse the message. This would give them some information about the smuggling activity that Hao Zedong was part of.
Long Hui told Yu Qi that he would handle it. He did not want Yu Qi to feel tired doing all of the things, not to mention Yu Qi's work.
Yu Qi did not fight with Long Hui about that. She handed over everything that she got from Hao Zedong's phone. So, while Yu Qi was working at the hospital, Long Hui sat in the hospital cafeteria analysing the information.
It seemed Hao Zedong had been doing this job many times. He drove the lorry that transported the materials to the place in a small quantity. However, since this time, the quantity of the material was large, he could not handle it alone. So, Hao Zedong looked for the alternative. He suggested that the smuggler used the Deng Family's courier.
If the transaction were between the smuggler and the Deng Family courier would happen, then he would get some commission. That was why he tried to push the Deng Family courier to agree to transport the firearm.
Even though Long Hui already had enough evidence to arrest Hao Zedong, he still did not plan to arrest Hao Zedong right away. He was waiting for the right time. He told Deng Zemin to wait for the signal. After getting the signal, only then, Deng Zemin could proceed to the next step.
However, two days later, Deng Zemin called Long Hui. He was shaking as he spoke to Long Hui. He told Long Hui that some people had come and met him. They threatened Deng Zemin to agree to their terms. If he did not give them an answer by the next day, they would force him to comply.
They mentioned his wife and daughter. They planned to take his wife and daughter as collateral and would use Deng Family courier without paying if Deng Zemin refused.
Long Hui told Deng Zemin to agree on the request immediately. He did not dare to put them in danger even though he already sent people to protect them. Anything could happen. He told Deng Zemin to ask for details about the delivery if possible.
***Thank you, from your shameless author, ZerahNeko***
